[birding] Newport Black Phoebe
Molly Monroe
monroemolly at hotmail.com
Sat Feb 14 19:47:13 PST 2009
We saw a Black Phoebe in Newport this morning on a walk down to Nye Beach. It was just below the street level cliffs at the paved walkway wrapping down the hill and then it came down to the rocks on the beach just below the walkway and looked to be picking insects off the side of the cliff. Wasn't sure how unusual this was but it was quite a treat to watch one work with the ocean behind us! Sounds like there's a few moving through...
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> 2. Tualatin River NWR: Slate-colored Junco, W Bluebirds
> (Scott Carpenter)
> 3. Townsend's (Bobbett Pierce)
> 4. Eurasian Wigeon count (Charlotte Ann Kisling)
> 5. Raptor Count: Columbia River - 2/13/2009 (Mike Patterson)
> 6. Great Backyard Bird Count story (Seth Reams)
> 7. Re: Great Backyard Bird Count (Mike Patterson)
> 8. any Rock Sandpiper along the coast? (Karl Kosciuch)
> 9. Re: Townsend's (Brandon Green)
> 10. Fwd: Morrow County Snowy Owl (Nancy MacDonald)
> 11. Thayer's Gulls Today (sandyleapt at comcast.net)
> 12. Slaty-backed Gull today (Steve Nord)
> 13. Re: Slaty-backed Gull today (Douglas Kirkpatrick)
> 14. Re: Slaty-backed Gull today (David Irons)
> 15. Re: any Rock Sandpiper along the coast? (Craig Tumer)
> 16. Birders from out of state - Slaty-backed Gull (Jeff Harding)
> 17. Snowy Owl - second bird reported ? Morrow County (Judy Meredith)
> 18. Re: Birders from out of state - Slaty-backed Gull
> (J. Harry Krueger)
> 19. Re: any Rock Sandpiper along the coast? (J. Harry Krueger)
> 20. do Scrub Jays mimic ??? (Lyn Topinka)
> 21. Woodpecker Wonderland Festival June 2009 (Stephen Shunk)
> 22. OR GBBC Update--Day 2 (FERGUS, Rob)
> 23. Fern Ridge Black Phoebe (Craig Merkel)
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:12:26 -0800
> From: Scott Carpenter <slcarpenter at gmail.com>
> Subject: [obol] Tualatin River NWR: Slate-colored Junco, W Bluebirds
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> Around 12:45 p.m. on Friday, 13 February 2009, I encountered a single
> SLATE-COLORED JUNCO in a flock of Oregon Juncos at the entrance to Tualatin
> River NWR in Sherwood, Washington County. At first, I saw it on the west
> side of the refuge entrance road at the entrance gate, and then it flew to
> the oak northwest of the entrance gate. This is at the main entrance off of
> Hwy 99-W.
>
> Also in this oak savannah area was a flock of 8+ WESTERN BLUEBIRDS.
> According to the volunteers at the visitor center, the bluebirds have been
> there for at least a month.
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> Scott Carpenter
> SW Portland
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> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:06:23 -0500
> From: Bobbett Pierce <ensatina3 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [obol] Townsend's
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> Finally -- a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, a bright male in the yard. It's the first I've seen this winter. Gorgeous little guy.
> Lona Pierce, Warren, in Columbia County
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> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:55:28 -0800
> From: Charlotte Ann Kisling <kiss at cot.net>
> Subject: [obol] Eurasian Wigeon count
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> A couple of days ago, Dave Menke, the Klamath Basin National
> Wildlife Refuge Outdoor Recreation Manager counted a total of 41 male
> Eurasian Wigeon on Lower Klamath. The true figure is undoubtedly much
> higher than that. Dave would like to have a group of two person counting
> teams cover as much of Lower Klamath as we can. The count would take
> place on Friday, February 20 and probably last no more than four hours.
> If you would like to take part in this count, please contact Dave at the
> refuge either by phone by calling (530) 667-2231 or by e-mailing him at
> dave_menke at fws.gov. Note the underscore after his first name. This
> sounds like it will be a lot of fun as well as educational.
> Charlotte Ann Kisling
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:07:32 -0800
> From: Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>
> Subject: [obol] Raptor Count: Columbia River - 2/13/2009
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> Date: February 13, 2009
> Location: Clatsop County, Oregon
>
>
> Columbia River Route - 3.5hrs; 65mi
>
> Birds seen (in taxonomic order):
>
> Bald Eagle 25
> Northern Harrier 9
> Red-tailed Hawk 14
> American Kestrel 2
> Peregrine Falcon 1
>
> Total number of species seen: 5
>
> --
> Mike Patterson
> Astoria, OR
> Variations on a theme
> http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/mbalame/archives/2009/01/20090129.html
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:52:29 -0800 (PST)
> From: Seth Reams <nepobirds at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [obol] Great Backyard Bird Count story
> To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
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> KATU (channel 2) is doing a segment on the GBBC tonight during their 6pm broadcast. Just a heads up. Good birding to all!
>
> Seth Reams and Michelle King
> NE Portland, OR - Gateway area
> portlandbirds.blogspot.com
> 1/4 acre, suburban, 61 feeders
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:09:35 -0800
> From: Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] Great Backyard Bird Count
> To: OBOL <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> I will be doing a bird walk at 09:00 tomorrow at Fort Clatsop, followed
> by a presentation entitled _Winter Birds of Clatsop County_ as part
> of the National Park's weekend long participation effort for the GBBC.
>
>
>
> --
> Mike Patterson
> Astoria, OR
> Variations on a theme
> http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/mbalame/archives/2009/01/20090129.html
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>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:24:47 -0800
> From: Karl Kosciuch <kosciuch at gmail.com>
> Subject: [obol] any Rock Sandpiper along the coast?
> To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
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> Greetings all,
> I'm on the coast this weekend and have yet to see a Rock Sandpiper in OR and
> was wondering if anyone had a reliable or regular spot for ths species.
> Much appreciated,
> Karl Kosciuch
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> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:32:29 -0800
> From: Brandon Green <brandon.green18 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] Townsend's
> To: OBOL <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>, ensatina3 at hotmail.com
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> I didn't get my first TOWNSEND'S of the winter until early January,
> and it wasn't until a couple of weeks ago that I've had a semi-regular
> at the suet feeders. And outside of only occasionally seeing (and
> mostly hearing) VARIED THRUSHES up in the trees, my first recorded
> yard visitor wasn't until yesterday morning. RC KINGLETS have also
> been unusually sparse. It's been a pretty weak season for winter
> migrants in my immediate area.
>
> Interestingly, I've been hosting at least 8 different MALLARDS for the
> past few weeks. Good thing that cracked corn is relatively cheap.
>
> Brandon
> Eugene
>
> -----
> Subject: Townsend's
> From: Bobbett Pierce <ensatina3 AT hotmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:06:23 -0500
>
> Finally -- a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, a bright male in the yard. It's the first I've
> seen this winter. Gorgeous little guy.
>
> Lona Pierce, Warren, in Columbia County
>
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:37:06 -0800
> From: Nancy MacDonald <nancymacdo at gmail.com>
> Subject: [obol] Fwd: Morrow County Snowy Owl
> To: Obol <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> > From: Nancy MacDonald <nancymacdo at gmail.com>
> > Date: February 13, 2009 5:25:08 PM PST
> > To: Obol <obol at lists.orst.edu>
> > Cc: cobol <cobol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
> > Subject: RE: Morrow County Snowy Owl
> >
> >
> > Hello birders,
> >
> > The Snowy Owl was there today (2-13) exactly where Ted said it would
> > be. Thanks to him for the excellent directions. We found it at about
> > 1:00 in 35 degree overcast weather. Although it was somewhat
> > hunkered down, it was facing us directly and we got great looks at
> > it. We were able to leave the car and stand on the bank to view it.
> > I would recommend treating it as Ted described, however, and
> > consider it wary. We had lunch at the Ione Pub and Grill. We would
> > recommend it for friendly people and good food.
> >
> > Nancy MacDonald
> > Prineville
> >
> >
> >
> > Below is Ted's report again:
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> >> From: ted schroeder <tedschroeder0800 at hotmail.com>
> >> Date: February 6, 2009 7:53:08 PM PST
> >> To: OBOL bird list <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
> >> Subject: [obol] Morrow County Snowy Owl
> >>
> >> The Snowy Owl seen yesterday by Eric Henze and reported by Margaret
> >> LaFaive to OBOL was present again today in the same location (At an
> >> old homestead on the east side of the Ione-Boardman Rd, .3 miles SW
> >> of it's junction with the west end of Strawberry Lane) near Ione.
> >> As Eric had seen, the owl favors perching on a concrete foundation
> >> surrounded by junk.
> >>
> >> The owl seems quite wary. Initially, we found it on the foundation
> >> 75 yards off of the road. We watched it from the vehicle for 15
> >> minutes. Then, our gently attempting to pull off of the pavement
> >> caused it to fly to a post 400-500 yards to the south, so we went
> >> to lunch. Upon returning from lunch in Ione 2 hours later, the owl
> >> had returned to the foundation. We watched it from the road for 15
> >> minutes and then headed for home.
> >>
> >> It seems unlikely that this bird would tolerate being approached
> >> close enough to obtain good photos unless you are set up with a
> >> first rate, high power digi-scope setup. Even then, all of the
> >> trash is hardly an optimal setting.
> >>
> >> The owl is fairly heavily spotted, so may be a first year bird or a
> >> female.
> >>
> >> For those of you not familiar with the terrain in that area, it is
> >> primarily rolling, cultivated fields with sparse vegetation
> >> elsewhere, except in some of the drainages. We saw quite a few
> >> widely scattered Horned Larks, one Prairie Falcon and one Rough-
> >> legged Hawk in the nearby area.
> >>
> >> Thanks to Eric and Margaret for reporting the Snowy Owl. They are
> >> always such a treat to see.
> >>
> >> Ted Schroeder----------La Grande
> >>
> >
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> Message: 11
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:09:46 +0000
> From: sandyleapt at comcast.net
> Subject: [obol] Thayer's Gulls Today
> To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org (OBOL)
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>
> Hi All,
>
> This morning there were gulls in the parking lot so I fed them before going in to the office. There were a dozen or so adult Glaucous-Winged gulls, two adult Thayer's Gulls, and some juvenile birds. I had my handy-dandy "Birds of the Willamette Valley Region" with me so I could check field marks. These birds are or were in Gresham this morning.
>
> The first thing I noticed with all the gulls that came is none had yellow legs or yellow-green legs like the last bunch I fed. Everyone had pink legs. Then I noticed how big the gulls closest to me were, they had some brown streaking on the head and back of neck, eyes not too bright a color, beaks were yellow with a good-sized red spot, mantel and wings same color of pearl gray. Birds in flight had a white edge to their wings and bright white tails. Those had to be Glaucous-Winged gulls. Then a couple smaller gulls joined the flock. They stayed behind the larger gulls, they had rounded heads, dark eyes, yellow bills with some red and no black. The mantel was gray, the wings were black. The legs were two, maybe three times darker than the legs of the Glaucous-Winged gulls. The heads were rounded and the bill small compared to the Glaucous-Winged gulls. The smaller gulls had brown streaking on the their heads and back of necks and also a line of soft brown that came f
> rom th
> e nape/neck that softly defined the lower edge of the throat, sort of like a chin strap. Those had to be Thayer's.
>
> No ugly gulls. Only lovely gulls.
>
> Sandy Leaptrott
> NE Portland
>
>
>
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> Message: 12
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:27:36 -0800
> From: "Steve Nord" <srnord101 at verizon.net>
> Subject: [obol] Slaty-backed Gull today
> To: "OBOL" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> OBOL;
>
> The SLATY-BACKED GULL continues to be seen along the Westside of the
> Portland waterfront. At 11:15, I saw the gull just south of the Burnside
> Bridge on the Westside of the river, near the construction area. I then
> walked south to the cove just south of the Hawthorne Bridge. This was at
> 12:00ish, here I found a man surround by hundreds of gulls as he tossed
> bread out to the crowd. The SLATY-BACKED GULL was mixed in with this
> assortment of gulls. I also found 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS here. I took more
> photos, adding a few to my webpage that show this bird in association with
> other species, including one photo of the SLATY-BACK standing next to an
> adult WESTERN and HERRING GULL showing the differences in mantle colors.
> Photos here: http://www.pbase.com/srn_naturalist/slatybacked_gull
>
> Good Birding
> Steve Nord
> Hillsboro, OR
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 13
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:16:27 -0800
> From: "Douglas Kirkpatrick" <kirkpat at charter.net>
> Subject: Re: [obol] Slaty-backed Gull today
> To: "'OBOL'" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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>
> Just out of curiosity, are there any birders coming in from out of OR to see
> this bird?
>
>
> Doug Kirkpatrick
> Medford
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 14
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:15:06 +0000
> From: David Irons <llsdirons at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] Slaty-backed Gull today
> To: Douglas Kirkpatrick <kirkpat at charter.net>, post OBOL
> <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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>
> Doug et al.,
>
> I would be surprised if anyone traveled from farther out of state than Washington to chase this bird. Slaty-backed Gulls have been found annually along the West Coast in recent years, with more sightings in Washington and California than there have been in Oregon. About the only reason someone might come from farther afield for this bird would be if they were doing a big year in the Lower 48. Someone from the East Coast could take a shorter trip and see the Slaty-backed that is Connecticut right now.
>
> Dave Irons
>
>
> > From: kirkpat at charter.net
> > To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
> > Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:16:27 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [obol] Slaty-backed Gull today
> >
> >
> > Just out of curiosity, are there any birders coming in from out of OR to see
> > this bird?
> >
> >
> > Doug Kirkpatrick
> > Medford
> >
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> Message: 15
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:12:40 -0700
> From: "Craig Tumer" <craig at greatskua.com>
> Subject: Re: [obol] any Rock Sandpiper along the coast?
> To: "Karl Kosciuch" <kosciuch at gmail.com>
> Cc: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
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> I'll be on the coast next Friday afternoon and will have an opportunity
> to look for rock sandpipers. I'm also interested in hearing of any
> recent sightings of rock sandpipers or suggestions of reliable locations
> to look for them.
>
> Thanks, and good birding!
> Craig Tumer
> SW Portland
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: [obol] any Rock Sandpiper along the coast?
> > From: Karl Kosciuch <kosciuch at gmail.com>
> > Date: Fri, February 13, 2009 5:24 pm
> > To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
> >
> >
> > Greetings all,
> > I'm on the coast this weekend and have yet to see a Rock Sandpiper in OR and
> > was wondering if anyone had a reliable or regular spot for ths species.
> > Much appreciated,
> > Karl Kosciuch<hr>_______________________________________________
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>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 16
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:52:09 -0800
> From: "Jeff Harding" <jeffharding at centurytel.net>
> Subject: [obol] Birders from out of state - Slaty-backed Gull
> To: <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
> Message-ID: <33553C91673E4B5E9DB309753F03E731 at laptop>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
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> There were two birders from Idaho at the Burnside Bridge when I was there on
> Saturday the 7th.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: obol-bounces at oregonbirdwatch.org
> [mailto:obol-bounces at oregonbirdwatch.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Kirkpatrick
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 8:16 PM
> To: 'OBOL'
> Subject: Re: [obol] Slaty-backed Gull today
>
>
> Just out of curiosity, are there any birders coming in from out of OR to see
> this bird?
>
>
> Doug Kirkpatrick
> Medford
>
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>
> Message: 17
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:04:40 -0800
> From: "Judy Meredith" <jmeredit at bendnet.com>
> Subject: [obol] Snowy Owl - second bird reported ? Morrow County
> To: "obol" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
> Message-ID: <98C05F9BC5B44E14875118F7B794812E at MOM>
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> A birder sent this to me. Sounds like the bird was seen
> near the county line between Gilliam and Morrow? See
> below.
> Judy Meredith
> jmeredit at bendnet.com
>
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 12:59 AM
> Subject: RE: owl?
>
>
> Hi judy...
>
> We found the owl... it was not at the homestead, but about 50 feet off Strawberry Rd, maybe a 1/4 mile from the junction of Ione/Boardman and strawberry. Great looks... we watched from the car, but did not photograph... it was just sitting low in the field. Maybe just have caught a meal.
> but we found a second Snowy Owl, more heavily mottled... 25 miles east of Condon....driving on 206. We flushed this owl from a signpost right next to the road... too far away, and too different from coloration of ione owl... maybe this will be another good year for them in oregon...
>
> great country out there.. had lot's of AMKE, RTHA, and RLHA.
>
> > Amy
> > Did you find the Snowy Owl?
> > Judy Meredith
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> Message: 18
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:55:59 -0700
> From: "J. Harry Krueger" <hkrueger at cableone.net>
> Subject: Re: [obol] Birders from out of state - Slaty-backed Gull
> To: OBOL <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> Yes... and one of them was wearing that da-- orange and blue color gear
> representing some foreign college football team from a place called
> "BSU...." (As a precaution catering to our desire for physical survival, we
> do change clothes before venturing into Lynn Co.)
> :)
>
> Seriously though, one of the things we noticed was that the gull
> "disappears" by itself, even though most, if not all, of the other gulls it
> associates with are still present until just about sundown. Both days we
> were there it was not to be seen after about 4:30... despite our assistance
> in helping the local bread producing economy. Has it been seen later?
>
> J. Harry Krueger
> Boise, ID
>
> On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 7:52 AM, Jeff Harding <jeffharding at centurytel.net>wrote:
>
> > There were two birders from Idaho at the Burnside Bridge when I was there
> > on
> > Saturday the 7th.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: obol-bounces at oregonbirdwatch.org
> > [mailto:obol-bounces at oregonbirdwatch.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Kirkpatrick
> > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 8:16 PM
> > To: 'OBOL'
> > Subject: Re: [obol] Slaty-backed Gull today
> >
> >
> > Just out of curiosity, are there any birders coming in from out of OR to
> > see
> > this bird?
> >
> >
> > Doug Kirkpatrick
> > Medford
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> Message: 19
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:26:23 -0700
> From: "J. Harry Krueger" <hkrueger at cableone.net>
> Subject: Re: [obol] any Rock Sandpiper along the coast?
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> Rock Sandpiper was present Sunday, January 7 on the Barview jetty, as well
> as the expected Black Turnstone and Surfbird.
>
> J. Harry Krueger
> Boise
>
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Craig Tumer <craig at greatskua.com> wrote:
>
> > I'll be on the coast next Friday afternoon and will have an opportunity
> > to look for rock sandpipers. I'm also interested in hearing of any
> > recent sightings of rock sandpipers or suggestions of reliable locations
> > to look for them.
> >
> > Thanks, and good birding!
> > Craig Tumer
> > SW Portland
> >
> > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > Subject: [obol] any Rock Sandpiper along the coast?
> > > From: Karl Kosciuch <kosciuch at gmail.com>
> > > Date: Fri, February 13, 2009 5:24 pm
> > > To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings all,
> > > I'm on the coast this weekend and have yet to see a Rock Sandpiper in OR
> > and
> > > was wondering if anyone had a reliable or regular spot for ths species.
> > > Much appreciated,
> > > Karl Kosciuch<hr>_______________________________________________
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> Message: 20
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:24:20 -0800
> From: Lyn Topinka <pointers at pacifier.com>
> Subject: [obol] do Scrub Jays mimic ???
> To: OBOL <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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>
> hi ...
>
> I'm aware of Stellers Jays mimicing other sounds and have actually
> heard and watched one screeching like an eagle and chattering like a
> squirrel ... however I am wondering if Western Scrub Jays do this ???
> ... we've been hearing a hawk screeching every morning and this
> morning it was coming from our backyard ... the only bird we saw was
> a Western Scrub Jay, however we were not able to see if it was the
> screecher or not ... I searched through old Tweeters and OBOL
> archives and nothing popped up on my search words, plus I did a
> google search on mimcry and Scrub Jays ... nothing I found at the
> obvious sources ... so, OBOL and Tweeters --- is mimcry in Scrub Jays
> too ??? ... is it perhaps common in ALL Jays ???
>
> thanks,
> Lyn
>
>
>
>
>
> Lyn Topinka
> http://EnglishRiverWebsite.com
> http://ColumbiaRiverImages.com
> http://RidgefieldBirds.com
>
>
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> Message: 21
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:17:43 -0800
> From: Stephen Shunk <steve at paradisebirding.com>
> Subject: [obol] Woodpecker Wonderland Festival June 2009
> To: obol at oregonbirdwatch.org, COBOL <COBOL at lists.oregonstate.edu>,
> Roger at campshermanstore.com
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> Greetings birders,
> I am excited to invite you to the 2nd annual Woodpecker Wonderland Festival,
> June 5-7, 2009, in lovely Camp Sherman, Oregon. We will have a full weekend
> of field trips, presentations, meals, and more. The artwork for the event is
> now posted here:
> http://www.paradisebirding.com/sys-tmpl/woodpeckerwonderland/ and will be
> available on T-shirts, hats, and posters very soon.
>
> We still have a limited supply of shirts and hats from 2008; they are $20
> each (including shipping), and the artwork for these is here:
> T-shirts in navy and tan -
> http://paradisebirding.com/picidae/wwfestshirt08.gif
> Hats in tan - http://paradisebirding.com/picidae/wwfesthat08.gif
>
> Registration for the 2009 festival will begin March 1, so mark your
> calendars and stay tuned at www.woodpeckerwonderland.com for all the
> updates.
>
> *See you in Camp Sherman this summer!*
> Steve Shunk
>
> --
> Stephen Shunk
> Paradise Birding
> Sisters, OR USA
> www.paradisebirding.com
> 541-408-1753
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> Message: 22
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:20:59 -0500
> From: "FERGUS, Rob" <rfergus at audubon.org>
> Subject: [obol] OR GBBC Update--Day 2
> To: "obol at oregonbirdwatch.org" <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> So far, Oregon birders have reported 123 species on the Great Backyard Bird Count...still a ways to go to reach the 211 species reported last year.
>
> Remember you can report from a single location on each of the four days of the count (Friday-Monday) and we welcome checklists from as many places as you bird. So this weekend feel free to report every last crow you see...even the birds you see driving madly to the store to pick up that last minute valentine's day gift...
>
> Have fun out there, find some great birds, and report them to www.birdcount.org.
>
> Rob Fergus
> Senior Scientist, Urban Bird Conservation
> National Audubon Society
>
> Audubon Birdscapes
> http://birdscapes.audubon.org
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> Message: 23
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:53:22 -0800
> From: "Craig Merkel" <quetsal48 at comcast.net>
> Subject: [obol] Fern Ridge Black Phoebe
> To: <obol at oregonbirdwatch.org>
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> Yesterday there was a Black Phoebe at the pond near the viewing platform at
> Fern Ridge.
>
>
>
> Craig Merkel
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