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Date: 10/3/26 5:34 pm From: Blythe Horman via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] WDFW seeks public comments on recommendation to list burrowing owl as endangered
Thank you Denis regarding your note "WDFW seeks public comments on recommendation to list burrowing owl as endangered". Might there be talking points available online to utilize as a template? Best regards, Blythe Blythe Horman Lynnwood, WA On Sat, Oct 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote: > Send Tweeters mailing list submissions to > <tweeters...> > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > <tweeters-request...> > > You can reach the person managing the list at > <tweeters-owner...> > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Tweeters digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Fw: WDFW seeks public comments on recommendation to list > burrowing owl as endangered (Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters) > 2. Dumas Bay Sanctuary Franklin?s Gull > (Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters) > 3. ?4th Washington GARGANY in 30+ years! (Scott R via Tweeters) > 4. Marvelous Melbourne Blog Post (B B via Tweeters) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 19:46:27 +0000 > From: Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters <tweeters...> > To: Tweeters <tweeters...> > Subject: [Tweeters] Fw: WDFW seeks public comments on recommendation > to list burrowing owl as endangered > Message-ID: > < > <SN6PR02MB4688992809EE43E42FCC0954FC892...> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > In case you haven't seen this request from the WDFW.... > > May all your birds be identified, > Denis DeSilvis > avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com > ________________________________ > From: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife < > <WDFW...> > Sent: Friday, October 2, 2026 11:08 > To: <royhome...> <royhome...> > Subject: WDFW seeks public comments on recommendation to list burrowing > owl as endangered > > > Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a web page< > https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fcontent.govdelivery.com%2Faccounts%2FWADFW%2Fbulletins%2F42da7ad/1/010101a0fdcdc0fa-a76b4579-55a2-41eb-b75e-fdde2566a031-000000/qucgTW7b6E79UCzzwasPxhACsd18x55YgK0I_1psAGA=452 > >. > > [NEW WDFW Logo] > NEWS RELEASE > > Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife > October 2, 2026 > Media contact: <Communications...><mailto:<Communications...> > > WDFW seeks public comments on recommendation to list burrowing owl as > endangered > > OLYMPIA ? The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking > public input on a draft status report for the burrowing owl, which includes > a recommendation to classify the owl as a state endangered species. The > public comment period is open through Dec. 31, 2026. > > ?While burrowing owls used to be present across much of Washington, > they?ve since been eradicated from most of the state outside of the Yakima > Valley and Columbia Basin,? said Gerald Hayes, WDFW burrowing owl > specialist and lead author on the recent status report. ?Today, we estimate > that fewer than 100 breeding pairs can be found in Washington. Habitat loss > and degradation are major contributors to the burrowing owl?s population > decline in Washington.? > > The draft burrowing owl status report< > https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwdfw.wa.gov%2Fpublications%2F02747/1/010101a0fdcdc0fa-a76b4579-55a2-41eb-b75e-fdde2566a031-000000/hzt0mEOBpCklCIaE0Y1jDmu1r3XMi39eCR-lKFGUp34=452> > is available on WDFW?s website. The public may submit written comments via > email<mailto:<TandEpubliccom...> or by mail to Taylor Cotten, > Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, P.O. Box 43141, Olympia, WA > 98504-3200. > > Following the public comment period, WDFW staff will brief the Washington > Fish and Wildlife Commission on the status report and recommendation. The > Commission has the authority to approve or decline the Department?s request > to list the species as endangered. The Commission is currently scheduled to > consider this topic in February 2027. > > The western burrowing owl< > https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwdfw.wa.gov%2Fspecies-habitats%2Fspecies%2Fathene-cunicularia/1/010101a0fdcdc0fa-a76b4579-55a2-41eb-b75e-fdde2566a031-000000/QOdhKMJaoAO_rfk7tKpOe4lZk3ZQOGlFImnovcFZXno=452> > (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) is the only breeding subspecies of burrowing > owl in western North America. It used to be found across Eastern > Washington, but habitat loss and destruction have significantly impacted > population numbers and species distribution. Burrowing owls are typically > found in Washington from early March through late September before > migrating to California for the winter. They nest in burrows, but do not > dig them themselves; the owls take advantage of burrows dug by other > wildlife, like badgers and ground squirrels. > > WDFW regularly analyzes and reviews information to inform status and > classification recommendations for species of conservation concern in > Washington, including those listed as endangered, threatened, or sensitive, > or species which may benefit from such conservation listing to bolster > recovery efforts. 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Olympia, WA 98501 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1111+Washington+St.+SE+%3F+Olympia,+WA+98501?entry=gmail&source=g> > > [Granicus Communications logo]< > https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgranicus.com%2Fsolution%2Fdigital-communication-engagement%2F/1/010101a0fdcdc0fa-a76b4579-55a2-41eb-b75e-fdde2566a031-000000/4nD3Ie3ey4Rzckn2QsSwxzCngaAbaN7d4s-iZ80nxmQ=452 > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20261002/bb5c1e1e/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 17:55:20 -0700 > From: Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters <tweeters...> > To: Tweeters <tweeters...> > Subject: [Tweeters] Dumas Bay Sanctuary Franklin?s Gull > Message-ID: > <CAEo0Ymo707An0KmtfzAt4PoX= > <ofHj09EYnHB7rRWyyE8qg0yqg...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > We took a walk down to Dumas Bay Sanctuary here in Federal Way this > afternoon. Things were quite lively, but an adult -likely- Franklin?s Gull > was the most interesting. It had a dark/dirty back of the head, dark > mantel, incomplete eye ring and was a little bigger than the Bonaparte?s > Gulls. It was hanging out at the mouth of the creek flowing into the bay. > Also at Dumas were 200 or more Bonaparte?s Gulls, American Wigeons, Surf > Scoters, Short-billed Gulls and a single Ring-billed Gull. A Black-bellied > Plover flew in, landing right in front of us and showing its ?dirty > armpits?. It joined a pair of Killdeer. > > Good Birding! > > Hans > > Hans Feddern > Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA > <thefedderns...> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20261002/5d53774b/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026 10:44:18 -0600 > From: Scott R via Tweeters <tweeters...> > To: Tweeters <tweeters...> > Subject: [Tweeters] ?4th Washington GARGANY in 30+ years! > Message-ID: > <CAKY50yroFxj=RykwGZf3DjEtxcAVVE8R1M= > <hC4BrPNy0nNT0wQ...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > https://wa.chasereport.com/detail/13460966?sp=gargan&loc=L6517534&cty=US-WA-009 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20261003/94fa9e3a/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026 17:19:13 +0000 (UTC) > From: B B via Tweeters <tweeters...> > To: Tweeters <tweeters...> > Cc: Cindy Bailey <cindybailey188...> > Subject: [Tweeters] Marvelous Melbourne Blog Post > Message-ID: <149767591.160265.1791047953286...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This is the second of what will be five blog posts about our recent visit > to Australia.? It covers birding and much more in the wonderful city of > Melbourne.? Next up will be our visit to Uluru. > https://blairbirding.com/2026/10/03/marvelous-melbourne/ > > Blair Bernson > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20261003/a1bd1f33/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > <Tweeters...> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > ------------------------------ > > End of Tweeters Digest, Vol 266, Issue 3 > **************************************** > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list <Tweeters...> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters

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