[birding] Marys Peak Pine Grosbeak - NO; Llewellin Rd. Burrowing Owl - YES

[Hendrik Herlyn]

Hello all,

Jamie Simmons, Oscar Harper and I went out this afternoon in search of the elusive Pine Grosbeak on Marys Peak. We spent a couple of hours in beautiful sunshine above the clouds in a virtually birdless zone, enjoying great views of the Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson and Mt. Hood, but no grosbeaks, Pine or otherwise, and hardly any other avian lifeforms except a few Chestnut-backed Chickadees and a Common Raven.

En route, we stopped along Lllewellin Rd. south of Corvallis and refound the BURROWING OWL that has been there all winter. See picture at:

http://www.new.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30241595&l=4b8f8&id=1383356632

Also along LllewellinRd., we found a flock of 8-9 WESTERN BLUEBIRDS and a couple of ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.

A great day to get out of the house, even without a new county bird!

Good Birding

Hendrik



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Hendrik G. Herlyn

2445 SW Leonard Street, Apt. 5

Corvallis, OR 97333

USA

E-Mail: hhactitis at yahoo.com


      
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