[birding] McFadden Yellowthroats, Yellowlegs

[willwright26 at q.com]

Monday at McFadden---Yellowthroats and Yellowlegs have "slammed" the area.

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From: "Joel Geier" <joel.geier at peak.org>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 1:11 PM
To: "MidValley Birds" <list at midvalleybirding.org>
Subject: [birding] E.E. Wilson warblers, yellowthroats, yellowlegs

> Hi folks,
> 
> It was a beautiful morning at E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area. On a 1.75 hour
> walking loop I heard at least seven each of ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and
> COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, and finally saw my first GREATER YELLOWLEGS of the
> year (two feeding together on one of the more secluded ponds in the
> south part of the wildlife area).
> 
> I counted 22 bird species that were singing today (counting ravens
> making a weird crane-like rattle in a display flight as "singing"). The
> one that had me most puzzled was a singing LINCOLN'S SPARROW that I
> eventually tracked down in the shaded brush below a small clump of
> conifers, which vaguely resembled their breeding habitat in the
> mountains.
> 
> Happy birding,
> Joel
> 
> --
> Joel Geier
> Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
> 
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