[lcbno] Fwd: [obol] Intertidal sparrows & thrush
- From: Range Bayer <range.bayer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Lincoln Co. Birding & Nature Observing (LCBNO)" <lcbno@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:38:59 -0700
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From: Roy Lowe <roy.loweiii@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 6:39 PM
Subject: [obol] Intertidal sparrows & thrush
To: obol <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
At the south end of Seal Rock this morning white-crowned sparrows were
scattered all over the rocky intertidal area foraging during low tide.
Also present were a number of pipits. I flushed a varied thrush from under
a boulder in the intertidal area and did my best to turn it into an Asian
thrush or some other rare bird but failed at that. I was stunned for a
moment then realized that I had previously seen a peregrine falcon in hot
pursuit of a bird that size and both disappeared into the rocks with the
peregrine reappearing without its prey. At the time I assumed the
peregrine was chasing a surfbird or black turnstone. The varied thrush
must have been dealing with temporary PTSD from the falcon event as it flew
up to a rocky ledge in the shade and tried to hide rather than flying to
the nearby forested area.
The number of rockpipers present today was much lowered than yesterday when
I observed about 200 surfbirds near the Quail Street access. Many of the
surfbirds are transitioning into their tundra attire as shown in the
attached photo.
Roy Lowe
Waldport, OR
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