[obol] Wed morning, Eugene

From: Lawrence McQueen <larmcqueen@xxxxxxx>
To: obol <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:44:57 -0700
Expecting the predicted wind and rain, we opted to do car birding for raptors 
out Greenhill Road and around the Eugene airport.  Because serious rain never 
materialized, we stopped at various places which included Meadowlark Prairie, 
Fern Ridge dam, Kirk Park and Shore Lane, Clear Lake area at the south edge of 
the airport,  and Alvadore.  The Mockingbird at Alvadore was not showing 
itself, but we saw the two W-t Kites that hang out nearby.  Three good size 
flocks of Meadowlarks were at Meadowlark Prairie and just north of Clear Lake 
Road.  Our view of Fern Ridge lake from Shore Lane did not reveal much except 
distant views of gulls, some ducks and grebes to the south plus two Bald Eagles 
perched on the mudflat.  We never did the airport raptor run.

Cackling Goose - few geese on the ground.  Flying geese included Canadas
Gadwall - 2 from Shore Lane 
Mallard - 16 mostly at Clear Lake
Wild Turkey - 3 different groups, one group contained about 15 birds, another 
group had a couple of young, about 1/4 grown.
Pied-billed Grebe - 7
Western Grebe 22
Double-crested Cormorant - 3
Great Blue Heron -1 
Turkey Vulture -2
White-tailed Kite - 2 perched in meadow, in west Alvadore
Northern Harrier - 5
Bald Eagle - 2 adults seen to the south from Shore Lane, which could have been 
the same birds later at the dam. 
Red-shouldered Hawk - 2 (Alvadore and Shore Lane)
Red-tailed Hawk - 6
American Coot - 1 
Ring-billed Gull - 1 at the dam
California Gull - 1 at the dam
Gull species - 14 south from Shore Lane
Band-tailed Pigeon - 1 probable 
Mourning Dove - 6
Eurasian Collared Dove - 20 at Clear Lake 
Belted Kingfisher - 3 
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 9
American Kestrel - 10
Steller's Jay - 3
Western Scrub-Jay - expected number
American Crow - helter skelter 
Common Raven - 5
Black-capped Chickadee - 4
Brown Creeper - 2
Bewick's Wren - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  - 1
Wrentit - 1 heard at Kirk’s Park
American Robin - 2
European Starling - several flocks
Cedar Waxwing - 70 (two flocks)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Spotted Towhee - 2
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 8
White-crowned Sparrow - 7
Golden-crowned Sparrow - one good flock, several scattered individuals 
Dark-eyed Junco - 25
Red-winged Blackbird - 20
Western Meadowlark - 3 good flocks, probably exceeding 50 total
Brewer's Blackbird - 12
House Finch -2

Silvia Maulding, Don Schrouder, Dave Brown, Randy Sinnott, and Larry McQueen
[obol] Wed morning, Eugene

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