I birded a bit around Florence this morning with Daniel Farrar and Claire, a
visiting birder from Maryland who has been working for Klamath Bird
Observatory. Quite a nice morning. Highlights:
THREE AM AVOCET just below the infamous House On Stilts on 126. We saw them
from the mudflats below the tip of the port parrking area. Also there was a
flyover BH GROSBEAK. FYI, I confirmed with Port staff that it is perfectly
fine to walk back to the tip of the point. The Guests Only signage is for
parking and overnight use only. Daytime birding is allowed.
FORSTER’s Tern at the crab pier flats on s jetty road. One Bonaparte’s
hanging with the gullwad. Also there, in the shrubbery, were two Yellow
Warblers and a LAZULI Bunting, a very nonstandard bird for the Lane dune zone.
I doubt I have ever seen one in that area before. Shorebirds there were mostly
Westerns, a few Semi Plovers and one dowitcher.
Also a bit nonstandard, out the s jetty, were ONE Surfbird nowhere near the ONE
Black Turnstone. We failed at the Golden Trifecta: could not find one Bushtit.
We did see two Waddling Splatterers out on the jetty.
Small southbound movements offshore were mainly Pintail. One flock of
Shovelers, very few Surf Scoter, murre and Brown Pelican.
Daniel can add what I forgot. We are posting details to ebird.
Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
www.alanlcontreras.com
