[obol] Spotted Owl Adventure - Going Back to the Books
- From: Jack Williamson <jack.williamson.jr@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: OBOL Oregon Birders Online <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 20:48:18 -0700
Last night I convinced Jill to accompany me into the hinterlands this
morning to look for the Northern Spotted Owl (strix occidentalis caurina).
The terrain that she graciously allowed me to guide her through turned out
to be too steep, the canopy too open, and there were too many windfalls
that seem to block our every-path. So when we pulled into a Five Guys
Burgers and Fries for lunch, we did so without an ounce of guilt.
Our hard work did not go unrewarded, however, from a birding perspective.
We enjoyed, what we thought was, a wide variety of avifauna given our
location. Our list includes AMERICAN DIPPER, OSPREY, BELTED KINGFISHER,
GRAY JAY, BAND-TAILED PIGEON, YELLOW WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, TOWSEND'S WARBLER, and one distant warbler
that I tried unsuccessfully to turn into something special.
Our most unusual observation was the affect the arrival the Gray Jay had on
the mixed flock of warbler we were enjoying sorting through. Within seconds
of the three jay's swooping into area - the warblers disappeared without a
trace.
We also took the opportunity today to practice 360 degree photography that
we hope we will be able to use to document and share the attributes of the
areas in which we locate our target species.
http://www.jack-n-jill.net/blog/2014/9/spotted-owl-adventure---Going-back-to-the-books
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Jack Williamson
West Linn, Oregon
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