[obol] Valley Bluebird

[Norgren Family]

While walking in the new clearcut south
of our house this morning(7/6) I encountered
a family of newly fledged Western Bluebirds.
This is the first time I have seen Bluebirds
in our neighborhood in June. I attributed it
to the new habitat, the haunts of Sooty Grouse
only a year ago.
But now it occurs to me that extensive snow
pack in the COAST RANGE as well as the Cascades
has rendered some bluebird habitat unsuitable
for nesting.  Lars Norgren, Manning (Washington
County)
On Jul 5, 2008, at 5:32 PM, BILL ROSIE TICE wrote:

> Today when walking into church I noted an adult male WESTERN BLUEBIRD 
> right on the overhang to the entrance.   This would be fairly rare if 
> it was in the winter,  but in the middle of summer I find it very 
> strange, since my church is in South Salem.   Finding a bluebird 
> anywhere in the central part of the Willamette Valley in mid summer is 
> quite hard to do since the starlings kicked them out of breeding sites 
> upon their arrival some years ago.   Seems like they only breed up in 
> the Coast Range and foot hills to the Cascades now.   Does anyone see 
> Western Bluebirds in the lowest parts of the valley in mid summer 
> anymore?
>  
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