[birding] Bald Hill, Benton Co.

[Marcia F. Cutler]

This morning I took a walk along the trails at Bald Hill Park.  Highlights
include:

 

ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS - 12-16, singing all over the place

BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS - 1 seen, several others heard singing

AUDUBON'S WARBLERS - watched 1 beautiful male singing, others also seen and
heard

CASSIN'S VIREO - heard 1 singing and persuaded it to come into view

CHIPPING SPARROW - 2 singing on nw side of hill

SWAINSON'S THRUSH - 1 flew right over me and I was able to see the drab
brown spotting on its breast after it landed.

 

A hiker showed me a picture she took of an owl just off the side of the
trail going up the nw side of the hill.  The fuzzy brown owl had 2 rounded
ear tufts.  It looked like an immature GREAT HORNED OWL.

 

Western Buttercups and Fawn Lilies (nw side of the hill) were in bloom.

 

Marcia F. Cutler

Corvallis

 

 

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