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Re: [Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America

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[Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America

7/5/25 12:39 pm

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[Tweeters] fish drop

7/5/25 11:19 am

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Re: [Tweeters] So a salmon fell from the sky before the Mariners’ 4th of July game

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[Tweeters] gull ID question

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[Tweeters] So a salmon fell from the sky before the Mariners’ 4th of July game

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Re: [Tweeters] TuVus in Skagit County

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[Tweeters] TUVU's

7/3/25 10:03 pm

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[Tweeters] Thanks for Merlin app info

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[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-07-03

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[Tweeters] Costa Rica Kid-Friendly

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[Tweeters] Kent Valley Migratory Shorebirds

7/3/25 12:27 pm

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Re: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan?

7/3/25 12:17 pm

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[Tweeters] Columbia County birding 7/1-2

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[Tweeters] Wednesday Walk at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for July 2nd, 2025

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[Tweeters] RE PUMA

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Re: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan?

7/2/25 11:58 am

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[Tweeters] Counting and Enjoying Purple Martins

7/2/25 10:30 am

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Re: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan?

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[Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan?

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Re: [Tweeters] Purple Martins

7/1/25 12:15 pm

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[Tweeters] Project Phoenix

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[Tweeters] Counting Purple Martins

6/30/25 10:13 am

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[Tweeters] Project Phoenix: Investigating Bird Responses to Smoke

6/30/25 12:50 am

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[Tweeters] My Puffin Quest

6/29/25 3:08 pm

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[Tweeters] The Birdbooker Report

6/29/25 2:16 am

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Re: [Tweeters] Tennis Bird

6/28/25 11:49 pm

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[Tweeters] Tennis Bird

6/28/25 11:32 pm

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[Tweeters] Request: I would like to contact Matt Yawney

6/28/25 1:36 pm

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[Tweeters] As Birds Decline, High-Precision eBird Models Offer a Vision of Hope | All About Birds

6/28/25 1:32 pm

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[Tweeters] Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here's What's Being Done to Save Them Both

6/27/25 6:28 pm

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Re: [Tweeters] Shorebird Southbound Migration Begins

6/27/25 1:24 pm

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Re: [Tweeters] Bird ID

6/27/25 12:46 pm

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[Tweeters] Bird ID

6/26/25 2:06 pm

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[Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } On a Wing and a Prayer

6/26/25 11:49 am

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[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-06-26

6/26/25 12:10 am

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[Tweeters] Shorebird Southbound Migration Begins

6/25/25 9:36 pm

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[Tweeters] Wednesday Walk at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for June 25th.

6/24/25 11:35 pm

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[Tweeters] banded Caspian Tern, Discovery Park (Seattle)

6/24/25 3:14 pm

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[Tweeters] LEYE @ M St in Auburn

6/24/25 2:19 pm

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[Tweeters] RFI Sawmill Creek Burn

6/24/25 11:46 am

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Re: [Tweeters] Horned Puffin at burrow on Smith Island

6/22/25 3:51 pm

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[Tweeters] Horned Puffin at burrow on Smith Island

6/22/25 10:34 am

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Re: [Tweeters] Tweeters ADMINISTRATIVE: Doug Santoni

6/22/25 10:27 am

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Re: [Tweeters] Tweeters ADMINISTRATIVE: Doug Santoni

6/21/25 5:59 pm

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Re: [Tweeters] Tweeters ADMINISTRATIVE: Doug Santoni

6/21/25 5:05 pm

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[Tweeters] Many thanks Elaine and Doug

6/21/25 3:50 pm

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Re: [Tweeters] Thanks

6/21/25 1:37 pm

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[Tweeters] Thanks

6/21/25 12:09 pm

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[Tweeters] Tweeters ADMINISTRATIVE: Doug Santoni

6/21/25 4:47 am

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[Tweeters] NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: The unlikely comeback of America’s most endangered songbird

6/20/25 8:42 pm

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[Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 06-19-2025

6/20/25 7:19 pm

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Re: [Tweeters] Edmonds puffin cruise

6/20/25 7:09 pm

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[Tweeters] Edmonds puffin cruise

6/20/25 3:03 pm

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Re: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?

6/20/25 10:24 am

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Re: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?

6/20/25 10:17 am

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Re: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?

6/20/25 9:40 am

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[Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin Cruises

6/20/25 7:52 am

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6/20/25 7:52 am

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Re: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?

6/20/25 7:47 am

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Re: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?

6/20/25 7:42 am

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[Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?

6/19/25 6:59 pm

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[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-06-19

6/18/25 7:50 pm

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[Tweeters] Wednesday Walk for Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for 6/18/2025

6/18/25 5:47 pm

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Re: [Tweeters] Falconry in WA State

6/18/25 5:42 pm

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[Tweeters] Falconry in WA State

6/17/25 7:56 am

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[Tweeters] Nighthawks

6/17/25 7:42 am

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Re: [Tweeters] Merlin errors

6/16/25 9:41 pm

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[Tweeters] Merlin errors

6/16/25 8:39 pm

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[Tweeters] Merlin agrees with you

6/16/25 4:49 pm

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[Tweeters] Last Blog Post before Leaving for Colombia - Migration, a Flammulated Owl and the 12 Birds Remaining to Be Photographed in Washington

6/16/25 3:18 pm

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Re: [Tweeters] NightHawks discussion nas Merlins

6/16/25 1:35 pm

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[Tweeters] JBLM Eagle's Pride Golf Course Monthly Birdwalk -Thursday, June 19

6/16/25 1:32 pm

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[Tweeters] Barred owl Nest Location Needed

6/15/25 6:14 pm

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Re: [Tweeters] Night Hawks

6/15/25 5:41 pm

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[Tweeters] Night Hawks

6/15/25 3:48 pm

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[Tweeters] Question about the Nighthawks

6/15/25 3:45 pm

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[Tweeters] Merlin

6/15/25 1:47 pm

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Re: [Tweeters] Croatia list

6/15/25 12:06 pm

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[Tweeters] Printable list from EBird

6/14/25 8:22 pm

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[Tweeters] Nighthawks West Seattle

6/13/25 2:51 pm

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[Tweeters] audiologist recommendation

6/12/25 2:43 pm

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[Tweeters] Reply to Recommended audiologists in Seattle/Kitsap area?

6/12/25 1:27 pm

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[Tweeters] Kent Valley birding 6.12.25

6/12/25 12:48 pm

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[Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-06-12

6/12/25 11:42 am

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[Tweeters] Wednesday Walk at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for 6/12/2025

6/12/25 9:25 am

Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters <tweeters...>

[Tweeters] WDFW seeks applicants for Wildlife Diversity Advisory Council positions

6/11/25 4:30 pm

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[Tweeters] Recommended audiologists in Seattle/Kitsap area?

6/11/25 4:10 pm

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[Tweeters] May 2025 turkey vulture report

6/10/25 2:59 pm

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[Tweeters] Columbia journey, update

Kersti Muul via Tweeters <tweeters...>

Re: [Tweeters] Blue eyed crow

6/8/25 11:05 am

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[Tweeters] Fwd: Watch "This Genius Drone has Feathers!! #breakthrough #science #drone" on YouTube

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[Tweeters] Blue-eyed Crow

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[Tweeters] Caitlyn C and the Sequalitchew Creek issue

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[Tweeters] Blue-winged Teal

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[Tweeters] Edmonds Roundup - May 2025

6/6/25 11:29 am

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[Tweeters] Help protect Edmonds Marsh from gravel mine expansion activities!

Date: 7/6/25 9:49 am From: Robert O'Brien via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] People say the darnedest things
That really cracked me up. I hope you recorded it with Merlin Will Merlin identify birders? Bob Obrien portland. On Sunday, July 6, 2025, via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > Overheard yesterday at Point Robinson Park: > > (Swainson’s Thrush singing) > > Man 1: “Rewoo-rewoo-rewoo (imitation of SWTH) I really like that bird > song. What bird is that?” > > Man 2: “I think it’s a Whip-poor-will.” > > (Pause) > > Man 2: “No, I don’t actually know.” > > Woman: “I think it was a crow.” > > Man 2: “What? A crow??” > > Man 1: “A crow says ‘Caw caw’.” > > Woman: “Well, that’s what I heard, ‘Caw caw’.” > > (Thrush sings) > > Man 1: “No, that song.” > > Woman: “Oh, I don’t know what that is. I wish I hadn’t lost my phone, I > could do bird ID.” > > Man 1: “Well, I like it. I wish I knew what it was.” > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/6/25 9:10 am From: via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] People say the darnedest things
Overheard yesterday at Point Robinson Park: (Swainson’s Thrush singing) Man 1: “Rewoo-rewoo-rewoo (imitation of SWTH) I really like that bird song. What bird is that?” Man 2: “I think it’s a Whip-poor-will.” (Pause) Man 2: “No, I don’t actually know.” Woman: “I think it was a crow.” Man 2: “What? A crow??” Man 1: “A crow says ‘Caw caw’.” Woman: “Well, that’s what I heard, ‘Caw caw’.” (Thrush sings) Man 1: “No, that song.” Woman: “Oh, I don’t know what that is. I wish I hadn’t lost my phone, I could do bird ID.” Man 1: “Well, I like it. I wish I knew what it was.” _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/5/25 9:16 pm From: Greg via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] fish drop
The misidentification of the probable osprey makes me wonder if the fish was properly identified. I have come to know Angie Mentink as someone who prides herself as a keen observer. I think she would appreciate being informed about Ospreys but I’m not sure how I would accomplish that. Greg Pluth Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 5, 2025, at 12:26 PM, pan via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > > > I agree the most probable explanation is an Osprey harangued by an eagle dropping that fish, given the observer saw it as something different, presumably smaller, than the eagle. (Not surprising but unfortunate that a town with Seahawks is unfamiliar with Osprey.) I once watched a fight over a fish between two Bald Eagles who eventually dropped the fish over West Seattle, another spot where retrieval could be difficult. I imagined some kid picking up the still live fish in the yard and yelling to unbelieving parents, who demanded to know where the kid got it. "I told you. It fell from the sky!" > > Alan Grenon > Seattle > panmail AT mailfence PERIOD com > > > -- > Sent with https://mailfence.com > Secure and private email > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/5/25 9:11 pm From: Rachel Lawson via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America
Hi Dan, You are the third person to express interest. Let’s discuss. Rachel Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Dan Reiff <dan.owl.reiff...> Sent: Saturday, July 5, 2025 7:41:23 PM To: Rachel Lawson <rwlawson5593...> Cc: Bruce LaBar via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America Hello Rachel, I am interested. Thank you, Dan Sent from my iPhone On Jul 5, 2025, at 4:40 PM, Rachel Lawson via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: Hello Tweets, I am relocating and have decided I don't want to bring my complete boxed set of The Birds of North America with me. Is anyone out there interested in this? If so, please contact me directly. Complete information: The Birds of North America. Life Histories for the 21st Century. 18 Volume Set Alan F. Poole; Peter Stettenheim and Frank B. Gill [eds]<https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/alan-poole-peter-stettenheim-frank/> Published by American Ornithologists' Union / Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology / Academy of Natural Sciences, 2003 (It may be the earlier 1992 edition) Rachel Lawson Seattle <rwlawson5593...> _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/5/25 9:09 pm From: Rachel Lawson via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America
Hi Rob, I would love to have it go to you. Let's discuss. Have you recovered from your dire health problems? I hope so. Do you remember years ago when Joseph's sister visited Seattle and you took us into the back of the Burke? I very often have occasion to repeat what you told us about the value of museum collections for research, changes in Marbled Murrelet diet bring the example you gave. Rachel Rachel Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Rob Faucett <robfaucett...> Sent: Saturday, July 5, 2025 8:31:00 PM To: Rachel Lawson <rwlawson5593...> Cc: Bruce LaBar via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America Very interested. — Rob Faucett +1(206) 619-5569 <robfaucett...> Seattle, WA 98105 On Jul 5, 2025, at 4:40 PM, Rachel Lawson via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: Hello Tweets, I am relocating and have decided I don't want to bring my complete boxed set of The Birds of North America with me. Is anyone out there interested in this? If so, please contact me directly. Complete information: The Birds of North America. Life Histories for the 21st Century. 18 Volume Set Alan F. Poole; Peter Stettenheim and Frank B. Gill [eds]<https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/alan-poole-peter-stettenheim-frank/> Published by American Ornithologists' Union / Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology / Academy of Natural Sciences, 2003 (It may be the earlier 1992 edition) Rachel Lawson Seattle <rwlawson5593...> _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/5/25 8:43 pm From: Rob Faucett via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America
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Date: 7/5/25 7:54 pm From: Dan Reiff via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America
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Date: 7/5/25 4:52 pm From: Rachel Lawson via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America
Hello Tweets, I am relocating and have decided I don't want to bring my complete boxed set of The Birds of North America with me. Is anyone out there interested in this? If so, please contact me directly. Complete information: The Birds of North America. Life Histories for the 21st Century. 18 Volume Set Alan F. Poole; Peter Stettenheim and Frank B. Gill [eds]<https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/alan-poole-peter-stettenheim-frank/> Published by American Ornithologists' Union / Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology / Academy of Natural Sciences, 2003 (It may be the earlier 1992 edition) Rachel Lawson Seattle <rwlawson5593...> _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/5/25 12:39 pm From: pan via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] fish drop
I agree the most probable explanation is an Osprey harangued by an eagle dropping that fish, given the observer saw it as something different, presumably smaller, than the eagle. (Not surprising but unfortunate that a town with Seahawks is unfamiliar with Osprey.) I once watched a fight over a fish between two Bald Eagles who eventually dropped the fish over West Seattle, another spot where retrieval could be difficult. I imagined some kid picking up the still live fish in the yard and yelling to unbelieving parents, who demanded to know where the kid got it. "I told you. It fell from the sky!" Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence PERIOD com -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/5/25 11:19 am From: Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] So a salmon fell from the sky before the Mariners’ 4th of July game
You are absolutely right Dan ! I saw this on the news too “a falcon dropped a salmon” ! I do not know of any fish eating falcons! I have observed eagles getting ospreys drop their fish, but the eagles always caught the fish before it hit the ground! Hans Feddern Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA <thefedderns...> On Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM Dan Reiff via Tweeters < <tweeters...> wrote: > Tweeters, > Likely a fish was dropped by an Osprey being chased for a food drop by a > Bald eagle. > What’s your speculation? > Dan Reiff > > > https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/so-salmon-fell-sky-before-mariners-4th-july-game/EIW5QT5KJNAAVGYWI4CEVD4B7M/ > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/5/25 6:09 am From: Gary Bletsch via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] gull ID question
Dear Tweeters, A relatively new birder, a friend of mine, just sent me a photo that he had taken in March in the Great Lakes region. I am puzzled. The bird looks like it could be a cross between a Herring Gull and a Lesser Black-backed Gull, with the dark (but not black) mantle of a LBBG, but pink legs and baleful eye of an American Herring Gull. It sort of looks like it could have been a Slaty-backed Gull, which would be quite a rare find on the shores of Lake Erie. If any gull aficionados in Tweeter Land would like to look at the photo and render an opinion, or even a guess, please contact me off-list, and I will send the one photo that he shared with me. Thanks. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/5/25 3:37 am From: Dan Reiff via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] So a salmon fell from the sky before the Mariners’ 4th of July game
Tweeters, Likely a fish was dropped by an Osprey being chased for a food drop by a Bald eagle. What’s your speculation? Dan Reiff https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/so-salmon-fell-sky-before-mariners-4th-july-game/EIW5QT5KJNAAVGYWI4CEVD4B7M/ Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/4/25 5:17 pm From: via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] TV
I have seen 3 'early scouts' this week. Jan Jan Stewart 922 E Spruce Street Sequim, WA 98382-3518 <jstewart...> -----Original Message----- From: Tweeters <tweeters-bounces...> On Behalf Of Jim Betz via Tweeters Sent: Friday, July 4, 2025 1:42 PM To: via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] TuVus in Skagit County Hi, We've lived in this house in Skagit since late 2018/early 2019. I've seen TuVu here, soaring around the hill, and elsewhere in Skagit County. And pretty much about half a year at a time (at least late April to late September). I'm new to the area but, from my observations here from our house looking East over the valley and out on the Skagit flats and on Fidalgo Island ... they've "always been here". I'm not saying "always" with respect to the time before we moved here - I'm talking about "since we've been here". And they seem to be pretty much resident here in the area each year since we moved here and for the months from late April thru September (and a few earlier in the year and later in the year). - Jim in Skagit _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/4/25 1:55 pm From: Jim Betz via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] TuVus in Skagit County
Hi, We've lived in this house in Skagit since late 2018/early 2019. I've seen TuVu here, soaring around the hill, and elsewhere in Skagit County. And pretty much about half a year at a time (at least late April to late September). I'm new to the area but, from my observations here from our house looking East over the valley and out on the Skagit flats and on Fidalgo Island ... they've "always been here". I'm not saying "always" with respect to the time before we moved here - I'm talking about "since we've been here". And they seem to be pretty much resident here in the area each year since we moved here and for the months from late April thru September (and a few earlier in the year and later in the year). - Jim in Skagit _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/4/25 6:57 am From: Diann MacRae via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] TUVU's
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Date: 7/3/25 10:03 pm From: Roger Moyer via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] TV report
They didn't appear to be migrating ________________________________ From: Hans-Joachim Feddern <thefedderns...> Sent: Thursday, July 3, 2025 9:26 PM To: Roger Moyer <rogermoyer1...> Cc: <tweeters...> <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] TV report A bit early to be migrating …. Hans Feddern Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA <thefedderns...><mailto:<thefedderns...> On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM Roger Moyer via Tweeters <tweeters...><mailto:<tweeters...>> wrote: To the keeper of the Turkey Vulture report. There was a kettle of 30+ TVs near the truck stop off I5 at exit 99 in south Olympia today. That's one of the largest kettles I've ever seen in this part of the state. Regards Roger Moyer Chehalis, WA. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...><mailto:<Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/3/25 9:47 pm From: Peggy Mundy via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] TV report
Early? I've seen them in Snohomish and King Counties in May in previous years, doing the Pilchuck Audubon Birdathon. Peggy MundyBothell, WA <peggy_busby...> on Instagram On Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 09:28:01 p.m. PDT, Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: A bit early to be migrating …. Hans Feddern Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA <thefedderns...> On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM Roger Moyer via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: To the keeper of the Turkey Vulture report. There was a kettle of 30+ TVs near the truck stop off I5 at exit 99 in south Olympia today. That's one of the largest kettles I've ever seen in this part of the state. Regards Roger MoyerChehalis, WA._______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/3/25 9:39 pm From: Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] TV report
A bit early to be migrating …. Hans Feddern Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA <thefedderns...> On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM Roger Moyer via Tweeters < <tweeters...> wrote: > To the keeper of the Turkey Vulture report. There was a kettle of 30+ TVs > near the truck stop off I5 at exit 99 in south Olympia today. That's one > of the largest kettles I've ever seen in this part of the state. > > Regards > > > Roger Moyer > Chehalis, WA. > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/3/25 7:54 pm From: HAL MICHAEL via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Costa Rica Kid-Friendly
Might suggest Peace Lodge. Lots for kids to do and still stuff for adults. Hal Michael Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) <ucd880...> > On 07/03/2025 3:46 PM PDT rjayrabin via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > > > Hi Tweeters, > We're looking to go to Costa Rica early next year, February or March, and are looking for an excellent Eco-Lodge that happens to also be kid-friendly. Will have a very precocious 6 1/2 year old and his younger sister with us and am wondering if anyone out there has had an excellent experience with such a place, maybe including a pool, etc. They love birds, but will need other activities too. > Many thanks in advance, and feel free to contact me off list. > Ron > > > -- > Ron Rabin > <rjayrabin...> mailto:<rjayrabin...> > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/3/25 6:27 pm From: Constance Sidles via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Thanks for Merlin app info
Hey tweets, many thanks to all of you who took the time to tell me about your experiences with the Merlin app in Japan. I much appreciate the time and trouble you took to share what you learned about the app. A big thank-you also to Stan (as well as previous stewards of Tweeters) for keeping this resource alive for the birding community. It certainly is great to learn about rare bird sightings from Tweeters, but even more wonderful to know that we have a whole bunch of people who care about birds, the environment, and each other. - Connie _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/3/25 6:21 pm From: Matt Bartels via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-07-03
Tweets - 5 of us filled in for an out-of-town Michael today for the weekly Marymoor walk. It was a comfortable dry day - a bit of cloud cover, but not bad — It did definitely feel like we’ve entered the summer doldrums though, with lower numbers and few surprises. Highlights today included: Green Heron - at the Rowing Club Virginia Rail - heard only, and our first in many weeks Hairy Woodpecker - a pair, our first as well in several weeks Among the species with young spotted today included Canada Goose Wood Duck, Mallard, Great Blue Heron, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Common Yellowthroat. The Lake platform gourds continue to be interesting - today we had Tree Swallow in one gourd, Purple Martin in another — we are still waiting to see if we ever learn which species hatches from each of the 4 gourds. Misses today included Gadwall, Hooded and Common Mergansers, Rock Pigeon, Red-tailed Hawk, Bullock’s Oriole & Lazuli Bunting. For the day, 51 species [including gull sp.] Matt Bartels Seattle, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/3/25 5:11 pm From: Roger Moyer via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] TV report
To the keeper of the Turkey Vulture report. There was a kettle of 30+ TVs near the truck stop off I5 at exit 99 in south Olympia today. That's one of the largest kettles I've ever seen in this part of the state. Regards Roger Moyer Chehalis, WA. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/3/25 3:59 pm From: rjayrabin via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Costa Rica Kid-Friendly
Hi Tweeters, We're looking to go to Costa Rica early next year, February or March, and are looking for an excellent Eco-Lodge that happens to also be kid-friendly. Will have a very precocious 6 1/2 year old and his younger sister with us and am wondering if anyone out there has had an excellent experience with such a place, maybe including a pool, etc. They love birds, but will need other activities too. Many thanks in advance, and feel free to contact me off list. Ron -- Ron Rabin <rjayrabin...> <rjayrabin...> _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/3/25 3:35 pm From: MARVIN BREECE via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Kent Valley Migratory Shorebirds
At M Street Marsh in Auburn today: Least Sandpiper - about 35 Western Sandpiper - 7 Semipalmated Sandpiper - 1 https://flic.kr/p/2reAZqq & https://flic.kr/p/2reBugs Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Greater Yellowlegs - 2 Marv Breece Tukwila, WA <marvbreece...> ....that the elected might never form to themselves an interest separate from the electors ... - Thomas Paine, from Common Sense _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/3/25 12:27 pm From: via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan?
I would agree with Bill’s comment, as we have been to Japan 5 times now and the sound ID is sketchy at best. The other identifier with the size, color and sighting specifics works much better. Make sure to download the different packs for Japan for your ebird and Merlin app. Ron From: William Stafford Noble via Tweeters <tweeters...> Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 10:17 AM To: Constance Sidles <constancesidles...> Cc: stan Kostka lynn Schmidt via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan? My son just got back from a trip to Japan. He said Merlin works there, but the sound ID coverage is ~40 percent, less in some areas. Bill On Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM Constance Sidles via Tweeters <tweeters...> <mailto:<tweeters...> > wrote: Hey tweets, I wonder if anyone out there in tweeterdom has had experience with the Merlin app in Japan? Does it work? I tried finding out by doing an online search and got mixed messages. Thanks for any help you can give. - Connie, Seattle <constancesidles...> <mailto:<constancesidles...> _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> <mailto:<Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/3/25 12:17 pm From: Tim Brennan via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Columbia County birding 7/1-2
Howdy! I got back yesterday from a nice birding trip in Columbia County. I had a dozen or so species I was hoping to find for my year list, and found ten, pushing the year list total to 155. Looking for 12 and finding 5 is much more my speed, so this felt like an embarrassment of riches! 96 species total for the trip, and many other notable wildlife sightings. Bird-wise, one of the most productive stretches was FR 6436, which loops around from North Touchet Road to meet up with Kendall Skyline Road. I got buzzed by a Rufous Hummingbird off on a spur - 6437, where there were also many Western Tanagers, MacGillivray Warblers, and a distantly calling Pileated Woodpecker. Back on 6436, some tooting for Northern Pygmy Owl got responses from one such owl, and some Canada Jays. Starting here, and for much of the rest of the morning I was treated to amazing views of the blues, wildflowers galore, and a massive movement of California Tortoiseshell butterflies. It had to be thousands of them over the course of the morning - nothing I'd experienced before. Shortly after meeting up with Kendall Skyline Road, I flushed a Dusky Grouse from the roadside, and a second within the next mile or so. There are some nice open spaces for them up there, so this code 4 bird wasn't really a surprise, but still a very welcome find. Up on that stretch I also got my FOY (and only) Turkey Vulture. Approaching Godman CG, there is a hillside view with lots of snags on one side, and brush on the other. I had two Brewer's Sparrows here - a species I have always associated with sagebrush. They've been seen by several observers up in the Blues this year (and, upon research, in other years) on the Kendall Skyline Road. Nice to have this change my picture of their preferred habitat! I heard more, lower down below Godman, and also heard more singing Green-tailed Towhees, not quite in the same spot where I'd had them before. I'd wager that they are not difficult to find annually along Kendall Skyline Road with some understanding of habitat, familiarity with the song, and a little bit of timing. The focus yesterday was Tucannon Road. Lower on the road, I finally got an Eastern Kingbird, in addition to several Westerns. I went to Rainbow Lake, where my target species was Red-eyed Vireo. I didn't find any, but got to enjoy great views of a Striped Skunk, and equally great views of Gray Catbirds. There were so many of them all around the lake. It's a species that I've almost always experienced calling from deep cover, but there were lots of them out in the open, including on the trail I walked around the lake. Spotted Sandpipers are breeding up there, and I even got a look at another bird I don't often see - a Veery! Driving slow as I left Rainbow Lake, with windows down, I did finally come across a Red-eyed Vireo. There are likely quite a few on this little stretch of the Tucannon. I continued to Panjab campground, following up on a Black-backed Woodpecker sighting in the last month or so. I walked 50-60 yards along the road when I saw a bear and cub crossing the road back by my car. This put a damper on any thoughts of doing more hiking in this area for me. I do have bear spray on hand, but didn't have it with me, and there was a lot to explore along the road without venturing far from my car. Inspections of further snag forests got me nothing more exciting than a Lewis' Woodpecker. On the way back down Tucannon Road, I finally found a Swainson's Hawk, having an in-flight conversation with a Red-tailed Hawk. It eventually moved to a nearby ridge and dropped into some tall grass and out of sight. Wonderful trip! I tried to be a little smarter about rattlesnakes this time around, but still got a decent picture of one - unfortunately in the clutches of a Red-tailed Hawk! Lots of insect pictures, including moths, bees, and butterflies. Should be a few days to get pictures sorted, checklists entered, and then I'll get the whole business up in my blog. Cheers, Tim Brennan Renton _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/3/25 11:33 am From: Shep Thorp via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for July 2nd, 2025
Hi Tweets, Approximately 35 of us had a nice Summer's Day at the Refuge with cool temperatures in the 50's to 70's degrees Fahrenheit and a low High 8'7" Tide at 11:54am. Highlights included WOOD DUCK ducklings in the Visitor Center Pond, BULLOCK'S ORIOLE feeding young along the Twin Barns Loop Trail between the Twin Barns cut-off and the twin bench overlook south of cut-off, quick looks of both WILSON'S SNIPE and SORA in the freshwater marsh along the Nisqually Estuary Trail or dike, and first of autumnal migration LEAST SANDPIPER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS and WHIMBREL. There were numerous babies being fed including swallows, SWAINSON THRUSH, chickadees, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. The morning chorus of YELLOW WARBLER, SWAINSON THRUSH, and BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was lovely, although much quieter then in June. We also had very nice looks at Satyr Anglewing Butterfly and a red variety of Meadowhawk. For the day we observed 61 species. A First of Year distant RHINOCEROS AUKLET on the Nisqually Reach has raised our annual count to 159 species. See our eBird report pasted below with details and photos being added. Until we meet again next week at the Visitor Center Pond Overlook at 8am, happy birding! Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jul 2, 2025 7:11 AM - 4:41 PM Protocol: Traveling 3.094 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Partly cloudy with temperatures in the 50’s to 70’s degrees Fahrenheit. A High 8’7” Tide at 11:54am. Mammals seen Townsend’s Chipmunk, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Muskrat, Harbor Seal, Long-tailed Weasel, American Bullfrog. 61 species (+3 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 15 Wood Duck 15 Mallard 25 Hooded Merganser 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3 Band-tailed Pigeon (Northern) 10 Mourning Dove 2 hummingbird sp. 1 Sora 2 Freshwater marsh. Killdeer 2 Whimbrel 1 Seen from Observation Tower on Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail just south is Shannon Slough on mudflats. Photos. Wilson's Snipe 2 Freshwater marsh. Greater Yellowlegs 2 Least Sandpiper 5 Rhinoceros Auklet 1 Nisqually Reach. Ring-billed Gull 100 California Gull 150 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 1 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 10 Caspian Tern 70 Brandt's Cormorant 4 Double-crested Cormorant 40 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 60 Bald Eagle 7 Belted Kingfisher 3 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 4 Hairy Woodpecker (Pacific) 2 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 3 Merlin 1 Western Wood-Pewee 4 Willow Flycatcher 6 Western Flycatcher (Pacific-slope) 2 Warbling Vireo (Western) 4 American Crow 6 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 9 Bank Swallow 4 Tree Swallow 30 Violet-green Swallow 5 Purple Martin 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Barn Swallow (American) 36 Cliff Swallow (pyrrhonota Group) 62 Bushtit (Pacific) 22 Brown Creeper 3 Marsh Wren 4 Bewick's Wren (spilurus Group) 2 European Starling 100 Swainson's Thrush 36 American Robin (migratorius Group) 24 Cedar Waxwing 20 Purple Finch 6 Pine Siskin 5 American Goldfinch 30 Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 2 Song Sparrow (rufina Group) 28 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 4 Bullock's Oriole 2 Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 100 Brown-headed Cowbird 25 Common Yellowthroat 4 Yellow Warbler 16 Black-headed Grosbeak 4 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S256377475 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/2/25 12:32 pm From: Kersti Muul via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] RE PUMA
Elaine - lots of purple martins bugging around, between Kellogg and T107. Vocalizing in the afternoon this week. Side note -sadly, terns are absent. I hear a few scattered individuals after 10 PM some nights. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/2/25 12:22 pm From: Jim Forrester via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan?
Outside the U.S., we've found that the BirdNET app is usually better than Merlin at recognizing birdsong. The drawback is that you need an internet connection to submit your recordings. However, it does tell you its level of confidence in its identification, something I wish Merlin did. We had good success in both Japan and Malaysia, including recognizing some endemics. That's the thing with Merlin: it may recognize 40% of birds in a given country, but not endemics or unusual birds. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/2/25 11:58 am From: Elaine Chuang via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Counting and Enjoying Purple Martins
Appreciation to Stan and the larger group for this call to organize those interested in Purple Martins (PUMA)! Many of you know that for the last 20 years, there has been a core group of Purple Martin supporters who have carried on the pivotal work of Kevin Li, the individual who essentially brought martins back to the Puget Sound area. These dedicated folks from the King County Environmental Lab Department and volunteers such as Carl Bevis, Michael Hobbs, Larry Hubbell and Martin Muller among others, have worked closely with WDFW to maintain existing ones as well as to install new PUMA housing in the Seattle region. These current local sites range from long-standing collections of gourds that hang along Shilshole Bay and the Duwamish Waterway/Kellogg Island (these birds do like to socialize) to more isolated gourds, gourd racks and wooden homes at sites such as Lake Sammamish, Union Bay Natural Area, Green Lake and the Myrtle Edward fishing pier. And most recently, there are now two racks of gourds on the Expedia Group property near Terminal 91 (thank you, Expedia). Be there early (best vocalization is their Dawn Song) and you might be lucky enough to enjoy the sound of purple at some of these locations! So many more Purple Martins make their homes around the state - join in on this effort by contacting Stan! Elaine Chuang Seattle elc@uw,edu Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 09:31:58 -0700 From: Stan Kostka lynn Schmidt To: <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Counting Purple Martins Hello Tweets, hope everyone is enjoying the weather . There is currently an effort underway to organize and conduct a search, survey, and count of the number of breeding pairs of Purple Martins in Washington State. If you are interested in being involved, please let me know. If you know anyone you think may be interested, please let them know. Martin abundance in any region, is generally (always) defined by the known number of breeding pairs, also known as active nests. British Columbia, Oregon, and California have already done this to some extent, but it?s never been done in Washington. There have been estimates in the past, but the fact is that currently nobody really knows. The earliest nesting Purple Martins in Washington State are now tending to young that are about one week old. Soon, in another couple weeks or so, will be the best time to observe the height of activity at a martin colony, when adults will be busy feeding rapidly growing young, many of which by then will be making an appearance being fed at the nest cavity entrance. Counting breeding pairs involves identifying active nests. Some people will be looking into nest cavities to confirm the presence of eggs or young. However, at most sites, nests will not be accessible, so counting will be done by observing and recording bird behaviours. Birds entering nest holes in July and August, especially when carrying food, and removing fecal sacs, are how we determine an active nest without looking inside. Later when young appear at the entrance, that observation alone confirms an active nest. Later in the season after young are fledging, they are often visible returning to their natal cavities at dusk, for a week or more before they begin migration. Covering all of Western Washington over the next couple seasons is going to be a big project, and so the more eyes in the field the better. So, if you are interested in looking for and counting Purple Martins anywhere in Western Washington, please let me know. Thanks Stan Kostka lynnandstan at earthlink.net _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/2/25 10:30 am From: William Stafford Noble via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan?
My son just got back from a trip to Japan. He said Merlin works there, but the sound ID coverage is ~40 percent, less in some areas. Bill On Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM Constance Sidles via Tweeters < <tweeters...> wrote: > Hey tweets, I wonder if anyone out there in tweeterdom has had experience > with the Merlin app in Japan? Does it work? I tried finding out by doing an > online search and got mixed messages. Thanks for any help you can give. - > Connie, Seattle > > <constancesidles...> > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/2/25 9:19 am From: Constance Sidles via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan?
Hey tweets, I wonder if anyone out there in tweeterdom has had experience with the Merlin app in Japan? Does it work? I tried finding out by doing an online search and got mixed messages. Thanks for any help you can give. - Connie, Seattle <constancesidles...> _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/1/25 1:02 pm From: Jim Betz via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Purple Martins
Stan, There is a fairly large "condo village" of Purple Martins at Ship Harbor on Fidalgo Island (Anacortes). That village was very active a few weeks ago but is now "abandoned" (no activity, what so ever). My conclusion is that the chicks have fledged. If I'm correct - then your timeline for nesting has to be modified based upon location, location, location. g This group of nests has been active for a long time. I don't know of any other Martin colonies here in Skagit County. It also seems to me that several other swallow species (barn and tree) are no longer at their nests ... I can state that the ones at Wylie have all stopped going to cavity nests along the dike (at least 3 weeks ago). We have violet greens nesting at our house and they are still coming and going from the nests ... I have not seen the chicks yet. In past years the chicks would come out of the nest and explore the roof about a week before they fledged. - Jim in Skagit _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/1/25 12:15 pm From: Larry Schwitters via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Project Phoenix
Are there any tweeters that were involved with Project Phoenix in the past? Larry Schwitters Issaquah _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 7/1/25 9:44 am From: stan Kostka lynn Schmidt via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Counting Purple Martins
Hello Tweets, hope everyone is enjoying the weather . There is currently an effort underway to organize and conduct a search, survey, and count of the number of breeding pairs of Purple Martins in Washington State. If you are interested in being involved, please let me know. If you know anyone you think may be interested, please let them know. Martin abundance in any region, is generally (always) defined by the known number of breeding pairs, also known as active nests. British Columbia, Oregon, and California have already done this to some extent, but it’s never been done in Washington. There have been estimates in the past, but the fact is that currently nobody really knows. The earliest nesting Purple Martins in Washington State are now tending to young that are about one week old. Soon, in another couple weeks or so, will be the best time to observe the height of activity at a martin colony, when adults will be busy feeding rapidly growing young, many of which by then will be making an appearance being fed at the nest cavity entrance. Counting breeding pairs involves identifying active nests. Some people will be looking into nest cavities to confirm the presence of eggs or young. However, at most sites, nests will not be accessible, so counting will be done by observing and recording bird behaviours. Birds entering nest holes in July and August, especially when carrying food, and removing fecal sacs, are how we determine an active nest without looking inside. Later when young appear at the entrance, that observation alone confirms an active nest. Later in the season after young are fledging, they are often visible returning to their natal cavities at dusk, for a week or more before they begin migration. Covering all of Western Washington over the next couple seasons is going to be a big project, and so the more eyes in the field the better. So, if you are interested in looking for and counting Purple Martins anywhere in Western Washington, please let me know. Thanks Stan Kostka lynnandstan at earthlink.net <http://earthlink.net/> _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/30/25 10:13 am From: Olivia V. Sanderfoot via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Project Phoenix: Investigating Bird Responses to Smoke
Hello fellow birders! My name is Dr. Olivia Sanderfoot, and I am a postdoc at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County studying impacts of wildfire smoke on the health and behavior of birds. I am also Program Director of <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.projectphoenix.study__;!!Ljrh0eb5atLX!oIS0cD7IqQFBAqFnMwOyTbntc-5KzRRdthe2fhf0Z9wXK2mfCrcqdE1L3PCzUAOrYLCU_H_Flh2D320oeA$>Project Phoenix <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://projectphoenix.study/__;!!Ljrh0eb5atLX!oIS0cD7IqQFBAqFnMwOyTbntc-5KzRRdthe2fhf0Z9wXK2mfCrcqdE1L3PCzUAOrYLCU_H_Flh3XtMhIiQ$>, a regional community science program to investigate bird responses to smoke. Project Phoenix 2025 kicks off tomorrow, and we are looking forward to another summer of birding with our incredible volunteers. Will you join us to make 2025 our biggest year yet? Sign up today! <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.project-phoenix-investigating-bird-responses-to-smoke.org/get-involved__;!!Ljrh0eb5atLX!oIS0cD7IqQFBAqFnMwOyTbntc-5KzRRdthe2fhf0Z9wXK2mfCrcqdE1L3PCzUAOrYLCU_H_Flh1kCuD5Aw$> By participating in Project Phoenix, you are contributing to a vital dataset to help us understand how birds are impacted by wildfires in the American West. Together, we will discover how birds respond to smoke disturbance in real time and identify the places and resources birds need to thrive in the hotter and smokier summers to come. Data collection will begin on Tuesday, July 1st and continue through the end of November. We are teaming up with Birds Connect Seattle to host <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://secure.birdsconnectsea.org/a/project-phoenix-volunteer-info-session__;!!Ljrh0eb5atLX!oIS0cD7IqQFBAqFnMwOyTbntc-5KzRRdthe2fhf0Z9wXK2mfCrcqdE1L3PCzUAOrYLCU_H_Flh1j1EPuhg$>an info session <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://engage.squarespace-mail.com/r?m=685f0d82012c116463457741&u=https3A2F2Ftockify.com2Fbirds.connect.sea2Fdetail2F14562F1751504400000&w=647f759b45719b5c1352f36c&c=b_685dc03cc0e67d12b70c87b5&l=en-US&s=-5ONHPdddI2smJH2FtMjggctMTQ3D__;JSUlJSUlJSU!!Ljrh0eb5atLX!oIS0cD7IqQFBAqFnMwOyTbntc-5KzRRdthe2fhf0Z9wXK2mfCrcqdE1L3PCzUAOrYLCU_H_Flh3rzKjIRQ$> for both new and returning volunteers on Wednesday, July 2nd from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PDT. Even if you have previously participated in Project Phoenix, we need you to register again this year. This helps us keep track of volunteer engagement and fine-tune our programming based on collective volunteer interests and previous birding experience. After you sign up, you will receive a confirmation email with more information about how to get started. If you have any questions, please reach out to me any time. *Finally, a quick note to all the amazing eBird reviewers out there: Our team recognizes that by generating hundreds of additional eBird checklists, our program adds to the workload of local reviewers. We greatly appreciate all of the time and energy you invest in reviewing local checklists – our research is strengthened by your efforts. Although we work very hard to ensure that our volunteers are collecting high quality data (and we provide many resources and opportunities to support beginner birders), we do recognize that our volunteers sometimes make mistakes or rely too heavily on apps like Merlin Bird ID. If there are any common species identification errors you would like us to address among our volunteers or messages/tips and tricks you would like to pass on, please do reach out. I collaborated directly with eBird reviewers while running the COVID-19 lockdown birding study <https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-16406-w> in the PNW, and that was enormously helpful.* Wishing you all safe and happy birding this summer! Thank you for all you do for our feathered friends. :) ~ Olivia P.S. Please feel free to forward this note to friends, family, colleagues, and any other list_servs who might like to know about our community science initiative! *** Olivia V. Sanderfoot, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) Postdoctoral Researcher Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Research Associate La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of California, Los Angeles Email: <osanderfoot...> <mailto:<osanderfoot...> Website: www.ovsanderfoot.com <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.ovsanderfoot.com__;!!Ljrh0eb5atLX!oIS0cD7IqQFBAqFnMwOyTbntc-5KzRRdthe2fhf0Z9wXK2mfCrcqdE1L3PCzUAOrYLCU_H_Flh2j9crdqg$> Social: @osanderfoot Phone: 608-692-4460 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/30/25 12:50 am From: Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] My Puffin Quest
My quest to see Tufted Puffins is a bit out of state. I try to make a yearly pilgrimage to the Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon. My wife and I went there last week Tuesday through Friday (6/24 - 6/27) and we saw Tufted Puffins everyday. On the day of arrival we walked south on the beach, but even less than half a mile from the rock, we had not seen a single bird. I was starting to worry that we were too late this year, but then we saw a flying Common Murre. The closer we got, the more birds were seen. Now we all know about "finding a needle in a haystack", but finding a Tufted Puffin on Haystack Rock is a lot easier. Since they nest in burrows in the grassy areas, they are not that easy to spot with only heads showing, but with a little searching, you will find them. Sometimes one may be out in the open in a bare spot, even most open areas are occupied by hundreds of formally dressed Common Murres. With luck you may even find one of the chunky puffins flying around the rock. If you can't find one, there are lots of scopes there and somebody will let you look at one! Also nesting on Haystack Rock are Western Gulls, Pelagic Cormorants and Pigeon Guillemots. Harlequin Ducks - and in our case a single Black Oystercatcher - can be found on the smaller rocks south of the main rock. Just north of the rock, at Ecola Creek and on the beach, we saw 400 and maybe even 500 + Brown Pelicans every day. They are bathing and drinking in the creek. Another bonus were elks walking on the beach ( without surf boards !) Good Birding! Hans -- Hans Feddern Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA <thefedderns...> _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/29/25 3:08 pm From: Ian Paulsen via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] The Birdbooker Report
HI ALL: I just posted about 1 bird and 1 non-bird books at my blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2025/06/new-titles.html sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/29/25 2:16 am From: Doug Santoni via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Tennis Bird
Dan — I also noticed that fun NY Times picture of the White Wagtail at Wimbledon! I looked it up, and it's probably the subspecies of the White Wagtail that’s called the “Pied Wagtail,” which is the resident and most common type of White Wagtail in Britain and Ireland. Doug Santoni Seattle, WA Dougsantoni at gmail dot dom > On Jun 28, 2025, at 11:36 PM, Dan McDougall-Treacy via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > > A bit off topic, but nice pic… > In case you use the New York Times app I’ll call your attention to a striking photo of a White Wagtail standing on the chalk line of a grass court at Wimbledon. > Find it in The Athletic section. > > Dan McDougall-Treacy > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/28/25 11:49 pm From: Dan McDougall-Treacy via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Tennis Bird
A bit off topic, but nice pic… In case you use the New York Times app I’ll call your attention to a striking photo of a White Wagtail standing on the chalk line of a grass court at Wimbledon. Find it in The Athletic section. Dan McDougall-Treacy _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/28/25 11:32 pm From: Dan Reiff via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Request: I would like to contact Matt Yawney
Hello Tweeters, I would like to contact Matt Yawney. I would appreciate help doing so. Thank you, Dan Reiff Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/28/25 1:36 pm From: Dan Reiff via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] As Birds Decline, High-Precision eBird Models Offer a Vision of Hope \| All About Birds
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Date: 6/28/25 1:32 pm From: Dan Reiff via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here's What's Being Done to Save Them Both
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Date: 6/27/25 6:28 pm From: Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Shorebird Southbound Migration Begins
Hi Michael, Many thanks for that interesting information from another shorebird junkie! I always think of the last week of June as the beginning of “fall” shorebird arrival. I think it is mostly the adults that either had a failed nest or weren’t involved in the later parental care. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Jun 25, 2025, at 11:57 PM, Michael Price via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > > Hi tweets > > As a shorebird junkie, June 26 is a personally significant day for me as it is the average arrival date of the first species, Western Sandpiper, in the southbound shorebird migration in Vancouver BC. > > In the Eighties and Nineties I worked out average arrival and departure dates for most of the shorebirds here, then tested them against observation at a number of hotspots such as Iona Island (settling ponds and jetties), Boundary Bay, Reifel Refuge Robert's Bank. In particular I paid attention to the individuals present during the hiatus between the north– and southbound migrations so that when the first returning birds appeared, there'd be no mistaking them for the loitering layabouts. > > And one year, I was there at the exact moment of the first return Westerns at Iona Island. And about eight in the evening, I spotted them in a tight incoming flock in the northwest, a small flock of twenty birds weaving back and forth before finally arriving at the pond and eventually setting down. > > Ironically, they're the last migrant species to leave, with Nov 01 as their average departure of the last flock of 10+ birds. The singleton Westerns which remain to overwinter are almost exclusively First-year males with short icepick bills. > > Michael Price > Vancouver BC Canada > <loblollyboy...> <mailto:<loblollyboy...> > > Every answer deepens the mystery. > -- E.O. Wilson > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/27/25 1:24 pm From: Zora Monster via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bird ID
It looks like a female sooty grouse to me. Kind regards, Zora Dermer Seattle Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 27, 2025, at 12:34 PM, Eric Hoffman via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > > > I've just returned from a great birding trip to Okanogan Co. Can someone identify the bird in this photo? It was taken on Cameron Lake Rd. > Eric Hoffman > Bainbridge Island > <54617706096_28cd5ae399_q.jpg> > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/27/25 12:46 pm From: Eric Hoffman via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Bird ID
I've just returned from a great birding trip to Okanogan Co. Can someone identify the bird in this photo? It was taken on Cameron Lake Rd. Eric Hoffman Bainbridge Island _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/26/25 2:06 pm From: Hubbell via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } On a Wing and a Prayer
Tweeters, Thank you to all my friends, new and old, who have helped me with this post. Not only have they helped me find and track these young owls they have supplied the most of the critical observations and descriptions. As my friend Jack said, It takes a village! https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2025/06/ Thank you all! Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome! Larry Hubbell Ldhubbell at comcast dot net _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/26/25 11:49 am From: Michael Hobbs via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-06-26
Tweets - A morning with a solid overcast, but no precipitation and seldom any wind. Late June often starts the "doldrums" that usually continue through July. These are characterized by a paucity of surprises, coupled with the tailing off of bird songs and the departure of some of our breeding birds; it can sometimes get quite dull. But apparently that hasn't started yet. Today had several unexpected species, and we still had songs from pretty much all of the expected birds. Highlights: BLUE-WINGED TEAL - Female in slough. Luckily we had several looks to be sure of the ID Gadwall - Still two around; they tend to get scarce starting in late-June MOURNING DOVE - One flying around the south end of the East Meadow. First of Year (FOY) for us Spotted Sandpiper - Adult at the weir Caspian Tern - One high flyby, calling, (FOY) for us Green Heron - One on the beaver lodge across from Dog Central MERLIN - One streaked towards the lake; Tree Swallow calls alerted us to its passage Western Flycatcher - One heard at the Rowing Club, only our 2nd of the year and first since May Lazuli Bunting - I had one when I first arrived in the park, and again on my way out, in the NW corner of the park where we don't usually bird. Our only Laz of the day BLUE-WINGED TEAL, MOURNING DOVE, and MERLIN were all species that we've only had once each in the last 30 years of visits for Week 26. The heronry is substantially emptier. The dead tree that has several nests had just 5 juveniles on nests today, where we had 20 two weeks ago. At the weir, however, in a very small area we found at least 15 juveniles standing in the water, waiting for fish to jump into their mouths. Another juvenile was low in a cottonwood, looking up, since up is where fish have always appeared... For the day, 58 species. Adding MODO and Caspian Tern, I believe we're at 121 species for the year. As an aside, Eastside Audubon has put out a video highlighting the Marymoor Bird Loop. I was interviewed for the video, and it's very obvious from my appearance that the interview was filmed at 5:30 a.m., with me having rushed over early before last week's survey. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-hdUIf8GLk&ab_channel=EastsideAudubonSociety = Michael Hobbs = <BirdMarymoor...> = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/26/25 12:10 am From: Michael Price via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Shorebird Southbound Migration Begins
Hi tweets As a shorebird junkie, June 26 is a personally significant day for me as it is the average arrival date of the first species, Western Sandpiper, in the southbound shorebird migration in Vancouver BC. In the Eighties and Nineties I worked out average arrival and departure dates for most of the shorebirds here, then tested them against observation at a number of hotspots such as Iona Island (settling ponds and jetties), Boundary Bay, Reifel Refuge Robert's Bank. In particular I paid attention to the individuals present during the hiatus between the north– and southbound migrations so that when the first returning birds appeared, there'd be no mistaking them for the loitering layabouts. And one year, I was there at the exact moment of the first return Westerns at Iona Island. And about eight in the evening, I spotted them in a tight incoming flock in the northwest, a small flock of twenty birds weaving back and forth before finally arriving at the pond and eventually setting down. Ironically, they're the last migrant species to leave, with Nov 01 as their average departure of the last flock of 10+ birds. The singleton Westerns which remain to overwinter are almost exclusively First-year males with short icepick bills. Michael Price Vancouver BC Canada <loblollyboy...> Every answer deepens the mystery. -- E.O. Wilson _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/25/25 9:36 pm From: Shep Thorp via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for June 25th.
Dear Tweets, Approximately 43 of us enjoyed our first walk of Summer with mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50's-60's degrees Fahrenheit. There was a Low -4' Tide at 12:08pm, so we decided to do the Twin Barns Loop Trail in reverse or counterclockwise. Highlights included PURPLE FINCH in the Orchard, both juvenile DOWNY WOODPECKER and HAIRY WOODPECKER on the Riparian Forest Trail, juvenile COMMON MERGANSER in the Nisqually River, SORA in the freshwater marsh, and WOOD DUCK ducklings in the Visitor Center Pond. Other fun sightings included differentiating juvenile CLIFF SWALLOW and BARN SWALLOW, and a WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE on the nest along the Riparian Forest Trail. For the day, we observed 62 species, and had no new species for the year (158 seen so far). See our eBird Report below. We had a good mammal day with reported sightings of American Beaver, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Townsend's Chipmunk, Long-tailed Weasel, Muskrat, Eastern Gray Squirrel, River Otter, Harbor Seal and Coyote. Until next week when we meet again at 8am at the Visitor Center, happy birding! Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jun 25, 2025 5:56 AM - 10:52 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.19 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Mostly cloudy with temperatures in the 50’s to 60’s degrees Fahrenheit. There was a Low -4’ Tide at 12:08pm. Mammals seen include American Beaver, River Otter, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Townsend’s Chipmunk, Muskrat, Eastern Gray Squirrel, and Harbor Seal. Others seen Pacific Tree Frog and Puget Sound Garter Snake. 62 species (+2 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 75 Wood Duck 12 Mallard 30 Hooded Merganser 1 Common Merganser (North American) 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 28 Band-tailed Pigeon 8 Mourning Dove 2 Vaux's Swift 1 Anna's Hummingbird 3 Rufous Hummingbird 4 Virginia Rail 3 Sora 1 Killdeer 6 Wilson's Snipe 2 Short-billed Gull 1 Observed from the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail with spotting scopes at 1/4 mile. Adjacent to RBGU and CAGU, small, dark mantled gull with small thin green bill with black tip. Yellow-green legs. Ring-billed Gull 50 California Gull 75 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 5 Larus sp. 300 Caspian Tern 8 Double-crested Cormorant 10 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 12 Osprey (American) 1 Bald Eagle 54 Counted individually over the Reach and Refuge. Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 6 Hairy Woodpecker (Pacific) 2 Northern Flicker 1 Western Wood-Pewee 4 Occupied nest. On Riparian Forest Overlook Trail, from dike, 6 railing planks, 50 feet above right side of trail in smaller Maple Tree. Willow Flycatcher 4 Western Flycatcher (Pacific-slope) 1 American Crow 16 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 4 Bank Swallow 3 Tree Swallow 35 Purple Martin 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Barn Swallow (American) 40 Cliff Swallow (pyrrhonota Group) 60 Brown Creeper 4 Marsh Wren 14 Bewick's Wren 4 European Starling 100 Swainson's Thrush 27 American Robin (migratorius Group) 25 Cedar Waxwing 15 House Finch 1 Purple Finch 6 Pine Siskin (Northern) 3 American Goldfinch 20 Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 6 Song Sparrow (rufina Group) 33 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 2 Bullock's Oriole 2 Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 50 Brown-headed Cowbird 30 Orange-crowned Warbler (lutescens) 2 Common Yellowthroat 8 Yellow Warbler 30 Black-headed Grosbeak 4 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S254158172 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/24/25 11:35 pm From: pan via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] banded Caspian Tern, Discovery Park (Seattle)
Tweets, Before the walker followed her uncontrollable urge to walk to the end of the point and flush all the birds, I was able to get details of the leg bands of one of the eight Caspian Terns' with all the gulls at West Point in Seattle's Discovery Park this morning. Less than 12 hours after my report, I got the details: "HATCHED IN 2007 OR EARLIER," banded "NEAR CHINOOK, CLATSOP COUNTY, OREGON, USA (COORDINATES: LAT: 46.25833; LON: -123.975 )" So at least 18 years old. The response time is a far cry from the months such took in the old days. Longevity is one of the reasons we still have Caspian Terns despite many years of low breeding success. 24 June, 2025 Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence dot com -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/24/25 3:14 pm From: MARVIN BREECE via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] LEYE @ M St in Auburn
On June 22 there was an adult LESSER YELLOWLEGS at the M Street Marsh in Auburn. https://flic.kr/p/2rcrfwX Marv Breece Tukwila, WA <marvbreece...> _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/24/25 2:19 pm From: Emily Birchman via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] RFI Sawmill Creek Burn
Hi all, I’m hoping to go birding at Sawmill Creek Burn/ Government Meadows (2 hotspots on eBird that appear to be off of forest service roads in King co) soon with a friend and wanted to know if anyone could give me some intel on road conditions up there? Like do you need a truck or something with a lot of ground clearance or could an SUV be ok? Thanks! Emily Birchman Kenmore, WA <Stollea...> _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/24/25 11:46 am From: Matt Hucke via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Horned Puffin at burrow on Smith Island
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S253228754 - ebird list, photos, and video. > > On June 22nd, five others and I headed out from the Anacortes Marina > aboard the 20' HughesCraft operated by the Salish Sea School > <https://www.thesalishseaschool.org/.> The goal was to find, count, and > record the Tufted Puffins on and around Smith Island. We ended up finding > about a dozen. > Amazing! I was on the Puget Sound Express puffin tour out of Edmonds last week, but it's a big boat, so you don't get that close to them. Your photos show that you can get a lot closer on a small boat, so now I've booked a "Research Expedition" ticket with the Salish Sea School for July. Note that the Salish Sea School has two types of tours, big boat with 40 people for $119 or small boat with 6 people for $270. I signed up for the wrong one at first but they helped me get that fixed. thanks, matt -- Matt Hucke (<hucke...>) (he/him). https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthucke "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime, doubly so." - D. Adams _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/22/25 3:51 pm From: Eric Ellingson via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Horned Puffin at burrow on Smith Island
https://ebird.org/checklist/S253228754 - ebird list, photos, and video. On June 22nd, five others and I headed out from the Anacortes Marina aboard the 20' HughesCraft operated by the Salish Sea School <https://www.thesalishseaschool.org/.> The goal was to find, count, and record the Tufted Puffins on and around Smith Island. We ended up finding about a dozen. This was my first time seeing the Tufted Puffin decoys up on the ridge just above the nesting holes. There were about eight that I could see. A couple of times we watched a puffin come and land near the decoys. Partway into the puffin observations, I saw a different-looking puffin fly from the water up into a burrow on the island. With a camera photo zoomed in, we could see it was a Horned Puffin. It wasn't there long. If took off and headed straight at us and over us. It then turned a bit and landed in the water a bit just out from the kelp bed. We looked for quite some time, but never saw it again. Also unusual were two Brown Pelicans and a lone female Long-tailed Duck on or near the island. Other great viewings were a Sea Otter eating, and an Orca on the way back. All in all, it was a great day to be out on the water. Eric Ellingson 360-820-6396 <esellingson...> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/ - _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/22/25 10:34 am From: Gene Beall via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Tweeters ADMINISTRATIVE: Doug Santoni
Indeed, a huge "thank you!" to both Elaine and Doug, and to those who led the way before them!! We have all enjoyed the benefits of your many hours of dedicated effort and your vision! Thank you! Gene Beall On 6/21/25 11:56 AM, Elaine Chuang via Tweeters wrote: > Happy Summer Solstice, dear Tweets, on a lovely PNW day! > > Long-time subscribers will fondly remember Dan Victor and Hal Opperman > as the original masterminds of the Tweeters listserv (launched in > approximately 1992). A quarter of a century later, under Hal’s > tutelage, I was brought in as a new administrator (in mid-2019). And > in October 2024 with deepest thanks to him, we let Hal step down ("out > of the wheelhouse" as he likes to say). But not before we recruited > our newest member of Tweeters management, Doug Santoni, who it is my > pleasure to introduce officially. Doug has already become an integral > part of managing our forum: he has brought his skills and insights to > the full range of "opportunities" and many satisfactions of > administering Tweeters as we exchange information and commentary on > birds and birding. > > You may already know Doug from his volunteer work as Board member and > past Chair of Audubon Washington, or from his forays birding around > Seattle, especially on Foster Island and in the Arboretum. Doug, we > thank you for fresh energy and your ample contributions. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/22/25 10:27 am From: Stephen Elston via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Tweeters ADMINISTRATIVE: Doug Santoni
Elaine and Doug, your efforts keeping this forum running are greatly appreciated!!! Steve On Sat, Jun 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM Elaine Chuang via Tweeters < <tweeters...> wrote: > Happy Summer Solstice, dear Tweets, on a lovely PNW day! > > Long-time subscribers will fondly remember Dan Victor and Hal Opperman as > the original masterminds of the Tweeters listserv (launched in > approximately 1992). A quarter of a century later, under Hal’s tutelage, I > was brought in as a new administrator (in mid-2019). And in October 2024 > with deepest thanks to him, we let Hal step down ("out of the wheelhouse" > as he likes to say). But not before we recruited our newest member of > Tweeters management, Doug Santoni, who it is my pleasure to introduce > officially. Doug has already become an integral part of managing our > forum: he has brought his skills and insights to the full range of > "opportunities" and many satisfactions of administering Tweeters as we > exchange information and commentary on birds and birding. > > > You may already know Doug from his volunteer work as Board member and > past Chair of Audubon Washington, or from his forays birding around > Seattle, especially on Foster Island and in the Arboretum. Doug, we > thank you for fresh energy and your ample contributions. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/21/25 5:59 pm From: Deborah Jensen via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Tweeters ADMINISTRATIVE: Doug Santoni
Thank you Elaine and Doug! > On Jun 21, 2025, at 11:56 AM, Elaine Chuang via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > > > Happy Summer Solstice, dear Tweets, on a lovely PNW day! > > Long-time subscribers will fondly remember Dan Victor and Hal Opperman as the original masterminds of the Tweeters listserv (launched in approximately 1992). A quarter of a century later, under Hal’s tutelage, I was brought in as a new administrator (in mid-2019). And in October 2024 with deepest thanks to him, we let Hal step down ("out of the wheelhouse" as he likes to say). But not before we recruited our newest member of Tweeters management, Doug Santoni, who it is my pleasure to introduce officially. Doug has already become an integral part of managing our forum: he has brought his skills and insights to the full range of "opportunities" and many satisfactions of administering Tweeters as we exchange information and commentary on birds and birding. > > You may already know Doug from his volunteer work as Board member and past Chair of Audubon Washington, or from his forays birding around Seattle, especially on Foster Island and in the Arboretum. Doug, we thank you for fresh energy and your ample contributions. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/21/25 5:05 pm From: Diann MacRae via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Many thanks Elaine and Doug
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Date: 6/21/25 3:50 pm From: Bruce LaBar via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Thanks
👏 > On Jun 21, 2025, at 4:25 PM, Jane Hadley via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > > > Deep thanks to both Elaine Chuang and Doug Santoni for volunteering to manage Tweeters, this most valuable resource of communication of, by and for Washington birders! > > Jane Hadley > > Seattle, Wa > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/21/25 1:37 pm From: Jane Hadley via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Thanks
Deep thanks to both Elaine Chuang and Doug Santoni for volunteering to manage Tweeters, this most valuable resource of communication of, by and for Washington birders! Jane Hadley Seattle, Wa _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/21/25 12:09 pm From: Elaine Chuang via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Tweeters ADMINISTRATIVE: Doug Santoni
Happy Summer Solstice, dear Tweets, on a lovely PNW day! Long-time subscribers will fondly remember Dan Victor and Hal Opperman as the original masterminds of the Tweeters listserv (launched in approximately 1992). A quarter of a century later, under Hal’s tutelage, I was brought in as a new administrator (in mid-2019). And in October 2024 with deepest thanks to him, we let Hal step down ("out of the wheelhouse" as he likes to say). But not before we recruited our newest member of Tweeters management, Doug Santoni, who it is my pleasure to introduce officially. Doug has already become an integral part of managing our forum: he has brought his skills and insights to the full range of "opportunities" and many satisfactions of administering Tweeters as we exchange information and commentary on birds and birding. You may already know Doug from his volunteer work as Board member and past Chair of Audubon Washington, or from his forays birding around Seattle, especially on Foster Island and in the Arboretum. Doug, we thank you for fresh energy and your ample contributions. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/21/25 4:47 am From: Dan Reiff via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: The unlikely comeback of America’s most endangered songbird
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Date: 6/20/25 8:42 pm From: Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 06-19-2025
Tweeters, While starting out cool, the temperature climbed (51degF-67degF) on a gorgeous day at the JBLM Eagle's Pride GC. For the 20 of us, the primary highlight was the sightings of two species of owls: A begging GREAT HORNED OWL and an adult, and an adult BARRED OWL. We don't sight owls very often, despite the forest, but finding two species of owls on one walk was the first since we started over 12 years ago. Other highlights include the following: - BULLOCK'S ORIOLE - Two adults feeding at least two young at the nest high up in the Douglas-fir near the driving range. This is the fourth year for this species nesting here. - WOOD DUCK - Seven (four ducklings) at the 9th hole pond. - NORTHERN HOUSE WREN - Ten, with two nests in boxes at Hodge Lake. - TREE SWALLOW - 35 - very few last month with none at Hodge Lake. Several nesting at the Hodge Lake boxes. - OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER - Four, a high count for here. - WARBLING VIREO - Five, a high count. - DOWNY WOODPECKER - At least 2, with young being fed at the nest by an adult. Puzzling was the dramatic downturn of the number of PINE SISKINS. The previous three months' counts were 200-1000; today we found only TWO Pine Siskins. We only positively identified two ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS, although we had two other unidentified hummingbirds that flew past us. Mammals included two Douglas squirrels and a black-tailed deer. Also, one herp: a garter snake. The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM except for November to February, when the start time is at 9:00AM. Starting point is the Driving Range building, Eagle's Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. (Turn left immediately after entering the parking lot to take the road leading to the driving range building.) Upcoming walks include the following: * July 17 * August 21 * September 18 From the PNW eBird report: 56 species (+1 other taxa) Wood Duck 7 Mallard 13 Band-tailed Pigeon 5 Anna's Hummingbird 2 hummingbird sp. 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 At Hodge Lake, calling. Bald Eagle 4 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Great Horned Owl 2 Owls were being scolded by American Robins and other species. Juvenile was sounding a begging call with adult nearby. Found in forested area near 4th hole of the Green Course. Barred Owl 1 In forest close to open area on hill past the back side of Hodge Lake. Well seen and photographed. Red-breasted Sapsucker 4 Downy Woodpecker 2 Adult feeding at least one young in nest. Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 4 Olive-sided Flycatcher 4 Western Wood-Pewee 25 Willow Flycatcher 7 Western Flycatcher 3 Warbling Vireo 5 Steller's Jay 7 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 17 Tree Swallow 35 Violet-green Swallow 8 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 At Hodge Lake. Barn Swallow 30 Bushtit 15 Golden-crowned Kinglet 4 Red-breasted Nuthatch 23 Brown Creeper 3 Northern House Wren 10 Bewick's Wren 3 European Starling 10 Swainson's Thrush 12 American Robin 40 Cedar Waxwing 13 House Finch 6 Purple Finch 5 Red Crossbill 12 Pine Siskin 2 American Goldfinch 2 Chipping Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 16 White-crowned Sparrow 21 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 25 Spotted Towhee 10 Bullock's Oriole 4 Nest about 50ft up in Douglas-fir near the driving range. Red-winged Blackbird 6 Brown-headed Cowbird 8 Orange-crowned Warbler 6 Common Yellowthroat 1 Yellow Warbler 6 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 3 Western Tanager 13 Black-headed Grosbeak 5 View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS252543658&data=05%7C02%7C%7C1bfc9b60c2514e95ac2a08ddb06d555e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638860705817131156%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2F4WKb8FbZxCMc8611d%2B4oDKrUAldiU971xBtyhpR0YQ%3D&reserved=0<https://ebird.org/checklist/S252543658> May all your birds be identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/20/25 7:19 pm From: Heather Gervais via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Edmonds puffin cruise
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Date: 6/20/25 7:09 pm From: Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds puffin cruise
I just booked this cruise out of Edmonds for 3 pm, July 8th, for Netta Smith, Elaine Chuang and myself. Hope to see birding friends there! Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Jun 20, 2025, at 10:04 AM, Matt Hucke via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > > Hi Mike > > Puget Sound Express is doing 3-hour puffin tours out of Edmonds every Tuesday at 3pm. I was on last week's sailing, and will probably repeat it this summer, it's worthwhile. > > Here's an ebird list from the most recent trip (their list, my photos): > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S251561993 <https://ebird.org/checklist/S251561993> > > and you can join a future one here: > > https://www.pugetsoundexpress.com/seattle-edmonds-bird-watching-puffin-cruises/ <https://www.pugetsoundexpress.com/seattle-edmonds-bird-watching-puffin-cruises/> _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/20/25 3:03 pm From: Mike Wagenbach via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?
Thanks to all the replies to the puffin question. I will try to get a reservation for my kid and myself for one of those trips, since kayaking out to Smith Island is my idea of fun but not my kid's... _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/20/25 10:24 am From: via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?
The Salish Sea School runs regular puffin tours out of Skyline Marina in Anacortes. They are an educational nonprofit – teaching a lot of kids about the local marine environment. Eric Kraig Anacortes, WA <erickraig...> From: Tweeters <tweeters-bounces...> On Behalf Of Mike Wagenbach via Tweeters Sent: Friday, June 20, 2025 7:30 AM To: Tweeters Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises? I thought I remembered reading last summer of a whalewatching company out of Anacortes doing a few trips more oriented toward birding with the goal of seeing puffins around Smith Island. A search of the Tweeters archives isn't turning that up. Did I read about this elsewhere? Or am I hopelessly confused??? Any tips appreciated... Mike Wagenbach Seattle _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/20/25 10:17 am From: Matt Hucke via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?
Hi Mike Puget Sound Express is doing 3-hour puffin tours out of Edmonds every Tuesday at 3pm. I was on last week's sailing, and will probably repeat it this summer, it's worthwhile. Here's an ebird list from the most recent trip (their list, my photos): https://ebird.org/checklist/S251561993 and you can join a future one here: https://www.pugetsoundexpress.com/seattle-edmonds-bird-watching-puffin-cruises/ On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM Mike Wagenbach via Tweeters < <tweeters...> wrote: > I thought I remembered reading last summer of a whalewatching company out > of Anacortes doing a few trips more oriented toward birding with the goal > of seeing puffins around Smith Island. A search of the Tweeters archives > isn't turning that up. Did I read about this elsewhere? Or am I > hopelessly confused??? > > Any tips appreciated... > > Mike Wagenbach > Seattle > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Matt Hucke (<hucke...>) (he/him). https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthucke "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime, doubly so." - D. Adams _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/20/25 9:40 am From: Joan Miller via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin Cruises
I'll be on the cruise from Edmonds next week! They leave from Edmonds or Port Townsend. Birds Connect Seattle did have a discount deal with them. Maybe it's still on. Joan Miller West Seattle jemskink at gmail dot com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/20/25 7:52 am From: Char via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?
My friends and I are doing this cruise in July. It leaves from Anacortes. Maybe this is it? https://www.thesalishseaschool.org/puffin-tours On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM Stephen Elston via Tweeters < <tweeters...> wrote: > I have done the cruise to Smith Island from Edmonds with Puget Sound > Express > <https://www.pugetsoundexpress.com/seattle-edmonds-bird-watching-puffin-cruises/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21492677489&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QMDIlOaGoiRaMvP16SfNkLnGl9&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjdTCBhCLARIsAEu8bpL5uIwjDfDt8QVoU0nTbySdwo9lFSKHEk3PCokBE90PQxJdPxbe1iUaAjPYEALw_wcB> > .Steve > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM Mike Wagenbach via Tweeters < > <tweeters...> wrote: > >> I thought I remembered reading last summer of a whalewatching company out >> of Anacortes doing a few trips more oriented toward birding with the goal >> of seeing puffins around Smith Island. A search of the Tweeters archives >> isn't turning that up. Did I read about this elsewhere? Or am I >> hopelessly confused??? >> >> Any tips appreciated... >> >> Mike Wagenbach >> Seattle >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> <Tweeters...> >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/20/25 7:52 am From: Doug Santoni via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?
Mike — See offerings from Port Townsend Marine Science Center: https://ptmsc.org/birdwatching-cruises/ Doug Santoni Seattle, WA Dougsantoni at gmail dot com > On Jun 20, 2025, at 7:29 AM, Mike Wagenbach via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > > I thought I remembered reading last summer of a whalewatching company out of Anacortes doing a few trips more oriented toward birding with the goal of seeing puffins around Smith Island. A search of the Tweeters archives isn't turning that up. Did I read about this elsewhere? Or am I hopelessly confused??? > > Any tips appreciated... > > Mike Wagenbach > Seattle > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/20/25 7:47 am From: Stephen Elston via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?
I have done the cruise to Smith Island from Edmonds with Puget Sound Express <https://www.pugetsoundexpress.com/seattle-edmonds-bird-watching-puffin-cruises/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21492677489&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QMDIlOaGoiRaMvP16SfNkLnGl9&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjdTCBhCLARIsAEu8bpL5uIwjDfDt8QVoU0nTbySdwo9lFSKHEk3PCokBE90PQxJdPxbe1iUaAjPYEALw_wcB> .Steve On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM Mike Wagenbach via Tweeters < <tweeters...> wrote: > I thought I remembered reading last summer of a whalewatching company out > of Anacortes doing a few trips more oriented toward birding with the goal > of seeing puffins around Smith Island. A search of the Tweeters archives > isn't turning that up. Did I read about this elsewhere? Or am I > hopelessly confused??? > > Any tips appreciated... > > Mike Wagenbach > Seattle > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/20/25 7:42 am From: Mike Wagenbach via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Anacortes Puffin cruises?
I thought I remembered reading last summer of a whalewatching company out of Anacortes doing a few trips more oriented toward birding with the goal of seeing puffins around Smith Island. A search of the Tweeters archives isn't turning that up. Did I read about this elsewhere? Or am I hopelessly confused??? Any tips appreciated... Mike Wagenbach Seattle _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/19/25 6:59 pm From: Michael Hobbs via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-06-19
Tweets - We had a wonderful morning at Marymoor, with just about perfect conditions: mostly sunny, mostly windless, comfortable temperatures. Lots of singing, and lots and lots of evidence of nesting and nesting success. Our group was the largest in a long time, boosted by out-of-town visitors and people who got Juneteenth off from work. Highlights: Spotted Sandpiper - Two below the weir, and we were able to see both Green Heron - Two adults flew south past the weir, landed, and then flew north again a few minutes later, calling both times Great Blue Heron - Many young have fledged and were attempting to hunt around the park. Many are still at the heronry Speaking of baby birds, juveniles were noted for at least these species: Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Anna's Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, American Crow,Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Bushtit, European Starling, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Common Yellowthroat, and Black-headed Grosbeak. There may well have been juveniles of other species that I didn't notice as such. But we also had many occupied nests, plus signs of on-going nest building by several species, so breeding is very much in-progress and not wrapping up. Oh, we also had a plethora of Eastern Cottontails. Missing species included Hooded and Common Mergansers, Caspian Tern, Red-eyed Vireo, Cliff Swallow, Bullock's Oriole, and Lazuli Bunting. The merganser, vireo, and Cliff Swallow used to nest every year in the park, but no longer. For the day, 55 species. = Michael Hobbs = <BirdMarymoor...> = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/18/25 7:50 pm From: Shep Thorp via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk for Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for 6/18/2025
Dear Tweets, Approximately 30 of us started out for a wet Wednesday with Cloudy skies and light rain, but by late morning the sprinkles subsided and we had partly Sunny skies in the afternoon. Temperatures were in the 50's to 60's degrees Fahrenheit. There was a High 9'0" Tide at 11:18am, so we did our regular route. Highlights included BLACK PHOEBE in the Visitor Center Pond by the first twin bench overlook before the Access Road seen by Steve and Mary at 7am, BULLOCK'S ORIOLE at the nest in the Cottonwood Trees on the outside of the Twin Barns Loop Trail approximately 100 feet south of the Twin Barns cut-off, WILSON'S SNIPE in the freshwater marsh, and both FRANKLIN'S GULL and WHIMBREL on the mudflats west of Leschi Slough and north of the Nisqually Estuary Trail or new dike. We also had wonderful views of nesting YELLOW WARBLER and WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE on the Riparian Forest Overlook Trail six railing planks from the entrance with the YEWA nest on the left twenty feet out and twenty feet high and the WEWP fifty feet high above the right side of the trail. For the day we observed 71 species, with Black Phoebe being FOY we have observed 158 species this year. See our eBird report pasted below with additional details. We also observed Muskrat, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Harbor Seal, Townsend's Chipmunk, Eastern Gray Squirrel, American Bullfrog and Northern Red-legged Frog. Until next week when we meet again at 8am at the Visitor Center Pond Overlook, happy birding, Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jun 18, 2025 6:09 AM - 4:10 PM Protocol: Traveling 3.259 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Cloudy with light rain in the morning. Partly sunny in the afternoon. Temperatures between 50’s to 60’s degrees Fahrenheit. A High 9’0”Tide at 11:18am. Others seen Muskrat, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Harbor Seal, Townsend’s Chipmunk, and Eastern Gray Squirrel. Others seen, American Bullfrog and Northern Red-legged Frog. 71 species (+2 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 75 Wood Duck 6 Blue-winged Teal 4 Mallard 30 Hooded Merganser 1 Common Merganser 13 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 12 Band-tailed Pigeon (Northern) 2 Mourning Dove 1 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Rufous Hummingbird 6 Virginia Rail 3 Sora 1 Killdeer 1 Whimbrel 1 Large shorebird foraging on mudflats west of Leschi Slough and north of Nisqually Estuary Trail. Photo. Wilson's Snipe 3 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Female Franklin's Gull 1 Observed with other gulls on mudflats north of Nisqually Estuary Trail. Roosting on mudflats. Dark mantled gull with black head and split white eye arcs. Black wing tips, dark to black and red bill and legs. Pink wash to breast. Photos. Ring-billed Gull 75 California Gull 75 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 2 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 10 Caspian Tern 40 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Brandt's Cormorant 7 Pelagic Cormorant 1 Double-crested Cormorant 75 Great Blue Heron 90 Bald Eagle 20 Belted Kingfisher 5 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 3 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Spotted by Rob in Twin Barns Picnic Area. Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 1 Western Wood-Pewee 6 Nest on Riparian Forest Overlook Trail 50 feet high and 6 railing planks from entrance over right side of trail. Across the trail from Yellow Warbler Nest. Willow Flycatcher 4 Western Flycatcher (Pacific-slope) 1 Black Phoebe 1 Spotted by Steve Meyers and Mary on the west side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail near the first double bench overlook before the access road. Seen at 7am. Black Flycatcher with white belly, distinctive. Warbling Vireo (Western) 3 American Crow 8 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 4 Bank Swallow 5 Tree Swallow 25 Violet-green Swallow 10 Purple Martin 2 Luhr Beach gourds. Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5 Barn Swallow (American) 40 Occupied nests Visitor Center. Cliff Swallow (pyrrhonota Group) 50 Occupied nests Visitor Center, Observation Tower, and McAllister Creek Viewing Platform. Brown Creeper 2 Marsh Wren 11 Bewick's Wren (spilurus Group) 2 European Starling 20 Swainson's Thrush 22 American Robin 25 Cedar Waxwing 20 House Finch 2 Purple Finch (Western) 4 Red Crossbill 5 Heard and seen by Janelle at 7:30am from Nisqually River Overlook. Pine Siskin 2 Seen by Janelle at Twin Barns Overlook. American Goldfinch 35 Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 6 Song Sparrow (rufina Group) 35 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 1 Bullock's Oriole 2 Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 150 Brown-headed Cowbird 50 Common Yellowthroat 10 Yellow Warbler (Northern) 27 Occupied nest with young on Riparian Forest Overlook Trail, 6 railing planks from entrance on left side of trail 20 feet back and 20 feet high on a drooped branch off the right side of a Red Alder, across the trail from Western Wood-pewee nest. Wilson's Warbler 2 Heard only Black-headed Grosbeak 4 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S251871742 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/18/25 5:47 pm From: Rob Faucett via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Falconry in WA State
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Date: 6/18/25 5:42 pm From: Anderson, Christopher D \(DFW\) via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Falconry in WA State
Hi Tweets, Been some time here since posting - always appreciate the forum and camaraderie of this group! It was brought to WDFW attention from outside parties that there was a recent request for location information regarding the prospect of legal acquisition of falconry raptors by area permitted falconers. Certain raptors can be legally captured per issued state falconry permits, etc. The legality of falconry in WA was/is the concern of the requesting parties regarding the recent Tweeters post. I relayed I would post a bit of educational information. WDFW wants to emphasize that permitted falconers can capture specific raptors per the stipulations of their falconry permits and any other applicable state, federal, or local regulations. Falconers are required to go through much training/apprenticeship and personal investment in the bird(s) in order to be issued permits and retain "falconer" status. If there are more questions, concerns, interest in requirements, and overall nuts and bolts of falconry in WA. State, etc. - see here: https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/requirements/falconry Also, a couple private/NGO sites that provide great information, etc.: https://www.themodernapprentice.com/ https://wafalconersassociation.org/ Best to all and good birding - Happy Juneteenth early! Chris __________________________________________________ Chris Anderson (he, him, his) District Wildlife Biologist District 12, King County WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife - Region 4 16018 Mill Creek Blvd.<x-apple-data-detectors://4/0> Mill Creek, WA 98012<x-apple-data-detectors://4/0> Desk: 425-341-2054 <Christopher.Anderson...><mailto:<Christopher.Anderson...> http://wdfw.wa.gov<http://wdfw.wa.gov/> __________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/17/25 7:56 am From: Claudia Turner via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Nighthawks
I’ve been hearing Nighthawks this month here in Shoreline. Just before sunset. I live near the Community College. I’ve also noticed many dragonflies in my yard, so I’m thinking there’s been lots of bugs for the Nighthawks. Claudia Turner Shoreline _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/17/25 7:42 am From: Rob Faucett via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Merlin errors
I’m not sure if there is a formal mechanism but I can pass mis-IDs along to the Merlin Team. Likely better to send the metadata directly to me as opposed to the list. Call anytime. Rob — Rob Faucett +1(206) 619-5569 <robfaucett...> Seattle, WA 98105 > On Jun 16, 2025, at 9:28 PM, Louise via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > > > Is there a way to tell Merlin that it's wrong? It keeps trying to convince me that there's a chipping sparrow at my house when I'm looking at a dark eyed junco throwing its head back and churring. I would very much like to help educate the app, but I've tried all the menu options I can find from both the recording session and that specific sound ID, and I can't find a way to say 'no you're wrong, it's a junco'. > > Louise Rutter > Kirkland > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/16/25 9:41 pm From: Louise via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin errors
Is there a way to tell Merlin that it's wrong? It keeps trying to convince me that there's a chipping sparrow at my house when I'm looking at a dark eyed junco throwing its head back and churring. I would very much like to help educate the app, but I've tried all the menu options I can find from both the recording session and that specific sound ID, and I can't find a way to say 'no you're wrong, it's a junco'. Louise Rutter Kirkland _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/16/25 8:39 pm From: Tom and Carol Stoner via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin agrees with you
Months ago I posted a question about a buzzy double bzzz-buzz call. I couldn't get a recording for Merlin, but Tweeters suggested it was a Dark-eyed Junco. I've heard it again today and just got a recording that Merlin identifies as DE Junco. No visual, so it's probable, not a certainty, but Merlin agrees with the wisdom of Tweeters. Carol Stoner West Seattle _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/16/25 4:49 pm From: B B via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Last Blog Post before Leaving for Colombia - Migration, a Flammulated Owl and the 12 Birds Remaining to Be Photographed in Washington
https://blairbirding.com/2025/06/16/as-colombia-approaches-more-migrants-and-finally-a-flammy-photo/ This blog post covers birding in Washington in May and June and culminating with finally getting a photo of a Flammulated Owl in the State - also discusses the dohzen remaining species in Washington I have see but still have no photograph _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/16/25 3:18 pm From: Kersti Muul via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] NightHawks discussion nas Merlins
Carol - quid pro quo. Where were the Merlins? There's a nesting pair in gatewood that I monitor, and also a pair in north West Seattle, which I don't think are nesting this year. An individual from the north pair has been seen and heard a few times lately. Would be good to confirm which area you heard them. I heard the gatewood pair do a prey exchange yesterday, right above my car, it momentarily drowned out the Mariners game...such a problem to have. 'my' Nighthawks have been heard just up from beach drive - between Beach drive and Morgan junction area. I have also had them reported to me off Graham and 46th, as well as California and 98th in Arbor Heights. I mentioned last year on here that I have great luck with them at the north fork of the Snoqualmie river. Good numbers around, detected visually - as well as buzzing and courtship booms. It's wonderful to just stand there in the moonlight listening to them. I have a fond memory of photographing C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) in 2020 while surrounded by Nighthawks, mosquitos and foxglove. I also hear them on Tiger Mountain cruising through the hi-line corridor before dawn. There are a lot of birds there in general! Last summer it was fun to watch a nest on a roof In Bremerton via updates online. 2 fledged. -KEM _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/16/25 1:35 pm From: Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] JBLM Eagle's Pride Golf Course Monthly Birdwalk -Thursday, June 19
Hi Tweeters, The Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) birdwalk is scheduled for Thursday, June 19. The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM<outlook-data-detector://2> March-Oct. (Starting time changes to 9:00AM Nov-Feb). Starting point is the Driving Range Tee, Eagle's Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. When you turn into the course entrance, take an immediate left onto the road to the driving range - that's where we meet. Please park reasonably close to other vehicles as this is a busy time of the year for both golfers and birders. ;>) Also, to remind folks that haven't been here before, even though Eagle's Pride is a US Army recreation facility, you don't need any ID to attend these birdwalks. Hope you're able to make it! Current weather forecast is 54-65degF (60-72 real-feel) and mostly cloudy during the walk. As always, dress for success! May all your birds be identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/16/25 1:32 pm From: Mark Borden via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Barred owl Nest Location Needed
Hello Tweeters, Does anyone know of an active Barred Owl nest? I have/had two here on Whidbey, but one is not active this season, and the other was cleaned out by the local Great Horned Pair. I would like to train a Barred Owl or two to include in a chapter in my coming book; The Great Horned Owl and Her Falconry.” Initially the book was to only cover the GHO, but I feel compelled to act as an advocate for a species that has a lot of potential as a falconry (recreational) and educational bird. The Barred Owl needs a “friend” at this point, as well as some promotion. Please reply directly to me at <Markbordenmd...> or call/text 360-632-7484. Mark Borden MD, FAAEM Coupeville, WA. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/15/25 6:14 pm From: His via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Night Hawks
Same here. I grew up in central Michigan next to a hospital. Nighthawks nested on top for years and I had them tagged as coming back around May 24 and leaving around August 24. As a kid I learned a lot about science and research thanks to Nighthawk behavior. On a bad note, I too remember chasing the spraying trucks during mosquito season. Good example of what you don’t know could kill you … or make you really sick decades later. Bill Whitacre Alexandria, VA --- > On Jun 15, 2025, at 8:28 PM, Jack Nolan via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > > When I was a kid in the Midwest (ancient history) I heard NHs all the time. Then they started spraying for mosquitoes. We used to chase the trucks on our bikes! > But I heard some on Orcas Island last weekend and it immediately took me back. What a great summer sound. > > Jack Nolan > Shoreline, WA. > Sent from my iPhone. Pardon my brevity and typos. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/15/25 5:41 pm From: Jack Nolan via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Night Hawks
When I was a kid in the Midwest (ancient history) I heard NHs all the time. Then they started spraying for mosquitoes. We used to chase the trucks on our bikes! But I heard some on Orcas Island last weekend and it immediately took me back. What a great summer sound. Jack Nolan Shoreline, WA. Sent from my iPhone. Pardon my brevity and typos. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/15/25 3:48 pm From: Tom and Carol Stoner via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Question about the Nighthawks
Kersti, where did you hear the nighthawks? I grew up here and remember hearing them every summer, but I haven't heard them in the Seattle area for years. Your post was positive news. Carol Stoner West Seattle _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/15/25 3:45 pm From: Tom and Carol Stoner via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin
This morning I was hearing the Merlin's "kee-kee-kee" call and when I looked for it, it was jetting after a Bald Eagle. The eagle was paying attention to the tiny threat. Carol Stoner West Seattle _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/15/25 1:47 pm From: <heapbigdoc...> via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Croatia list
Try going to "Explore Region", entering "Croatia", then going to "Target list". You can set this up for July and choose from World or Croatia life, year, or month list.- Roy Myers _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/15/25 12:06 pm From: Fleckenstein via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Printable list from EBird
Friends, I’m going to be in Croatia in July. I would like to extract from Ebird a list of birds known from there at that time. I’ve only been able to find a list of all years, of this year, and of this month. I'd also like to extract a list from a geographic area, including a number of hotspots. Is this possible? John Fleckenstein Olympia, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/14/25 8:22 pm From: Kersti Muul via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Nighthawks West Seattle
It's that time of year ❤️ A few nighthawks buzzing over the house while we sit on the porch [Gatewood-ish] now, 8:05 PM . Love their return .. -KEM _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/13/25 2:51 pm From: Judith A. Howard via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] audiologist recommendation
This is in response to Charles Hesselein’s request for audiologist recommendations. Sandra Ellis of Seattle Hearing and Balance Center, is just terrific. She is the audiologist for the Seattle Symphony, among many other clients. Judy Howard Whidbey Island _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/12/25 2:43 pm From: <jmyb...> via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Reply to Recommended audiologists in Seattle/Kitsap area?
I am very pleased with Miracle Ear in Gig Harbor. I had enough hearing loss in one ear so I could not locate the direction of a bird song. Mathew made a very complete digital evaluation. Now I can properly detect the direction of sounds. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/12/25 1:27 pm From: MARVIN BREECE via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Kent Valley birding 6.12.25
This morning the REDHEAD pair continued at the M Street Marsh in Auburn. There was also an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and all 3 teal species. These birds were at the Mill Creek overflow between the main pond and Emerald Downs. There were also several LAZULI BUNTINGS. A single GREATER YELLOWLEGS was at the main pond. Videos: https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN Marv Breece Tukwila, WA <marvbreece...> ....that the elected might never form to themselves an interest separate from the electors ... - Thomas Paine, from Common Sense _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/12/25 12:48 pm From: Michael Hobbs via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-06-12
Tweets - It was a cool, gray morning with little wind and few bird sightings. We were doing a lot of birding-by-ear, and were able to at least detect most of the expected birds. Nothing particularly unusual popped up. Highlights: Canada Goose - Close-up views of adults and juveniles in the slough Wood Duck - Two clutches of ducklings Mallard - Several clutches of ducklings Spotted Sandpiper - One heard below the weir Green Heron - One flying north up the slough Merlin - One streaked east south of the Viewing Mound Pine Siskin - One in the edge of the Dog Meadow Yellow-rumped Warbler - One near gate to Clise Mansion Wilson's Warbler - One heard just south of the windmill There were many baby birds of many species. We heard BUSHTITS in a tree, and managed to glimpse a couple. Moments later, a stream of fifteen Bushtits flew out of the bush. We had a similar experience with BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, though that was more like seven birds. Baby JUNCOS and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen. There were many, many ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS, at least some of which appeared to be likely juvies. Mammal highlights included a DEER and a COYOTE, both just before 6:00 a.m. Misses for today included Common Merganser, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Cliff Swallow, and Bullock's Oriole. For the day, 57 species, with nothing new for the year (still at 119 for 2025 for the survey). = Michael Hobbs = <BirdMarymoor...> = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/12/25 11:42 am From: Shep Thorp via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for 6/12/2025
Hi Tweets, Approximately 35 of us had a quick start to a cool and breezy Spring day at the Refuge with temperatures in the 50's to 60's degrees Fahrenheit and Low -2'2" Tide at 12:28pm. The big highlight of the morning was a very cooperative HUDSONIAN GODWIT on the mudflats north of the Nisqually Estuary Trail or new dike and just west of Leschi Slough where gulls and shorebirds tend to congregate. I was out scouting before the walk and spotted the Hudsonian Godwit around 7am. A Godwit with gray head, dark eyeline, rusty gray breast and belly, and black underwing with white rump and black tail in flight. I posted the sighting in Thurston/Mason RBA WhatsApp Chats and coordinated with regular Wednesday Walkers to prepare an alternate route for the morning to get others on the bird. I think this may be the first sighting for Thurston County, although I could be wrong. They're reports it is being seen today, Thursday 6/12. It was an exciting morning for the Wednesday Walkers. We also enjoyed nice looks at upwards of three WILSON'S PHALAROPE, juvenile PIED-BILLED GREBE, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, CINNAMON TEAL, and WILSON'S SNIPE in the freshwater marsh. Ken Brown spotted a funky BONAPARTE'S GULL along the dike. With all the excitement I tried to turn it into a Black-headed Gull as this subadult bird had molt and a big bulky bill. Thanks to Raphael's underwing photo and the help of several excellent birders who twitched the godwit sighting, we could confirm BOGU. Other nice sightings included a SHORT-BILLED GULL on the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail, and a YELLOW WARBLER on the nest on the north side of the Riparian Forest Overlook Trail two railing planks west of the first overlook approximately 25' high on the right hand side of a thin deciduous tree found by Bill and Carol Langford. For the day we observed 66 species. With the Hudsonian Godwit being First of Year, we have observed 157 species for 2025. First of Yard/Patch, we have observed 218 species since 2016 when we started our eBird account Nisqually Birdwatch. Please see our eBird Report posted below, photos being added. Until next week when we meet again at 8am at the Visitor Center Pond Overlook, happy birding. Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jun 11, 2025 6:02 AM - 3:02 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.0 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Cloudy with temperatures in the 50’s to 70’s degrees Fahrenheit. A Low -2’2” Tide at 12:28pm. Mammals seen Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Townsend’s Chipmunk, Muskrat, Eastern Gray Squirrel, and Harbor Seal. Others seen include Red-eared Slider, juvenile Coho salmon in Riparian Forest Overlook channels. 66 species (+5 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 30 Wood Duck 12 Blue-winged Teal 2 Cinnamon Teal 1 Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal 1 Gadwall 2 Mallard 40 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5 Band-tailed Pigeon (Northern) 9 Mourning Dove 2 Vaux's Swift 2 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Rufous Hummingbird 2 hummingbird sp. 1 Virginia Rail 2 Sora 2 Killdeer 3 Hudsonian Godwit 1 Photo. Seen from Nisqually Estuary Trail or new Dike on mudflats north of trail and west of Leschi Slough. Foraging on mudflats, large shorebird - godwit with gray head and red-gray breast and belly. Black bar on tail with dark underwing and long wing-stripe. Observed through out the day. Wilson's Snipe 2 Wilson's Phalarope 3 Two females and one male observed in freshwater marsh south of Nisqually Estuary Trail or new dike. Bonaparte's Gull 1 Immature bird with large bill. Light underwing consistent species. Short-billed Gull 1 Photo. Immature bird, likely a second or third cycle. Small danty bill. Ring-billed Gull 30 California Gull 40 Glaucous-winged Gull 5 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 2 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 10 Larus sp. 100 Caspian Tern 2 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Juveniles Brandt's Cormorant 10 Nisqually River channel marker. Double-crested Cormorant 50 Great Blue Heron 45 Bald Eagle 30 Nest on West Bank of McAllister Hill across from Puget Sound Observation Platform. Belted Kingfisher 4 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 2 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 3 Western Wood-Pewee 4 Willow Flycatcher 3 Western Flycatcher (Pacific-slope) 1 Warbling Vireo (Western) 2 Steller's Jay (Coastal) 2 American Crow 8 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 11 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 Bank Swallow 5 Tree Swallow 20 Violet-green Swallow 2 Purple Martin 18 Luhr Beach Martin Gourds. Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Barn Swallow (American) 40 Cliff Swallow (pyrrhonota Group) 40 Brown Creeper 2 Marsh Wren 10 Bewick's Wren (spilurus Group) 3 European Starling 400 Swainson's Thrush 37 American Robin (migratorius Group) 36 Cedar Waxwing 16 Purple Finch 4 American Goldfinch 25 Savannah Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 20 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 1 Bullock's Oriole 1 Red-winged Blackbird 60 Brown-headed Cowbird 15 Common Yellowthroat 10 Yellow Warbler (Northern) 30 Occupied nest Riparian Forest Overlook, two railing planks west of first observation platform on left side of trail. Above eye level15-20 feet high in branch on right side of trail. Black-headed Grosbeak 10 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S249405027 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/12/25 9:25 am From: Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] WDFW seeks applicants for Wildlife Diversity Advisory Council positions
Hello Tweeters, If you�re at all interested in non-game wildlife in Washington, please consider applying for a position on this advisory council. It�s one of the most active and respected advisory councils working with the WDFW. (The Diversity Division in WDFW is involved with all non-game wildlife including invertebrates, amphibians, birds, mammals, etc. The current council members include folks from a diverse set of backgrounds, including academia, Audubon (and those renamed orgs) societies, Conservation Northwest, etc., as well as others not affiliated with any one particular organization.) May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com ________________________________ From: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife <WDFW...> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2025 08:46 To: <royhome...> <royhome...> Subject: WDFW seeks applicants for Wildlife Diversity Advisory Council positions Having trouble viewing this email? 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Date: 6/11/25 4:30 pm From: Charles Hesselein via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Recommended audiologists in Seattle/Kitsap area?
Hey All, I’m looking for a recommendation for an audiologist or audiology clinic in within 25-30 miles of my Port Orchard home that you’ve been happy with for resolving your high frequency hearing loss issues especially as they relate to birding. I need a new pair of hearing aids and would like to try a different provider than I currently have. Thanks, Chazz Hesselein Port Orchard, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/11/25 4:10 pm From: Diann MacRae via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] May 2025 turkey vulture report
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Date: 6/10/25 2:59 pm From: Scott Ramos via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Columbia journey, update
Tweets, The second part of our trip to Colombia is now published. It includes the accounts of our time in La Guajira department and the mountains above Santa Marta. Not surprising that there is very little overlap of avifauna between these two habitats. The first few days were at the coast in a region of dry scrub, followed by several days at 1500+ m in dense montane and tropical forest. Of particular interest to birders, there are 28 species of birds that are endemic to the Santa Marta mountains. We saw most of them. The intro page to our Colombia trip is here; from this page you can navigate to posts for both parts of our trip. https://naturenw.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/colombia-2025/ If you just want to see pictures, here are Flickr albums for the two regions we visited. Amazonia: https://www.flickr.com/photos/farpost/albums/72177720324553281 La Guajira and Santa Marta: https://www.flickr.com/photos/farpost/albums/72177720326016172/ Vamos pajarear! Scott Ramos Seattle _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/8/25 2:48 pm From: Kersti Muul via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Blue eyed crow
Yes, that is a very young fledgling crow - likey within the last week. Notice the very prominent gape as well. Kersti E. Muul ED - SALISH WILDLIFE WATCH Urban Conservation Specialist - Response and Rescue Washington Animal Response Team, BCS, Osprey Solutions and MMSN referral Wildlife Field Biologist IV Marbled murrelet forest certified and USFWS marine certified Animal Care Specialist/Animal & Off the Grid First Aid Certified _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/8/25 11:05 am From: Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Watch "This Genius Drone has Feathers!! #breakthrough #science #drone" on YouTube
Begin forwarded message: > > From Bud Anderson, in case you haven't seen this. > > https://youtube.com/shorts/lL4p1Adzg8I?si=qG93gBYvESzwqgMZ <https://youtube.com/shorts/lL4p1Adzg8I?si=qG93gBYvESzwqgMZ> _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/7/25 4:11 pm From: Hank Heiberg via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Blue-eyed Crow
This may only be a 0.5 on the birding Richter scale, but hopefully this will be of interest to some members of Tweeters. Over the years we have seen thousands of American Crows. Recently the lighting was right and the crow was stationary enough that we saw one with blue eyes. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/54564557718/in/dateposted/ A search of the internet quickly revealed that juvenile American Crows have blue eyes that transition to brown as the crow matures. Hank & Karen Heiberg Issaquah, WA hankdotheibergatgmail _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/6/25 4:35 pm From: Ellen Blackstone via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Caitlyn C and the Sequalitchew Creek issue
I couldn't find an address for Caitlyn, so I'll send this to Tweeters at large. The Sequalitchew Creek project sounds like a real environmental disaster. But it needs to be clarified that this is the EDMOND Marsh as opposed to the EDMONDS Marsh north of Seattle. The subject line said Edmonds. Yikes! Cheers, Ellen Blackstone ellenblackstone AT gmail DOT COM EdmondS, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/6/25 4:27 pm From: Odette James via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Blue-winged Teal
Today at the Cedar River Delta, a trio of Blue-winged Teal - two males and a female. Not exactly a rare bird, but very unusual at this location. Odette James, Lakeshore Retirement Community _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/6/25 1:47 pm From: Carol Riddell via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Roundup - May 2025
Hi Tweeters, With May additions we have reached 161 species for the 2025 Edmonds city year list. In chronological order the new species are: Black-headed Grosbeak (code 2), 1 at Southwest County Park, 5-2-25. Western Kingbird (code 4), 1 at Edmonds marsh, 5-3-25. Yellow Warbler (code 2), 1 at Edmonds marsh, 5-4-23. Olive-sided Flycatcher (code 3), 1 at Edmonds marsh (recording), 5-5-25. Black Oystercatcher (code 4), 2 at the waterfront (ID photo), 5-6-25. Yellow-headed Blackbird (code 3), 1 at Edmonds marsh (ID photo), 5-7-25. Swainson’s Thrush (code 2), 1 each at Maplewood and Yost Parks, 5-7-25. Northern Harrier (code 3), 1 at Edmonds marsh (described), 5-8-25. Western Wood-Pewee (code 2), 1 at Yost Park, 5-8-25. Semipalmated Plover (code 3), 1 at Edmonds marsh (ID photo), 5-9-25. Parasitic Jaeger (code 3), 1 at waterfront (described), 5-11-25. Lazuli Bunting (code 5), 1 male at a Sierra Park neighborhood yard (ID photo), 5-12-25. Brown Pelican (code 4), 1 at waterfront (ID photo), 5-17-25. Red-necked Phalarope (code 3), 3 at waterfront (described), 5-18-25. Spotted Sandpiper (code 3), 1 at waterfront, 5-24-25. Green Heron (code 3), 2 in a flyby seen from Point Edwards, 5-27-25. There were a number of rarer species for Edmonds reported in eBird but had no or inadequate documentation. That made it impossible to add these species to the city’s year list with any confidence. They include Black Swift (code 4), Black-bellied Plover (code 4), Bank Swallow (code 4), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (code 3), Northern House Wren (code 4), Nashville Warbler (code 4), and MacGillivray’s Warbler (code 4). As always, I appreciate it when birders get in touch with me to share sightings, photos, or recordings. It helps us build our collective year list. If you would like a copy of our 2025 city checklist, with 283 species, please request it from checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. The 2025 checklist, with sightings through May, is in the bird information box at the Olympic Beach Visitor Station at the base of the public pier. Good birding, Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA cariddellwa at gmail dot com Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

Date: 6/6/25 11:29 am From: Caitlyn C via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Help protect Edmonds Marsh from gravel mine expansion activities!
Pioneer Aggregates seeks to destroy over 180 acres of forest and wetlands along Sequalitchew Creek in present day Dupont to expand their mine. In addition, they are requesting to drain the Vashon Aquifer in a four mile radius to achieve deeper dry-mining conditions. The final EIS released on May 22nd reveals disastrous consequences. The groundwater flow to nearby Sequalitchew Creek will nearly be eliminated. Edmond Marsh will be dried up and the Kettle Marsh will be destroyed in its entirety. Sequalitchew Creek, which once flowed from Sequalitchew Lake to Puget Sound will likely never recover to its once abundant salmon-bearing state, threatening orca recovery as well. Please help oppose this project. Send a letter to the Hearing Examiner today: tinyurl.com/SaveSequalitchew _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

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