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[Ellen Cantor]

On Saturday I birded with Eugene Audubon out in the East and West Coyote
Units, including the wetlands around the ODFW Headquarters.  Since no
one has posted the highlights of our sightings, I'll post some of them.
Highlights included: immature MERLIN, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (juvenile),
several WHITE-TAILED KITES, BLACK PHOEBE (at ODFW ), juvenile BALD
EAGLE, VIRGINIA RAILS (heard ODFW), COMMON (EURASIAN) TEAL (at Stewart
Pond).  The trip was led by Roger Robb.

Today, Sunday, I biked through the West Eugene Wetlands and out Royal
Ave to the Fern Ridge Wildlife Refuge.  Out by the Observation Deck I
ran into several other birders: Dave Stone and Lisa, and Mason and
Loraine Davis.  Our highlights included 4-5 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 4
TUNDRA SWANS, 2 juvenile BALD EAGLES, 2 WHITE-TAILED KITES, 1 adult MALE
N. HARRIER (in addition to the many female and immatures), and a
previously reported BLACK PHOEBE.  And in response to the Red-winged
Blackbird posts, I observed a number of singing Red-winged Blackbirds.