[birding] Fwd: E. E. Wilson and environs

[Joel Geier]

Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:11:13 -0500
From: Stefan Schlick <greenfant at hotmail.com>
Subject: [OBOL] E. E. Wilson and environs

Sam and I spent a leisurely day in Benton Co. 

At E.E. Wilson WA, we missed Rich's Swamp Sparrow(s), yet there briefly
was a Northern Shrike at the same spot. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was
again very low in its tree near the headquarter building on the north
side of Camp Adair Rd. A winter-plumaged Chipping Sparrow was working
the chicken pens. Otherwise, it was pretty quiet.

At the first left turn a few miles into Airly Rd (from 99W), we found a
large flock of swans, most of which seemed to be the Trumpeters.

The boardwalk at Jackson-Frazier Wetland held an obliging Red-breasted
Sapsucker and a few Purple Finches.

Finally, along the Woodland Trail at the Peavy Arboretum there was a
Northern Pygmy-Owl late afternoon.

Stefan Schlick
Hillsboro, OR