[obol] Wrentit Results

[Al Ahlgrim]

I wish to thank all who responded to my Wrentit locations request.  I received about a dozen emails.  OBOLers are awesome!  I have listed the locations shared at the bottom and a few tips provided and learned.  We did hear at least 25 Wrentits and had three decent sightings on our trip.  Our best sighting was near the end of Cape Lookout trail where it seemed we were in the center of Wrentit territory.  We had a face to face encounter about 100 yards from the tip of the cape.  (It's a 5 mile round trip walk)

TIPS gathered and learned:
1. Calling the birds works.  If you can't learn to whistle their call, take along a recording.  I recorded the Wrentit call from my Stokes CD onto my little digital recorder and got a response on my very first try at Winema!

2. Salal plants are the best place to be looking and calling.

3. Before midday is good.

North Coast locations that were recommended:
(South to North along coastal Tillamook and Clatsop Counties.)

WINEMA BEACH between MP 93 and 94 turn down to Daley Lake and call for them just before the beach access.
BOB STRAUB STATE PARK parking lot.
CAPE LOOKOUT TRAIL, All along the trail from the parking lot to near the end of the cape.
CAPE LOOKOUT STATE PARK call at the day use area.
NETARTS, at the boat launch on the north end of Netarts Bay.
SHORT CREEK, between Oceanside and Cape Meares, at the dip in the 
road with a view of the beach.
CAPE MEARES, around the edge of the parking lot and on the way down to Lake Meares.
BAYOCEAN, along and behind campsites.
BARVIEW, at Tillamook Bay, call in the campground.
HUG POINT STATE PARK at the parking lot.
ECOLA STATE PARK along Indian Head trail.
SEASIDE, at the overlook to the Cove

THANKS AGAIN TO ALL!
Al and Tari Ahlgrim
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