[birding] Jackson Frazier - Corvallis Thurs 3/5

[Joel Geier]

Hello folks,

To add to Jamie's report, another Virginia Rail was giving an unprompted
"ka-dik ka-dik ka-dik" call in the marsh in the NW corner of E.E. Wilson
today, in bright sunshine around 1 PM. They must be here in numbers now,
and fully wound up for breeding season. 

Jackson-Frazier is really the prime spot to go looking for them around
Corvallis, though. Lots of rails and a nice accessible boardwalk to
boot!

Speaking of nice boardwalks, what a downer to see the vandal-damaged
Pintail Boardwalk at Ankeny NWR, on the front page of today's Gazette-
Times. 

A few days ago at Jackson-Frazier Wetland, I noticed that Benton Co.
Parks & Recreation Department has put up a notice, asking visitors to
help watch out for vandalism there by reporting incidents. If reporting
problems/behavior which are not life-threatening emergencies, they ask
you to call Benton Co. Dispatch (766-6911).

Happy birding,
Joel

On Thu, 2009-03-05 at 22:43 -0800, Jamie S. wrote:
> Michael Molk and I walked the boardwalk at Jackson Frazier (NE
> Corvallis) this evening from about 5:45-6:30.
> 
> The highlights:
> We heard at least 4 VIRGINIA RAIL individuals with no prompting (i.e.
> recordings) on our part.  We heard both the so-called grunt call and
> the male breeding call (ka-DIK ka-DIK ka-DIK).
> 
> I heard one ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER song.
> 
> As we were close to leaving several scattered birds flew fairly low
> over our heads, vocalizing. I think they were probably Wilson's snipe.
> 
> Jamie Simmons
> Corvallis
> 

--
Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis