[obol] some N. Portland birds

[Tom McNamara]

OBOL,

Annet and I did  a bit of moseying around N. Portland and saw the following:

At Vanport Wetlands there were decent numbers of presumed Long-billed 
Dowitchers i.e. circa 100 (they were pretty out there --couple hundred 
yards--and, with some heat shimmer,  that's about all I will hazard.)  Too, 
there were 3 peeps and for the above reason, I'm leaving it at peeps 
(leaning towards Leasts just because they were well up on the  flat away 
from the water line).

Over at Smith and Bybee there was a single Bonaparte's Gull, a single 
Caspian tern, a first for site---MacGillivary's warbler, some Ring-billed 
gulls, about 40 or so Pied-billed Grebes  (it'll be interesting to  see if 
they stage there in the hundreds as they did last year),  several Osprey 
with one adult attacking a Bald Eagle when it  got too close to the nest (on 
  the powerline  poles)  and ..........3 river otters which were doing well  
with the fishing.

Took a  very quick at the boat launch area on Smith and the water level  
looks promising for the relatively near future.

cheers,
Tom

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