[obol] hard to find

Fri Aug 24 13:03:43 PDT 2007

I have seen Least Bittern from a boat on Upper Klamath around 1981 (I actually saw two birds, and Steve Heinl and Matt Hunter, who were in the boat, missed both of them, but they started speaking to me again around 2004).  I heard the same one Mike Patterson did at the now-defunct Malheur short dike.

Best chances for Broad-tailed Hummer are in the higher Steens canyons (Bill Pyle saw five males up Little Blitzen maybe 20 years ago)and the more vegetated canyons of Malheur County.  NE Oregon is less regular and anyplace else is an out of range wanderer.  I have seen two females, one in LaGrande at a feeder and one near Kiger Gorge.

I haven't looked for Boreowl for years.  Lots of talk, no action.  Maybe I'll take some mice up to Tollgate this October.

I choose not to discuss Spruce Grouse.

-----Original Message-----
>From: khanh tran <khanhbatran at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Aug 24, 2007 3:51 PM
>To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
>Subject: Re: [obol] Survey for Oregon "nemesis" birds
>
>Hi  Master birder Tim,
>
>Thanks for the great insight.  I agree with you on several species.
>
>I would think with the broad tailed hummers, more would be seen near NE 
>Oregon and maybe SE Oregon.  These areas continue to be underbirded except 
>for peak migration times during May and September for the Malheur area and 
>summer and early fall for the Wallowas
>
>So far, I have about 50 responses to the survey:  At a glance, the top three 
>birds have been:
>
>Least Bittern (need a canoe!)
>Spruce Grouse (be prepare to hike, unless you stumble upon one on a forest 
>road)
>Boreal Owl (need an SUV, especially near Broken Top and some of the forest 
>roads in the Blue Mts)
>
>Please keep them coming.  Thanks for participating.
>
>Khanh Tran (Portland, Oregon)
>
>
>
>
>>From: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>
>>To: khanh tran <khanhbatran at hotmail.com>, obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
>>Subject: Re: [obol] Survey for Oregon "nemesis" birds
>>Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:56:56 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>>Hi Khanh,
>>
>>I agree with several others that Least Bittern is by
>>far the most difficult bird.  I don't know if anyone
>>has looked REALLY hard for it in several years, I
>>think that is what it takes to find one. I have never
>>seen or heard one in Oregon, but I have only played
>>tapes a few times from shore on the west end of
>>Klamath Lake.  I think one would have to do some
>>extensive searching via canoe to see and/or hear one.
>>
>>I also haven't seen a Spruce Grouse but I need to take
>>a few backpack trips up in the Wallowas and I'll
>>eventually stumble across one, no hurry.
>>
>>As for the Broad-tailed Hummer, that could be a real
>>difficult one.  I looked and looked in E. Oregon and
>>finally saw one, at Ken and Jorri Ciotti's feeder over
>>in Waldport at the end of August in 2005!
>>
>>Boreal Owl isn't to difficult if you go up into the
>>Cascades in the fall or over to Tollgate where Mike
>>Denny has heard them so much. Actually seeing them is
>>a different story!
>>
>>Like Tim Jantzen said, Yellow Rails are a breeze over
>>at Klamath Marsh- hearing them that is.  Getting a
>>photo might be pretty tough though!
>>
>>White-winged Crossbills show up in small numbers every
>>few years in the Cascades, knowing what they sound
>>like really helps.
>>
>>Leach's Storm-petrels are reportedly fairly easy to
>>see at the the South Coast lumber mill north of
>>Brookings after dark on foggy late summer days (like
>>right now).  Colin Dillingham told me he had seen them
>>several times there.  They nest on the offshore rocks
>>right off Brookings.
>>
>>Juniper Titmouse is a breeze if you know where to go,
>>I've never missed it when looking for it over west of
>>Adel.
>>
>>Another backpack trip to the Wallowas is overdue...
>>
>>Happy Birding all,
>>Tim R
>>Coos Bay
>>--- khanh tran <khanhbatran at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Obolers!
>> >
>> > Just for fun, I wanted to conduct this
>> > NON-SCIENTIFIC survey to see what
>> > resident or breeding species has proved to be the
>> > most elusive for birders
>> > to find in Oregon.
>> >
>> > Criteria for survey: you must try for the bird
>> > species at least three times
>> > or more. You can count ''heard" only success.
>> >
>> > Submit 3 species from the list below that have
>> > eluded you despite some
>> > intensive effort.  After each species, list how many
>> > times you tried with or
>> > without success. For example, 1/5 or 0/5 times. If
>> > you don't remember, use
>> > your best guess.
>> >
>> > Here is the "nemesis" list:
>> >
>> > Boreal owl
>> > Spruce grouse
>> > Least Bittern
>> > Yellow rail
>> > Juniper titmouse
>> > White winged crossbill
>> > Leach's storm petrel
>> > Broad-tailed hummingbird
>> >
>> > Feel free to include a resident breeding species,
>> > not mentioned above. You
>> > can publicly post or privately email me your
>> > response. I will tally and post
>> > the results in the next couple of weeks.
>> >
>> > Survey may be inaccurate by all means, but it will
>> > satisfy my curiosity and
>> > others.
>> >
>> > My email address is: khanhbatran at hotmail.com
>> >
>> > Thanks for participating!
>> >
>> > Khanh Tran (Portland, Oregon)
>> >
>> >
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