[obol] Re: Lane Coast Sightings AM & PM
- From: Wayne Hoffman <whoffman@xxxxxxxx>
- To: surfbird@xxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 09:13:09 -0700
Hi -
A comment about your yellowlegs tenderizing the fish: I have observed and
photographed Gr. Yellowlegs doing this with Three-spined Sticklebacks,
which would be the most likely fish in the Dogpond. Sticklebacks have
three tall, stiff spines on their backs, and the yellowlegs are trying to
break them off before attempting to swallow the fish.
Wayne
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Diane Pettey <surfbird@xxxxx> wrote:
> Hi OBOLers,
> This morning, husband Mike and I birded the "Dog Pond" of S. Jetty Road,
> Florence.
> Highlights: PECTORAL SANDPIPER, four WILSON'S SNIPE, LEAST and WESTERN
> SANDPIPERS, two GREAT EGRETS. We also enjoyed at least four VAUX' SWIFTS
> and numerous swallows (Barn, Cliff, Violet-green) and bugging and drinking
> on the wing. A GREATER YELLOWLEGS caught a blue-colored tiny fish and spent
> several minutes maneuvering and "tenderizing" it before finally swallowing
> it.
>
> This evening (about 715-730), we birded the N. Jetty of the Siuslaw River.
> We did a river and seawatch and found three northbound ELEGANT TERNS,
> several PIGEON GUILLEMOTS, audio juvenile COMMON MURRES (at river mouth
> somewhere) and a flock of 14 WHIMBREL and seven MARBLED GODWITS. I also
> found a pair of LONG-BILLED CURLEWS.
>
> regards,
> Diane Pettey
> Heceta Beach, OR
> surfbird@xxxxx
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