[obol] Owl Fledglings
Marina Bouchot
marina.bouchot at xpsoftware.com
Fri Jul 11 12:57:44 PDT 2008
I've seen quite a few posts regarding owl fledglings these past couple of
months and wanted to know if anyone had any further comment on timing of
fledges related to different owl species? It seems Pygmy owls and Great
Horned Owls seem to fledge a bit earlier - early to mid june-ish while
barred owls seem to be reported in greater numbers in early to mid july?
Does any one have any further insight into this? I try to keep tabs on all
info related to owls on this post and have kept pretty good notes on
reported spottings for the past two years so just wondered if there was
anything to this.
Thank you and happy birding!
Marina
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2. WFO Conference in October! ... and new WFO website
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3. Call for Papers for WFO conference - abstract deadline
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4. Why do purple martins carry leaves? (Sally Nelson)
5. Malheur Red-headed Woodpecker still not seen (Luke Redmond)
6. Vancouver, BC RBA for July 10, 2008 (Wayne Weber)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:12:11 -0700
From: Lisa Ladd-Wilson <ladwil at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [obol] BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES
To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
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I have quite a few of these lovely little guys nesting around my
neighborhood. I recently bought a plastic feeder at the Back Yard
Bird Shop made specifically to hold live mealworms. Bought a bunch of
mealworms, then, too.
Wow. The chickadees really love them. I dole out about 10 worms at a
time, maybe twice or three times daily. I also make "swishing" sounds
to let the chickadees know I'm out there.
Within minutes, the parents are grabbing the worms and flying the
food back to the nest. It's wonderful. Sometimes the chickadees wait
and chirp while I dole out the worms. Very impatient little dudes.
No other birds seem interested in the worms, though. I tried putting
some out in the open, to see if robins or other birds might see the
worms and come on down. But the worms just fried in the sun.
On another note, the BUSHTITS are back at my suet feeder. They
disappeared for awhile. Now they are returning in their usual droves.
Also: The SANDY RIVER DELTA area is apparently closed again, while
work continues on the Confluence Project and the observatory. The
last time we were there, we saw a pair of fledgling RED-TAILED HAWKS
trying to figure out the whole "fly into this tree, then over there"
thing. It was great.
Lisa Ladd-Wilson
NE Portland
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> 1. Black-capped Chickadees [Foster Lake-Sweet Home] ( Betty
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> 2. Eugene's Wednesday birders (Dennis Arendt)
> 3. Newport: Long-billed Curlew on July 8 (Range Bayer)
> 4. Pittock, NW Portland, week ending 07/09/08 (Wink Gross)
> 5. OFO Annual Meeting MNWR Sep 12-14 (david smith)
> 6. Re: Dual Banded Bird..... (Adam Elzinga)
> 7. Re: Dual Banded Bird..... (Carlos Oldham)
> 8. Barred Owl in SE Eugene (Tom & Allison Mickel)
> 9. RBA: Portland, OR 7-10-08 (Harry Nehls)
> 10. OFO Fall Conference at Malheur - More Info Please (John Thomas)
> 11. Re: RBA: Probable ALDER FLYCATCHER along Aufderheide Dr. in
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:00:46 -0700
> From: " Betty Mankin" <bettymkn at netscape.com>
> Subject: [obol] Black-capped Chickadees [Foster Lake-Sweet Home]
> To: <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> A pair of black-capped chicadees stopped by this morning to check
> out my feeders. I was watering nearby so they left--don't know if
> they returned. This is the first time I have seen them.
> Also, I saw a report of unusual sighting of a golden-crowned
> sparrow in the Portland area. Had one here a couple of weeks ago--
> have photos of this little guy.
>
> Still have several unidentified birds at the feeder. I am new at
> identifying birds. One is a sparrow but can't decide which kind and
> the other is about blackbird size, brown, (but who isn't) but with
> double white wing bars and white side markings on the tail.
>
> If anyone in the Sweet Home area would like to walk with a newbie
> would
> be willing to play chaffeur (sp)?
>
> Please let me know if this post does not come thru properly. I hope
> I have everything set right.
>
> Betty Mankin
> bettymkn at netscape.com
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:25:59 -0700
> From: "Dennis Arendt" <dbarendt at comcast.net>
> Subject: [obol] Eugene's Wednesday birders
> To: "obolobolobol" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> We drove to a forested area near Leaburg up the McKenzie to visit
> friends who own 170 acres of mixed woods and meadows. The area was
> very active, though the species count was low. The bird activity
> died down about 10:00. A visit to this area starting at 6:00
> instead of 7:30 would have been very beneficial. Here is our list:
>
> Turkey Vulture - a few
> Band-tailed Pigeon - one
> Rufous Hummingbird - 2 or 3 near the house
> Northern Flicker - 2 heard only
> Olive-sided Flycatcher - one making its single note call repeatedly
> Willow Flycatcher - several
> Hammond's Flycatcher - heard frequently, seen twice
> Pacific-slope Flycatcher - heard frequently, seen twice
> Warbling Vireo - heard often
> Steller's Jay - many
> Common Raven - a couple
> Chestnut-backed Chickadee - a few heard
> Winter Wren - frequently heard along Indian creek
> Swainson's Thrush - heard all morning, a few seen
> American Robin - several
> Cedar Waxwing - a few
> Black-throated Gray Warbler - a few
> Hermit Warbler - one heard
> MacGillivray's Warbler - three or four
> Wilson's Warblers - several
> Western Tanagers - several
> Spotted Towhee - two heard, one seen
> Song Sparrow - common
> White-crowned Sparrow - several
> Black-headed Grosbeak - many
> Red Crossbill - some heard
>
> George Grier, Roger Robb, Sylvia Maulding, Don Schrouder, Paul
> Sherrill, Tom Mickel, Kit Larson, Ellen Cantor, and Dennis Arendt
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> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:07:47 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Range Bayer" <rbayer at orednet.org>
> Subject: [obol] Newport: Long-billed Curlew on July 8
> To: "Oregon Birders OnLine " <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> Hi,
>
> Janet Lamberson saw and photographed a single LONG-BILLED CURLEW at
> Idaho Flats on Tuesday, July 8. Idaho Flats is the large embayment
> east of the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center Nature Trail.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Range Bayer, Newport
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:38:39 -0700
> From: Wink Gross <winkg at hevanet.com>
> Subject: [obol] Pittock, NW Portland, week ending 07/09/08
> To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
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> Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace
> to the Pittock Mansion for the week 07/03 to 07/09/08. 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 4 days this week.
>
> Species # days found (peak #, date)
>
> Cooper's Hawk 1 (2, 7/3)
> RED-TAILED HAWK 2 (2, 7/8)
> Band-tailed Pigeon 4 (6)
> Mourning Dove 4 (3)
> Vaux's Swift 3 (10, 7/8)
> Anna's Hummingbird 4 (5)
> Rufous Hummingbird 3 (4)
> Red-breasted Sapsucker 4 (4, 7/8)
> DOWNY WOODPECKER 2 (1, 7/7 & 9)
> Northern Flicker 4 (3)
> Pileated Woodpecker 1 (2, 7/3)
> Pacific-slope Flycatcher 4 (4, 7/7)
> Olive-sided Flycatcher 2 (1, 7/8 & 9)
> Violet-green Swallow 4 (20, 7/8)
> Barn Swallow 1 (2, 7/8)
> Cliff Swallow 1 (2, 7/8)
> Bewick's Wren 4 (1)
> Winter Wren 4 (3)
> Swainson's Thrush 3 (2)
> American Robin 4 (12)
> Bushtit 4 (24, 7/7)
> Black-capped Chickadee 4 (25, 7/7)
> Chestnut-backed Chickadee 4 (10)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 4 (10, 7/3)
> Brown Creeper 2 (3, 7/7)
> Steller's Jay 3 (3)
> Western Scrub-Jay 4 (4)
> American Crow 4 (7, 7/7)
> CASSIN'S VIREO 1 (1, 7/8)
> Hutton's Vireo 3 (2)
> Purple Finch 4 (6, 7/7)
> House Finch 3 (8, 7/8)
> Pine Siskin 3 (5)
> American Goldfinch 4 (7)
> Orange-crowned Warbler 1 (1, 7/7)
> Black-throated Gray Warbler 4 (3, 7/7)
> Wilson's Warbler 4 (4, 7/9)
> Western Tanager 4 (2)
> Spotted Towhee 4 (10)
> Song Sparrow 4 (15)
> Dark-eyed Junco 4 (15)
> Black-headed Grosbeak 4 (5, 7/9)
> BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD 1 (1, 7/9)
>
> In the neighborhood but not found on dogwalk: Western Screech-Owl
>
> Misses (birds found at least 3 days during previous 2 weeks but
> not found this week): Warbling Vireo, Yellow-rumped Warbler
>
> Wink Gross
> Portland
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:52:31 +0000
> From: david smith <smithdwd at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [obol] OFO Annual Meeting MNWR Sep 12-14
> To: "obol at oregonbirdwatch.org" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> OBOLtonians and OFOites,
> Mark your calenders for the Oregon Field Ornithologists Annual
> Meeting at the Malheur Field Station during Fall Migration(12-14
> Sep). A loose schedule will allow lots of birding and non birding
> options. A Saturday night program and dinner will be the
> centerpiece of the weekend. Meals and lodging will need to be
> booked through MFS; the OFO conference registration will be out
> early August. Any more volunteer tour coordinators would be
> appreciated; several have offered. David Smith
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:16:17 -0700
> From: "Adam Elzinga" <adamelzinga at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] Dual Banded Bird.....
> To: "OBOL (Postings)" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> Charles,
>
> Do you happen to live near Springbrook Park in Lake Oswego?
>
> We are doing research on juvenile survival of Spotted Towhees in an
> urban park (Springbrook) and have a color banded population. Not
> sure, but from your description it could be one of our banded
> fledglings. Each of our birds is given 3 color bands and 1 aluminum
> (2 bands per leg), perhaps you couldn't see them all or this is
> something else completely.
>
> Some of our juveniles wear a radio transmitter backpack, but we have a
> hard time keeping tabs on the ones that don't so it would be nice to
> know where you saw this mystery bird.
>
> -Adam
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 7:03 AM, Carlos Oldham <chopping1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> We had a sparrow-type bird appear at the ground feeder last night
>> at our
>> home in Lake Oswego. It had a pink band on the left leg and a
>> light blue
>> band on the right leg. By the time I retrieved my bins, the bird
>> had flown
>> the coop, so I never got a good view. I think there was a central
>> chest
>> spot, but this bird was much grayer and larger than our typical Song
>> Sparrows......
>>
>> Help, please.....
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Charles (Carlos) Oldham
>>
>> ps--Thanks to Darlene Betat at the Back Yard Bird Shop for
>> suggesting we put
>> out "no melt" suet at this time of year, as we've been swamped
>> with Downy
>> Woodpeckers.
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:30:16 -0700
> From: "Carlos Oldham" <chopping1 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] Dual Banded Bird.....
> To: "'Adam Elzinga'" <adamelzinga at gmail.com>, "'OBOL \(Postings\)'"
> <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> Hi Adam~~~
>
> I think you hit the jackpot! I do live near Springbrook Park, just
> across
> Country Club Road, and the juvenile Spotted Towhee in Sibley is
> very similar
> to the bird we saw.
>
> My posting was a poor one. I'm actually most interested in
> understanding
> the significance of the banding and the research behind it. Sounds
> like you
> might be just the person to help with that.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Charles Oldham
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: obol-bounces at oregonbirdwatch.org
> [mailto:obol-bounces at oregonbirdwatch.org] On Behalf Of Adam Elzinga
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 7:16 AM
> To: OBOL (Postings)
> Subject: Re: [obol] Dual Banded Bird.....
>
> Charles,
>
> Do you happen to live near Springbrook Park in Lake Oswego?
>
> We are doing research on juvenile survival of Spotted Towhees in an
> urban
> park (Springbrook) and have a color banded population. Not sure,
> but from
> your description it could be one of our banded fledglings. Each of
> our
> birds is given 3 color bands and 1 aluminum
> (2 bands per leg), perhaps you couldn't see them all or this is
> something
> else completely.
>
> Some of our juveniles wear a radio transmitter backpack, but we
> have a hard
> time keeping tabs on the ones that don't so it would be nice to
> know where
> you saw this mystery bird.
>
> -Adam
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 7:03 AM, Carlos Oldham <chopping1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> We had a sparrow-type bird appear at the ground feeder last night at
>> our home in Lake Oswego. It had a pink band on the left leg and a
>> light blue band on the right leg. By the time I retrieved my bins,
>> the bird had flown the coop, so I never got a good view. I think
>> there was a central chest spot, but this bird was much grayer and
>> larger than our typical Song Sparrows......
>>
>> Help, please.....
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Charles (Carlos) Oldham
>>
>> ps--Thanks to Darlene Betat at the Back Yard Bird Shop for suggesting
>> we put out "no melt" suet at this time of year, as we've been swamped
>> with Downy Woodpeckers.
>> _______________________________________________
>> obol mailing list
>> obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
>> http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol
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>>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:16:26 -0700
> From: "Tom & Allison Mickel" <tamickel at rio.com>
> Subject: [obol] Barred Owl in SE Eugene
> To: "OBOL" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> OBOL,
>
> This morning on my walk from the house up to and along the
> Ridgeline Trail,
> I had an adult Barred Owl and two fledged young. The owls were a
> couple
> hundred feet down the connecting trail to Canyon Way/Martin St from
> the Fox
> Hollow parking lot. This is an area where Barred Owls have nested
> in the
> past.
>
> Tom Mickel
> Eugene
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:36:30 -0700
> From: Harry Nehls <hnehls at teleport.com>
> Subject: [obol] RBA: Portland, OR 7-10-08
> To: obol <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
> Message-ID: <C49B889E.7050%hnehls at teleport.com>
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>
> - RBA
> * Oregon
> * Portland
> * July 10, 2008
> * ORPO0807.10
>
> - birds mentioned
>
> Trumpeter Swan
> Brown Pelican
> Heermann?s Gull
> Ring-billed Gull
> California Gull
> Long-eared Owl
> Black-chinned Hummingbird
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
> Red-eyed Vireo
>
> - 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 July 10. If you have anything to add call Harry
> Nehls at
> 503-233-3976.
>
> On July 6 a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was photographed at Malheur NWR.
> It could
> not be relocated.
>
> The shorebird migration is now well underway. CALIFORNIA and RING-
> BILLED
> GULLS are now moving westward toward the coast. Large numbers of BROWN
> PELICANS and HEERMANN?S GULLS are now gathered in the Brookings area.
>
> On July 4 a TRUMPETER SWAN was photographed at the Nehalem Sewage
> Ponds.
> RED-EYED VIREOS were reported during the week at Grand Island,
> south of
> Dayton, near Mist, and at Eagle Creek near Bonneville Dam.
>
> On July 3 a BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD visited a feeder near
> Washougal. On
> July 8 two young LONG-EARED OWLS were seen at Snagboat Bend NWR
> south of
> Corvallis.
>
> That?s it for this week.
>
> - end transcript
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:46:05 -0800
> From: "John Thomas" <johnpam at mtangel.net>
> Subject: [obol] OFO Fall Conference at Malheur - More Info Please
> To: "david smith" <smithdwd at hotmail.com>, <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> To book a place to stay around the loose schedule, when is
> registration? Is
> this going to be the evening of Sept 12th? Also, any ideas if
> Sunday, Sept
> 14th is going to be a full day or is that when most everybody heads
> out and
> home? I have been on the OFO website but not much more info yet.
>
> Thanks for any information as trying to book a spot and attempting to
> roughly pin down what is going on. (ie: Do we need to book for
> nights of
> Sept 12, 13, 14 or just the first two nights?) Looking forward to the
> conference!
>
> John Thomas (& Pam Reid)
> Silverton
>
>
> From: obol-bounces at oregonbirdwatch.org
> [mailto:obol-bounces at oregonbirdwatch.org]On Behalf Of david smith
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 3:53 AM
> To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
> Subject: [obol] OFO Annual Meeting MNWR Sep 12-14
>
>
> OBOLtonians and OFOites,
> Mark your calenders for the Oregon Field Ornithologists Annual
> Meeting at
> the Malheur Field Station during Fall Migration(12-14 Sep). A loose
> schedule
> will allow lots of birding and non birding options. A Saturday
> night program
> and dinner will be the centerpiece of the weekend. Meals and
> lodging will
> need to be booked through MFS; the OFO conference registration will
> be out
> early August. Any more volunteer tour coordinators would be
> appreciated;
> several have offered. David Smith
>
>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:24:34 -0700
> From: Arch McCallum <archmcc at qwest.net>
> Subject: Re: [obol] RBA: Probable ALDER FLYCATCHER along Aufderheide
> Dr. in e. Lane County today
> To: David Irons <llsdirons at msn.com>,OBOL <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> I visited this spot yesterday. The directions are excellent. I didn't
> get there until 1130 on a warm day, so I didn't expect much, but it
> seemed from Dave's description like a decent place for an Alder to
> breed in OR, and I have been wanting to check it out. Just where the
> alder bushes spread out (see Dave's description below), I found a
> Willow Flycatcher giving a whit call and foraging actively. I would
> guess this was a male with a mate on a nest nearby. I got good looks
> at this bird and it seemed like a typical Oregon wifl: weak wingbars,
> essential no eyering, and brownish mantle. I think most of us would
> notice a slight difference (brighter wingbars and eyering, a bit of
> green in the dorsal coloration) if we got a good look at an Alder
> in OR.
>
> I went upstream toward the Landis Cabin without hearing many birds. I
> was able to pish up a Song Sparrow, 2 Lincoln's Sparrows, a Yellow
> Warbler, and a Warbling Vireo. This may have started a second Willow
> Flycatcher whitting out in the alders, which were extensive at this
> location.
>
> At this point I was reminded that Dave's observation, despite being
> on 18 June, was similar to Randy Moore's last year in late May: a lot
> of birds in a small area, all vocalizing. I went to Randy's location
> twice a few days later, and there were no Traill's Flycatchers in
> evidence at all. That suggests a concentration of migrants. On the
> other hand, there is enough habitat at Dave's site to accommodate all
> the birds he saw, in breeding territories, and it is easy to imagine
> most of them being silent at noon. So, I don't know. I'd like to go
> back to this lovely spot at dawn or dusk. If anyone is up that way,
> drop by. For those who have never driven this rd (FS 19 or
> Aufderheide Drive), it is a wonderful byway. Paved all the way, much
> smoother than most Eugene streets, under an uninterrupted canopy of
> tall mixed conifers. There is a slew of Forest Service campgrounds on
> that road. I think we will try a camping trip up there.
>
> Oh yes, as I returned to my car, a Willow Flycatcher had begun
> singing from the tops of the tallest conifers, at a fast pace. You
> never can tell about these guys.
> Also heard: MacWarb and Sw. Thrush.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Arch McCallum
> Eugene
>
> At 06:56 AM 6/18/2008 +0000, David Irons wrote:
>> Greetings All,
>>
>> Today, while birding along Aufderheide Dr. in e. Lane County, I had
>> a "Traills" (Willow/Alder) type flycatcher that was giving a sharp
>> "pip" or "peep" call note that sounded like that of an Alder
>> Flycatcher. There was also a Willow Flycatcher at the same site and
>> a couple more at nearby Box Canyon Station, all of which were
>> uttering the standard softer "whit" call note of that species. The
>> call note of the bird in question had sharp quality sort of like a
>> loud version of a Hammond's Flycatcher call note. I listened to the
>> wav. file of the Ingram Island Alder Flycatcher, found last year by
>> Randy Moore, and the sound file of the call notes of that bird sound
>> very similar to what I heard today. There were at least two
>> "Traill's" Flycatchers at this site, along with a Dusky Flycatcher.
>>
>> To reach the site from the Willamette Valley, take Hwy 126 east from
>> Springfield about 40 miles until you pass the town of Blue
>> River. Continue a few more miles and turn right (south) at the sign
>> for Cougar Res./Aufderheide Dr. From there, follow the signs up
>> Auderheide Dr., which wraps around the west side of Cougar Res. and
>> follows the south fork of the Willamette
>
> actually, s frk of McKenzie R.
>
>> River for many miles. You will go about 29 miles on Auderheide Dr.
>> and then turn left on F.S. Rd. 1958. If you reach the spot where
>> snow is still blocking the road, you've gone about 1/2 mile too
>> far. There is a sign at this intersection that says "Crossing
>> Way." This road immediately opens into a meadow that has a small
>> boggy creek running through it. There is a dense low alder thicket
>> all along the creek. Park by the creek and walk about 100-150
>> meters to the south until the boggy area fans out and the vegetation
>> is a little taller. Today, all the flycatchers were feeding, and
>> calling right at the north edge of where the thicket broadens
>> out. I took dozens of images of "Traill's" Flycatchers, and I may
>> have images of the bird that was giving the Alder-like call
>> note. Incredibly, neither of these birds ever sang a full "fitz
>> bew" or "fee-beo" song. They did chase each other around some and I
>> heard some agitated chatter, but otherwise only single call notes
>> were heard. It was about 3:30-4:00PM when I was there, so these
>> birds may sing more in the AM.
>>
>> This area is sort of miniature version of the Salt Creek Bog
>> opposite the Waldo Lake turnoff on Hwy 58 east of Oakridge. It
>> extends further to the south, all the way to Box Canyon Station,
>> which is about 1/2 mile further south on Aufderheide Dr. My
>> original intention was to drive all the way through to Hwy 58 at
>> Westfir, but Aufderheide Dr. is still blocked by snow just a few
>> hundred yards beyond the parking area for Box Canyon Station (there
>> is an old cabin here). I birded all along this boggy area and found
>> the following species:
>>
>> Willow Flycatcher -- several based on call notes
>> Dusky Flycatcher -- one at F.S. Rd. 1958 and one at Box Canyon
>> Station
>> Yellow Warbler -- both sites
>> Yellow-rumped Warbler (auduboni) -- both sites
>> MacGillivray's Warbler -- one at Box Canyon Station
>> Lincoln's Sparrow -- 2-3 at Box Canyon Station
>> Song Sparrow -- both sites
>> Dark-eyed Junco -- both sites
>>
>> I have to work the next several days and will not have a chance to
>> get back up there at an earlier hour. Since both Alders and Willows
>> are late migrants, and neither of these birds were singing, it is
>> conceivable they are migrants, but it looks like good nesting
>> habitat. If you have a tape/iPod/CD player, I would take along
>> Northern Waterthrush recordings and play them. This spot looks
>> great for that species as well.
>>
>> Dave Irons
>> Eugene, OR
>>
>>
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:28:26 +0000
From: withgott at comcast.net
Subject: [obol] WFO Conference in October! ... and new WFO website
To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
Message-ID:
<071020082028.5302.487670EA000648B5000014B622058860149B9B0109089B0799 at comcas
t.net>
Hi fellow Oregon birders --
This is a second announcement for the Annual Conference of WESTERN FIELD
ORNITHOLOGISTS, to be held October 9th-12th in San Mateo (Bay area),
California.
You can now find all information about the conference at WFOs attractive
brand-new website: www.westernfieldornithologists.org.
Portions of the website are still being developed (check back regularly for
more), but full conference information is now online and registration is
open. If you havent been to a WFO conference, it is something you must
try. WFO conferences mesh birding and ornithology and have cross-cutting
appeal for anyone and everyone interested in the birds of western North
America.
This years conference includes:
* an amazing array of field trips led by some of the top birders and
field ornithologists in North America (this year including pelagic trips out
of Monterey Bay and Bodega Bay)
* a stellar lineup of hands-on workshops (see website for details)
* two afternoons of scientific paper sessions focusing on field
ornithology research from throughout the West
* keynote address by Dr. Carla Cicero of UC Berkeley
* social events, banquet, booksigning, etc. etc.
Check out the new website to learn details about the conference and about
this unique and vital organization. I hope to see you this fall in San
Mateo!
Jay Withgott
WFO and Portland, Oregon
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:41:38 +0000
From: withgott at comcast.net
Subject: [obol] Call for Papers for WFO conference - abstract deadline
extended
To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
Message-ID:
<071020082041.23433.48767402000C9ADF00005B8922058860149B9B0109089B0799 at comca
st.net>
Hi again, all --
As a followup to the message I just sent regarding this years Western Field
Ornithologists' conference and the new WFO website, I also want to add that
WFO is still accepting abstract submissions for talks to be given at this
falls meeting. The abstract deadline has been extended to JULY 31st. Any
and all people doing field ornithological research in the West (e.g., all
you bird-banders out there!) are invited to submit abstracts for 12-minute
talks in the scientific paper sessions of this years conference.
For information, I have pasted in the Call for Papers below, and this
document can also be downloaded (good idea to do so, for correct fonts,
etc.) from the new WFO website. Just follow the links from the homepage at:
www.westernfieldornithologists.org.
Thanks, and hope to see you there!
Jay Withgott
WFO and Portland, Oregon
* * * * *
Call for Papers for the 33rd Annual Meeting of Western Field Ornithologists
Abstracts are now being accepted for presentations at the 33rd annual
meeting of Western Field Ornithologists, to be held 912 October 2008 in San
Mateo, California.
Oral presentations should reflect original research or summarize existing
unpub,lished information and should be presented in a manner that will be of
interest to serious amateur and professional field ornithologists. Papers
presented at other conferences will be considered provided that the material
has not already been published.
Talks relating to the following themes are solicited:
Status, distribution, migration, and population dynamics of birds
Systematics and biogeography of birds
Ecology, behavior, and evolution of birds
New information on avian field identification problems
Descriptive field identification
Science-based conservation and management of birds
Techniques for field study of birds, including censusing, monitoring, and
other methods; and results of studies applying such techniques
Research described should apply to birds of the WFO region: western North
America (from Alaska through Mexico, and the Great Plains to the Pacific
coast) and the eastern Pacific Ocean. All talks should identify study
objectives, describe methods and data analysis, pres,ent results, discuss
the significance of the research, and propose future research directions.
We expect to allot 15 minutes per oral presentation, including 3 minutes for
ques,tions and discussion. Dialogue between presenters and audience is a
hallmark of WFO meetings.
An abstract of your presentation should be submitted electronically to
Debbie Van Dooremolen at debbie.vandooremolen at snwa.com and Jay Withgott at
withgott at comcast.net no later than 31 July 2008. All queries and submissions
must be via e-mail, and all abstracts must be submitted in exactly the
following format:
YOUR LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST NAME, CO-AUTHOR NAMES (Times, 10-point type, all
caps). Title of your talk (Times, 10-point type, bold). Your affiliation
and/or sponsoring organization(s), if any, complete mailing address (Times,
10-point type, italics), e-mail address (Arial, 9-point type).
Brief (300-word maximum) summary of the objectives, methods, results,
significance, and generality of your study (Times, 10-point type).
Submissions should include a brief (60-word maximum) bio for the primary
author.
For more information about the meeting, visit the WFO web site at
www.westernfieldornithologists.org. We look forward to seeing you in San
Mateo!
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:00:02 -0700
From: "Sally Nelson" <nelson_sm at centurytel.net>
Subject: [obol] Why do purple martins carry leaves?
To: "Obol" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
Message-ID: <001a01c8e2e0$d16a1080$48b5ced1 at oemcomputer>
Dear OBOLinks,
The subject line says it. This morning there were at least 7 birds (2m, 5
female plumaged) swirling about the nest pole. I think 3 of them were young,
as they were a bit smaller and had the rumpled appearance and amateurish air
of the newly fledged.
Adults and young frequently lit on the twigs of a small pear tree nearby and
I could clearly see them biting off pieces of
leaf, which they then carried around in their beaks. At one time, 3 or 4 of
the birds might have leaf bits.
The pieces were about quarter sized down to dime size. I never saw them
swallowed or dropped, but who knows what
happened mid-swirl.
Not long ago, I saw an adult male carry what I thought was a leaf part into
the nest hole, after which a lot of chirping and chuckling ensued. At
the time I wasn't sure he hadn't caught an improbable emerald moth. Now I am
sure....leaves! Any ideas....Anyone?
Sally Nelson
nelson_sm at centurytel.net
Creswell (s. of Eugene), OR
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:51:31 -0400
From: Luke Redmond <luk916 at hotmail.com>
Subject: [obol] Malheur Red-headed Woodpecker still not seen
To: Oregon Birders <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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OBOL,
Despite the best efforts of myself and others, we've not been able to find
the woodpecker. It looks like it has moved on. I was hoping others would
get a chance to see it. For those who are still going to try, this is where
I and others have looked for it, unsuccessfully, in case your wondering if
we had missed a spot: Benson Pond, Big Cottonwood, P-Ranch, pretty much the
entire CPR from Steens Mtn. Loop to the road to Krumbo Reservoir, the CPR
from Diamond Lane to headquarters (but not headquarters itself), I also sent
two people down the river in a canoe from Bridge Creek to the road to
Krumbo. Sorry, we tried. Good birding.
Luke Redmond
_________________________________________________________________
It?s a talkathon ? but it?s not just talk.
http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_JustTalk
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:30:45 -0700
From: "Wayne Weber" <contopus at telus.net>
Subject: [obol] Vancouver, BC RBA for July 10, 2008
To: "BIRDWEST" <BIRDWEST at listserv.arizona.edu>
Cc: OBOL <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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This is Wayne Weber with Nature Vancouver's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday,
July 10th, sponsored in part by Wild Birds Unlimited, with stores in
Vancouver and North Vancouver. The RBA telephone number is (604) 737-3074.
If you wish to leave a rare bird report, please press the star button
at the end of this message to go back to the menu, press "2" for the
rare bird reporting line, and follow the instructions given there.
Out-of-town RARE BIRD ALERT for a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE at Lardeau
near the north end of Kootenay Lake, BC.
Sightings for Thursday, July 10th
Four WHIMBRELS were seen at Blackie Spit Park in Surrey.
No sightings reported for Wednesday, July 9th
Sightings for Tuesday, July 8th
At Brunswick Point, near the west end of River Road in Delta, there were
many
shorebirds including 6 WHIMBRELS and an out-of-season DUNLIN, plus about
180 CASPIAN TERNS.
Sightings for Monday, July 7th
An out-of-town report was received of a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE seen and
photographed in Lardeau, near the north end of BC's Kootenay Lake. This
is only about the 6th record for BC. We have heard no reports of it
being seen on subsequent days.
At Brunswick Point in Delta, 7 WHIMBRELS, a MARBLED GODWIT, a DUNLIN,
a COMMON NIGHTHAWK, and many peeps were seen.
No sightings reported for Sunday, July 6th
Sightings for Saturday, July 5th
A GREEN HERON was seen in the Fort Langley area.
At Strawberry Flats in Manning Provincial Park, about 200 km east of
Vancouver, birds seen included 2 BOREAL CHICKADEES, 4 PINE GROSBEAKS,
and an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER.
A SHORT-EARED OWL at Iona Island in Richmond was a rarity in summer.
Sightings for Friday, July 4th
A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen in Pitt Meadows along Neaves Road,
about 1 km north of Dewdney Trunk Road. Nearby in the Grant Narrows area
at the south end of Pitt Lake, birds observed included 2 out-of-season
TRUMPETER SWANS, 10 RING-NECKED DUCKS, and 3 BULLOCK'S
ORIOLES.
No sightings reported for Thursday, July 3rd
Sightings for Wednesday, July 2nd
Many shorebirds were seen near the foot of 96th Street on Boundary Bay in
Delta, including 300 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 29 LEAST SANDPIPERS,
11 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 57 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, a
LONG-BILLED CURLEW, and 8 summering DUNLIN.
At Iona Island in Richmond, birds seen included a WILSON'S PHALAROPE,
a COMMON NIGHTHAWK, and 20 CASPIAN TERNS.
Sightings for Tuesday, July 1st
At Don Roberts Park in Coquitlam, a GREEN HERON and an even rarer
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON were closely observed.
Sightings for Monday, June 30th
A TURKEY VULTURE and 17 CASPIAN TERNS were seen at the Beach
Grove lagoon in Delta.
At the high tide, there were many shorebirds near the mansion west of
the foot of 96th Street on Boundary Bay in Delta, including a WILSON'S
PHALAROPE, a SANDERLING, 140 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 250 WESTERN
SANDPIPERS, 5 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 8 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS,
and 15 summering DUNLIN.
To the north of Vancouver, a singing AMERICAN REDSTART near the
ambulance station on Production Way in Squamish was very unusual.
Sightings for Sunday, June 29th
Shorebirds noted near the foot of 96th Street on Boundary Bay in
Delta included a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, a SANDERLING, and
14 DUNLIN, normally a rare species in summer.
Several noteworthy birds were reported in the area from Britannia Beach to
Whistler along Highway 99 north of Vancouver. These included an out-of-range
male MAGNOLIA WARBLER near a small lake beside Highway 99 just north of
Brandywine Falls; two far-north BUSHTITS near Brandywine Falls; two
HARLEQUIN DUCKS still on fresh water, one on Brandywine Creek and
one on the Cheakamus River; 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS in Britannia Beach
and 6 in Squamish; and a LAZULI BUNTING on Tantalus Road near
Cheakamus Way in Squamish.
Sightings for Saturday, June 28th
The male LESSER GOLDFINCH which had been present daily for more than 2
weeks at 2093 Topaz Street in Abbotsford was last seen on this date.
At Iona Island in Richmond, several PURPLE MARTINS were present at
the nest boxes, and one YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen in the marsh
outside the sewage ponds.
If you have any questions about birds or birding in the Vancouver area,
please call Wayne at 604-597-7201, Viveka at 604-531-3401, or Larry at
604-465-1402. Thank you for calling the Vancouver Rare Bird Alert, and good
birding.
Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus at telus.net
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:22:06 -0700
From: "Barbara Combs" <bcombs232 at gmail.com>
Subject: [obol] Fwd: [BIRDCHAT] Contract Biologist/Ornithologist
Position Opening at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center - Avian
Influenza (fwd)
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:58:05 -0400
From: "French, Lloyd S" <Lloyd.S.French at IAPWS.COM>
To: BIRDCHAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Contract Biologist/Ornithologist Position Opening at
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center - Avian Influenza
Please post widely:
Position: General Biologist II Specialty: Ornithology Category:
Avian Influenza Laboratory Technician
Background: The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS), Biological Resources
Discipline (BRD) Eastern Region, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
(PWRC) is providing information on migration routes to inform
governments about potential threats from such diseases as highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The HPAI strain known as H5N1 is
extremely lethal for various bird species, especially poultry and some
waterfowl species. When transmitted to people through close contact
with infected birds, the virus can be deadly. Leaders across the world
are concerned about a potential pandemic threat should the virus
become transmissible among humans. The USGS, through IAP Worldwide
Services, is contracting a General Biologist to assist the Task Order
Manager in this long-term effort.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Masters Degree (or equivalent experience) in Biology with a focus in
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- Bird banding and tracking
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or similar diseases:
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- Safe and humane care and treatment of birds and waterfowl.
- Ability to safely use common laboratory equipment, computers,
hand tools, detergents and cleaning agents.
- Specialized experience with laboratory equipment and techniques
- Knowledge of Biological Safety Level 3 containment protocols
and practices a plus.
- Travel will be required to both U.S. and foreign areas of operations
on an as-needed basis. A current U.S. state driver's license, U.S.
passport, and inoculations specific to the area of travel will be
required. Required inoculations will be provided at no charge.
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- Ability to conduct work at elevations exceeding 10,000
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- Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds
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- Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the U.S. for any
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:48:35 -0700
From: "Tom & Allison Mickel" <tamickel at rio.com>
Subject: [obol] Eugene Birder's Night
To: "OBOL" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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OBOL,
Eugene Birder's Night is the second Monday of the month (14 July) at the
EWEB training room. Park in the EWEB parking lot and walk under the "sky
bridge" and around to your left to the second door, for the training room.
Everyone is welcome for the discussion of what birds are being seen and
where.
Tom Mickel
Eugene
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:36:50 -0700
From: Pat Waldron <puma at smt-net.com>
Subject: Re: [obol] Why do purple martins carry leaves?
To: "Sally Nelson" <nelson_sm at centurytel.net>
Cc: OBOL <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
Message-ID: <E7F65E28-8CE2-4FC4-A498-D0DA97AE7E1D at smt-net.com>
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Dear Sally and OBOL,
I have noted that PURPLE MARTINS, PUMA, use leaves as nesting
material. It is part of their nest structure. I have found other odd
things when cleaning out their nests in fall, such as a half of a
white plastic plant marker. I don't know if leaves cool the interior
of the nest box. The first pair that came to the ranch, left with
five fledged young on August 26, 2001. PUMA tend to nest later than
swallows here in Scio. This year they returned in May, but I don't
think they are nesting!! Why, I don't know, but maybe it was too
cold and not enough bugs. It is good to know that they are nesting in
other places in Oregon.
Pat Waldron
East of Scio
On Jul 10, 2008, at 4:00 PM, Sally Nelson wrote:
> Dear OBOLinks,
>
> The subject line says it. This morning there were at least 7 birds
> (2m, 5
> female plumaged) swirling about the nest pole. I think 3 of them
> were young,
> as they were a bit smaller and had the rumpled appearance and
> amateurish air
> of the newly fledged.
>
> Adults and young frequently lit on the twigs of a small pear tree
> nearby and
> I could clearly see them biting off pieces of
> leaf, which they then carried around in their beaks. At one time, 3
> or 4 of
> the birds might have leaf bits.
> The pieces were about quarter sized down to dime size. I never saw
> them
> swallowed or dropped, but who knows what
> happened mid-swirl.
>
> Not long ago, I saw an adult male carry what I thought was a leaf
> part into
> the nest hole, after which a lot of chirping and chuckling ensued. At
> the time I wasn't sure he hadn't caught an improbable emerald moth.
> Now I am
> sure....leaves! Any ideas....Anyone?
>
> Sally Nelson
> nelson_sm at centurytel.net
> Creswell (s. of Eugene), OR
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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