Hi Yakkers, An immature Anna's Hummingbird has taken up residence at our house. It has been here for over a week. I take the feeder out early every morning and...
Taking a break from frequenting the arboretum sparrow patch in search of a White-throated Sparrow, I went to Poppoff this afternoon. I continued, at my...
I was out in the lower valley today and saw another Bonaparte's Gull. Just south of Marion Drain on Tecumseh Road on the east side is a pond that is usually...
We have some fresh suet from our 3 steers. If any wants some let me know. It will be available to pick up today after 11:00. Call me at 248 3878. Debie Brown...
I found, seemingly early for the season, a large gray Gyrfalcon along Hwy 221 about 10 miles north of Paterson this afternoon. My first for Benton County. ...
Back on the 8th of October I took a picture of a Merlin in my neighbor's spruce tree. I thought it was probably just passing thru. I've been wondering why my...
Chirp, After a seemingly endless battle against chores and a lingering cold, a birding spark flickered with Denny's report of Scoters and a Pacific Loon up on...
This morning on our bird walk we had a Horned Grebe on the south pond. Eric Heisey first spotted it and later we had great views of both the Horned and a...
Yakkers, Sunday and Monday nights, a Northern Saw-whet Owl has been giving its moaning Moo-ah" call from the Douglas-firs in our yard, south of Yakima. ...
Hey all, Update on my previous report, what I thought to be a Chipping Sparrow earlier, both Scott and Jon Isacoff thought to be a Clay-colored Sparrow! I'll...
Hi Yakkers, This morning I made a brief stop at the Buena Pond. There were two Bonaparte's Gulls, one Common Loon, one Double-crested Cormorant, four Mallards...
Hi Yakkers, I went to Rimrock Lake and Clear Lake yesterday in much better weather than the weekend before. Rimrock Lake was like glass, not a ripple showing...
Hi Yakkers, Bob Tuck e-mailed me to report a Gray Jay in the trees in his yard about three miles north of Selah. He has lots and lots of evergreen trees...
Hey all, Went up to McNary NWR and the Yakima River delta yesterday for a few hours, mostly just the usual birds on the Columbia River, but some notables...
We have 2 months left and a few missing Yakima County 2012 eBird sightings: Spruce Grouse Bohemian Waxwing Snow Bunting Tree Sparrow Harris Sparrow Swamp...
Went out to Hwy-24 to check for Rough-legged hawks yesterday. I was a bit discouraged after 25 red-tails, until I passed MP 27 and spotted two Rough-legs. At...
Stopped at Clear Lake this evening on my way home after a successful dash to Westport for my State Northern Wheatear. No scoters were to be found on the lake....
Hi Yakkers, I ventured up to Rimrock Lake for an hour of scanning gulls. The adult Sabine's Gull is still there. Nothing earth-shattering to report. Here is...
Chirp, Stopped at Sarg Hubbard park close to noon today. Walked to the south edge of the grassy knoll that overlooks the wetland. Mixed in with dozens of...
I don't have all the totals together yet after our walk this morning but six of us had a great start to our morning. We had two brand new birds this year for...
Thought people might be interested in the results of the Washington Bird Records Committee voting for this fall. Several records were submitted for Yakima...
Saw a pair of adult bald eagles across the Naches River from Painted Rocks sitting on the cross arm of the power line crossing today around noon. Perhaps the...
The birds are starting to showing up in the chicken pen " besides the hens " . A few Juncos and White Crown Sparrows . My Coot is getting restless , he runs...
for those of you up early in the mornings, on my way to work the last two days I could see a Great Horned Owl along the freeway, he perches on a power pole...
On my early-evening walk today, I saw a familiar silhouette in the top of a white poplar tree about a block from our house, on South 20th Ave. near Logan. For...
Hi I was sitting on the ground brushing my dog and suddenly all the birds flew into the trees and got quiet. A second or two later a male Merlin landed on the ...
There is group of 5 birds that appear to be Greater White-fronted at the Terrace Heights Cemetery. They have been there for over a week that I know of. If they...
Just got back from the westside and went to get gas at Costco and found a Red-necked Phalarope in the pond. On the way over on Thursday I stopped at Clear Lake...
