[obol] 3 Grasshopper Sparrows & 1 Vesper Sparrow singing off of Sher Khan Rd. near Creswell
- From: Joel Geier <joel.geier@xxxxxxxx>
- To: Oregon Birders OnLine <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 14:58:40 -0700
Hi all,
Today I surveyed a route with 17 points in the Creswell area that have
historically had Vesper Sparrows. I got skunked at all 17 points, the
same result as when I surveyed the same points in May.
However, after finishing the route I checked Sher Khan Rd. (a few miles
west of Creswell, off Camas Swale Rd.). I had also checked this in May
but came up dry.
Today I heard 3 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS singing in the big pasture on the
west side of the road, north of the creek (which had a couple of
YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS calling). They were singing out in the grass 50-80
m from the road.
I also heard a *very* distant VESPER SPARROW, singing on a pastured
hillside with a few large oaks, off to the northwest.
A WESTERN MEADOWLARK pair was also using the big pasture on the west
side of the road, a WESTERN KINGBIRD pair was chattering away on the
power transmission tower way out to the west, and an AMERICAN KESTREL
was hanging around the cattle pens.
So this was a nice end to an otherwise rather discouraging morning of
grassland bird surveys.
Happy birding,
Joel
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Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
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