Tim
Please tell us what there was about it that led you to the conclusion that they
were Northern Wheatears.
It is a shocking find, but maybe we shouldn't be as surprised as I am and
probably others are. Oregon's first record was in late spring at Malheur NWR.
I also saw a late spring one (that I didn't report to the OBRC), a male that
flew low across the road in front of my car on the way to Malheur (in Harney
County). I lost my notes about the bird in a computer crash. I am happy to
have seen the photographed one at Whelan Island (Tillamook) as well.
Thanks
Jeff Gilligan
On Jul 26, 2016, at 7:25 PM, Pamela Johnston <pamelaj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wasn't there, but could they have been Horned Larks?
Pamela JohnstonOn Jul 26, 2016 4:48 PM, Tim Whitehouse
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I saw 2 NORTHERN WHEATEAR just below Cooper's Spur on the evening of 7/4.
This is about 1.5 miles south on the Timberline trail from Cloud Cap CG. One
was a male in mostly breading plumage and the other I assume was a female or
immature bird. It was in a treeless rocky area and was bobbing its tail.
This was about 6:30 in the evening. Since this was a first sighting for me
please pass on any feedback that would be helpful. I didn't have binocular's
but had very close views, no pictures. GPS 45.377066,-121.659854
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