[obol] Re: Fwd: Re: Most Undercover Rarity?
- From: Jeff Gilligan <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Philip Kline <pgeorgekline@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2018 18:27:10 -0800
On Dec 4, 2018, at 6:18 PM, Philip Kline <pgeorgekline@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That's a good one George. A species that has surely been present in Oregon
before. Perhaps several times. It shows up regularly in Arizona in winter,
although that is admittedly much closer to its regular winter range. Winter
Wrens breed as far west as NE British Columbia. While the vast majority
likely migrate east of the Rockies, surely a small number stray to the west.
I agree completely. I don’t think one necessarily has to go to Malheur NWR
either. A good day trip (even perhaps this late in the year) in the small
towns of Sherman County might have good results in time.
Almost strangely, the only one I think I have ever seen was in Arizona, since
my trips east have been in spring, summer and fall (except at airports and a
few hours on frigid Long Island). The one I saw in Arizona was easier to
identify than I thought it would be. There was a Pacific Wren only a few
hundred yards away. While hearing the calls may be critical, the plumage
differences were not extremely subtle.
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