[obol] Columbia Estuary Report - 3/26/2015
- From: Mike Patterson <celata@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, swalalahos <swalalahos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Susan Boac <seasidesusan@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 16:46:25 -0700
Columbia Estuary Report - 3/26/2015
The BLACK-HEADED GULL was last reported on 3/22. I've looked a couple
times since then, but mid-day low tides make for less than straight
forward gull watching on the bay at DQ.
Lots of migrant arrivals this week. Two TURKEY VULTURES were at
Brownsmead on Sunday. A single bird flew over Stanley Lake today.
There are plenty of TREE and VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS just about everywhere.
Neal Maine reports an OSPREY at the Warrenton Soccer fields.
The RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD migration is happening right now. I heard
my first singing ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER today. Singing Orange-crowns
were reported by others last weekend. Neal Maine and I found a COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT on the Neawanna today at the hospital wetlands in Seaside.
Singing RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.
Also today, Neal and I saw a very large flock of RING-BILLED GULLS
(105), noisily flying north in a loose formation and at fairly high
altitude (for gulls). I presume they were migrating.
Active GREAT BLUE HERON nests have already incubating individuals on
them in Seaside and a BALD EAGLE nest in Seaside also has an incubating
pair.
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Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
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