Hi Kevin- Alan answered the shorebird question. This has been posted
before but I apologize for not being more specific. As to the Widgeon,
that's great news that they are still around. I wonder why virtually none
were present when i was there. Thanks for the heads up. Bob OBrien
On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 8:58 PM Kevin Scaldeferri <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
At the risk of ruining my enjoyment of birding on Bayocean Spit, I'm
curious to ask what exactly changed? It seems like once a month or so I
read a post like this where someone who has been birding much longer than I
have laments about how it has declined.
(FWIW, I've seen ~500 American Wigeons along Bayocean Drive and the dike
road with regularity this fall, and usually a Eurasian Wigeon hidden in
there if I stop and take the time to look through them.)
On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 1:34 PM Robert O'Brien <baro@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Only one thing could have made yesterday a* more* perfect birding day in
Tillamook.
But who would want *beyond perfect?* That's greedy.
Still, maybe a Lifer? A first State Record? No way for a first North
American Record,
And a first North (& South) American Record? Gimmie a break.
Time was running out; just went past 4PM on these shortening days.
I thought I'd drive down Bay Ocean Peninsula gravel Road. Simply for old
times sake.
The glory days of the shorebird flats are long, long gone.
Ditto for the 1000 +/- American Widgeon that wintered along the main
road (there were 4 today). Always a couple of Eurasian Widgeon in there
too.
Gone with the dairy cleanup it seems.
But, lightning does strike. One of my top 10 Most-Wanted World Birds.
For the record books. See attached.
Bob OBrien Carver OR
