Across from the shop at the park each day I take my pup Charlie often and have noticed huge mushrooms growing under the trees . Yesterday I noticed a lot of...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Aug 13, 2007 11:45 pm
I had a Chipping Sparrow in the yard on Sunday morning. Another sign that fall migration is slowly but surely starting. Also have had 2 Rufous Hummingbirds...
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JOHN HEBERT
hejohn1126@...
Aug 13, 2007 6:13 am
Denny, Scott, and Debie please let us know if there are changes to the following: August 15. (Wed.) Wenas Lake for Shorebirds. Mid-August is the peak of "fall"...
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JOHN HEBERT
hejohn1126@...
Aug 13, 2007 6:11 am
Where are all the Western Sandpipers? In the Lower Valley of course. I counted over 100 at the Grandview STP on Friday. Not a lot of birds at Wenas Lake today...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Aug 13, 2007 5:38 am
Hi Yakkers, For those of you who don't subscribe to the Yakima Herald-Republic, here is the link to the story in the Yakima Herald Republic about our trips to...
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George Vlahakis
photon180
Aug 13, 2007 5:07 am
Hi All, Some new ones from a quick trip to Pend Orielle county two weekends ago. There were other birds around but time precluded our getting to them. George...
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Scott Downes
downess@...
Aug 13, 2007 3:14 am
Spent yesterday and this morning on the middle and north fork of the Ahtanum. Some of the notables-- Had 5 total "blue" grouse, all appeared to be Sooty....
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 11, 2007 4:24 pm
Yakkers, An Anna's Hummingbird is singing its scratchy song from a naked maple twig in the yard right now, our first for the year. Rufous Hummers abound around...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 11, 2007 4:21 pm
Yakkers, An Anna's Hummingbird is singing its scratchy song from a naked maple twig in the yard right now, our first for the year. Rufous Hummers abound around...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Aug 11, 2007 4:46 am
Hi Yakkers, At about 6:40 this evening there was a male Lesser Goldfinch on the power line over the fence in our backyard. When I first saw it, I noticed a...
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JOHN HEBERT
hejohn1126@...
Aug 10, 2007 4:12 am
Jeff, Richard and I arrived at about the same time this evening to checkout the "night shift" of migrants at Wenas Lake. Along with the Red-necked Phalarope...
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ty604di@...
Aug 10, 2007 1:48 am
Hi all , On my morning walk at the park across from my shop I heard and finally spotted a Black - capped Chickadee jumping around the trees . Also Red Winged...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Aug 10, 2007 12:09 am
I stopped at Wenas Lake this afternoon. There was someone at the boat dock so I didn't see many shorebirds. But, there was a flock of at least 7 phalaropes, I...
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Rich712@...
Aug 8, 2007 4:23 am
Chirp, Tis the season. A bit of mudslinging. Misrepresentation of the bills of others. Digging deep into the dirt. Running from point to point with ...
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Scott Downes
downess@...
Aug 7, 2007 4:05 am
This was posted on tweeters and inland-nw birders from a very good oregon birder who visited the Ahtanum area this weekend. Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:04:45...
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Scott Downes
downess@...
Aug 7, 2007 3:50 am
Hummingbirds seem to be picking up here in our yard. This evening, we had at least 5 hummers of 3 species, a female Black-chinned and Calliope, and an immature...
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Elizabeth Bohn
bohnea24
Aug 6, 2007 4:34 am
Hi Scott, Add another person for the trip. Elizabeth Yakima, WA ... think ... On ... searching ... These spots ... couple of ... migrants have ... Grosbeak, ...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Aug 6, 2007 1:58 am
Hi Scott, Put me down for the trip. Six a.m. is pretty darn early but, with the list of birds you are promising, I can't pass it up. I do think the...
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Scott Downes
downess@...
Aug 6, 2007 12:39 am
Yakkers, I'm hoping to get some feedback from YVAS fieldtrip participants. On Saturday September 8 I will be leading a fieldtrip into the basin searching some...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 3, 2007 11:55 pm
Thanks Debie for these great observations. News of a fledgling Black-throated Sparrow is EXCITING! I noted a brood of three in August 1997 I believe, the only...
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Rich712@...
Aug 3, 2007 6:53 pm
Chirp, Thought a few might enjoy viewing the "Pollination" booklet before rushing down to the nearest post office or sub-station. Below is a link (crossing my...
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Rich712@...
Aug 3, 2007 6:28 pm
Chirp, Picked up some postage stamps the other day and was quite pleased with the design of a booklet of 20 41-cent stamps. It features a bat, a bee, a...
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Sturnella@...
cmnthread
Aug 3, 2007 4:17 pm
Hi Yakkers I went along Rattlesnake Ridge from my place to the big towers along the top of Rattlesnake Ridge Thursday morning and saw a few flocks of mixed...
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Rich712@...
Aug 3, 2007 2:11 am
Chirp, I've just finished penciling in the results from my July 30 monitoring run along the Vredenburgh Bluebird Trail, a string of 132 nest boxes at the end...
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ty604di@...
Aug 2, 2007 10:05 pm
Years ago I raised Bob White Quail . We would get the eggs in the mail and incubate them . Such little fuzz balls would make their way out of the eggs . A...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 2, 2007 1:24 pm
Thanks Rich for sharing this. Your description of the bluebird hatching is indeed poignant. Andy Stepniewski Wapato WA steppie@... ... From:...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Aug 2, 2007 5:20 am
Hi Yakkers, I was in Moxee yesterday doing an inspection on Beaudry Road. As I was walking toward the house, I heard a flock of about 30 Canada Geese coming...
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Sturnella@...
cmnthread
Aug 2, 2007 3:13 am
Hi Yakkers I haven't posted in a while, so I took an extra long walk around my pond this morning and watched quite a few birds. There were all the usual...
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Rich712@...
Aug 1, 2007 11:21 pm
Chirp, While checking the Vredenburgh Bluebird Trail on July 20, I had a truly marvelous memorable moment. As a rule of thumb, bluebirds tend not to lay eggs...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 1, 2007 2:05 pm
MORSE CREEK TO BASIN LAKE 27-29 JULY 2007 Our quest for White-tailed Ptarmigan in Yakima County continues! This was Yakima Audubon's third major assault for...
