Hi Yakkers, About half an hour ago a Red-tailed Hawk landed on the power pole in my backyard as I just happened to be looking out of our office window. I was...
Also saw 5 Violet-green Swallows flying over Terrace Heights near the Yakima River this morning. First of the season for me. Nice to hear the robins singing...
I just got back from walking the Greenway. There were not that may species. Red-wing blackbirds California quail American coot (Due to bad lighting, I...
Chirp, Inspired by Scott's success yesterday, I attempted to capture some of his magic. I attacked the area in the reverse order that Scott reported. Not ...
Went down to Toppenish this morning and despite the wind managed quite a few good birds. At the ponds at the refuge HQ kiosk there was an adult Tundra Swan, a...
Hi Yakkers. Just got back from birding or should I say owling. I only found the Saw-whet owl. He is still on the same tree, but he was very close to us....
Hi Yakkers, A woman called the YVAS phone line yesterday saying she saw about 50 Bohemian Waxwings in Tieton on Tuesday. It might be worth exploring. Denny *...
At noon, I heard a killdeer calling around 16th and Perry. In other words, the soccer field that is in between Perry and the graphics department. Elizabeth...
Hi Yakkers--The snow is almost gone on the valley floor, and even at our house there's only a few patches left. This morning, while I was at work (but I'm not...
Group The FAUNA Paraguay website is now online at www.faunaparaguay.com. It has over 500 pages dedicated to the Paraguayan fauna. On the site you will find: ?...
Chirp, An overcast but pleasant day greeted participants for a YVAS morning walk along the Poppoff Trail today. Only two Northern Flickers were observed...
Heh Mike , are the Kestrels at your place now , I have not seen them here since Saturday ? Their are starlings all over that tree so they may have taken over...
Hello All, Just posted a number of new photos from a recent trip to Arizona. They are the common birds of the Sonoran Desert. All were shot with the D70 and...
Had a couple of interesting sightings in our yard the past couple of days and thought I'd share along with some notables from a hike today in Cowiche Canyon. ...
Good Morning from Prosser on the banks of the Yakima River at Crawford Park. There was one Female Redwing Blackbird here yesterday and there are three here at...
I took a ride out to the Toppenish NWR yesterday on my lunch hour. Saw what looked like an immature Tundra Swan in the wetland along HWY 97 just before the...
Hi Yakkers, I went east through Moxee and Black Rock Valley, north to Vantage, then west on the Old Vantage Highway yesterday. Along Hwy 24 I saw these...
While I was walking back from the main Perry Tech to the graphics department, I saw a lonely killdeer trotting across the soccer field. I didn't stop to look...
Today when I was walking around the soccer field, located between Perry Tech and its graphic department, there was a lonely killdeer prancing around....
Hi Everyone, Alice and I recently returned from a trip to south Texas. It was a great trip and found 32 life birds. I've put quite a few photos from the trip...
Last night for the first time in 3 years I heard a screech owl tooting in my yard (along 32nd in Yakima). Then, later in the evening, a single Great horned...
There are a pair of Kestrels nesting in a tree across from the Civic Center . This morning they were on top of the fire station whistle making woopie ... I`m...
Hi Yakkers, There was a Lesser Scaup on my neighbor's pond yesterday, along with about 20 American Wigeon and ten Mallards. The scaup is the 11th species of...
OKANOGAN PRESIDENT'S WEEKEND 17-19 FEBRUARY 2006 Seven Yakima Auduboners headed north to the Okanogan for President's Day Weekend. We spent much of Saturday on...
Chirp, The four day Great Backyard Bird Count came to a close Monday night. This year's count set new records for the total number of birds reported and ...
Hi Yakkers, Dave Walker from Prosser sent me this e-mail, which he suggested I might want to forward to BirdYak. It is a delightful story with photos. Denny ...
Hi all , I have been walking to work this week , seems when a rod blows from the engine it is not a good thing ... I live on the same street Mike Roper lives...
Chirp, I suppose all the signs were there but it still came as a bit of a shock. After all, the DOT's three proposals for enhancing the I-82 interchange with...
Hi Yakkers I spent the weekend with my wife visiting friends in Aberdeen. The trip list was fairly short but I had a great time and saw some wonderful birds....
