[obol] Eugene Wed morning
- From: kit <kit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:42:24 -0800
Dennis submitted this report:
The Wednesday birders from Eugene went to the Delta Ponds this morning.
The cold cloudy skies turned to bright sun and warmth by mid morning.
The biggest surprise this morning was the number of Wilson's Snipe that
flew up from the pond edges north of the car dealerships. Estimates of
over fifty individuals seemed accurate. Also, the group saw at least
two adult Bald Eagles, a Peregrine Falcon and a Merlin. The duck
population was fairly normal. A Eurasian Teal was present with a group
of Green-winged Teal in the pond north of the pedestrian bridge over the
delta highway. This is most likely the same bird seen by the Wednesday
group on December 17. The Eurasian Teal is still considered to be a
subspecies of the Green-winged Teal. A White-throated Sparrow was among
a group of Golden-crowned Sparrows. The entire list follows.
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal - many and a Eurasian Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup - on the river
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret - several in the tall cottonwoods
Bald Eagle - two to four individuals
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe - an amazing large and active group
Mew Gull - one flying over
Ring-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow - one
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Pine Siskin - a few only
American Goldfinch
Dave Brown, Joni Dawning, Judy Franzen, Vickie Buck, Ellen Cantor, Scott
McNeeley, Randy Sinnott, Don Schrouder, Jim Ott, Kit Larsen, Jim Regali
and Dennis Arendt
Dennis Arendt
<dennisarendt@xxxxxxxxx>
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