[obol] Adrenaline Rush Thrush

[MARCIA CUTLER]

I have speculated about Varied Thrush mortality in the past.  The Corvallis 
Audubon Society's collection of bird skins includes 3 Varied Thrushes and NO 
Robins.  One would think because of the year-round presence, sometimes 
numerous, of Robins that we'd have some, while even a single Varied Thrush 
would be a lucky happenstance.

On another thread, I've heard Western Meadowlark (wrong habitat) and 
Golden-crowned Sparrows (wrong time of year) in my back yard courtesy of 
Starlings along with various other bird songs I can't recall.  One tendency 
I think I've observed is that Starlings start imitating another bird's call 
a couple of weeks before you'd expect to hear that bird.  I've also 
speculated that the type of song a Starling sings reflects where it's spent 
some time.  In my backyard, the Starlings seem to disappear after breeding 
season (around August-Sept) and come back mid-winter.  The nearest area 
where there are large flocks of Starlings is a dairy farm and some of the 
birds they imitate are likely found in that area.

Marcia F. Cutler
Corvallis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Randolph (Conservation For The Oregon Coast)" 
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To: "Obol" <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>; "Steve Randolph" 
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Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 6:42 AM
Subject: [obol] Adrenaline Rush Thrush


> Good morning all!
>
> Just a reminder to all traveling the rural roads of Southwestern Oregon
> (and I would imagine other ares as well)... Varied Thrushes appear to
> have a death wish and dart directly in front of moving vehicles. It
> seems as though they score points on having the vehicle actually
> touching tail feathers as they fly in front of a rapidly moving 1+ ton
> object. To get the points they have to stay alive though, which is not
> generally easy (hey, if it was easy, adrenaline wouldn't rush would it?).
>
> But seriously, please drive carefully on those small rural roads. I have
> a little grassroots campaign called "Slow Down 5 To Keep Them Alive" and
> ask that you all keep it in mind. Just drive the speed limit (or sign
> posted yellow speed recommendation) minus five miles an hour in areas of
> poor visibility or around corners, etc. Just this small reduction can
> save the lives of countless birds. I counted 4 dead yesterday evening
> alone as Heather and I were out...
>
> Hope you all have a super week!
>
> Jason in Charleston
>


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