[obol] bases loaded...

[Paul T. Sullivan]

OBOL:

Definitions:
Grand Slam:  In baseball -- hitting a home run with 3 men on base.
                     In birding  -- seeing all the species of a genus in a 
particular place.
Zono -- Zonotrichia sparrows, including
                Golden-crowned, White-crowned, White-throated, and Harris' 
Sparrows

I don't particularly like the slang of saying "Zono grand slam" -- it sounds 
so like a "hot-shot" birder thing....  Ah, well.

On Saturday, Carol Karlen & I went to Rudi Rudolph's mom's place on Bolland 
Rd., (second driveway off Lone Elder Rd., S of Canby) around noon.  We 
stayed an hour and saw Golden-crowned Sparrows, B-c Chickadees, Spotted 
Towhees, etc.  Late on Sunday our quest for Sandhill Cranes in Clackamas 
county took us past her house again.  We met her and had a cordial visit. 
Gracious lady.  At sunset we didn't see many birds at her feeders.

This morning I got to her place at 7:30.  I saw many GOLDEN-CROWNED 
SPARROWS, several WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, plus Fox & Song Sparrows, D-e. 
Juncos, Spotted Towhee.  Then at 7:58 a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW appeared.  At 
one point I had 3 "Zonotrichias" in one binocular view.  Add Redwing & 
Brewer's Blackbirds, Scrub Jay,  House Finch, Mourning Dove, California 
Quail.  Then at 8:10 the HARRIS' SPARROW appeared!!

So I guess I saw a home run with the bases loaded .. :-) :-) :-) :-)

Good birding, y'all,

Paul T. Sullivan