[obol] Columbia Estuary Report - 2/18/2015
- From: Mike Patterson <celata@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, swalalahos <swalalahos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:35:51 -0800
Columbia Estuary Report - 2/18/2015
I don't remember if I mentioned it last week, but we saw TREE SWALLOWS
at Brownsmead on 2/7. I went today and saw close to 100. A SORA was
doing partial "doo-wup" calls (minus the whinny at the end) at the
wetland by the Barendse Rd Bridge. At least seven VIRGINIA RAILS were
wacka-wack-ing in the same area.
Also at Brownsmead (actually the Prairie Channel of the Columbia River)
I saw a remarkable number of gulls, easily a couple 1000, flying around
and sitting on the water. Lots of RING-BILLED and MEW GULLS, plus the
usual WESTERN/GLAUCOUS-WINGED mongrels. Also seen were several HERRING
GULLS and two GLAUCOUS GULLS. I'm not sure what's going on on the
river, but the gull mega-clusters on different parts of the river lately
have been interesting.
On Monday I hiked east to the clearcuts of the Westport Mainline and
was surprised to find ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS on territory at two locations
nowhere near a house or a feeder or even flowers. They seem to have
officially adapted to the rigors of North Oregon Coast Range ecosystems.
No Rufous Hummingbirds at my house, yet...
--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
Problem? what problem?
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=2667
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