Well, the bird at the Tahoma Cemetery does have a touch more black around the eye and a little patch of black toward the back of the head (nape), but the bird...
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Feb 1, 2007 6:39 pm
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... * Denny Granstrand * * Yakima, WA * * dgranstrand@... * * Denny's bird photos can be seen online at: * http://granstrand.net/gallery/ [Non-text...
Bruce and I just saw a female (we think) Belted Kingfisher on 64th Ave. just south of Nob Hill. It flew down to the creek going through the Congdon property....
Chirp, Did anyone notice what a grand February afternoon blossomed after lunch? I did, had some free time, and didn't want to gamble on what that...
Rich712@...
Feb 2, 2007 6:07 am
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Chirp, After scrapping myself off of Selah Butte yesterday afternoon, I made a beeline to the Poppoff Trail. As the large pond by the spray field has...
Rich712@...
Feb 2, 2007 6:17 pm
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Hi all , this morning I found a Sharp Shinned Hawk standing on the duck pen gate , the ducks were already out in the pasture for the day but the two rabbits...
ty604di@...
Feb 3, 2007 6:48 pm
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I went to Popoff trail to see if I could find Richards Band-tailed Pigeon. It was just were it was supposed to be on the snag to the left of the trail. I've...
Mike Roper
raptornut@...
Feb 3, 2007 9:49 pm
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Hi Mike , I will get all that I have , I think there are 4 or so . The pellets are two different types . The others at the garden gate are I think Great...
ty604di@...
Feb 4, 2007 12:32 am
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MIke and Yakkers, I'm glad the Band-tailed Pigeon is still hanging around the Poppoff Trail. I have to point out though, that John Hebert originally located...
Rich712@...
Feb 4, 2007 12:51 am
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I could only detect the slightest hint of a neck band. My guess was that it was just beginning to molt into adult plumage since the field guides I looked...
Mike Roper
raptornut@...
Feb 4, 2007 4:22 am
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I went back to take more photos of the Band-tailed Pigeon today in much better light. The bird rarely moves and is usually roused. When I went through my...
Mike Roper
raptornut@...
Feb 5, 2007 2:19 am
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Chirp, There was a Barred Owl in the half-acre conifer grove behind the First Baptist Church in Wapato this afternoon. I returned to Yakima via Thorp Road....
Rich712@...
Feb 5, 2007 4:13 am
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Hi All, Some from the Popoff Trail and Greenway taken today. Thanks, Rich, for tipping me off to the Band-tailed Pigeon. George Vlahakis ...
Hi all , I grabbed the dogs and had a great walk from the park to the dike then along the streams . I always start at the tree that has the Great Horned Owls...
ty604di@...
Feb 5, 2007 7:19 pm
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Hi Yakkers, I hope you all looked at the photos Mike Roper took of the Band-tailed Pigeon at the Poppoff Trail. They were great photos, especially the one...
Chirp, I bumped into George V. at the Poppoff Trail on Sunday. He mentioned that Lake Aspen had a small oval of open water similar to that at Buchanan Lake....
Rich712@...
Feb 6, 2007 6:01 am
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Mike--Really nice photos of the Band-tailed. The shots I chose to process didn't show the wound, but when I went back through the whole batch, several do show...
Hi Yakkers, There was an immature Golden Eagle being chased by an adult Bald Eagle at the east end of the pasture that is on the south side of my house. The...
Hey Denny, How far does a "yard" extend? As far as one can see? George ... From: Denny Granstrand To: BirdYak@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007...
Hi Yakkers, On my way to Harrah this afternoon, I stopped by the cemetery along W. Wapato Road 2.8 miles west of Lateral A. I found a Northern Saw-whet Owl...
If you guessed the crow looses, you are correct. Here is a link to a photo a co-worker sent me. A friend of his witnessed this adult Cooper's Hawk nab a crow...
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Feb 7, 2007 6:10 pm
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Chirp, I followed up on Denny's report of a Northern Saw-whet Owl at the Wapato Cemetery. In his post, Denny uses four words that should not be taken...
Rich712@...
Feb 8, 2007 2:36 am
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I also observed the Northern Saw-whet Owl today (2/8) at the Wapato Cemetery. The bird is hard to find and I actually tried laying down on the wet ground, but...
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Feb 8, 2007 9:59 pm
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Chirp, The weather was a bit threatening this morning but no rain fell and an enjoyable walk was completed. Red-winged Blackbirds were out singing and...
Rich712@...
Feb 8, 2007 11:33 pm
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Yakkers, I have a bird I cannot identify but I'm sure each of you will be able to. I really want you to see this bird but don't rush away from your...
Rich712@...
Feb 10, 2007 6:23 pm
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Yakkers, Not only is the bird a mystery but so is the link I posted. My stubby fingers have failed me once again as I misspelled birdsource....inserting an s...
Rich712@...
Feb 10, 2007 7:46 pm
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Hi Yakkers, ... * Denny Granstrand * * Yakima, WA * * dgranstrand@... * * Denny's bird photos can be seen online at: * http://granstrand.net/gallery/...
Hi Yakkers, Bill D. and I were the only participates on this field trip. We had a good time traveling around and picking up birds to add to our list. We...
Hi Yakkers, Today I joined Andy, Dennis Paulson and Netta Smith for an owling tour of the Lower Valley. We started at the grove of evergreen trees north of...
Hi All, Today I went out to the Wapato cemetery too see the Saw-whet Owl that Denny found earlier this week. It was right where it was supposed to be. But it...