Duckling sightings at Lake Sacajawea
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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.
Urban Bird Adaptations
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Check out this Science News Article "When Birds Go To Town" for insights into how birds adapt to or are impacted by noisy environments, how trash filled diets impact birds reproductive success and what kind of reception the crows in Seattle may give you if you walk around in a caveman mask.
Rainier's Vaux's Swifts fall update
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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,
September / October 2011 Whistler is Online
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The September / October 2011 Whistler
is available now.
Read more of its content:
- WHAS Summer Picnic;
- Update on Backyard Bird Calendar;
- WHAS Movie Series;
- Member Form;
- Bird Quiz;
- WHAS Kids Day Story;
- Sapsuckers – Persistent birds drill into, but usually do not harm trees;
- Introducing WHAS volunteers;
- Fall ACOW;
- WHAS Programs and Field Trips;
National Coverage of Proposed Coal Terminal in Longview
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It's not too often that our little corner of the world makes the national presses, but over the past months friends and families have alerted us to Longview popping up in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times or other far away papers because of the proposed coal terminal. The most recent Natural Resources Defense Council magazine, On Earth, has a long article about coal with considerable text dedicated to the proposed terminal in Longview. The Sierra Club magazine, Sierra, included an article on the Longview proposal earlier in the spring.
Check out our bird lists
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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.
July / August 2011 Whistler is Online
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The July / August 2011 Whistler
is available now.
Read more of its content:
- WHAS Bird-A-Thon Information;
- Whistler Subscription Change for National Members;
- Member Form, WHAS News;
- Birding Steigerwald NWR;
- Wildlife Sightings; Tid Bits;
- Book Review: Sandhill and Whooping Cranes;
- Making your Windows safe for Birds;
- WHAS Programs and Field Trips;
Read about WHAS members in the Daily News
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Recently WHAS members Russ and Ann Kastberg as well as John and Margaret Green were featured in an Article in the Daily News. The article shows how one can create a large or small garden to suit different animals. To read more check the Daily News article.
May / June 2011 Whistler is Online
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The May / June 2011 Whistler
is available now.
Read more of its content:
- WHAS Bird-A-Thon Invitation;
- Leadership Change;
- Thank ou to our past president;
- Member Form, WHAS News;
- A Fathers Day Message;
- Backyard Birding Update;
- Primal Warbling Column;
- Event Updates;
- Bird-A-Thon form;
- Alert email list;
- WHAS Programs and Field Trips;
Call for bird photos
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The WHAS Backyard Bird Calendar committee is looking for good quality photos for our 2012 Backyard Bird Calendar. Last year was our first attempt at a fundraising calendar. This year we want to print more and sell them at larger venues. If you are a bird photographer or know a bird photographer we are looking for photos of birds to include either in the larger photo that will go above each month or smaller photos that we’ll include in the calendar portion.
Please contact