[ORyoungbirder] RE: [birding] Finley, Philomath SP, etc. July 26

[David Irons]

I made a quick dash to Cabell Marsh this afternoon to pick up the Am. White Pelicans for Benton Co.  When I was there are at 2:00PM (Sunday) there were 13 carefully counted pelicans present.  This was a higher count than an of the prior reports, unless I missed one.  There was also a small group of immature Yellow-headed Blackbirds (4-5 birds I think) giving their distinctive chatter call from the area with the dead trees on the w. side of the marsh.

Dave Irons
Eugene, OR 

> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:59:19 -0700
> From: dendroicaman at peak.org
> To: list at midvalleybirding.org; oryoungbirder at midvalleybirding.org
> CC: 
> Subject: [birding] Finley, Philomath SP, etc. July 26
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> My folks and I birded around the valley for much of the morning yesterday.
> 
> Gerber Rd (N of Finley) (9AM)
> NO Brewer's Sparrow
> NO Grasshopper Sparrow
> Many SAVANNAH SPARROWS
> 
> 
> Cabell Marsh (10 AM)
> 5   A. WHITE PELICANS
> N. R-W SWALLOWS
> 
> Jim and I hiked to Bruce Rd via the east flank of Pigeon Butte; 
> virtually no shorebird habitat
> Only a family of R-T HAWKS, a single WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, some mixed 
> SWALLOW flocks, and virtually nothing else
> 
> Wake Robin Dr. (12:30 PM)
> 1 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (county first for us, had to happen eventually)
> 
> Willamette Park (1 PM)
> GREEN HERON
> 
> Philomath Poo Ponds (3 PM)
> 5 CALIFORNIA GULLS (all in various ratty plumages)
> 1+ WESTERN SANDPIPER
> 5+ LEAST SANDPIPERS
> Many eclipse ducks, including BLUE-WINGED and CINNAMON TEAL, MALLARD, 
> RUDDY DUCK, and LESSER SCAUP.
> 
> Good Birding!
> 
> Karl Fairchild (and Karan and Jim too)
> 
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