[obol] Re: Bandon Alcid
- From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: nbjorklund@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:09:25 -0700
Yo, birder. Could be a rhino but there have been thousands of southbound
Cassin's Auklets in the past week. We saw three in the Siuslaw River last
Sunday.
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Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
On Oct 31, 2014, at 11:03 AM, Neil Bjorklund wrote:
> Haven’t posted here in years, but starting to get out birding more of late.
> Hello everyone!
>
> Yesterday, standing on the north jetty of the Coquille River at Bandon, I saw
> at close range (about 50 meters) a small, plump-bodied sea bird that was
> basically all black with a white belly, with shortish wings and head. The
> head was clearly all black or dark gray, and the body looked distinctively
> plump and rounded. The wind was blowing fiercely from the south and as the
> bird flew south towards me on the jetty, it hit the wind coming over the
> jetty and got blown back around to the north. I tentatively ID’ed this as a
> Rhinoceros Auklet, but I’ve had relatively little experience with sea birds.
> Is there some other species I should also consider?
>
> I also saw about 25 Sabine’s gulls flying over the jetty at close range—quite
> a lovely sight. On the beach, an exhausted and confused looking Marbled
> Godwit seemed to be looking for a place to get out of the wind (or maybe just
> to hide from me). As I walked up the beach, many gulls were headed south,
> flying only a few inches above the sand. It looked like a hard go for the
> south-bounders.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil Bjorklund
> Eugene, OR
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