Yakkers, Yesterday, January 31, Ellen and I were treated to great views of a Barred Owl in a fir or spruce (its roost tree). The bird is in the first conifer...
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Sue Ericksen
ericksen@...
Feb 1, 2002 6:24 pm
The red-tails are refurbishing their nest, a pair of Cooper's Hawks flew over, a red-winged blackbird is at the feeder and a pair of kestrels have claimed...
Hi Yakkers, I saw a swallow, either a Tree or a Violet-green, flying over the Yakima River near Sherman Park this morning. It was quite high against a bright ...
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Rich712@...
Feb 4, 2002 7:12 am
Chirp, I decided to take a walk this afternoon rather than watch the Super Bowl. It was such a beautiful afternoon it seemed like a shame to waste it cooped...
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Rich712@...
Feb 4, 2002 7:24 am
Chirp, Sorry Gunter but I couldn't resist. I could (should?) have went with: red-brst sap @ rpark pine but I just had to get it out of my system. Later, Rich...
Hi Yakkers, Today at about 11:15 I located the Red-breasted Sapsucker that Richard found yesterday at Randall Park. From the south end of the parking lot on...
I was in the Canyon below Roza today. Saw a varied thrush who thought he was a dipper. How common are VT in the county? This guy flew ahead of me a few feet...
Hi Yakkers, I have made some changes to the BirdYak website. Here is the address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/ You don't have to register with Yahoo...
The Red-breasted Sapsucker found by Richard was still present at Randall Park this afternoon. The sidewalk leading from the parking area on the west side of...
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John Hebert
jhebert@...
Feb 6, 2002 4:40 am
I bagged two unique birds today. The Red-breasted Sapsucker and the elusive Rich712 at Randall Park. Thanks Rich for sharing your sighting and your musings, ...
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Rich712@...
Feb 6, 2002 5:07 am
Chirp, Now that John has given away my favorite perch, I'm going to have to molt and find a new roost. The sap will be gone but hopefully the sapsucker will ...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Feb 6, 2002 5:46 am
John, Three folks from western WA have expressed interest in the March 24 Sage Grouse trip. They are Irene Potter and Jeff Swift and his girlfriend Shawn. I've...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Feb 6, 2002 2:58 pm
Ooops! This message was supposed to go to John Hebert. I will endeavor to recheck addresses and such when before I punch the send button at late hours. Andy ...
This is why it's always a good idea to say only nice things about others when using email! :) Scott Ray ... From: Andy Stepniewski...
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
baviskd@...
Feb 6, 2002 6:06 pm
Stepped out this morning a little after 7, and heard at least three varied thrushes trying out their voices. They all seemed to be fairly high up in the...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Feb 6, 2002 7:10 pm
Yakkers, Last night, we ferried Ellen's car to Subaru for repairs (yet again) and decided to do some owling on the way back. At Sportsman state Park, we had a...
Yakkers, When I arrived at the Oak Creek Feeding Station this am to work my shift, there were two Red-Breasted Sap-suckers in a birch tree directly in front of...
Hi Yakkers, I got a call from Frank Warren at 607 N. 53th Ave. this morning saying he has had an Anna's Hummingbird visiting his feeders all winter. I stopped...
Hi, again, Yakkers, I am signed up with Texbirds to get information for my upcoming trip to the Rio Grande Valley. This e-mail came in today. It is such an...
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Sue Ericksen
ericksen@...
Feb 8, 2002 1:54 pm
Yakkers: We birded Randall Park Wednesday morning with the hopes of seeing several notables. We easily found the Red Breasted Sapsucker and were surprised by ...
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Rich712@...
Feb 8, 2002 4:52 pm
Cheep, Hmmm, bright yellow tips could be a sign of that cowardly rich712 molting on the run. It would be too much to hope for that an accipiter exists that ...
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Rich712@...
Feb 8, 2002 8:38 pm
Chirp, Two Common Redpoll were in a birch tree with approx 12 Am Goldfinch at 12:30 today. 3609 Bonnie Doon...access from 38th Ave. Observed two Goldfinch...
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Sue Ericksen
ericksen@...
Feb 9, 2002 8:30 pm
Thank you Rich for the ID possibility. Now that I looked, I see that the Cedar Waxwing tail does indeed have yellow tips. Size and shape would clinch the...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Feb 10, 2002 2:43 pm
Tweeters, Yesterday (9 February 2002), Ellen and I observed an adult light-phase Ferruginous Hawk soaring over the eastern Horse Heaven Hills about 8 miles ...
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Rich712@...
Feb 12, 2002 9:55 pm
Chirp, Yesterday, our newest Yakker mentioned that she failed to locate the Red-breasted Sapsucker on a short visit to Randall Park on Saturday. She was able...
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Rich712@...
Feb 16, 2002 9:15 pm
Chirp, Cornell University's back yard bird count is under way and will wind up on Monday night. As of noon today, Yakima was in 9th place in Washington State ...
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Rich712@...
Feb 17, 2002 6:54 am
Chirp, As this venture was ostensibly aimed at amateur birders (no offense intended), and as no one was able to clarify a system to declare a champion, I, as...
