[obol] Census Count: Lake Billy Chinook, Jefferson County, Oregon on August 05, 2006

[crmiller at bendnet.com]

This report was mailed for Craig Miller by http://birdnotes.net

Date: August 5, 2006
Location: Lake Billy Chinook, Jefferson County, Oregon

Low temperature: 80 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 90 degrees fahrenheit
Wind direction: NW
Prevailing wind speed: 1-5 km/h gusting to: 6-11 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 10%
Precipitation: none

Marilyn and I decided to bird Jefferson County Saturday afternoon
(August 5, 2006). We began our count at Rimrock springs at about 2
PM. Birds were few and far between as we wandered the county until we
reached the EYERLY BURN south of Lake Billy Chinook, where we hit the
jackpot! (We did not bird the lake itself, but there was no choice
for EYERLY BURN in Birdnotes) One of the best areas was the road
leading to Perry South Campground. I have pinpointed the locations of
the more interesting species by gps. Highlights include numerous
LEWIS'S WOODPECKERS, MOUNTAIN QUAIL, 3 WILD TURKEYS (new for our
county list), and an adult BALD EAGLE. (note: Wild Turkey is not
mentioned in the list because it was not available on the birdnotes
census list)

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Mountain Quail                     29 [1] 
California Quail                    8
Turkey Vulture                      1
Osprey                              1
Bald Eagle                          1 [2] 
Red-tailed Hawk                     1 [3] 
American Kestrel                    4
Mourning Dove                       2
Rufous Hummingbird                  2
Lewis' Woodpecker                  25 [4] 
Downy Woodpecker                    1
Hairy Woodpecker                    2
White-headed Woodpecker             2
Black-backed Woodpecker             1
Northern Flicker                    2
Steller's Jay                       2
Mountain Chickadee                  4
Pygmy Nuthatch                      6
Canyon Wren                         2 [5] 
Western Bluebird                    6 [6] 
Mountain Bluebird                   1
American Robin                      1
Spotted Towhee                      1 [7] 
Chipping Sparrow                   33
Vesper Sparrow                      4
Black-headed Grosbeak               1 [8] 
American Goldfinch                  3

Footnotes:

[1]  Many of the quail were juveniles. All three Wild Turkeys were
     juveniles. GPS location taken.
[2]  adult; gps location taken
[3]  immature
[4]  4 were recently fledged young, gps location taken
[5]  GPS location taken
[6]  recently fledged young. GPS location taken
[7]  recently fledged. GPS location taken
[8]  immature bird

Total number of species seen: 27