Rich, Could it have been a Cormorant? I believe they sometimes nest in old heron nests. Kerry ... From: <Rich712@...> To: <birdyak@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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shermusic3@...
Sherrelh2
Mar 25, 2004 2:47 pm
Sorry we didn't make it, but I wasn't sure it would be okay, but mainly my Mom needs help with breakfast and she wasn't feeling too well, so we just couldn't...
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deborahessman
Mar 25, 2004 9:35 pm
Greetings Yakkers--We've had some new birds arrive! At the feeders this morning were 4 male and 2 female Cassin's finches. The males were very jaunty with...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Mar 25, 2004 9:50 pm
Deborah, Are you sure it was an Eastern Kingbird? They don't usually arrive in WA until mid-May. This would be extremely early for an EAKI. Are you sure it ...
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Rob McNair-Huff
rob@...
Mar 25, 2004 10:24 pm
I am sure some subscribers noticed this post to OBOL and the Inland birding lists, but an Eastern Kingbird was apparently sighted in NE Oregon last week as...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Mar 25, 2004 10:36 pm
Hi Jeff, Deborah and Yakkers, Andy and I were discussing Eastern Kingbirds this morning. A friend of his who is a very knowledgeable birder saw an Eastern...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Mar 25, 2004 10:43 pm
Interesting, Denny. I know birds don't read the books or range maps, but just thought it would be too early as I have never recorded them on 3 yrs of birds...
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Andy
steppie@...
Mar 26, 2004 12:53 am
Hi All, Craig Corder, one of northeastern Oregon's top birders, reported an Eastern Kingbird a few days ago. I don't know where I read his report. He...
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deborahessman
Mar 26, 2004 1:00 am
Hi again Yakkers-- My husband Bill saw the bird in question, and he said he'd bet my life on it. But seriously, we usually have both Eastern and Western ...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Mar 27, 2004 5:39 pm
Hi Yakkers, Ellen and I spent an hour out in the wind along Pumphouse Road bordering the Toppenish NWR. Flooded pastures had lots of waterfowl including ,...
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Mac Knight
macknight98902
Mar 28, 2004 5:20 am
George Vlahakis, Merri and I toured the Wenas Creek area today looking for willing subjects for digiscoping practice. We found the area beyond the county road...
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Sue Ericksen
ericksen@...
Mar 29, 2004 3:11 am
Hi Yakkers, Colin Leingang, Wildlife Biologist for the Yakima Training Center took 15 Auduboners from both sides of the mountain, to watch the spring Sage...
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deborahessman
Mar 29, 2004 4:36 am
Hi Yakkers--The wind blew 500 miles/hour yesterday (I know, Bill's told me a million times "Don't exaggerate!"), but today was sublime. As we were loading the...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Mar 29, 2004 2:41 pm
Hi Yakkers, On Thursday afternoon, March 25, I noted about 15 Red-tailed Hawks drifting north or soaring over Rattlesnake Ridge north of Wapato. Yesterday,...
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Leslie Badgley
auntyleslie
Mar 29, 2004 5:24 pm
Very Nice Photo's. I wish I could be there and see them myself. I am hoping to do so later in April. Has anyone seen Avocets yet? If any of you are headed...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Mar 29, 2004 9:39 pm
Yakkers, After studying field guides for awhile, Mike decided to amend the report below. Substitute American Kestrel for Merlin and add Golden Eagle. Andy ... ...
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Sue Ericksen
ericksen@...
Mar 30, 2004 12:34 am
Hi Yakkers, We were able to add a prairie falcon to our yard list Sunday as a single bird drifted overhead towards the west. Our pair of Kestrels have been...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Mar 30, 2004 3:50 am
Hi Yakkers, I know it's still March, but this year I need, because of our vacation schedule, to organize Birdathon teams early. The date of the Birdathon is...
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Gaylord Mink
minkgaylord
Mar 30, 2004 2:48 pm
Andy, May 15 is fine with me. Gaylord Mink ... From: "Andy Stepniewski" <steppie@...> To: <BirdYak@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 7:49 PM...
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Doris Robinson
laris430
Mar 30, 2004 11:33 pm
Hi All, Today, we heard and saw the Pygmy Nuts on the pole again whaling away at the holes. Hope they can make them big enough so they will nest. They...
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Doris Robinson
laris430
Mar 30, 2004 11:35 pm
Andy, We're looking forward to Birdathoning in the Chinook Oass area again this year. Haven't checked with our partners yet, but we'll find somebody to help. ...
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ken@...
solowildlander
Mar 31, 2004 9:47 am
Live and dried mealworms can be found in Ellensburg for $4.15 per thousand and much less less for bulk quantities of 2000, 5000, or 10000. ...
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Sue Ericksen
ericksen@...
Mar 31, 2004 7:34 pm
Hi Yakkers, Bill observed a pair of Osprey today on the nesting platform at the Toppenish exit 50 off I-82 this morning. Are they early? Sue Sawyer...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Mar 31, 2004 7:41 pm
Yup, I saw them there yesterday on my way home from work. I checked the other platforms from there to Yakima today and didn't see any other pairs...probably ...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Mar 31, 2004 11:16 pm
Took another trip to Toppenish NWR over lunch. Here is what I saw, mostly lots of ducks. Mallard Gadwall Green-winged Teal American Wigeon Northern Pintail ...
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
baviskd@...
Apr 1, 2004 1:24 am
I observed an osprey on the ground near the platform along I-82 across from the Selah heron rookery. This was last Wednesday, as I travelled north to ...
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Paul Huffman
ph2738
Apr 1, 2004 4:31 am
One was in that platform this evening. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Paul Huffman
ph2738
Apr 1, 2004 4:40 am
I saw my first turkey vultures of the season today, a flight of three over the lower Naches. Also, I've been noticing some swifts this week down by Painted...
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Rich712@...
Apr 1, 2004 5:18 am
Chirp, Thought I had a county seasonal first as I eased my car to the shoulder of Exit 50 on I-82 this morning with the grill of an 18-wheeler full frame in my...
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John J. Hebert
jhebert8235@...
Apr 1, 2004 5:54 am
Along with the usual suspects, I got a great look at a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW today. I have seen this bird (Fred?) three times, at about the same place, in the...
