Yakkers, Yesterday, 1 February, we had four species of owls here at our place in Parker Heights. The Barred Owl was in its usual dense juniper towards the west...
Took my mid-morning work break to check on our feeders and to my enjoyment saw a male Common Redpoll among the siskins! The bird I saw nearby (about 3 blocks...
Eleven of us walked the Poppoff Trail on the Greenway this morning and found 32 species of birds. Eyes were sharp, especially on the two accipiters which were...
A slight amount of robin swarming in the evening 2-1-2012 at the end of Pence Rd near Suntides Golf course. I wonder if it has something to do with warm day...
Hi Yakkers, I drove up the Wenas Road looking for redpolls and any other bird that would sit still for a photo. I found two small flocks of redpolls, one with...
Not an answer to your question, but yesterday, late afternoon, Mary & I saw thousands of robins in the fields & trees & flying off South Emerald Road. We...
Hi Yakkers, I looked through my redpoll photos again this morning and found several photos of the bird I thought could have been a Hoary Redpoll. The other ...
I was intrigued by a report that Denny Granstrand posted yesterday on a nice flock of redpolls near the parking area and the possibility of a hoary redpoll in...
I swear I'm not carrying these things around! We've had a single male common redpoll at our feeders since Thursday. Luke Safford was able to see it yesterday....
We jeeped up Parke Creek (very icy) and down the Quilomene Ridge Road to Quilomene Bay on the Columbia River today. On the top of Beacon Ridge road we saw one...
We have a Kestrel who's taken up residence in our barn. For the past few weeks, he's been arriving at about 5:00pm each evening, and squeezes himself into one...
Hi Kathy, I have never used a nest box for Kestrels because I can barely fit my hand through the hole, let alone the rest of my body. J Sorry, I couldn’t ...
Hi Kathy, There are several of us that have put up Kestrel nest boxes. Here is a video clip of a Fledgling Kestrel I took at my nest box. They are really fun...
Greetings! This morning I got one very bad photo of what I believe to be a loon seen from Thorp Road--there is more info with the photo. Thanks for any help...
Linda, At a glance on my phone's screen it looks like a Double-crested Cormorant. Kevin...
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Feb 11, 2012 1:23 am
Chirp, For the eighth time in the last ten days, a Bald Eagle has appeared at Fisher Golf Course along 38th Ave in a huge elm tree around sunset. Some days I...
I flushed nine GRPA from my wheat field this evening just before dusk. I was flying my electric RC Super Cub over the field but the birds I did not notice the...
Greetings! Following up on a report of owls calling at Fort Simcoe from a non-birding friend who walks the grounds almost daily in the late afternoon my...
This afternoon about 3 p.m. I saw a sapsucker in a willow in Wide Hollow Creek, north of Washington at the airport, a bit west of 24th Ave. This is the first...
Hi All, Did another one day trip to Damon Point last Saturday to get some owls in the sun. Unfortunately the hordes were there too and we saw several owls...
Late this afternoon Mary & I went back to Randall Park. We got nice views of a Red-breasted Sapsucker, and once again saw a Kestrel flying with a junco in its...
Greetings! Didn't expect to be back so soon, but this morning we took the long way from White Swan to Toppenish that included a detour to Old Goldendale...
Yakkers, For those that don't follow Tweeters, I thought I'd let you know that there is a very nice female McKay's Bunting at Damon Point. I was able to view...
Hi Yakkers, Yesterday, after driving home from running errands, I was almost to my house when I noticed a Merlin flying over my neighbors house after a House ...
Yakkers, Last Thursday we had a group of eight birders (including my 3-year old son!) walk the Poppoff Trail in the rainy, foggy weather. Our raptor totals...
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Feb 14, 2012 4:48 am
Chirp, With the Great Backyard Bird Count slated to begin this coming Friday, I thought I would check on the location that has, for the past six years,...
Greetings! After 3 days of stalking the swans on flooding Toppenish Creek at Old Goldendale Highway I finally got one really good photo of the blue collar on...
Hi Linda, The Trumpeter Swan at Thorp Road I believe is a pinioned bird (or for some other reason cannot fly) that was somehow released on the river and now ...
This morning I was driving along Powerhouse Road and saw a large falcon in a nice banked turn over the road. It came up to the cliff and entered a fluttering...
I have also seen this bird (PRFA). My most recent sighting was 2 days ago. There are some nice spots in that cliff for a Prarie to nest, it bears watching for...
