[obol] Killdeer movements
- From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <deborah.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <elepaio@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2013 08:49:49 -0700
My guess is that the "montane" killdeer described in previous posts have not
come up from the lowlands but from further north. The exception would be
those birds moving generally west toward the Willamette Valley or coast for
winter that didn't quite get there.
The Willamette Valley is normally one of the major killdeer wintering areas
on the continent. I suspect that this is a result of changes in
agricultural practices over the last fifty years. I wonder what the
Killdeer numbers have been like over the years on a count like Corvallis or
Salem. Eugene would not be a great test because of the addition of Fern
Ridge Reservoir and the expansion of the city into a lot of Killdeer
habitat.
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Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
From: "deborah.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <deborah.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: <deborah.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, December 7, 2013 7:50 AM
To: <deborah.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mark Nikas <elepaio@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [obol] Re: Fw: Lane Coast Sightings 6 Dec 2013
I shouldn't post before I have some coffee....so the Killdeer fly out of the
valley into the mountains and the coastal areas......I wonder how many
Killdeer might be on Fall Creek Rd. today....At the end of last December
there was a large flock of Wilson's Snipe up there. Fall Creek Rd. is off
Hwy. 34 at the east edge of Lincoln County. Deb in Newport
> deborah.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <deborah.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Perhaps the Killdeer were fleeing the Coastal Range also. I saw some in a
> field at Fall Creek Road, the day before the snowfall. Deb in Newport
>> Mark Nikas <elepaio@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I wonder if all those Killdeer were fleeing the snow buried valley fields. I
>> had about 20 over my yard (west Eugene) in just 1 hour today. Just seeing 1
>> here is notable.
>>
>> Mark Nikas
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Diane Pettey <surfbird@xxxxx> wrote:
>>>> This morning I had a brief opportunity to bird the jetty areas of the
>>>> Siuslaw River.
>>>>
>>>> N. Jetty had two American Pipits (biggg whoop-de-do, but the first seen
>>>> there this season). No time for seawatch.
>>>>
>>>> South Jetty, however was another story. Near "Killdeer Flats" at the end of
>>>> S. Jetty Road, had flock after flock of KILLDEER - I lost count at 75. With
>>>> the Killdeer were two DUNLIN and easily 30-40 AMERICAN PIPITS.
>>>>
>>>> Those were the highest number of Killdeer and Pipits I've ever seen at that
>>>> location.
>>>>
>>>> Diane Pettey
>>>> Heceta Beach, OR
>>>> surfbird@xxxxx
>>>>
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