[obol] Waldo Lake: Bredding Bufflehead and Mystery Bird

[Daniel Farrar]

Looks like a juvenile Oregon Junco to me.

Daniel

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Brandon Green <bjgreen34 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I don't know if this is newsworthy or not, but the wife and I spotted a
> female BUFFLEHEAD and ducklings swimming around the small pond along the
> 1996 burn trail at Waldo Lake yesterday.  Birds of Lane County cites records
> of Bufflehead breeding at Waldo and Gold Lake, but also describes them as
> "rare irregular breeders" in the high Cascades.  A couple of photos...
>
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2710039809_ba28345ace_b.jpg
>
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/2710852314_3188184fd4_b.jpg
>
> Outside of that, there wasn't much going on around the burn area.  Saw some
> of the usual MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS and SPOTTED SANDPIPERS but, oddly enough,
> not a single woodpecker (saw a few BLACK-BACKED and HAIRYS last July).  I
> heard a couple of OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS off in the distance, but didn't
> make visual contact.  The wooded areas were still too mosquito-infested for
> birding.
>
> However, I did manage to caputure a few photos of a bird hanging out along
> the small marsh near the edge of the burn area and the untouched forest.
> I'm not sure about its ID.  Unfortunately, I didn't see it that closely
>
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/2710038427_f5482bb3ce_o.jpg
>
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2710038315_0efe355749_o.jpg
>
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2710038157_b200a3181b_o.jpg
>
> My best guess is a Siskin, but the lack of streaking on the belly and lack
> of yellow on the wings suggests that's not the case.  It also appeared to be
> a little larger than that.  The lack of a white steak above the eye and
> pointy bill suggests that it's probably not a Cassin's Finch.  It also
> appears to have too little streaking on the breast/belly to be a Fox
> Sparrow, and lacks that rusty tint.  I wasn't even able to get a shot that
> could differentiate between a flat (sparrow) and notched (finch) tail.  Any
> suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Brandon
>
>
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Daniel Farrar
Eugene, Oregon
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