[obol] Re: Bruce Road Bitterns etc., and Whimbrel!
- From: Hendrik Herlyn <hhactitis@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: obol <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, pjlamberson@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 12:20:06 -0700 (PDT)
Great finds!
Whimbrel is a very good bird in Benton County, so I hope you don't mind that I
repost your sighting to let the local birders know about it.
Merry Migration!
Hendrik
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Hendrik G. Herlyn
Corvallis, OR
"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home."
-- Gary Snyder
--- On Thu, 5/2/13, Janet and Phil Lamberson <pjlamberson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Janet and Phil Lamberson <pjlamberson@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [obol] Bruce Road Bitterns, Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Horned Larks etc.
To: "obol" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2013, 11:56 AM
Karin and Janet Lamberson enjoyed a sunset symphony (or cacophony) of
bird calls including Virginia Rails, Yellow-headed Blackbirds, various
ducks, coots, Marsh Wrens and the "oonk-ka-loongk" of at least two,
maybe three (fide a couple of other birders who shared the experience)
very visible and cooperative American Bitterns last night, along with
the colors of the sunset clouds reflected in the pond at the Bruce
Road scrape. Across the road we saw about 6 Horned Larks in the dirt
areas across from the east end of the scrape pond. To take it over
the top, in the fading light as we drove west on Bruce Road, a
Great-horned Owl crossed the road in front of us, then settled on a
tall snag silhouetted against the sky where we got a good look at its
"ear tufts" with the spotting scope. It's why we love birding!
We checked for the Avocet on the Finley Road earlier but didn't see
it, though we did see plenty of Greater Yellowlegs and 3 Whimbrels.
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