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Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
The Downy Woodpecker is a familiar sight at backyard feeders and in
parks and woodlots, where it joins flocks of chickadees and nuthatches,
barely outsizing them. An often acrobatic forager, this black-and-white
woodpecker is at home on tiny branches or balancing on slender plant
galls, sycamore seed balls, and suet feeders. Downies and their larger
lookalike, the Hairy Woodpecker, are one of the first identification
challenges that beginning bird watchers master. (All About Birds)
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Today's top story in Salish Current: Neighbors helping neighbors against wildfire risk
Vessel sets sail from Anacortes on 14-month expedition
About 100 loved ones and visitors gathered on the docks of Cap Sante
Marina in Anacortes on Saturday to wave goodbye to a small crew that
will travel around North and South America over the next 14 months. The
Skagit Valley College Foundation partnered with the Around the Americas
project on the environmental sailing expedition. Emma Fletcher-Frazer
reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)
Are you recycling the right things? New cameras, tech will let you know
The city of Olympia is launching a recycling contamination reduction
project this month to help people improve their recycling efforts. It
will use cameras and other technology to monitor what people are putting
into their curbside recycling carts. The city will use global
positioning systems, computers and cameras on city recycling trucks to
check the contents of curbside recycling carts and provide residents
feedback, household by household. Ty Vinson reports. (The Olympian)
Uptick in active wildfires is caused by 'spring dip,' say B.C. fire officers
The number of wildfires in British Columbia has roughly doubled over the
past several days, but an information officer with the BC Wildfire
Service says the activity can be attributed to the annual "spring
dip"...a phenomenon caused by a decrease in moisture in the needles of
coniferous trees. (Canadian Press)
Chinese mitten crab could be trouble for Oregon, Washington, if there are more
Oregon and Washington wildlife officials are asking people to keep an
eye out for hairy-clawed mitten crabs in the Columbia River. In April, a
commercial fisher caught a Chinese mitten crab along the river that
borders both states. It’s the first recorded instance of this species in
the Pacific Northwest, besides a Japanese mitten crab caught in the
same area in 1992. April Ehrlich reports. (OPB)
Democracy Watch
- WA law mandating clergy report child abuse to be investigated by DOJ (Investigate West)
- Trump budget would slash money for housing programs in WA (Seattle Times)
- Trump administration asks to dismiss suit trying to limit abortion pill (Washington State Standard)
- Trump denies posting image of himself as pope, laughing off critics (NY Times)
- Trump’s Return to Power Elevates Ever Fringier Conspiracy Theories (NY Times)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 309 AM PDT Tue May 6 2025
TODAY E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
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