[obol] Benton Co. Burrowing Owl, etc.
- From: Oscar Harper <oeharper3@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mid-valley Birding <birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 21:49:23 -0700
Hello all,
Yesterday evening, Hendrik and I birded with Jamie Simmons, Adrian and
Christopher Hinkle at Finley NWR. Things were rather slow overall, but
there were still 5 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS at the Conservation Wetland, along
with a few GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LEAST SANDPIPERS and DUNLIN. We also heard 2
SORAS.
Along Bruce Rd., we found 2 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS at the scrape, and
McFadden Marsh hosted a small flock of GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE.
On the way back to Corvallis, we drove down Llewellin Road to check for
Short-eared Owls south of the airport. We didn't find any, but driving back
to Hwy 99, we flushed a BURROWING OWL off the south side of the road. It
was well seen by 3 of us. Unfortunately, Adrian and I missed it (although
Adrian tried hard to relocate it by jogging alongside the car in hopes of
finding the bird again as we made a second pass along that stretch of road).
This is the first Burrowing Owl report from Benton County in several years.
An exciting find, and a great way to end the day.
Good birding
Oscar
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