Hi Everyone, I made the trip to Bridgeport to look for the Northern Hawk Owl that Denny saw and photographed last weekend. We had no luck locating he Hawk Owl...
Hi Yakkers, I went to the nearly-north country again on Saturday. As I drove through Entiat I saw a flock of 30 Cedar Waxwings and one Bohemian Waxwing, the...
Hi yakkers, Many of you know I don't own a spotting scope and thus have limited knowledge of them. Thus, I come to you experts for information. I am getting...
Does anyone have an interest in carpooling with me to try and find the Hawk Owl recently resighted near Mansfield, WA? I was planning on taking a day off from...
Chirp, Well not yet...but they really want to visit YOUR yard soon! And they will with just a little cooperation from you. Here is actual request from Rob...
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Feb 4, 2009 8:44 pm
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Chirp, On a prior visit to monitor Buchanan Lake as a waterfowl night roost, I noted 600 Robins moving along the Yakima River. A few of the Robins collected...
Rich712@...
Feb 4, 2009 10:50 pm
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Hi Yakkers, I was looking at the rare bird photos on Surfbirds a night or two ago and saw several great Ivory Gull photos by Mark Szantyr, who lives in ...
Cheerily cheer-up cheerio, With the Great Backyard Bird Count one week away, I decided to check on the traditional American Robin roost at Suntides Golf...
Rich712@...
Feb 7, 2009 3:34 am
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Hi ya Yakkers, A big thanks to Rich who wrote such a persuasive article about the American Robin migration. My husband, Wayne and I drove down to the Sun Tides...
Hi All, Yesterday Jeff Kozma, Mike Roper, Larry Martin and I went up to the Mansfield area and observed the Northern Hawk Owl. We also saw White-winged...
Yakkers, Trying to stay above the fog today, I was birding the Ridge Road south of Mabton in Yakima County. The only excitement had been spotting two Mountain ...
NIcely done George! ... -- Paul L. Bannick Nature and Bird Photography www.paulbannick.com 206-352-1940 My first book, "The Owl and the Woodpecker: Encounters...
Hi Everyone, Here are my photos from the trip. The crossbill were to quick for us to get photos but I did manage to get off a shot of one of the Eurasian...
love the feet and eyes! ... -- Paul L. Bannick Nature and Bird Photography www.paulbannick.com 206-352-1940 My first book, "The Owl and the Woodpecker:...
Mike Roper and I were discussing the robin phenomenon on our way up to Mansfield on Saturday. I was wondering if anyone has ever observed the robin night...
Hi Yakkers, There has been an immature light morph Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk at the west end of the Yakima Airport property for several days. I have seen it...
While driving past the Suntides Mobile Home Park in the dawn hours this morning, I spotted fast erratic flying up ahead. High G turns, a low swoop across the...
Hi Jeff and Richard, Last year I stood near the intersection of Galloway and the Old Naches Hwy. All of the birds I saw going to the roost area on the north...
Jeff and Yakkers, Jeff had three questions on which I would like to comment. 1. "I was wondering if anyone has ever observed the robin night roosts in the...
Rich712@...
Feb 9, 2009 10:14 pm
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Chirp, Yesterday at 4:30 pm, I was perched high above Yakima at Look Out Point...on the ridge north of the 40th Ave BiMart. Breezy and overcast with little...
Rich712@...
Feb 9, 2009 11:41 pm
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I've had a pretty good last few days. The Hawk Owl and Crossbills were life birds last Saturday and now a Brown Creeper in the yard today. I hope the Kerry's...
Nice shots, Mike. It was almost too easy, wasn't it? George ... From: Mike Roper To: BirdYak@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 5:41 PM Subject:...
Thanks, Jeff. It was a really good trip. I only wished the WW Crossbills hadn't given us the slip. If you get another idea for such a great trip, let me know. ...
Thanks, Andy. Let me know if you figure out a way to do one. I thought Scott did a great job on the Northern Flicker photo. George ... From: Andy Stepniewski ...
Yo Yakkers, What a Flicker! National Audubon President John Flicker must be envious of the portrait (courtesy of George Vlahakis) and informative bio (written...
Rich712@...
Feb 11, 2009 4:32 pm
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I would also strongly encourage at least one person to try to get out to the site pre-dawn to try to see if they can observe where the numbers are going in the...
Scott Downes
downess@...
Feb 11, 2009 5:29 pm
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Chirp, 4:30 pm - I stashed the Fatmobile, cleverly disguised as a filthy Ford Ranger in the north parking lot of the Yakima Area Arboretum. Pulling my Nike...
Rich712@...
Feb 12, 2009 5:05 am
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The robin saga continues. And it is indeed interesting. For what it's worth, three years ago in 2006, another year in which we had big numbers of robins...
Chirp, Yakkers, we have an offer you can't reuse! A chance at the full meal deal. The whole nine yards! The whole enchilada! All kidding aside, in a...
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