[obol] 5/12/14 - Umatilla County : RUDDY TURNSTONE et al.
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- Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 22:15:46 -0400 (EDT)
Birders -
Aaron Skirvin found two RUDDY TURSTONES at Warehouse Beach along the
Columbia River in Umatilla County yesterday morning (5/11, 10 a.m.).
Apparently, these are only the 3rd Umatilla County record. Today, I had the
day off
from work, so I ran over there this morning (5/12, 10:30 a.m.). I was
glassing the large group of Terns along the rocks, when I found an adult
COMMON
TERN amongst the FORSTER'S and CASPIANS. Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of
one of the RUDDY TURNSTONES. A couple of photos can be viewed in my eBird
submission: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18364241
I called Aaron, and soon we were both able to enjoy views of the COMMON
TERN & RUDDY TURNSTONE.
I headed back to La Grande via Weston, Tollgate and Elgin. I stopped by
Rhinehart Canyon around 4:30 p.m. I got to the bridge and almost instantly
saw a bright blue bird fly across the Grande Ronde River. I got the
binoculars on the bird and it was a bright blue male INDIGO BUNTING with
several
LAZULI BUNTINGS. I reached for my camera in time to watch the flock of
Buntings fly north down stream. I was unable to relocate the INDIGO. This is
only Union County's 2nd INDIGO BUNTING. Our first INDIGO was documented
on 5/16/12. A nice day birding!
Good birding,
- Trent Bray
The Bobolink - Linking Birders & Birds
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La Grande, OR 97850
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