[obol] Re: [birding] Past Red-necked Grebes sightings in mid-Willamette Valley
- From: Joel Geier <joel.geier@xxxxxxxx>
- To: MidValley Birds <birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:45:39 -0700
P.S. The number of deep-water grebe reports from the mid-Willamette
Valley might be higher, if not for the unfortunate transfer of
Stahlbusch Island to Linn County, 10 or so years ago.
Trent Bray will no doubt remember finding Benton County's first recorded
Clark's Grebe on the gravel-pit ponds there, a few years before the land
swap.
Linn County birders don't seem to appreciate this spot, no doubt since
they have plenty of other deep-water spots to choose from. For Benton
County birders, even though it's the closest deep water to Corvallis, no
one goes there anymore.
Well, to be fair, it was always a hard place to bird due to the
restrictions by Morse Bros., and nowadays the Knife River gravel
company. In addition to all of the "no trespassing signs" and
fast-moving gravel trucks, the trees that they planted to block views of
the pond have been growing higher.
So without the incentive of county listing, I guess it's hard to gin up
motivation to check. I think Marcia Cutler still manages to work out
access for the Corvallis Christmas Bird Count, so that's basically the
only time that anyone checks. It might still be a good spot for
motorless birders based in Corvallis, as a relatively short bicycle
ride.
--
Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
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