[obol] Re: Nashville Warblers (was: more Eugene migrants)
- From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "pamelaj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pamelaj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 08:17:46 -0700
I think my personal high for a flock of Nashvilles in nw Oregon was 8 at the n
end of Hendricks Park in Eugene, many years ago. This is basically the same
area as Judkins Point, which Larry mentioned earlier. I used to cover it quite
a bit when I lived nearby; I once saw three Calliopes in fifteen minutes up
there.
That area is a pretty good funnel, as is Perkins peninsula at Fern Ridge, but
people tend to go to Skinner Butte.
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
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> On Apr 21, 2014, at 8:08 AM, "Pamela Johnston" <pamelaj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> After reading yesterday’s news of Nashville Warblers, their numbers, history
> and locations, the conclusion I’m drawing from these collected records and
> reminiscences is that Nashvilles migrate in flocks that mix in with other
> species while feeding, but move on together, hitting certain buttes as they
> go north. It makes me wonder how much they utilize the south edges of Ankeny
> Hill, Mt Talbert, Mt Scott, the smaller buttes of east Portland and Gresham,
> Parrett Mtn, or any part of the Salem, Eola, or Amity Hills. Looking for
> free-standing buttes along the Willamette Valley on a topo map might turn up
> some new good spots. A motivated person could go walk around the southern
> hillside neighborhoods of West Salem, for example, where there are enough
> public streets that access wouldn’t be difficult, and there’s tree cover.
> Some of these other hills are a more rural and harder to cover due to the
> closed private land and higher speed limits.
>
> Yesterday I was birding my backyard and thinking about the general rule that
> has brought me the best luck with warblers: go to an east-facing slope on a
> reasonably bright morning (i.e., not raining), stand where you can see into
> the newly-leafed-out bigleaf maples (timing!), and listen for chip notes. It
> was working then- Townsend’s, Wilson’s, Yellow-rumped, Orange-crowned,
> Wilson’s being FOY.
>
> Pamela Johnston
>
> From: Adrian Hinkle
> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 11:54 PM
> To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [obol] Re: Nashville Warblers (was: more Eugene migrants)
>
> Nashville Warblers are fairly common migrants in spring at Mt. Tabor
> (Portland). My sightings have always fallen between April 17th and May 26th.
> The peak is end of April/beginning of May. My highest count was 30 on 5/6/12,
> and that was an exact tally. I've also seen numbers in the 15-20 range on
> 5/1/07, 4/24/10, and 5/1/10.
>
> Still waiting for my first Nashvilles to show up here in Corvallis.
>
> Happy spring,
>
> Adrian
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