There was lots of snow, min.8", at my place 30 minutes west of Portland.
Much of the Willamette Valley perimeter got snowcover above 600 feet. Far
enough out of town to evade the conciousness of human residents. 9 days
later ample traces remain, although open fields are forageable again
On Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 7:32 PM Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Never occurred to me that the amazing number and distribution of bluebirds
lately could be partly snow-related. It sorta makes sense, but makes me
wonder if that’s because we’re seeing some east-side migrants. I don’t
think western Oregon birds go far upslope in numbers, at least north of the
Calapooya Divide in s Lane County, simply because north of Douglas Co. the
oak trees don’t go that far upslope. Or am I missing something?
Whatever the reason, Western Bluebirds are remarkably ubiquitous in the s
Willamette Valley this winter.
Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
www.alanlcontreras.com
http://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/edge-of-awe
On Feb 18, 2019, at 7:21 PM, Bill Tice <ticebill7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In driving around both Polk and S Yamhill Cos in the last week I have seen
dozens and dozens of bluebirds. Small flocks of 6-12 birds seems the
norm. I’ve taken more note of these this spring looking for easterns and
mountain species since both have been encountered in W Oregon of late.
Guess I’ll be looking for sagebrush sparrows now.
Bill Tice. Birding, the best excuse for getting outdoors, and, for
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