Hi all , I`ve been exploring the sagebrush hills here in Terrace Heights and enjoying the bubbling sound of the Sage Grouse spring dance . Every evening they ...
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Apr 1, 2005 11:29 pm
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Hi Yakkers, We have a female WH Woodpecker that has been coming to the suet feeder on our front porch at least twice a day for over a week. She shows up in...
Hi Doris, From following WHWO the last two years and locating their nests, they usually don't start excavating until late April. However, that being said,...
Jeff Kozma
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Apr 2, 2005 12:57 am
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After hearing Rich`s cd of the Grouse call after work I went to my friends place at the foot of the sagebrush hills and went out to listen for the call I was...
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Apr 2, 2005 2:30 am
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Hi Yakkers, I got a Panasonic DCM-FZ20 digital camera with a 12X zoom. I have been trying for a long time to get some good photos of Black-billed Magpies and ...
I had the first White-crowned Sparrow of the season show up at the feeders on Saturday at my home. He was also singing quite nicely. Jeff Kozma Yakima...
Jeff Kozma
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Apr 4, 2005 3:36 pm
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We have had White Crowned Sparrows all winter. In the Wapato area. ... From: "Jeff Kozma" <jeffk@...> To: <BirdYak@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, April...
Hi Yakkers, I have 11 White-crowned Sparrows at my feeder right now. All but one of them are in full adult plumage. The other has the brown stripes of ...
Denny, The magpie photos are very good. Give us a report on the new camera when you have it all dialed in. Like you, I have never gotten good Magpie shots,...
Yesterday about 10 a.m.,we were lucky enough to spot 2 groups (~30, and ~10) of these majestic birds flashing in the sunshine in the area of I-82 exit 72,...
Joan
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Apr 5, 2005 9:31 pm
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Hi all, A few new ones from this weekend. In the Flycatchers gallery are new shots of Say's Phoebes. A female White Headed Woodpecker in that gallery. And a...
On my way to I-82 from Toppenish last night after work, I swore I spotted some Cliff Swallows foraging by the bridge that crosses the Yakima River before you...
Jeff Kozma
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Apr 7, 2005 6:54 pm
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Chirp, I'm relaying a sighting for Denny. Today he is en route to Seattle to catch a flight to Costa Rica. Yesterday, he saw 12 Black-necked Stilt at a...
Rich712@...
Apr 7, 2005 7:06 pm
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Chirp, The seemingly endless days of wind that have dogged my birding attempts in what feels like months drove me to attempt to relocate the Stilt Denny...
Rich712@...
Apr 8, 2005 5:03 am
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Yakkers, I had the privilage of leading a group from the Cascadians on a tour of the Toppenish Wildlife Refuge this morning (and skipping out on a morning at ...
Hi yakkers, I have finally seen a new residence at my house besides the usual starlings. It was a male adult house sparrow in its breeding plumage. This is...
Yakkers, Yakima Audubon held their annual spring tour of the Satus Wildlife Recreation Area, Saturday April 9 and although a bit windy and very dry (most of...
This morning I had a female COMMON REDPOLL visit my feeders. I was shocked to see this species so late in the year, even though they were seen widespread this...
Jeff Kozma
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Apr 11, 2005 3:22 pm
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I was back up in the Nile burn along Clover Springs road on Friday doing some stand sampling to determine tree density, etc. Woodpeckers and sapsuckers are...
Jeff Kozma
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Apr 11, 2005 3:40 pm
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Hi All, I took a drive up through the Alderdale Rd - Six Prong area yesterday and saw a total of 9 Curlews. They were doing some aerial acrobatics, and I...
Hi Jeff, I'm thinking about visiting the Nile Burn for the first time and am wondering, can a passenger car (VW Jetta) make it on the roads around there?? ...
Hi all , My husband and I went whale watching over the weekend at Westport . The whales are in the harbor everywhere , we had one come up to the boat inchs ...
ty604di@...
Apr 12, 2005 5:40 pm
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To my surprise, I spotted both a ruby crowned kinglet and a yellow rumped warbler in my rosebushes and weeping dogwood today, right in the middle of Yakima. I...
Hi Mac, Like the photos, especially the Kinglet with the red crown mark showing.Seldom see that in photos. We also had Ruby Kinglets and Yellow-rumped in our...
Hi Yakkers-- We saw the first turkey vulture of the season on Sunday--poor thing was being buffeted by an especially fierce E-burg spring wind, and since it's...
I was back up at the Nile Burn yesterday trying to finish my vegetation sampling (didn't cause of the snow) but while I was working, I heard some geese flying...
Jeff Kozma
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Apr 13, 2005 3:18 pm
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Phyllis, Where exactly did you find the Long-billed Curlews? I was up there around 10 days ago and I must have missed them. I came up the Dot Rd. from Hwy 14...
Hi Ken, These were further east. The best way if you were coming up the river would be to turn north at Roosevelt, and go up the Roosevelt Grade, and just...
