A similar system was used well into the 2000's at Malheur. Folks would
leave their sighting notes stuck to a fence rail at the Frenchglen Hotel.
It took quite awhile to get cell phone coverage in that part of the state.
Mark Nikas
On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 5:23 PM rriparia@xxxxxxxxxxx <rriparia@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Back in the '80s, some didn't even have a land line phone. We had a system
at Santa Clara River estuary, Ventura Co., CA, to add to "notes" left under
a special rock. Anyone arriving or leaving could read about the date and
interesting species, and its observer, and leave a date and list
interesting species. It was a heads up or "wow!" moment when reading it.
That was a regularly visited location, and the notes were a way to
communicate without a phone.
Kevin Spencer
Klamath Falls, Oregon
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*Subject:*[obol] Re: 1980s style reporting and experiences
Hi Wayne & All,
Thanks for the correction. I'm sure you're right, that must have been
"Blue" Grouse hooting. This was east of Hart Pass, which I think puts it in
the overlap zone between Dusky and Sooty Grouse.
That was my first summer in the Pacific Northwest, so my first idea at the
time was Sasquatch. However the Audubon Field Guide to Western Forests (the
only field guide I had along in my backpack) mentioned grouse as a
possibility, and that was a more comforting explanation.
Since then I've seen Spruce Grouse a few times in the Pasayten region, but
I've never knowingly heard them.
Cheers,
Joel
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Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
