[obol] Scio BBS & Marion County Jackrabbit

[Darrel Faxon]

Jeff,
    It wasn't too many years ago I saw some along the road just a little south of Marion.  I have also been told that they are actually common on Christmas tree farms south of Corvallis, although I don't remember whom it was tha told me, and can supply no details.

Darrel
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jeff Harding 
  To: 'OBOL' 
  Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 4:31 PM
  Subject: [obol] Scio BBS & Marion County Jackrabbit


  Bill Thackaberry and I found 64 species on the Scio Breeding Bird Survey this morning. The route runs from near Scio, Linn County, through Lyons, into Marion County at Mehama, then taking back roads through grass fields and Christmas trees to Union Hill, south of Silverton. Notable species included:

   

  A pair of Bald Eagles was on Thomas Creek, east of Scio, the first for this route.

  Wilson's Snipe were winnowing at the first stop, east of Scio.

  An Olive-sided Flycatcher was singing in the hills south of Lyons, nice to hear.

  A Yellow-breasted Chat was singing near the end of the route, in Marion County.

  A Vesper Sparrow was singing in a Christmas tree Farm near the end, on Triumph Road, Marion County.

   

  There was a Black-tailed Jackrabbit at Union Hill, still out and about at 9:00 AM. Three years ago we found one dead on the road on the way home from this survey. There must be a small population of these rabbits still hanging on in the area. Chris Maser, in Mammals of the Pacific Northwest (1998), says they "formerly reached the vicinity of Salem", but have mostly disappeared from the Willamette Valley.

   

  Cheers,

  Jeff Harding

   



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