[obol] Re: Harney Wrap-up
- From: Thomas Meinzen <thomasmeinzen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 17:48:52 -0700
The female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK that I found feeding on the seeds of a
mostly bare tree at northeast corner of Malheur HQ yesterday evening at
about 5:00 PM was back this morning. I found it in the lilacs nearby at
6:15 AM, and then it returned to the same tree to continue feeding with
siskins. Quite a cooperative bird, lots of birders got to see it and it
will probably hang around HQ for some time.
I found a female Black-throated Gray Warbler and one Orange-crowned Warbler
yesterday (Sunday 5/26) at HQ. Also yesterday, I had a great views and got
lots of photos of both the male and female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS at HQ, a
female TENNESSEE WARBLER at Fields, a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and a
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER at Benson Pond, and an Ash-throated Flycatcher at mp.
60 north of Frenchglen. Couldn't post until now because of no internet
access. Now back home in Eugene and processing photos... will post them
later.
The TENNESSEE WARBLER that I found at Malheur HQ yesterday was (re)found
very briefly this morning by Alan Contreras.
A great weekend - well worth the trip.
Good birding!
Thomas Meinzen
On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Tim Blount <harneybirder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Thought I would wrap up the day here in Harney County. It started out cold
> and blowing and just got worse from there. As it warmed a little this
> morning it seemed the Western Tanagers came out of the woodwork. That was
> about the time that Vjera Thompson spotted a bright male Rose-breasted
> Grosbeak on the hillside in some brush. Many had great views of the bird
> and some of us were able to get photos. Later in the day a female
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak was found here. A crew led by Alan Contreras left
> for Fields and others went looking for Bobolinks and the Frenchglen
> Great-tailed Grackle. Bobolinks were very easy to see on the CPR road but
> unfortunately, the Great-tailed Grackle had moved its great tail to an
> unknown location. Fields yielded a Tennessee Warbler for John Sullivan and
> Laura Johnson and others were able to observe and photograph it. Benson
> Pond continues to play host to a Black and White Warbler and Tristan Hynes
> found a Black Phoebe there. Ron Peterson found a roosting Common Nighthawk
> at Benson. Wayne Bowers reported a Gray Catbird at his home west of Hines
> today and Larry Hammond reported a 'Pink Sided' Junco that he and his wife
> had seen yesterday on Greenhouse Lane.As mentioned in earlier posts, there
> are photos from today on www.harneybirder.com!
>
> Cheers!
>
> Tim Blount
> www.harneybirder.com
>
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