[obol] Lincoln Co. Birds 9/23/06

[MARCIA CUTLER]

Paula Vanderheul led a field trip for Audubon Society of Corvallis to Lincoln Co. today.  We visited Boiler Bay, Siletz Bay from around 62d St. in Lincoln City, South Jetty Yaquina Bay, Seal Rock, Beaver Creek, Idaho Point (briefly) and Sally's Bend.  

The news for today was the high numbers of BROWN PELICANS.  They were everywhere (except Beaver Cr).  They were often accompanied by HEERMANN'S GULLS.  The largest concentration was surprisingly at the north end of Sally's Bend where more than 200 Brown Pelicans stood in the emerging mud flats.  There were also about 64 GREAT EGRETS in the same location.

Other highlights:

Boiler Bay

Sooty Shearwaters - 60-80 mostly around fishing ships and gull flotillas
Marbled Murrelets - 2
Black Oystercatchers - 4
American Pipits - approx. 30
Harbor Porpoises

Siletz Bay (accessed from off 62d St. area)

Greater Yellowlegs - 3
Black Turnstone - 3
Gull swarm (400+) feeding on small insects in the sky.  The insects looked like small, whitish moths.
Bald Eagle

South Jetty Yaquina Bay

Brown Pelicans - lots
Heermann's Gulls
Sanderlings - 8
Black Turnstone
American Pipit - 5
Harlequin Ducks - 4

Seal Rock

Harlequin Ducks - 6+
Pacific Loons - 8
Black Oystercatcher - 1
Harbor Porpoises 

Beaver Creek

Wilson's Snipe - 1

Sally's Bend - 

Brown Pelicans - 200+
Great Egrets - 64
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1

Boone Slough

White-tailed Kite

Marcia F. Cutler
Corvallis


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