Dennis Arendt reports:
The Eugene Wednesday birders went to the McKenzie River Trust property
at Green Island this morning. Many of the nest boxes were being used -
mostly by Tree Swallows, though we did find a pair of Western Bluebirds
using a nest box which was deliberately placed very close to another
nest box. The swallows will not use nest boxes so close together;
therefore one of the nest boxes is available for another species, like
the bluebirds. A House Wren was also singing near the area and may be
using one of the similar nest boxes. Lazuli Buntings were in the area,
as well as Bullock's Orioles. There were no Meadowlarks reported by the
group, though the area has very suitable meadowlark habitat. The river
changed course over the winter, cutting a steep bank at our feet. Two
pairs of Rough-winged Swallows had burrowed very good nesting cavities
into this bank. The entire list follows.
Wood Duck - females with several babies
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer - an adult with three babies
Spotted Sandpiper
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Hairy Woodpecker - one seen perched on a wire like a kingbird.
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Western Wood-Pewee - singing in most locations
Willow Flycatcher - heard only
Warbling Vireo - a few singing in the tall trees
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
Tree Swallow - very common
Violet-green Swallow - only four seen
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - two pairs over the river
Barn Swallow - only one
Bushtit
House Wren - one singing persistently
Bewick's Wren
Western Bluebird - with several blue eggs in a nest box
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler - heard only
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Bullock's Oriole
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Judy and Steve Franzen, Kit Larsen, Barry McKenzie, Ellen Cantor, Jan
Lichtenstein , Dave Brown, Jim Regali, Sylvia Maulding, Cindy Armstrong
and Dennis Arendt
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