[obol] coastal white-headed WP question

[Jeff Gilligan]

I recall the record by Jim (and Dennis?) Rogers was from away from the
immediate coast - somewhere in the Siskiyou Mountains.

Jeff Gilligan


On 7/29/08 1:02 AM, "Mark Nikas" <marknikas at comcast.net> wrote:

> Curry County also has a record from 7/10/1978. A pair actually, as recounted
> by Jim Rogers in "Oregon Birds" Vol 4, #5.
> 
> The 3 Lincoln County sightings Darrel referred to were from 11/22/85,
> 9/22/86,
> and 1/22/90.
> 
> Mark Nikas
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Gilligan" <jeffgill at teleport.com>
> To: "Kevin Spencer" <rriparia at charter.net>; "OBOL"
> <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 9:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [obol] coastel white-headed WP question
> 
> 
>> That would be an extremely rare record.  The only previous sighting of a
>> White-headed Woodpecker that I am aware from the coast of is of a bird
> seen
>> by Neil Main at Ft. Stevens State Park (Clatsop Co.) perhaps 20 years ago
> or
>> so.  I find Neil Main's record to be very credible.
>> 
>> Jeff Gilligan
>> 
>> 
>> On 7/28/08 5:57 PM, "Kevin Spencer" <rriparia at charter.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> OBOL,
>>> 
>>> a Klamath County birder posted the question below, locally, and I'm
> interested
>>> in getting feedback from people who live in the area. So, I'm forwarding
> the
>>> question to OBOL. Any Coos Bay locals out there?  input out there would
> be
>>> appreciated. I think White-headed Woodpeckers are rare anytime away from
>>> eastside pine habitat. But I don't know if they move around much. Maybe
> they
>>> do. I'm not at home, so can't go to my references. Thanks.
>>> Kevin Spencer
>>> rriparia at charter.net
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I have a question and a couple of observations. How likely is it to see
> a
>>>> white-headed woodpecker on the Oregon coast this time of year? In the
> late
>>>> afternoon of July 17 I saw one fly from North to South over the checkin
>>>> station to Sunset Beach State Park (just south of Coos Bay). I was
> facing
>>>> East and the bird was about 50 to 75 yards away. I clearly saw a
> woodpecker
>>>> with a white head and white patches on the beating wings.
>>>> 
>>>> On that following Saturday there were about 60 Brown Pelicans at the
> mouth of
>>>> Sunset Bay and in the outer bay. They all looked to be brown headed
>>>> juveniles.
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