[obol] Lane Coast birds

[Alan Contreras]

I had a good birding day at the coast today despite blowing mist in the
morning.  Best birds TROPICAL KINGBIRD, Pacific Golden Plover, Red Knot.
Also some odd gulls that I'll share with larophiles.

The Red Knot was with a mixed flock of shorebirds at the crab dock cove
midmorning, and had disappeared by the time Diane got there half an hour
later.  They are hard to come by in Lane County.

Pacific Golden Plover flew right over me, calling, out in the very birdy
deflation plain.  You now need footwear to handle a couple of inches of
water to get to the shorebirds.  Today there were also 300 Least (carefully
sifted for an hour), 100 Dunlin, 5 Westerns, 14 Semi Plovers, one Pectoral,
5 LB Dowitchers and about 30 Black-bellies out there, plus two peregrines
and about 50 pipits.  Also 2 Greater Legs at the cove.

The big gullwads on the north coast that had 67 Heermann's on Monday had ONE
today, and a lot more Herring.  Only other bird of note up there was a Turke
Vulture.

The Tropical Kingbird was extremely cooperative and photogenic in the area
of the dog pond and somewhat eastward.  It flew right past me twice, once
catching a bug with an audible CLACK! Of its bill.

-- 
Alan Contreras
EUGENE, OREGON

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