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BIRD WATCH: Taking a better look at cormorants
SOMETIMES IT FEELS like cormorants are birds that get overlooked. They aren’t small. They’re actually one of the…
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BIRD WATCH: Birds swoop into action as cold lingers but days lengthen
THE BEST PART of clear, cold winter weather is the bright sunshine and the lack of clouds or…
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BIRD WATCH: Bohemian waxwing sightings get 2017 off to a good start
CEDAR WAXWINGS ARE regular visitors and resident birds in Western Washington.
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BIRD WATCH: Waiting for the varied thrush once again
THIS FIRST COLUMN for 2017 was retrieved from past columns.
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BIRD WATCH: ‘Tis the season for a Christmas walk
FOR MANY, CHRISTMAS is the season when cherished traditions envelop us.
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BIRD WATCH: Company for the holidays, both feathered and family
GUESTS DURING THE holidays can also be Christmas gifts, especially when one is a favorite cousin from Florida.
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BIRD WATCH: Some standby gifts for bird lovers
THREE OLD STANDBYS top the list for gift-giving bird-watchers or hints for bird-watchers to drop.
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BIRD WATCH: A look back at 50 years of columns
ON DEC. 6, this column will begin its 50th year.
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BIRD WATCH: Controversial Canada geese come in a variety of shades, sizes
EVERYONE KNOWS A Canada goose when they see one — right?
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BIRD WATCH: Distant travelers can be beckoned with bird seed
THIS IS A good time to sprinkle some mixed bird seed around the yard’s bushes or, where possible,…
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BIRD WATCH: ‘News flash’ alerts watchers to snow geese sightings in Sequim area
A FEW DAYS ago, a “news flash” came across my desk. Actually, it was a bird-watcher’s news flash.
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BIRD WATCH: Respite from the rain calls to birds, humans alike
POURING RAIN FOR too many days messes with your seasonal clock.
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BIRD WATCH: Table manners particular to each species
This is the perfect time to watch birds that have settled in for the winter.
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BIRD WATCH: October’s owls and hummingbirds out in proper form
There are 15 species on Washington’s bird checklist. That’s a lot of owls, more than enough to go…
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BIRD WATCH: Land of the raven in Navajo Country where four corners meet
Miles from nowhere, there is almost no visible life in Monument Valley except for one creature: a bird.
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BIRD WATCH: Visit to Rocky Mountain National Park a treat for the eyes
With fall in the air, birds are on the move, including mountain bluebirds and Townsend’s solitaires.
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BIRD WATCH: Peck-peck-peck heralds woodpeckers, busy birds for fall
There are various ways to (humanely) deter their attacks on your home.
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BIRD WATCH: Look to the skies along Hood Canal for great birding
Because this body of water is popular with migrating birds, it is also one of those spots where…
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BIRD WATCH: Audubon offers a wealth of information
From newsletters to gorgeous rendered websites, its chapters offer it all.
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BIRD WATCH: ‘Feral’ cat a hungry burden for bird lover
My goal is now the relocation of an animal that would make a great housecat.