Yakkers, SECOND REQUEST The Yakima County Birdathon is fast approaching. It is May 11, and roughly coincides with the peak of diversity in birdlife in these...
Andy Stepniewski
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May 1, 2002 5:17 pm
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Had a NASHVILLE WARBLER in the yard yesterday, 04/30/02.......Spring is coming to the upper reaches, finally. Joyce Lucas Yakima ajbirds@......
They must have been white pelicans, don't ya think? More of them around now than snow geese. Don't pelicans stretch out their neck gliding in for a landing?...
Mini-Birdwalkers will meet at the Fish Hatchery on S Naches Rd (just S/SE of Eschbach Park) at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, May 8. The walk will be along the ditch...
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May 6, 2002 4:34 am
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Chirp, Quiet group. I get the feeling everyone else is out enjoying waves of migrants while my birding forays have been brief this past week. On Wednesday, I...
Rich712@...
May 7, 2002 2:28 am
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Hi Birders, Bullock's Orioles have arrived, and they picked a mighty cold day! Sue Sawyer...
Sue Ericksen
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May 7, 2002 6:30 pm
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Chirp, While we were driving towards Moxee on Hwy. 24 around 11:00 AM this morning my wife called my attention to a group of large birds circling low over the ...
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May 10, 2002 12:15 am
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Yakkers' Just had a phone call from a neighbor, saying he had a large bird in his pasture, and he didn't think it was a heron. Larry quickly scanned the field...
Hello everyone, Tomorrow, May 11 is theYakima Valley Audubon Societies annual Big Day. We have 11 routes being covered. Here's the line up as presently...
Andy Stepniewski
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May 10, 2002 6:32 pm
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We had a first for our feeder today and the 1st one I've seen in Terrace Heights. A beautiful male Lazuli Bunting. Mike Roper...
This turned out to be one of those days when you can't seem to tear yourself away from the window. Along with all of the regulars- goldfinches,house finches,...
The Wednesday morning bird walkers will meet again at the Fish Hatchery, S Naches Rd., for a walk along the ditch bank on Wednesday, May 15 at 7:00AM. It may...
Indymor@...
May 13, 2002 2:30 am
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Hi Yakkers, With 6 of 12 teams reporting in, the Yakima County Big Day total on May 11 now stands at 172 species! This is pretty darn good considering the ...
Andy Stepniewski
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May 13, 2002 3:57 am
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Yakkers, As of 9 pm May 12, I need only 4 teams to report in on the Yakima county Birdathon. Bravo! Andy...
Andy Stepniewski
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May 13, 2002 4:05 am
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... From: Andy Stepniewski <steppie@...> To: Denny Granstrand <osprey@...> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 8:16 AM Subject: news ... 30 ... the...
Andy Stepniewski
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May 13, 2002 3:12 pm
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Hi Yakkers, Yesterday my mother and I found a new Bald Eagle nest on the south side of Rimrock Lake. For years there has been one pair nesting at the west end...
Yakkers, This last winter the Sunnyside Irrigation District did extensive work on the Sunnyside Canal in Parker Heights. They had huge earth moving equipment ...
Andy Stepniewski
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May 13, 2002 11:04 pm
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Hi Phyllis, Welcome to BirdYak! I am looking for more photos to put on the BirdYak website. If you have some nice ones and would like other people to enjoy ...
On Sunday, May 12, about 1 pm, there were 30 American White pelicans circling in a thermal just north of Selah gap, roughly over the Dept. of Transportation...
Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
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May 14, 2002 10:08 am
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Hi...where are the Bird-walkers meeting tomorrow? Harry (Mitch) & Wanda Mitchell Mini-Birdwalkers will meet at the Fish Hatchery on S Naches Rd (just...
wanmit@...
May 15, 2002 3:26 am
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Chirp, Yesterday was a truly granstrandish day in my back yard. The surprising treats came in such numbers that my memory is scrambled in the actual sequence...
Rich712@...
May 15, 2002 6:12 pm
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Hi Yakkers, The Common Grackle on Birchfield Road one mile south of Highway 24 is still there. It is hanging out with five or six Brewer's Blackbirds. It...
Hi Yakkers, I got an e-mail from a woman who lives on Fair Ave. across from the Sundome. She said that this morning she had an Indigo Bunting at her bird...
Chirp, Yakima becomes the 10th Washington county with Indigo Bunting sightings with the Fair Avenue bird. Four other Eastern Washington counties have ...
Rich712@...
May 18, 2002 11:52 pm
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Hello Birders, This is my first posting to this list. I have read with interest all the bird sightings. I have looked anxiously to see if anyone mentioned...
Sandy, It appears that all the real experts are busy...perhaps birding. Rumor has it that Denny has lashed himself (and scope) to the flag pole atop the ...
Rich712@...
May 19, 2002 4:29 am
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Hi Yakkers, The woman at whose house the Indigo Bunting was is Valerie Romero and her address is 1022 S. Fair Ave., across the street from the Sundome. You...
Dear Yakkers, the Mini-bird walkers will meet at the lower end of the Greenway at 7:00AM on Wednesday, May 22. Exit at Valley Mall Blvd and turn east under...
