I have seen it more than once at Reed Lake in the winter of 2019-2020.
Chris Maack
SE Portland
On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 11:24 PM TIM JANZEN <tjanzen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I agree with Lars that White-breasted Nuthatch is relatively rare in SE
Portland, but I have been pleasantly surprised that I have been finding it
with some regularity at Happy Valley Park which is just east of Mt. Scott
in the past 1 ½ years. There seem to be enough Oregon white oak trees in
the park that there is some habitat for the species. See
https://ebird.org/barchart?r=L5999276&yr=all&m= for a bar graph of my
detections of the species in the park in the past 1 ½ years.
Tim Janzen
On 10/04/2021 4:26 PM larspernorgren <larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Apparently there are eastside White-breasted Nuthatches that migrate in
this direction. Several people chasing the Orchard Oriole last Christmas
in ErrolHeights, se Portland, heard a WBNuthatch and on one occasion l saw
it at close range. The species is a resident breeder at Oaks Bottoms two
miles west but l had not previously detected it elsewhere in se Portland in
40 years.
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From: Mark Rudolph <woodenappleturner@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 10/4/21 4:05 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [obol] Eugene/Santa Clara Lincoln's Sparrow, Wh-br Nuthatch
The past two days brought two unusual visitors to our Eugene/Santa
Clara-area backyard. On Saturday, a LINCOLN'S SPARROW made an appearance.
They used to be somewhat regular in the winter at our location but have
been very unusual in the last 15 years or so once the surrounding fields
were developed. This is the first October record in 25 years of record
keeping.
A WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH was seen on Sunday. This is only the third
sighting in 25 years at this location and it's also the only October
record. Previous detections have been in August and September. There is no
suitable habitat for this species for miles around.
Rudi
