[obol] Astoria TROPICAL KINGBIRD

[Mike Patterson]

I believe Shawneen means the north end of Wireless Rd on the
HWY 101 business loop (Miles crossing is actually the big
intersection of Youngs River loop, Lewis and Clark Rd and the
101 business loop down at Landwehr's store).

So, chasers will want to turn onto Wireless Road at the driving 
range sign and start looking for the kingbird around the house
with the big columns before you get to the driving range.

Shawneen Finnegan wrote:
> 
> Late this afternoon (3:45 PM) I found a TROPICAL KINGBIRD at the
> north end of Wireless Road.  It was at the very beginning of the
> north terminus of the road at Miles Crossing.  As one turns onto
> Wireless (heading east) from Miles Crossing there is a house at the
> corner on the north side of Wireless.  At the far end of the yard
> (tall hedges) are powerlines that cross the road, just before the
> road makes a slight jog to the right.  If you go past the yellow sign
> on the right that says children crossing, or something like that, you
> have gone too far.  It was literally the first telephone pole on the
> right after turning onto Wireless.  The kingbird used the wires as
> its base, flycatching regularly.  (Mike Patterson, if you have a
> better way of describing this intersection, please speak up).  I left
> it still in the same spot at about 4:20 PM, taking video and digiscopes.
> 

-- 
Mike Patterson               
Astoria, OR                    
celata at pacifier.com  
 
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