We have one report of Hutton's Vireo in Umatilla County. Prior to moving to
Cheney, WA, in 2005, Craig Corder passed along a summary of some bird notes
he had kept over the 3+ decades he birded in Umatilla County. One of his
entries is of a Hutton's Vireo reportedly seen by Tony Greager, a birder
from Tri-Cities, WA, at McNary Park (now McNary Wildlife Nature Area) on
Dec. 5, 1986. I have no further information about this sighting. To my
knowledge, Craig had not seen a Hutton's Vireo in Umatilla County.
Aaron Skirvin
Pendleton
On Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 8:32 PM Tim Janzen <tjanzen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear Alan, Adrian, and others,
There is at least one well documented Hutton’s Vireo from Malheur
Headquarters. See below for a portion of a post to OBOL on May 24, 2004 by
Steve Shunk. I was there that day as well and observed the bird for at
least ½ hour. It was seen by many observers. I also obtained some video
of the bird and have a detailed description of the bird in my field notes
from that date.
There is also the following observation from Harry Nehls’ weekly rare bird
report which he posted to OBOL on Sept. 9, 1998. This bird was found by
Craig Corder. See
https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/nab/v053n01/p00094-p00099.pdf
for that sighting as well As I recall, Craig Corder also found a Hutton’s
Vireo in Umatilla County in the 1990s, but I don’t recall any further
details about that. There was apparently also a record from Harney County
prior to 1993 that is reported in the book “Preliminary Draft: Oregon
County Checklists and Maps” by Steve Summers and Craig Miller.
Sincerely,
Tim Janzen
Portland
-----Original Message-----
From: Harry Nehls <hnehls@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Multiple recipients of list OBOL <OBOL@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 10:05 PM
Subject: RBA: Portland, OR
A HUTTON'S VIREO was observed September 5 on the Umatilla NWR on the
Washington side of the Columbia River.
-----Original Message-----
From: obol-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
obol-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Shunk
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 1:20 AM
To: OBOL; COBOL; Paradise Birders
Subject: [obol] Malheur Update
Greetings all,
The birding was excellent at Malheur this weekend, enhanced by the
spectacular stormy weather and equally amazing sunsets. We finished the
weekend with over 140 species. Here are the highlights:
- Malheur HQ had some fun birds this morning, most of which were found by
others prior to our arrival. We got excellent looks at HUTTON'S and
PLUMBEOUS VIREOS, at least two HAMMOND'S FLCYATCHERS (one of which sang
briefly), "the" female BLACK-AND WHITE WARBLER (there for over a week now),
and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. I also heard a possible HERMIT THRUSH there.
Steve Shunk
*From:* obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
Behalf Of *Alan Contreras
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 8, 2019 3:04 PM
*To:* adrian.hinkle@xxxxxxxxx
*Cc:* obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [obol] Re: Gilliam County HUTTON'S VIREO
Not sure how far east they get in Klamath. I think only on the east slope
of the Cascades. Perhaps Kevin could bring us current on that.
There are multiple reports from Malheur but I don’t think there is a good
photo. There may be one poor photo from maybe the late 1990s - anyone
remember that?
As far as I know, yours is the first solid record east of the forested
Cascades. Pretty amazing to have one far out on the wheat-plains.
Can someone enlighten us as to any records in e. Washington?
Alan Contreras
