[obol] Re: Baskett-Ankeny birds
- From: Hendrik Herlyn <hhactitis@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx" <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>, OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:44:44 -0700 (PDT)
I have a couple of additions to Alan's post: There were a few HORNED LARKS
mixed in with a large flock of AM. PIPITS west of the Narrows, and we had a
male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD at the scrape pond at the intersection of Coville
Rd. and Hwy 99W at Baskett Slough.
A nice day to be out, and a fun crowd!
Happy Spring Migration
Hendrik
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Hendrik G. Herlyn
Corvallis, OR
"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home."
-- Gary Snyder
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From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:08 PM
Subject: [obol] Baskett-Ankeny birds
I spent half a day today birding Baskett Slough and Ankeny with a whole swarm
of folks. A brace of Hinkles, Tristen Hynes, Hendrik Herlyn and Oscar Harper,
some OSU BirdNerds, Brandon Wagner at Baskett and we even ran into Mitch
Ratzlaff out Jogging For Ducks. And I probably forgot a few.
Oh yeah, saw some birds. On the way north I saw five Osprey circling the
so-called "Junction City" fishing pond along Hwy 99 near the Eugene airport. On
the way south the muddy swale south of Monroe had about half a dozen Greater
Yellowlegs and a nearby adult Bald Eagle. Yellowlegs were present at a number
of sites today, seeming to prefer muddy pasture holes to the deeper waters at
the refuges.
Black-bellied plovers were present at Baskett (at least 5 at Coville narrows,
way off to the south) and Ankeny (about a dozen at the pullout not far south of
Eagle Marsh). That pullout had the largest flock of geese, including a single
White-front and Snow.
Small numbers of Dunlin and LB dowitchers were at several sites at both refuges.
Duck action was mostly GW teal and ruddy (piles of Ruddy at Eagle Marsh), with
distinctly smaller numbers of other species. A single female G Scaup was at
Eagle Marsh (Ankeny).
A highlight was a pair of Blue-winged Teal at Pintail Marsh (Ankeny). Small
numbers of Cinnamons were at the larger marshes.
I saw my first Barn and Cliff Swallows of the year, ah, spring !
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Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
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