[birding] no Cassin's Finch on Marys Peak

[rich armstrong]

1. nanette & i spent 2 hours walking the entire circumference of th meadow 
adjacent to the top parking lot of mary's peak. it was a beautiful day up 
there with great views.
2. no cassin's finch or any other finch we might misidentify.
3. in fact there were not many birds other than violet-green swallows 
everywhere. looking at tons of conifers (with wonderful cones) for 2 hours 
we had 2 nuthatches, 2 chestnut-backed chickadees, 2 goledn-crowned 
sparrows, and zero juncoes.
4. we had a flyover of about 35 EVENING GROSBEAKS, and a few western 
bluebirds.
5. at some stops on the way down we did have 2 HERMIT THRUSHES, 2 VARIED 
THRUSHES, and lots of juncoes.
6. now we put some bird seed at 3 locations - hopefully will attract finches 
and others
    a. the last pullout on left before fetting to top parking lot
    b. near the picnic table on left as you enter the top parking lot
    c. near the signs on southeast corner of top parking lot.
Rich Armstrong
541-753-1978
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W.Douglas.robinson" <w.douglas.robinson at gmail.com>
To: "Birding Midvalley" <list at midvalleybirding.org>
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 8:13 AM
Subject: [birding] Cassin's Finch, solitaire on Marys Peak


> Male finch @ parking lot.  Solitaire and 6 arcticola Horned Larks near 
> top.
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> Have fun
> Doug
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