[obol] Re: Evening Grosbeak on the coast
- From: "deborah.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <deborah.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bltaylor27@xxxxxxxxx>,OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 12:42:55 -0800 (PST)
Hi, You can choose to see the map points of a single
> month within the bar charts of ebird.--- Choosing
> Oregon, I clicked on December (top one) and then chose
> the Evening Grosbeak map points.---- There were only
> two map points for December close to the coast...one
> at Coffenbury Lake on the west side of Astoria, 12-08-2012.....and
> one a few miles inland from the coast at Brookings,
> December first and fifth of last year. You can also
> choose a specific year or years on this chart. I hope
> this helps. Deb in Newport
> Barbara Taylor <bltaylor27@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Happy Thanksgiving OBOLers,
>
> After spotting a male Evening Grosbeak in my yard
> this morning I checked e-Bird bar-graph data to try
> to learn if the species has been sighted this late
> in the year at other coastal locations in OR. This
> search showed Curry, Clatsop, and Lane sightings ranging
> from less than 1% to 4.6% from mid-Nov. to Dec. 31. However,
> the graphs do not specify if these sightings were
> near the coast.
>
> I then searched the OBOL archives. I found one sighting
> for Harney Co., two for Pittock Mansion, and Dave
> Iron's recent entry re: wagtails, where EVGR is mentioned
> near the end of his post. (BTW, Dave, rather than
> spending money on psychiatric care, I recommend upgrading
> optics, buying Stevenson & Whittle's new warbler guide, and/or
>
>
> Next I looked at Hendrick and Alan's "Handbook of
> Oregon Birds", where l learned EVGR "Often moves into
> lowlands throughout the state in colder months, though
> numbers in the lowlands in winter vary significantly
> from yr to yr and decade to decade."
>
> This year I had one male EVGR in my yard on Jan. 6.
> The latest I've seen them after the start of breeding
> season in my neighborhood is July 4 (2013). I wonder
> if they are wintering over here.
>
> What other databases/resources might identify geographic
>
>
> ~Barbara on Coos Bay
>
>
> ..
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