[obol] Census Count: Koll Center Wetlands Park, Washington County, Oregon on August 05, 2006

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This report was mailed for Rainer Wieland by http://birdnotes.net

Date: August 5, 2006
Location: Koll Center Wetlands Park, Washington County, Oregon

Temperature: 70 degrees fahrenheit
Wind direction: Variable
Prevailing wind speed: < 1 km/h gusting to: < 1 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 10%
Precipitation: none

Late active nest of pied-billed grebe with 2 adults and 4 chicks;
lots of herron (great blue and green) feeding on frogs. Pictures
posted at http://homepage.mac.com/rwieland/PhotoAlbum9.html

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Canada Goose                        2
Wood Duck                           6
Mallard                            50
Cinnamon Teal                       2
Pied-billed Grebe                   8
Great Blue Heron                    3
Green Heron                         2
American Coot                       4
Killdeer                            8
Spotted Sandpiper                   1
Long-billed Dowitcher               5
Unidentified Dowitcher             10
Mourning Dove                       2
Vaux's Swift                        5
Belted Kingfisher                   1
Northern Flicker                    1
American Crow                      10
Cliff Swallow                      20
Barn Swallow                       20
Song Sparrow                        1
Red-winged Blackbird                5
House Finch                         6

Total number of species seen: 22