[obol] coastal white-headed WP question

[Arch McCallum]

There is a dark hexagon at the s edge of Josephine county in the 
atlas, not to mention some in Jackson. Added to Dennis's suspicion 
below about Curry and the fact that the time of year is pretty good 
for dispersing juveniles, the record does't seem too implausible. 
That doesn't mean the i.d. was correct, of course, but not implausible.
Arch McCallum
Eugene

At 06:48 AM 7/29/2008, Dennis P. Vroman wrote:
>Have always suspected that White-headed Woodpeckers were (some what 
>rarely)
>along Burnt Ridge in Curry County.  The area is somewhat open with large,
>scattered Sugar Pines (pretty similar to their normal-looking 
>habitat).  A
>person (who was a better than average birder) reported seeing one 
>alone this
>ridge some 15 or so years ago.  Also, there was a sugar pine cone 
>that had
>rows pecked down it (the remaining part of the cone scales 
>intact).  It was
>not a squirrel because the tree had a squirrel guard on it (selected USFS
>tree).  Seem to remember reading that White-headed Woodpeckers 
>pecked rows
>down sugar pine cones to get to the seeds.
>
>Dennis (north of Grants Pass)
>
>Subject: Re: [obol] coastal white-headed WP question
>
>
> > 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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