[obol] Golden-crowned Sparrow in July

[David C. Bailey]

I looked up a message from the OBOL archives that I sent in 2002 of a 
Golden-crowned Sparrow I saw in Portland early July 2002 (see below). 
The thought of breeding crossed my mind due to the season, but follow-up 
visits failed to produce any new sightings. A more probable explanation 
is that this bird failed to migrate north, perhaps due to an injury or 
other ailment, or perhaps it was a mutant with an abberant navigation 
system that said Portland was the place to be during the breeding season. 

David

David C. Bailey
Seaside, Oregon
baileydc at pdx.edu



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> *David C. Bailey*
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>Oregon Birders,
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>Yesterday (4 July 2002) in Forest Park on the Wildwood Trail within 1/2 mile
>down (north) of Germantown Road in Portland I observed an adult
>GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW hopping along a moss covered log.  The bird did not
>call or sing, and soon vanished downslope into the forest floor vegetation.
>This was not an edge habitat, but in a shaddy forest environment.  I am not
>aware of any summer records for Golden-crowned Sparrow in Oregon before
>August.  I did not notice any evidence of breeding, but the bird was not
>visible for more than a about 15 seconds as it hopped along the log.
>