[obol] Re: Hermiston area birds
- From: "Marcia F. Cutler" <marciafcutler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: timkadlecek@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 09:32:37 -0700
Nearly all the House Finches that I've seen with "horned" feathers on their
heads have been fledglings.
Could that have been the case here?
Marcia F. Cutler
Corvallis
On Jun 3, 2014, at 10:55 PM, Timothy Kadlecek wrote:
> While working in Hermiston this week, I was able to find time to do some
> birding. Some of the highlights are Grasshopper and Lark Sparrow and
> White-throated Swifts. Bullock's Orioles, Yellow Warblers and House Wrens
> seemed to be in every other tree. There were numerous Western and several
> Eastern Kingbirds as well as a few Say's Phoebes. There was also what I
> initially thought was a Brewer's Blackbird, but upon review of my photos, it
> is instead a Common Grackle. Its bill is too long and down-curved for a
> Brewer's. I have a later photo of a Brewer's showing a more typical shaped
> bill. I also saw a female house finch which had light colored "horned"
> feathers on its head. I have never appreciated this before. There were also
> several Barn and Cliff Swallows collecting mud from a puddle for their nests.
> I also have a nice series of photos of a Cedar Waxwing passing a berry off
> to its hopeful mate. Below are photos of these birds and others, including a
> half dozen mamma
> ls, a couple of which I think are somewhat interesting.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/111350706@N08/sets/72157644952984256/
>
> Tim Kadlecek
> Portland
>
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