Found what I believe is the mysterious bird. Maybe it is one of Karen Drain’s
bluebird flock (13) that she saw on February 10 that stayed behind. Anyhow
there is a female Western Bluebird hanging out on the basketball backstops just
west of where Tanya saw it.
It is south of Hall Blvd in the west side of the park. Closest access is off SW
Greenway —where SW Murphy Lane T’s at SW Parkview Loop. There is easy access
into the park there.
Shawneen Finnegan
Beaverton
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 14, 2019, at 9:06 AM, Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This bird needs to be relocated. Might be a phoebe, might not.
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
www.alanlcontreras.com
On Feb 13, 2019, at 1:59 PM, Tanya Pluth <tanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello all,
I regularly bird in Greenway Park, Beaverton, while walking my dog. Today I
noted a strange bird, perched on a short tree, solitary, and staring down as
if hunting. It was pretty small in size, which made me wonder what it could
be. It flew to land on a nearby thistle.
At first sight I thought it was a Phoebe, but it would be very rare to be a
Say's - and then I wondered if an immature shrike? But the shrike's I've
seen are bigger...
I didn't have a camera with me and naturally when I went back with my
camera, I couldn't relocate the bird!
I did manage a few poor quality iphone photos, linked here:
https://flic.kr/p/2dCUVxA
https://flic.kr/p/2eEesX7
Thanks in advance for any help! Another reminder of why it's good to bring
my "real" camera each day!
Tanya
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Because home is where the music plays...
