<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type>
<META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18904">
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Lisa</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lisaaves@peak.org href="mailto:lisaaves@peak.org">Lisa Millbank</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=richarmstrong@comcast.net
href="mailto:richarmstrong@comcast.net">rich armstrong</A> ; <A
title=birding@midvalleybirding.org
href="mailto:birding@midvalleybirding.org">corvbird</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 26, 2010 10:55
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [birding] local bird
questions</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi Rich and all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Lisa</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A
href="http://www.neighborhood-naturalist.com">www.neighborhood-naturalist.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=richarmstrong@comcast.net
href="mailto:richarmstrong@comcast.net">rich armstrong</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=birding@midvalleybirding.org
href="mailto:birding@midvalleybirding.org">corvbird</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [birding] local bird
questions</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>1. has anyone seen VESPER SPARROWS on fitton
green?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>2. or is there any other reliable place in benton
county for them?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>3. i saw report of PURPLE MARTIN at cabell. are they
using the nest boxes molly put up? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>4. has anyone checked the location off tampico rd
where they nested last year?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>5. is there any other reasonable place in
benton to look for AMERICAN BITTERN besides mcfaddin
marsh?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>6. i think i can find tristen CASSIN'S VIREO, but if
you know a good benton county spot i am interested.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Rich Armstrong<BR>541-753-1978</FONT></DIV>
<P></P><FONT face=Arial></FONT>
<HR>
<P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>birding mailing
list<BR>birding@midvalleybirding.org<BR>http://midvalleybirding.org/mailman/listinfo/birding<BR>http://oregonbirdwatch.org/pipermail/obol/</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>
<HR>
<P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>birding mailing
list<BR>birding@midvalleybirding.org<BR>http://midvalleybirding.org/mailman/listinfo/birding<BR>http://oregonbirdwatch.org/pipermail/obol/</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>