[obol] Re: End of Season Surprise?- Astoria
- From: Bob Archer <rabican1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: amattingly82@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:40:29 -0700
Hi:
That is an impressive list. I was at Wapato Access on Sauvie Island the
other weekend and a Steller's Jay did a spot on Downy Woodpecker. I had
to stop to give a small round of applause :)
Bob Archer
PDX
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 6:48 PM, Andrew Mattingly <amattingly82@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Today in Astoria while mowing the lawn after work (5:45) The neighborhood
> NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD showed up at my suet feeders? I haven't seen him at my
> feeders since December/January, though he's been in the neighborhood. I had
> the distinct feeling that he was saying thanks for another winter stay.
> (Also, the ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS seem to have never left)
>
> In Ilwaco, WA today, I learned first hand that STELLER'S JAYS are mimics!
> I thought I was going to have a good afternoon, having heard a Red Tail
> Hawk, Pine Siskin, Varied Thrush, Bald Eagle and Flicker among others, but
> to my surprise they all came from on Steller's Jay! He was pontificating
> from a branch, looking at me and raising his crest like I've rarely seen
> before.
>
> Also at Black Lake were my FOS TREE SPARROWS.
>
> Pretty cool day!
>
> Andrew Mattingly
> Astoria/Ilwaco
>
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