[obol] DougCo GWF Geese, Tricolored Blackbird, Shorebirds, etc.
- From: Matthew G Hunter <matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 16:36:23 -0700
Hi Folks,
GWF Geese: While working in west Sutherlin on May 3, two flocks came over,
totalling about 195 birds. Haven't been outside as much, and haven't seen
others since then.
TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS: On my way to some work in Sutherlin today, I stopped
"quickly" by Ford's Pond to just see if anything big and obvious was flying
around, but curiosity got the best of me when it seemed like I could hear
Tricolored Blackbirds way out. They have been here in some past years, and
I thought I may have heard them a week or two ago. Plus, there were some
shorebirds in the same area, so, I hiked out there. Sure enough, there is a
small colony of these blackbirds on the second "island" just north of the
dike at the south end of the reservoir (separating the small full water
area from the larger lower water area). They spend a lot of time IN the
blackberries, so they are not very easy to see, but usually one or two
males are perched in a visible location making for easy ID, and their
growling-cat-like calls are distinctive. A fuzzy but identifiable photo of
one of the males is at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewghunter/8716075282/in/photostream
SHOREBIRDS: Between the Tricolored Blackbird colony island and the dike is
some exposed mud where there were 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 14 LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, plus 1 LEAST SANDPIPER. Photo of a few dowitchers and one
yellowlegs is at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewghunter/8714955377/in/photostream
After not getting much work done, I went to Plat I Reservoir for a late
lunch, where there were 3 breeding-plumaged HORNED GREBES. Also, several
PURPLE MARTINS were flying around and visiting the white nest gourds out
near the snag patch.
MIGRANT SONGBIRDS: Several places over the last few days have had a number
of YELLOW WARBLERS. Today working in west Sutherlin, a YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT was calling and singing from the huge Scots Broom patch up Dovetail
Lane/Scardi Blvd, above the golf course.
Matt Hunter
Melrose, OR
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