I also had a female and an immature Rufous Hummingbird in my garden this morning (6/30) at the same time. The female was dominant over the immature bird,...
The WOS County Checklist is blank for this bird in Kittitas County. I took a picture of it so that someone with more experience could confirm or correct my...
Thank you Scott for helping me with the overbombing bird. I did look in the bird book and it was a Northern Mocking bird that was an adult. It turns out that...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Jul 1, 2005 10:05 pm
I relocated the Black-backed Woodpecker in the Nile Burn today. The female was working pretty hard on an extremely large, dead ponderosa pine. I didn't see...
This morning, I saw a group of barn swallows having a conversation with one another. There were two in which one was on the rail and the other was flying...
Hey All, Yesterday as I was walking down the driveway I heard a bird giving a warning "buzz". Up by the fence was a Western Tanager female letting me know she...
Three of us from the Yakima Audubon group went out to take photos yesterday and Friday. We found a very cooperative lazuli bunting on the Oak Creek Game Range....
As for as I understand, that is an Anna's hummingbird. My fellow audoboners can correct me if I am wrong. The key is a patch of red on its neck. Elizabeth...
Hi Yakkers, Chris and I drove up Bald Mountain Road last night in search of Common Poorwills and Flammulated Owls. We saw four poorwills and heard several ...
Hi Yakkers, I went to Washtucna Thursday, for the third time, searching for a Eurasian Collared-Dove that had been there for several weeks. I managed to find...
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Rich712@...
Jul 5, 2005 12:38 am
Chirp, The weekly results are in for the Vredenburgh Bluebird Trail. As of July 2, the bluebird numbers are: Females incubating - 5 Eggs in boxes - 80 ...
Hello All, A number of new shots from last weekend have been uploaded to the New Photos gallery on the pbase site. They include Gray Catbird, Lazuli Bunting,...
Hi all, Have added some new warbler shots from last weekend to my site. These are Yellow and MacGillivray's. George Vlahakis http://www.pbase.com/photon180 ...
Hi Yakkers, Yesterday at the Yakima Folklife Festival I talked to two people who are working for the Point Reyes Bird Observatory doing bird banding in the ...
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Rich712@...
Jul 11, 2005 6:58 pm
Chirp, The weekly results are in for the Vredenburgh Bluebird Trail. As of July 10, the bluebird numbers are: Females incubating - 7 Eggs in boxes - 37 ...
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Rich712@...
Jul 12, 2005 2:02 am
Chirp, A Black and White Warbler banded in the Naches National Forest. Near the Quartz Creek Campground. Can things be any clearer than when presented in...
Hi Yakkers, In reply to Richard's questions, I guess I haven't bothered to learn which forest is up there west of Naches. The people who banded the Black and ...
Rich, A wonderful commentary. They saw a fork in the road and they took it. George ... From: <Rich712@...> To: <birdyak@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, July...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Jul 12, 2005 7:46 pm
Last week I had a female Black-chinned Hummingbird (BCHU) in my garden for the first time, at least this is the first time I have seen one at my house. I have...
Yakkers, We have about 11 or 12 chairs, not counting those in the house. Depending on how many people show up, we should have enough. If anyone wants to...
Hi Yakkers, As I talked to Andy about the Black and White Warbler that was seen and banded on June 11, we realized it was in Kittitas County and not Yakima ...
Bob and I saw 3 Loggerhead Shrikes out on the L.T. Murray (Buffalo Road access in Selah) on July 2, 3, and 4. They were enjoying the telephone poles that were...
In a break from our normal outing, Merri and I went to Mt. Rainier to check out the wildflowers. They were at their peak, according to the local volunteer...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Jul 18, 2005 3:07 am
Hi Yakkers, A hike along Russell Ridge north of Rimrock Lake today was good for a variety of mountain birds and beautiful views of Mt. Adams and the Goat ...
Hi Yakkers, John Hebert took me into the field west of Lateral C and north of Toppenish Creek this morning searching for Bobolinks. John and other members of...
Hi All, Just a few new shots of our local Osprey. They have three young ones so a successful year. These are in the New Photos gallery on the pbase site. ...
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Rich712@...
Jul 18, 2005 10:02 pm
Chirp, The weekly results are in for the Vredenburgh Bluebird Trail. As of July 17, the bluebird numbers are: Females incubating - 4 Eggs in boxes - 16 ...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Jul 18, 2005 10:05 pm
Thanks, Rich. Keep up the good work. Jeff Kozma Yakima ... -- When life gives you lemons, squeeze them on crab cakes. Jeff Kozma TFW Wildlife Biologist Yakama...
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Rich712@...
Jul 19, 2005 12:35 am
Chirp, And I do mean chirp! If you were expecting music (?), ya gots the wrong guy. I was out checking the blues (bluebird nest boxes) yesterday, and every...
