Yakkers, Saturday (March 30), my brother got a good look at a Northern Pygmy-Owl 5 feet from their living room window in Parker Heights. It was in an ...
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Sturnella@...
Apr 5, 2002 2:53 am
Hi This evening I saw about 8 White-throated Swifts at the Fair Avenue exit off the freeway. At Buccannon Lake there were 2 Ospreys. That's all for now. Debie...
Just got back from a SE Arizona herping trip. I accidentally hit the send button on Friday 3/29 just before I left town. I spent the all of March writing and...
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Kathleen Ross
kaross@...
Apr 8, 2002 3:09 am
The wild flowers and birds were great today at Fort Simcoe. Lots of sage violets, various lomatiums (or lomatia for you Latin enthusiasts for the multiple...
At about 1400, I saw a pair of geese flying up valley at Sun tides. Silhouetted against the sky, but they looked white or at least pale, with the black...
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
baviskd@...
Apr 12, 2002 3:55 pm
The white-crowned sparrows showed up a few days ago. They eat a few sunflower seeds, sing a little, then appear to move on. Yesterday I observed a raven...
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Bobbinlisa@...
Apr 13, 2002 6:01 pm
Have been fortunate to have the flock of Cedar Waxwings here for the past three weeks. I imagine that when the berries are gone, they will also disappear....
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Indymor@...
Apr 13, 2002 8:56 pm
This morning on the pond south of Sarg Hubbard park (not the lake) I saw what looked like a black-necked stilt. The coloring of the neck was exactly as in my...
Hi Yakkers, This morning I stopped by the Wilson Creek Marsh east of Soap Lake with Marvin Cooper from Seattle looking for Tri-colored Blackbirds. We followed...
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
baviskd@...
Apr 14, 2002 6:32 am
Not many other things look like those bizarre black necked stilts.... I betcha that's what you saw. Don't they migrate through about this time of the year?...
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
baviskd@...
Apr 14, 2002 7:36 am
I might add that the Sharp shinned hawk has a specially adapted third primary feather that functions something like a knife, with the longest talon on the...
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Gaylord Mink
gmink@...
Apr 14, 2002 1:29 pm
I have see several black necked stilts at ponds in eastern Yakima county for the past 4-5 days including 6 at one location on Thursday. No doubt that they are...
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FBJaeger@...
Apr 14, 2002 7:08 pm
Hey, we also saw a long-legged, what Fritz thought to be, a Kill deer in that location yesterday about 4 pm. We didn't have binocs or book. BJ...
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bobfay@...
Apr 15, 2002 2:59 am
I observed six Black Necked Stilts in the Paterson area last thursday. They do nest in this area (Paterson) as I watched several young ones grow up last...
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gunter hadersberger
gunterr@...
Apr 19, 2002 1:45 am
eh all, the 11th of may is migratory bird day at top nat w refuge (can you figure it out , rich) i need some help at the office and anyone else. also need...
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Rich712@...
Apr 19, 2002 4:47 am
Chirp, On Tuesday, a Purple Finch made an appearance at my backyard feeders. A female to boot. Normally, I would shy away from making such a bold statement ...
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Rich712@...
Apr 20, 2002 5:07 am
Chirp, Monday I ventured out to fulfill my commitment to monitor the Vredenburgh Bluebird trail. As it is still early in the nesting season for the bluebirds,...
Hi Yakkers, I stopped by Old Goldendale Road this morning and found: 2 American Bittern (heard calling) a good variety of ducks including many Cinnamon Teal ...
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gunter hadersberger
gunterr@...
Apr 20, 2002 6:21 pm
eh all, the owls at tnwr have at least two young. they are so big one is just be held in by a small vertical brand. mom is off the nest and clear to be...
Hi Yakkers, I have put some new photos on the BirdYak website, including of some from Michael Martin of the bluebirds in the nest boxes along the Wenas Road ...
Date: April 20, 2002 Location: Yakima County, Washington The Yakima Audubon Society held a field trip to the Yakama Indian Reservation on Saturday 20 April...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 22, 2002 1:46 am
Kerry, Nice list you posted. Two questions: 1-did you get permission to enter Zimmerman Ponds? Or just walk in? 2-this mink farm, is it obvious from Marion...
Andy, We had Tracy with us (the waterfowl biologist for the Yakama Nation, sorry I forgot his last name) and he let us in. He told us that the area was closed ...
Keep a look out for Western Kingbirds in Yakima County. I spotted one crossing I90 at Dodson Road this afternoon as it struggled against the wind. Scott ...
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Rich712@...
Apr 23, 2002 4:30 am
Scott, You'll have to read the BirdYak posts a little closer. The YVAS field trip on Saturday had a Western Kingbird at Campbell Rd and Marion Drain. See ...
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Betty Peterson
magato99@...
Apr 23, 2002 9:59 pm
5 Turkey Vultures were very active on the wind currents last Sat. here in Cowiche Canyon. One swooped very low over the garage and I got a good look at his...
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wanmit@...
Apr 24, 2002 2:12 am
Today at our home in the Nile, we had a flock of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and a pair of Yellow-rumped Warblers in the Fir Trees. 'Probably migrating and will be...
