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Offline sansocal

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Birds in the basin?
« on: November 16, 2015, 08:55:21 AM »
Anyone seen new birds in the basin or on the river? In ellensburg I saw two flocks of two mallards fly around this morning..  :bash:

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Re: Birds in the basin?
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2015, 08:56:52 AM »
I'm seeing the different species of ducks transition through.  A local pond I watch is now missing it's local mallards and the buffleheads are gathering.  Out on the huntable ponds the migrating mergies are passing through.

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Re: Birds in the basin?
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2015, 09:06:39 AM »
Lots of birds in the Moses Lake area or at least on the private corn ponds!
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Re: Birds in the basin?
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2015, 09:11:34 AM »
Good to hear! I have a feeling a lot of fun is going to be had this saturday

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Re: Birds in the basin?
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2015, 11:34:42 AM »
Columbia has been slowing down. I hope the lull of birds is ending!!!!


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Re: Birds in the basin?
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2015, 06:17:55 PM »
I saw a lot of coots today in places I haven't seen them before this week.

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Re: Birds in the basin?
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2015, 07:25:05 PM »
Reading the DU Duck Report, birds still have not reached Calgary. Things are going to change quick once the freezing weather hits up north this week and next. I would guess at some point over the next two weeks we will start to see some guys finally putting up big duck numbers on the basin.

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Re: Birds in the basin?
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2015, 07:53:32 PM »
I just hunted Potholes area on Saturday. Usually  right around Veterans Day there are some birds showing up. I always roll the dice and go at that time. It didn't payoff this weekend. There were very few ducks but a decent amount of geese. I think the ducks were all locals as overall they were very weary. We did have some action and should have done better, no thanks to my shooting. We finished with 8 ducks and a goose between 3 of us.
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