[obol] Birding Trip Report: Robert W. Sawyer State Park, Deschutes County, Oregon on May 06, 2008

[david tracy]

Here's the report from yesterday's Birding By Ear group's outing at  
Sawyer Park.

NOTE:  Next week we will start at 7:00 am.

More information on the ECBC's Birding By Ear program at  
www.ecbcbirds.org

Dave



Begin forwarded message:


> From: davect at bendnet.com
> Date: May 8, 2008 1:38:51 AM PDT
> To: davect at bendnet.com
> Subject: Birding Trip Report: Robert W. Sawyer State Park,  
> Deschutes County, Oregon on May 06, 2008
>
> This report was mailed for David Tracy by http://birdnotes.net
>
>
>
> Date: May 6, 2008
>
> Location: Robert W. Sawyer State Park, Deschutes County, Oregon
>
> Tuesday's Birding By Ear group had several new arrivals this week.  
> Yellow-rumps were scarce, the sparrows and Empids also seem to have  
> moved out since last week.
>
> Birds seen (in taxonomic order):
>
> Canada Goose
> Trumpeter Swan [1]
> Mallard
> California Quail
> Osprey
> Mourning Dove
> Anna's Hummingbird
> Downy Woodpecker
> Northern Flicker
> Western Wood-Pewee [2]
> Unidentified Empidonax [3]
> Steller's Jay
> Western Scrub-Jay
> Pinyon Jay [4]
> American Crow
> Common Raven
> Tree Swallow
> Violet-green Swallow
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow
> Mountain Chickadee
> Bushtit
> Pygmy Nuthatch
> House Wren
> American Dipper
> Townsend's Solitaire
> American Robin
> European Starling
> Cedar Waxwing
> Orange-crowned Warbler
> Yellow Warbler [5]
> Yellow-rumped Warbler
> Wilson's Warbler
> Western Tanager [6]
> Song Sparrow
> Lincoln's Sparrow
> Black-headed Grosbeak [7]
> Red-winged Blackbird
> Brown-headed Cowbird
> House Finch
> American Goldfinch
> House Sparrow
>
> Footnotes:
>
> [1]  Trumpeter Swan: Flightless resident
> [2]  Western Wood-Pewee:  First of season
> [3]  Unidentified Empidonax: Only one seen, way down from last week
> [4]  Pinyon Jay:  A single bird calling flew over just as we were  
> all leaving
> [5]  Yellow Warbler:  Several singing males, first of season
> [6]  Western Tanager:  First of season, bright male, calling "per- 
> deet"
> [7]  Black-headed Grosbeak: First of season, singing male
> Total number of species seen: 41
>
>


david tracy
davect at bendnet.com