House wren also at Peavy Arboretum north of Corvallis this am. Bob Altman American Bird Conservancy 311 NE Mistletoe Corvallis, OR 97330 541-745-5339 -----Original Message----- From: birding-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:birding-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karan Fairchild Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 9:15 AM To: Oregon Birds Online; 'Midvalley Birding' Subject: [birding] Benton Co House wren Hi all- We have a HOUSE WREN singing here this morning! It's a week or 10 days earlier than usual. The violet-green and tree swallows have only been here a week or so, staking out their boxes ( a week to 2 weeks later than usual). Usually they have more time to establish themselves before more competition arrives. Kind of a wacky spring. Karan Fairchild 6 mi SW of Philomath, eastern foothills of Coast Range _______________________________________________ birding mailing list birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://midvalleybirding.org/mailman/listinfo/birding OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx