[birding] Another Nashville Warbler in Adair Village, plus Solitary in EEW

[John Notis]

It seems to me that during spring migration, the number of Nashville  
Warblers reported in the valley is proportional to the snow coverage  
in the Cascades.  I've heard hypotheses about snow keeping them from  
moving up into their breeding areas in the mid-elevations, and / or  
that we are seeing birds that would otherwise be migrating upslope of  
all of us observers.  At any rate, I was hoping to for these reports  
to show up when it got cold and the mountains got a big load of snow  
a few weeks ago.  The current forecast is calling for a bit of snow  
down to 3000' over the next few days, so maybe that will prolong our  
Nashville season.  I hope so, since I haven't had time to go see any  
of the actual birds for myself...

-John Notis
Portland


On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:05 AM, Matthew wrote:

> Just to corroborate Joel's statement up until this year I had never  
> seen a NASHVILLE WARBLER in Oregon and then a week ago I saw a Male  
> NASHVILLE WARBLER in Silverton's city park.  Yesterday I went out  
> birding and I saw 2 male NASHVILLE WARBLERS at a nearby stream and  
> finally yesterday evening there was one singing in a neighbor's  
> Black Walnut.  So in one week I've gone seeing none in Oregon to  
> seeing 4.
>
> Matthew Schneider
> Silverton, Oregon
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Joel Geier" <joel.geier at peak.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 7:53 PM
> To: "Tristen" <tmanindahouse at gmail.com>
> Cc: <birding at midvalleybirding.org>
> Subject: [birding] Another Nashville Warbler in Adair Village,plus  
> Solitary in EEW
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> This is really a remarkable year for NASHVILLE WARBLERS in the
>> mid-valley. I see that today Tristen found another at Takena  
>> Landing, to
>> follow on a remarkable number of reports by others. I also saw  
>> another
>> one today (a male based on head contrast) in Adair County Park in  
>> Adair
>> Village, in the little wetland about 100 yards straight north of the
>> former Prince of Peace Mennonite Church (sorry I forget what it's  
>> called
>> now that it's nondenominational). Three separate Nashvilles in on  
>> spring
>> migration must be a personal record -- usually I count myself  
>> lucky if I
>> see one.
>>
>> Another SOLITARY SANDPIPER was also in the south end of E.E. Wilson
>> Wildlife Area.
>>
>> Happy birding,
>> Joel
>>
>> --
>> Joel Geier
>> Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
>>
>>
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