Long billed curlew arrived in Boardman this week...... On Mar 15, 2015 11:29 AM, "Karan Fairchild" <alderspr@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > No curlew for us either. We actually arrived at the ponds about 9am, it > was > Kim Nelson and Will Wright that Lars saw arriving as he left, but they > didn't see it either, neither did Hendrik Herlyn, who arrived shortly after > us. Several people also looked in nearby fields with no luck. > > Karan Fairchild > > -----Original Message----- > From: obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf > Of Lars Per Norgren > Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:34 AM > To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [obol] Benton (OR) Co Curlew negative > > I visited the site at 9:30, focused on the perrenial grass field that > abutts > the access road to the ponds. Multiple pairs of moffitti Canada Geese > scattered evenly over the annual grass seed field to the north give the > place an Eastern Oregon feel without the curlew. A serious departure from > the avifauna on this field 40 years ago. The Fairchilds arrived as I was > giving up. Perhaps they will confirm my diligence or lack thereof. Lars > > OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol Manage your account or > unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol > Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol > Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol > Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >