Columbia Estuary Report - 3/28/2019
A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was working the shrubbery behind the old barn
that's midway down Jackson Rd in Brownsmead.
https://ebird.org/pnw/view/checklist/S54320433
Appearing this week were WOOD DUCKS at several locations, OSPREY
at Warrenton and Brownsmead and AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN at Brownsmead.
A single CLIFF SWALLOW was at Svensen Island on the 24th.
There were also notable spikes in movements of RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS,
RING-BILLED GULLS, TURKEY VULTURES, SAVANNAH SPARROWS and YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS. There are also now crowds of TREES and VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS.
BELTED KINGFISHERS are burrowing. BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS are gather
nesting material.
A CALIFORNIA TORTOISESHELL was nectaring on the Andromeda in my front
yard earlier this week and the first MARGINED WHITES of the season
were at Shively Park.
--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
Bald Eagles - a gateway bird
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=3709
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