Kim Owen and I spent the day birding in Jefferson County while participating in the NAMC. We saw 108 species which was a record for both of us for a single day in that county. Highlights included Redhead, Common Goldeneye, Mountain Quail, Western Grebe, Eared Grebe, 30 White-faced Ibis, Swainson's Hawk, Red-necked Phalarope, Caspian Tern, White-throated Swift, Lewis's Woodpecker, Clark's Nutcracker, Black-capped Chickadee and Townsend's Warbler. Big misses included Wilson's Phalarope, Vaux's Swift, Steller's Jay, Bank Swallow, Brown Creeper and Canyon Wren. Nice day for birding.
Here's the whole list Canada Goose Gadwall Mallard Cinnamon Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Common Merganser Ruddy Duck California Quail Mountain Quail Pied-billed Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron White-faced Ibis Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Swainson's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Golden Eagle American Kestrel Prairie Falcon Virginia Rail American Coot Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Red-necked Phalarope Ring-billed Gull California Gull Caspian Tern Rock Pigeon Eurasian Collared Dove Mourning Dove White-throated Swift Lewis' Woodpecker Williamson's Sapsucker Red-naped Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Gray Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Say's Phoebe Western Kingbird Warbling Vireo Western Scrub-Jay Clark's Nutcracker Black-billed Magpie American Crow Common Raven Horned Lark Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Mountain Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Pygmy Nuthatch Rock Wren House Wren Marsh Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Western Bluebird Mountain Bluebird American Robin Sage Thrasher European Starling Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Townsend's Warbler Common Yellowthroat Western Tanager Spotted Towhee Chipping Sparrow Brewer's Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Lark Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Lazuli Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Western Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Bullock's Oriole House Finch Red Crossbill Lesser Goldfinch American Goldfinch House Sparrow -- It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. Mark Twain Chuck Gates 541-280-4957 Powell Butte, Central Oregon Oregon Birding Site Guide www.birdingoregon.info
