[obol] Columbia Estuary Report - 1/3/2006

[Mike Patterson]

Columbia Estuary Report - 1/3/2006

A Eurasian x American GREEN-WINGED TEAL was with other teal
and wigeons at the wetland at the north end of Circle Creek.
That's right, the same place where the "mystery" teal was
seen last year.  It is a bit larger than the other teal it
is associating with.  It shows a noticable, but not jump-out-at-you
striking horizontal bar.  It has no vertical stripe on its left
side and a very faint white vertical bar on the right side.
It also has a fairly bright yellowish border around the red
and green elements of the face.

There are two EARED GREBES in the Necanicum.

There is a NELSON'S GULL (Herring x Glaucous) at the Seaside
Golf Club.  There are also 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE at
the Seaside Golf Course.  A SNOW GOOSE was at Seaside Airport.

At least 1 GLAUCOUS GULL continues at Wireless Rd.  Gull diversity
has been otherwise disappointing so far this season.

-- 
Mike Patterson               
Astoria, OR                    
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