[obol] Fwd: Clay-colored plus more
- From: "Karen Smith" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "kksmith113@xxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 19:46:34 -0800
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> From: "van der Horst" <kathyfrans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: February 5, 2015 at 6:19:26 PM PST
> To: "Karen Smith" <kksmith113@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [obol] Clay-colored plus more
>
> Thanks for the reenforcement. Someone else is questioning whether Meadowlarks
> would be singing even if they are present because it’s too early. I don’t
> know the answer to that. Might they be quietly practicing? I’ve heard House
> Finches doing their songs in much quieter voices, as if they’re rehearsing
> for themselves, and once heard a Meadowlark on the coast which I thought was
> a long way off and turned out to be in a nearby tree singing at half volume.
>
> Fun discussion.
> Kathy
>
> From: Karen Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 9:11 PM
> To: kathyfrans@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: OBOL
> Subject: Re: [obol] Clay-colored plus more
>
> I went there looking for the CCS also but it was late in afternoon and
> clouding over and too dark to see well so missed the sparrows but did see and
> even get a picture of two Western Meadowlarks so you were hearing the real
> thing. Their color was really bright. There were lots of birds so I will go
> back in better light
>
> Karen Smith
> Hillsboro
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Feb 4, 2015, at 6:49 PM, "van der Horst" <kathyfrans@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> While looking for the CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at the Rieling Road berry farm,
>> (found!) I was pleasantly surprised at how many other birds were in that
>> location, even though we didn’t stay very long and were mainly focused on
>> finding the sparrow. This was about 9:30 AM Wed. (4th).
>>
>> Seen: GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS
>> WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS
>> SAVANNAH SPARROW (nice yellow face)
>> DARK-EYED JUNCOS (lots)
>> STARLINGS
>> AMERICAN ROBINS
>> NORTHERN FLICKER
>> RING-NECK PHEASANT (female in the berry rows)
>> COOPER’S HAWK (flew over berries and landed on one row)
>>
>> Heard: CALIFORNIA QUAIL
>> SPOTTED TOWHEE
>> WESTERN MEADOWLARD (or maybe this was a Starling??)
>>
>> Kathy van der Horst
>> Portland, OR
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