[birding] field trip

[rich armstrong]

1. only 4 of us went on corvallis 1/2 day trip this morning. here are the highlights
2. we began at lewisburg saddle where we saw
    a. about 5 HERMIT WARBLERS including a couple seen very well
    b. CASSIN'S VIREO seen low and close
    c. a few BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS including a couple seen very well
    d. perched BAND-TAILED PIGEONS
    e. fleeting glimpse of MACGUILLEVRAY'S WARBLER
    f. singing WILLOW FLYCATCHER posing on snag
    g. many BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS
    h. very close RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER
    i. many ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS
    j. did not see but heard PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER
    k. 2 pairs of HOUSE WRENS
    l. heard but did not see WINTER WREN
3. then over to aboretum where we saw 
    a. at least 4 MACGUILLEVRAY'S WARBLERS including a male posing and calling on a low branch for over a minute
    b. PILEATED WOODPECKER working a tree
    c. many ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS including a couple showing their orange crown
    d. WESTERN WOOD PEEWEE
    e. poor look at female WESTERN TANAGER
'    f. fleeting looks at SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, although we heard them all day
    g. WILSON'S WARBLER posing in good light
4. along soap creek road we added
    a. COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
    b. singing CHIPPING SPARROW posing on a wire
    c. CEDAR WAXWING also posing on a wire
    d. HAIRY WOODPECKER working a tree
    e. just another couple MACGUILLEVRAY'S WARBLERS in a bush
    f. one loan TURKEY
5. and of course many of the usual suspects
Rich Armstrong
541-753-1978
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: rich armstrong 
  To: corvbird 
  Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 12:52 PM
  Subject: arboretum


  1. this morning (actually 1030-noon so not early) i did little walks from the macdonald forest entrance at the arboretum
  2. i had an excited CASSIN'S VIREO near the beginning, at least 2 (probably 3) MACGUILLEVRAY'S WARBLERS within a couple hundred yards, a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER in the parking lot, and both PILEATED WOODPECKER & RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER pounding on trees. also wilson's & orange-crowned warblers and purple finches and a peewee aloong the way. swainson's thrushes singing but did not see one.
  3. tomorrow morning i plan to go to lewisburg saddle and the arboretum and hope for these birds and more.
  Rich Armstrong
  541-753-1978
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: rich armstrong 
    To: corvbird 
    Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:44 PM
    Subject: field trip


    1. this saturday is the 2nd saturday of the month corvallis audubon 1/2 day field trip.
    2. Meet at Benton Center 757 NW Polk Ave at 7:30 AM to carpool.  Bring Binoculars, water, and sturdy shoes for the walk along a local birding trail. 
    3. i will be leading this time. we should be home by noon.
    4. so far i plan to do short walks into macdonald forest. i started at lewisburg saddle this morning where i saw 3 macguillevray's warblers, 2 hermit warblers, a few orange-crowned warblers, heard winter wrens everywhere, heard swainson's thrushes, etc. also possible are black-throated gray warblers and flycatchers (hammond's, pacific slope) and vireos (cassin's, hutton's).
    5. so if you didn't go on the summer lake trip come enjoy what should be a beautiful weather morning of hopefully finding birds we don't see every day.
    Rich Armstrong
    541-753-1978
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