[obol] FW: Posting for Oregon Birds--emperor goose

Wed Apr 18 06:45:13 PDT 2007

Actually, this is surprising to me. I lived in central and southern 
Curry (including Harbor area, south of Brookings) for many years and had 
excellent experiences with state parks staff (as I continue to do so 
here in Coos county). In fact, one of the best birders I have ever met 
was employed in the Harris Beach/Lone Ranch parks.

Keep in mind folks that rangers are not generally 
naturalists/botanists/zoologists and can be easiest described as a law 
enforcement officer for the park system. Also, I would highly suggest 
that you provide for any park worker some written documentation (if 
nothing else, write it on a napkin from the glove box) telling them the 
common name, location, time, etc. Ask them to pass it along to anyone in 
the department who is interested in birds. Five minutes after you meet 
and speak with them they could encounter another situation which will 
cause them to forget about your conversation completely.

Just had 3 GREEN HERONS fly over the house (east to west) in the midst 
of a hailstorm. I have never seen more than 2 in formation, so pretty 
interesting for me. :)

Have a great morning all...

Jason in Charleston

Dan Gleason wrote:
> A totally uninterested ranger at Harris Beach. Seems like some things 
> just don't change.
>
> Many years ago, I was birding in that area and stopped at Harris 
> Beach. When the park naturalist (someone entirely different from 
> anyone there now) found out I was interested in birds, she asked if I 
> knew about the penguin colony on Goat Island. She informed that these 
> were the only penguins ever found north of the equator and that this 
> was a very unique place. When I calmly suggested that the birds were 
> Common Murres, she assured me that they were not murres. First, she 
> had never heard of a bird called a murre and second, one of the 
> fishing boat captains had told her all about the penguins and he 
> really knew a lot about the ocean and its wildlife. She would give me 
> his name and phone number if I wanted more information. I politely 
> declined.
>
> Dan Gleason
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> Dan Gleason
> dan-gleason at comcast.net <mailto:dan-gleason at comcast.net>
> 541 345-0450
>
>
> On Apr 17, 2007, at 3:00 PM, Robinson, Douglas wrote:
>
>>   On April 9th between 8:00 and 9:00 I observed an Emperor Goose at 
>> Harris Beach State Park, Humbolt County (OR) The Goose was in the 
>> company of several Western Gulls and two Black Oystercatchers. I took 
>> some good photos of it if anyone is interested.
>>   
>>   I did tell the local ranger but she seemed totally uninterested. I 
>> think, but I could be wrong, that it is worth reporting as (I think) 
>> it is a fairly rare bird in Oregon.
>>   
>>
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