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DIYSteve seeking hygge
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DIYSteve
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Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:37 am
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olderthanIusedtobe wrote: | One of them had an almost entirely white body. |
probably a leucistic individual
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olderthanIusedtobe Member
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DIYSteve wrote: | probably a leucistic individual |
I've seen a leucistic crow a few blocks away several times. Maybe there's something in the water here.
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tmatlack Member
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Thu Nov 23, 2017 4:15 am
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Crud,
Bought a bunch of feeders/seed. Nary a bird in two weeks. I live near Lk. Stevens HS and have a greenbelt out back...no juncos or chickadees even. Something has gnawed on the suet but I have not seen what it is.
tom
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olderthanIusedtobe Member
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I've seen my white junco about a half a dozen times now, but it never hangs around very long and I haven't managed to get a picture of it so far.
Today I saw 3 eagles cruise overhead at Boeing Creek Park. I can't remember ever seeing an eagle there or in my general neighborhood before. Definitely down by the waterfront nearby, but not inland.
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tmatlack Member
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Sat Jan 13, 2018 2:16 am
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olderthanIusedtobe Member
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Like probably everyone else, I have robins coming out of my ears around the house. I don't recall seeing a varied thrush at home before. I had one hanging around a week or two ago. Heard it seeing several times as well. Might be the earliest in the year I've ever heard any kind of thrush other than a robin singing.
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DIYSteve seeking hygge
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Wed Mar 07, 2018 3:27 pm
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Red-tailed Hawks are pairing up E of the crest
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Waterman Member
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Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:56 pm
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I consider myself very fortunate that my commute goes through fir island near La Conner. On a daily basis, I see hawks eagles and snow geese. With opportunity to walk the dikes looking for owls.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
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MtnGoat Member
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Wed Mar 07, 2018 6:39 pm
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We've had a ton of eagles so far. One was in a tree not 20 feet off the road this morning, slowed down in preparation to stop and get a pic, but he didn't like that and flew off.
A few weeks ago I was flying my toys at the local airfield on a pretty decent day for thermals, and saw this small flock of large birds circling and climbing out. They didn't have the wing shape for a buzzard and didn't do the gentle rocking from side to side the buzzards tend to do. I grabbed my binos and to my surprise, they were all bald eagles. I didn't know they ever flew in flocks or groups, it was odd to see it.
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
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olderthanIusedtobe Member
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There's an unusual looking mallard that I've seen off and on at the little lake in Boeing Creek Park, including today. I was thinking hybrid, but doing a little googling it might be a domestic mallard, which can appear different. It has the characteristic iridescent green head, but instead of a brown throat/chest and gray body, it has a white throat/chest and brown body. The wings appear different too. It hangs out w/ all the other mallards and appears to be paired up with a female.
I keep expecting little yellow fuzz balls any time now, but haven't seen any yet.
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DIYSteve seeking hygge
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Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:14 am
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olderthanIusedtobe wrote: | There's an unusual looking mallard that I've seen off and on at the little lake in Boeing Creek Park, including today. I was thinking hybrid, but doing a little googling it might be a domestic mallard, which can appear different. It has the characteristic iridescent green head, but instead of a brown throat/chest and gray body, it has a white throat/chest and brown body. The wings appear different too. |
Could it be a partially leucistic individual? I've seen many partially leucistic wild birds, including a few mallards, including one at Green Lake the past couple summers.
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DIYSteve seeking hygge
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Mon Mar 12, 2018 5:59 pm
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Leucism in birds is not all that rare. Today someone posted a link to a pic of a leucistic adult Bald Eagle flying near the SR 520 bridge.
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camut Member
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Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:10 pm
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A leucistic bald eagle is being seen frequently at The West 90 (aka Welts-Samish Restoration Site) near Samish Island. I saw it today in the bare trees just north of the parking lot. Very striking looking bird.
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DIYSteve seeking hygge
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Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:54 am
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yesterday a pair of Say's Phoebes returned to our home in Eburg
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