[obol] Re: [birding] Benton Co. Burrowing Owl, etc.
- From: Pam Otley <pamo1954@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Oscar Harper <oeharper3@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 06:59:10 -0700
Oscar and all,
Wow, good on you for the burrowing owl! I predict traffic will increase on
Llewellyn Rd for awhile.....
Pam O :-)
On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 9:49 PM, Oscar Harper <oeharper3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Yesterday evening, Hendrik and I birded with Jamie Simmons, Adrian and
> Christopher Hinkle at Finley NWR. Things were rather slow overall, but
> there were still 5 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS at the Conservation Wetland, along
> with a few GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LEAST SANDPIPERS and DUNLIN. We also heard 2
> SORAS.
>
> Along Bruce Rd., we found 2 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS at the scrape, and
> McFadden Marsh hosted a small flock of GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE.
>
> On the way back to Corvallis, we drove down Llewellin Road to check for
> Short-eared Owls south of the airport. We didn't find any, but driving back
> to Hwy 99, we flushed a BURROWING OWL off the south side of the road. It
> was well seen by 3 of us. Unfortunately, Adrian and I missed it (although
> Adrian tried hard to relocate it by jogging alongside the car in hopes of
> finding the bird again as we made a second pass along that stretch of
> road).
>
> This is the first Burrowing Owl report from Benton County in several years.
> An exciting find, and a great way to end the day.
>
> Good birding
>
> Oscar
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