http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/ A discussion group for Alaska birders Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:40:13 GMT Brita Shaw http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4799 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4799 In case it's time to plan a trip, try this:     Top 100 birding sites of the world, by Dominic Couzens Publisher: University of California Press; 1 edition Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:13:31 GMT Gwen Baluss http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4798 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4798 At nearly dark (3:30) today I had a nice view of one perched very close to the highway  near the crest of the hill by the baseball park heading out the road Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:10:25 GMT Gwen Baluss http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4797 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4797 Linda, Likely the CBC results will be in the next Raven newsletter. Yes, I believe that was the ONE  for the whole area. Quite odd, since they are generally Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:27:25 GMT Pat Bock http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4796 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4796 Kim: This release just sorta came up so wasn't sure if you could get it on the "Around Town" page but here's the info: Weather permitting, the Juneau Raptor Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:08:43 GMT Linda Shaw http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4795 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4795 Hi, I missed the Christmas Bird Count pot luck due to another commitment that evening, but I was able to go out with Team Baluss for the wetlands/golf course Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:56:58 GMT deborah_rudis@... http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4794 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4794 Just thought I'd pass this along in case people were interested, as who wouldn't want to go to Peru for free birding trip? Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:13:26 GMT Gwen Baluss http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4793 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4793 Hi Mark, I am just back in town and hope to join the count. Please let me know if you know which group could most use my help. If it is not yet clear until Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:22:10 GMT Deanna MacPhail http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4792 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4792 Perhaps the same individual that I saw just below the outflow before it joins the river, about noon. It was busily downing wriggly catches from the creek. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:14:26 GMT linda.shaw@... http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4791 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4791 Sorry, previous link was incomplete, hope this works http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/bird-sings-with-its- wings/26sm3or7 ... From: Linda.Shaw@... Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:16 GMT linda.shaw@... http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4790 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4790 If you haven't seen this already, its pretty cool.... http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/bird-sings-with-its- wings/26sm3or7 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:55:51 GMT linda.shaw@... http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4789 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4789 Today, Dredge Lakes Holding Pond. Standing on thin ice at the water's interface, staring intently. Bobbing occasionally, but subdued at that, as if aware of Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:00:05 GMT Mark Schwan http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4788 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4788 Eaglechatters; for those not interested in the Juneau Christmas Bird Count, read no further and delete, otherwise, pay attention: Juneau birders, the Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:27:09 GMT Paul Suchanek http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4787 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4787 Today (12-12) there was an immature glaucous gull on the Mendenhall Valley Post Office about noon. Hopefully someone will see it during the Christmas Bird Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:33:02 GMT Mark Schwan http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4786 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4786 Juneau Audubon is bringing back it's "Saturday Wild" activities with a new program called Tracks and Signs, developed by our new board member and naturalist, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:20:38 GMT Nicholas http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4785 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Eaglechat/message/4785 Hey all, Yesterday afternoon I saw a single American Pipit out on the wetlands near Lemon and Switzer Creek off of Egan Dr. Other birds of note yesterday were