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

[Floyd Schrock]

I also visited the "virtually birdless zone" of Marys Peak today, but one
active Pygmy-Owl < http://empids.blogspot.com/ > filled a large section of
forest with a "presence" and authority far out of proportion to his
diminutive size.  At least the Chickadees seemed to have no doubt about who
the boss was in their woods today.  When he showed up, they disappeared.


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Floyd Schrock
McMinnville, Oregon   USA
http://empids.blogspot.com
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On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Hendrik Herlyn <hhactitis at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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