[birding] Corv audubon field trip/weird goose pics

[Cheryl Whelchel]

I posted some pictures of the 2 weird geese we saw today at the following link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vgswallow16/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/vgswallow16/>

Cheryl Whelchel
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: rich armstrong<mailto:richarmstrong at comcast.net> 
  To: corvbird<mailto:list at midvalleybirding.org> 
  Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 5:57 PM
  Subject: [birding] corvallis audubon field trip


  1. 15 birders went on the corvallis audubon 1/2 day trip this morning. no rain at all, but quite cold.
  2. we began at mcfaddin marsh where there were about 500 TUNDRA SWANS. everyone got good looks at pintails, american wigeon, green-winged teal, gadwall, coots, ring-necked  ducks, and shovelers. there was 1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE.
  3. we heard a VIRGINIA RAIL (maybe 2) and cheryl welchel went back to car and got her tape and she called the bird into view for everyone. also a MARSH WREN was fairly cooperative
  4. at the bridge still at mcfaddin we had pied-billed grebe and 2 weird canada geese - twice as much white on head and they were together. then we had a mixed flock of PURPLE FINCH (got them in scope), GOLDEN-CROWNED & RUBY CROWNED KINGLETS, yellow-rumped warblers, and chickadees.
  5. at the cheadle marsh overlook we had scope looks at ROUGH-LEGGED & RED-TAILED HAWKS, NORTHERN HARRIER, and distant looks at blad eagle. there was 1 SNOW GOOSE among all the cacklers and canada geese - all saw it well.
  6. at the 1st house we had scope views of ACORN WOODPECKER and WESTERN BLUEBIRD. VARIED THRUSH & WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH were seen but less cooperative.
  7. at 25401 bruce road we looked for the mockingbird. cheryl saw the NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD for an instant but we could not refind it at all. there were many killdeer in the field and scrub jay, mourning dove, house finches, and northern flicker in trees.
  8. we stopped at philomath sewage ponds. everyone saw ruddy duck, 1 female bufflehead, and lesser scaup as well as ducks seen earlier.
  9. we were back by noon and i think all enjoyed the morning.
  Rich Armstrong
  541-753-1978
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