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11 May Yellow-headed Blackbird at Fern Ridge ["Ellen Cantor" ] 11 May Lawrence's Goldfinch photo [Dan Gleason ] 11 May remove me from the list serve [] 11 May Western Tanager in Newport Park [Cindy Ashy ] 11 May U of O campus birding (hordes of Western tanagers) [khanh tran ] 11 May Western Tanagers - Rowena Plateau ["Michael Pike" ] 11 May Mt. Tabor (Portland) migrant fallout and probable Western Bluebird ["m_scatt AT yahoo.com" ] 11 May Western Tanagers in PDX [] 11 May Western Tanagers in Portland ["Carol Frischmann" ] 11 May Yamhill County Common Loon, Greater Scaup [Quinton T Nice ] 11 May FOY Swainson's Thrush on May 11th in Forest Park PDX [John Deshler ] 11 May Western Tanager behavior ["Nancy Curran" ] 11 May Nashville Warbler at Tualatin Hills Nature Park Washington County [] 11 May Re: How many is too many? [] 11 May Polk County Big Day: Short ["BILL ROSIE TICE" ] 11 May Mt Tabor (Mult.) Calliope; Lazuli Bunting [Tom McNamara ] 11 May NE Salem [Margaret Stephens ] 11 May How many is too many? [Ann Chamberlain ] 11 May Springfield Calliope Hummer [] 11 May JoCo 9th and 10th birds ["Dennis P. Vroman" ] 11 May Eugene - EVENING GROSBEAKS + opposing a Willamette Greenway permit help needed.... [Kat & Bill ] 11 May Lawrence's Goldfinch [Dan Gleason ] 11 May Eugene - Delta Ponds AMERICAN BITTERN [Kat & Bill ] 11 May Re: Cancel subscription [Rich Hoyer ] 11 May Re: Cancel subscription ["Larry & Paulette Filz" ] 11 May Cancel subscription [maria harris ] 11 May Coos BIG DAY 5/10 ["Russ Namitz" ] 11 May EVERYONE READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO CANCEL OBOL (delete if you read OBOL regularly) [Rich Hoyer ] 11 May Linn County Gray Flycatcher - Foster Reservoir ["Jeff Harding" ] 11 May Boiler Bay ["Phil Pickering" ] 11 May Lane County NAMC - Coastal Red-necked Phalaropes, too ["Barbara Combs" ] 10 May Red-necked Phalaropes at Summer Lake ["Scott Carpenter" ] 10 May EVERYONE READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO CANCEL OBOL [Rich Hoyer ] 10 May cancellation of OBOL ["Tom & Ellen Murphy" ] 10 May Re: No Tufted Duck, no sun, but birds, & good company [] 10 May stop postings [] 10 May Townsend's Warblers [Margaret Stephens ] 10 May Red Crossbills - Silver Falls State Park ["John Thomas" ] 10 May Westmorland backyard birds ["Martha taylor & Chris Bennett" ] 11 May Census Count: Mt. Talbert, Clackamas County, Oregon on May 10, 2008 [] 10 May BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, Oregon City, Clackamas Co. ["Tim Janzen" ] 11 May Golden-crowned Sparrows [] 10 May Subscribing and Unsubscribing: A Do-It-Yourself Manual [Rich Hoyer ] 10 May American bittern, Sandy Delta (Mult) [] 10 May Fern Ridge Gulls ["Daniel Farrar" ] 10 May Please unsubscribe me [Donald Sutherland ] 10 May Backtyard, Springfield ["Tom Escue" ] 10 May No Tufted Duck, no sun, but birds, & good company ["Andy Frank" ] 10 May Ash-throated Flycatchers [Leith McKenzie ] 10 May please stop [Peter Frazier ] 10 May Marion County Solitary, Short-billed, Tundra Swan [Roy Gerig ] 10 May Larch Mt., Mult. [David Mandell ] Subject: Yellow-headed Blackbird at Fern Ridge From: "Ellen Cantor" <ellencantor AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 15:53:33 -0700 I went birding at the Royal end of Fern Ridge early this afternoon. Several YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were in a mixed flock of RED-WINGED and BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS in some tall shrubs/small trees midway down the dike between Osprey Lake and Redhead Pond (the two easternmost ponds). Also saw a WILSON'S SNIPE and one AMERICAN PELICAN._______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Lawrence's Goldfinch photo From: Dan Gleason <dan-gleason AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 15:33:29 -0700 One of the photos of the Lawrence's Goldfinch that was in the Eugene area 2 weeks ago can now be viewed on Alan Contreras's bird photo blog at: www.CONTRERASBIRDS.BLOGSPOT.COM Thanks, Alan and many thanks to Janet Lewis-Case and her husband for telling me about this bird and for sending to me the photos. Dan Gleason ------------- Dan Gleason dan-gleason AT comcast.net 541 345-0450 _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: remove me from the list serve From: jendevlin AT att.net Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 22:07:07 +0000 Sorry OBOL - can't handle the in box madness without the digest..please remove me from the list...... sorry if this comes to all of you birders...... have a great migration! _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Western Tanager in Newport Park From: Cindy Ashy <tunicate89 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 15:01:13 -0700 (PDT) As part of the NAMC, we found a beautiful male Western Tanager at Frank Wade Memorial Park in Newport just down the street from the Newport Swimming Pool. I've found this to be a reliably birdy park by the way....nice diversity. Cindy Ashy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: U of O campus birding (hordes of Western tanagers) From: khanh tran <khanhbatran AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:35:02 +0000 Hi all, While attending an awards banquet on campus, there was a mini fall out 100 plus WESTERN TANAGERS, 50 plus BLACK HEADED GROSBEAKS, a dozen or so WARBLING VIREOS. Other noticable birds were VAUX'S SWIFTS and several dozen EVENING GROSBEAKS. All the birds were hanging out near the Honor's College and Lillis Building.... First time on the campus but at a pretty time. Speaking of Western Tanagers, I must have counted at least 200 plus birds en route home, including Skinner's Butte, Ankeny NWR, and I-5. Good birding, Khanh Tran (Portland, Oregon) _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Western Tanagers - Rowena Plateau From: "Michael Pike" <michael-spam AT embarqmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 14:25:30 -0700 Was at Rowena Plateau around noon on 5/11/08, lots of Western Tanagers about. Didn't count all I saw but 50+ easy. Definitely most abundant bird out there. They were mostly flying around the cliff edges that had trees nearby, and there were also quite a few in the trees around the 2 ponds. It was a very windy day up there. My first post to the list, hope things go ok. Michael Pike - The Dalles, Oregon _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Mt. Tabor (Portland) migrant fallout and probable Western Bluebird From: "m_scatt AT yahoo.com" <m_scatt@yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 14:12:03 -0700 (PDT) Unlike the top, the south slope of Mt. Tabor was full of birds this morning. Western Wood-Pewees and Swainson's Thrushes were everywhere. There were 100+ Western Tanagers, at least 40 Townsend's and 30 Wilson's Warblers, about 20 Black-throated Gray Warblers, and 10 Orange-crowned Warblers. They were streaming downslope (south) in large flocks.Could it have been weather related? We also saw several Warbling and Cassin's Vireos, Olive-sided Flycatchers, Hammond's Flycatchers, Pacific-slope Flycatchers and MacGillivray's Warblers. The best birds were 2 BULLOCK'S ORIOLES and a HERMIT WARBLER on the south side and the CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD at the top. At the southwest gate near the lower reservoir was a probable drab-adult WESTERN BLUEBIRD at the top of a fir tree with a flock of Robins. Nothing else fit its size (about 7 in.), short tail, light rufous chest and grayish back. We couldn't relocate it. Interestingly, we saw 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets while searching for the bluebird. On Thursday (5/8) we saw at least 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Em Scattaregia, Adrian and Christopher Hinkle ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Western Tanagers in PDX From: Dalpdx AT aol.com Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:58:36 EDT I have lived in North Portland for 15 years and I have never seen these birds here. Several WT's in the Holly trees/English Ivy and Maples in the ally way. Also, several Black-headed Grosbeaks visiting our feeder and bath. I don't know why we're seeing WT's all of a sudden. Darryl dalpdx AT aol.com **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Western Tanagers in Portland From: "Carol Frischmann" <frischma AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:42:09 -0700 I've seen more Western Tanagers in Portland in my SW neighborhood than ever in six years. My neighbors say they don't remember seeing this many ever. Does anyone know (1) is this a case of our being more aware, or of a change in the number of birds seen in recent years, (2) where are "our" Tanagers coming from and going to?, and (3) where are the closest nesting areas for Western Tanagers? Thank you so very much. I've promised to update six households in the neighborhood based on the wisdom and experience of the Obol-ites. Best, Carol Carol Frischmann www.thiswildlife.com a world of pets, nature & science _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Yamhill County Common Loon, Greater Scaup From: Quinton T Nice <qtnice AT juno.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:38:13 -0700 OBOL, While counting for the NAMC yesterday I found an alternate plumage COMMON LOON on the upper end of McGuire Reservoir. I've often thought they should be there since Hagg Lake gets them regularly just a little way to the north, but this is the first I've seen. This is probably a fourth county record, with two of the others also coming from McGuire. There has also been a GREATER SCAUP hanging around the Willamina fishing pond the last few days. Sort of unusual and sort of late. Quinton Nice Willamina, Oregon _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: FOY Swainson's Thrush on May 11th in Forest Park PDX From: John Deshler <johndeshler AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:42:14 -0700 (PDT) Heard a FOY SWAINSON'S THRUSH in Forest Park today, May 11th, right on time. Last year, I was intrigued when some the experts here on OBOL explained that the FOY vocalizations for SWAINSON'S THRUSHES in the Portland area are typically heard on May 10th. In 2007, it was exactly May 10th, at least in Forest Park where I spend a great part of each and every spring day. This year, May 11th. The past two weeks have marked a beautiful transition in the park, as the calls of recent arrivals, particularly PACIFIC SLOPED FLYCATCHERS and WILSON'S WARBLERS, have replaced the sounds of VARIED THRUSHES that were ubiquitous in April. The Big Leaf Maples have leafed out and groups of warblers and WESTERN TANAGERS are everywhere, especially TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS. Good birdin', John Deshler Portland ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Western Tanager behavior From: "Nancy Curran" <necurran AT earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:35:26 -0700 We've had Western Tanagers at the birdbaths in previous year, but not at the feeders. This year we were surprised to find at least eating from the suet feeder. He's been hanging out for several days now feeding from the suet and occassionaly joining the ground feeders going through the general "critter mix". Is this unusual for a Western Tanager? We're thrilled to have his presence for so much of the day! (The suet is a general, high energy/peanut mix.)_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Nashville Warbler at Tualatin Hills Nature Park Washington County From: <lesliemeserve AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 12:12:36 -0700 Hello, I met Mike Screen at the Nature Park at 8 - quiet at 1st, then at the loop off the Oak Trail (Tadpole Pond) we stood at edge & saw a Nashville Warbler working at the flowers of a vine maple. Also in the park (many seen near the Rufous Hummingbird area): Warbling Vireo Cassins Vireo Wilson's (many) Orange Crowned, Common Yellow-throat, Yellow-rumped Warblers & heard Townsend's Warblers Western Wood-Pewee Black-Headed Grosbeak Western Tanagers (many) Evening Grosbeaks Full list will be at http://birdnotes.net Leslie _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Re: How many is too many? From: bettyehunt AT aol.com Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 15:11:34 -0400 For the past week, I've had 30+ BAND-TAILED PIGEONS at any one time but they are usually content with feeding on the ground.? I don't thing there's such a thing as too many of these goofy guys. The STELLER'S JAYS, on the other hand, try to gobble up everything in the feeders and on the ground.? Still having lots of AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES and quite a few PINE SISKINS at the thistle feeder.? More GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS (sometimes a dozen or more) than in other years.?? Bettye Hunt Waldport ? -----Original Message----- From: Ann Chamberlain To: Oregon Birds Sent: Sun, 11 May 2008 10:14 am Subject: [obol] How many is too many? This morning I had eleven BAND-TAILED PIGEONS competing with four or five STELLAR'S JAYS and six or seven male BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS for space on the feeder. It is hard to keep track of all the jays and grosbeaks while watching pigeons falling off the feeder! The female grosbeaks seem to prefer fighting with the purple finches for space on the sunflower feeder. Ann outside Myrtle Creek _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Polk County Big Day: Short From: "BILL ROSIE TICE" <watice AT msn.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 10:35:02 -0700 Hi Folks, Yesterday I started out to do a solo big day in Polk County, but did not finish it as it got rainy and windy up in the coast range about 1 PM. I stopped the day with 106 species. Nature called about 2:30 AM so I figured it was as good a time as any so got ready and did some owling, coming up with a chat as my first bird of the day. However, I did get a screech, great-horned and long-eared owl. The American White Pelicans were still at BSNWR, so these along with the Long-eared Owl were by far the best birds of the day. One other find not really to be expected was a pair of Hooded Mergansers along the Yamhill River. Otherwise, if the weather had held, I had a decent chance of breaking the record of 124 set my me and Roy Gerig a few years ago, as there were enough easily gettable bird as well as a fell maybe's. I was dipping on shorebirds, but then had not walked the R&R tracks at Farmer Rd. Other good birds that are harder to get were Ring-billed Gull, Lesser Godlfinch, Laz Bunting, White-fronted Goose, Snipe, Anna's Hummer, Chat. Best of Birding Bill Tice_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Mt Tabor (Mult.) Calliope; Lazuli Bunting From: Tom McNamara <tmacport99 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 10:23:42 -0700 OBOL, Tabor was/is freezing this a.m. action was kinda slow numbers-wise but diversity is quite good. Best bird for me was a male Calliope hummer that the Scattaregia/ Hinkle syndicate found. In the area north of the oval on top and south of the big east-running stairs. Before I ran into them we had a male FOY Lazuli Bunting which is a good bird for Tabor. I've noticed something of a pulse of Warbling vireos in the park the past 2 days the Townsend's solitaires May have split. good birding, Tom _________________________________________________________________ Get Free (PRODUCT) RED™ Emoticons, Winks and Display Pics. http://joinred.spaces.live.com?ocid=TXT_HMTG_prodredemoticons_052008 _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: NE Salem From: Margaret Stephens <mlstep AT msn.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 10:20:26 -0700 Numerous WESTERN TANAGERS & BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS aound NE Salem. At Lee Mission Cemetery on D Street in Salem, BULLOCK'S ORIOLES. Also, to "unsubscribe" go to this link - http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol. _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: How many is too many? From: Ann Chamberlain <mazoerr AT netscape.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 10:14:48 -0700 This morning I had eleven BAND-TAILED PIGEONS competing with four or five STELLAR'S JAYS and six or seven male BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS for space on the feeder. It is hard to keep track of all the jays and grosbeaks while watching pigeons falling off the feeder! The female grosbeaks seem to prefer fighting with the purple finches for space on the sunflower feeder. Ann outside Myrtle Creek _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Springfield Calliope Hummer From: Oropendolas AT aol.com Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:09:19 EDT Hey, we're back on the list! A male Calliope Hummingbird, new for our yard, is coming to the feeder this morning. Cool. John Sullivan & Laura Jonhson Springfield, Oregon **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: JoCo 9th and 10th birds From: "Dennis P. Vroman" <dpvroman AT budget.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 09:34:01 -0700 Here's some reports from the 9th: EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (at Sunny Valley feeder; hoping there on the 10th) GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE (captured and banded by the Institute for Bird Population banding group at a location along the Rogue River west of Grants Pass and Whitehorse Park) With just some of the data from the NAMC day, some highlights: ROCK WREN (rock pit near Manzanita I-5 rest stop, north bound) CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD (same as above) EVENING GROSBEAKS (at our place and at least one other location) SWAINSON'S THRUSH (at our place, just east of the Merlin I-5 exit) TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE (up Taylor Cr, west of Indian Mary Park) at least 12 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS (at Whitehorse) My best find of the day...a mouse! Nearly stepped on a PACIFIC JUMPING MOUSE. A friend got photos; what a neat little mouse, that Jumps! Dennis (north of Grants Pass)_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Eugene - EVENING GROSBEAKS + opposing a Willamette Greenway permit help needed.... From: Kat & Bill <katandbill AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 09:29:00 -0700 (PDT) Hi again, Guess I'm not awake! Forgot to say that yesterday there was a major movement of EVENING GROSBEAKS over the house. At least 60+. Later they were over the Delta Ponds. The trees over there were alive with BULLOCK'S ORIOLES & BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS too. On another note, has anyone successfully submitted comments to stop a development in the Willamette River Greenway? The new owner of the property next door has filed for a permit to build a new 3,000 square foot house on the greenway. Neighbors are opposed, for various reasons! The proposed development is 8 feet from Goal 5 Salmon Habitat. We'd like to focus our comments on that, and the pond restoration project immediately to the north of the proposed development. The area is home to neo-tropical migrants and year round song and water birds. Comments are due Tuesday, 5/13. Anyway, just a thought! If you have ideas, please email me off the list, so the folks that don't follow directions don't have their inboxes cluttered. Thanks, and good birding! Kat in Eugene ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Lawrence's Goldfinch From: Dan Gleason <dan-gleason AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 09:24:54 -0700 While leading at bird walk at the Wings & Wine Festival yesterday in Veneta, a couple told me that they had a LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCH at their feeder for a couple of days at the end of April. They live in the Santa Clara area of north Eugene. I suggested how unusual this would be but they were certain and said that they would send me photos. They did just that and sent several nice photos of a male LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCH at their tube feeder along with several American Goldfinches. They were apologetic about not contacting any about this at the time but they did not know it was unusual, just that it was something new to their yard. If it shows up again, they promise to contact me immediately. The photos were taken by Janet Lewis-Case after she first spotted the bird. She and her husband saw it there on April 24 and I believe that it may have stayed another day or two. I'm sure they would be open to allowing others to view the bird on the off-chance that it does return. I will ask them to submit a rare bird report form. Dan Gleason ------------- Dan Gleason dan-gleason AT comcast.net 541 345-0450 _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Eugene - Delta Ponds AMERICAN BITTERN From: Kat & Bill <katandbill AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 09:02:16 -0700 (PDT) Hi OBOL, Yesterday, 5/10, while doing our bird monitoring for the city at Delta Ponds, we found an AMERICAN BITTERN. It was at the north end of the ponds off of Goodpasture Island Road, between the Saturn dealer and the retirement home. Pretty neat! 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Hoyer Tucson, AZ Senior Leader, WINGS http://www.wingsbirds.com --- On May 11, 2008, at 8:58 AM, Larry & Paulette Filz wrote: Please cancel my subscription. filz AT teleport.com _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Re: Cancel subscription From: "Larry & Paulette Filz" <filz AT teleport.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 08:58:32 -0700 Please cancel my subscription. filz AT teleport.com _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Cancel subscription From: maria harris <mariaharris AT ccountry.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 08:45:41 -0700 Something has changed with your site and now I am getting every message. Please remove me from your list. Maria _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Coos BIG DAY 5/10 From: "Russ Namitz" <namitzr AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 08:42:30 -0700 Tim Rodenkirk & I did a Big Day on Saturday for the Coos NAMC. We owled our way out to the eastern part of the county (Powers/Mt. Bolivar) and then birded back to Bandon via Myrtle Point & Coquille. After that we headed north to Coos Bay, the famous North Spit and then back to my house. Highlights include... 6 species of owls missing only Spotted Owl Eden Valley/Mt. Bolivar CLARK'S NUTCRACKER EVENING GROSBEAK Myrtle Point CEDAR WAXWING Bandon area TUFTED PUFFIN BONAPARTE'S GULL HERRING GULL Cape Arago area GLAUCOUS GULL Pigeon Pt/Fossil Pt RUDDY TURNSTONE MEW GULL RED CROSSBILL CB North Spit RUDDY DUCK SHEARWATER SP. (almost certainly Sooty, but the bird was at least 4+ miles away on the horizon) RING-NECKED PHEASANT We ended up with 162 species with only 1 "dirty" bird, a Hutton's Vireo heard only by one person. This may be a Coos Big Day record. I don't have access to such things at this time. Bird we didn't see that we should have ("Big Misses") include... WESTERN GREBE GREEN HERON BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON RED-SHOULDERED HAWK PEREGRINE FALCON GREATER YELLOWLEGS LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER BELTED KINGFISHER WESTERN SCRUB JAY BEWICK'S WREN NASHVILLE WARBLER GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW WESTERN MEADOWLARK Good birding, Russ Namitz Coos Bay _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: EVERYONE READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO CANCEL OBOL (delete if you read OBOL regularly) From: Rich Hoyer <calliope AT theriver.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 07:49:32 -0700 ADDENDUM: REGARDING #4 BELOW, I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT AS LONG AS AN HOUR OR MORE FOR YOUR E-MAIL TO ARRIVE. PLEASE BE PATIENT, AND WAIT AT LEAST A DAY. Hi Everyone, Follow these directions carefully. 1. Click on http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/options/obol 2. Enter your e-mail address in the first blank. 3. Click on the button labeled "Remind" towards the bottom of the page under the blue "Password reminder" title. 4. Hold your breath and count to 10. 5. Check your e-mail inbox. The message you should have received will have your password in about the 10th line. This will not be the password you had with the old OBOL server; it will be a new, randonly generated one. [If you did not receive the e-mail, your spam filter is blocking it or your ISP (Comcast, for example) is bouncing the mail back, thinking it is spam. You must deal with this in your own way.] 6. Go back to http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/options/obol (or click on the link that's in the e-mail you received), but this time enter your e-mail address in the first box AND YOUR NEW PASSWORD in the second box. 7. Click on the "Log In" button right under those. Please don't unsubscribe. 8. At this new page scroll down to the gray-shaded areas under the header "Your obol Subscription Options." 9. The first option is the most important one. If you set to "Disabled" you will no longer get mail, and you will still retain posting privileges. Please don't unsubscribe, as we all want to hear about that Blue Grosbeak or Hooded Oriole that shows up at your feeder, even if you don't normally contribute to OBOL on a regular basis. 10. Finally, at the bottom of the page, click on the button centered under the gray-shaded areas titled "Submit My Changes." Good Birding, Rich --- Richard C. Hoyer Tucson, AZ Senior Leader, WINGS http://www.wingsbirds.com --- _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Linn County Gray Flycatcher - Foster Reservoir From: "Jeff Harding" <jeffharding AT centurytel.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 07:31:18 -0700 There was a Gray Flycatcher at Lewis Creek County Park on North River Drive at Foster Reservoir, in the marshy area at the west edge of the park yesterday. Other notable birds seen on a ramble from the Scio area to Quartzville Creek: Black Phoebe - Griggs Mill Ponds Horned Lark - Balm Drive clover field, near Crabtree Western Kingbirds - Pair at Thackaberry Sheep Farm, And one at Almen Drive off Richardson's Gap Townsend's Solitaires - pair on Quartzville Creek Harlequin Ducks - 4 on Quartzville Creek Calliope Hummingbirds - pair at our feeder Quartzville Creek is gorgeous, just now, with dogwoods blooming and male Harlequins easily found. Of course this is expected - Steve Dowlan often commented that this one of the best rivers for these spectacular ducks. Goldeneyes were gone from Foster, and there were few birds on the lake, only six Western Grebes and a few Canada Geese. Scio Sewage Ponds were also without interesting birds. The Griggs Mill Ponds held 8 male Wood Ducks, and a single female. Green Peter Reservoir was nearly devoid of birds, as usual. What is with that? There are lots of people fishing, so there must be life in it. This morning there was a Wood Duck in our front yard, presumably examining a nest box there, where they have attempted nesting in the past. Good Birding, Jeff _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Boiler Bay From: "Phil Pickering" <philliplc AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 07:17:41 -0700 6:00-6:45 (5/11): overcast w/light rain, wind NW 5-10, swells 5-7 100 Red-throated Loons 200 Pacific Loons 20 Common Loons 2 Western Grebes 1 MANX SHEARWATER (N by itself 300 yards out) 80 Brandt's Cormorants (S) 15 Pelagic Cormorants 8 Brant 8 Northern Shoveler 15 White-winged Scoters 200 Surf Scoters 500 Western Sandpipers 40 Red-necked Phalaropes 1 Sabine's Gull (N) 60 Western Gulls 1 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Caspian Terns 150 Common Murres 30 Pigeon Guillemots 30 Rhinoceros Auklets 2 Tufted Puffins Phil philliplc AT charter.net _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Lane County NAMC - Coastal Red-necked Phalaropes, too From: "Barbara Combs" <bcombs232 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 02:48:01 -0700 Robin Gage and I went to the coast via Highway 36 for the May 10, 2008 Lane County North American Migration Count. We found a WHITE-TAILED KITE along the highway in the same area where we found one a couple of years ago. The coast turned dreary, windy, and misty by about 11:30 in the morning. It was impossible to see very far out into the ocean. At Heceta Lighthouse, at the beach formerly known as Devil's Elbow, two RED-NECKED PHALAROPES flew in and floated around just a few feet off the beach. More than 500 COMMON MURRES crowned the tops of the two sea stacks there. At the Sea Lion Caves overlook, we observed RHINOCEROS AUKLETS flying in and out of the cave entrance. No gulls or cormorants were on the hillside. We stopped by the marsh at Baker Beach Road and spent some time looking for the Northern Parula but did not find it. It would be possible to miss call notes of other species amid the incessant singing of the MARSH WRENS there. Seventeen BROWN PELICANS flew north across the Siuslaw River bar in the late morning. At Siltcoos Beach, we found a NORTHERN HARRIER terrorizing the beach's inhabitants, and heard numerous distress calls from a pair of SNOWY PLOVERS as they flew around the beach trying to stay away from the harrier. A flotilla of about 170 AMERICAN COOTS lingered in Siltcoos Lake near the dock at the end of Pacific Avenue. A beautiful alternate-plumaged COMMON LOON was in one of the arms of Woahink Lake. We found GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS in three separate locations, from the valley to the coast. We often miss this species on the spring NAMC, as most have usually left by the second Saturday in May. We were unable to find any Purple Martins at Cushman. EUROPEAN STARLINGS were ruling the roost. I would appreciate receiving reports from any other birders who birded in Lane County on Saturday, May 10, for inclusion in the compiled report of all of Lane County's birding efforts on our NAMC day. -- Barbara Combs obie '70 Eugene OR _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Red-necked Phalaropes at Summer Lake From: "Scott Carpenter" <slcarpenter AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 21:10:19 -0700 On Friday, 9 May, and Saturday, 10 May at Summer Lake Wildlife Area in Lake County, there were several RED-NECKED PHALAROPES mixed in with the many WILSON'S PHALAROPES. I counted 5 female RED-NECKED PHALAROPES Saturday morning, but did not look exhaustively. I did not count Friday evening, but there were at least 10 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES. Also at Summer Lake on Saturday was a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, at the campground/parking area near the barn. At Refuge HQ, and briefly across the street at the lodge, were 4 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES. The refuge manager told me they have been there for a year. Scott Carpenter Portland scott AT westerngrebe.com _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: EVERYONE READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO CANCEL OBOL From: Rich Hoyer <calliope AT theriver.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 21:09:01 -0700 Apologies to those of you who actually read your OBOL messages, but it's clear some people don't; maybe my subject header will get their attention this time... Hi Everyone, Follow these directions carefully. 1. Click on http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/options/obol 2. Enter your e-mail address in the first blank. 3. Click on the button labeled "Remind" towards the bottom of the page under the blue "Password reminder" title. 4. Hold your breath and count to 10. 5. Check your e-mail inbox. The message you should have received will have your password in about the 10th line. This will not be the password you had with the old OBOL server; it will be a new, randonly generated one. [If you did not receive the e-mail, your spam filter is blocking it or your ISP (Comcast, for example) is bouncing the mail back, thinking it is spam. You must deal with this in your own way.] 6. Go back to http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/options/obol (or click on the link that's in the e-mail you received), but this time enter your e-mail address in the first box AND YOUR NEW PASSWORD in the second box. 7. Click on the "Log In" button right under those. Please don't unsubscribe. 8. At this new page scroll down to the gray-shaded areas under the header "Your obol Subscription Options." 9. The first option is the most important one. If you set to "Disabled" you will no longer get mail, and you will still retain posting privileges. Please don't unsubscribe, as we all want to hear about that Blue Grosbeak or Hooded Oriole that shows up at your feeder, even if you don't normally contribute to OBOL on a regular basis. 10. Finally, at the bottom of the page, click on the button centered under the gray-shaded areas titled "Submit My Changes." Good Birding, Rich --- Richard C. Hoyer Tucson, AZ Senior Leader, WINGS http://www.wingsbirds.com --- _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: cancellation of OBOL From: "Tom & Ellen Murphy" <tom.ellen.murphy AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 21:03:37 -0700 Please cancel my subscription to OBOL. It is inundating my inbox. if there is another way to access the info let me know. -- Tom & Ellen Murphy _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Re: No Tufted Duck, no sun, but birds, & good company From: WRBradford AT aol.com Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 23:55:02 EDT I also didn't see the Tufted Duck today, but I did see Ring Necks from the viewing platform. The most interesting bird was a CHUKAR on the shoulder just across from 23434 Oak Island Road. **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: stop postings From: Danolson51 AT aol.com Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 23:46:12 EDT Hi there, Out of the blue, I'm getting individual postings to my e-mail address. I'm being swamped. I normally just read the digest of postings on the web. I didn't do anything to cause it. Please stop. Thanks!! dan olson ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Townsend's Warblers From: Margaret Stephens <mlstep AT msn.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 20:18:49 -0700 NE Salem this AM: TOWNSENDS WARBLERS. AM & during the day - many WESTERN TANAGERS. _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Red Crossbills - Silver Falls State Park From: "John Thomas" <johnpam AT mtangel.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 19:08:38 -0800 Red Crossbills - 19 on large fir at Howard Creek Horse staging area - good feeding views today Northern Pygmy Owl- 1 being mobbed by 40+ swallows on top of distant fir tree at same spot We were on a "Woodpecker Walk" with Steve Shunk while seeing the above. Not sure he will post so at least wanted to get the Crossbill sighting known. We did see 3 woodpecker species including a Red-breasted Sapsucker excavating a new nest by the conference center. Steve's enthusiasm is contagious when it comes to woodpeckers! John Thomas N Silverton area No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.15/1426 - Release Date: 5/10/2008 11:12 AM _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Westmorland backyard birds From: "Martha taylor & Chris Bennett" <tayben AT teleport.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 18:33:21 -0700 It has started to pickup in activity the last couple days in our yard. But today was by far the best. A pair of Wilson's and Orange Crowned and Mac Gillivray's Warblers. A pair of Black Headed Grosbeaks, a pair of Western Tangers and a Warbling Vireo visted our backyard. Front yard had a Pair of Downy Woodpeckers and a Northern Flicker. Chris _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Census Count: Mt. Talbert, Clackamas County, Oregon on May 10, 2008 From: tjanzen AT comcast.net Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 00:46:16 GMT This report was mailed for Timothy Janzen by http://birdnotes.net Date: May 10, 2008 Location: Mt. Talbert, Clackamas County, Oregon Wind direction: W Prevailing wind speed: 1-5 km/h Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 100% Precipitation: none Passerine migration continues to be fairly good on Mt. Talbert. I feel like I am finally starting to understand the patterns of warbler movements there. I am finding that the largest concentrations of warblers seem to be on the north face of the hill just over the top, particularly later in the morning. Black-throated Gray and Yellow-rumped Warbler numbers are down, but other species such as Townsend's Warbler seem to be becoming more abundant now. Birds seen (in taxonomic order): Red-tailed Hawk 1 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Western Wood-Pewee 3 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 1 Hutton's Vireo 4 Warbling Vireo 10 Steller's Jay 4 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Bushtit 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch 5 Brown Creeper 1 Bewick's Wren 2 Winter Wren 4 American Robin 10 European Starling 3 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 10 Black-throated Gray Warbler 4 Townsend's Warbler 12 Western Tanager 8 Song Sparrow 6 Black-headed Grosbeak 5 Purple Finch 1 House Finch 1 Pine Siskin 8 Lesser Goldfinch 7 American Goldfinch 3 Total number of species seen: 29 _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, Oregon City, Clackamas Co. From: "Tim Janzen" <tjanzen AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 18:06:24 -0700 Dear All, The female Black-chinned Hummingbird was still present today at Louis Fredd's residence in Oregon City. Dan van den Broek and I saw it at about 2:45 pm. I was also able to get some video of the bird. Sincerely, Tim Janzen _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Golden-crowned Sparrows From: sandyleapt AT comcast.net Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 00:47:02 +0000 Hi all, After Barbara Combs' report I went looking for the two flocks of Golden-crowned Sparrows I've been watching in Northeast Portland. I found one Golden-crowned Sparrow at the Columbia River Slough site on May 4th and no Golden-crowned Sparrows at the Zimmerman Heritage Farm (I did find five Savannah Sparrows). I sprinkled a little sunflower seed for the Spotted Towhees and Scrub Jays. Today, May 10th, is my garden workday at the Zimmerman Heritage Farm. I found half a dozen Golden-crowned Sparrows where I sprinkled the sunflower seed last week so I put out a bit more. Are they the same ones I've been seeing through the fall and winter of 2007/2008? I don't know. I did not see any warblers or Savannah Sparrows today. I did see six starlings, four robins, two Northern Flickers, and American Crows. I heard various bird songs I could not identify and what I believe to have been a White-crowned Sparrow or two. Sandy Leaptrott NE Portland _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Subscribing and Unsubscribing: A Do-It-Yourself Manual From: Rich Hoyer <calliope AT theriver.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 16:53:45 -0700 Hi Everyone, Follow these directions carefully. 1. Click on http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/options/obol. 2. Enter your e-mail address in the first blank. 3. Click on the button labeled "Remind" towards the bottom of the page under the blue "Password reminder" title. 4. Hold your breath and count to 10. 5. Check your e-mail inbox. The message you should have received will have your password in about the 10th line. This will not be the password you had with the old OBOL sever; it will be a new, randonly generated one. If you did not receive the e-mail, your spam filter is blocking it or your ISP (Comcast, for example) is bouncing the mail back, thinking it is spam. 6. Go back to http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/options/obol (or click on the link that's in the e-mail you received), but this time enter your e-mail address in the first box AND YOUR NEW PASSWORD in the second box. 7. Click on the "Log In" button right under those. Don't unsubscribe. 8. At this new page scroll down to the gray-shaded areas under the header "Your obol Subscription Options." 9. 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Hoyer Tucson, AZ Senior Leader, WINGS http://www.wingsbirds.com --- _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: American bittern, Sandy Delta (Mult) From: Jfitchen AT aol.com Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 19:39:15 EDT Hello Obol, At about 3:00 p.m. today, my sharp-eyed wife Ellen spotted an AMERICAN BITTERN being chased by a couple of blackbirds at the first "pond" east of the parking area at Exit 18 (Sandy River Delta). The bird flew to the east and disappeared into the tall grass and reeds at the east end of the marsh. Cheers, John Fitchen Portland **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Fern Ridge Gulls From: "Daniel Farrar" <jdanielfarrar AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 16:35:17 -0700 Obol, Had a BONAPARTE'S GULL with Vjera Arnold this AM at the Royal Ave observsation deck. Still in non-breeding plumage. Also RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were present, 7 total in two small groups. A flock of ~20 GREATER WHITE FRONTED GEESE flew low overhead. -- Daniel Farrar Eugene, Oregon jdanielfarrar AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Please unsubscribe me From: Donald Sutherland <don_glenda_ontheroad AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 16:20:04 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Hi Jim, I am sure you are tired of this. Since the new changes, up till this weekend, I have been able to post and have had no messages delivered which is exactly what I want. Now all of a sudden my box is being flooded. The site will not let me log in using what I thought was the password I have used all along. I don't have time to deal with this anymore for a while. I will be in the field for the next two months and won't even be here to empty my box so it will soon be full. Please, please, please, take me off this list. Thanks, Don Sutherland don_glenda_ontheroad AT earthlink.net Bend, Oregon For a While :=) Loving the high desert! 541-383-1603 770-317-2544 "My spirit soars with the eagle's cry And the timberline when nightwinds sigh And so it will be until I die." Earl Shaffer _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Backtyard, Springfield From: "Tom Escue" <tom-escue AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 15:45:58 -0700 Another nice male BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK today and a male WILSON'S WARBLER yesterday. Tom Escue Central Springfield_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: No Tufted Duck, no sun, but birds, & good company From: "Andy Frank" <andy.frank AT kp.org> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 15:08:48 -0700 To echo Jay Withgott's subject line, changed to reflect the lack of sun today, George Neavoll and I had a good time on Sauvie Island but failed to find the Tufted Duck at either Racetrack Lake or the eastside viewing platform. There are still a few Scaup around, but we did not find any Ring-necked Ducks. I suspect the bird has moved on. Andy Frank _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Ash-throated Flycatchers From: Leith McKenzie <loinneilceol AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 14:53:50 -0700 (PDT) _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: please stop From: Peter Frazier <petefrazier AT centurytel.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 14:39:13 -0700 please cease and desist from any further postings. they're swamping my inbox, thanks, peter frazier_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Marion County Solitary, Short-billed, Tundra Swan From: Roy Gerig <roygerig AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 14:05:13 -0700 On a visit this morning to a WRP 2 miles east of Turner, SE of Salem, I had a SOLITARY SANDPIPER fly right by me at the edge of a shallow pond built 8 months ago along Mill Creek. Also on the pond was a single TUNDRA SWAN which seems late. It did not look unhealthy or hurt. There were 15 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERs, at first they looked short-billed in the distance, then they flew past me making only short-billed sounds, then they landed and fed silently. The only other shorebirds were SPOTTED SANDPIPER and Killdeer. Also at the site were WILSON'S WARBLER and WARBLING VIREO. The birds above in all caps are new at this site, in my experience. I have been monitoring birds on a monthly (bi-monthly in May-June) basis there for three years. Some native trees and shrubs were planted there 2 years ago, and impoundments and scrapes were built 8 months ago. Before that it was a completely featureless 120 acre field, except for one small willow tree in the exact middle, and an irrigation ditch that runs straight through the middle of the property. Roy Gerig, Salem OR _________________________________________________________________ Make Windows Vista more reliable and secure with Windows Vista Service Pack 1. http://www.windowsvista.com/SP1?WT.mc_id=hotmailvistasp1banner_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: Larch Mt., Mult. From: David Mandell <davidmandell AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 12:19:27 -0700 I did a bit of scouting on Larch Mt. for a birdathon next weekend. Up around mile post 8, there was a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE doing a song flight, a couple of WESTERN BLUEBIRDS, and a healthy sized flock of RED CROSSBILLS. Around mile 5, a GRAY JAY came into a Pygmy Owl imitation. The road ends in a big snow bank around mile 10. There were lots of migrants in the lower elevations, including OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHERS and an assortment of the expected warblers. David Mandell Portland, OR _______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol