Chirp, The third YVAS citizen science survey of Fort Simcoe cavity nesters was completed Monday under sunny skies. Highlights were a single Eurasian...
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Mike Roper
nefspop
Apr 24, 2007 7:11 pm
Hi Everyone, We've had quite a few gorgeous Yellow-rumped Warblers in breeding plumage, what appears to be a Goldfinch that is missing it's black cap and the...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Apr 24, 2007 8:48 pm
On Saturday, 4/21, I had a Lincoln's Sparrow in the yard amongst a hoard of White-crowned Sparrows. This morning, I had a good size flock of Yellow-rumped...
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Phyllis
moonax52
Apr 24, 2007 10:55 pm
Saturday was a good day for migrants here east of Grandview also. Took me all morning to read my paper - too much going on out in the yard! The Townsends...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Apr 25, 2007 12:00 am
I found a Black-backed Woodpecker at the intersection of Forest Service Road 1600 (clover springs road) and 1603 road along the Nile Creek above Larry...
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Sherrel Hailstone
shermusic33
Apr 25, 2007 1:22 am
We are having white crowned sparrows in plenty, a Brewer's blackbird, doves, the usual house sparrows and American Goldfinches. Yesterday I spotted for the...
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David Walker
walker-dh@...
Apr 25, 2007 3:19 am
This morning right after daylight we had a Black-chinned Hummingbird at the feeders. It was also back this evening. First one we have seen. David Walker ...
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Rich712@...
Apr 25, 2007 4:26 am
Chirp, The monitor sheets from the weekend are in for the Vredenburgh Bluebird Trail, a string of 132 nest boxes beginning at the end of the pavement on North ...
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Kerry Turley
kerryturley
Apr 25, 2007 6:09 am
Yakkers, The birding community lost one of it's more colorful characters with the passing of Gunter Hadersberger this past week. Gunter was a past board member...
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CMCYAKIMA@...
cmcyakima
Apr 25, 2007 10:20 am
Had two 2007 return visitor to my yard on Tuesday. Two male yellow head blackbirds jousted with the red wings for a place at the ground feeder. The first...
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Rich712@...
Apr 25, 2007 5:17 pm
Chirp, I have been checking on the Ferruginous Hawk nest being monitored by an online camera that Scott Ray tipped us to on April 15. The caption states that...
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Rich712@...
Apr 25, 2007 5:17 pm
Chirp, I have been checking on the Ferruginous Hawk nest being monitored by an online camera that Scott Ray tipped us to on April 15. ...
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Rich712@...
Apr 25, 2007 11:49 pm
Chirp, A Townsend's Solitaire was one of the first birds to greet the YVAS morning walk at the Poppoff trail this morning. House Wrens have arrived with one ...
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charles crandall
crandcec
Apr 26, 2007 2:08 am
This is a list of birds I saw above Nile, elevations were 2000-3900 feet, on 4-19. black capped chickadee 2 brewer's blackbirds 10+ Raven 10+ American robin...
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Scott R a y
mryakima
Apr 26, 2007 2:18 am
Hi Charles, Could you post the Chat photo, or email it? A YB Chat on this date would be more than three weeks early I think. Scott R a y Yakima ... -- Scott R...
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Elizabeth
taxidera_taxus
Apr 26, 2007 2:35 am
Hi yakkers. I have been hearing this bird the past week around my area and today I finally got to see him. I am still practicing taking good shots with my...
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Mac Knight
macknight98902
Apr 26, 2007 6:03 am
Mike Thomas, the very nice park ranger at Yakima Sportsmans State Park, asked me if I could take a few photos in the park for his display boards. He is using a...
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Gina King
gimik66
Apr 26, 2007 5:36 pm
We had a downy woodpecker turn up in our yard for the first time a couple of weeks ago, too. We still had a few sunflower stalks standing in our garden from...
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Joan (Matson) Walker
ariesthree
Apr 26, 2007 7:47 pm
Received this link from the livescience.com newsletter. Worth a watch! http://www.livescience.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=240407Hummingbi\ rdTales ...
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George Vlahakis
photon180
Apr 27, 2007 6:58 am
Hi All, Some new ones from this last weekend. These are all marsh birds from Zimmerman and Toppenish NWR. Hope you enjoy them. George Vlahakis ...
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Tanner
tancat@...
Apr 27, 2007 5:53 pm
On North Front Street, off of Yakima Avenue, there's a shop where a young lady is selling plants. While I was out walking during my lunch hour yesterday, I...
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Sherrel Hailstone
shermusic33
Apr 27, 2007 5:55 pm
Thanks for sharing Mac. I think having an official photographer for a park makes a lot of sense. Sherrel Hailstone ... From: Mac...
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charles crandall
crandcec
Apr 27, 2007 6:00 pm
I was wrong about the yellow breasted chat. The bird seen at 3800 feet was probably a red breasted nuthatch. I think this is not nearly so unusual. I tried...
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Mac Knight
macknight98902
Apr 29, 2007 5:25 am
Birdyak and friends, We toured the Wenas area today between Selah and Ellensburg and found a few birds to photograph along with a cooperative squirrel. Thanks...
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Scott R a y
mryakima
Apr 29, 2007 7:08 am
Yakkers, Right now at 11:55pm I can hear a Common Poorwill calling from a point less than 200 feet from my house. Every spring at about this time they move...
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John J. Hebert
jhebert8235@...
Apr 30, 2007 2:31 am
Taking advantage of a glorious morning, Richard and I took a swing thru our "favorite" Lower Valley birding spot. Highlights include: 16 Redhead 27 American...
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Rich712@...
Apr 30, 2007 4:02 am
Chirp, Alice Nevue notified me this evening that 40+ American White Pelicans were visible on the west side of I-82 just south of Exit 26. At 4;30, most ...
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Ken
baviskd@...
Apr 30, 2007 5:37 am
... Booming blue grouse: Walking today above the Ahtanum Guard Station along the Middle Fork Ahtanum Creek, I heard a blue grouse (sooty?) in a Doug fir tree....
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 1, 2007 12:04 am
On my way back from the Wenas/Boise Campground today there was a single Sandhill Crane in the field that is adjacent to the Audubon Road. Also, heard and saw...
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Rich712@...
May 1, 2007 4:22 am
Chirp, The fourth citizen science cavity nester survey at Fort Simcoe took place today under conditions that were almost dead solid perfect. Great day to...