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WHAS - Bird Lists and Wildlife Sightings

Please send information about wildlife sightings to our Wildlife Sightings Chair.

To see some recent Washington State bird sightings go to the Tweeters list. To subscribe to Washington State Tweeters or to get more info about Tweeters visit WA Tweeters.

Sandhill Crane (WDFW Image)

 

Christmas Bird Counts Overview 2011

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Last Updated: Saturday, February 15 2014 14:53

Christmas Bird CountThe Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is citizen-science at its best.  You can help with this effort, whether you have ever gone bird watching or not.  You will have the opportunity to meet new people with interests in birds, or spend time with friends from previous years.  Observant eyes are needed for that day: the more the better.  You can point out where you see birds and experts in your group can do the identifying; if you do know some of the birds in your area, so much the better.  This is your chance to help collect the information which will direct decisions in the future, decisions which will affect how much natural beauty, including birds, remains for future generations.

Bring your binoculars if you have some, boots, warm clothes and a lunch, and join us for a day outside, looking closely at some of Nature's most interesting creatures, sharing the day with people who have similar interests.

Read more: Christmas Bird Counts Overview 2011

Duckling sightings at Lake Sacajawea

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Last Updated: Saturday, February 15 2014 14:53

Duck at Lake Sacajawea - Click to enlarge

It is unusual for ducks to have ducklings this time of year as well as for them to survive the raccoons which inhabit the lake area. There are perhaps a dozen eggs and 4 or 5 hatchlings as of October 12th. As of October 26th, three ducklings were still observed with their mother, who appears to be a feral domesticated duck.

Rainier's Vaux's Swifts fall update

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Last Updated: Saturday, February 15 2014 14:53

Vaux Swift in Rainier OR

Upon learning that 3,000 Vaux's Swifts were observed at Chapman School in Portland the other night, Darrel Whipple decided to check out Carpet One in Rainier.  Result was Carpet One - 0, Rainier's Old Hall (Big Green) - 82. The migrating swifts are dropping into the tallest chimney in Big Green (the northwest corner, behind City Hall). Some were observed there during the northward migration in May,

Read more: Rainier's Vaux's Swifts fall update

Check out our bird lists

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Last Updated: Saturday, February 15 2014 14:53

Do you know about our bird lists?

You will find different bird lists in the "Wildlife Watching & Sightings" section. Russ Koppendrayer just updated the Cowlitz County bird list adding this: "We have surpassed our best year ever with 4 months to go, and the question now is weather we can break the 200 barrier".

The list provides you with information about this year's bird sightings by date and location.

Bird spring migration maps

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Last Updated: Saturday, February 15 2014 14:53

Spring Migration for 31 birds

Thanks to one of our members, who sent in an email with the link, here is a great source to learn more about spring migration for up to 31 different bird species. From the eNature website: "For each species shown below, we have created spring migration maps that show the winter range, the migratory path, and the dates when you might expect to see the first arrivals in your area." (Thanks John for the link.)

Click here to see the maps.

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