[obol] Leucistic Western Grebe at Yaquina Head
- From: Tim Johnson <tim.the.fisherman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 20:10:51 -0700
Hi all:
This morning, my wife (Carol) and I did some tidepooling on the coast.
While there, we also did some birding in the Newport area (Yaquina Head and
Mark Hatfield MSC).
From the Quarry Cove at Yaquina Head, we saw several Western Grebes
including a leucistic Western Grebe (see link to photo below). This was
my first time seeing a leucistic Western Grebe.
https://plus.google.com/photos/107892236367702076331/albums/6036857539758787121
Other notable birds today included:
- a couple Pacific Loons at Yaquina Head, one in breeding plumage, the
other a 1st summer bird
- 1,000s of Common Murres on the rocks at Yaquina Head, always a treat
- 5 Whimbrel at Mark Hatfield MSC
A complete list of birds observed follows.
Tim Johnson
Salem, OR
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BirdLog Checklist Summary for: Jul 10, 2014
Number of Checklists: 2
Number of Species: 34
Checklists included in this summary:
(1): Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
Date: Jul 16, 2014, 10:59 AM
(2): Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center
Date: Jul 16, 2014, 1:12 PM
12 Surf Scoter -- (1),(2)
10 Black Scoter -- (1)
2 White-winged Scoter -- (1)
2 Pacific Loon -- (1),(2)
6 Western Grebe -- (1)
2 Brandt's Cormorant -- (2)
2 Double-crested Cormorant -- (1),(2)
15 Pelagic Cormorant -- (2)
1 Brown Pelican -- (2)
1 Great Blue Heron -- (2)
1 Turkey Vulture -- (2)
1 Osprey -- (2)
1 Killdeer -- (2)
5 Whimbrel -- (2)
3 Common Murre -- (1),(2)
10 Pigeon Guillemot -- (1,2)
6 Ring-billed Gull -- (2)
1 Western Gull -- (2)
250 California Gull -- (1),(2)
1 Glaucous-winged Gull -- (1)
100s gull sp. -- (1,2)
6 Caspian Tern -- (2)
1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) -- (2)
2 Belted Kingfisher -- (2)
4 American Crow -- (1),(2)
1 Violet-green Swallow -- (1)
8 Barn Swallow -- (1),(2)
2 Swainson's Thrush -- (1),(2)
1 American Robin -- (2)
1 Spotted Towhee -- (1)
7 White-crowned Sparrow -- (1),(2)
2 House Finch -- (2)
3 American Goldfinch -- (2)
1 House Sparrow -- (1)
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