Comments for John Rakestraw

Comment on Hooded Merganser by Jen

Jen — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:37:27 +0000

Wow those are adorable, never seen the young ones before.

Comment on Random Images by NW Nature Nut

NW Nature Nut — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:21:50 +0000

Nice photos, John! I had two Wilson’s Warblers in my yard this week, but no good photos. Looks like you have been all over the place. Birdathon was today and we saw 53 species! Thanks again for the pledge.

Comment on April Teasers by NW Nature Nut

NW Nature Nut — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:12:29 +0000

Looks like we have all been out soaking up every bit of sun we can find. All the local nature/bird bloggers are running around looking for it. I need to get out to Sauvie – looks like a good trip.

Comment on Sauvie Island 4/5/12 by Sauvie Jane

Sauvie Jane — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:39:17 +0000

John-
Just found your blog through Google News for Sauvie. We have a fledgling facebook page called Sauvie Island Birding and would love to have join and post some of your photos there.
Jane Hartline

Comment on Feeding Frenzy by Carlo Arreglo

Carlo Arreglo — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:00:50 +0000

Great website and photos! I stumbled here because a goldfinch landed in my backyard feeder and I was trying to determine if it was an American or Lesser and your photo ended up in my google search. The spring molts and changing plumages are messing with me. Anyway, as a beginning birder, I wish I had heard about you 6 weeks back when I was in Portland. I did get out to Sauvie Island and saw many Bald Eagles, 30 Great Blue Herons and nests, and thousands of Snow Geese. All the best-Carlo

Comment on Happy Solstice by John Rakestraw

John Rakestraw — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:57:28 +0000

In years with a lot of siskins, it is common for some birds to become sick. I think it is best to just take the feeders down for a while and let the flocks disperse. That will lessen the chance of disease transmission between birds.

Comment on Happy Solstice by Nancy Dahlen

Nancy Dahlen — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:00:02 +0000

I live in puyallup washington and my pine siskins are sick who do I tell I herd about them being sick in seattle with samanilla thats when I noticed the sick birds I even found them dead. I allways clean my bird feaders. but I decided to take them down and get rid of the bird feed in them. please let me know what I should do I think I need to report it to someone my email is ndahlen88@hotmail.co thank you

Comment on Tillamook by Gene Vermillion

Gene Vermillion — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:38:13 +0000

Very nice photographs. What an interesting and beautiful location…thanks.

Comment on Eat Your Greens by More Green-eating Finches | John Rakestraw

More Green-eating Finches | John Rakestraw — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:48:07 +0000

[...] summer I posted about Lesser Goldfinches eating the chard in my garden. This week I saw one of the many visiting Pine Siskins doing the same [...]

Comment on Ankeny NWR 2/23/12 by Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:44:05 +0000

Very nice photos. We saw Tundra Swans at Finley about a month ago. Love how they “stick out” when they’re on the water with the geese.