[obol] Camassia Oriole

[Al Ahlgrim]

Mid-day birding was good today in Clackamas County with the wind and temperature both lowered.  At Camassia Natural area in West Linn I saw a bright female BULLOCK'S ORIOLE near top of a Madrona tree slowly nipping berries.  I wouldn't have seen her at all if a Chickadee hadn't given her a scolding.  This sighting was along the the loop trail near the freeway cliff.  Many other local birds were around too.

At Molalla River SP I encounter two PILEATED WOODPECKERS.  They were doing very loud stereo pecking on adjacent Douglas Fir trees.  I had never seen the species before at the park, but did have a sighting 2 years ago a few miles away near HWY 99E and South End Road.
Al Ahlgrim
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