[obol] Willow Flycatchers still singing

[bob altman]

As Arch noted, nesting is still on the minds of many Willow Flycatchers
this time of the year.  In a study in the Willamette Basin a few years
back, we monitored approx 75 nests of this species and nearly one-third
(31%) of the nests still were active with eggs or young on August first,
with 20% of those still with eggs.

Bob Altman
American Bird Conservancy
311 NE Mistletoe
Corvallis, Oregon  97330
541 745-5339
baltman at abcbirds.org


-----Original Message-----
From: obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu
[mailto:obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu] On Behalf Of Arch McCallum
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 11:21 AM
To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
Subject: [obol] Willow Flycatchers still singing

Hi OBOL,
I went out this morning in hopes of recording some of the lesser 
known calls of Willow Flycatcher. I got whits from two territories in 
willows. In a nearby clearcut, three WIFLs were singing, i.e., 
fitzbew, fizzbew, creet. One guy was on top of a dougfir, throwing 
back his head in typical fashion as he belted out the songs. It seems 
late in the season; it sounded like early June out there. Eventually 
a Yellow-breasted Chat sang too.

These birds were on Izaak Walton Rd, a paved county road that splits 
off McBeth Rd about a mile up McBeth from Lorane Hwy. All this 
southwest of Eugene. The willows are at the end of county 
maintenance, maybe half a mile from McBeth. The clearcut (very grown 
up now) is on the right about .3 mi from McBeth. There's no shoulder 
on Izaak Walton, but a couple of small paved turnouts. Traffic is 
light. Good spot to hear brush birds. Olive-sided Flycatcher is also 
regular. I hear it this a.m., too.


Good birding,
Arch McCallum
Eugene


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