[obol] Basket Slough Buntings

[Jacobsen, Paul]

My Wife and I wandered up the trail at Basket Slough near Dallas to enjoy a nice evening and were lucky enough to see two buntings.  We stopped to chat with a couple with a spotting scope who had been waiting a while when the INDIGO BUNTING appeared.  He stayed for some time, and even sang for us.  He was located as previously described, in a small snag on the right, about 100 yards past the trail fork, and past a small burn area.
 
After we had taken the trail up and around the butte, the LAZULI BUNTING appeared in a tree close to the forks of the trail, singing and giving a nice show.  We watched him for about five minutes.  
 
Other nice sightings included MEADOWLARKS, a female WESTERN TANAGER, and many of the usual suspects.
 
Paul Jacobsen
Dallas, OR
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