On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 6:57 AM Beverly Hallberg <bhallbergskloot@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hello birders,Michael Krall
Just plugged in a baby monitor last night at my Manzanita beach house
which is between Nehalem Bay and the beach backed up to the state park.
It's a great flyover location for migrating birds, especially shorebirds in
migration.
First bird this morning at 6:25 am while lying in bed was a Wandering
Tattler calling - several times quite clearly! I am stunned. Now the
White-crowned Sparrows, Robins, Varied Thrushes, and Towhees are joining in
before the other feeder birds arrive. Last night, I heard the Cackling
Geese in the bay which is about a 1/2 to 3/4 mile away!
Weirdly, as we were testing it last night my husband went out into the
backyard and sang a song. I couldn't hear him singing very well (he's a
tenor) - but I could hear his feet crunch on the gravel and clap his hands
- other sounds. So I wasn't expecting much from the monitor. Now I'm
hooked!
Also 3 early Marbled Godwits were on the beach yesterday. About 2 weeks
early for me here.
Happy migration, Beverly
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