Hi, The male Rufous Hummingird continues to visit our yard. The Black- chinneds don't allow him much time at the feeder, but there are plenty of nectar plants...
While this is not the ideal forum to post such a message, it seems to be my only avenue at the moment. An ill-fated family and birding vacation to the...
The July 3 MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) session proved to be busier and more diverse than expected. We did note the absence of some...
Four of us stopped at the Tyson Ponds on the way home from banding (7/3). As mentioned in the banding post, migration is underway, proved by the presence of...
Helping out with MAPS banding continues to be a fun adventure for me. I love being that close to the birds, and adding new birds to my list. Up until now I...
Here's another Male RUHU sighting. Sat., Jun 30 a very brightly colored and loud! RUHU spent the day in our yard. He announced himself at the feeder early in...
This evening (July 5) the two foster owls were sleeping in my Willow Tree and foster mama was up higher. As it got close to 9 pm, the two little ones started...
Because several persons are posting messages regarding the sighting of Rufous hummers, I decided that I might as well add my two cents worth. On June 23, I...
Bob - From your yard, and all of the great things you have had, I think it only fair for you to report such things as Frigatebirds. Just kidding. Although as...
A pleasant, slightly cooler day greeted a visit to what some of us commonly refer-to as "MacDonald Ridge", north of DeMoss Road and across the water from Horn...
<snip>--- In LCBirds@yahoogroups.com, "ajfyall1971" <ajfyall1971@...> ... I suspect that this may have been a Northern Harrier. The description of weaving and...
OK, blame it on the heat but I am having a terrific time enjoying the variety and antics of the birds that came to my back yard today. Today the sprinklers...
North American Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), found this evening in Central Richland; resting peacefully upon my supper plate. Not very agile or nimble, but...
I'm going to run over to the Tyson Pond south of Burbank first thing tomorrow morning and see if I can find those Great-tailed Grackles that Mike & Marilynn...
at Tyson pond in west Walla Walla County, which were reported yesterday by the Dennys, were present again this morning. Dennis Rockwell Kennewick, WA ...
Three of us took a quick trip to the ponds below Tyson to attempt to see the 2 male Great-tailed Grackles that were first reported on July 14. We lucked out...
Sometimes birds appear when we arent even looking for them--like a gift. While working on my computer last week, a Say's Phoebe came right to my window and...
I have had two Black-headed Grosbeaks on my front feeders all afternoon. They are being boisterous and aggressive, but leave quickly once they are there. I...
A female CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD has been at our feeders for three days (first seen on July 18th). I think it is an adult female because of the rich buff coloring...
The Wallula MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) team was banding again today. Activity around the nets was busy around sunrise and most of...
The Education Committee of Lower Columbia Basin Audubon (LCBAS) has a taxidermy collection for use in classrooms. It is on public display at the Education...
An adult female, or immature male Rufous Hummingbird has been coming to the feeders over the last four days. She/he has a noticeable red patch on its throat,...
This is a nice time of year to bird where it is 10 to 15 degrees cooler. We found 6 Mountain Chickadees, a female William's Sapsucker, 18 Pine Siskins, 5...
Last Friday (7/20), Nancy LaFramboise posed a couple of questions about Brewer's Sparrows in the Lower Columbia Basin this spring. To one question, "Were they...
Shorebird migration is underway as evidenced by the sandpipers already showing up at places like Tyson Pond. Yesterday, there was a bit of mud at the Yakima...
Hatch year birds are both a challenge and a bundle of laughs. Besides the California Quail young and the spotted American Robins, we have been enjoying the...
Mike and I heard screech owls making a couple of different calls last night about midnight. They were so loud they must have been very close to the house. I...
