Recent Updates on Yacolt Parrots & more......

Currently this is all the recent updates on the Quaker Parrots of Yacolt, and other local rescue efforts.

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

April 1st 2008 New Photo's sent From a local Yacolt Resident of Heavy snow from this past Friday March 29th, 2008

Friday March 29, 2008 Under a heavy morning snow. Glenn Welker of Yacolt Washington took these photos of the Yacolt Quakers and nest boxes recently erected.
Friday March 29, 2008. The dark brown nest platforms with a wood colored bottom were just erected by the Yacolt Parrott Preservation across the street from the main power pole where the Quakers have been constructing their nest on Clark Counties Power Pole.

The Pole pitcured below was errected by N.W. Bird Rescue March 1st, 2008.

Photos below are recently erected Nest platforms erected by Y.P.PA.



Photo's taken By Glenn Welker of Yacolt Washington. Friday March 28th 2008

It appears that the Quakers have been wise to keep their nest small. * Mr. Welker remarked.
The Quakers have yet to show any interest in the recently installed nest platforms erected by Y.P.P.A.
Mr. Welker reported earlier in the week he has seen four to six Quakers exploring two platforms erected by Northwest Bird Rescue group from .March 1st, 2008

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Saturday March 29th, 2008 Just after Picking up a Coopers Hawk We received a call in an injured Bald Eagle.











Christopher Driggins, on the phone with Dr. Janet Ackermann of American Wildlife Foundation. Located in Molalla Oregon.





Cindy Ham




Terry and Cindy Ham















Terry and Cindy Ham







Saturday March 29th, 2008.
Just after Picking up the Hawk We received another call on an injured Bald Eagle from Another good Sameritian located in La Center Washington.This couple found this Bald Eagle injured near there house. This Eagle also appeared to be hit by a car. This apprent male had muilitable abrasions on his legs and a obvious major Compound fracture on his right wing. He was immediatly was transfered to Dr Ackermann of American Wildlife Foundation.









Saturday March 29th, 2008 Yacolt Quaker Seed Donation Delayed By Calls from 911


A Good Samaritan who wishes’s to remain unnamed, was driving home from her job as a veterinarian assistant, saw the hawk and called 911.





After a few scratches, the apparent female hawk with an apparent compound fracture was secure for transport to Dr. Janet Ackermann of the American Wildlife Foundation.






A Good Samaritan who wishes’s to remain unnamed, was driving home from her job as a veterinarian assistant, saw the hawk and called 911.

Saturday March 29th, 2008 Seed Donation preparation.

On Saturday, North West Bird Rescue Officers Tracy Nichols & Chris Dahlenburg , help Volunteers Pete Rosengreen and Joe, Load up Over 800lbs of seed to be donated to the Quakers in Yacolt.


Tracy Nichols

Pete Rosengreen
Joe & Chris



Joe Turk






Chris Dahlenburg

On Saturday, North West Bird Rescue Officers Tracy Nichols & Chris Dahlenburg , help Volunteers Pete Rosengreen and Joe, Load up Over 800lbs of seed to be donated to the Quakers in Yacolt.





Saturday, March 29, 2008

New Hail and Snow Friday March 28th Homeowner of Nest Box # 1 Lisa & Glenn Welker Reports Up to 3" Of Snow fall.








Snowy Friday March 28th Homeowner Glenn Welker Reports at 9 am , Up to 3" Of Snow fall. Photo's of the snow pile up on his nest box. More photo's are to follow soon.

Snow Friday Afternoon, March 28th Snowy Snow topped Nest Platform # 4





Snow Friday Afternoon, March 28th Snow topped Nest Platform # 4 Location.

Snowy Friday Afternoon, March 28th Homeowner Cyril Young Nest Platform # 3 in his Back Yard...






Proud Homeowner Cyril Young shows off his Nest Platform # 3 in his Back Yard. Show's off his snowball No Trespassing technique to wart off other bird species to protect them from his Quaker Nest.

Friday Afternoon, March 28th 2:30 p.m. Yacolt Resident the proud homeowner of nest Platform # 2 Jo Anne Carras is Ecstatic!


Jo Anne Carras the proud homeowner of nest Platform # 2, which is located in her back Yard. Was very proud to show off how sturdiness of her Nest pole. She was happy to learn that several residents had seen the birds fly from her platform to the platform located across the street from Hubbard Street. * She loves her No Trespassing sign. Hoping other birds types of birds can read the sign, and will keep away from her Quaker Nest as she laughs.





Christopher Drigging of North West Bird Rescue Play's in the snow showing his No Trespassing Snow Ball for other wild birds.

Friday Morning, Friday Morning, March 28th 6:30 a.m. Yacolt Resident Reports Snow!


At 8:45am, Christopher Driggins spoke with Julie White who reported she awoke to 1' of snow on the ground which within a hour grew to two and a half inches under the power pole where the birds were nesting.