[obol] Census Count: Mt. Tabor Park, Multnomah County, Oregon on May 02, 2007

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This report was mailed for Gerard Lillie by http://birdnotes.net

Date: May 2, 2007
Location: Mt. Tabor Park, Multnomah County, Oregon

Low temperature: 47 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 50 degrees fahrenheit
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 80%
Precipitation: none

Hello OBOL,

There were a pretty good number of birds found on today's Portland
Audubon Bird Song Walk on Mt. Tabor. We had pretty good, if chilly,
weather. We avoided the thunder, lightening and the largest hail I
personaly have seen in Portland (been here since 1983). Some of the
highlights: great views of a group of about 12 EVENING GROSBEAKS at
eye level; one group of 5 male and 2 female WESTERN TANAGERS (with
fabulous eye level views) and another group of 2 male and 2 female
WETA; good views of CASSIN'S and WARBLING VIREOS; a fly-over of about
10 RED CROSSBILLS; many WILSON'S and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS; a
low-flying, speedy SHARP-SHINED HAWK; great song from a LESSER
GOLDFINCH which incorporated in it's song a Downy Woodpecker then a
Pine Siskin; frustrating looks at a few (silent)EMPID SP. that were
probably Hamond's; and lots of other nice birds.

Good Birding, Gerard.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Mallard                             6
Sharp-shinned Hawk                  1
Red-tailed Hawk                     1
Band-tailed Pigeon                  6
Vaux's Swift                        1
Anna's Hummingbird                  4
Northern Flicker
Unidentified Empidonax              4
Cassin's Vireo                      6
Hutton's Vireo                      3
Warbling Vireo                      4
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay                   3
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet                2
Hermit Thrush                       3
American Robin
Varied Thrush                       2
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler             12
Yellow-rumped Warbler              10
Black-throated Gray Warbler         2
Townsend's Warbler                  1
Wilson's Warbler                   12
Western Tanager                    13
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow             14
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak               1
Brown-headed Cowbird                1
House Finch
Pine Siskin                        40
Lesser Goldfinch                   15
Evening Grosbeak                   12
House Sparrow

Total number of species seen: 42