[obol] obol Digest, Vol 51, Issue 32
Amanda Holland
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> 1. FW: Incomplete URL (DAVID IRONS)
> 2. Weds. morning group Eugene (DAVID IRONS)
> 3. JoCo Cold Romance (Dennis P. Vroman)
> 4. Re: No skimmer 1/29/2008 (Tom Crabtree)
> 5. No Skimmer (Lois Miller)
> 6. "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other comments follow.
> (Jeff Gilligan)
> 7. Re: "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other comments
> follow. (Mike Patterson)
> 8. Re: "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other comments
> follow. (Tim Rodenkirk)
> 9. Sauvie Island, today, Jan 30. (Wink Gross)
> 10. Brownsmead today - 1/30/2008 (Mike Patterson)
> 11. Skimmers and field-notes skimmers (long, no rarities to skim
> for) (Joel Geier)
> 12. Re: Skimmers and field-notes skimmers (long, no rarities to
> skim for) (Mike Patterson)
> 13. Re: Semi-pelagic birding (Tom Crabtree)
> 14. Re: Weds. morning group Eugene (Darrel Faxon)
> 15. [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ] (DJ Lauten and KACastelein)
> 16. Brownsmead Loon (Mike Patterson)
> 17. Re: "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other comments
> follow. (Jeff Gilligan)
> 18. Re: "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other comments
> follow. (Bob Hunter)
> 19. Re: [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ] (Harry Krueger)
> 20. Re: No skimmer 1/29/2008 (Bob Hunter)
> 21. Pittock, NW Portland, week ending 01/30/08 (Wink Gross)
> 22. Douglas County Snowy Plovers (Frank Mayer)
> 23. RBA: Portland, OR 1-31-08 (Harry Nehls)
> 24. Re: [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ] (Tim Rodenkirk)
> 25. Re: "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other comments
> follow. (Tim Rodenkirk)
> 26. Arctic Loon (Harry Nehls)
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:13:50 +0000
> From: DAVID IRONS <llsdirons at msn.com>
> Subject: [obol] FW: Incomplete URL
> To: obol <obol at lists.orst.edu>
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> > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:11:09 -0800
> > From: tunicate89 at yahoo.com
> > Subject: Incomplete URL
> > To: llsdirons at msn.com
> >
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > The URL you posted on OBOL:
> > http://www.oregonbirds.org/checklist
> > doesn't work....you left off the .html
> >
> > Thought you might want to post a correction although
> > most people can probably figure it out.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> >
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:33:47 +0000
> From: DAVID IRONS <llsdirons at msn.com>
> Subject: [obol] Weds. morning group Eugene
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> This morning the group of Larry McQueen, Paul Sherrell, Roger Robb, Sylvia
> Maulding, Don Schrouder, Fred Chancey and I did some urban birding in south
> Eugene just east of the Lane County Fairgrounds.
>
> Our best bird of the day was essentially our first. Shortly after parking
> our cars behind the Fairgrounds, we found a female BLUE-WINGED TEAL in the
> Amazon Canal next to the power substation on the east side of the
> Fairgrounds. For most of us, this was the first of this species that we had
> ever seen in mid-winter. We were slack-jawed.
>
> The list: includes some additional birds I saw at the community garden
> plots at the end of Hayes St. on the north side of the Amazon Canal.
>
> Canada Goose -- 2
>
> Mallard -- 8
>
> BLUE-WINGED TEAL -- 1
>
> Killdeer -- 1
>
> Glaucous-winged Gull -- 4
>
> Ring-billed Gull -- 12
>
> Rock Pigeon -- 15
>
> Anna's Hummingbird -- 2
>
> Belted Kingfisher -- 1
>
> Northern Flicker -- 8
>
> W. Scrub Jay -- 25+
>
> American Crow -- 20
>
> Black-capped Chickadee -- 3
>
> Bewick's Wren -- 1
>
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet -- 1
>
> American Robin -- 150
>
> Eurasian Starling -- 100
>
> Cedar Waxwing -- 54 (50 at Hayes St. garden plots)
>
> Yellow-rumped Warbler -- 2
>
> Spotted Towhee -- 2
>
> Song Sparrow -- 2
>
> White-crowned Sparrow -- 12
>
> Golden-crowned Sparrow -- 8
>
> Dark-eyed "Oregon" Junco -- 35
>
> Dark-eyed "Slate-colored" Junco -- 1
>
> Purple Finch --1 (Hayes St. garden plots)
>
> House Finch -- 8
>
> American Goldfinch -- 55
>
> House Sparrow -- 10
>
> Dave Irons
> Eugene, OR
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:17:56 -0800
> From: "Dennis P. Vroman" <dpvroman at budget.net>
> Subject: [obol] JoCo Cold Romance
> To: <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
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> This afternoon (01-30-08) at our place (just east of Merlin I-5 exit) a
> pair of OAK TITMICE outside our window were pair bonding. One bird (male?)
> was making short hops from limb to limb while holding a sunflower seed in
> its bill and singing. The other bird was following this bird as it hopped
> around. Both were doing "wing flutter" behavior as they hopped around.
> Guess the snow and cold weather doesn't cool the romantic mood for these
> birds.
>
> Dennis (north of Grants Pass)
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:29:18 -0800
> From: "Tom Crabtree" <tc at empnet.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] No skimmer 1/29/2008
> To: "'DJ Lauten and KACastelein'" <deweysage at verizon.net>, "'DAVID
> IRONS'" <llsdirons at msn.com>
> Cc: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
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> Dave Lauten wrote: "* * *Simply put "no matter who saw it" means exactly
> that. My question is one of regardless whether it was Roger Tory
> Peterson,
> David Sibley, Kenn Kaufmann, Peter Pyle, Dave Irons, Harry Nehls, Dave
> Lauten, George Nobody, Sally Whoever, doesn't matter who - what are the
> criteria for accepting a first state record? You answered it."
>
>
>
> The OBRC does stick to that criteria. Roger Tory Peterson wrote about an
> Eastern Wood Pewee he had seen and heard at Frenchglen in August 1953 when
> he was doing the Big Year with James Fisher that they both wrote about in
> Wild America. With a few additional details he provided in a conversation
> at Portland Audubon many years later, this became a record (461-53-02)
> that
> was submitted to the OBRC. It was rejected because the description was
> considered not adequate for a first state record. So "no matter who saw
> it"
> means exactly that, in this case involving one of the top birders in the
> country.
>
>
>
> Tom Crabtree
>
> Bend, Oregon (doing its best Siberia impersonation these days)
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:42:38 -0800
> From: "Lois Miller" <cowgirl at harborside.com>
> Subject: [obol] No Skimmer
> To: "OBOL" <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
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> Jim Rogers and I went to Pistol River this morning in search of the Black
> Skimmer. No luck.... we also checked Rogue River and Euchre Creek as did Tim
> and Russ the previous morning. My guess is that it will show up at Terry
> Wahl's ranch and he will call me. He always gets the good birds !
> Lois Miller
> Port Orford
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:44:58 -0600
> From: Jeff Gilligan <jeffgill at teleport.com>
> Subject: [obol] "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other comments
> follow.
> To: OBOL <OBOL at lists.orst.edu>
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> Owen Schmidt and I have looked today from the Winchuk R. mouth to Gold
> Beach without seeing the Black Skimmer. We have checked the Pistol R.
> mouth
> twice.
>
> We will probably bird from Bandon to Florence tomorrow.
>
> Who knows - it could be at the Columbia River mouth by now.
>
>
> On Oceanview Drive, south of Brookings, there is a Spanish-style house
> next
> to one of the Hastings bulb farm buildings. It has a variety of
> eucalypts.
> One is about to burst into bloom. When I was on the recent Santa Barbara
> CBC
> a eucalypt had something like 34 species over several hours, including
> orioles, a Summer Tanager, and a Tennessee Warbler.
>
> A eucalypt in Green Valley, AZ that typically blooms in early to late
> December gets swarms of birds. I recommend the Brookings tree to anyone
> who
> can check it out perhaps in a week when the flowers are open.
>
> Acacia balleyi (common name?) is also about to bloom in Curry Co. I
> recall
> seeing a patch with Terry Wahl south of Langlois a few years ago. He
> mentioned that Colin Dillingham had pointed it out and said that the
> species
> attracts warblers in winter in California when it blooms.
>
> We saw 12 E. Collared Doves on a line together near the Winchuk R.
>
> Black Phoebes seem more common than ever.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:52:42 -0800
> From: Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other
> comments follow.
> To: Jeff Gilligan <jeffgill at teleport.com>
> Cc: OBOL <OBOL at lists.orst.edu>
> Message-ID: <47A0FF89.6A54E532 at pacifier.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> I will be doing dead bird counts Thursday and Friday on Clatsop
> Beaches. I'll collect any skimmers that turn up.
>
> Jeff Gilligan wrote:
> >
> > Who knows - it could be at the Columbia River mouth by now.
> >
>
>
> --
> Mike Patterson
> Astoria, OR
> celata at pacifier.com
>
> Gull, you really got me going
> http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/mbalame/archives/2008/01/gull20080105.html
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:11:58 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other
> comments follow.
> To: Jeff Gilligan <jeffgill at teleport.com>, OBOL <OBOL at lists.orst.edu>
> Message-ID: <770964.95426.qm at web45107.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> Hi Jeff and Owen,
>
> Last time you two were down you hit some nice weather,
> a bit soggy and cold this time- ehh! The acacia you
> see flowering is Acacia dealbata, a native of
> Australia which is quickly becoming a noxious weed
> down in Curry Co. This species largely goes unnoticed
> until it flowers in January when you can see just how
> widespread it has become particularly in Curry Co. and
> to a lesser extent in Coos County. I have never
> noticed much bird wise using it, and I have checked. I
> have noticed warblers using the flowering Hedera
> helix, English Ivy, this time of year as well as the
> flowering ornamental plums (the Feb. Cape May Warbler
> in Curry several years back was hanging out in the
> flowering plums around Gold Beach) that should start
> up anyday now on the south coast. The manzanita is
> just beginning to flower at New River and there are
> loads of bees wherever you find a manzanita in full
> flower (a few seem to really flower early on).
> Hummers may not make it in for a while this year
> because of the nasty weather but they should normally
> start being in the next week or so.
>
> Black Phoebes are more common than ever, we had 53 on
> the Coos Bay CBC, which isn't a record but would have
> been if we had better coverage in a couple
> under-birded portions of the count.
>
> I suspect the Black Skimmer was probably headed NORTH
> not south. We have had pretty ratty weather since it
> was seen on Saturday and I can't imagine it just
> changed it's mind and headed south after going so far
> north already. It could be on a north coast beach
> right now or somewhere in Coos Bay for that matter.
>
> Happy birding!
> Tim R
> Coos Bay
> --- Jeff Gilligan <jeffgill at teleport.com> wrote:
>
> > Owen Schmidt and I have looked today from the
> > Winchuk R. mouth to Gold
> > Beach without seeing the Black Skimmer. We have
> > checked the Pistol R. mouth
> > twice.
> >
> > We will probably bird from Bandon to Florence
> > tomorrow.
> >
> > Who knows - it could be at the Columbia River mouth
> > by now.
> >
> >
> > On Oceanview Drive, south of Brookings, there is a
> > Spanish-style house next
> > to one of the Hastings bulb farm buildings. It has
> > a variety of eucalypts.
> > One is about to burst into bloom. When I was on the
> > recent Santa Barbara CBC
> > a eucalypt had something like 34 species over
> > several hours, including
> > orioles, a Summer Tanager, and a Tennessee Warbler.
> >
> > A eucalypt in Green Valley, AZ that typically blooms
> > in early to late
> > December gets swarms of birds. I recommend the
> > Brookings tree to anyone who
> > can check it out perhaps in a week when the flowers
> > are open.
> >
> > Acacia balleyi (common name?) is also about to bloom
> > in Curry Co. I recall
> > seeing a patch with Terry Wahl south of Langlois a
> > few years ago. He
> > mentioned that Colin Dillingham had pointed it out
> > and said that the species
> > attracts warblers in winter in California when it
> > blooms.
> >
> > We saw 12 E. Collared Doves on a line together near
> > the Winchuk R.
> >
> > Black Phoebes seem more common than ever.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:37:27 -0800
> From: Wink Gross <winkg at hevanet.com>
> Subject: [obol] Sauvie Island, today, Jan 30.
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> Andy Frank and I spent the morning at Sauvie Island. We walked the length
> of Rentenaar Rd, but did not find the Clay-colored Sparrow. We did find
> about 10 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK harassed by NORTHERN
> HARRIERS, and a PEREGRINE FALCON.
>
> It's hard to get excited about cowbirds, but today's flock of 400 or so
> BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS along Reeder Rd. was a surprise. Seems early in
> the season to see so many. With them was one YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD.
>
> A GREAT-HORNED OWL was on its customary nest near Reeder Beach. BALD
> EAGLES
> seemed unusually common, for example, 2 adults and 2 immatures were
> occupying
> one tree at the end of Oak Island Rd. Andy refilled the feeder at Oak
> Island
> Rd, and within minutes 2 very fine, adult, white-striped
> WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS
> appeared.
>
> Mind-numbing numbers of CACKLING GEESE: large flocks at many locations.
>
> We did not find the Black Skimmer. Perhaps it's at Bonneville by now.
> :-)
>
> Wink Gross
> Portland
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:52:51 -0800
> From: Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>
> Subject: [obol] Brownsmead today - 1/30/2008
> To: Obol <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
> Message-ID: <47A10D9C.C07EBBD1 at pacifier.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> There was a probable Eurasian X American Green-winged Teal in the
> mixed teal/pintail flock near the firestation today. See:
> http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/mbalame/
>
> I did not see ARLO today, though there was a RED-THROATED LOON with
> white side panels and tail lights near the bridge doing a fair
> impersonation.
>
> --
> Mike Patterson
> Astoria, OR
> celata at pacifier.com
>
> Gull, you really got me going
> http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/mbalame/archives/2008/01/gull20080105.html
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:08:19 -0800
> From: Joel Geier <joel.geier at peak.org>
> Subject: [obol] Skimmers and field-notes skimmers (long, no
> rarities
> to skim for)
> To: Oregon Birders OnLine <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
> Message-ID: <1201738099.5043.79.camel at localhost.localdomain>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> Hi folks,
>
> The report of a skimmer in yesterday's OBOL digest caught my eye. Having
> seen several of this species resting on a dike in the south part of San
> Francisco Bay about 10 years ago and learning that they were regular
> there, I'm surprised that there are still just a couple of records in
> Oregon.
>
> Anyway, I appreciate the attention to detail that Dave Irons and folks
> like him give to these reports. I certainly see no reason to discount
> sight records when a photograph is lacking. Seems to me that we accept
> Lewis & Clark's sight records of California Condors in Oregon, even
> though they also didn't come back with photographs (I'm guessing that
> they also didn't haul a condor specimen back to the Smithsonian, or am I
> wrong?).
>
> I'd also like to second Dave's comments about reporting for field notes.
> I really have to thank him for his diligence in skimming all of the OBOL
> postings -- I barely find time to skim the headlines on the daily
> digest, myself. I'd bet that the amount of time that Dave actually
> spends reading and transcribing sightings from OBOL postings is far more
> than he estimates, if he really started keeping track, say, with a
> chess-match timer next to his computer.
>
> List-servs like OBOL are a great tool for getting out word of bird
> sightings, but they've really swamped the concept of traditional field
> notes. I'm really interested to see what Irons & Fix will have to say
> about reporting in the Internet age.
>
> Various ideas have been tried, for instance use of on-line databases
> like www.birdnotes.net or, more recently, Cornell's eBird for reporting,
> but at best these have captured only about 15% of the region's birding
> activity. Most birders just find it easier to fire off an e-mail, rather
> than go through one or two web forms. It seems to really be a minority
> of birders who consider field notes or other long-term records to be
> important enough to make the additional effort.
>
> A few years ago I wrote some parsing software that churns through
> digests from OBOL and similar list-servs, converting natural-language
> postings to a database of sightings. It still takes a human eye to
> confirm that the reports are correctly parsed, so it's not completely
> automatic. But using this tool, a volunteer can crunch through a month's
> worth of OBOL digests in about 4 to 6 hours. So theoretically, with an
> effort of 3 or 4 volunteer-months, we could convert ALL of the OBOL
> postings going back to 1999 into a nice database for posterity.
>
> But no single person would want to spend that kind of time on what is
> frankly a mind-numbing task, when they could have more fun birding in
> the field. It also seems that there just aren't enough volunteers
> willing to do this in a divide-and-conquer fashion, that the workload
> becomes palatable (at least, volunteers who are willing to go through
> the trouble of installing some free software).
>
> As Dave mentioned, in some other states (for instance Nevada and Utah,
> which don't have nearly as big a volume of birding-list activity),
> regional field-notes compilers have just stood firm on the idea that
> birders need to submit their sightings explicitly. I suspect that if
> Oregon & Washington's regional compilers were to take that approach, the
> result would just be that a lot fewer birds of note would end up being
> documented in /North American Birds/.
>
> I think what it comes down to is that field notes just aren't that
> important to most birders nowadays. That's a discouraging realization,
> but I think it's the reality.
>
> Oregon is lucky to have someone like Dave Irons who is still willing to
> put in this effort at the statewide level. Since OBOL came onto the map
> and became the main venue for reporting, it's become harder and harder
> to find people who are willing to do this kind of work for any length of
> time.
>
> I hope that Dave can keep it up for a while. But I think that we
> urgently to need find another tool for reporting that's as easy and
> quick as OBOL, but which simultaneously gets reports into some sort of
> database so that the field-notes task will be less gruesome.
>
> Otherwise we're headed for Andy Warhol's famous prediction as applied to
> birds: In the future, every bird will be famous for fifteen minutes (and
> then forgotten).
>
> Happy & brave new birding,
> Joel
>
>
> --
> Joel Geier
> Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:13:04 -0800
> From: Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] Skimmers and field-notes skimmers (long, no
> rarities to skim for)
> To: joel.geier at peak.org
> Cc: Oregon Birders OnLine <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
> Message-ID: <47A12061.E37B99D9 at pacifier.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Lewis and Clark collected at least 4 condors between what is now
> Cascade locks and the mouth of the Columbia. They even kept a live
> (though wounded) bird for a while. Even if they hadn't, I suspect
> the average records committee would kill to get details as thorough
> as those produced by L & C.
>
> See:
> http://www.mnh.si.edu/lewisandclark/index.html?loc=/lewisandclark/species.cfm?id=557
>
> Joel Geier wrote:
> >
> > sight records when a photograph is lacking. Seems to me that we accept
> > Lewis & Clark's sight records of California Condors in Oregon, even
> > though they also didn't come back with photographs (I'm guessing that
> > they also didn't haul a condor specimen back to the Smithsonian, or am I
> > wrong?).
> >
>
>
> --
> Mike Patterson
> Astoria, OR
> celata at pacifier.com
>
> Gull, you really got me going
> http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/mbalame/archives/2008/01/gull20080105.html
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:25:34 -0800
> From: "Tom Crabtree" <tc at empnet.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] Semi-pelagic birding
> To: "'Oregon Birders OnLine'" <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
> Message-ID: <003501c863a8$2da5df40$4e01a8c0 at 013171>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> For those who like pelagic birds but not pelagic trips, from Baja Oregon,
> there is news that the LAYSAN ALBATROSS continues at Point Arena Cove
> where
> he has wintered for the last 15 years. This is in southern Mendocino
> County.
>
>
> Here is an article about him from last year, followed by an up to date
> report on him this year.
>
> Tom
>
>
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/02/01/SPGUHNSF4U1.D
> TL&type=printable
>
>
> http://www.pointarena.org/
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 14
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:25:27 -0800
> From: "Darrel Faxon" <5hats at peak.org>
> Subject: Re: [obol] Weds. morning group Eugene
> To: "DAVID IRONS" <llsdirons at msn.com>, "obol" <obol at lists.orst.edu>
> Message-ID: <002e01c863b0$8fbb4d70$0000a398 at your5rlp3a9516>
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>
> David,
> In October, 1993 I found an unusual teal on the bay side of Hwy 34 a
> few miles east of Waldport, directly across the road from Eckman Lake. It
> resenbled a female Blue-winged Teal in every way except for the fact that it
> had gray legs. I tried hard to turn it into a Gargeny, but could not,
> because the plumage, inclucing face pattern was so typical of Blue-winged.
> The bird hung around the slough until February 7. I saw it a number of
> times, and checked the leg color, thinking that perhaps the first time I saw
> it the legs had been covered with mud. However, it always appeared to have
> gray legs. Roy Gerig also saw the bird, and concurred with me that it was a
> Blue-winged Teal with gray legs. I can't explain the discrepancy, but it is
> interesting that the bird wintered.
>
> Darrel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: DAVID IRONS
> To: obol
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 1:33 PM
> Subject: [obol] Weds. morning group Eugene
>
>
> This morning the group of Larry McQueen, Paul Sherrell, Roger Robb,
> Sylvia Maulding, Don Schrouder, Fred Chancey and I did some urban birding in
> south Eugene just east of the Lane County Fairgrounds.
>
> Our best bird of the day was essentially our first. Shortly after
> parking our cars behind the Fairgrounds, we found a female BLUE-WINGED TEAL
> in the Amazon Canal next to the power substation on the east side of the
> Fairgrounds. For most of us, this was the first of this species that we had
> ever seen in mid-winter. We were slack-jawed.
>
> The list: includes some additional birds I saw at the community garden
> plots at the end of Hayes St. on the north side of the Amazon Canal.
>
> Canada Goose -- 2
>
> Mallard -- 8
>
> BLUE-WINGED TEAL -- 1
>
> Killdeer -- 1
>
> Glaucous-winged Gull -- 4
>
> Ring-billed Gull -- 12
>
> Rock Pigeon -- 15
>
> Anna's Hummingbird -- 2
>
> Belted Kingfisher -- 1
>
> Northern Flicker -- 8
>
> W. Scrub Jay -- 25+
>
> American Crow -- 20
>
> Black-capped Chickadee -- 3
>
> Bewick's Wren -- 1
>
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet -- 1
>
> American Robin -- 150
>
> Eurasian Starling -- 100
>
> Cedar Waxwing -- 54 (50 at Hayes St. garden plots)
>
> Yellow-rumped Warbler -- 2
>
> Spotted Towhee -- 2
>
> Song Sparrow -- 2
>
> White-crowned Sparrow -- 12
>
> Golden-crowned Sparrow -- 8
>
> Dark-eyed "Oregon" Junco -- 35
>
> Dark-eyed "Slate-colored" Junco -- 1
>
> Purple Finch --1 (Hayes St. garden plots)
>
> House Finch -- 8
>
> American Goldfinch -- 55
>
> House Sparrow -- 10
>
> Dave Irons
> Eugene, OR
>
>
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> Message: 15
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:27:43 -0800
> From: DJ Lauten and KACastelein <deweysage at verizon.net>
> Subject: [obol] [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ]
> To: OBOL <obol at lists.orst.edu>
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>
> Folks
>
> The recent discussion about the Pintail from Japan shot in Mississippi
> shows how far birds can travel and that they do not necessarily all
> stick to a flyway. Here is another example.
>
> PS - my advisor in grad school was one of the people to come up with the
> goose neck collar. For better or worse.
>
> : )
>
> Cheers
> Dave Lauten
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Fwd: FW: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ
> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:42:28 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>
> To: KACastelein and DJLauten <deweysage at verizon.net>
>
>
>
> I thought you might enjoy this. Joe found the bird up
> Kentuck Inlet sometime this fall, I need to get the
> date as I am going to include it in the field notes.
>
> Tim
> --- Joseph & Sara Metzler <josacoma at charter.net>
> wrote:
>
> > From: "Joseph & Sara Metzler" <josacoma at charter.net>
> > To: "'Tim Rodenkirk'" <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>,
> > "'Russ Namitz'" <namitzr at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: FW: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ
> > Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:22:10 -0800
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kahl, Richard B - DNR
> > [mailto:Richard.Kahl at wisconsin.gov]
> > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 7:42 AM
> > To: josacoma at charter.net
> > Subject: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ
> >
> > Dear Mr. Metzler,
> >
> > Thank you for reporting the Canada goose white neck
> > collar with black
> > code 42XJ. Your sighting of this goose is quite
> > interesting as it
> > demonstrates how far these birds can move during
> > their lifespan. This
> > collar was placed on a flightless young male goose
> > (hatched at or very
> > near the banding site) on 7/7/99 in far NE Wisconsin
> > along the
> > Wisconsin-Michigan Upper Peninsula border about 20
> > miles SSE of Iron
> > Mountain, Michigan. These neck collars assisted the
> > Wisconsin
> > Department of Natural Resources with a research
> > study to determine local
> > and migratory movements, habitat preferences, and
> > mortality/survival
> > rates of locally reared Canada geese (Wisconsin
> > nesters and offspring).
> > Neck collars were put on geese in the early 1980s to
> > monitor movements
> > of translocated nuisance geese, especially in
> > northeast and southeast
> > Wisconsin. Beginning in the late 1980s through
> > 2000, the program was
> > expanded to address the other above objectives. I
> > did not participate
> > in any of these studies or the actual banding of the
> > geese but I have
> > responsibility for issuing Fish and Wildlife Service
> > provided bands to
> > DNR banders and for submitting their banding data to
> > the FWS. If I can
> > be any more help please contact me.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> >
> > Rich Kahl
> > Aquatic Restoration Ecologist
> > Wildlife and Forestry Research
> > Department of Natural Resources
> > Phone: 608-221-6377
> > Fax: 608-221-6353
> > Email: richard.kahl at wisconsin.gov
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 16
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:30:59 -0800
> From: Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>
> Subject: [obol] Brownsmead Loon
> To: Obol <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
> Message-ID: <47A1329B.CD13212F at pacifier.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Judy McIntyre, my eyes and ears in Brownsmead saw ARLO yesterday.
>
> For those trying to solve the riddle of the tides, I saw the bird
> on Friday at around 11:00 which would have been just after low tide
> at Knappa (Waterhouse) dock.
>
> I was there today from about 10:00 to about 12:00 and did not see
> the loon and didn't really see any loons until about 11:30.
>
> 01/25/2008 Fri 03:55AM LST 8.5 H 10:12AM LST 1.9 L 03:30PM LST 8.6 H
> 10:33PM LST 0.0
> L
> 01/26/2008 Sat 04:30AM LST 8.6 H 10:57AM LST 1.7 L 04:16PM LST 8.0 H
> 11:05PM LST 0.6
> L
> 01/27/2008 Sun 05:02AM LST 8.5 H 11:43AM LST 1.7 L 05:04PM LST 7.3 H
> 11:37PM LST 1.2
> L
> 01/28/2008 Mon 05:35AM LST 8.4 H 12:32PM LST 1.6 L 05:58PM LST 6.6 H
> 01/29/2008 Tue 12:10AM LST 1.9 L 06:09AM LST 8.3 H 01:27PM LST 1.6 L
> 07:04PM LST 6.0
> H
> 01/30/2008 Wed 12:51AM LST 2.6 L 06:48AM LST 8.1 H 02:31PM LST 1.5 L
> 08:23PM LST 5.6
> H
> 01/31/2008 Thu 01:43AM LST 3.2 L 07:37AM LST 8.1 H 03:40PM LST 1.4 L
> 09:43PM LST 5.7 H
> 02/01/2008 Fri 02:52AM LST 3.6 L 08:35AM LST 8.0 H 04:47PM LST 1.0 L
> 10:53PM LST 6.1
> H
> 02/02/2008 Sat 04:05AM LST 3.7 L 09:35AM LST 8.1 H 05:43PM LST 0.7 L
> 11:49PM LST 6.5
> H
> 02/03/2008 Sun 05:10AM LST 3.6 L 10:33AM LST 8.2 H 06:30PM LST 0.3 L
>
> --
> Mike Patterson
> Astoria, OR
> celata at pacifier.com
>
> Gull, you really got me going
> http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/mbalame/archives/2008/01/gull20080105.html
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 17
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:31:10 -0600
> From: Jeff Gilligan <jeffgill at teleport.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other
> comments follow.
> To: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>, OBOL
> <OBOL at lists.orst.edu>
> Message-ID: <C3C69D1E.C20F%jeffgill at teleport.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> Thanks Tim. I was misinformed by the owner of a nursery in Brookings
> regarding the acacia species. I would still recommend checking out the
> soon
> to flower eucalypt.
>
> We spent the last hour of light at the pistol River mouth. No luck on the
> skimmer.
>
> We saw a Snow Goose, with Canadas, flying in Gold Beach.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> On 1/30/08 5:11 PM, "Tim Rodenkirk" <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Jeff and Owen,
> >
> > Last time you two were down you hit some nice weather,
> > a bit soggy and cold this time- ehh! The acacia you
> > see flowering is Acacia dealbata, a native of
> > Australia which is quickly becoming a noxious weed
> > down in Curry Co. This species largely goes unnoticed
> > until it flowers in January when you can see just how
> > widespread it has become particularly in Curry Co. and
> > to a lesser extent in Coos County.
> > Happy birding!
> > Tim R
> > Coos Bay
> > --- Jeff Gilligan <jeffgill at teleport.com> wrote:
> >
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 18
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:59:58 -0800
> From: "Bob Hunter" <bob at waterwatch.org>
> Subject: Re: [obol] "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other
> comments follow.
> To: "Jeff Gilligan" <jeffgill at teleport.com>, "Tim Rodenkirk"
> <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>, "OBOL" <OBOL at lists.orst.edu>
> Message-ID: <NIBBKLEFELGFNGBJPOLOGEBPDHAA.bob at waterwatch.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> It sounds as if the area we saw the skimmer at is getting well checked
> out.
> Just a note that when we first saw the skimmer it was actually roosting in
> the dunes area between the slough (backed up from the Pistol River on the
> south side of the River) and the beach. It was on the dunes directly
> across
> the slough from the parking area on the south side of the river. Of course
> it could be anywhere by now. In any event it would be great if someone
> else
> sees it.
> Bob
>
> Bob Hunter
> WaterWatch
> 142 W. Dutton Rd.
> Eagle Point, OR 97524
> 541-826-4399
> (cell) 541-778-3310
> bob at waterwatch.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu
> [mailto:obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu]On Behalf Of Jeff Gilligan
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:31 PM
> To: Tim Rodenkirk; OBOL
> Subject: Re: [obol] "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other comments
> follow.
>
>
> Thanks Tim. I was misinformed by the owner of a nursery in Brookings
> regarding the acacia species. I would still recommend checking out the
> soon
> to flower eucalypt.
>
> We spent the last hour of light at the pistol River mouth. No luck on the
> skimmer.
>
> We saw a Snow Goose, with Canadas, flying in Gold Beach.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> On 1/30/08 5:11 PM, "Tim Rodenkirk" <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Jeff and Owen,
> >
> > Last time you two were down you hit some nice weather,
> > a bit soggy and cold this time- ehh! The acacia you
> > see flowering is Acacia dealbata, a native of
> > Australia which is quickly becoming a noxious weed
> > down in Curry Co. This species largely goes unnoticed
> > until it flowers in January when you can see just how
> > widespread it has become particularly in Curry Co. and
> > to a lesser extent in Coos County.
> > Happy birding!
> > Tim R
> > Coos Bay
> > --- Jeff Gilligan <jeffgill at teleport.com> wrote:
> >
>
>
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> Message: 19
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:31:18 -0700
> From: "Harry Krueger" <hkrueger at cableone.net>
> Subject: Re: [obol] [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ]
> To: OBOL <obol at lists.orst.edu>
> Message-ID:
> <62692df00801302131m51082b35i25f7ae67b24d4731 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> This is a very interesting "find" since it has been generally believed
> that
> these "apparently non-migrating geese," which are often "stocked" by local
> wildlife agencies (and unfortunately do become quite accustomed to human
> activity and presence... thus the "nuisance" label) are rarely found (or
> shot) far from their release point...or so commonly accepted thinking has
> reasoned.
>
> In this case it would have been valuable to know if a determination was
> made
> by a knowledgeable individual as to whether this was the expected Canada
> Goose generally expected to be found in MN (B.c.interior) or the all too
> often ubiquitous, mix of B.c.maxima, B.c.moffitti, and/or B.c.interior,
> especially in collared and/or released and relocated birds. If it was a
> representative of the latter, do birds like this one, who do not have the
> natural migratory imprinting of their subspecies, possibly on occasion
> link
> with naturally migrating birds, and thus sooner or later are found to have
> "skipped known ssp. regional bounds," perhaps more than once?.... And as a
> result of this indirect human assistance, is that why are they are then
> found so far from their original "release and collaring point," as was
> this
> bird?
>
> Perhaps "human assisted vagrancy" needs an expanded, if not new,
> definition?
>
>
> J. Harry Krueger
> Boise, ID
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> Message: 20
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:14:51 -0800
> From: "Bob Hunter" <bob at waterwatch.org>
> Subject: Re: [obol] No skimmer 1/29/2008
> To: "DAVID IRONS" <llsdirons at msn.com>, "Tim Rodenkirk"
> <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>, <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
> Message-ID: <NIBBKLEFELGFNGBJPOLOGECADHAA.bob at waterwatch.org>
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>
> The following is an excerpt on the expansion of black skimmers in
> California
> that my brother sent to me that folks might find interesting. It was
> written by Don Roberson: In California, Black Skimmers are undergoing a
> major range expansion. The first record for the state was in September
> 1962
> on the s. California coast but the real invasion began in 1968 with five
> at
> the Salton Sea; 487 pairs nested here in 1995. Breeding in San Diego Bay
> began in 1976 and in Orange County in 1985. The statewide nesting
> population
> was estimated at 1200 pairs in 1995 (Collins & Garrett 1996). The first
> nesting in San Francisco Bay was in 1994 (Layne et al. 1996) and through
> the
> 1990s local observers in my home base (Monterey County) found migrants
> passing through to the growing S.F. Bay colony. The first Monterey County
> nesting attempt was in June 2000. We expect these dynamic expansions to
> continue or consolidate into new breeding colonies in the future.
> Bob
>
> Bob Hunter
> WaterWatch
> 142 W. Dutton Rd.
> Eagle Point, OR 97524
> 541-826-4399
> (cell) 541-778-3310
> bob at waterwatch.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu
> [mailto:obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu]On Behalf Of DAVID IRONS
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:14 PM
> To: Tim Rodenkirk; obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
> Subject: Re: [obol] No skimmer 1/29/2008
>
>
> Tim et al.,
>
> I requested and received a written description of the Black Skimmer from
> Bob Hunter (for NAB purposes). He is an experienced birder, with lots of
> prior experience with this species. He returned a written description,
> which has also gone to the OBRC. His description fully supports the
> identification, which is no doubt correct. I also talked to David Fix
> about
> wintering Black Skimmers in California, particularly the northern portions
> of the state. While on the surface, this record would seem to be at an
> unexpected time of year, Fix informed me that there is a small (50 or so)
> population of wintering Skimmers at San Francisco Bay and many more that
> winter in SoCal. He also mentioned an expanding breeding population in
> SoCal. Thus, this record may not be so "outside the box" as it initially
> appeared.
>
> At any rate, a great find and another first state record, pending OBRC
> acceptance. Now, who had that on their "next 10" list?
>
> Dave Irons
> Eugene, OR
>
> > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:53:14 -0800
> > From: garbledmodwit at yahoo.com
> > To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
> > Subject: [obol] No skimmer 1/29/2008
> >
> > Russ Namitz and I took an early morning trip in the
> > pouring rain down to Pistol River to look for the
> > reported Black Skimmer without any luck. We checked
> > the mouth area, the pool area south of the mouth, and
> > the beach. We also stopped in Gold Beach and checked
> > the harbor and mouth of the Rogue and checked Euchre
> > Creek quickly on our way back north without luck. We
> > had to be back to Coos Bay by 10AM so we didn't do an
> > exhaustive search, hopefully someone else will have a
> > chance to look for this species elsewhere on the Curry
> > Coast.
> >
> > Happy Birding all,
> > Tim R
> > Coos Bay
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Message: 21
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:33:58 -0800
> From: Wink Gross <winkg at hevanet.com>
> Subject: [obol] Pittock, NW Portland, week ending 01/30/08
> To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
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> Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace
> to the Pittock Mansion for the week 01/24/07 to 01/30/08. Species
> in ALL CAPS were neither seen nor heard the previous week.
>
> Additional information about my dogwalk, including an archive of
> weekly summaries and a checklist, may be found at
>
> http://www.hevanet.com/winkg/dogwalkpage.html
>
> We did the walk 6 days this week.
>
> Species # days found (peak #, date)
>
> NORTHERN PINTAIL 1 (40, 1/27)
> SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 2 (1, 1/25 & 27)
> MERLIN ("Pacific") 1 (1, 1/25)
> Band-tailed Pigeon 2 (2, 1/25)
> Mourning Dove 5 (14, 1/26)
> Anna's Hummingbird 5 (5)
> Red-breasted Sapsucker 2 (1, 1/25 & 28)
> Downy Woodpecker 3 (1)
> Hairy Woodpecker 2 (2, 1/25)
> Northern Flicker 5 (3, 1/27)
> Pileated Woodpecker 3 (1)
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 4 (10, 1/24)
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 (2, 1/26)
> Bewick's Wren 1 (2, 1/24)
> Winter Wren 5 (4, 1/24)
> Hermit Thrush 1 (1, 1/24)
> American Robin 5 (70, 1/25)
> Varied Thrush 6 (11)
> Black-capped Chickadee 6 (30, 1/27)
> Chestnut-backed Chickadee 3 (10, 1/27)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 5 (5, 1/25)
> Brown Creeper 4 (1)
> Steller's Jay 6 (10, 1/26)
> Western Scrub-Jay 1 (1, 1/24)
> American Crow 4 (6, 1/25)
> European Starling 2 (1, 1/24 & 25)
> Hutton's Vireo 2 (1, 1/25 & 27)
> House Finch 5 (10)
> PINE SISKIN 4 (10, 1/27)
> Spotted Towhee 6 (15, 1/27)
> Fox Sparrow 3 (1)
> Song Sparrow 6 (20)
> Golden-crowned Sparrow 2 (1, 1/26 & 27)
> Dark-eyed Junco 6 (40)
>
> In the neighborhood but not found on dogwalk: COOPER'S HAWK
>
> Misses (birds found at least 3 days in previous 2 weeks but not found this
> week): Canada Goose
>
>
> Wink Gross
> Portland
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 22
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:33:08 -0800
> From: "Frank Mayer" <calidrissp at fastmail.fm>
> Subject: [obol] Douglas County Snowy Plovers
> To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
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>
> I'm not sure if this is of much interest, my grasp of bird occurrence
> west of the cascades is minimal at best. While birding around a windy
> and rainy (but not snowy) Winchester Bay I
> saw 2 Snowy Plovers feeding just south of the south jetty of the umpqua
> river.
>
> Frank Mayer
> Winchester
> --
> Frank Mayer
> calidrissp at fastmail.fm
>
> --
> http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail...
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 23
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:30:07 -0800
> From: Harry Nehls <hnehls at teleport.com>
> Subject: [obol] RBA: Portland, OR 1-31-08
> To: RBA <hnehls at teleport.com>
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>
> - RBA
> * Oregon
> * Portland
> * January 31, 2008
> * ORPO0801.31
>
> - birds mentioned
>
> Ross?s Goose
> Blue-winged Teal
> ARCTIC LOON (no)
> American White Pelican
> Turkey Vulture
> BLACK SKIMMER
> Short-eared Owl
> Tree Swallow
> Barn Swallow
> Western Bluebird
> Mountain Bluebird
> Bohemian Waxwing
> American Tree Sparrow
> Lapland Longspur
> Yellow-headed Blackbird
> Brown-headed Cowbird
>
> - transcript
>
> hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly)
> number: 503-292-6855
> To report: Harry Nehls 503-233-3976 <hnehls at teleport.com>
> compiler: Harry Nehls
> coverage: entire state
>
> Hello, this is the Audubon Society of Portland Rare Bird Report. This
> report
> was made Thursday January 31. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
> at 503-233-3976.
>
> On January 26 a BLACK SKIMMER was reported on the beach at Pistol River.
> It
> could not be relocated. The Brownsmead ARCTIC LOON was not seen during the
> week.
>
> BARN and TREE SWALLOWS continue to be reported, especially along the
> southern Oregon Coast. A kettle of five TURKEY VULTURES were over Molalla
> River Park January 28. Another was over Newberg January 24, and another
> has
> been seen near Eugene.
>
> A BLUE-WINGED TEAL was at Coquille January 27. On January 25 a ROSS?S
> GOOSE
> was along Fenk Road near Tillamook.
>
> An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW is now being seen in Scappoose Bottoms. A
> SHORT-EARED OWL is nearby. On January 30 a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was
> found
> among a flock of 400 COWBIRDS on the east side of Sauvie Island. The WHITE
> PELICAN is still being seen at Baskett Slough NWR. On January 28 a male
> MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was among a flock of WESTERN BLUEBIRDS near the EE
> Wilson
> WMA. A BLUE-WINGED TEAL was in Eugene January 30.
>
> On January 30 a BOHEMIAN WAXWING was in Bend. On January 23 an AMERICAN
> TREE
> SPARROW, two MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS, and five LAPLAND LONGSPURS were along
> Stateline Road in Lower Klamath NWR.
>
> That?s it for this week.
>
> - end transcript
>
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> Message: 24
> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:51:11 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ]
> To: DJ Lauten and KACastelein <deweysage at verizon.net>, OBOL
> <obol at lists.orst.edu>
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> I forgot to post this. Joe saw the CAGO on 12/16 of
> 2007.
>
> Tim R
> Coos Bay
> --- DJ Lauten and KACastelein <deweysage at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Folks
> >
> > The recent discussion about the Pintail from Japan
> > shot in Mississippi
> > shows how far birds can travel and that they do not
> > necessarily all
> > stick to a flyway. Here is another example.
> >
> > PS - my advisor in grad school was one of the people
> > to come up with the
> > goose neck collar. For better or worse.
> >
> > : )
> >
> > Cheers
> > Dave Lauten
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Fwd: FW: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ
> > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:42:28 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>
> > To: KACastelein and DJLauten
> > <deweysage at verizon.net>
> >
> >
> >
> > I thought you might enjoy this. Joe found the bird
> > up
> > Kentuck Inlet sometime this fall, I need to get the
> > date as I am going to include it in the field notes.
> >
> > Tim
> > --- Joseph & Sara Metzler <josacoma at charter.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > From: "Joseph & Sara Metzler"
> > <josacoma at charter.net>
> > > To: "'Tim Rodenkirk'" <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>,
> > > "'Russ Namitz'" <namitzr at hotmail.com>
> > > Subject: FW: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ
> > > Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:22:10 -0800
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Kahl, Richard B - DNR
> > > [mailto:Richard.Kahl at wisconsin.gov]
> > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 7:42 AM
> > > To: josacoma at charter.net
> > > Subject: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ
> > >
> > > Dear Mr. Metzler,
> > >
> > > Thank you for reporting the Canada goose white
> > neck
> > > collar with black
> > > code 42XJ. Your sighting of this goose is quite
> > > interesting as it
> > > demonstrates how far these birds can move during
> > > their lifespan. This
> > > collar was placed on a flightless young male goose
> > > (hatched at or very
> > > near the banding site) on 7/7/99 in far NE
> > Wisconsin
> > > along the
> > > Wisconsin-Michigan Upper Peninsula border about 20
> > > miles SSE of Iron
> > > Mountain, Michigan. These neck collars assisted
> > the
> > > Wisconsin
> > > Department of Natural Resources with a research
> > > study to determine local
> > > and migratory movements, habitat preferences, and
> > > mortality/survival
> > > rates of locally reared Canada geese (Wisconsin
> > > nesters and offspring).
> > > Neck collars were put on geese in the early 1980s
> > to
> > > monitor movements
> > > of translocated nuisance geese, especially in
> > > northeast and southeast
> > > Wisconsin. Beginning in the late 1980s through
> > > 2000, the program was
> > > expanded to address the other above objectives. I
> > > did not participate
> > > in any of these studies or the actual banding of
> > the
> > > geese but I have
> > > responsibility for issuing Fish and Wildlife
> > Service
> > > provided bands to
> > > DNR banders and for submitting their banding data
> > to
> > > the FWS. If I can
> > > be any more help please contact me.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > >
> > > Rich Kahl
> > > Aquatic Restoration Ecologist
> > > Wildlife and Forestry Research
> > > Department of Natural Resources
> > > Phone: 608-221-6377
> > > Fax: 608-221-6353
> > > Email: richard.kahl at wisconsin.gov
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Message: 25
> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:59:18 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so far). Other
> comments follow.
> To: bob at waterwatch.org, Jeff Gilligan <jeffgill at teleport.com>, OBOL
> <OBOL at lists.orst.edu>
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> Bob,
>
> That's exactly where Russ and I checked. I know that
> slough area well, it often has ducks that you don't
> see from the Hwy. Sounds like it's long gone.
>
> Tim
> --- Bob Hunter <bob at waterwatch.org> wrote:
>
> > It sounds as if the area we saw the skimmer at is
> > getting well checked out.
> > Just a note that when we first saw the skimmer it
> > was actually roosting in
> > the dunes area between the slough (backed up from
> > the Pistol River on the
> > south side of the River) and the beach. It was on
> > the dunes directly across
> > the slough from the parking area on the south side
> > of the river. Of course
> > it could be anywhere by now. In any event it would
> > be great if someone else
> > sees it.
> > Bob
> >
> > Bob Hunter
> > WaterWatch
> > 142 W. Dutton Rd.
> > Eagle Point, OR 97524
> > 541-826-4399
> > (cell) 541-778-3310
> > bob at waterwatch.org
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu
> > [mailto:obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu]On Behalf
> > Of Jeff Gilligan
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:31 PM
> > To: Tim Rodenkirk; OBOL
> > Subject: Re: [obol] "skimming" Curry Co. (no joy so
> > far). Other comments
> > follow.
> >
> >
> > Thanks Tim. I was misinformed by the owner of a
> > nursery in Brookings
> > regarding the acacia species. I would still
> > recommend checking out the soon
> > to flower eucalypt.
> >
> > We spent the last hour of light at the pistol River
> > mouth. No luck on the
> > skimmer.
> >
> > We saw a Snow Goose, with Canadas, flying in Gold
> > Beach.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > On 1/30/08 5:11 PM, "Tim Rodenkirk"
> > <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Jeff and Owen,
> > >
> > > Last time you two were down you hit some nice
> > weather,
> > > a bit soggy and cold this time- ehh! The acacia
> > you
> > > see flowering is Acacia dealbata, a native of
> > > Australia which is quickly becoming a noxious weed
> > > down in Curry Co. This species largely goes
> > unnoticed
> > > until it flowers in January when you can see just
> > how
> > > widespread it has become particularly in Curry Co.
> > and
> > > to a lesser extent in Coos County.
> > > Happy birding!
> > > Tim R
> > > Coos Bay
> > > --- Jeff Gilligan <jeffgill at teleport.com> wrote:
> > >
> >
> >
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> Message: 26
> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:51:04 -0800
> From: Harry Nehls <hnehls at teleport.com>
> Subject: [obol] Arctic Loon
> To: obol <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
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> Obolers,
>
> Wrote it off too soon. It was seen as late as just after noon yesterday.
>
>
> Harry Nehls
> Portland, Oregon
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