Hi Yakkers, I stopped by Don Lee's house southeast of Zillah Wednesday afternoon and easily found the Barred Owl that has been roosting in his trees for about ...
The noisy flock of SCRUB JAYs was still in Selah on Thursday morning. Three jays were seen. To find them enter Selah from the Yakima side. Take the first left....
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Feb 7, 2006 4:56 am
Hi Everyone, A few minutes ago, Ellen and I heard a Northern Saw-whet Owl tooting its mellow call in the Incense Cedar in our yard. This is the first we've...
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Rich712@...
Feb 7, 2006 6:58 pm
Chirp, I paid another visit to Buchanan Lake to assess waterfowl present a half hour prior to sunset compared to a half hour after sunset. On the lake: 4:45 -...
Hello All, A few new locals on the New Photos gallery on the pbase site. Taken in the back yard and on the Popoff Trail. George Vlahakis ...
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Rich712@...
Feb 9, 2006 6:53 am
Chirp, We had a foursome for this morning's round of the YVAS Wednesday Walk. For January, the course was in great shape...well reflected in our scorecard...
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Rich712@...
Feb 9, 2006 10:24 pm
Chirp, A few comments about yesterday's walk on the Poppoff Trail. Many singing Red-winged Blackbirds. Lots of tree top Robins, perhaps waiting to bathe along...
Hi Yakkers, One of the crew pruning a local orchard found a Northern Saw-whet Owl yesterday. It was still in the same tree this morning. I was able to get ...
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Mike Roper
raptornut@...
Feb 10, 2006 7:23 am
On my way out the door to work this afternoon I saw a flash of light brown under the tail of a couple Waxwings. They were in our Mt. Ash tree by our driveway....
Merri and I went to Ellensburg to find Deborah's eagles. We found several north of town near Brick Mill Road. We didn't know which house was Deborah's so we...
Hi Yakkers, First, the Northern Saw-whet Owl I got photos of yesterday was at Windy Point Ranch. One of the guys pruning trees found it. The tree was pruned ...
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John J. Hebert
jhebert8235@...
Feb 11, 2006 5:18 am
As I passed the Yakima airport terminal on Washington at about 6 PM today I was surprised, to say the least, to see a Great Horned Owl roosting on one of the...
Merri got some nice bird shots over the last month or so. I posted some of them here: http://www.pbase.com/macknight/merris_inbox There are a couple of lovely...
I also got some shot of the long-eared owls in Moxee that Denny reported and found the white-throated again at the Greenway, although the Harris stayed in...
Hi Yakkers--I wanted to congratulate everyone for their terrific photos- -what a talented group! Of course I especially enjoyed Merri's Kittitas Co. shots!...
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Rich712@...
Feb 12, 2006 9:48 pm
Chirp, The GBBC is a four-day bird count that was launched in 1998 as a joint effort between the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology....
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Scott Downes
downess@...
Feb 13, 2006 1:15 am
Took a trip over the horse heaven hills today and nothing really unusual but did note 3 northern shrikes, 2 rough-legged hawk, and a female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD...
Yakkers, I spent the morning birding the Yakama Indian Reservation including the Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge. I saw one very early Say's Phoebe along ...
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Rich712@...
Feb 14, 2006 6:06 am
Chirp, At 4:40 this afternoon, I received a phone call from my sister...her voice full of excitement. My niece had stepped outside and observed a flock of...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Feb 14, 2006 4:46 pm
I noted the same spectacular sight from the Yakima River out to my house in Terrace Heights near N 57th. All along Terrace Heights Drive as I was driving...
Hi Yakkers, I stopped by the house on Nightingale Road Sunday afternoon and got some more photos of the Long-eared Owls that have been hanging out there....
http://www.pbase.com/macknight/image/23303287 Mac Knight [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Rich712@...
Feb 15, 2006 4:27 am
Chirp, Last night, fellow Auduboners convinced me that evening flights of American Robins would continue for a short span of days. I stationed myself at the...
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Rich712@...
Feb 15, 2006 4:38 am
Chirp, Pasted below is a posting from Tweeters earlier this week. It concerns the Great Backyard Bird Count. Take note of the comment in the middle of the ...
Hi Yakkers, I got home this afternoon at about 4:30 and noticed robins flying north over my house. The groupings were fairly sparse but continued for over an ...
Yakkers, Below is a post about American Robin movement from the BCBIRDINGVANISLAND list serve. Looks like they are on the move up north also. Kerry Date: Mon,...
Hi all, I finished posting some new shots of Snowy Owls from this weekend. Hope you enjoy them. George Vlahakis http://www.pbase.com/photon180 [Non-text...
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Rich712@...
Feb 16, 2006 3:28 am
Yakkers, Forwarding a message for Andy. Read from bottom message up to keep in sequence. Rich [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Rich712@...
Feb 16, 2006 3:44 am
Yakkers, Resorting to a cut and paste attempt as first try failed. Forwarding a message for Andy. Read from bottom message up to keep in sequence. Rich ... ...
Thanks, Mac. We figured that the woodpeckers would still be there for a while but the Snowies would be leaving soon. Fortunately the weather was OK. George ......
