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Birdwatching Guess who: A Canada goose or a cackling goose?

By Dr. Madeline Kalbach For the Observer As spring migration ramps up we see an increase in the…

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Birdwatching Listen for the Singer sewing machine bird!

The first day of spring has come and gone, but it sometimes hardly seems like spring. Snow on…

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Gray whale sightings up off Northwest coast

Gray whale sightings are up on the Washington and Oregon coast in recent weeks. The Facebook group “Clatsop…

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Birdwatching Witness kestrels in the act of ‘on-line dating’

You have heard this before, I know, but the Tarlatt Slough area on the south end of Willapa…

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Clammers out in force for season’s final evening dig

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Noisy shrimp may be helping gray whales find their prey

Snapping shrimp are among the noisiest animals in the ocean. They produce a loud clicking noise when snapping…

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Fall Chinook season looking poor; one-half 10-year average

The US v Oregon Technical Advisory Committee, which provides fishery managers with in-season forecasts, is forecasting a 2018…

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OLYMPIA — For the first time in five years, the Cowlitz River will not open to smelt dipping.…

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Birdwatching Observing fastest flier of the bird world

As we sat deep in discussion last week about our find in the fog, another but much larger…

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Birdwatching Northern shrike: Predatory songbird observed at Tarlett

The birds of Tarlatt are at it again! Another adventure unfolded there a few days ago. In fact,…

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