[obol] Wed morning, Fern Ridge

From: Larry McQueen <larmcqueen@xxxxxxx>
To: obol <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 13:38:29 -0700
We walked out the Amazon canal, south side trail, from the Fir Butte bridge to 
check out the mud flat and shorebird situation at the outflow.  There were few 
shorebirds on the flats too far to get to and those included in the list were 
in or near the canal.  A pleasant surprise was finding three immature 
Sharp-shinned Hawks perched on bare snags near the base of Fir Butte.  For some 
time, they were carefully studied while they perched and turned on the bare 
branches.  There should be no doubt about their nesting in the valley.

Mallard - 1
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 2
Great Egret - 4
Turkey Vulture - 5
Northern Harrier - 2
Red-tailed Hawk  - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3 immatures
Killdeer - 5
Greater Yellowlegs - 1
Spotted Sandpiper - 4
Ring-billed Gull - 2
California Gull - 3
Mourning Dove - 8
Eurasian Collared Dove - 1
Hummingbird species - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Acorn Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 2 (one was a surprise)
Northern Flicker - 9
Black Phoebe - 7 (probably many were hatched locally)
Willow Flycatcher - 1
Western Wood Pewee - 6
Tree Swallow - few identified
Violet-green Swallow - most common and always overhead
Barn Swallow - fairly numerous
Purple Martin - 1 adult male and 2 immatures
Common Raven - 1
American Crow - 7
Steller's Jay - 2
Western Scrub-Jay - 6
Black-capped Chickadee - 15
Bushtit - small group
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 3
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Brown Creeper - 2
Bewick's Wren - 3
Marsh Wren - 2
American Robin - numerous and active
Swainson’s Thrush - 1
European Starling - some
Cedar Waxwing - 25
Common Yellowthroat - 2
Wilson’s Warbler  - 3
Western Tanager - 2
Black-headed Grosbeak - 12
Spotted Towhee - 4
Song Sparrow - 2
Purple Finch - 3
House Finch - 4
American Goldfinch - 8
House Sparrow - bunch

Sarah Vasconcellos, Don Schrouder, Sylvia Maulding, Dave Brown, Dennis Arendt, 
Charlie Thomas, and Larry McQueen
[obol] Wed morning, Fern Ridge

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