[obol] Baskett Slough & Tualatin River NWRs

[Scott Carpenter]

The previously reported EMPEROR GOOSE was at Baskett Slough NWR today.  Also
present were a pair of TRUMPETER SWANS, which briefly hung out with a pair
of TUNDRA SWANS for nice side-by-side comparisons.  A flock of 7 SNOW GEESE
(5 adult, 2 juvenile) fed in a field along Coville Rd (about 20 feet from me
for a while); I later saw them in the water in front of the observation
kiosk.  I observed one pair of GREEN-WINGED TAIL mating -- seems a bit
early.  An adult NORTHERN SHRIKE was north of Coville Rd, a bit east of the
trailhead parking lot.  Although not on the refuge, I ran into 12 WESTERN
BLUEBIRDS (a flock of 7 and then a flock of 5) along Crowley Rd, between Hwy
99 and Oak Grove Rd.

On my way back to Portland from Baskett Slough, I made a quick stop at
Tualatin River NWR in Sherwood.  I scoped out the refuge from the bench
south of the building construction and was able to locate 2 male EURASIAN
WIGEONS -- one was south of me, between the water and Hwy 99; the other was
west in the water near the dirt road that runs north-south (the road is
closed to pedestrians for the season).  Two adult BALD EAGLES were perched
in the trees just west of this road.  Due to the seasonal closure of the
majority of the refuge, a scope is essential for identification of all the
waterfowl.

Scott Carpenter
SW Portland
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