A short trip to Finley NWR late this afternoon yielded the following highlights.
A single WILSON'S SNIPE close to Bruce road in a field between the railroad
track and McFadden Marsh, there were scattered KILLDEER and a GREAT EGRET in
the field too. McFadden Marsh had plenty of ducks (primarily MALLARDS, NORTHERN
PINTAIL and a few AM. WIGEON) geese and over 200 TUNDRA SWANS towards the
north end. Further west on Bruce Rd. I saw several ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and a
total of 4 BALD EAGLES. A covey of 9 CALIFORNIA QUAIL on the road, mostly
youngsters, was particularly unwary of approaching cars.
At the Prairie Overlook, I saw 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS flying around.
Marcia F. Cutler
Corvallis
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