[obol] Ridgefield NWR: Super Displaying AMERICAN BITTERN

Tue May 27 12:17:06 PDT 2008

I was out at the River S Unit as well from about noon to 4:30 and also
witnessed the American Bitterns on the west side. 3 were apparent with 2
males intermittently leaping out of the reeds to flash their wing spans to
the female who eventually flew off with one of them leaving the other
skulking in the grasses. 

Also watched A Great Horned Owl and her rather large fledgling up in the
grove of trees for some time. The adult kept scanning the far field and
never turned its head our way but the fledgling made a great fuss about
preening itself and was quite curious looking here and there and everywhere.
Guess its about that time of the year for owls to fledge- I'd be interested
to hear of other's reports in this regard!

Missed the rails visually but heard quite a few  at the first viewing
platform. There seemed to be a salmon out there caught in one of the shallow
pools making quite a splash in his efforts to find deeper water. Easy
pickins for the Bald Eagles out there!

Good birding to all!

Marina

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Today's Topics:

   1. Lark Sparrow, Wilson's Phalarope,	Swainson's Hawk -- Portland
      Airport (david.helzer at portofportland.com)
   2. Black Tern at Sauvie Island (john at bornagainbirdwatcher.com)
   3. Michael Green/RO/R1/FWS/DOI is out of the office.
      (Michael_Green at fws.gov)
   4. Benton County possible Loon (Karan & Jim Fairchild)
   5. Fw: post for me American  Avocets from Royal Ave.
      (Tom & Allison Mickel)
   6. large white bird and Grackle (Larry Cottrell)
   7. Columbia Estuary Report - 5/26/2008 (Mike Patterson)
   8. Fwd: post for me please (Schrouder Don)
   9. Census Count: Barview Jetty County Park, Tillamook County,
      Oregon on May 26, 2008 (lcain at astoria.k12.or.us)
  10. Marion County Ibis and others 5/26 (Roy Gerig)
  11. Ridgefield NWR: Super Displaying AMERICAN BITTERN + VIRGINIA
      RAIL Bonanza (Bill Clemons)
  12. CASSIN'S FINCH - Lincoln Co. Coast (WALTER NELSON)
  13. probable HOODED WARBLER, Mt.Tabor, Portland (m_scatt at yahoo.com)
  14. BLACK SWIFT Odell Lake KLAMCO (Kevin Spencer)
  15. Re: Benton County possible Loon (Rich Hoyer)
  16. Harney County updates (Rich Hoyer)
  17. Glossy Ibis Malhuer NWR (Patty Newland)
  18. Royal Ave. Fern Ridge Reservoir Lane County (Jadybrwn at aol.com)
  19. Fw: [Tweeters] Columbia River, Clark Co, WA (Bob Flores)
  20. Fw: [Tweeters] Columbia River, Clark Co, WA (Bob Flores)

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 19:11:54 GMT
From: david.helzer at portofportland.com
Subject: [obol] Lark Sparrow, Wilson's Phalarope,	Swainson's Hawk --
	Portland Airport
To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
Message-ID: <200805261911.m4QJBs6w000334 at rottweiler.furfly.com>

This report was mailed for David Helzer by http://birdnotes.net

Date: May 26, 2008
Location: Oregon

Some good birds at PDX today. A LARK SPARROW was on the NE end of the
airfield. The closest public area to here is the last pullout off Marine
Drive at the far east end before you hit the bike path crossing.  On the
west end of the airport I found a pair of WILSON'S PHALAROPES, they would be
hard to see from any public area.  And the SWAINSON'S HAWK I reported
yesterday is still here in the field below Salty's off Marine Drive.  I
initially reported the bird was a juvenile or a sub-adult.  I got a better
look today, and the bird was not soaking wet, and I think its actually an
adult or sub-adult, and its a dark morph. It pirated a vole from a harrier
this morning.

Toss in the regular kingbirds and meadowlarks and its starting to feel like
metropolitan Malheur around here.

Dave Helzer
david.helzer at portofportland.com

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)                       1
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)                2
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)                  5
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)                      3
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)                     1
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)                       1
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)                 6

Total number of species seen: 7

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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 22:12:05 +0000
From: john at bornagainbirdwatcher.com
Subject: [obol] Black Tern at Sauvie Island
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Standing out at viewing platform 1 on Sauvie Island with Patrick Belardo of
The Hawk Owl's Nest blog looking at a Black Tern flying amongst the swallows
over the pond just in front of the viewing platform.

Beautiful!

Peace and good bird watching,
John E. Riutta

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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 16:03:36 -0700
From: Michael_Green at fws.gov
Subject: [obol] Michael Green/RO/R1/FWS/DOI is out of the office.
To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
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I will be out of the office starting  05/26/2008 and will not return until
06/09/2008.

I will respond to your message when I return.

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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 16:13:07 -0700
From: "Karan & Jim Fairchild" <alderspr at peak.org>
Subject: [obol] Benton County possible Loon
To: "OBOL- Or Birders On Line" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>,	"MidValley
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I know we've been having weird weather patterns, but we just had a bird loop
high over us, calling in flight, that sounded exactly like the 'laughing'
call of a COMMON LOON.  We couldn't spot it through the low scudding cloud
cover.  There are precious few ponds nearby, the only significant body 2
miles distant, the 6 acre Corvallis watershed reservoir, and then the twin
treatment ponds of the PHilomath sewage ponds about 5 miles away.

Is there anything else out there that makes that wavering call?
Jim Fairchild
5 mi SW Philomath 

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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 19:06:06 -0700
From: "Tom & Allison Mickel" <tamickel at rio.com>
Subject: [obol] Fw: post for me American  Avocets from Royal Ave.
To: "OBOL" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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We're posting this for Dave Brown.

Tom & Allison Mickel

----- Original Message -----
From: Jadybrwn at aol.com
To: tamickel at rio.com
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 5:48 PM
Subject: post for me American Avocets from Royal Ave.

For some reason I don't understand I can't post on obol any more but I want
you to post for me two A. Avocets walking just west of gate end of Royal. I
walked a short distance until water was on my left and first saw a
Black-necked Stilt and a few Mallards and a pair of Avocets feeding in the
shallow water. I was afraid to go any further that my car might get broke
into.
Dave Brown
Alvadore

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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:20:17 -0600
From: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell at fmtcblue.com>
Subject: [obol] large white bird and Grackle
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In talks with our visitors they were sure that the birds that they saw were
not Pelicans, so I rolled out the plane and went to take a look for myself.
They were indeed Pelicans not cranes. Sorry if we got every ones blood
pressure up. Thanks for the help on the Grackle, apparently our book does
not have the eye color distinction. They turned out to be Great Tailed
Grackles. Thanks for the help and sorry for the hasty conclusions.
Karen's other half, Larry
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 19:22:37 -0800
From: Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>
Subject: [obol] Columbia Estuary Report - 5/26/2008
To: Obol <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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Columbia Estuary Report - 5/26/2008

There were 70+ WHIMBREL and 12 MARBLED GODWITS working the freshly plowed
pastures at Wireless Rd.  Four BLUE-WINGED TEAL were there yesterday.  

A pulse of WESTERN TANAGERS were at Coxcomb Hill this morning, otherwise
remarkably quiet.

I drove Clatsop Beach yesterday to see if there were any washed up
passerines akin to those being reported farther south.  I found none.

-- 
Mike Patterson               
Astoria, OR                    
celata at pacifier.com  

When bad photos happen to good birds
http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/mbalame/archives/2008/03/photo20080313.html

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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 19:17:16 -0700
From: Schrouder Don <birdmandon at clearwire.net>
Subject: [obol] Fwd: post for me please
To: obol send <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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This posting is being forwarded for Dave.

Begin forwarded message:
> From: Jadybrwn at aol.com
> Date: May 26, 2008 6:28:50 PM PDT
> To: birdmandon at clearwire.net
> Subject: post for me please
>
> I don't know why but I can't post on obol any more. Could you post two 
> American Avocets on Royal just past the gate I walked down only far 
> enough to come to water on my left(south) being afraid may car would 
> get broke into. I saw a pair of Avocets one Black-necked Stilt and 
> some Mallards there.
>
> Dave Brown
> Alvadore
>
>

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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 02:14:36 GMT
From: lcain at astoria.k12.or.us
Subject: [obol] Census Count: Barview Jetty County Park, Tillamook
	County,	Oregon on May 26, 2008
To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
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This report was mailed for Lee Cain by http://birdnotes.net

Date: May 26, 2008
Location: Barview Jetty County Park, Tillamook County, Oregon

Birds noted while fishing the jetty

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Surf Scoter                        10
White-winged Scoter                25 [1] 
Black Scoter                       40 [2] 
Pacific Loon                        5 [3] 
Brown Pelican                      50
Brandt's Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Bald Eagle                          1
Wandering Tattler                   4 [4] 
California Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous-winged x Western Gull
Unidentified gull
Common Murre
Pigeon Guillemot

Footnotes:

[1]  flying north
[2]  flying north
[3]  flying north
[4]  tip of north jetty

Total number of species seen: 17

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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 19:54:14 -0700
From: Roy Gerig <roygerig at hotmail.com>
Subject: [obol] Marion County Ibis and others 5/26
To: <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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Teresa and I birded the 5 Hunsaker-Duckflat Road ponds, SW of Salem in
Marion County on our way down to see my Mom and Dad in Linn County today.
Mom and Dad had a Lesser Goldfinch in front of the house as we were leaving,
a species I don't often see in Linn County.

The first pond had 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (1 female seen) Pond 2:  1 Northern
Shoveler, 1 BLACK-NECKED STILT Pond 3:  1 Shoveler, 4 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, 2
Hooded Merganser (females) Pond 4:  3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (1 female), 1
Green-winged Teal, 1 BLACK-NECKED STILT Pond 5:  1 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 1
BLACK-NECKED STILT, 7 WHITE-FACED IBIS, 1 American Bittern, 1 Great Egret, 2
Shoveler, 1 Gadwall

All ponds also had a few Mallards and Cinnamon Teal, Coots and most had
Pied-billed grebe.  In addition Black-headed Grosbeaks, Yellow-Warblers,
Yellowthroats, 4 species of Swallow in good numbers, and Redwing Blackbirds
were present.

I spent Friday night/Saturday at Drift Creek Mennonite Camp a few miles SW
of Lincoln City and well into the coast range.  At 6:20 AM about 3 MARBLED
MURRELETS were loudly making their way downstream over Drift Creek at
treetop level back to the ocean.  Later that day Dr. Dave McCorkle found a
WESTERN TOAD (Bufo Boreas) when he and Dr. Lowell Spring and I were looking
for amphpibians and fish and inverts in Drift Creek during the first annual
'bioblitz' there.  When I worked at BLM in the 1990's we considered toads to
be absent from the north Oregon coast range, except near the coast.  I
wonder if Darrel Faxon ever sees Bufo boreas where he lives, which is
approximately similar elevation, 300-400 feet.

I also collected some very odd-looking headless appearing dragonfly larvae
type creatures at the same place.  It will be interesting to see what those
are when McCorkle gets to that vial...

Roy Gerig, Salem OR
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:35:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bill Clemons <willclemons at yahoo.com>
Subject: [obol] Ridgefield NWR: Super Displaying AMERICAN BITTERN +
	VIRGINIA	RAIL Bonanza
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Monday, my Mom (Olive) and I birded the River "S" Unit at Ridgefield NWR
from about 7am until 4:30pm.  Carol Ledford joined us about 9am.  Ken Meyer
also birded along with us. (~4mi W of I-5 at Exit 14 in SW Washington;
http://www.fws.gov/ridgefieldrefuges/ ).

Highlights:

AMERICAN BITTERN:  
>From the W side of S, we saw 1, but when we got to the NE corner, Ken
spotted 2 more.  In all we saw 4 there. One was a male displaying its "angel
wings" to a female when another Bittern needed to be run off.  I have seen
quite a few AMERICAN BITTERNS display their brilliant white "angel wings,"
but this male must have a lot of extra oomph because his "angel wings" were
larger, fluffed more, and held out in display longer than any other Bittern
I have ever seen in person or photograph.  Spring is Wonderful!

VIRGINIA RAIL:
On the Kiwa Trail, at the "hairpin turn" which Ken Meyer has now dubbed
"Rail Corner" (last 5 times there he has seen VIRGINIA RAIL), we watched 2
parents with 6 baby black fluff ball chicks.  They were Highly active and at
one point, all 8 VIRGINIA RAILS were on the trail in the open at the same
time. Spectacular Views!   Also at the bridge closest to the Kiwa Trail
entrance, there was an intermediate (half) size juvenile, at least 2 adults,
and 3 little black fluff balls.

Bill Clemons
SW of Portland in Mtn Park
Willclemons AT Yahoo dot com

Birding:
The best excuse for getting outdoors
And avoiding chores

Complete list of 67 species seen / heard:

Pied-billed Grebe
AMERICAN BITTERN (about 6 seen - 1 with huge "angel wings") Great Blue Heron
Great Egret Canada Goose  (a few families + 2 flocks of ~30) Wood Duck
Gadwall American Wigeon Mallard BLUE-WINGED TEAL  (4 drakes, 3 hens ? in
three sites) Cinnamon Teal  (seemingly everywhere) Northern Shoveler
GREEN-WINGED TEAL  (only 1 seen - Canvasback Lake)
REDHEAD   (2 sites = 3 pair seen)
Ring-necked Duck
BUFFLEHEAD  (one hen seen on Rest Lake)
Ruddy Duck
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
VIRGINIA RAIL  (lots heard, 11 seen)
Sora  (several heard)
American Coot
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe  (still calling and winnowing all over the Refuge) Mourning
Dove Great Horned Owl  (adult + juv seen in Oregon Ash woodland after Kiwa
parking lot) Vaux's Swift Belted Kingfisher RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER  (at/in
nest S of bridge over Lake River ) Northern Flicker
PILEATED WOODPECKER   (seen on Kiwa Trail)
WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE    (heard in several places)
WILLOW FLYCATCHER       (heard and seen)
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
PURPLE MARTIN  (male and female seen, E side of Rest Lake) Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn
Swallow Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren   (several seen, one entering nest)
HOUSE WREN  (lots seen singing)
Marsh Wren
SWAINSON'S THRUSH  (seen and heard, entrance canyon and Kiwa Trail) American
Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing  (here, there, everywhere) YELLOW
WARBLER  (2 seen well, at least 10 heard) Common Yellowthroat Wilson's
Warbler  (heard a few, saw a few) Spotted Towhee Savannah Sparrow Song
Sparrow BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (singing all over the place) Red-winged
Blackbird YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD  (11 males on S Quigley Lake + 2 at The
Blind) Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird BULLOCK'S ORIOLE  (several
near R/R tracks) House Finch American Goldfinch  (lots and plenty)

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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:55:22 -0700
From: "WALTER NELSON" <nelsoncheek at charter.net>
Subject: [obol] CASSIN'S FINCH - Lincoln Co. Coast
To: <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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Today at 5:30 PM a male CASSIN'S FINCH visited our sunflower feeder along
with a flock of Purple Finches.  There was an odd-looking female on the
feeder at the same time that was possibly the mate, but I didn't have the
chance to study her well enough to be sure.

We see House Finches and Purple Finches at our feeders daily this time of
year. I have never had a good look at a known Cassin's Finch, though several
years back in spring a probable pair visited our feeders for a few minutes.
This bird caught my eye because of the darker red color of the head and
white feathers under the eye and around the base of the bill - at first I
thought it was a Purple Finch that was either wet (foggy and drizzly today)
or with leucistic/damaged feathers on the face.  I was able to study the
bird for about 3 minutes (binocs at 25') and made the following notes:

-          dark red crown, cheeks and throat; not the raspberry red of PUFI
or orangey-red of House Finch

-          distinctly brown auriculars

-          white feathers bordering base of bill and a white eye-ring, wider
below the eye

-          red-to-dark-pink upper breast had a fairly sharp border with the
clean whitish belly; none of the blurry pinky-brown striping of PUFI or dark
streaks of House Finch

-          flanks were whitish with some fine, crisp dark streaking; not
streaky pinkish like PUFI and not the heavier dark streaks of House Finch

-          nape distinctly brownish

-          back overall browner than male PUFI and pinker than male House
Finch, with more distinct streaked pattern than either

-          bird overall slightly larger and a trifle bulkier than the male
PUFI on the feeder at the same time

-          behavior was generally more nervous and jittery than the PUFIs

-          was not able to get a profile on the shape of the bill, never saw
undertail coverts, tail length not much different than PUFI

The bird flew away with the flock and has not been seen again.

______________________

Rebecca Cheek
South Beach, OR 97366
nelsoncheek AT charter.net 

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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 21:07:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: "m_scatt at yahoo.com" <m_scatt at yahoo.com>
Subject: [obol] probable HOODED WARBLER, Mt.Tabor, Portland
To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
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Around noon today there was a large movement of migrants at Mt. Tabor.
A majority of them were in the Off-leash Dog Area on the south side. It is
late for such good numbers and variety at Tabor. 

Shortly after noon, as we were watching Wilson's and Orange-crowned Warblers
foraging in a Madrone, we noticed an odd warbler with them. It was yellow
below with a greenish back, like a Wilson's, but with wide white outer-tail
feathers and a larger bill. It was noticeably larger overall. It dropped
into the underbrush shortly. We went back searching for it and finally
relocated it this afternoon at 4:10. It was calling and lurking through the
underbrush. 
It's call was loud; similar to a MacGillivray's Warbler but not as harsh.
After viewing it for the second time, we believe that it was a young female
HOODED WARBLER. We eliminated everything but Wilson's easily. It was larger,
larger billed, longer tailed with white edges and it did not act or sound
like a Wilson's.

Other migrants:

Olive-sided Flycatcher--1
Hammond's Flycatcher--1
Pacific-slope Flycatcher--10+
Cassin's Vireo--3
Warbling Vireo--1
Swainson's Thrush--10+
Orange-crowned Warbler--5+
Nashville Warbler--2
Yellow-rumped Warbler--2
Black-throated Gray Warbler--2
Townsend's Warbler--45+
Hermit Warbler--1 (heard only)
MacGillivray's Warbler--4
Wilson's Warbler--45+
Western Tanager--1
Black-headed Grosbeak--2

There was a WILLOW FLYCATCHER in our yard yesterday .

Also yesterday, at Mt.Tabor, were 3 PURPLE MARTINS and a BALD EAGLE.

Adrian and Christopher Hinkle,
Em Scattaregia

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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 21:19:47 -0700
From: Kevin Spencer <rriparia at charter.net>
Subject: [obol] BLACK SWIFT Odell Lake KLAMCO
To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
Cc: dhewitt37 at gmail.com
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OBOL and Klamath Basin Bird News,

BLACK SWIFT, 2-3, Odell Lake, Klamath Co., May 26.

While returning to Klamath Falls from Portland, and finding Salt Creek Falls
reststop blocked by snow, I stopped at Odell Lake at the viewpoint, roughly
mid-lake along Hwy 58. I stopped there since it was late May and overcast.
Steve Summers and Mike Robbins stopped at Lake Odell, during a big day I
think, maybe 20 years or so ago, on a likely similar day, and observed Black
Swift flying over Lake Odell. So, I tried that tactic today (actually, I've
tried it several times  in the past), and WHA-LA! I was able to observe at
least 1 for several minutes at least twice as it traversed across the lake
not far from shore. Two others pushed by once. 

Kevin Spencer
rriparia at charter.net

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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 22:07:21 -0700
From: Rich Hoyer <calliope at theriver.com>
Subject: Re: [obol] Benton County possible Loon
To: "Karan & Jim Fairchild" <alderspr at peak.org>
Cc: MidValley Birds <list at midvalleybirding.org>,	OBOL- Or Birders On
	Line <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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Jim and All,

I have seen Common Loon migrating northward, high overhead, and in full
song. My guess is that you really did hear a Common Loon!

I ran into Bing Wong at Fields today. He told me about his rescuing a Common
Loon off of Highway 20 in the Lake County portion between Bend and Burns.

Rich
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Richard C. Hoyer
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On May 26, 2008, at 4:13 PM, Karan & Jim Fairchild wrote:

I know we've been having weird weather patterns, but we just had a bird loop
high over us, calling in flight, that sounded exactly like the 'laughing'
call of a COMMON LOON.  We couldn't spot it through the low scudding cloud
cover.  There are precious few ponds nearby, the only significant body 2
miles distant, the 6 acre Corvallis watershed reservoir, and then the twin
treatment ponds of the PHilomath sewage ponds about 5 miles away.

Is there anything else out there that makes that wavering call?
Jim Fairchild
5 mi SW Philomath

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Message: 16
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 22:10:58 -0700
From: Rich Hoyer <calliope at theriver.com>
Subject: [obol] Harney County updates
To: OBOL <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>, COBOL
	<cobol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
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Hi All,

BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was still at Fields today, both early and at about
12:20; it wasn't seen most of the morning, but she is inconspicuous and
moves around a lot. Few migrants in general at Fields, but up the willow row
behind the store were two AUDUBON'S YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and an
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. I heard second hand that a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
was at Fields and at Frenchglen. 
There have been more sightings of the COMMON GRACKLE at Frenchglen, as well
as one near Lone Tree (Cottonwood Pond on the CPR). I also heard that the
female HOODED WARBLER was seen at HQ today, but only after the early morning
crowd of birders had dispersed.

Good Birding,

Rich
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Message: 17
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 08:01:21 -0700
From: Patty Newland <pbirder at comcast.net>
Subject: [obol] Glossy Ibis Malhuer NWR
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Message: 18
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 06:48:28 EDT
From: Jadybrwn at aol.com
Subject: [obol] Royal Ave. Fern Ridge Reservoir Lane County
To: oregonbirdwatch.org at imo-m12.mail.aol.com
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I'm sorry I did not state where Royal Ave. was on post that Don Schrouder
and Tom and Allison Mickel put on for me about the American Avocets. In case
some don't know it is west of Eugene. I tried to send to old address on obol
before and they set me staight. Many thanks to Schrouder and the Mickel's 

Dave Brown
Alvadore

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Message: 19
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 12:39:48 -0700
From: "Bob Flores" <rflores_2 at msn.com>
Subject: [obol] Fw: [Tweeters] Columbia River, Clark Co, WA
To: "OBOL" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Flores
To: Tweeters ; obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 10:30 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] Columbia River, Clark Co, WA

I checked the riparian areas along the Columbia River today.  Not much in
the way of migration.  Here are the highlights.

yellow-breasted chats    5
olive-sided flycatcher    2
Swainson's thrush    7
Bullock's oriole    7
orange-crowned warbler    1
yellow warbler    3
warbling vireo    4
western tanager    1
black-headed grosbeak    5
western wood-pewee    1
willow flycatcher    1
Townsend's warbler    1
downy woodpecker    2
hairy woodpecker    1

Bob Flores
Ridgefield, WA

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Message: 20
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 12:40:20 -0700
From: "Bob Flores" <rflores_2 at msn.com>
Subject: [obol] Fw: [Tweeters] Columbia River, Clark Co, WA
To: "OBOL" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Flores
To: Tweeters ; obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 10:30 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] Columbia River, Clark Co, WA

I checked the riparian areas along the Columbia River today.  Not much in
the way of migration.  Here are the highlights.

yellow-breasted chats    5
olive-sided flycatcher    2
Swainson's thrush    7
Bullock's oriole    7
orange-crowned warbler    1
yellow warbler    3
warbling vireo    4
western tanager    1
black-headed grosbeak    5
western wood-pewee    1
willow flycatcher    1
Townsend's warbler    1
downy woodpecker    2
hairy woodpecker    1

Bob Flores
Ridgefield, WA

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