[obol] Fern Ridge Saturday
- From: "John Sullivan" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "Oropendolas@xxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 14:53:26 -0700
Hello All,
I walked a similar route this morning as yesterday, from the Royal Avenue
parking area to the platform and south to the Barn Pond and back. A few new
birds seen today were:
Western Sandpiper - 5 adults in bright breeding plumage
Bonaparte's Gull - 2 first-summer birds
Forster's Tern - 1 seen feeding along southeast edge of the lake, returning to
the same spot multiple times and descending out of sight behind a reed bed
south of Tern Island.
Could it possibly be nesting, not only west of the Cascades, but away from a
colony?
Watched the female AMERICAN AVOCET return to the nest and relieve the male of
his incubation duties. The male quickly flew off and chased a third Avocet away
from the nest area. Didn't see the fourth bird reported by Barry McKenzie
earlier this week.
Good Birding,
John Sullivan
Springfield, OR
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