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03 Feb Tillamook 2-2-2012 report and Gull ID question ["dawn" ] 3 Feb 92 Evening Grosbeak, 64 Mourning Dove Gresham + my year list [John Gatchet ] 03 Feb Re: Black Rosy finch? [DJ Lauten and KACastelein ] 3 Feb Black Rosy finch? [Suzanne Staples ] 3 Feb Re: A Cooper's Hawk Breakfast... [John Paisley ] 3 Feb Brown Pelicans ["Don & Karen Munson" ] 3 Feb Re: Red-tailed Hawk with a white throat in Salem [Carole Hallett ] 3 Feb A Cooper's Hawk Breakfast... [Rick DeTroye ] 03 Feb Lewis Woodpecker at Finley ["deborah.holland AT star-thrower.com" ] 3 Feb Blackbirds at Fort Rock ["Tom Winters" ] 3 Feb Re: so how's your year going? ["Tom Crabtree" ] 3 Feb Re: Red-tailed Hawk with a white throat in Salem ["Tom Crabtree" ] 3 Feb Banded cackler Westmoreland 2/02/12 [Tom & Linda ] 03 Feb Subject: Crystal Springs Rhodo. Garden status [candace ] 2 Feb Re: so how's your year going? [Andy Frank ] 2 Feb Crystal Springs Rhodo. Garden status [David Koskamp ] 02 Feb Tillamook County "big day" 2-2-2012 ["dawn" ] 2 Feb Green Heron Thursday Oregon Garden, Marion ["Matthew" ] 2 Feb Red-tailed Hawk with a white throat in Salem ["Jeff Harding" ] 2 Feb Re: so how's your year going? [Jay Withgott ] 2 Feb Re: so how's your year going? [Russ Namitz ] 2 Feb Migrant Arrival- Coos 2/2/2012 [Tim Rodenkirk ] 2 Feb Re: Orange-crown food [Tim Rodenkirk ] 2 Feb Eugene Yard Warblers [Thomas Meinzen ] 02 Feb Beach walk: Peter Iredale and points north [Mike Patterson ] 2 Feb Tetherow Lake (Redmond Sewer Pond) birds [Kimdel Owen ] 2 Feb Tetherow Lake (Redmond Sewer Pond) birds [Kimdel Owen ] 2 Feb year lists [bmwboarder ] 2 Feb Yard Birds, Clackamas County ["Bill and Nicki" ] 2 Feb Re: so how's your year going? ["Dennis Vroman" ] 2 Feb Re: county listing dilemma [Andy Frank ] 2 Feb Re: county listing dilemma ["Darrel Whipple" ] 02 Feb Orange-crown food [Alan Contreras ] 2 Feb John Scharff Migratory Bird Festival Registration Now Open ["Jim Schultz" ] 2 Feb Canvasbacks at Portland's Westmoreland [George Neavoll ] 02 Feb Coos Western Screech Owl [DJ Lauten and KACastelein ] 02 Feb Fwd: Snowy owl [DJ Lauten and KACastelein ] 2 Feb Re: so how's your year going? [Hendrik Herlyn ] 01 Feb RBA: Portland, OR 2-2-12 [Harry Nehls ] 1 Feb so how's your year going? ["Paul T. Sullivan" ] 1 Feb off topic; freezing issues ["Darrel & Laura" ] 1 Feb Re: county listing dllemma ["pamelaj AT spiritone.com" ] 01 Feb Albany Snow Anyone? ["Charles R. Gates" ] 1 Feb county listing dllemma ["Darrel & Laura" ] 1 Feb Re: Snowy Owls, Damon Pt. WA [Maria Michalczyk ] 1 Feb I-5 Black-bellied Plover [David Mandell ] 1 Feb Snowy Owls, Damon Pt. WA [John Paisley ] 1 Feb Re: Thick-billed Murre and other dead stuff on Clatsop Beach ["Wayne Weber" ] 1 Feb Four Salem Redheads ["Jeff Harding" ] 1 Feb Wed morning, Fern Ridge [Larry McQueen ] 1 Feb Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge this morning ["Jack hurt" ] 01 Feb Thick-billed Murre and other dead stuff on Clatsop Beach [Mike Patterson ] 1 Feb vultures ["Tom Escue" ] 1 Feb raptor survey and Bald Eagle roost [Jeff Fleischer ] 1 Feb Re: county listing dilemma ["Paul T. Sullivan" ] 1 Feb Evening Grosbeaks...Again [John Thomas ] 1 Feb Western snowy plover surveys on the North Coast [Vee ] 01 Feb Extra-dark phased grebe... [Mike Patterson ] 01 Feb mute swan at Steigerwald in Washougal [Vannessa ] 01 Feb mute swan at Steigerwald in Washougal [Vannessa ] 1 Feb Re: county listing dilemma and Portland raptors [Andy Frank ] 1 Feb Birding in the Eugene area [Zia Fukuda ] 01 Feb Re: county listing dilemma and Portland raptors [Joel Geier ] 31 Jan Re: county listing dilemma and Portland raptors ["Tom Crabtree" ] 31 Jan Re: Corvallis Barred Owl 1/26/12 [Vee ] 31 Jan county listing dilemma and Portland raptors [Andy Frank ] 31 Jan A Merlin, 44 Evening Grosbeak, 307 Pine Siskin in Gresham [John Gatchet ] 31 Jan Salem Airport Area Redheads ["Jeff Harding" ] 31 Jan Klamath Basin South Raptor Survey [Julie Van Moorhem ] 31 Jan Klamath Basin North Raptor Survey [Julie Van Moorhem ] 31 Jan Tillamook Prairie Falcon [] 31 Jan COMMON REDPOLL, Washington County ["Craig Tumer" ] 31 Jan Redmond Sewer Pond Great Egret [Kimdel Owen ] 31 Jan Redmond Sewer Pond Great Egret [Kimdel Owen ] 31 Jan Corvallis Barred Owl 1/26/12 [Bruce Newhouse ] 31 Jan more on Aechmophorus grebes [Mike Patterson ] Subject: Tillamook 2-2-2012 report and Gull ID question From: "dawn" <d_villa AT mail.com> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:45:41 -0500 Finally got my lists entered and my report typed up for my Tillamook County "big day" - if you're interested it's here: http://www.birdfellow.com/members/dawnvilla/field_reports/514-tillamook-county-big-day-2-2-2012 The gull question is about the gulls I saw at Bay City waterfront on the oyster shell mound - 5 photos here http://www.birdfellow.com/photos/thumbnails/267-mystery-birds?id=5901 Thanks! dawn Lincoln City/Nelscott Sometimes things come when you stop looking_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: 92 Evening Grosbeak, 64 Mourning Dove Gresham + my year list From: John Gatchet <jfgatchet AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:05:59 -0800 I had 92 EVENING GROSBEAK in my Gresham yard this am. 71 were on the ground with the others on the feeders and a few in a tree. A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK sent the scattering. Most did come back later. I had a total of 64 MOURNING DOVE in the yard with 54 on the ground. I did get a picture of the doves, but missed getting a picture of the grosbeak on the ground. Only 130 PINE SISKIN. Bird statistics so far this year are: Oregon 142 species Washington 145 species Year list 173 species Goal: Lower 48 states 500+ birds with a planned trip to Florida. John F. Gatchet Gresham, OR_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: Black Rosy finch? From: DJ Lauten and KACastelein <deweysage AT frontier.com> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:49:25 -0800 Black Rosy Finches ARE the type at Steen's? I think many OBOLers have seen their lifer at this location. Cheers Dave Lauten On 2/3/2012 2:54 PM, Suzanne Staples wrote: > So, looking at the range map for this bird, it looks like it might > make it into far SE Oregon. True? Has anyone seen it in the Steens > or thereabouts? Sure would like to see one. > Suzanne > > -- > Suzanne Staples > marshwren AT pondhouse.com > http://Northwestnaturelog.blogspot.com/ > > Science flies us to the moon but religion flies us into buildings. > > "Nature is cruel; humans don't have to be." Temple Grandin > > > > _______________________________________________ > OBOL mailing list > OBOL AT oregonbirds.org > http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Black Rosy finch? From: Suzanne Staples <marshwren AT pondhouse.com> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:54:58 -0800 So, looking at the range map for this bird, it looks like it might make it into far SE Oregon. True? Has anyone seen it in the Steens or thereabouts? Sure would like to see one. Suzanne -- Suzanne Staples marshwren AT pondhouse.com http://Northwestnaturelog.blogspot.com/ Science flies us to the moon but religion flies us into buildings. "Nature is cruel; humans don't have to be." Temple Grandin_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: A Cooper's Hawk Breakfast... From: John Paisley <jpbi AT johnpaisley.com> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:29:16 -0800 Every once in a while I catch one roaring through my back yard about 4 ft from the ground right past the feeder and then swoop up and perch in one of the old, tall cherries. They really are strikingly beautiful, both in resting and aerobatics. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Rick DeTroye wrote: > A friend of mine once remarked, "It's all about the timing." He was > speaking of life in general. I'm sure that a few of us would agree that > this applies to birds as well: being in the right place at the right time > and looking in the right direction. This morning, I was getting ready for > work and wandered into the kitchen to grab my lunch. Out of the corner of > my eye, I noticed some rapid movement in our front yard. I turned to look > out the front window and saw a jumble of moving bodies. I figured it was > two flickers fighting it out over territory or entangled in some sort of > sun-induced tryst. Imagine my surprise when the whirl of feathers fell to > the ground and i discovered it was, in fact, a Cooper's Hawk that had just > nailed a Starling! Evidently, the Starling was gorging itself on suet > rather than paying attention. Wow! What a beautiful bird. I watched the > Cooper's Hawk for about five minutes before it flew off with its breakfast > in tow. Pretty cool. > > ______________________________**_________________ > OBOL mailing list > OBOL AT oregonbirds.org > http://oregonbirds.org/**mailman/listinfo/obol_**oregonbirds.org > -- John by John Paisley John Paisley, Builder, Inc_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Brown Pelicans From: "Don & Karen Munson" <dnkmunson AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:41:09 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Buzz Stewart reports that there were "about a dozen" BROWN PELICANS northbound at Chetco Point, Brookings on Wednesday, Feb 1st. Don Munson Brookings _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: Red-tailed Hawk with a white throat in Salem From: Carole Hallett <bonneybt AT aol.com> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:06:28 -0800 Hello, I guesstimate that ~ 5% of the red-tails that I've banded in the Portland area (1000+ birds) in the last ten years had a pure white throat. Some of the white throated juveniles were seen or recaptured at a later date and had molted into dark throated adults. I can't recall that I've ever caught a white throated adult. Carole Hallett Portland, Oregon On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Tom Crabtree wrote: > ** ** ** ** > > Jeff,**** > > ** ** > > I had an almost identical looking bird in Culver last month. It will be > interesting to see how many other folks report seeing them in ****Oregon** > **. I also had a light phase bird that showed a number of “Krider’s” > features.**** > > ** ** > > **Tom Crabtree**, ****Bend******** > > _______________________________________________ > OBOL mailing list > OBOL AT oregonbirds.org > http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org > >_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: A Cooper's Hawk Breakfast... From: Rick DeTroye <rdlac AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:00:45 -0800 A friend of mine once remarked, "It's all about the timing." He was speaking of life in general. I'm sure that a few of us would agree that this applies to birds as well: being in the right place at the right time and looking in the right direction. This morning, I was getting ready for work and wandered into the kitchen to grab my lunch. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed some rapid movement in our front yard. I turned to look out the front window and saw a jumble of moving bodies. I figured it was two flickers fighting it out over territory or entangled in some sort of sun-induced tryst. Imagine my surprise when the whirl of feathers fell to the ground and i discovered it was, in fact, a Cooper's Hawk that had just nailed a Starling! Evidently, the Starling was gorging itself on suet rather than paying attention. Wow! What a beautiful bird. I watched the Cooper's Hawk for about five minutes before it flew off with its breakfast in tow. Pretty cool. _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Lewis Woodpecker at Finley From: "deborah.holland AT star-thrower.com" <deborah.holland@star-thrower.com> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:33:50 -0800 (PST) Hi, Yesterday I was lucky enough to see the LEWIS WOODPECKER at William Finley Refuge in Benton County. The bird was flycatching from the dead top of a large evergreen to the left of a small pond/marsh. The pond is on the west side of the road between Cabel Marsh and Muddy Creek. I'd never have been able to identify the bird if I had not joined the Woodpecker Weekend hosted by ECAS last year. Thank you, ECAS. Deb in Newport Deb Holland Newport, Oregon _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Blackbirds at Fort Rock From: "Tom Winters" <ducksouptom AT centurytel.net> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:06:10 -0800 Lowell Franks of Fort Rock called with a report that Red-winged Blackbirds were seen there yesterday, February 2. This is the earliest arrival in his memory. Tom Winters_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: so how's your year going? From: "Tom Crabtree" <tc AT empnet.com> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:38:05 -0800 Jay, On behalf of Deschutes County's birders, we accept your challenge. Phil Pickering, you and Boiler Bay have just been adopted as our Western Outpost. Tom Crabtree, Bend _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: Red-tailed Hawk with a white throat in Salem From: "Tom Crabtree" <tc AT empnet.com> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:35:46 -0800 Jeff, I had an almost identical looking bird in Culver last month. It will be interesting to see how many other folks report seeing them in Oregon. I also had a light phase bird that showed a number of "Krider's" features. Tom Crabtree, Bend _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Banded cackler Westmoreland 2/02/12 From: Tom & Linda <tomb123417 AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:42:06 -0800 Who wants to know about a Cackling Goose with bright yellow gold neckcollar #35 in large group on pond at Westmoreland 1:30 pm Thursday 2/02/12? Another observer said he had also seen it 2/01/12. I am unable to identify beyond Cackling, but they were very small and appeared dark. Also present Scaup sp, Canvasback, possible Redhead amongst the usual American Widgeon, Bufflehead, and mallard. Linda and Tom Berkemeier SE Portland Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Subject: Crystal Springs Rhodo. Garden status From: candace <acecandace AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:17:39 -0800 i've been over there a bunch recently, and the waterfowl-watching is good: gadwall, lesser scaup, wood duck, bufflehead, american coot, mallard, pb grebe, american wigeon (i haven't seen any eurasians yet this season, though there was a female at nearby westmoreland a week ago), dc cormorant, cacklers and canadas, gull spp., and quite a few songbirds, as well. From: David Koskamp Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:58:07 -0800 Anyone been to Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden lately in Portland? Has there been much for waterfowl and Wood Ducks? I was thinking of finally getting over that way this weekend for some photos. Thanks, -David_ _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: so how's your year going? From: Andy Frank <andydfrank AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:38:29 -0800 Okay, I'll play. Jere are my numbers through Jan 31: Oregon 132 Multnomah Co. 109 (a personal best for me for January) OR counties visited 9 county ticks 385 big year: no Motorless: Oregon 114 Multnomah Co 108 OR counties visited 5 (Multnomah, Columbia, Clackamas, Marion, Washington) county ticks 220 Andy Frank_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Crystal Springs Rhodo. Garden status From: David Koskamp <dkoskamp AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:58:07 -0800 Anyone been to Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden lately in Portland? Has there been much for waterfowl and Wood Ducks? I was thinking of finally getting over that way this weekend for some photos. Thanks, -David_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Tillamook County "big day" 2-2-2012 From: "dawn" <d_villa AT mail.com> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:45:24 -0500 Went up to some spots in Tillamook County today - started out late so ran out of daylight at "Rain River" but I ended the day with 61 species -- probably more than that in all of the waterfowl but that's 61 that I could definitely ID so I feel pretty good about it. Ok, 60 of them I could definitely ID, and one I think was a PEREGRINE FALCON at Nestucca River NWR. Some pretty bad pix of him here. http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/villaesc/Birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_9310_1.jpg I had one more exciting find at Nestucca, however, in spite of the photo, it will probably be rejected as an actual record. It was a fun albeit startling find :o) http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/villaesc/Birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_9310_1.jpg I am trying to get my lists uploaded to eBird but it keeps crashing on me - my favorite of the day - two BLACK PHOEBEs at the Tillamook wetlands (aka Rain River). Biggest miss -- I am STILL BLUEBIRD-LESS! In spite of Jack and Dawn's guidance, I have yet to see a Western Bluebird. However, I reached the 10,000 mark on "Bluebird-less Gopher Mounds"... http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/villaesc/Birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_8359_1.jpg dawn Lincoln City/Nelscott Sometimes things come when you stop looking_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Green Heron Thursday Oregon Garden, Marion From: "Matthew" <gaviaimmer AT live.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:31:12 -0800 Hi Birders, I was up at the Oregon Garden yesterday and finally saw the GREEN HERON after not seeing it for over a month. This is the forth winter that he (if it is the same bird) has been at the Oregon Garden. He was in adult plumage the first winter he showed up so he is at least four years old and getting close to five if not older. I had begun to wonder if the heron had gone to the big fish pond in the sky or finally headed south since I had not seen him for quite a wile, but I was proven wrong. I believe the Green Heron has stayed here because it has a steady supply of fish (koi) and bullfrog tadpoles. Moreover, the the twice treated waste water pumped into the wetlands at the Garden is significantly warmer than other nearby bodies of water. I think this allows the bird to survive freezing conditions. Matthew Schneider Silverton, Oregon gaviaimmer AT live.com_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Red-tailed Hawk with a white throat in Salem From: "Jeff Harding" <jeffharding AT centurytel.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:08:52 -0800 On a walk over to the Salem Airport at noon today, I photographed a Red-tailed Hawk with a clear white throat. That is a field mark for the eastern form of the species, so I thought I'd pass along the photos. The following is a link to one of five images in a Picasaweb album: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6roYJBFoa6VO3kPKASbaOtMTjNZETYmyPJy0li ipFm0?feat=directlink The bird appears to be a juvenile, very pale underneath, but with fairly heavily barred axillaries, characteristic of western juveniles, but the legs appear very lightly spotted, like an eastern juvenile. In any case, an interesting bird, something to look at if there aren't any swallows around. Note the clear blue sky in the background. Good birding, Jeff _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: so how's your year going? From: Jay Withgott <withgott AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:01:18 -0800 Paul and Everyone -- For those of us who enjoy comparing yearlists as the year rolls along, there is now a way to do this that is fun, efficient, and productive at the same time. If all of us who are tempted to respond to Paul's message here would simply enter our lists into eBird, all the list-keeping gets taken care of automatically for everyone, and any given person can examine and compare as much data as he or she wants to at any time. EBird keeps track of lists by country, state, county, year, and month automatically for anyone and everyone who enters data. With just a few clicks (from the eBird homepage go to" Explore Data" and then to "Top 100") I can learn that Doug Robinson was the leading eBirder for Benton County in 2011, or that Noah Strycker in 2011 surpassed perennial Lane-County eBird champ Dan Farrar to claim the county title for that year. I can see that I didn't bird quite hard enough to catch Adrian Hinkle in Multnomah County in 2011. And Paul, you would have the satisfaction of finding that for 2012 so far, you are ahead of my state-leading 141 species and would be in the lead for all of Oregon if you were to submit your lists! So, anyone can use eBird in its current incarnation to experience this kind of friendly competitive fun -- while, more importantly, contributing citizen science data to the project that will be permanently archived and used by countless future birders and scientists. In addition, take a look at eBird's homepage (http://ebird.org) for the new article that appeared TODAY, regarding Vermont's "County Quest" project. Paul, this is your and my dream come true: A year-long, state-wide, county-specific collaborative-and-competitive listing project, in which Vermont counties competed with each other for species counts and Vermont birders did, too. Read the article and follow the links to see what we in Oregon could do if there is enough interest. Birders to our north, in Washington, already keep track of birds seen each year in each county. EBird provides an easy way for us to do this for Oregon, either (A) in a structured and highly participatory way like Vermont has done, or (B) in an informal way without anyone having to take charge, simply letting eBird do what it already does. And as I said, no matter the results, more participation means that our collective record-keeping capacity and knowledge of bird distribution, abundance, and seasonality in Oregon improves, with the addition of more data to eBird. If enough folks are interested in a Vermont-style project for Oregon, a group of us could brainstorm and make it happen for 2013 ... or perhaps even, allowing for a belated start, for 2012. Jay .... Oh, and ... Oregon 141 Washington 27 Multnomah Co. 89 OR counties visited 15 county ticks 565 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 23:00:37 -0800 From: "Paul T. Sullivan" To: "obol" Subject: [OBOL] so how's your year going? OBOLites, We've finished one month. How's your year list going? Have you seen 100 species in Oregon? in your county? How many counties have you visited? How many county birds? Doing a big year? Since you asked, my numbers are Oregon 145 Yamhill county 94 counties visited 13 county birds 400 big year? No Enjoy, Paul Sullivan _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: so how's your year going? From: Russ Namitz <namitzr AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:58:48 -0800 At the end of January 2011, I had seen 158 species. This year I know I saw my life Coos YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER on Jan 2nd. After that it gets fuzzy, but I'll get back on the wagon soon. My goal this year is to finish up the "100 species in every county" goal. I have 5 left: Wheeler, Hood River, Gilliam, Sherman & Wasco. Have fun birding in 2012! Sincerely, Russ Namitz Coos Cavern _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Migrant Arrival- Coos 2/2/2012 From: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:04:52 -0800 (PST) Saw my first CINNAMON TEAL (male) of the year out on the north spit of Coos Bay this afternoon. The previous earliest arrival was 4 February from back in 1984.  Out toward the south end of the spit I birded the bay, highlights included: 2- LONG-TAILED DUCKS 6- PIGEON GUILLEMOTS (all in basic plumage but starting to molt) 16- BRANT also hundreds of Surf Scoters, tens of WW Scoters, no Black Scoters, maybe 30 RN Grebe, lots of C. Loons, at least a 100 RT Loons too. And hundreds of G. Scaup and Buffleheads, quite a few Pelagic Cormorants, etc. etc. A gorgeous day, it hit 63F in town, I could go for six more weeks of this type of winter! Oh, I checked and I saw 153 species in Coos in January, plus several more the past couple days. ENJOY! Tim R Coos Bay_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: Orange-crown food From: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:50:51 -0800 (PST) I saw an Orange-crowned Warbler at a black sunflower seed feeder in the Ferry Road Park neighborhood in North Bend this past January and was wondering what it was doing there, now I know! Tim R Coos Bay ________________________________ From: Alan Contreras To: OBOL Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 10:12 AM Subject: [OBOL] Orange-crown food I am unaccustomed to having a yard full of Orange-crowns in the winter, and these days I have three of them.  I was surprised to discover that they routinely get into the sunflower seed tray feeder and eat sunflower seeds. They don't seem to crack the hulls, at least not much, but they rummage the dropped seeds and shells and extract bits. No wonder they can get through the winter. --  Alan Contreras Medford, Oregon acontrer56 AT gmail.com _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Eugene Yard Warblers From: Thomas Meinzen <thomasmeinzen AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:48:54 -0800 Suet-eating winter warblers have been on the rise this January, with numbers peaking in the last few days at 14 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 12 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS, and 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. With kinglets, woodpeckers, Bushtits, and nuthatches also competing at the suet feeders, I've had to put out more suet feeders - I know have 6 suet feeders around our little suburban yard. It seems that more food I offer, the more birds show up to gobble it down! Also of note in the yard recently have been a flock of up to 30 LESSER GOLDFINCHES. It's been a good year for them - we usually have just a half dozen at our feeders. Good birding! Thomas Meinzen Eugene_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Beach walk: Peter Iredale and points north From: Mike Patterson <celata AT pacifier.com> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:07:05 -0800 I walked about 4.5km of beach today from Peter Iredale north to Parking Lot "B". Fewer TUPU, more HOPU and quite a few Cassin's Auklets. Brandt's Cormorant 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Olympic Gull 2 Western Gull 1 Common Murre 1 Cassin's Auklet 7 Rhinoceros Auklet 38 Horned Puffin 4 Tufted Puffin 4 N. Fur Seal (probably) 1 Photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbalame/ -- Mike Patterson Astoria, OR Manx Shearwater or something like it... http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=222 _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Tetherow Lake (Redmond Sewer Pond) birds From: Kimdel Owen <kimdelo AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:01:33 -0800 (PST) I visited Tetherow Lake this morning and found a Eurasian Wigeon and a male Red-breasted Merganser. The Great Egret was also still there. _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Tetherow Lake (Redmond Sewer Pond) birds From: Kimdel Owen <kimdelo AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:01:33 -0800 (PST) I visited Tetherow Lake this morning and found a Eurasian Wigeon and a male Red-breasted Merganser. The Great Egret was also still there. _______________________________________________ COBOL mailing list COBOL AT lists.oregonstate.edu http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/cobol To unsubscribe, send a message to: COBOL-request AT lists.oregonstate.edu with the word "unsubscribe" in the body. Subject: year lists From: bmwboarder <bmwboarder AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:22:21 -0800 Since Paul asked: 125 Oregon birds 104 of which were in Polk Co. 76 on my motorless list (mostly Polk Co) Of course Paul and Carol helped me get to see several new birds in the Wallowas last weekend. Its been a fun year so far, with the Wallowa's being a definite highlight. Brandon Wagner Independence_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Yard Birds, Clackamas County From: "Bill and Nicki" <billandnicki AT bctonline.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:17:06 -0800 Greetings OBOL, First-of-year WESTERN BLUEBIRD and PINE SISKIN were detected today at my home about 0900. I'm 5 miles east of Mulino at 800 ft elevation. Bill Evans Beavercreek, Clackamas County _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: so how's your year going? From: "Dennis Vroman" <dpvroman AT budget.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:05:56 -0800 After watching the newly released "The Big Year" on our TV (not the flying kind)...have a lot for the list. By the way, if you haven't seen this yet, it should be in local stores and movie rental locations now. Be sure to sign up for an Annie Auklet outing too. As the fellows in the movie...I'm not doing a big year, but at the end of January did manage to find 96 species in Josephine Co. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul T. Sullivan" To: "obol" Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 11:00 PM Subject: [OBOL] so how's your year going? > OBOLites, > > We've finished one month. How's your year list going? Have you seen 100 > species in Oregon? in your county? How many counties have you visited? > How many county birds? Doing a big year? > > Since you asked, my numbers are > Oregon 145 > Yamhill county 94 > counties visited 13 > county birds 400 > big year? No > > Enjoy, > > Paul Sullivan > > > _______________________________________________ > OBOL mailing list > OBOL AT oregonbirds.org > http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org > _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: county listing dilemma From: Andy Frank <andydfrank AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:04:21 -0800 My dilemma of county listing mentioned the wrong counties. The sign was on I-205 on the border of Clackamas and Multnomah counties. Sorry for the confusion. Andy I was amused at your dilemma. But also confused. Where does I-205 pass through Columbia County?_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: county listing dilemma From: "Darrel Whipple" <dwhipple AT opusnet.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:22:32 -0800 Andy, I was amused at your dilemma. But also confused. Where does I-205 pass through Columbia County? Darrel Whipple Rainier ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul T. Sullivan" To: "obol" Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [OBOL] county listing dilemma > Andy, > > Clearly your Red-tail was in BOTH counties when you saw it. Count it for > both. ;-) > > Paul Sullivan > ============================ > > Subject: county listing dilemma and Portland raptors > From: Andy Frank > Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:29:48 -0800 > > Since it's a quiet day, I thought I'd share the dilemma of the day for me. > While driving on I-205 today I saw a Red-tailed Hawk perched on the sign > saying "entering Portland" so that the bird literally was 1/2 in Multnomah > County and 1/2 in Columbia County. I'm still debating which county or > counties to list it in. > > Yesterday on the Springwater Corridor that parallels the Willamette River > in Portland south of the Fremont Bridge I watched a Peregrine Falcon > repeatedly divebombimg a Bald Eagle. Each time the falcon went by the > Eagle raised its wings but stayed put until the falcon finally gave > up. There was also a nearby American Kestrel, which is unusual for that > area, and a Red-tailed Hawk. > > Andy Frank > > > _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Orange-crown food From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56 AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:12:56 -0800 I am unaccustomed to having a yard full of Orange-crowns in the winter, and these days I have three of them. I was surprised to discover that they routinely get into the sunflower seed tray feeder and eat sunflower seeds. They don't seem to crack the hulls, at least not much, but they rummage the dropped seeds and shells and extract bits. No wonder they can get through the winter. -- Alan Contreras Medford, Oregon acontrer56 AT gmail.com _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: John Scharff Migratory Bird Festival Registration Now Open From: "Jim Schultz" <jschultz001 AT centurytel.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 07:41:29 -0800 Registration is now open for the John Scharff Migratory Bird Festival in Harney County in southeastern Oregon. April 12, 13, 14 & 15. Sign up for the tours now. Go to http://www.migratorybirdfestival.com/ to check it out. For additional information call the Harney Counnty Chamber of Commerce at (541) 573 2636 or go to http://www.harneycounty.com/ . I have heard that registration opened yesterday, February One, and a couple of the tours are almost filled already! _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Canvasbacks at Portland's Westmoreland From: George Neavoll <gneavoll AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 07:20:43 -0800 CANVASBACKS - three now, a male in breeding plumage, a female and an immature bird - still at Westmoreland Lake (2/1/12). LESSER SCAUP females (2) also remain. George Neavoll S.W. Portland _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Coos Western Screech Owl From: DJ Lauten and KACastelein <deweysage AT frontier.com> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:23:07 -0800 We had a singing WESTERN SCREECH OWL from our yard last nite just north of Bandon, Coos Cty. This species is quite uncommon from our yard, or for that matter, this close to the coastal plain. I believe this is only the second time we have heard one from our yard. Cheers Dave Lauten and Kathy Castelein Bandon OR _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Fwd: Snowy owl From: DJ Lauten and KACastelein <deweysage AT frontier.com> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:21:24 -0800 Folks, Kathy from California wanted me to post this to OBOL for her. Answers to her question should go directly to her at bigsnest AT sonic.net as she is not a member of OBOL. Cheers Dave Lauten -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Snowy owl Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:57:57 -0800 From: Kathy & Dave Biggs To: obol-owner AT oregonbirds.org Hello, We're Californians who will be passing thru OR in the next two days and hope to see a snowy owl....my email to the group was rejected, possibly because of the links in my 'signature'....it has occasionally been a problem with other groups. Would apprecieate it if you could see that it posts....THANKS!! Kathy Biggs -- California Dragonflies www.sonic.net/dragonfly Southwest Dragonflies www.southwestdragonflies.net/ Bigsnest Wildlife Pond www.bigsnestpond.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy and Dave Biggs bigsnest AT sonic.net 707-823-2911 308 Bloomfield Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 dba Azalea Creek Publishing azalea AT sonic.net fax:707-823-2911 http://www.sonic.net/~bigsnest/azaleacreekpublishing/ _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: so how's your year going? From: Hendrik Herlyn <hhactitis AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:17:48 -0800 (PST) Paul et al, since you brought it up, here are my January numbers (almost exclusively on foot and by bike, except a Brambling chase to Woodburn and a work-related trip to Eugene): Oregon 91 Benton county  89 counties visited 4 county birds 159 (I assume that's cumulative species count for all counties visited?) big year?  No (... but I wish) Just in case anybody cares (and because listing is FUN!) Keep on twitching Hendrik _________________________________ Hendrik G. Herlyn 2201 NW Grant Ave., Apt. 2 Corvallis, OR 97330 USA Phone (home): 541.230.5587 Phone (cell): 541.829.3223 E-Mail: hhactitis AT yahoo.com --- On Wed, 2/1/12, Paul T. Sullivan wrote: From: Paul T. Sullivan Subject: [OBOL] so how's your year going? To: "obol" Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 11:00 PM OBOLites, We've finished one month.  How's your year list going?  Have you seen 100 species in Oregon?  in your county?  How many counties have you visited? How many county birds?  Doing a big year? Since you asked, my numbers are Oregon 145 Yamhill county  94 counties visited 13 county birds 400 big year?  No Enjoy, Paul Sullivan _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: RBA: Portland, OR 2-2-12 From: Harry Nehls <hnehls6 AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:20:43 -0800 - RBA * Portland * Oregon * February 2, 2012 * ORPO1202.02 - birds mentioned Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Trumpeter Swan Tundra Swan Eurasian Green-winged Teal Red-throated Loon Pacific Loon Common Loon American White Pelican Great Egret Bald Eagle Prairie Falcon THICK-BILLED MURRE Northern Mockingbird Yellow-breasted Chat Harrisıs Sparrow Western Tanager Pine Grosbeak Purple Finch Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Pine Siskin - transcript hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly) number: 503-292-6855 To report: Harry Nehls 503-233-3976 compiler: Harry Nehls coverage: entire state Hello, this is the Audubon Society of Portland Rare Bird report. This report was made Thursday February 2. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at 503-233-3976. On February 1 a dead THICK-BILLED MURRE was found on Clatsop Beach south of Warrenton. A CHAT is now visiting a Coos Bay feeder. On January 30 a PRAIRIE FALCON was near Tillamook. A EURASIAN TEAL and 20 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen January 26 along Wireless Road near Astoria. RED CROSSBILLS are now being seen in the Coast Range. PINE SISKINS continue to increase in the Willamette Valley with a few REDPOLLS spotted among them. On January 31 COMMON, RED-THROATED, and PACIFIC LOONS were in the Woodland Bottoms near Woodland, WA. Forty one GREAT EGRETS were also in the Bottoms. A MOCKINGBIRD is now being seen at 53d and Harney Streets in Vancouver. On January 26 a BLUE GOOSE was seen in a large SNOW GOOSE flock on Sauvie Island. That day ten PURPLE FINCHES were at the Wapato Greenway on the Island. On January 24 three TRUMPETER SWANS and one TUNDRA were at Oaks Bottom in southeast Portland. On January 29 an adult winter plumaged male WESTERN TANAGER was photographed at a northeast Portland feeder. The Cornelius HARRISıS SPARROW continues to be seen. On January 30 the BALD EAGLE night roost near Tangent contained 65 birds. Two WHITE PELICANS are still being seen at Fern Ridge Reservoir. On January 28 three PINE GROSBEAKS and ten WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were in the Tumalo Falls area west of Bend. Thatıs it for this week. - end transcript _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: so how's your year going? From: "Paul T. Sullivan" <paultsullivan AT onlinenw.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 23:00:37 -0800 OBOLites, We've finished one month. How's your year list going? Have you seen 100 species in Oregon? in your county? How many counties have you visited? How many county birds? Doing a big year? Since you asked, my numbers are Oregon 145 Yamhill county 94 counties visited 13 county birds 400 big year? No Enjoy, Paul Sullivan _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: off topic; freezing issues From: "Darrel & Laura" <5hats AT peak.org> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:47:06 -0800 OBolites, A friend from Eastern Oregon asked me if I knew of a frost free rain gauge. I don't, but thought someone on OBOL who has experience with keeping hummingbird feeders frost free might, or might have a suggestion. Darrel_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: county listing dllemma From: "pamelaj AT spiritone.com" <pamelaj@SpiritOne.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:28:03 -0800 Might turn out better if a sexton was brought in to mediate than if a sextant was brought in to measure. Not many mariners keep in practice using them. Pamela Johnston From: Darrel & Laura Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:17 PM To: OBOL Subject: [OBOL] county listing dllemma Just be glad the bird wasn't something rare, and in the northern part of Multnomah County. Several years ago there was a lot of flap about a murrelet in the Columbia there which some said was not countable as an Oregon bird because it was more than halfway across the channel towards Washington. I guess the rule concerning pelagics seen inside the continental shelf (If you can see 'em from shore -or for that matter from a cruise ship fifty miles offshore, you can count 'em) doesn't apply to inland waters. Funny people, these ones who make up the birding rules But before going on such a rant about that stuff that I get so carried away I substitute "sexton" for "sextant" as a means of determining a bird's relative position (as I did last time), I will quit. Enjoy the birds, and list what you want. Like my mother used to say, "A hundred years from now nobody will know the difference". Darrel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Albany Snow Anyone? From: "Charles R. Gates" <cgates326 AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:26:05 -0800 Has the Snowy Owl near Albany been seen lately? My niece would like to see it but I've not been paying attention to Snowy Owl posts. -- Chuck Gates Crook County High School NAMC State Coordinator - East Cascades Audubon Society Online Oregon Birding Site Guide - birdingoregon.info 541-280-4957 _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: county listing dllemma From: "Darrel & Laura" <5hats AT peak.org> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:17:29 -0800 Just be glad the bird wasn't something rare, and in the northern part of Multnomah County. Several years ago there was a lot of flap about a murrelet in the Columbia there which some said was not countable as an Oregon bird because it was more than halfway across the channel towards Washington. I guess the rule concerning pelagics seen inside the continental shelf (If you can see 'em from shore -or for that matter from a cruise ship fifty miles offshore, you can count 'em) doesn't apply to inland waters. Funny people, these ones who make up the birding rules But before going on such a rant about that stuff that I get so carried away I substitute "sexton" for "sextant" as a means of determining a bird's relative position (as I did last time), I will quit. Enjoy the birds, and list what you want. Like my mother used to say, "A hundred years from now nobody will know the difference". Darrel_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: Snowy Owls, Damon Pt. WA From: Maria Michalczyk <mariam AT easystreet.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:15:27 -0800 Wow that must had been dramatic. Maria On Wednesday, February 1, 2012, John Paisley wrote: > 6 owls today between 11AM and 2:30PM, west side of the spit. 1 group of people got too close and flushed 3 birds. When I talked to them they had no idea what they were seeing so I explained the 75 ft rule. It is posted but they must have missed the sign. > > > > >_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: I-5 Black-bellied Plover From: David Mandell <davidmandell AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:09:37 -0800 While driving back to Portland from Salem this afternoon, I saw a flock of about forty Black-bellied Plovers fly over the highway. I was about 8 miles south of Woodburn. David Mandell Portland, OR _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Snowy Owls, Damon Pt. WA From: John Paisley <jpbi AT johnpaisley.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:44:03 -0800 6 owls today between 11AM and 2:30PM, west side of the spit. 1 group of people got too close and flushed 3 birds. When I talked to them they had no idea what they were seeing so I explained the 75 ft rule. It is posted but they must have missed the sign._______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: Thick-billed Murre and other dead stuff on Clatsop Beach From: "Wayne Weber" <contopus AT telus.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:23:25 -0800 Mike and Oregon Birders, Thick-billed Murres-- Aaaaarrrghh! Why can't anyone find LIVE ones in OR or WA? I still need this bird for my life list after 50+ years of birding in the Northwest! The closest I came to being able to add a Thick-billed to my list was on a Bird Guide pelagic trip out of Newport in early October of 2001. We took with us... and released offshore... a Thick-billed Murre which had been picked up alive sometime earlier, brought back to health in a Newport rehab facility, and was now deemed ready for release. Nice bird, but of course I couldn't count it because it had been in captivity. For a number of years, there were some Thick-billed Murres nesting in a Common Murre colony at Triangle Island, an almost inaccessible seabird colony located off the north end of Vancouver Island in BC. However, they apparently no longer breed at that remote locality. It sounds like I may have to take up residence on the Pribilofs to find Thick-billed Murres. Oh, by the way, I also still need Horned Puffin.... Wayne C. Weber Delta, BC contopus AT telus.net -----Original Message----- From: obol-bounces AT oregonbirds.org [mailto:obol-bounces AT oregonbirds.org] On Behalf Of Mike Patterson Sent: February-01-12 2:13 PM To: OBOL; swalalahos_group; Sharnelle Fee Subject: [OBOL] Thick-billed Murre and other dead stuff on Clatsop Beach I drove 10km of Clatsop Beach from Del Rey to about the third mark at Camp Rilea. At the Sunset Access, I found a THICK-BILLED MURRE which is now in my freezer (first come first serve). http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbalame/6803464437/ The total body count: Western Grebe 4 Brandt's Cormorant 1 Northern Fulmar 1 Olympic Gull 1 Common Murre 1 THICK-BILLED MURRE 1 Rhinoceros Auklet 16 Tufted Puffin 7 That's a lot of Tufted Puffins... -- Mike Patterson Astoria, OR Manx Shearwater or something like it... http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=222 _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Four Salem Redheads From: "Jeff Harding" <jeffharding AT centurytel.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:00:35 -0800 A visit to Stone Quarry Lake at noon today revealed four Redheads, one drake and tree hens. They were all there yesterday, but allowed a closer look today. Yesterday I passed one of the hens off as a scaup, because there was a light patch behind the bill, looking from a distance like the white spot on a female scaup. Once more, I failed to detect any swallows, there or at Lowe's pond. They must move around, or go downtown for lunch. Good birding, Jeff _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Wed morning, Fern Ridge From: Larry McQueen <larmcqueen AT msn.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:07:33 -0800 We went to Fern Ridge, walked out Royal to water, visited the platform. I also showed our visitors the Fisher Butte entrance from 126 and we stopped at Meadowlark Prairie to have a brief look. Birds seemed scarce along Royal, but a few saw the Bittern. Canada Goose - lots; not estimated Cackling Goose - " " Mallard - 14 Gadwall - 5 Northern Pintail - some in pond at Meadowlark Prairie Green-Winged Teal - good flock at Meadowlark Prairie, some at Royal Ring-necked Duck - a few were seen by another observer from the platform near Royal Bufflehead - 6 Ruddy Duck - 43 Pied-billed Grebe - 6 Double-crested Cormorant - 12 American Bittern - 1 at Royal Great Blue Heron - 1 Virginia Rail - 1 at Royal American Coot - lots and lots Bald Eagle - 3 White-tailed Kite 1 at Fisher flats Northern Harrier - 10 Red-shouldered Hawk - 2 Red-tailed Hawk - 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 Cooper’s Hawk - 2 American Kestrel - 4 Killdeer - 5 Western Sandpiper - few Least Sandpiper - 60 Dunlin - 3000+ Ring-billed Gull - 1 Glaucous-winged Gull - 4 Great Horned Owl - 1 on nest near Meadowlark Prairie Belted Kingfisher - 1 Acorn Woodpecker - 8 Northern Flicker - 4 Black Phoebe - 1 Common Raven - 1 American Crow - few Western Scrub Jay - 5 Bushtit - 20 Marsh Wren - 6 American Robin - 15 Western Bluebird - 1 American Pipit - 6 European Starling - few Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 Song Sparrow - 8 Golden-crowned Sparrow - 5 Dark-eyed Junco - 20 Red-winged Blackbird - 10 Western Meadowlark - 1 Brewer's Blackbird - some American Goldfinch - heard Douglas and Cathy Prier (visiting from Portland), Fred Chancey, Sylvia Maulding, Sarah Vasconcellos, Dave Brown, Dave and Sally Hill, Randy Sinnott, and Larry McQueen _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge this morning From: "Jack hurt" <jack.hurt AT oregoncoast.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:44:55 -0800 Amongst the variety of species common on the Nestucca Bay NWR in South Tillamook County this morning, I saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in the field near the entrance to the Refuge, a lone SNOW GOOSE with several Canada and Cackling Geese visible from the lower parking lot, and 8 WESTERN BLUEBIRDS near the upper parking lot. On the way back down there was a RUFFED GROUSE alongside the road near the closed power-line trail. Afterwards, while checking out the Little Nestucca restoration area, I saw a PACIFIC LOON in tide water. I've seen all of these species there at least once before, but not often, and definitely not all in one morning. Jack Hurt_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Thick-billed Murre and other dead stuff on Clatsop Beach From: Mike Patterson <celata AT pacifier.com> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:13:17 -0800 I drove 10km of Clatsop Beach from Del Rey to about the third mark at Camp Rilea. At the Sunset Access, I found a THICK-BILLED MURRE which is now in my freezer (first come first serve). http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbalame/6803464437/ The total body count: Western Grebe 4 Brandt's Cormorant 1 Northern Fulmar 1 Olympic Gull 1 Common Murre 1 THICK-BILLED MURRE 1 Rhinoceros Auklet 16 Tufted Puffin 7 That's a lot of Tufted Puffins... -- Mike Patterson Astoria, OR Manx Shearwater or something like it... http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=222 _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: vultures From: "Tom Escue" <tom-escue AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:59:01 -0800 On my trip to Roseburg this morning I saw two TURKEY VULTURES just north of Roseburg. Tom EscueSpringfield_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: raptor survey and Bald Eagle roost From: Jeff Fleischer <raptorrunner97321 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:45:08 -0800 (PST) Hi Everybody, Yesterday afternoon I did my East Cascades Audubon Society Kings Valley Winter Raptor Survey Project survey west of Philomath.  The 41.7 mile route took 3 hours to complete and offered up a nice selection of birds.  This route was set up mainly to include White-tailed Kites in the project and I was not disappointed.  Here is what I found: Red-tailed Hawk           17 American Kestrel            6 Northern Harrier              2 White-tailed Kite             3 Merlin                               1 Coopers Hawk                1 Sharp-shinned Hawk      1 Seven species for this route is a nice days effort :) On my return home to Albany, I stopped at the Bald Eagle night roost west of Tangent and watched the birds come in until dark.  Here is the time line: 4:14pm     20 birds 4:25           33 4:36           45 4:50           51 5:02           56 5:10           61 5:20           65 5:30           65 The high count last evening matches up with what I found a couple weeks ago so numbers seem steady for now.  As is typical here in the southern Willamette Valley, Bald Eagle numbers start picking up  in February so I am expecting higher numbers in the roost this month, we'll see :) Jeff Fleischer Albany_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: county listing dilemma From: "Paul T. Sullivan" <paultsullivan AT onlinenw.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:50:25 -0800 Andy, Clearly your Red-tail was in BOTH counties when you saw it. Count it for both. ;-) Paul Sullivan ============================ Subject: county listing dilemma and Portland raptors From: Andy Frank Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:29:48 -0800 Since it's a quiet day, I thought I'd share the dilemma of the day for me. While driving on I-205 today I saw a Red-tailed Hawk perched on the sign saying "entering Portland" so that the bird literally was 1/2 in Multnomah County and 1/2 in Columbia County. I'm still debating which county or counties to list it in. Yesterday on the Springwater Corridor that parallels the Willamette River in Portland south of the Fremont Bridge I watched a Peregrine Falcon repeatedly divebombimg a Bald Eagle. Each time the falcon went by the Eagle raised its wings but stayed put until the falcon finally gave up. There was also a nearby American Kestrel, which is unusual for that area, and a Red-tailed Hawk. Andy Frank _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Evening Grosbeaks...Again From: John Thomas <johnpam AT mtangel.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:17:24 -0800 We just had a swarm of at least 21 Evening Grosbeaks in our feeder area. They mostly congregated on a large plastic feeder full of Black Sunflower and covered with a "plastic bubble" to keep the sunflower dry. This is the largest group we have ever seen out here.They were in & out in minutes and I have reloaded the chow wagon in case they come back. (A couple coming back as I write this....) Other color added to the feeder area(s) include a single, bright Lesser Goldfinch, several pairs of Red-wing Blackbirds and up to several dozen Pine Siskins. All have been showing up in the past 10 days. The rest of the birds are the more common House Finch, Juncos, GC Sparrows, Scrub Jay, Mourning Doves and off/on a RB Sapsucker, RB Nuthatch and female Downy. Seems like it has been the winter of the Juncos for the most part up until lately. The Anna's Hummingbirds hanging out through the winter have been a happy counterpoint; but, they better watch out - the Rufous are coming soon and they don't share. John Thomas 5 mi NE of Silverton near Hwy 213 _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Western snowy plover surveys on the North Coast From: Vee <perchingbird AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:00:52 -0800 (PST) Hello OBOLers, OPRD will be conducting monthly detect/non-detect surveys for western snowy plover at Cape Lookout, Nehalem Bay, Gearhart, and Fort Stevens (river side of the jetty) from March through July of 2012 (and 2013, 2014, etc.).  Each site will be surveyed twice monthly- surveys do NOT have to be done by the same person or at the same site, so there's plenty of opportunity to join. We would like a minimum commitment of 3 surveys to support the training efforts; sadly there is no monetary compensation involved, just the awesomeness of coastal bird surveys and the potential to be one of the people that identifies plover occupying a new site! If any of you would like to participate, please contact me at vanessa.blackstone AT state.or.us. We will provide training on the survey protocol. Thanks, Vanessa Blackstone Wildlife Biologist Oregon Parks and Recreation Department _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Extra-dark phased grebe... From: Mike Patterson <celata AT pacifier.com> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:11:20 -0800 Tom Mickel has a Western Grebe photo he wanted to share... http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/ -- Mike Patterson Astoria, OR Manx Shearwater or something like it... http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=222 _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: mute swan at Steigerwald in Washougal From: Vannessa <winnett AT pacifier.com> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:16:24 -0800 I got another question about my trip out to Steigerwald. So, does anyone know if the mute swan out there is a vagrant or an escaped domestic? Just curious about the history and collective knowledge about this bird, or if it recently dropped by the PNW for some coffee. And I wanted to thank everyone for answering my questions on the geese in trees. I really appreciate it. Thanks, Vannessa Vancouver, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: mute swan at Steigerwald in Washougal From: Vannessa <winnett AT pacifier.com> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:16:24 -0800 I got another question about my trip out to Steigerwald. So, does anyone know if the mute swan out there is a vagrant or an escaped domestic? Just curious about the history and collective knowledge about this bird, or if it recently dropped by the PNW for some coffee. And I wanted to thank everyone for answering my questions on the geese in trees. I really appreciate it. Thanks, Vannessa Vancouver, WA _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: county listing dilemma and Portland raptors From: Andy Frank <andydfrank AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 07:11:11 -0800 Joel, thanks for the good laugh. And Tom, I was already thinking it was fortunate that it wasn't something rare, though I was thinking Snowy Owl. Andy On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 6:11 AM, Joel Geier wrote: > ** > Yes, as Tom points out, the signs are usually not quite on the boundary. I > believe that this is due to the intensely tribal nature of county road > signage crews. > > If a Multnomah County crew so much as sets the tip of a shovel inside > Columbia County while leaning on it during a break, their counterparts in > Columbia County would put out a call to arms. Before you know it, there > would be a line of bulldozers, sanding trucks and road crews facing off > across the county line, like so many tanks and infantry massing on the > border of Kuwait. > > State signage crews are even more territorial. Note the wide "no man's > land" between the "welcome" signs where Hwy 140 crosses from Oregon into > Nevada, or where US 97 heads into California south of Klamath Falls. I > would not suggest trying to walk through those strips between the "welcome" > signs -- you never know what might be buried there. > > But if you can determine by means of laser ranging surveys (or other > suitably accurate methods) that a sign is precisely on the boundary, then > the rules of the Society for Obsessive Parish, Township, and County Listing > (SOPTACL) clearly state that you must look at the name and configuration of > the bird, to decide what is the most essential part of the bird for listing > purposes. > > For a Red-tailed Hawk, you should count the hawk for whichever side its > tail was in. Application of this rule to other species such as > Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-faced Cormorant etc. is > straightforward. However, you can understand why many SOPTACL members were > furious when "Black-shouldered Kite" was renamed to "White-tailed Kite." > > Happy birding, > Joel > > > On Tue, 2012-01-31 at 21:48 -0800, Tom Crabtree wrote: > > It sounds like Springwater Corridor solves your dilemma about where to > count the "entering Portland" Red-tail. Actually entrance signs are rarely > on the actual dividing line between jurisdictions. If it really is a > problem, get the GPS coordinates of the sign and compare them to the actual > county boundary and you will have your answer. Or else drive a couple more > miles into either county and see another Red-tailed Hawk. While looking > around be glad the bird in question wasn't a Northern Hawk Owl. > > > > Tom Crabtree, Bend > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Andy Frank > > *To:* OBOL > > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:29 PM > > *Subject:* [OBOL] county listing dilemma and Portland raptors > > > > Since it's a quiet day, I thought I'd share the dilemma of the day for > me. While driving on I-205 today I saw a Red-tailed Hawk perched on the > sign saying "entering Portland" so that the bird literally was 1/2 in > Multnomah County and 1/2 in Columbia County. I'm still debating which > county or counties to list it in. > > > > Yesterday on the Springwater Corridor that parallels the Willamette > River in Portland south of the Fremont Bridge I watched a Peregrine Falcon > repeatedly divebombimg a Bald Eagle. Each time the falcon went by the > Eagle raised its wings but stayed put until the falcon finally gave > up. There was also a nearby American Kestrel, which is unusual for that > area, and a Red-tailed Hawk. > > > > Andy Frank > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > OBOL mailing list > OBOL AT oregonbirds.org > http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org > > >_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Birding in the Eugene area From: Zia Fukuda <zialeefukuda AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 06:14:32 -0800 Hi all, I am heading to Eugene today and am wondering where some good birding in the area may be? I'd like to check out the fern ridge area, but other places/ideas would be much appreciated! Cheers, Zia_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: county listing dilemma and Portland raptors From: Joel Geier <joel.geier AT peak.org> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:11:29 -0800 Yes, as Tom points out, the signs are usually not quite on the boundary. I believe that this is due to the intensely tribal nature of county road signage crews. If a Multnomah County crew so much as sets the tip of a shovel inside Columbia County while leaning on it during a break, their counterparts in Columbia County would put out a call to arms. Before you know it, there would be a line of bulldozers, sanding trucks and road crews facing off across the county line, like so many tanks and infantry massing on the border of Kuwait. State signage crews are even more territorial. Note the wide "no man's land" between the "welcome" signs where Hwy 140 crosses from Oregon into Nevada, or where US 97 heads into California south of Klamath Falls. I would not suggest trying to walk through those strips between the "welcome" signs -- you never know what might be buried there. But if you can determine by means of laser ranging surveys (or other suitably accurate methods) that a sign is precisely on the boundary, then the rules of the Society for Obsessive Parish, Township, and County Listing (SOPTACL) clearly state that you must look at the name and configuration of the bird, to decide what is the most essential part of the bird for listing purposes. For a Red-tailed Hawk, you should count the hawk for whichever side its tail was in. Application of this rule to other species such as Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-faced Cormorant etc. is straightforward. However, you can understand why many SOPTACL members were furious when "Black-shouldered Kite" was renamed to "White-tailed Kite." Happy birding, Joel On Tue, 2012-01-31 at 21:48 -0800, Tom Crabtree wrote: > It sounds like Springwater Corridor solves your dilemma about where to > count the "entering Portland" Red-tail. Actually entrance signs are > rarely on the actual dividing line between jurisdictions. If it > really is a problem, get the GPS coordinates of the sign and compare > them to the actual county boundary and you will have your answer. Or > else drive a couple more miles into either county and see another > Red-tailed Hawk. While looking around be glad the bird in question > wasn't a Northern Hawk Owl. > > Tom Crabtree, Bend > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Frank > To: OBOL > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:29 PM > Subject: [OBOL] county listing dilemma and Portland raptors > > > Since it's a quiet day, I thought I'd share the dilemma of the > day for me. While driving on I-205 today I saw a Red-tailed > Hawk perched on the sign saying "entering Portland" so that > the bird literally was 1/2 in Multnomah County and 1/2 in > Columbia County. I'm still debating which county or counties > to list it in. > > Yesterday on the Springwater Corridor that parallels the > Willamette River in Portland south of the Fremont Bridge I > watched a Peregrine Falcon repeatedly divebombimg a Bald > Eagle. Each time the falcon went by the Eagle raised its > wings but stayed put until the falcon finally gave up. There > was also a nearby American Kestrel, which is unusual for that > area, and a Red-tailed Hawk. > > Andy Frank > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > OBOL mailing list > OBOL AT oregonbirds.org > http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: county listing dilemma and Portland raptors From: "Tom Crabtree" <tc AT empnet.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:48:13 -0800 It sounds like Springwater Corridor solves your dilemma about where to count the "entering Portland" Red-tail. Actually entrance signs are rarely on the actual dividing line between jurisdictions. If it really is a problem, get the GPS coordinates of the sign and compare them to the actual county boundary and you will have your answer. Or else drive a couple more miles into either county and see another Red-tailed Hawk. While looking around be glad the bird in question wasn't a Northern Hawk Owl. Tom Crabtree, Bend ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Frank To: OBOL Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:29 PM Subject: [OBOL] county listing dilemma and Portland raptors Since it's a quiet day, I thought I'd share the dilemma of the day for me. While driving on I-205 today I saw a Red-tailed Hawk perched on the sign saying "entering Portland" so that the bird literally was 1/2 in Multnomah County and 1/2 in Columbia County. I'm still debating which county or counties to list it in. Yesterday on the Springwater Corridor that parallels the Willamette River in Portland south of the Fremont Bridge I watched a Peregrine Falcon repeatedly divebombimg a Bald Eagle. Each time the falcon went by the Eagle raised its wings but stayed put until the falcon finally gave up. There was also a nearby American Kestrel, which is unusual for that area, and a Red-tailed Hawk. Andy Frank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Re: Corvallis Barred Owl 1/26/12 From: Vee <perchingbird AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:46:39 -0800 I live In northwest Corvallis, and I've had a barred owl try to fly into my house through the back door this year, back in november I think, I'll have to check my picture dates. We have small parrots for companion animals, so I think the owl was interested in a green cheek conure dinner! He was a bit stunned by the glass impact, and hung around on the fence and in the stream corridor for a few hours. About two weeks ago the resident birds were all scolding a barred sitting in the Sequoia Creek stream corridor. Not sure if it was the same owl as before or not. V Blackstone Sent from my smart phone On Jan 31, 2012, at 9:08, Bruce Newhouse wrote: > I just received this from a friend in Corvallis: > > "Last Thursday I was out at the Witham Oaks Natural Park at the end of Circle looking at some of the big oaks west of the bike path and flushed a barred owl. It landed about 35 feet up in a sweet cherry. Got great looks from the base of the tree it was perched in. 1st one I've ever seen. Other friends had one in their back yard in October 2010 -- not that far from the Witham Oaks area where I was." > > Bruce Newhouse in Eugene > _______________________________________________ > OBOL mailing list > OBOL AT oregonbirds.org > http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: county listing dilemma and Portland raptors From: Andy Frank <andydfrank AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:29:48 -0800 Since it's a quiet day, I thought I'd share the dilemma of the day for me. While driving on I-205 today I saw a Red-tailed Hawk perched on the sign saying "entering Portland" so that the bird literally was 1/2 in Multnomah County and 1/2 in Columbia County. I'm still debating which county or counties to list it in. Yesterday on the Springwater Corridor that parallels the Willamette River in Portland south of the Fremont Bridge I watched a Peregrine Falcon repeatedly divebombimg a Bald Eagle. Each time the falcon went by the Eagle raised its wings but stayed put until the falcon finally gave up. There was also a nearby American Kestrel, which is unusual for that area, and a Red-tailed Hawk. Andy Frank_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: A Merlin, 44 Evening Grosbeak, 307 Pine Siskin in Gresham From: John Gatchet <jfgatchet AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:56:33 -0800 Today I had one MERLIN, 44 EVENING GROSBEAK and 307 PINE SISKIN in my yard. There were 107 Pine Siskin on the ground and at the feeders. I counted another 200 in the trees. This is the largest number ever for the yard, but no Common Redpoll. I carefully went through the flock time after time. There were 37 MOURNING DOVE in the yard and 10 additional birds in the tree. Also the first RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD of the winter. They usually come to the feeder much later in the winter and I usually see this as a sign of spring. Other birds of interest in the yard were 5 LESSER GOLDFINCH and 2 PILEATED WOODPECKER. The woodpeckers may have been doing some courtship behavior as they flew around with one another in a friendly manner while making a lot of noise. They were both at a suet feeder together with one on the suet feeder and the other right next to it on the feeder pole. John F. Gatchet Gresham, Oregon_______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Salem Airport Area Redheads From: "Jeff Harding" <jeffharding AT centurytel.net> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:19:21 -0800 I looked in vain for swallows at noon today around the Salem Airport, but found three Redheads at Stone Quarry Lake, a drake and two hens. Stone Quarry Lake is west of the airport, between 25th and 22nd. You can view the lake from 22nd Street, on the southwest corner, but the Redheads were clear on the other side. There was a Long-tailed Duck here some years ago. I did not see swallows there or at the pond by Lowe's, though everyone else in the world sees them all the time. Good birding, Jeff _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Klamath Basin South Raptor Survey From: Julie Van Moorhem <jvanmoo AT sisna.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:57:47 -0800 Hi, I ran the Klamath Basin South raptor survey on Saturday, Jan 28, 2012. Time: 0840 - 1700 (8h 20m) Weather: 22F to maybe 40 F in afternoon, sun Mileage: 94.5 Red-tailed Hawk 109 American Kestrel 17 Northern Harrier 31 Bald Eagle 27 adults, 11 sub-adults Golden Eagle 1 Rough-legged Hawk 23 Ferruginous Hawk 8 Prairie Falcon 3 Cooper's Hawk 2 Great Horned Owl 1 Unidentified Buteo 8 Julie Van Moorhem Klamath Falls _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Klamath Basin North Raptor Survey From: Julie Van Moorhem <jvanmoo AT sisna.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:50:49 -0800 HI, Elaine and Bill Deutschman and I conducted the raptor survey for the north part of the Basin on Friday, Jan 27, 2012. Time: 0815-1345 (5h 30 m) Weather: 24F - 39F, sun, no wind Mileage: 102 Red-tailed Hawk 46 American Kestrel 10 Northern Harrier 9 Bald Eagle 10 adults, 7 sub-adults Golden Eagle 2 Ferruginous Hawk 4 Prairie Falcon 2 Unidentified Buteo 3 Julie Van Moorhem Klamath Falls _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Tillamook Prairie Falcon From: sparsons AT canby.com Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:18:39 -0800 (PST) Coming into Tillamook yesterday (1/30), we had a prairie falcon make a pass through a pasture at the intersection of Hwy 6 and the Wilson River Loop road. First one I have seen over here. _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: COMMON REDPOLL, Washington County From: "Craig Tumer" <craig AT greatskua.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:38:14 -0700 For the last month there have been small numbers of PINE SISKINS in and around my yard in far-eastern Washington County. Occasionally, I'll see a siskin at the feeders with the goldfinches, but the siskins spend much of their time eating seeds from the cones of the western red cedars. When they're feeding in the cedars, they're typically pretty quiet, and the only indication of their presence is the constant rain of the discarded wings of the cedar seeds. But, as I was leaving for work this morning, there was a large, noisy flock of finches (50 to 75 birds total) in a neighbor's yard. Scanning through the flock, I was able to pick out at least one COMMON REDPOLL among the siskins and goldfinches before the birds were flushed by a contractor who parked his truck under the tree the birds were in. There could have been more redpolls, but I wasn't able to scan through the entire flock before they flew. Hopefully, this flock will stick around until at least the weekend, when I'll be home during daylight hours. Craig Tumer SW Portland _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Redmond Sewer Pond Great Egret From: Kimdel Owen <kimdelo AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:33:47 -0800 (PST) The Great Egret was still at the Redmond Sewer Pond yesterday afternoon. _______________________________________________ COBOL mailing list COBOL AT lists.oregonstate.edu http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/cobol To unsubscribe, send a message to: COBOL-request AT lists.oregonstate.edu with the word "unsubscribe" in the body. Subject: Redmond Sewer Pond Great Egret From: Kimdel Owen <kimdelo AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:33:47 -0800 (PST) The Great Egret was still at the Redmond Sewer Pond yesterday afternoon. _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: Corvallis Barred Owl 1/26/12 From: Bruce Newhouse <newhouse AT efn.org> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:08:49 -0800 _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org Subject: more on Aechmophorus grebes From: Mike Patterson <celata AT pacifier.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:45:54 -0800 The answer to yesterday's puzzler... http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/ -- Mike Patterson Astoria, OR Manx Shearwater or something like it... http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=222 _______________________________________________ OBOL mailing list OBOL AT oregonbirds.org http://oregonbirds.org/mailman/listinfo/obol_oregonbirds.org