Fw: [birding] fern ridge

[Cheryl Whelchel]

I posted a photo of the Tufted Duck taken at great distance.  As well as a couple good Purple Martin photos at the following link.  Becky and I saw a large flock of Dunlin that also had Black-bellied plovers with it.  We watched them all swope back and forth in our scopes for many minutes.

Cheryl Whelchel
Tangent

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

----- Original Message ----- 
From: rich armstrong<mailto:richarmstrong at comcast.net> 
To: corvbird<mailto:birding at midvalleybirding.org> 
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 5:56 PM
Subject: [birding] fern ridge


1. 12 people enjoyed the corvallis audubon 1/2 day field trip to fern ridge this morning.
2. becky schweibert found the TUFTED DUCK and all saw it in scopes.
3. we also had 6 swallows including a couple PURPLE MARTIN. we had a bush in a scope that had NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED along with tree, cliff, and barn swallows.
4. we also managed to see scope views of common yellowthroat and marsh wren and savannah sparrows. also a very close orange-crowned warbler with an orange crown. 2 lincoln's sparrows were not so cooperative.
5. there were a few REDHEADS with the normal ducks - decent numbers of gadwall, ruddy, bufflehead, lesser scaup, and ring-necked.
6. there was no shorebird habitat at all. there were a few BLACK-NECKED STILTS witht the white pelicans. 
7. also 1 ring-billed gull, 1 glaucous-winged gull, an immature bald eagle, 1 osprey.
8. off 126 we had a very close clark's grebe that everyone saw in a scope.
8. although quite cold it did not rain a drop!!!!
Rich Armstrong
541-753-1978
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