Spent about an hour cruising the ponds and perimeter. A few Barn
Swallows were slurping insects off the surface of the ponds. A Merlin
sat on the rocks at the first pond for a bit and left to chase a flock
of Starlings around. About 50 Eared Grebes were in the back area.
Despite trying, I could not turn any into Horned Grebes. No Scoters
either. One Pectoral Sandpiper was at the first pond, no other
shorebirds except Killdeer, 21 of them. I could not find a rail along
the weedy ditch but a few White-crowned Sparrows have moved into the
area. One ag field still has drying corn but the other along the river
is plowed and bare but apparently not appealing to any larks or
longspurs or pipits. I could not find a bird in the acres and acres of
plowed field. Full list on ebird. Yah, I am getting with it sometimes,
finally.
Next trip I need to try to scope the ponds at Vale. I wandered around
today trying to find a person or way to get in, but I failed. Chuck's
ECAS Birding Oregon website does tell how to scope it from the highway.
Judy Meredith, jmeredit@xxxxxxxxxxx
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