[obol] Oregon Purple Martin Quest - SUCCESS !!!!
- From: Lyn Topinka <pointers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 17:48:18 -0700
hi all ... THANKS to everyone who gave me location tips to find
Oregon Purple Martins which I needed for my Oregon Photo list ... I
ended up with 7 possible locations near Portland ... 5 of these
locations went nicely together in one trip so Gene and I headed out
this morning ...
first --- Sauvie Island ...
stop 1 was the bird housings on the big pilings along Multnomah
Channel as one begins their clock-wise drive around Sauvie Island ...
we saw a few birds which appeared to be Purple Martins sitting on the
pilings but parking and light weren't good so we decided to just slow
down and look instead of stopping ... figure if we needed to we would
stop on the way back ... best parking would be at the Howell-Bybee House ...
stop 2 ... LOTS of gourds at the turnoff to the boat ramp across from
the fire station ... GREAT SPOT !!!!!! ... other than a barking
German Shepherd, this was a nice spot to sit in the car and watch and
photograph Purple Martins ...
stop 3 ... we drove to the end of Rentenaar Road ... apparently if
you continue on the road up and over the dike and take the road right
there are gourds at the end of that road ... unfortunately the gate
was locked so the car couldn't get thru ... we walked up and over the
dike ourselves to take a look at the road and after all this rain we
could see muddy spots in the road ... looked drivable tho and most
definitely walkable ... we did not hike out however as time was a factor ...
next --- Goble and Prescott Beach ...
stop 4 ... the boat dock at Goble has wooden houses on the pilings
and they were occupied by Purple Martins, European Starlings, and
House Sparrows ... also saw one Violet-Green Swallow fly by but
couldn't tell if there was a family of VG Swallows or not ...
stop 5 ... there is a set of gourds next to the caretaker's house at
Prescott Beach ... we saw no action there what-so-ever ...
from Prescott Beach we just headed up to Rainier/Longview-Kelso and
came back home the Washington side down I-5 ... it was a nice loop trip ...
the other 2 locations in the Portland area suggested for Purple
Martins were near the houseboats at Oaks Bottom and at the Sea Scout
base near Broughton Beach ...
I also had 2 folks suggesting the drive out to Tillamook for the BEST
place to photograph Purple Martins ... after seeing one gentlemans
photos --- it looks like a fantastic place to go ... maybe next year ...
good birding and thanks everyone ...
Lyn
Vancouver, Washington
Lyn Topinka
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