[birding] Finley Purple Martins

[Molly Monroe]

We saw a purple martin on Sunday near the intersection of the road up to the office. Not sure on the sex but it seemed to be darker, we didn't have binos with us. It was flying over the weedy patch along the road with a few swallows. Fingers crossed they find the boxes at Cabell (on west side in dead ash snags). Please let me know if anyone sees any interest in them by martins passing through...

Molly~

 

Rich,

American Bitters can also be seen at the Mitigation wetland on Bruce Rd (also known as the scrape). 



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From: lisaaves at peak.org
To: richarmstrong at comcast.net; birding at midvalleybirding.org
Subject: Re: [birding] local bird questions
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 11:53:02 -0700
CC: 




I guess that Purple Martin we saw Saturday was probably an adult female; from what I just read, it says adult females have a grayish collar on the hind neck.
Lisa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Lisa Millbank 
To: rich armstrong ; corvbird 
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [birding] local bird questions


Hi Rich and all,
The Purple Martin we saw on the birding class field trip was just flying around with other swallows, near the blind on the Homer Campbell Trail.  The martin had the grayish collar that younger ones have.  It would be great if there was another one and they decided to nest, but we only saw the one.
We heard an American Bittern recently at Jackson-Frazier Wetland.  Cheadle Marsh, the southwest parts of Cabell Marsh, the northern marshes at E.E. Wilson have been good spots in the past for bitterns.
For Cassin's Vireo take a walk up Bald Hill, Mulkey Creek, Peavy Arboretum, or Mill Hill.  This year at least one has been singing his burry little song in tall Douglas-firs at Avery Park.
 
Lisa
www.neighborhood-naturalist.com
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: rich armstrong 
To: corvbird 
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:20 AM
Subject: [birding] local bird questions


1. has anyone seen VESPER SPARROWS on fitton green?
2. or is there any other reliable place in benton county for them?
3. i saw report of PURPLE MARTIN at cabell. are they using the nest boxes molly put up? 
4. has anyone checked the location off tampico rd where they nested last year?
5. is there any other reasonable place in benton to look for AMERICAN BITTERN besides mcfaddin marsh?
6. i think i can find tristen CASSIN'S VIREO, but if you know a good benton county spot i am interested.
Rich Armstrong
541-753-1978





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