[obol] Fwd: Seabird at mouth of Deschutes River
- From: "Susan T. Murphy" <suzantmurphy@xxxxxxx>
- To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >
- Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 08:13:00 -0700
> late posting:
> Subject: Seabird at mouth of Deschutes River
>>
>> Yesterday around 10.30 am what looked me as a seabird flew in front of my
>> vehicle on I84W at close range from the mouth of the Deschutes towards the
>> Columbia River. It was a white bird with long narrow pointed wings that had
>> a band of sharply contrasting black that seemed to go the length of the
>> wing. My look was very brief as driving, but my attention was drawn to the
>> long white streaming tail feathers, i would estimate several inches long.
>> Now that i am home, it looks to me a possible Red-billed tropic bird. Don't
>> know if one ever seen this far north or this far inland. It struck me as
>> very unusual and in the obol spirit of making information available, i had
>> my passenger send notice to someone who could get the word out. I am not a
>> nut, altho i did make a joke about hallucinating after several days of
>> driving.
>> I have seen tropicbirds before, but in recent years, and the possibility was
>> not on my radar with the initial report. I didnt think it was required to
>> be certain of a sighting to report the possibility. I didn't think i had to
>> explain who was sending notice for me either, but am doing so to clarify my
>> sighting details and to end any questions about my driving safety. If
>> anyone in the area, they may want to keep an eye out for this bird. suzy
>>
>>
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