UPDATED! Injured Bald Eagle will be realeased healthy
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UPDATE
Wildlife Care Center staff have decided to delay the bald eagle release scheduled for Saturday August 24th. During the final round of exams, it was discovered the eagle was struggling to fly. I will keep you updated of a possible rescheduling. Sorry for the last minute notice, but this is the nature of rehabilitation. Below is the official press release for more details.
Portland Audubon would like to invite the public to the release of a rehabilitated Bald Eagle this Saturday (August 24th).
The bird was found in Longview, Washington in May almost completely incapacitated with lead poisoning, after months of treatment it is now ready to be released back to the wild.
We are planning to release the bird at 11 AM at Willow Grove Park on the Columbia River just west of Longview. It would be great if you and any of your members could join us at this event.
July - August 2013 Whistler is online
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The July / August 2013 Whistler is available now.
Read more of its content:
- Invitation to the WHAS Summer Picnic
- Membership Application Form,
- WHAS contact information
- Conservation updates
- S.W.A.M.P. Picnic a Rousing Success
- Sapsucker has found his instrument
- Washington States has two new IBA’s
- Fundraising for Coal Dust Research
- Barred Owls camp in Longview yard
- WHAS Programs and Field Trips;
Barred Owls Camp Out in Longview Yard
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The Gurnsey family live just outside of Longview in a country setting with a tree-filled backyard.
On May 30, Craig Gurnsey was sitting in his den when he heard a scratching noise coming from his deck. He went to the deck to investigate and was surprised to see a baby barred owl.
Cowlitz County Bird List's June update
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The year is at the half way point and all the breeding migrants have arrived, so this is a good time to see where we stand. I did a quick check of the 2012 list at the end of June and we have one more species on this years count. Amazing how similar that number is from year to year. Additions will be really slow for the remainder of the year, but they will mostly be species seen less than annually in the county.
Red-breasted Sapsucker has found his instrument
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One of Darrel Whipple's resident Red-breasted Sapsuckers has found his instrument! Every day he hammers out his signature rhythmic cadence on the top end of a 16-foot aluminum ladder. The irony is Darrel put the ladder up at the corner of the house to keep the Sapsucker from making more holes in the wood siding. The tactic saved the house, but now Darrel is awakened every morning by the resonating ladder.
May - June 2013 Whistler is online
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The May / June 2013 Whistler is available now.
Read more of its content:
- Indian Jack Slough Update
- Great Backyard Bird Count Review
- Membership Application Form,
- WENAS Campout
- Book Review: Gifts of the Crow
- Translucent Windows Bird Tape
- Program: Diving Birds
- WHAS Programs and Field Trips;
March - April 2013 Whistler is online
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The March / April 2013 Whistler is available now.
The printed Whistler and a previous online version have the wrong date for the April Lake Sacajawea walk. The correct date is Saturday April 13, at 8am.
Read more of its content:
- Annual WHAS Member Meeting and Program
- Cowlitz County Bird Year List
- Message to National Members
- Membership Application Form
- Program Chair wanted
- Bird Festivals
- Update on WA State Legislative Session
- Earth Day
- Plant trees at Indian Jack
- Amphibian Survey update
- Book Review: Dog Days Raven Nights
- Bald Eagle Survey
- SWAMP update,
- Mushroom Growing 101
- WHAS Programs and Field Trips;
Indian Jack Slough Amphibian Survey
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“No way!”
“Yes, way.”
Have you ever seen lumpy water? Look closely at the bottom of this picture. The straight lines are plant stems, but the rounded grape-like shapes are red-legged frog egg masses, tightly packed, fresh, clear and round.
Cowlitz County Bird List (January 2013 update)
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Russ Koppendrayer just updated the 2013 Cowlitz County Yearlist:
"The 2013 list includes the new taxonomic order which includes the counter-intuitive placement of falcons between woodpeckers and flycatchers. Also you will find some updating of abundance codes, but more needs to be done before next year.
January was launched from the springboard of a record CBC and continued with some good coverage and nice finds in Cowlitz County. We already have identified 114 species for the year."
For more information contact Russ Koppendrayer through our Wildlife Sightings area, where you can find this list (and others) as a pdf file.
Local Christmas Bird Counts Results
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Leadbetter CBC 2012
This was the Christmas bird count that almost did not happen. When I discovered in mid-November that no one was organizing the Leadbetter CBC that I had participated in for years, I volunteered for the job. I could not imagine a Christmas without counting birds. I also, could not imagine the job, or I might not have tackled it.
Continue reading to see the results for Cowlitz-Columbia and Wahkiakum County circles.
- January - February 2013 Whistler is online
- Redhead Duck seen in Cowlitz County
- November - December 2012 Whistler is online
- Cowlitz County Bird List (August update)
- September / October 2012 Whistler is Online
- Cowlitz County Bird List (May update)
- July / August 2012 Whistler is Online
- May / June 2012 Whistler is Online
- Red-shouldered Hawk seen at Willow Grove
- Harbingers of Spring; Wood Ducks return to Lake Sacajawea