[obol] 17 May Birdathon results (NW Oregon)
Thomas Love
tlove at linfield.edu
Wed May 21 17:39:11 PDT 2008
A team of twelve people, including David Mandell, Jay Withgott, Shawneen
Finnegan, Peg Goldie, myself and seven others, identified 151 species on
our Birdathon effort 17 May 2008, 4 a.m.-11 p.m. (We had 164 species on
this route on 30 April 2005.) We started in NW Portland, birded Sandy
River Delta for dawn chorus, then up Larch Mtn. till snow stopped us,
back down to Tabor, Vanport, Marine Drive terminals (Horned Lark,
Western Meadowlark), Cedar Canyon (aka Killin) Marsh, coast range spot,
Bayocean Spit, Cape Meares, Netarts Bay, then around Tillamook Bay to
Garibaldi, Barview, and finishing up at Nehalem Sewage Ponds. No real
surprises, except that we found many more waterfowl and shorebirds than
we feared given the late date. (I've also appended a list of mammals,
herps and butterflies seen by various members of the group.)
Order ANSERIFORMES
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anserinae
___ Brant. Branta bernicla.
___ Cackling Goose. Branta hutchinsii
___ Canada Goose. Branta canadensis.
Subfamily Anatinae
___ Wood Duck. Aix sponsa.
___ Gadwall. Anas strepera.
___ Eurasian Wigeon. Anas penelope.
___ American Wigeon. Anas americana.
___ Mallard. Anas platyrhynchos.
___ Blue-winged Teal. Anas discors.
___ Cinnamon Teal. Anas cyanoptera.
___ Northern Shoveler. Anas clypeata.
___ Northern Pintail. Anas acuta.
___ Green-winged Teal. Anas crecca.
___ Redhead. Aythya americana.
___ Ring-necked Duck. Aythya collaris.
___ Greater Scaup. Aythya marila.
___ Lesser Scaup. Aythya affinis.
___ Surf Scoter. Melanitta perspicillata.
___ White-winged Scoter. Melanitta fusca.
___ Bufflehead. Bucephala albeola.
___ Common Merganser. Mergus merganser.
___ Ruddy Duck. Oxyura jamaicensis.
Order GALLIFORMES
Family Phasianidae
Subfamily Tetraoninae
___ Sooty Grouse. Dendragapus fuliginosus.
Order GAVIIFORMES
Family Gaviidae
___ Red-throated Loon. Gavia stellata.
___ Pacific Loon. Gavia pacifica.
___ Common Loon. Gavia immer.
Order PODICIPEDIFORMES
Family Podicipedidae
___ Pied-billed Grebe. Podilymbus podiceps.
___ Red-necked Grebe. Podiceps grisegena.
___ Western Grebe. Aechmophorus occidentalis.
Order PELECANIFORMES
Family Pelecanidae
___ Brown Pelican. Pelecanus occidentalis.
Family Phalacrocoracidae
___ Brandt's Cormorant. Phalacrocorax penicillatus.
___ Double-crested Cormorant. Phalacrocorax auritus.
___ Pelagic Cormorant. Phalacrocorax pelagicus.
Order CICONIIFORMES
Family Ardeidae
___ American Bittern. Botaurus lentiginosus.
___ Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias.
___ Green Heron. Butorides virescens.
Order FALCONIFORMES
Family Cathartidae
___ Turkey Vulture. Cathartes aura.
Family Accipitridae
Subfamily Pandioninae
___ Osprey. Pandion haliaetus.
Subfamily Accepitrinae
___ Bald Eagle. Haliaeetus leucocephalus.
___ Northern Harrier. Circus cyaneus.
___ Red-tailed Hawk. Buteo jamaicensis.
Family Falconidae
Subfamily Falconinae
___ American Kestrel. Falco sparverius.
___ Peregrine Falcon. Falco peregrinus.
Order GRUIFORMES
Family Rallidae
___ Virginia Rail. Rallus limicola.
___ Sora. Porzana carolina.
___ American Coot. Fulica americana.
Order CHARADRIIFORMES
Family Charadriidae
Subfamily Charadriinae
___ Semipalmated Plover. Charadrius semipalmatus.
___ Killdeer. Charadrius vociferus.
Family Haematopodidae
___ Black Oystercatcher. Haematopus bachmani.
Family Scolopacidae
Subfamily Scolopacinae
___ Spotted Sandpiper. Actitis macularius.
___ Solitary Sandpiper. Tringa solitaria.
___ Greater Yellowlegs. Tringa melanoleuca.
___ Marbled Godwit. Limosa fedoa.
___ Least Sandpiper. Calidris minutilla.
___ Dunlin. Calidris alpina.
___ Long-billed Dowitcher. Limnodromus scolopaceus.
___ Wilson's Snipe. Gallinago delicata.
Subfamily Phalaropodinae
___ Red-necked Phalarope. Phalaropus lobatus.
Family Laridae
Subfamily Larinae
___ Ring-billed Gull. Larus delawarensis.
___ California Gull. Larus californicus.
___ Western Gull. Larus occidentalis.
___ Glaucous-winged Gull. Larus glaucescens.
Subfamily Sterninae
___ Caspian Tern. Hydroprogne caspia.
Family Alcidae
___ Common Murre. Uria aalge.
___ Pigeon Guillemot. Cepphus columba.
___ Rhinoceros Auklet. Cerorhinca monocerata.
___ Tufted Puffin. Fratercula cirrhata.
Order COLUMBIFORMES
Family Columbidae
___I; Rock Pigeon. Columba livia.
___ Band-tailed Pigeon. Patagioenas fasciata.
___ Mourning Dove. Zenaida macroura.
Order STRIGIFORMES
Family Strigidae
___ Western Screech-Owl. Megascops kennicottii.
Order APODIFORMES
Family Apodidae
Subfamily Chaeturinae
___ Vaux's Swift. Chaetura vauxi.
Family Trochilidae
Subfamily Trochilinae
___ Anna's Hummingbird. Calypte anna.
___ Rufous Hummingbird. Selasphorus rufus.
Order CORACIIFORMES
Family Alcedinidae
Subfamily Cerylinae
___ Belted Kingfisher. Megaceryle alcyon.
Order PICIFORMES
Family Picidae
Subfamily Picinae
___ Acorn Woodpecker. Melanerpes formicivorus.
___ Red-breasted Sapsucker. Sphyrapicus ruber.
___ Downy Woodpecker. Picoides pubescens.
___ Hairy Woodpecker. Picoides villosus.
___ Northern Flicker. Colaptes auratus.
___ Pileated Woodpecker. Dryocopus pileatus.
Order PASSERIFORMES
Family Tyrannidae
Subfamily Fluvicolinae
___ Olive-sided Flycatcher. Contopus cooperi.
___ Western Wood-Pewee. Contopus sordidulus.
___ Hammond's Flycatcher. Empidonax hammondii.
___ Pacific-slope Flycatcher. Empidonax difficilis.
___ Black Phoebe. Sayornis nigricans.
Family Vireonidae
___ Hutton's Vireo. Vireo huttoni.
___ Warbling Vireo. Vireo gilvus.
Family Corvidae
___ Gray Jay. Perisoreus canadensis.
___ Steller's Jay. Cyanocitta stelleri.
___ Western Scrub-Jay. Aphelocoma californica.
___ American Crow. Corvus brachyrhynchos.
___ Common Raven. Corvus corax.
Family Alaudidae
___ Horned Lark. Eremophila alpestris.
Family Hirundinidae
Subfamily Hirundininae
___ Purple Martin. Progne subis.
___ Tree Swallow. Tachycineta bicolor.
___ Violet-green Swallow. Tachycineta thalassina.
___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow. Stelgidopteryx serripennis.
___ Cliff Swallow. Petrochelidon pyrrhonota.
___ Barn Swallow. Hirundo rustica.
___ .
Family Paridae
___ Black-capped Chickadee. Poecile atricapillus.
___ Chestnut-backed Chickadee. Poecile rufescens.
Family Aegithalidae
___ Bushtit. Psaltriparus minimus.
Family Sittidae
Subfamily Sittinae
___ Red-breasted Nuthatch. Sitta canadensis.
___ White-breasted Nuthatch. Sitta carolinensis.
Family Certhiidae
Subfamily Certhiinae
___ Brown Creeper. Certhia americana.
Family Troglodytidae
___ Bewick's Wren. Thryomanes bewickii.
___ House Wren. Troglodytes aedon.
___ Winter Wren. Troglodytes troglodytes.
___ Marsh Wren. Cistothorus palustris.
Family Cinclidae
___ American Dipper. Cinclus mexicanus.
Family Regulidae
___ Golden-crowned Kinglet. Regulus satrapa.
Family Turdidae
___ Western Bluebird. Sialia mexicana.
___ Townsend's Solitaire. Myadestes townsendi.
___ Swainson's Thrush. Catharus ustulatus.
___ American Robin. Turdus migratorius.
___ Varied Thrush. Ixoreus naevius.
Family Timaliidae
___ Wrentit. Chamaea fasciata.
Family Sturnidae
___I European Starling. Sturnus vulgaris.
Family Bombycillidae
___ Cedar Waxwing. Bombycilla cedrorum.
Family Parulidae
___ Orange-crowned Warbler. Vermivora celata.
___ Yellow Warbler. Dendroica petechia.
___ Yellow-rumped Warbler. Dendroica coronata.
___ Black-throated Gray Warbler. Dendroica nigrescens.
___ Townsend's Warbler. Dendroica townsendi.
___ Hermit Warbler. Dendroica occidentalis.
___ MacGillivray's Warbler. Oporornis tolmiei.
___ Common Yellowthroat. Geothlypis trichas.
___ Wilson's Warbler. Wilsonia pusilla.
Family Thraupidae
___ Western Tanager. Piranga ludoviciana.
Family Emberizidae
___ Spotted Towhee. Pipilo maculatus.
___ Savannah Sparrow. Passerculus sandwichensis.
___ Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia.
___ White-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia leucophrys.
___ Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
Family Cardinalidae
___ Black-headed Grosbeak. Pheucticus melanocephalus.
___ Lazuli Bunting. Passerina amoena.
Family Icteridae
___ Red-winged Blackbird. Agelaius phoeniceus.
___ Western Meadowlark. Sturnella neglecta.
___ Yellow-headed Blackbird. Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus.
___ Brewer's Blackbird. Euphagus cyanocephalus.
___ Brown-headed Cowbird. Molothrus ater.
___ Bullock's Oriole. Icterus bullockii
Family Fringillidae
Subfamily Carduelinae
___ Purple Finch. Carpodacus purpureus.
___ House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus.
___ Red Crossbill. Loxia curvirostra.
___ Pine Siskin. Carduelis pinus.
___ Lesser Goldfinch. Carduelis psaltria.
___ American Goldfinch. Carduelis tristis.
___ Evening Grosbeak. Coccothraustes vespertinus.
Family Passeridae
___I House Sparrow. Passer domesticus
TOTAL: 151 species
Mammals:
Bobcat
California Ground-squirrel
Gray Whale
Chickaree
Harbor Seal
California Sea Lion
Steller's Sea Lion? (at 3 Arch Rocks???)
Herps:
Pacific Chorus Frog
Alligator Lizard (Bayocean Spit, by Susan)
Butterflies:
Sarah's Orangetip
California Tortoiseshell
Spring Azure
Cabbage White?
Spring White
Clodius Parnassian
tlove at linfield.edu
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