[obol] Lane coast birds

[Alan Contreras]

I got to Klootchman overlook about 7:15 this morning, which turned out to be
about twenty minutes too dark.  Fall is moving along.

Bob Creek: Roger Robb, a fairly close BULLER"S SHEAR, only the second time I
have seen this from land, feeding with a loose group of other seabirds
including pelicansm, half a dozen Sootys, a fulmar, loons etc.  Peregrine.

Stonefield: About 1100 gulls, mostly Californias.  15 herring, 1 Hy Thayer's
(first of year), small numbers of Mew and G-wing, Westerns.  The willows by
the north parking area contained a loud swarm of kinglets, sparrows etc,
which turned out to be mobbing a Pygmy-owl that had come in to my imitation
without me seeing it. Merlin.

Klootchman: lots of migrant Common and Pac loons, also a lot of pelicans,
many of which were going north for some reason.  Three weeks ago, pelicans
were about 50-50 adults and juvs.  Today they were 95 percent juvs.
Southbound pintial, teal and G Scaup. Bald Eagle. Lots of sea ducks and
grebes, but no Black Scoters yet (this is the best place for them in Lane
Co).

Heceta Head: about 65 pelicans on the rock.

Dog Pond: weird assemblage of waterbirds staying sort of together: 3 wigeon,
2 GW teal, 1 Lesser Scaup and a Pied-billed Grebe (which caught a small fish
- I'm not sure what fish lives in this small, landlocked pond).

Dike: hundreds of rumps (almost all Myrtles).  1 adult Northern Shrike at
east end.  Lots of Hermit Thrushes.

Plain: 10 pipits, 2 meadowlarks, 4 flickers, 2 Savannah Sparrows and a lot
of water.  Probably my last walk out there this fall.

126 eastbound at Clay Creek turnoff area: flattened Ruffed Grouse.

-- 
Alan Contreras
EUGENE, OREGON

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