Chirp, I've reviewed Denny's photos from Wenas Lake on Sunday and mulled over my own experience at the lake on Friday. I'm tempted to make a return trip soon....
Rich712@...
Aug 1, 2005 10:10 pm
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Spent a little over an hour at Wenas Lake this afternoon scratching my head and wearing out my field guide, trying to ID Shorebirds. Birds I'm sure I saw: ...
Hi BirdYakkers, My determined planting of berry producing native shrubs has finally paid off. I have a pair of Cedar Waxwings nesting on our property this year...
HavenatYakima@...
Aug 10, 2005 3:26 am
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Hello, Yakkers, This year we have alot more mice around our pastures and yard. My two pairs of Kestrels had 5 fledglings each a month or so ago, and now one of...
Yakkers, This evening, while returning home, I spotted a large gallinaceous bird in my driveway, not more than 300 feet from my house. As I drew near in my car...
This must be the year of the Kestrel......I have two pair, also, who have had two sets each, one of the sets due to fledge about the same time as yours. ...
At my feeder today I had what I think is an albinistic Pine Siskin. Sibley has a yellow variation of the Pine Siskin but it has a black beak and legs as well...
Chirp, Wednesday, I missed dinner to check on shorebirds enjoying the Wenas Lake cuisine, a muddy buffet of crustaceans and creepy crawlers. As the smaller...
Rich712@...
Aug 11, 2005 9:21 pm
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It was a bit cooler today (Thursday) so I made the pilgrimage to Wenas Lake. I left Yakima about 5:30 PM. The same time we will leave for next weeks field...
John J. Hebert
jhebert8235@...
Aug 12, 2005 5:51 am
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Hi all I get a kick out of all bird sightings you all have , I am one who just enjoys them all not knowing about half of what I am looking at . But the most ...
ty604di@...
Aug 12, 2005 6:10 pm
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Chirp, On Wednesday, I monitored the Vredenburgh Bluebird Trail. There are no longer any active nests. Since the last monitor run, 27 Western Bluebirds ...
Rich712@...
Aug 12, 2005 8:24 pm
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Like Diane, I was also out last night trying to look at the meteor shower while giving my 10 month old son some cool night air to help him with his croup....
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Aug 12, 2005 11:49 pm
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Rich, Why not include House Wrens in the tally results? Are they not a native cavity nesting species as are bluebirds, nuthatches and chickadees. All these...
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Aug 13, 2005 12:08 am
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Jeff and Yakkers, Jeff posed a couple of questions concerning my post on bluebird results from three local nest box trails. I think this could be a long...
Rich712@...
Aug 13, 2005 8:23 pm
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Hi Yakkers, The last few days our pond has been very low. I have seen 3 Solitary Sandpipers, 4 Least Sandpipers, 2 Spotted Sandpipers and 8 Killdeer. The...
Chirp, I hung out at Wenas Lake for three hours, leaving at sunset, in hopes of viewing a Peregrine Falcon attack. No luck although there was plenty of prey...
Rich712@...
Aug 15, 2005 5:31 pm
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TIETON MEADOWS (EXPLORATORY) AND BEAR CREEK MOUNTAIN 14 AUGUST 2005 I've been studying aerial photos and maps of the Tieton Meadows, a large meadow and swamp...
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 15, 2005 5:46 pm
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Funny thing about tomatoes. I saw a curious robin go scurrying off through the lawn with a nice plump ripe cherry tomato in its beak...thought it was a cherry...
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Aug 15, 2005 5:55 pm
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Good points, Rich. And don't worry, I wasn't flaming you. The thing that has got me the most puzzled, is why I never see this behavior in House Wrens when...
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Aug 15, 2005 10:40 pm
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Hi Everyone, The Yakima Valley Audubon Society is holding an evening fieldtrip to Wenas Lake this Wednesday August 17. Meet 5 PM at 40th-Avenue Bi-Mart in...
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 16, 2005 3:47 pm
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Hi Yakkers, I have been following the discussion of House Wrens displacing Bluebirds from their houses. I must confess I enjoy the antics of the House Wrens...
HavenatYakima@...
Aug 17, 2005 12:50 am
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There were at least two Lewis' Woodpeckers flycatching on the east side of I-82 at exit 44, the Donald Exit this afternoon. This is about 2 miles northeast of...
Took a quick run out to Wenas Lake this evening, being tempted by all the great reports recently and not being able to get away recently and then baby class...
Scott Downes
downess@...
Aug 17, 2005 3:54 am
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Yakkers, Working at home with the windows open will produce some most surprising results sometimes. A neighborhood cat prompted an interesting call coming from...
Scott Downes
downess@...
Aug 17, 2005 7:06 pm
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Elizabeth and Yakkers, You mentioned that you have two bluebird nest boxes with which you have had some success. I am curious where you are located. The...
Rich712@...
Aug 17, 2005 7:55 pm
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Chirp, I am looking forward to this evening's field trip to Wenas Lake. I got a chuckle out of Scott's statement that he "almost became a lake sacrifice when...
Rich712@...
Aug 17, 2005 8:30 pm
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Rich and Yakkers, Thanks for a welcomed laugh... Where I got almost stuck was making the mistake of trying to go on the south side of the creek rather than...
Scott Downes
downess@...
Aug 17, 2005 8:55 pm
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The Catbird was back a few minutes ago calling in the same place. This seems highly unusual to me even if a migrant, for a catbird to be in a residential ...
Scott Downes
downess@...
Aug 18, 2005 12:08 am
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This evening I found two more adult Sage Grouse on my property, a male and a female. Scott R a y east end of Mieras Rd Yakima...
