[obol] Deschutes County Pine Grosbeaks

[Em Scattaregia]

Sorry for this late posting but we have just returned from our trip to Central Oregon. On Saturday, December 30th, we saw 3 PINE GROSBEAKS near the Jeff View warming hut on the Three Creek Lake cross country ski trail. The trailhead is approximately 11 miles south of Sisters. The warming hut is about a 2 mile ski in from the trailhead. The grosbeaks were feeding in a primarily Lodgepole Pine forest at an elevation of about 5900 feet, eating seeds from the pine cones. We also saw a Black-backed Woodpecker near Three Creek Lake on the same ski trip, which was a lifer for Christopher and Adrian. It was drumming on a snag in a non-burned forest of Mountain Hemlock and Lodgepole Pine.  There was a small stand of beetle-infested pine in the immediate area.  
   
  Em Scattaregia
  Christopher and Adrian Hinkle

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