[obol] Lane Coast

[Daniel Farrar]

Obol,
   Took a few hours out of the day to make it down to the Siltcoos snowy
plover area.  Along the beach, outside the protected area, was a flock of
2-300 peeps.  The flock was dominated by WESTERN SANDPIPERS, nearly all
adult.  I did pick out one and only one crisp juvenile.  There were maybe 2
dozen SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS in the flock, but I dipped on the sandpiper of
the same name.  SNOWY PLOVERS were easily observed north of Siltcoos
River.   At one point a bird flew and landed just feet from a plover
biologist who was on monitoring duty!  The gull flock was quite large, maybe
300 birds, and included both adult and juvenile HEERMAN'S.  Only 2 CASPIAN
TERNS.
   Also had 1 CASPIAN TERN at the north jetty of the Siuslaw, but no
elegants in sight anywhere.  Not much else to report on a very short coast
trip.

-- 
Daniel Farrar
Eugene, Oregon
jdanielfarrar at gmail.com
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