I was going to suggest the tree is white alder(Alnus rhombifolia) which is
common on lowland stream banks around Cottage Grove but absent from my adopted
Wahington and Multnomah Counties. It has very fine teeth in a doubly dentate
pattern. The image is already pixilated on my screen. Sent from my Verizon,
Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: "Robert Taylor(Redacted sender
"taylorbobt" for DMARC)" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 11/26/20 1:27 PM
(GMT-08:00) To: Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx>, Kevin Scaldeferri
<kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: OBOL Oregon Birders Online <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [obol] Re: Cottage Grove Red-Bellied Woodpecker?
Howdy All,Just saw the pic of the Red-bellied Woodpecker (Red-headeg
WP has shown up in Oregon - what's next!)..A comment on the tree ID -- Red
Alder looks like a better ID as Cottonwood has a slightly different veining
pattern on the leaf underside and a more pronounced 'drip tip' on a slightly
different leaf shape??
On Thursday, November 26, 2020, 01:16:40 PM PST, Kevin
Scaldeferri <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
According to the latest on the Facebook thread, the photo is
from August. So, no need to get ready to chase, but yes it is know it was here
at all. Someone on FB asserted this would be only the second Oregon record,
although I don't know if that's true or not.On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 12:38 PM
Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Kevin, it is well worth posting it on OBOL.
Even if it was seen this summer, it is a rare bird we otherwise would not have
known about. Tom From: Kevin Scaldeferri [mailto:kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: ;
Thursday, November 26, 2020 11:51 AMTo: Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx>Cc: Obol
<obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Subject: Re: [obol] Cottage Grove Red-Bellied Woodpecker?
Yes, that's a good point. I think the poster on FB had no idea how much
interest this photo would generate and has gone to do normal Thanksgiving
things. I apologize in advance if this turns out to be a false alarm. On Thu,
Nov 26, 2020 at 10:48 AM Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:The picture has
nothing but green leaves in it. I am guessing it wasn’t taken recently. The
bird is definitely a Red-bellied, though. From: obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin ScaldeferriSent: ;
Thursday, November 26, 2020 10:36 AMTo: Obol <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Subject:
[obol] Cottage Grove Red-Bellied Woodpecker? It doesn't look to have made it to
eBird, but the Facebook Birding Oregon group has a possible Red-bellied
Woodpecker spotted in Cottage Grove
https://www.facebook.com/groups/birdingoregon/permalink/1310392582652293/
