Date: April 1, 2001 Location: Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge, Yakima County, Washington Prevailing wind speed: 1-5 km/h Percentage of sky covered by...
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AJBIRDS@...
Apr 2, 2001 7:00 am
While having Sunday brunch at Appletree Golf Course today, I looked out the window in time to see my first TURKEY VULTURE sighting of this spring. It was ...
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
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Apr 2, 2001 3:35 pm
Ken and I observed swallows feeding over our house in Yakima last evening (April 1). Did they just get back? We've also been hearing white-crowned sparrows...
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gunter hadersberger
gunterr@...
Apr 2, 2001 5:16 pm
sat the 31 on the way up to yakima for the iba meeting i saw- 1 w kingbird on rocky ford rd, near the toppinish golf course. 2 vaux's swift east of 97 on the...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 3, 2001 10:12 am
Yakkers, While on a hike to the crest of Rattlesnake Ridge (due north of Wapato WA) about 5 PM on March 30, an adult Ferruginous Hawk flew by me. I happened to...
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SR
scray@...
Apr 5, 2001 5:53 am
Townsend's Ground Squirrels have become quite a problem around our place. They dig into any soft soil they can find. There are probably several hundred within...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 5, 2001 4:58 pm
Scott, ANY colonies still persisting are of great interest; this species will soon be on the Threatened WA list. Andy ... From: SR <scray@...> To:...
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Paul Huffman
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Apr 5, 2001 5:36 pm
I saw my first white throated swift of the year yesterday evening driving over the 97 overpass to 82 at Union Gap. I mean I was driving, not the bird. I know...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 9, 2001 2:44 pm
Yakkers, Ellen and I did a hike 7 April in Black Canyon (accessed from opposite Hardy Canyon in the lower Wenas). This hike goes upward through a narrow...
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Kerry Turley
kdturley@...
Apr 10, 2001 12:32 am
Date: April 8, 2001 Location: Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge, Yakima County, Washington A beautiful day at the refuge...birds were observed from the ...
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S Ray
scray@...
Apr 12, 2001 5:23 am
Yakkers, I’ve had at least one Burrowing Owl on my road the last two evenings around 8:30pm. I live in the east valley at the end of Mieras Road. Scott Ray ...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 12, 2001 8:24 pm
Yakkers, Tuesday afternoon just as clouds were thickening over the east base of the Cascades, Ellen and I took a short hike up Yakima Ridge above Rest Haven ...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 12, 2001 8:57 pm
Yakkers, Over lunch today, Denny Granstrand and I watched in awe as a pair of Northern Goshawks soared high over the Yakima Greenway. Denny first spotted them...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 13, 2001 2:50 am
Hi Guys, Please append 1 Red-necked Grebe at Buchanan Lake, in addition to the post I already sent for todays (12 April) mini-birding lunchtime break with ...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 13, 2001 2:56 am
Yakkers, In addition to the pair of Goshawks, 3 Red-tails, and 1 kestrel over the Yakima Greenway seen my Denny and myself at noon today, I hiked to the crest ...
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
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Apr 14, 2001 4:09 am
On a drive to Ephrata today (4/13) we stopped to admire a fine Swainson's hawk on a utility pole about 4 miles south of Ephrata. Ken ... crest ... I ... wind ...
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Laura and Ken Harper
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Apr 14, 2001 2:55 pm
Has anyone else noticed the birdhouses put up at the golf course out on 64th and Tieton? To me, they look a lot more like the "cutesy" birdhouses sold at...
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S Ray
scray@...
Apr 14, 2001 5:43 pm
Ken, Maybe the sign "Wild bird habitat" is intended to scare the Starlings off. ;) It's usually better to make your own bird houses. I rarely (ever?) see ...
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osprey@...
Apr 14, 2001 10:48 pm
Hi Yakkers, I went around the Toppenish NWR Thursday evening, found a few birds but also many newly oiled roads. The Marion Drain Road was especially bad. I...
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osprey@...
Apr 14, 2001 10:50 pm
I stopped by Sheep Company Road yesterday afternoon looking for the Burrowing Owls that have nested there for many years. I didn't find any. The grasses in...
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gunter hadersberger
gunterr@...
Apr 16, 2001 7:18 pm
immature turkey vulture over hanford hyway, 9:30 am two miles out of sunnyside. first one for me, gunter...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 18, 2001 4:02 am
Yakkers, May 12 is the "Big Day." Literally, that's the day the Yakima Valley Audubon Society sets out to see how many species can be seen in Yakima County in...
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osprey@...
Apr 18, 2001 4:04 am
Hi BirdYakkers, I have a Nikon Fieldscope II spotting scope with a 20-45 power zoom lense for sale. I have had it for just over 3 1/2 years and have enjoyed...
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Marty & Amy Miller
yakimiller@...
Apr 18, 2001 6:08 am
My dad, brother-in-law and I (all relative novices as far as birding goes) had a great day at the Toppenish Wildlife Refuge recently. Since I know the TWR...
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gunter hadersberger
gunterr@...
Apr 19, 2001 10:23 pm
april 19,'01 the white crowns have come to the feeder, they have been in my fields all winter , but now are at the feeder. the gold finches are gone. today a...
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gunter hadersberger
gunterr@...
Apr 20, 2001 5:20 pm
you'll, like to see you on may 5th on the top wild life refuge. it is migratory bird day and we need volunteers, also some cookie and stuff. the hrs are 10...
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osprey@...
Apr 20, 2001 7:24 pm
I got a report yesterday of two Willets seen near Zillah about two weeks ago. They were seen in a flooded field on Hudson Road near W. Granger Road west of...
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S Ray
scray@...
Apr 20, 2001 8:46 pm
I’ve noticed many fewer Long-billed Curlews in the East Valley this spring. In recent years it was impossible to be in the yard without hearing at least one...
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Doris Robinson
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Apr 20, 2001 9:51 pm
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Michael J Roper
ropermj@...
Apr 21, 2001 4:17 am
Hi Scott, The Curlews usually feed under the sprinklers at Terrace Heights grade school. So far I haven't seen or heard any. I was attributing it to the fact...
