Yakkers, I made a last day of April (April 30, 2006) trip out to the Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding area. Migration is in full swing and...
Chirp, This morning four male and six female plumaged Cassin's Finches were still hanging around my feeders munching black oil sunflower seeds. Off and on ...
Rich712@...
May 2, 2006 9:26 pm
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Hi Yakkers, On Sunday afternoon I saw and photographed a Common Raven carrying a baby crow with it's feet. This is the third time in 40+ years I have ...
Heard my first Nashville Warbler of the year singing along Wenas Creek by the campground yesterday. Also saw my first Rufous Hummingbirds (male and female)...
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 3, 2006 3:36 pm
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Made a trip to the Grandview Sewage Treatment Plant today in search of shore birds. Lots of water to support hundreds of ducks: Wood Duck, Gadwall, American...
John J. Hebert
jhebert8235@...
May 4, 2006 6:35 am
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This morning I spotted a breeding plumaged Great Egret perched amid the Selah heron rookery nests. The bird is easily visible from the interstate. I didn't...
Say -- an Osprey was circling my little goldfish pond yesterday. It is only about 6'by 6' but has 2 nice size goldfish (4-5 inches). Now this is right ...
Alice Nevue
alicenevue@...
May 5, 2006 6:53 pm
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I was up in the Nile Burn today. Most interesting bird was a male BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER foraging on a large dead Douglas-fir. Other species seen or heard. ...
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 5, 2006 11:51 pm
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Saw my first Dusky Flycatchers this year along the middle Fork Ahtanum Creek yesterday. Also saw two Wild Turkeys, a year bird I don't count on as being...
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 5, 2006 11:55 pm
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Hi Yakkers, Nesting season is finally getting underway (two-three weeks later this year). I am doing my cavity nesting bird study again this year with 4 ...
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 6, 2006 12:02 am
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We've been seeing one male, one male, one male, two mixed, one male, for over two weeks. This a.m., the dam broke, with over 16 evening grosbeaks at and below...
Michael Martin
Thirdeye@...
May 6, 2006 2:11 am
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The first Oriole of the Spring arrived this morning, about ten days earlier than in prior years. Joyce Lucas Yakima [Non-text portions of this message have...
Time to hang those hummingbird feeders. My first visitor this past week was a calliope female. Also have had up to six yellow headed blackbirds in the...
Hi Yakkers, We have had a large influx of birds in the last couple of weeks. Larry was relieved to finally see the White-Headed Woodpecker females come to the...
Hi all, After the huge batch of Arizona birds, here is a small batch of locals taken in our yard. The Cassin's are still here but the White-crowneds seem to be...
Hi Yakkers, Thursday afternoon I saw an American Coot on my neighbor's pond. Today there was a pair of Ring-necked Ducks there. Both are new yard birds for ...
Today we took a trip up the Tampico north fork. the weather was perfect. species seen there: (in my personal, and completely random order) Black Backed...
Hi Yakkers, I put some photos of the Ring-necked Ducks in the new photos folder on my website, along with two of aYellow-rumped Warbler and one each of a pair...
Hi all , About a month ago I dug a small pond in my duck pen and have had a great time watching all that uses it . Both Wood ducks are Mallards have always...
ty604di@...
May 8, 2006 10:52 pm
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Yakkers, An addition to our list of arriving birds is a Band-tail Pigeon, seen this morning foraging under the feeders. Our last sighting here was in 2003, so...
I saw a Black throated Grey Warbler in my Maple trees this afternoon. First for my yard! Also a Bullock's Oriole was here today. That's it for now Debie Debie...
Chirp, A bit late but maybe of some interest. On Saturday morning, I had over 40 Cassin's Finches on or below my black oil sunflower feeders. In random ...
Rich712@...
May 9, 2006 11:00 pm
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I've seen an owl on a fencepost on the north side of Highway 24 between mileposts 26 and 27 nearly every morning and evening on my way to and from work. I...
Hi Yakkers Yesterday I walked from S.H Park all the way to the Arboretum. For the first time, I saw a Canada goose with four young. Always a positive aspect...
With all the reports of Cassin's finches I thought I'd try to turn one of our many House Finches into one. Well I had no luck on the Cassin's but getting in...
Mike Roper
raptornut@...
May 10, 2006 5:50 pm
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Hi all, the Bullock's orioles have retuned to Cowiche Canyon. Saw two pairs and a solo male this morning, quite a sight in the bright sun. The 3 "baby"...
My son and a co-worker who is also a birder have been enjoying the songs of a N. Mockingbird since last Thursday. The bird is located at the 600 area pipe...
Myra Dorsey
concorde@...
May 11, 2006 5:08 am
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Saw my first Vaux's Swifts of the season yesterday flying over Wenas Creek. Also saw 4 Mountain Bluebirds near the campground. There was also a flock of about...
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 11, 2006 4:05 pm
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Chirp, The YVAS Thursday walk along the Poppoff Trail netted 36 species under gray skies. Warblers proved to be elusive once again. We had brief looks at a ...
