[obol] coastal white-headed WP question

[Tim Rodenkirk]

That said, anything is "possible" on the coast.  I still would rank this in the top five of the rarest coastal records in the last 10 years in Coos County. The Curry Siskiyous may have a few birds breeding, but they are a long way from the coast. Certainly it is plausible, but I'm hoping to get a few more details before including it in the Coos book I'm working on as the 1st Coos record.  

Tim


--- On Tue, 7/29/08, Arch McCallum <archmcc at qwest.net> wrote:

> From: Arch McCallum <archmcc at qwest.net>
> Subject: Re: [obol] coastal white-headed WP question
> To: "Dennis P. Vroman" <dpvroman at budget.net>, "Mark Nikas" <marknikas at comcast.net>, "OBOL" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
> Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 8:23 AM
> 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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