[obol] Re: Yamhill county FOY's
- From: "Paul T. Sullivan" <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "obol" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Yamhill Birders" <YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 21:09:58 -0700
Folks,
Here are additional first-of-the-year, FOY, sightings for us in Yamhill
county (and elsewhere):
4-25-13
American Bittern - Sheldon's marsh, Briedwell Rd., west of Whiteson
4-27-13
Warbling Vireo - Airport Park
4-28-13
NO Snow Bunting - Barview jetty, Tillamook county
Wandering Tattler - Barview jetty, Tillamook county
Ruddy Turnstone - Barview jetty, Tillamook county
Bonaparte's Gull - Nehalem sewage ponds, Tillamook county
Tufted Puffin - Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach (only one flying around while an
adult Bald Eagle perched on the rock)
4-29-13
Band-tailed Pigeon - Rummel St backyard, McMinnville
Cassin's Vireo - Rotary Nature Park AKA Tice Park, McMinnville
Pacific-slope Flycatcher - Rotary Nature Park AKA Tice Park, McMinnville
4-30-13
Swainson's Hawk - Stoller Rd., Lafayette
Western Kingbird - Stoller Rd., Lafayette
Lewis Woodpecker - Maysara winery, Muddy Valley
House Wren - Maysara winery, Muddy Valley
Lazuli Bunting - Maysara winery, Muddy Valley
5-2-13
Bullock's Oriole - Stoller Rd., Lafayette (found 5-1-13 by Tom Love)
Semipalmated Plover - private wetland, McMinnville
Solitary Sandpiper - private wetland, McMinnville
5-3-13
Dusky Flycatcher - Rice Lane, Amity (found by Tom Love, seen by Carol)
5-4-13 Birdathon from Mt. Tabor to Cape Meares
Western Tanager - Mt. Tabor, Portland
Purple Martin - Multnomah channel, Sauvie Is
5-6-13
Swainson's Thrush - Rotary Nature Park, McMinnville
Western Tanager - Rotary Nature Park, McMinnville
5-7-13
Yellow-breasted Chat - Meadowlake Rd., west of Carlton
MacGillivray's Warbler - Meadowlake Rd., west of Carlton
Hermit Warbler - Meadowlake Rd., west of Carlton
Olive-sided Flycatcher - west of McGuire Reservoir
Still no Yellow-headed Blackbird at Briedwell Rd., W of Whiteson :-(
Good birding, everyone,
Paul Sullivan & Carol Karlen
McMinnville
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul T. Sullivan" <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "obol" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Yamhill Birders"
<YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Carol Karlen" <carolk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 4:46 PM
Subject: Yamhill county FOY's
Folks,
We made a run up to McGuire Reservoir and adjacent roads in the Coast
Range of Yamhill county today, and found several first-of-the-year
species:
1 BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK male, 6:30 AM in backyard, FOY (two days early)
1-2 COMMON LOON, McGuire Res, FOY
mixed flock of Cackling Geese and Gter White-fronted Geese flying over
McGuire Res. (30 each)
8 Hooded Mergansers, McGuire Res. (resident)
3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, McGuire Res, FOY
1 RUFFED GROUSE, Dye Estates Rd. (first right turn as you go west from
McGuire dam) FOY
2 GRAY JAYS, Dye Estates Rd. FOY
4 Hutton's Vireo
1 Hairy Woodpecker at bridge below McGuire dam, A-B Rd,.FOY in the county
1 Dipper at bridge below McGuire dam, A-B Rd.
Warblers included Orange-crowned, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Gray,
Wilson's, and Common Yellowthroat
Paul Sullivan & Carol Karlen
McMinnville
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