[obol] Oak Island CLAY-COLORED, Yes!

[Jfitchen at aol.com]

Hello Obol,
 
At approximately 5:30 this afternoon, Iain Tomlinson and I relocated the  
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW reported earlier today by Shawneen Finnegan. As advertized,  
the bird was located about 50 yards beyond the fork in the Nature Trail at 
Oak  Island.  Initially the bird was singing in the taller shrubs next to  the 
oaks, but then came down for point-blank looks on the lower blackberry  bushes. 
 We got repeated bammer views over a period of 15 to 20  minutes (not to rub 
it in, Tom M).
 
The bird was notable for its crisp facial pattern including a white median  
crown stripe, bold white supercilium, distinct lateral throat stripe and clean  
gray nape framing the brown auricular patch.
 
Many thanks to Shawneen, Bob Lockett and Adrienne Wolf-Lockett for finding  
this excellent bird--a Code 5 rarity in Multnomah County.
 
Cheers,
 
John Fitchen
Portland



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