Chirp, My granddaughter and I checked out the Osprey nesting platform at Buchanan Lake this afternoon. At first the nest was empty but as we walked along the...
Rich712@...
Apr 2, 2008 11:27 pm
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This afternoon we had a male Purple Finch at the feeders along with the usual House Finches. The raspberry red on the breast and back made for a nice sight in...
Scott Downes
downess@...
Apr 2, 2008 11:39 pm
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Yakkers, We took a short drive west along Pumphouse Road, then north on Lateral C to Marion Drain west to US-97. The creek has not yet flooded so ducks were ...
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 3, 2008 3:02 am
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Chirp, Scooped 17+ American White Pelicans in the ponds adjacent to I-82 near mile post 28...power lines cross above the freeway at this location. A noted...
Rich712@...
Apr 4, 2008 3:15 am
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Yakkers, Michael asked me to post this as he is having computer issues with BirdYak postings. A question that the newspaper articles concerning the U S Dept...
Rich712@...
Apr 4, 2008 2:17 pm
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I saw my first Cliff Swallows of the year yesterday afternoon at the SR 22 bridge over the Yakima River. Jeff...
Yesterday afternoon, Selah City Hall told me the Ag Dept had called to notify them of a planned poisoning of starlings in the Selah area. Didn't say where....
Michael Martin
SelahLibraryGuy@...
Apr 4, 2008 3:25 pm
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Chirp, Yesterday was the final day for Project FeederWatch for the season. I made sure all my feeders were full and plenty of seed was tossed on the ground. ...
Rich712@...
Apr 5, 2008 5:26 pm
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YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER AND PRIEST RAPIDS LAKE 5 APRIL 2008 We found spring marching right along out in the shrub-steppe on the Yakima Training Center. We were...
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 6, 2008 4:14 am
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We observed 9 Mt Goats on the south side of the Tieton River in the vicinity of Bear Cr. Canyon last Wednesday afternoon. It seems noteworthy to see goats at...
Brewer's and Vesper Sparrows have returned to the upper reaches of The Ranch. A couple of Sage Thrashers were observed, in Andy's words, "singing and...
JOHN HEBERT
hejohn1126@...
Apr 7, 2008 5:23 am
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Yakkers. Below is a post from Tweeters. The intersection of Highways 821 and 823 would be the Harrison Road -Yakima River Canyon intersection, just west of...
Rich712@...
Apr 7, 2008 4:40 pm
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I wonder if I could have been looking at a N. Goshawk just now on the East end of Suntides golf course. It was a really big accipiter, damn near as big as a...
I've noticed townsend's solitares throughout the year at my house on Scenic Drive. In the winter, I'd come out the front door and flush one from under the...
Yakkers, This evening at 7 pm we came to a stop in front of Larry and Doris Robinson's beautiful home in The Nile for the Yakima Valley Audubon board meeting....
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 9, 2008 5:05 am
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I saw and heard at least 3 Red-naped Sapsuckers drumming, calling and drilling sapwells along Milk Creek in the Wenas today. This is the first I have seen...
Chirp, Nice morning for a walk on the Greenway. Lots of birds seem to be paired up or making an effort to do so. Females of some species still seem to have...
Rich712@...
Apr 11, 2008 1:42 am
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Chirp, Mid-morning Tuesday, birding wanderlust struck me. I decided that the Tieton River Natural Trail must be snow free and, perhaps, hosting the Bushtits...
Rich712@...
Apr 11, 2008 4:31 am
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I saw my first ruby crowned kinglets of the year today. I almost missed them because they were loosely with a flock of goldfinches....
Yakkers, Yesterday on Tweeters a Great Gray Owl report from 15 miles south of Yakima County: "On April 11, I was participating on a tour of lands in Klickitat...
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 12, 2008 2:13 pm
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We are starting this years Lewis Woodpecker survey at Ft. Simcoe park. Again we will be looking for Woodpecker versus starling interactions. No actual birding...
H all. had a pair of Wood ducks in my back yard. We often get Mallards, but this was a first. Bill West Valley ************** It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms...
Hi Yakkers--Today we took the jeep for a ride up Parke Creeke, over the Beacon Ridge Road and down to Quilomene Bay (on the Columbia River between Vantage and...
Yakkers, I spent an absolutely beautiful Sunday birding the Yakama Indian Reservation with good results. I found an EURASIAN WIGEON on a flooded field 9/10th...
HI Yakkers, Sunday afternoon there was a Ferruginous Hawk hunting near the intersection of Mieras Road and Coombs Road. This is an area with a high population...
Osprey are settling in around Yakima. There's a pair of osprey on the nest by Willow Lake near the 40th Avenue exit off Highway 82 (Fred Meyer exit, south...
Chirp, The YVAS Citizen Science project at Fort Simcoe kicked off today with near perfect weather conditions. Great Horned Owls are nesting again in the same...
Rich712@...
Apr 17, 2008 2:12 am
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Chirp, After today's survey at Fort Simcoe, I doubled back to the Hwy 97 overpass just south of Union Gap. As John has previously stated, one can enter ...
Rich712@...
Apr 17, 2008 2:31 am
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On my way home this afternoon, there was a Ferruginous Hawk soaring above the intersection of Hwy. 24 and Suntargets Rd. Also the hordes of white-crowned...
