[obol] Census count - Finley NWR

From: Erik Knight <erikknight05@xxxxxxxxx>
To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 19:04:33 -0700
*Census type:* Personal Count* Counters:* 1 * Hours counted:* 4

*Wind direction: * SW *prevailing wind speed: * 6-11 km/h
* Percentage of sky covered by clouds: * 80%
*Precipitation: * none

*Note:*

from 12:30PM to 4:30PM.

A "?" indicates the species was seen, but not counted
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*Anseriformes (Screamers, Swans, Geese and Ducks)*
*Anatidae (Swans, Geese and Ducks)*
*Anatinae (Ducks)*
 3 Wood Duck (*Aix sponsa*)
1 American Wigeon (*Anas americana*)
1 Mallard (*Anas platyrhynchos*)
  *Galliformes (Gallinaceous Birds)*
*Odontophoridae (Quail)*
 1 California Quail (*Callipepla californica*)
  *Podicipediformes (Grebes)*
*Podicipedidae (Grebes)*
 3 Pied-billed Grebe (*Podilymbus podiceps*)
  *Ciconiiformes (Herons, Ibises, Storks and Allies)*
*Ardeidae (Bitterns and Herons)*
 6 Great Blue Heron (*Ardea herodias*)
  *Cathartidae (American Vultures)*
 20 Turkey Vulture (*Cathartes aura*)
  *Falconiformes (Diurnal Birds of Prey)*
*Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles and Allies)*
*Accipitrinae (Kites, Eagles, and Hawks)*
 1 Bald Eagle (*Haliaeetus leucocephalus*)
1 Northern Harrier (*Circus cyaneus*)
3 Red-tailed Hawk (*Buteo jamaicensis*)
  *Falconidae (Caracaras and Falcons)*
*Falconinae (True Falcons and Laughing Falcons)*
 2 American Kestrel (*Falco sparverius*)
  *Gruiformes (Rails, Cranes and Allies)*
*Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules and Coots)*
 2 Virginia Rail (*Rallus limicola*)
2 Sora (*Porzana carolina*)
  *Charadriiformes (Shorebirds, Gulls, Auks and Allies)*
*Charadriidae (Lapwings and Plovers)*
*Charadriinae (Plovers)*
 1 Killdeer (*Charadrius vociferus*)
  *Columbiformes (Sandgrouse, Pigeons and Doves)*
*Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)*
 4 Band-tailed Pigeon (*Columba fasciata*)
2 Mourning Dove (*Zenaida macroura*)
  *Apodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)*
*Apodidae (Swifts)*
*Chaeturinae (Chaeturine Swifts)*
 2 Vaux's Swift (*Chaetura vauxi*)
  *Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)*
*Trochilinae (Typical Hummingbirds)*
 2 Rufous Hummingbird (*Selasphorus rufus*)
  *Piciformes (Puffbirds, Toucans, Woodpeckers & Allies)*
*Picidae (Woodpeckers and Allies)*
*Picinae (Woodpeckers)*
 3 Acorn Woodpecker (*Melanerpes formicivorus*)
1 Downy Woodpecker (*Picoides pubescens*)
1 Hairy Woodpecker (*Picoides villosus*)
5 Northern Flicker (*Colaptes auratus*)
  *Passeriformes (Passerine Birds)*
*Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)*
*Fluvicolinae (Fluvicoline Flycatchers)*
 4 Western Wood-Pewee (*Contopus sordidulus*)
6 Pacific-slope Flycatcher (*Empidonax difficilis*)
  *Vireonidae (Vireos)*
 1 Hutton's Vireo (*Vireo huttoni*)
1 Warbling Vireo (*Vireo gilvus*)
  *Corvidae (Crows and Jays)*
 8 Gray Jay (*Perisoreus canadensis*) [1]
3 Steller's Jay (*Cyanocitta stelleri*)
5 Western Scrub-Jay (*Aphelocoma californica*)
1 Common Raven (*Corvus corax*)
  *Hirundinidae (Swallows)*
*Hirundininae (Typical Swallows)*
 14 Purple Martin (*Progne subis*) [2]
15 Tree Swallow (*Tachycineta bicolor*)
5 Violet-green Swallow (*Tachycineta thalassina*)
50 Cliff Swallow (*Petrochelidon pyrrhonota*)
65 Barn Swallow (*Hirundo rustica*)
  *Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice)*
 6 Black-capped Chickadee (*Poecile atricapillus*)
2 Chestnut-backed Chickadee (*Poecile rufescens*)
  *Aegithalidae (Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits)*
 6 Bushtit (*Psaltriparus minimus*)
  *Certhiidae (Creepers)*
*Certhiinae (Northern Creepers)*
 2 Brown Creeper (*Certhia americana*)
  *Troglodytidae (Wrens)*
 4 Bewick's Wren (*Thryomanes bewickii*)
4 House Wren (*Troglodytes aedon*)
9 Winter Wren (*Troglodytes troglodytes*)
8 Marsh Wren (*Cistothorus palustris*)
  *Turdidae (Thrushes)*
 1 Western Bluebird (*Sialia mexicana*)
3 Swainson's Thrush (*Catharus ustulatus*)
1 Hermit Thrush (*Catharus guttatus*)
18 American Robin (*Turdus migratorius*)
  *Sturnidae (Starlings)*
 65 European Starling (*Sturnus vulgaris*)
  *Bombycillidae (Waxwings)*
 20 Cedar Waxwing (*Bombycilla cedrorum*)
  *Parulidae (Wood-Warblers)*
 10 Orange-crowned Warbler (*Vermivora celata*)
3 Black-throated Gray Warbler (*Dendroica nigrescens*)
8 Common Yellowthroat (*Geothlypis trichas*)
8 Wilson's Warbler (*Wilsonia pusilla*)
  *Thraupidae (Tanagers)*
 4 Western Tanager (*Piranga ludoviciana*)
  *Emberizidae (Emberizids)*
 8 Spotted Towhee (*Pipilo maculatus*)
6 Savannah Sparrow (*Passerculus sandwichensis*)
18 Song Sparrow (*Melospiza melodia*)
1 White-crowned Sparrow (*Zonotrichia leucophrys*)
5 Dark-eyed Junco (*Junco hyemalis*)
  *Cardinalidae (Cardinals, Saltators and Allies)*
 6 Black-headed Grosbeak (*Pheucticus melanocephalus*)
6 Lazuli Bunting (*Passerina amoena*)
  *Icteridae (Blackbirds)*
 40 Red-winged Blackbird (*Agelaius phoeniceus*)
1 Western Meadowlark (*Sturnella neglecta*)
3 Yellow-headed Blackbird (*Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus*)
10 Brewer's Blackbird (*Euphagus cyanocephalus*)
2 Brown-headed Cowbird (*Molothrus ater*)
  *Fringillidae (Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies)*
*Carduelinae (Cardueline Finches)*
 3 Purple Finch (*Carpodacus purpureus*)
1 House Finch (*Carpodacus mexicanus*)
5 Red Crossbill (*Loxia curvirostra*)
1 Pine Siskin (*Carduelis pinus*)
6 American Goldfinch (*Carduelis tristis*)
2 Evening Grosbeak (*Coccothraustes vespertinus*)

Footnotes:
[1]adults & 3 juveniles seen along Mill Hill Loop [2]in field South of
Prairie overlook

Total number of species: 72


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Erik Knight
Portland, Oregon
[obol] Census count - Finley NWR

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