http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/ Yakima Co's birders' email list service Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:29:22 GMT Denny Granstrand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6577 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6577 Hi Yakkers, Apart from the usual juncos, House Finches, White-crowned Sparrows, American Goldfinches and House Sparrows at my feeders, some interesting bireds Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:52:38 GMT Rich712@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6576 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6576 Chirp, Late Saturday afternoon I parked in the lower Sarg Hubbard parking lot, walked the new Zirkle Path along the west side of the concert pond, continued Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:22:23 GMT redeyed_coyote http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6575 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6575 I went to check out the sparrow patch at the arboretum for the first time this morning thinking that if there were feed there it would be busy what with the Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:24:16 GMT JOHN HEBERT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6574 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6574 Check out the latest issue of the Yakima Audubon Society newsletter ("Calliope Crier") at the YVAS web site. There you can find complete and accurate Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:49:34 GMT Scott Downes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6573 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6573 Working in the yard today I had a total of 6 species of raptors visible from our yard. Yes, it helps that we are on a slight hill which makes it easy to have a Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:59:57 GMT JOHN HEBERT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6572 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6572 Chris, et. al., the Yakima CBC meets at the IHOP at the Union Gap mall and NOT at Sportsman's Park. For now, set aside the dates for the CBCs and more detailed Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:44:19 GMT JOHN HEBERT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6571 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6571 Chris, the short answer is as follows: Yakima Count - meet at 7:00 AM Saturday, December 19 at the central fireplace in Sportsman's Park. Toppenish Count - Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:34:57 GMT redeyed_coyote http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6570 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6570 Hi Yakima Bird Nerds! I'm fairly new to the area and am wondering about a CBC this year. I could not find anything on the Audubon site for Yakima proper. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:15:00 GMT Rich712@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6569 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6569 Mike and Yakkers, Wednesday, a Merlin with what appeared to be a full crop was resting high in one of the trees lining the median of North Naches Avenue in the Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:37:15 GMT Mike Roper http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6568 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6568 It appears that Merlins are settling into winter territories. Steve Seibert called me last Friday with 2 sightings, one being on north 16th Ave. He said one of Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:48:32 GMT tulimgr http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6567 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6567 On Wednesday afternoon, about 3pm, I was driving east on summitview just past 96th. It was fairly windy out, but I spotted a turkey vulture riding the winds Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:45:54 GMT crandcec http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6566 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6566 Hi Yakkers, I saw a Snow goose, trailing in a 'v' formation of 8 Canada Geese. They were flying NE over the intersection of Summitview and 40th Avenue, 11:20 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:30:08 GMT Sturnella@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6565 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6565 Hi Yakkers I am watching a Harris' Sparrow at my feeder right now! Debie Brown Konnowac Pass Moxee, WA sturnella@... [Non-text portions of this message Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:23 GMT Scott R a y http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6564 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6564 Just thought I would put this out there again. On Saturday afternoon I accidentally left my digital camera sitting on the log across the path from the south Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:16:48 GMT Rich712@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6563 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/message/6563 Chirp, I headed out to Snow Mountain Ranch this afternoon to try once again to relocate the Bushtits John has found twice recently along the Ditch Bank Trail.