Hi Everyone, The Toppenish NWR Christmas Bird Count is coming up on December 19. If you are interested in leading your traditional route or a different route,...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Dec 1, 2004 4:22 pm
I spied a Great Egret taking off from the Yakima River flood plain and flying over I-82 just south of the Union Gap/Valley Mall Blvd. Exit. I was hoping I...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Dec 1, 2004 4:25 pm
I was going to include this in the Great Egret sighting, but forgot. I saw 2 adult Bald Eagles along the Naches River yesterday, one was just before the 16th...
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Sue Ericksen
ericksen@...
Dec 1, 2004 5:38 pm
Andy, Bill & I will be available to help again this year. Sue...
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John J. Hebert
jhebert8235@...
Dec 1, 2004 11:33 pm
Count me in for a "traditional route or a different route." Your call. John J. Hebert Yakima, WA ... From: "Andy Stepniewski" <steppie@...> To:...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Dec 2, 2004 12:35 am
Hi Yakkers, I was up working above Mud Lake off HWY 410 where the fire was this past summer. Not many birds around, but the woodpeckers are there in full...
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John J. Hebert
jhebert8235@...
Dec 2, 2004 2:57 am
It's now official, Denny Granstrand is truly a good sport! Denny called me today from historic downtown Naches to report on a sighting of COMMON REDPOLLS. I...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Dec 2, 2004 3:53 am
Hi Yakkers, I have been searching regularly for the past month through the Tahoma Cemetery on S. 24th Ave. in Yakima for a Northern Saw-whet Owl. I haven't ...
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Sturnella@...
cmnthread
Dec 2, 2004 5:04 pm
I will do my usual route. Ron is going to go along, too. Debie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Rich712@...
Dec 2, 2004 8:30 pm
Yakkers and Auduboners, A little confused about those small birds weaving through your yard and feeders? Are the ones with the gray breast and an eyebrow...
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Michael J Roper
nefspop
Dec 2, 2004 8:36 pm
Hi Andy, I plan on going but don't really care to lead. As for a route preference any route with a good likelihood of large falcons would be great. I haven't...
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Rich712@...
Dec 2, 2004 8:55 pm
Chirp, Denny's post of November 6 noted an American Goldfinch eating seed at the Sparrow Patch. He indicated that it brought the total number of species...
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Sue Ericksen
ericksen@...
Dec 4, 2004 3:41 am
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Dec 4, 2004 5:45 am
Hi Yakkers, I took a walk in a woods today, Looking for owls in my own way. The Terrace Heights Landfill has a thick stand of pine, Great Horned, Barn or...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Dec 5, 2004 5:56 am
Hi Yakkers, I drove out Washington Ave this morning and saw a large flock of Canada Geese in the alfalfa field north of Washington and east of 64th Ave. There...
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John J. Hebert
jhebert8235@...
Dec 5, 2004 6:38 am
1. Report of Orange-crowned Warbles in Grandview. 2. Report of a "green" hummingbird at a feeder at a home on the east end of Cowiche Canyon. The bird has been...
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John J. Hebert
jhebert8235@...
Dec 6, 2004 1:02 am
It looks like the Sparrow Patch is hottest in the late afternoon. The highlights at 3:45 today were a White-throated Sparrow and THREE Fox Sparrows. The feed...
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Kerry Turley
kerryturley
Dec 6, 2004 4:06 am
Yakkers, Suffering from the short days, being tired of the fog and in need of some sunshine, I birded the sunny Horse Heaven Hills today. I was a little ...
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Rich712@...
Dec 6, 2004 5:01 am
Chirp, Species observed cracking seeds around Ye Ol' Sparrow Patch Feed and Seed at the Arboretum during YVAS's big sit on Saturday: California Quail ...
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Rich712@...
Dec 6, 2004 5:20 am
Chirp, Fearing litigation over copyright infringement on Mr. Denny's Arboretum "Sparrow Patch" moniker plus the added possibility of confusion of which species...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Dec 6, 2004 5:27 am
Hi Yakkers, I stopped by the West Hills Cemetery again today in another futile search for a Northern Saw-whet Owl. In the spruce trees at the east end of the ...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Dec 6, 2004 5:35 am
Hi Yakkers, All are invited to join us for the 35th (I think) annual Yakima Valley Christmas Bird County on Dec. 18. All of the routes have experienced ...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Dec 6, 2004 4:38 pm
Rich and Yakkers, I counted at least 9 Evening Grosbeaks in the flock that landed above us. They were feeding on the buds of the willow trees. Also seen at...
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Doris Robinson
laris430
Dec 6, 2004 10:23 pm
Denny, Count me and possibly a friend or two . Larry ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
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John J. Hebert
jhebert8235@...
Dec 6, 2004 10:50 pm
By order of the property owner where the Sparrow Patch South is located we are on private property and no access is allowed. I spoke to one of the owners today...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Dec 7, 2004 12:34 am
Hi Yakkers, For those of you who are coming on one or both of our Christmas Bird Counts, there is a $5 fee to participate for each count. National Audubon ...
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Sue Ericksen
ericksen@...
Dec 7, 2004 11:04 pm
I believe that I had a Wilson's Warbler working in my rose bushes this afternoon. At first I thought it was a kinglet because it was small and moved rather...
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Rich712@...
Dec 8, 2004 5:13 am
Chirp, Last winter I made several late afternoon visits to Buchanan Lake and hung around until it was too dark for me to identify ducks floating on the water. ...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Dec 8, 2004 3:04 pm
Rich, Excellent observations Rich. Another hypothesis is they roost out in the middle of a large water body to better escape predation, regardless of whether...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Dec 8, 2004 7:39 pm
Hi All, Some of these attachments might be of interest to you. Andy ... From: "Robert & Leslie Wahl" <rewahl@...> To: "Andy Stepniewski"...
