[obol] Re: [Fwd: Unusual Pacific-slope Flycatcher nest substrate in Alsea]
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- To: MidValley Birds <birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Oregon Birders OnLine <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "joel.geier@xxxxxxxx" <joel.geier@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 04:49:38 +0000
Joel,
There is a nest which was built by Barn Swallows about thirty years ago in
a corner between our house and porch. That nest was in continuous use for
twenty five consecutive years ( a story in itself), and not always by Barn
Swallows. Two years previous to this year, Pacific-slope Flycatchers brought
off broods there, and they are using it again this season. I have also found
them using nests of their own making on ledges in buildings, and, on a few
occasions, in nests built into cutbanks. On another occasion I found a
Pacific-slope Flycatcher nest built into a cup-shaped metal band which had once
been part of a singletree, hanging on a barn wall. I suppose it is easier to
detect nests in such locations than to detect them in trees, but the number of
times I have found nests of this species in such locations suggests they may
use such sites as often as they use the branches of trees.
Darrel
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From: Joel Geier
Sent: July 16, 2014 4:46 PM
To: MidValley Birds; Oregon Birders OnLine
Subject: [obol] [Fwd: Unusual Pacific-slope Flycatcher nest substrate in Alsea]
Hi all,
A few days ago Jackie Nichols discovered a Pacific-slope Flycatcher on a
nest up in the rafters of a shed on her property near Alsea.
"Classically" this species would place its nest in the crotch of a tree,
but they are known for being opportunists and will make use of other
ledge-types situations that they find. In this case, the "ledge" seems
to be a re-purposed Barn Swallow nest.
I've posted the photo to the Mid-Valley Nature discussion forum:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mid-valley-nature/xA4J5Ui9TDg
With a close look and bit of imagination you can see the eye-ring of the
flycatcher as she's brooding on the nest.
Happy birding,
Joel
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Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
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