[obol] The Wednesday Group from Eugene

[Dennis Arendt]

The Wednesday birding group from Eugene went to the South Willamette Dump.  This is an old dump site (closed more than 30 years ago) at the west end of 52nd street off Willamette Street.  It has mixed woods, blackberry and open prairie habitat.  We spent the majority of the morning here and then went to Bloomberg Park, near Lane Community College, where Kit Larsen reported seeing a hybrid Lazuli - Indigo Bunting a week ago.  We did not find any buntings at Bloomberg Park.  We arrived there near 11:00 a.m.  Perhaps it was too late in the in morning.

 

Here is our list:

 

Turkey Vulture - several

Red-tailed Hawk - flying over Eugene

Mourning Dove - 2

Anna's Hummingbird - one female at the dump and one female at Bloomberg

Rufous Hummingbird - very common in both locations, perhaps as many as 15 at the dump site

Northern Flicker - one at the dump

Willow Flycatcher - very common and vocal at both locations, Sylvia took a couple of excellent photos 

Western Kingbird - two flying near the tall electric poles at the dump

Cassin's Vireo - heard and seen at the dump

Hutton's Vireo - heard and seen at the dump

Warbling Vireo - heard at the dump

Steller's Jay - heard at both locations

Western Scrub-Jay - small numbers at both locations

American Crow - a few

Violet-green Swallow - a few

Black-capped Chickadee - busy and noisy at the dump

Red-breasted Nuthatch - several family groups

Bewick's Wren - frequent vocalizations and sightings

Swainson's Thrush - heard often and seen briefly

American Robin - frequent

Wrentit - one heard at the dump

Cedar Waxwing - seen in small numbers at both locations

Orange-crowned Warbler - very vocal and family groups seen

Black-throated Gray Warbler - very vocal, a couple seen at the dump

MacGillivray's Warbler - heard, but far enough away that we could be wrong

Common Yellowthroat - common at both locations

Yellow-breasted Chat - 3 seen at the dump, much noise but not very cooperative

Western Tanager -  a few beautiful males in the morning light at the dump

Spotted Towhee - a few in both locations

Song Sparrow - vocal and commonly seen

White-crowned Sparrow - a few at the dump

Black-headed Grosbeak - several at the dump

Lazuli Bunting - several seen and heard at the dump

Brown-headed Cowbird - a few seen at the dump

Purple Finch - heard at the dump

House Finch - seen and heard at the dump

American Goldfinch - a few seen at the dump

 

This morning's group was composed of Don DeWitt (for coffee only), Larry McQueen (for part of the morning), Don Schrouder, Sylvia Maulding, Paul Sherrell, George Grier and Dennis Arendt.
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