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From: Phil Pickering <philliplc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 9:48 AM
Subject: [obol] Re: Aleutian Cackler Extravaganza 4/13/21
To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Coastal migration seems to be just getting started here [Lincoln City
area] on
the central coast. As was mentioned good flight of Terns
today and many yesterday. First noticeable sustained
offshore flight of shorebirds this morning, but mostly
Dunlin, Black-bellied, & S-b Dowitchers. No numbers
of Westerns yet. Also no significant loon movement
to this point. Wind has been more cold NE here which
tends to fan stuff far offshore, so not ideal yet.
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From: Tim Rodenkirk <timrodenkirk@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 8:36 AM
Subject: [obol] Aleutian Cackler Extravaganza 4/13/21
To: OBOL (obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Terry Wahl reports the Aleutians are pouring overhead this morning at the
family ranch near Cape Blanco. He said mostly larger flocks of several
hundred and as soon as one flock passes he can see the next one coming in
the distance. They don’t stop at Terry’s because wrong type of grass
(orchard) and it is to tall so they head north and usually stop and feed on
other ranches north of Floras Lake where grass is a different type and
grazed shorter. Terry said that Rick McKenzie guesstimated 40,000 on his
ranch (west of Langlois and north of Floras Lake) yesterday- should be many
more than that today!
Always an awesome spectacle on the south coast when they are around!!!!
This clear windy weather with winds out of the northwest really has the
shorebirds moving too as well as Caspian Terns and Pacific Loons. The peak
is usually later in month but if this weather persist I expect the
northward movement could peak earlier than normal?
Merry migration!
Tim R
Coos Bay
