http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/ LCBirds Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:17:47 GMT Bill and Nancy LaFramboise http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1542 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1542 One never knows what will turn up! Another great find by Michael. Aren't you glad he's moved closer to our neck of the woods? We will request permission to Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:31:40 GMT Bill and Nancy LaFramboise http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1541 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1541 Michael's photos show that this bird is an immature bird - born this year. Bill and Nancy LaFramboise Richland WA _____ From: LCBirds@yahoogroups.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:54:04 GMT Bill and Nancy LaFramboise http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1540 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1540 Yesterday, Laurie called to say that there was a fairly large flock of SNOW GEESE in a field along Highway 221 that runs between Paterson and Prosser. The Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:39:46 GMT Bill and Nancy LaFramboise http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1539 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1539 FYI - the blackbirds are terrific local finds and the scoters are rare. Two Rivers in this case is NOT Two Rivers County Park but is the Two Rivers Unit of Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:02:18 GMT Michael Barrett http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1538 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1538 Well The Black-necked stilt on the Yakima delta is still there. Hanging around with a couple Greater Yellowlegs. _MG_3359.jpg_MG_3375.jpg Larger images are Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:04:55 GMT jacana2222 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1537 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1537 Hi Regan: You asked in your posting about the Black-necked stilt on the Yakima delta. I was down there Monday morning, Nov. 16, and saw the bird. It has been Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:12:27 GMT tonalite8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1536 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1536 I birded Bateman Island on Sunday afternoon, and saw a number of regulars and a few highlights. Between the episodes of sprinkles, I got a good look at a Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:55:11 GMT Bill and Nancy LaFramboise http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1535 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1535 Three good birds to report today. Last Monday Jo & I were shown a swan off Chamna Natural Area. At that time we were not able to come to a final ID. I Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:32:24 GMT kathy Criddle http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1534 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1534 I saw a Townsend's Solitaire yesterday afternoon in a yard next to the Yakima River near the end of Riverside Drive in West Richland.  We heard a Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:20:49 GMT bitsofmischief http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1533 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1533 I have finally read the fine print. We are limited on the bites the photos contain. That is why some are so slow in loading and other never load. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:49:23 GMT Bill and Nancy LaFramboise http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1532 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1532 LCBirders, This is truly a significant sighting. The previous late date in our database is September 27. With the experience that Jo has and her description, Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:31:02 GMT bitsofmischief http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1531 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1531 We saw our first Rough-legged Hawk of the season in western Benton Co. Also observed was a Northern Shrike hovoring in a verticle position! We had never seen Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:26:49 GMT run3dognight http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1530 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1530 Last Sunday (Nov 1) we were evening birding in Chamna Nature Preserve and while we were pishing a MacGillivray's Warbler shot up over a hedge at us. There was Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:12:06 GMT Austin Johnson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1529 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1529 A friend of mine in Craig CO is asking for some other eyes to check out the picture of the attached gull and offer their expert opinion From: Forrest Luke Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:26:46 GMT tonalite8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1528 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/1528 Among our usual birds, we have a hermit thrush hanging around in the back yard ? I last saw it yesterday at our pond. We also had the opportunity to ride on