[obol] Re: Smith-Bybee
- From: David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx>
- To: "andydfrank@xxxxxxxxx" <andydfrank@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:52:47 -0700
Andy,
I think that Gray-tailed Vole is the default vole on the Willamette Valley
floor. They are sometimes mistakenly referred to as Meadow Vole, but that is a
different species.
Dave Irons
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On Apr 23, 2014, at 2:23 PM, "Andy Frank" <andydfrank@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Smith-Bybee today was packed with YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. It seemed like
> there were some in every tree, with Audubon's outnumbering Myrtle's about
> 2:1. I looked hard through them trying to find something different and came
> up with a single ORANGE-CROWNED.
>
> Hundreds of swallows were swarming over Bybee Lake with VIOLET-GREEN and TREE
> predominating with much smaller numbers of BARN and CLIFF.
>
> COMMON YELLOWTHROATS have arrived, and an AMERICAN ROBIN was feeding chicks
> in the nest, but the biggest surprise was coming across this vole
> http://andyfrank.blogspot.com/ on the paved path. I believe it's a
> GRAY-TAILED VOLE but welcome correction if I'm mistaken. It was initially
> about 10 feet away when I saw it. I stopped and it proceeded to walk
> literally within inches of my shoe. Several other people came by and it
> similarly showed no interest or fear in them.
>
> Andy Frank
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