[obol] FW: Oregon City: GRAY FLYCATCHER/PALM WARBLER/EUR COLLARED-DOVE

[DAVID IRONS]

Greetings All,

This message came to me today from Lou Fredd.  He has asked me to forward it 
to the list.

Dave Irons


>From: LOUIS C FREDD <louisfredd at msn.com>
>To: <llsdirons at msn.com>
>Subject: Oregon City: GRAY FLYCATCHER/PALM WARBLER/EUR COLLARED-DOVE
>Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 05:46:57 -0700
>
>
>Hi David
>
>Would you please post the below to OBOL?  When I get back from Texas end of 
>the month I'll subscribe and post normally.  I might throw something in the 
>White-throated Sparrow pond before then, though.  I'm going to Big Bend 
>Nat'l Park for a week of birding with Cornell's Adult University Program.
>
>GRAY FLYCATCHER:  01 May 07, am hrs.  Our yard SE edge Oregon City.  Often 
>perched on wire prongs above toprail cyclone.  Repeatedly dipped tail down 
>when perched.  Repeatedly flew down and back to perch w/o pause to forage.  
>Very active.  All grayish, lighter below, lower abdomen washed 
>w/lemon-yellow, throat paler gray than breast.  Double white wingbars on 
>charcoal wings. White outer tail feathers. Thru scope thin eye-ring, pale 
>gray lores.  Wonderful opportunity to observe.  A very distinctive 
>flycatcher and much more attractive in this season than field guides often 
>suggest.  First here, of course.
>
>PALM WARBLER: 23 Apr 07, 0700h.  Same location.  Perched 25ft above me on 
>slender branch.  ID by bright yellow undertail coverts, large oval white 
>spots end of tail underneath, ash gray below from shoulders back, dark 
>narrow well defined streaks on sides.  Head/throat hidden.  In flight 
>slightly olive-brown above, plain.  Probably two.  First saw matched pair 
>perched together w/in feet each other.  One flew off made big circle around 
>yard, flew by its mate on exit as if to tug its sleeve and say "Come on, 
>let's get moving!"  The one I observed stayed long enough to get detail 
>above. First everything.
>
>EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE: 23 Apr 07, mid-am. Fly-over. Thick bodied pigeon, 
>buckskin, w/broad white tip on tail.  Second here. Previous 08/06.
>
>Also on 01 May, two PILEATED WOODPECKERS (M,F) lit into tops of neighbor's 
>side by side 50 ft firs and clung to top leaders to survey next move.  
>Seemed too large to depend on such slender support.  I have now seen all 
>the local species of woodpecker hug top leaders this way.
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