[obol] Census Count: Deschutes River State Park, Sherman County, Oregon on November 25, 2007

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This report was mailed for Wayne Weber by http://birdnotes.net

Date: November 25, 2007
Location: Deschutes River State Park, Sherman County, Oregon

Low temperature: 30 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 35 degrees fahrenheit
Wind direction: Variable
Prevailing wind speed: 1-5 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 100%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were observed by Wayne Weber at the Deschutes
River State Recreation Area in Sherman County, from the park entrance
south for about a mile along the Deschutes River. Observations were
made from about 8:30 to 10:30 AM on November 25, 2007.

The HERMIT THRUSH was somewhat unexpected, especially the fact that
it was singing. Also, I did not expect to find YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS
so late in the fall, although they could possibly overwinter at this
locality.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Canada Goose                       17 [1] 
Mallard                            16
Bufflehead                         14
Common Goldeneye                   30
Barrow's Goldeneye                 30
Hooded Merganser                    1 [2] 
Common Merganser                    2
Double-crested Cormorant            2
Killdeer                            1 [3] 
California Gull                     1 [4] 
Glaucous-winged Gull                2
Northern Flicker                    2
Common Raven                        4
Black-capped Chickadee              2 [5] 
Bushtit                            20
Bewick's Wren                       1
Golden-crowned Kinglet              1 [6] 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet                3 [7] 
Hermit Thrush                       1 [8] 
American Robin                     20 [9] 
European Starling                 200
Cedar Waxwing                       2 [10] 
Yellow-rumped Warbler               8 [11] 
Song Sparrow                        6
Dark-eyed Junco                     2
House Finch                         2

Footnotes:

[1]  Canada Goose--  2 flocks flying along Columbia R. shoreline
[2]  Hooded Merganser--  1 male, with flock of Mallards
[3]  Killdeer-- on island in Deschutes R.
[4]  Calif. Gull-- adult
[5]  B.-c. Chickadees-- with Bushtit flock
[6]  Golden-c. Kinglet-- with Bushtit flock
[7]  Ruby-c. Kinglet-- 2 of 3 birds with Bushtit flock
[8]  Hermit Thrush--  flew from ground into alder tree; singing (!)
     softly but persistently
[9]  Am. Robin--  fock feeding on mountain ash berries near park
     entrance
[10] Cedar Waxwing-- 2 with flock of Robins, eating berries
[11] Yellow-r. Warbler--  birds scattered, feeding in trees and
     shrubs along Deschutes R.

Total number of species seen: 26