Regarding Isaac's big day, my team missed kingfisher and almost missed
Sharp-shin on our Lane Co big day some years ago. Both can be surprisingly hard
to find in w Oregon in late spring. Kingfishers can be quiet and not that
visible in the breeding season.
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
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Two days ago a friend and I did a Benton county big day. We started at
Willamette park at 4:30 for some Owling and early morning birding some
highlight were a Yellow-breasted Chat singing across from the water treatment
plant and 2 calling Great Horned Owls.
Next we went to Finley NWR which was quite productive. A Willow Flycatcher
was singing at Cheadle marsh (we also heard some wild Turkeys there),
Yellow-headed Blackbirds and American Coots with their young were present at
the Scrape pond, The HQ yielded a pair of Bullock's Orioles, at Cabell marsh
we found a Singing Yellow-breasted Chat (for photos,
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29834998) and a female
MacGillivray's Warbler and at Prairie overlook we found a pair of Western
Kingbirds.
Then we stopped by the Philomath sewage ponds where we saw; one male
American Wigeon, that Cackling Goose thats been around for a while and 2
female Ruddy Ducks.
The next stop was Marys Peak which was very productive. some Highlights
included; A late male Townsend's Warbler (singing), 2 booming Sooty Grouse, 2
Hammond's Flycatchers, 4 Red Crossbills, some Pine Siskins and 5 Gray Jays.
After Marys Peak we went to Fish Hatchery Rd where we saw 2 American
Dippers (for photos, http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29835758 ;
and http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29835718).
After that we headed back to Corvallis where we saw some Vesper Sparrows
and a late American Pipit (heard only) at Bald Hill.
In all we saw 119 species (one short of our goal), walked 10 miles, drove
about 120 miles and we were birding for 15 1/2 hours.
Some odd misses were; Belted Kingfisher, Cooper's Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk
and Blue-winged Teal.
Isaac Denzer.
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