[obol] Circle Creek - 7/18/2006

[Mike Patterson]

Circle Creek - 7/18/2006

I made a trip out to Circle Creek and had a look at Neal Maine's
photo of the BLACK PHOEBE.  David Bailey looked at it last night
as well.  Looks to be a hatch-year Black Phoebe which begs the
question where did it come from?

I did not find the bird this morning.  Instead, I found a WESTERN
WOOD PEWEE chasing swallows in the same approximate location.

I also saw a female COMMON MERGANSER with 6 youngsters, probably
less than 3 weeks old.

Common Merganser                    7 [1] 
Rufous Hummingbird                  1
Western Wood-Pewee                  1
Pacific-slope Flycatcher            1
Steller's Jay                       1
American Crow                      10
Tree Swallow                        2
Violet-green Swallow               12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow       2
Barn Swallow                       15
Chestnut-backed Chickadee           4
American Robin                      6
Hermit Warbler                      1
Common Yellowthroat                 4
Song Sparrow                        2
White-crowned Sparrow              12
Brewer's Blackbird                 30
Brown-headed Cowbird                4 [2] 
Red Crossbill                       6
House Sparrow                       2

Footnotes:

[1]  1 adult female with six unfledged juvs (less than 3 weeks old)
[2]  juvs only with BRBL

Total number of species seen: 20

-- 
Mike Patterson               
Astoria, OR                    
celata at pacifier.com  
 
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