[obol] Western Kingbird at Elijah Bristow.

[Alan Contreras]

Western Kingbird is amazingly early - the earliest I know of for Lane County
is March 27, and the norm is mid to late April.  I'd love to see a photo
just in case it is something else, and also because the Mar 27 record did
not have a photo.

Interesting that we also had an amazingly early vagrant scissortail last
week.

-- 
Alan Contreras
EUGENE, OREGON

"Every time I hear a political speech or I read those of our leaders, I am
horrified at having, for years, heard nothing which sounded human.  It is
always the same words telling the same lies. And the fact that men accept
this, that the people's anger has not destroyed these hollow clowns, strikes
me as proof that men attribute no importance to the way they are governed;
that they gamble--yes, gamble--with a whole part of their life and their
so-called 'vital interests'."

Albert Camus, 1937

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> From: Mike <xcabtaco at gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:30:30 -0700
> To: <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
> Subject: [obol] Western Kingbird at Elijah Bristow.
> 
> A nice walk in the park today 03/16/2008
> I watched the Kingbird hawking in a field along the entrance road to the
> park. I have a poor pic. but I think it is suitable for ID. It was there
> when I arrived (~10:20am) and came back to the same field when I left
> (~12:00pm)
> Also had clear views of Wrentits, Winter Wrens, Red-Breasted Sapsucker and a
> pair of Pileated Woodpeckers shredding an old snag. Near the river I saw
> many swallows and a pair of Osprey staking out a new man made perch and
> chasing off a Bald Eagle and some other large raptor.
> A good day for me.
> 
> Mike Higgins
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