http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/ Yakima Co's birders' email list service Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:04:49 GMT Scott R a y http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6551 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6551 I was sitting in my car at traffic light at the corner of Nob Hill and Fair Ave a few minutes ago when a female Prairie Falcon flew through the intersection Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:53:03 GMT Jeff Kozma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6550 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6550 I was driving to work (going to Toppenish) on HWY 82 this morning and saw a large falcon perched on top of one of the very tall iron/metal power poles on the Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:53:02 GMT Denny Granstrand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6549 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6549 Hi Yakkers, I stopped by the arboretum this morning and visited the sparrow patch. Here is what I saw: Song Sparrow 4 Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 1 Golden-crowned Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:49:22 GMT Mac Knight http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6548 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6548 As I went out to fill the bird feeders today, I heard a commotion on the fence. When I looked over, all the little birds were scattering rapidly as a beautiful Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:40:47 GMT JOHN HEBERT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6547 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6547 The Yakima Valley Audubon's "Sparrow Patch South" is open for business! For the last 5 years we have spread seed at a location just north of the south end of Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:10:22 GMT Denny Granstrand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6546 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6546 Hi Yakkers, I took bird seed out to the arboretum sparrow patch late this afternoon. At the sparrow patch were: Song Sparrow 3 Golden-crowned Sparrow 4 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:06:57 GMT Denny Granstrand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6545 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6545 Hi Yakkers, I was standing our driveway this afternoon taking photos of a Red-tailed Hawk that was perched on the power pole in our backyard when a flicker Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:49:51 GMT JOHN HEBERT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6544 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6544 What a gorgeous afternoon for a hike at Snow Mountain Ranch. Warm, calm, with high clouds. The highlight was a flock of 6 BUSHTITS! This was the longest (5 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:56:54 GMT Denny Granstrand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6543 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6543 Hi Yakkers, A woman named Dee I know who lives east of the Pomona Tavern called me yesterday to say a hawk had flown into her house. She had the front door Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:30:48 GMT Rich712@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6542 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6542 Chirp, All that barking in my prior post and I left off the species that dogged me all the way home. Under a small tree on the Arboretum side of the new dog Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:13:34 GMT Rich712@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6541 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6541 Chirp, Monday afternoon I opted to repeat a Greenway stroll that is beginning to grow on me even though the birding has not been spectacular. The location Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:21:22 GMT Denny Granstrand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6540 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6540 Hi Yakkers, I enjoy looking at photos of rare birds on the Surfbirds.com website. This evening I was browsing through the latest rare bird photos from England Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:52:40 GMT Denny Granstrand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6539 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6539 Hi Yakkers, I stopped by the arboretum today to see if there was any action at the sparrow patch. There weren't any birds there, but there were two Eastern Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:31:58 GMT Denny Granstrand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6538 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6538 Hi Yakkers, In my e-mail yesterday about the arboretum sparrow patch, I forgot to say thank you to Alice Nevue for donating several bags of bird seed when she Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:45:10 GMT Denny Granstrand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6537 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6537 Hi Yakkers, I hauled rakes and birdseed out to the Yakima Area Arboretum this morning. I fmade a few location for the sparrow patch. For those who have never