Recent posts got me thinking about Horned Larks in Oregon, especially in
winter.
I had a flock of about 100 in an adjacent farm field in January, about 15
years ago,
the only time I've seen them here (I'm in Clackamas Co.). But my new
year's resolution is
to check more frequently in 2018 for local winter birds. I checked this
field today.
No Larks.
Here are the year-round stats from eBird. ( It doesn't separate the high
counts
by season). High counts not in winter are likely migrants. Who knows the
subspecies of any of these high counts, as northern races likely winter
or pass through Oregon
High Counts of Horned Larks, Willamette Valley (Compiled from eBird, Bob
OBrien 1/1/18)
Clark
27
Andrea Johnson
1/23/2017
Multnomah
0
----
Huh? Maybe there are CBC records not in eBird?
Clackamas
10
Aaron Beerman
7/19/2017
(Me ~100 ~Jan00)
Marion
30
Kathleen Moon
2/23/2012
Linn
320
Randy Moore
11/26/2015
Lane
43
Tom Mickel
1/25/2004
Douglas
1
Jimmy Bilstone
2/6/2015
Jackson
41
Russ Namitz
1/30/2016
