[obol] Wed morning, Fern Ridge

[Daniel Farrar]

Obol,
  I'll assume Larry's 50 Egrets were Great, but not Snowy:)
I went to check Redhead Pond around 3 this afternoon.  I found exactly ZERO
shorebirds!  As I headed south the WHITE-FACED IBIS flew overhead, flying
towards the observation platform as I lost track of it.
  There was a decent group of shorebirds at the viewing platform including
Dowitcher sp, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Red-necked Phals, Killdeer and
MANY SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS.  There were maybe 30 WESTERN and 20 LEAST
SANDPIPERS scattered about.  West of the viewing platform I found a nice
juvenile SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER with a few Western and Leasts.  Kit Larson
was attempting photos when I left.  As I walked to Royal I could hear the
familiar chip of the BLACK PHOEBE who has been hanging out there.
    The mud at the end of Royal was also dead.  Just a few peeps and a
Killdeer.

Daniel Farrar
Eugene, OR

On 8/22/07, Larry McQueen <larmcqueen at msn.com> wrote:
>
>  Our visit to Fern Ridge was a bit briefer than usual, with most of us
> having to return early.  As we arrived, we found Dave Irons by Redhead Pond,
> who told us about the Buff-breasted Sandpiper that just flew away.
>   Regardless, we had a good show of birds.   I hope the list below includes
> what everyone saw.
>
>
>
> White Pelican – 60+
>
> Pied-billed Grebe - nc
>
> Snowy Egret – 50+
>
> Great Blue Heron – 15+
>
> Green Heron – 2
>
> Black-crowned Night Heron - 1
>
> American Bittern – 1
>
> American Coot – nc
>
> Virginia Rail – several young
>
> Turkey Vulture – 3
>
> Canada Goose – nc
>
> Mallard – nc
>
> Gadwall – 12 +
>
> Shoveler – 20+
>
> Green-winged Teal – 3
>
> Cinnamon Teal - nc
>
> Ruddy Duck – 1
>
> Wood Duck – 1
>
> Pintail – 1
>
> Red-tailed Hawk – 2
>
> Red-shouldered Hawk – 1
>
> Cooper's Hawk – 1
>
> Osprey – 3
>
> Kestrel – 1
>
> Killdeer – nc
>
> Semipalmated Plover – around 100
>
> Greater Yellowlegs – 20+
>
> Lesser Yellowlegs – 6
>
> L-b Dowitcher – 200+
>
> Short-billed Dowitcher – 5
>
> Western Sandpiper – many
>
> Least Sandpiper – many
>
> Ring-billed Gull – 10
>
> Red-necked Phalarope – 5
>
> Mourning Dove - 6
>
> Black Phoebe - 1
>
> Vaux's Swift – 5
>
> Violet-green Swallow – nc
>
> Barn Swallow – lots
>
> Rough-winged Swallow – 1
>
> Purple Martin – many heard
>
> American Crow - 3
>
> Cedar Waxwing - 5
>
> Marsh Wren – 1
>
> Bewick's Wren – 1
>
> Yellowthroat – 8
>
> Red-winged Blackbird – 60+
>
> Yellow-headed Blackbird – 2
>
> Starling - nc
>
> House Finch - 3
>
> Song Sparrow – 8
>
> Brewer's Sparrow – 1 (at dike juncture site)
>
> Savannah Sparrow – 30+
>
> American Goldfinch – 4
>
>
>
> Holly Reinhart, Dennis Arendt, Don Schrouder, Sylvia Maulding, Kit Larsen,
> Paul Sherrell, and Larry McQueen
>
>
>
>
>
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Daniel Farrar
Eugene, Oregon
jdanielfarrar at gmail.com
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