[obol] Fern Ridge this morning: COMMON TERNS, PECTORAL SAND., B-B PLOVER

[DAVID IRONS]

This morning I joined several searchers at Fern Ridge, all of us failed to 
find the Buff-breasted Sandpipers that have been reported recently.  Before 
going to Royal Ave., I spent about 30 minutes scoping the reservoir from the 
Fern Ridge Dam.  Far out over the middle of the reservoir I had a flock of 
at least 20 COMMON TERNS.  At one point a few birds flew in close to the 
dam, but most of the time they were far out over the lake.  I also saw a 
couple of small flocks of Red-necked Phalaropes way out in the middle of the 
reservoir.

At Royal Ave. I had a Black Phoebe near the observation platform, a molting 
adult Black-bellied Plover was in the pond/wetland s.w. of the platform and 
also had a juv. Pectoral Sandpiper n. of the end of Royal.

Dave Irons
Eugene, OR

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