Cathy, we're quite jealous of the raptors you found at the tree farm.
We're in the 4th year of surveying Boardman-area raptors as part of the
ECAS project, and the stretch of the route the goes through the tree farm
(Homestead Lane) has never been that productive for us. We regularly see a
few Redtails and Kestrels, occasionally Merlins, and rarely (once) a N.
Saw-whet. The only two Great-Horned Owls we've seen so far were dead, at
the base of a utility pole.
There have been some nifty birds in adjacent areas (SE & Barn Owls, N.
Harriers, Prairie Falcons, Rough-legged & Ferruginous Hawks, Bald Eagles,
accipiters) but we've never had that kind of diversity at the tree farm
itself. Your list was inspiring -- we'll definitely be keeping our eyes
open!
Lora Minty & Bill Bradford
Portland
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Cathy Nowak <cathy.nowak@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I did both diurnal and nocturnal raptor surveys for the tree farm when
Potlatch still had it. I found saw whet, western screech, barn,
short-eared (at the edges), long-eared and great-horned owls as well as
red-tailed, rough-legged and ferruginous hawks and at least one golden
eagle perched right in the middle of one of the blocks of trees. Kestrels
also nested in the nest boxes – it was the first time I saw kestrel
pellets. There were also mule deer and the occasional elk as well as at
least one black bear using it. Artificial it may be but it functions on
some level as wildlife habitat.
M. Cathy Nowak
Certified Wildlife Biologist®
Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area
59116 Pierce Rd
La Grande, OR 97850
541-963-4954
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*Subject:* [obol] Re: Boardman poplar farm to be cut and converted to
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And Saw-whet Owls, which apparently use boxes there.
Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
On Jan 26, 2016, at 9:21 AM, whoffman@xxxxxxxx wrote:
And Least Flycatchers.
Wayne
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*Subject: *[obol] Boardman poplar farm to be cut and converted to
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Possibly of interest to Morrow Co. listers:
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/01/boardman_tree_farm_will_be_cut.html
I guess Red-eyed Vireos etc. will be a little less well represented in
the county, after this artificial forest is cleared off.
--
Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
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