The white-breasted nuthatch seen Tuesday made a reappearance today. He was feeding on our willow tree and we were able to observe him for several minutes. Also...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
May 2, 2005 5:27 am
Hi All, At 9:45 PM this evening, Ellen and I heard the rasping call of a Barn Owl outside our home. We went outside with our "owl" light and peered up the hill...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
May 2, 2005 1:36 pm
... From: Michael To: steppie@... Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 3:39 PM Subject: Wenas Campground Hi Andy; I'm not a member of bird yak; but if you would...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 2, 2005 3:57 pm
We had a male Rufous and a male and female Calliope Hummingbird in the yard this weekend visiting my neighbors feeder, my other neighbors blooming honeysuckle,...
Have a male Calliope hummer hanging around the feeder today. I've seen more Calliope this year than usual. About a week ago there were several males and at...
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Rich712@...
May 3, 2005 12:38 am
Chirp, Made an afternoon stop at the Poppoff Trail today. Despite the poor time frame, I found a few birds. Best of the lot: One male Bufflehead sitting on...
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John J. Hebert
jhebert8235@...
May 3, 2005 2:16 am
YELLOW WARBLERS on the Poppoff Trail and two calling WESTERN TANAGERS at Randall Park. I'll bet the two handsome Tanager boys had just come from Denny's...
Hi Yakkers, Sunday May 1st, I was outside most of the day. I noticed the usual 1 male Calliope and 1 male Rufous hummingbird that have been here for a couple...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
May 3, 2005 3:44 am
Hi All, We've had the same Calliope Hummer invasion south of Debie in Parker Heights. I made this a feature in the Bird Alert I just sent to the Yakima H-R as...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
May 3, 2005 3:45 am
Hi Again, We, too have had a female Black-chin, but no male. Weird! The males have, until this spring, ALWAYS arrived first. ALWAYS... Andy Stepniewski Wapato...
Hi Yakkers-- My 2 year old Grandson, Ridge (is that a cool name or what!), called me at work today (well, sure, he got some help from Grandpa who was ...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
May 3, 2005 2:50 pm
Beginning Bird Class May 14 You can learn more about the basics of bird identification in a class scheduled for May 14 at Toppenish National Wildlife...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 4, 2005 5:28 pm
I was out on the north side of the Middle Fork Ahtanum Creek yesterday looking for the resident pair of WHWO to see if they are nesting yet. Highlights of the...
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Rich712@...
May 5, 2005 4:59 pm
Chirp, Just had the most incredible (sorry, Denny) run of migrants through my backyard. As I sat down at the computer, I realized I was still clutching my ...
I visited the Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge yesterday to attend a meeting and took a few photos. I've posted the acceptable ones on my pbase web site at: ...
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John J. Hebert
jhebert8235@...
May 5, 2005 10:14 pm
Since White-throated Swifts returned to the Valley about a month ago I have seen them at the I-82 access overpass just south of Fulbright Park/Ag Museum. From...
Beautiful as always Mac. The Wilson's Phalaropes were sure clearly marked and all. Thanks so much. Sherrel Hailstone ... From: Mac...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
May 6, 2005 12:02 am
John and Yakkers, Wow! I think you have pretty good evidence of a new nesting site for this species locally. I had a hunch the White-throated Swifts I...
Hi Yakkers, I, also, have enjoyed a good number of hummingbirds visiting my feeders in the past week. I have had many Calliope and Rufous, including two males...
Hi John, I saw some doing the same thing last fall but I had guessed they just stopped there while Migrating. Mike On Thu, 5 May 2005 15:14:50 -0700 "John J....
... clutching my ... Don't you just love days like that!!!!!!! I have a dripper also and I think it's the only reason I get nice close looks at many of the ...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
May 7, 2005 12:14 am
Hi All, Anyone able and willing is invited to help clean the grounds around the new headquarters building at Toppenish NWR Monday, May 9 at 8:30 AM. This is...
In Wapato, last Sunday we also had one male rufous hummingbird who hung around the feeder for more than 45 minutes, with lots of sorties in to fill up from the...
Hi All, I was in Phoenix last week and managed to get out and do some shooting. Selected new shots are in the New Photos gallery at the pbase site. George...
Wonderful photos, George. You got some great shots. Thanks for sharing them. Mac ... From: George Vlahakis To: BirdYak Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 1:07 AM ...
Environmental Christians Combining bird watching, native plant outings, hiking, fishing, etc with our appreciation and fellowship with God through His Son...
I posted some photos from Saturday's Birdathon event on my Pbase web site. We had a great time with leader Debie Brown, who found most of our target birds....
Yakkers, The weather for the Yakima County Birdathon, although windy at times, was better than expected. I had the pleasure of birding our section of the ...
Spotted several evening grosbeaks while having dinner at my daughter's on north 27th Avenue in Yakima. Fill those black oil sunflower feeders these gold...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 9, 2005 3:38 pm
Hey Mac, Can you please tell me where you saw the White-headed Woodpecker in the Wenas...where you took the picture? I am studying the breeding biology of...
