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

[Paula Vanderheul]

After a second visit to Cabell Marsh I saw 13 American White Pelican this 
morning sitting on one large tree snag in the water.
Other sightings at Cabell this morning:
Band-tailed Pigeon sitting on top of deciduous tree west of the marsh
Common Yellowthroats
3 Great Blue Herons
N Harrier pair
4 Wood Duck
Canada Goose
Barn Swallow
Mallards

Possibly N Shoveler youngsters with Mother.  They had shoveler type black 
bills, black legs, a dark line thru the eye and dark crown. They were 
dabbling in the water together.  The bills were like small shoveler size 
that one see on the cinnamon teal. They were trying to fly very short 
distances and I could see light blue speculum.  The mother looked more like 
a NOSH than female CITE.  With ducks in eclipse it was hard to ID.  It was 
fun practicing identifying them.

West of Prairie Overlook:
Western Kingbird along the road

Headquarters:
Cooper's Hawk

It was a fun visit to Finley.

Paula Vanderheul
vanderp at peak.org


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl Fairchild" <dendroicaman at peak.org>
To: "mid valley birding" <list at midvalleybirding.org>; "Oregon YoungBirders" 
<oryoungbirder at midvalleybirding.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 1:59 PM
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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