We suddenly have tripled our house sparrow population. They aren't using our birdhouses yet, but there's sure a lot more of them. Is this possible? Sherrel...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Mar 2, 2008 4:51 am
Yakkers, We canvassed the Black Rock Valley for raptors today. We drove it east from Yakima to SR-241, then returned to Yakima. On this roundtrip we saw: Bald...
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Scott Downes
downess@...
Mar 2, 2008 10:25 pm
I went up Hwy. 410 this morning all the way to the end of the road, hoping to maybe stumble upon winter finches. I stopped at most pullouts after Bumping Lake...
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JOHN HEBERT
hejohn1126@...
Mar 2, 2008 10:44 pm
Need a WESTERN SCRUB JAY for your Yakima life list? Don't drive all the way to Tampico. Gas is to expensive. Looking for a LEWIS' WOODPECKER to photograph?...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Mar 3, 2008 3:19 am
Yakkers, We headed up to White Pass fantasizing finches such as Red and White-winged Crossbills and Pine Grosbeaks. Alas, it was not to be. Across Dog Lake and...
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JOHN HEBERT
hejohn1126@...
Mar 4, 2008 3:20 am
I can hear the 'old' pros right now saying, "what's that Hebert smoking and how can I get some a it?" At 5:20 PM this afternoon, as I drove past my next door ...
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rmcclsky
rmcclsky@...
Mar 5, 2008 2:16 am
A group saw a light bunting on Cameron Lake Rd. on February 17 reporting it as a McKay's Bunting. Meredith Spencer reported seeing a bird consistent with the...
Hi Ron, When I looked at your photos earlier, I neglected to scroll down far enough, and missed the second bird. Although you can't see the entire bird, it...
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Scott Downes
downess@...
Mar 8, 2008 4:19 pm
Yakkers, There has been a Red-bellied Woodpecker hanging around the Spokane area, it has been sighted off and on for last couple weeks by a landowner. This is...
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Phil Mattocks
pmattocks@...
Mar 9, 2008 12:25 am
Hi folks, I have good copies of the following journals that are free to a good home. Shipping or pickup to be arranged -- I live in Ellensburg and work in...
Hello Yakkers: What a glorious day to spend putting about the yard tidying the garden. Even better when I am able to recognize last years friends, back once...
Hello all: I would like to but a spotting scope and tripod. Possibly a complete set that another birder does not now need. Please contact me with your...
I had to go into Yakima today, while there I saw several Violet-green Swallows around Yakima Ave. and 1st Street. I usually see my first swallows of Spring in...
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Rich712@...
Mar 11, 2008 4:40 am
Debie and Yakkers, In a message dated 3/10/2008 8:53:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Sturnella@... writes: "...but I haven't seen a Ferruginous Hawk yet." I...
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Rich712@...
Mar 11, 2008 4:56 am
Chirp, I took an evening stroll over to Randle Park today. The park offered nothing of note. However, an adult Bald Eagle was once again perched in a...
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ty604di@...
Mar 12, 2008 8:21 pm
I was leaving the wholesale house on 16th. ave yesterday and a Bald Eagle was hovering over head then went further into town , I still saw him on Linclon ave...
Hi all, I finally got around to posting all the photos from Alice and my trip to San Diego then Yuma by way of the wintering Jan and Judy Gano's place in El ...
I've started seeing YR Warblers around the Suntides area. First was March 6, then another March 11. I keep hearing rock wrens but haven't got good visual yet....
Hi Yakkers, I have some new photos on my website, including some from the YVAS field trip Saturday (Prairie Merlin, Say's Phoebe, Sage Sparrow); some from a...
Mike, Really nice hummer and Peregrine. George ... From: Mike Roper To: BirdYak@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:51 PM Subject: [BirdYak] In...
I have next week off and am considering a mid week trip to Othello to avoid the Crane Festival crowds and hopefully pick a day with good weather. I'm free...
Hi everybody! I took a short walk on the Greenway today and saw my first Turkey Vulture of the year today--soaring low near the Yakima River, across the river...
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Rich712@...
Mar 15, 2008 6:27 pm
Yakkers, I received a phone call this morning from Sandi B. (Cottonwood Canyon/ Lesser Goldfinch). She was notified by a friend who lives near mp 15 of ...
Hi Richard and Yakkers, Sharon Brittingham called me this morning about this. She lives about ten miles east of Moxee along Hwy 24. She said there were 16 ...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Mar 16, 2008 4:23 am
Hi Yakkers, We were turned back by snow drifts descending Umtanum Ridge on the Yakima Training Center (YTC) to Priest Rapids Lake a couple weeks ago. Today we ...
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Rich712@...
Mar 16, 2008 3:19 pm
Yakkers, An article in this morning's Yakima Herald indicates Denny was correct. The dead birds were the result of a controlled poisoning by the U. S. Dept ...
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Scott Downes
downess@...
Mar 16, 2008 8:45 pm
I birded the Toppenish NWR area this morning for a couple of hours from 9:30 to 11:30. A few nice highlights, especially around the Zimmerman ponds. On Marion...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Mar 17, 2008 12:40 am
Yakkers, We went to Priest Rapids again today, thinking of canoeing. As we arrived a stiff north wind creating whitecaps was blowing, dissuading us from ...
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JOHN HEBERT
hejohn1126@...
Mar 17, 2008 1:20 am
While Andy and Ellen were handling the East County and Scott covered the South, Richard and I did a bit of near West Yakima County birding today. We started in...
I saw 4 Violet-green Swallows this morning perched on a wire at the intersection of Terrace Heights Dr. and Butterfield Road...spring is on the way. I have...
