[obol] Salem Audubon Field Trip at Ankeny NWR -- Chipping Sparrow

From: Tim Johnson <tim.the.fisherman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 17:08:04 -0700
Hi all:

A field trip at Ankeny NWR almost always offers surprises.  Today's field
trip was no exception.  Easily the most notable surprise was a *CHIPPING
SPARROW*, seen on the trail on our return leg of the loop around Willow
Marsh.  Willow Marsh is adjacent to the Sidney Ditch, on the far side of
Eagle Marsh.

A photo today's Chipping Sparrow --
https://plus.google.com/photos/107892236367702076331/albums/6001927571417066849

Other notables were:

   - FOY American Bittern, seen on edge of Willow Marsh
   - FOY Sora, heard on Willow Marsh
   - FOY Wood Duck (a pair along side Willow Marsh)
   - A large flock of Rock Pigeons flying over Sidney Ditch (seemed a bit
   out of place)
   - A dramatic increase in numbers of Common Yellowthroat (36) and
   Orange-crowned Warblers (11) in the past week or so.
   - A Snow Goose, hanging out with around 2,000 Cackling Geese on the
   large field near the Willow Tree Parking Lot on Wintel Rd
   - Cliff Swallows are building nests in the rafters of the shelter at
   Eagle Marsh parking lot.

A complete list of today's birds follows.

Tim Johnson
Salem, OR
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Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 4:16 PM
Number of Checklists: 5
Number of Species: 54

Checklists included in this summary:
(1): Ankeny NWR--Eagle Marsh Overlook
Date: Apr 13, 2014, 7:22 AM
(2): Ankeny NWR -- Buena Vista Rd pullout across road from Eagle Marsh
Date: Apr 13, 2014, 7:46 AM
(3): Ankeny NWR--Eagle Marsh
Date: Apr 13, 2014, 8:04 AM
(4): Ankeny NWR - Willow Tree Parking Lot (Wintel Rd)
Date: Apr 13, 2014, 12:20 PM
(5): Ankeny NWR--Pintail Marsh
Date: Apr 13, 2014, 12:43 PM

1 Snow Goose -- (4),(5)
3000+ Cackling Goose (minima) -- (1),(3),(4),(5)
22 Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) -- (3),(5)
10 Canada Goose (occidentalis/fulva) -- (3)
2 Wood Duck -- (3)
8 Gadwall -- (3),(5)
2 American Wigeon -- (2)
32 Mallard -- (2),(3),(5)
4 Cinnamon Teal -- (3)
19 Northern Shoveler -- (1),(3),(4)
116 Green-winged Teal -- (1),(2),(3),(4)
2 Ring-necked Duck -- (5)
18 Lesser Scaup -- (3),(4),(5)
19 Bufflehead -- (3),(5)
41 Ruddy Duck -- (3),(5)
6 Pied-billed Grebe -- (1),(3),(5)
1 American Bittern -- (3)
1 Great Blue Heron -- (3)
1 Turkey Vulture -- (3)
8 Bald Eagle -- (1),(3),(5) including one with an orange tag and #32
2 Red-tailed Hawk -- (3)
1 Sora -- (3)
148 American Coot -- (3),(4),(5)
4 Killdeer -- (2),(3)
9 Greater Yellowlegs -- (2),(3),(4),(5)
1 Wilson's Snipe -- (3)
50 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) -- (3)
1 Eurasian Collared-Dove -- (1)
1 Mourning Dove -- (3)
3 Downy Woodpecker -- (3)
2 American Kestrel -- (3)
4 American Crow -- (3)
25 Tree Swallow -- (1),(2),(5)
6 Cliff Swallow -- (3)
8 Black-capped Chickadee -- (1),(3),(4)
12 Marsh Wren -- (3)
1 Bewick's Wren -- (1)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet -- (3)
9 American Robin -- (2),(3)
2 European Starling -- (1),(2)
11 Orange-crowned Warbler -- (3)
36 Common Yellowthroat -- (2),(3)
5 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) -- (3)
12 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) -- (3)
7 Spotted Towhee -- (1),(3)
1 Chipping Sparrow -- (3)
10 Song Sparrow -- (1),(3),(5)
4 White-crowned Sparrow -- (1),(3)
12 Golden-crowned Sparrow -- (3)
3 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) -- (1),(3)
59 Red-winged Blackbird -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5)
10 Brewer's Blackbird -- (4)
4 Brown-headed Cowbird -- (2),(3)
1 House Finch -- (3)

This trip summary was created using the BirdLog app.
[obol] Salem Audubon Field Trip at Ankeny NWR -- Chipping Sparrow

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