Beautiful day! And good birding, Powell Butte to Paulina and beyond. We
enjoyed a few warblers and 2 YB CHATS along North Shore drive. Both
Eagle Rock and North Shore Drive had WHITE-THROATED SWIFT for us with
good views. Despite trying for Mtn Quail, only Cals showed today, at
several locations. No Gnatcatchers today. Despite being in good habitat
for Willow Fly for a couple hours or more,no Fitz-bews were noted. But
we did have one cooperative Gray Flycatcher. Lazuli Buntings singing and
showing in the bright sunlight were cool. Paulina Valley has a lot of
water and the marsh is so lush that many birds perhaps went unseen by
us. All views were so distant. And we finished with distant BOBOLINKS,
here already, flanked by Willets, W Snipe, etc in the wet fields off
Puett, out east of Paulina. ZERO SWAINSON'S Hawks today.
Abbreviation for locations, NSD for North Shore Drive at Prineville Res,
ER for Eagle Rock and PV for Paulina Valley. Thanks to Evan for driving
all day and tolerating some wacko birders, with his usual good humor.
And Candace came closest to guessing species number today. Thanks to
Diane B for ebirding as we went along and to Cathy with her helpful
camera work!
This report was mailed for Judy Meredith by http://birdnotes.net
Canada Goose, many goslings, 48 in one group alone.
Trumpeter Swan, PV, 2 and one swan sp.
Gadwall, PV
Mallard, PV
Cinnamon Teal, PV
Green-Winged Teal, PV
Hooded Merganser, NSD
Common Merganser, Crooked River near Post
California Quail
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle, many around PV fields
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk, NSD
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk, several, Post to Paulina and PV
Golden Eagle, 3 or so? PV
American Kestrel
Sora, calling while we were on Puett with Bobolinks
Sandhill Crane, PV and Puett. 14 in one field PV.
Killdeer, everywhere
American Avocet, PV
Willet, PV, Puett,etc
Spotted Sandpiper, NSD
Long-billed Curlew, PV and Puett
Wilson's Snipe, displaying, along Puett
Wilson's Phalarope, PV marsh
Phal species? too distant to determine others.
Black Tern, Six or more, over PV
Rock Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
White-throated Swift, ER and NSD
Northern Flicker
Gray Flycatcher, NSD
Say's Phoebe, Post
Ash-throated Flycatcher, Eagle Rock, heard only
Western Kingbird, along highway near Paulina
Western Scrub-Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Rock Wren, ER, a pair
Mountain Bluebird, PV
American Robin
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler, NSD
Yellow Warbler, Powell Butte, NSD
Common Yellowthroat, Puett
Wilson's Warbler, Powell Butte and NSD
Yellow-breasted Chat, 2 along NSD
Spotted Towhee, NSD
Vesper Sparrow, NSD, PV
Savannah Sparrow, esp PV
Song Sparrow
Lazuli Bunting, NSD
Bobolink, Puett Rd meadow, esp south side
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Bullock's Oriole, NSD
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch, NSD
House Sparrow
Total number of species seen: 68
Birders today, Cathy Beck, Evan Thomas, Candace Cobb, Diane Burgess and
Judy Meredith. Next week is shorebirds with location to be announced
Sunday evening. Good birding, jmeredit@xxxxxxxxxxx
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