Good research on this.
I am still trying to persuade Salem newcomers that Croisan is NOT pronounced
CROY-san, it is three syllables crow-eye-zn. How do I know? When I was a child
my grandmother introduced me to the elderly Lois Croisan in person, at her home
on the eponymous road. However, as the name was apparently a multi-stage
corruption of Croissant, I suppose people can say it however they like.
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
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On Mar 26, 2017, at 7:21 PM, Hendrik Herlyn <hhactitis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello all,
a few weeks ago, Oscar – a native of Coos Bay’s Barview area – pointed out
that the name “Fossil Point” has been misappropriated and (perhaps partly due
to an erroneously placed marker on Google maps) applied to the area around
the pump house just south of Pigeon Point (where the Dairy Queen is located),
best known as the location of Oregon’s only Common as well as the recent King
Eider. The other day, Oscar remembered that to long-time area residents,
including his late father, the entire cove on both sides of the pump house
has long been known as “Stinky Hollow” (and while this may not have quite the
same ring as “Fossil Point,” to someone who spends a good chunk of his
birding time at the local sewage ponds, it doesn’t sound all that bad :))
This fact was confirmed by several current area residents, and a little
research showed that this name was actually used in December by at least one
party on eBird in describing the location of the King Eider.
The true “Fossil Point” is quite a long way south of the (apparently
nameless) little point directly south of the pump house pullout, and
referring to this area as “Fossil Point” is simply misleading. For the sake
of geographical accuracy, I therefore strongly suggest we start calling the
pump house pullout by its proper local name, “Stinky Hollow” (and I would
like to see the eBird hotspot name changed accordingly), to avoid any
confusion with the real Fossil Point.
Someone who is still bummed about missing the “Stinky Hollow” Common Eider!
Hendrik
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Hendrik G. Herlyn
Corvallis, OR
"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home."
-- Gary Snyder
