So, inquiring minds want to know – what’s up with the Kittiwake? Infestation
that caused it to scratch itself raw? Escape from a predator?
Thanks for any ideas/opinions.
Marti Ligocki
South Salem
From: Bill Tice
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 6:13 PM
To: Obol
Subject: [obol] Lincoln Coast 1/12/17
My wife and I went over to Lincoln Co today in search of a few reported birds.
We first went to the North Jetty Yaquina Bay to look for and photograph is
possible, the Lapland Longspur which has been reported a couple times. While
nearing the base of the jetty we spied a young Black-legged Kittiwake. I saw 2
birders near the base of the jetty and more or less assumed they were there for
the same reason. As soon as we were on the base of the jetty my wife saw the
longspur, which continued to be confiding and allowed many pics.
Pics here:
http://variousoregonbirdingpiks.blogspot.com/2018/01/longspur-and-kittiwake.html
We next headed south to Ona Beach St Park where we ran into John Sullivan and
Josh Little - all of us looking for the Black and White Warbler recently
reported. After comparing notes, we understood they were the 2 birders at the
jetty, but they did not see the longspur. Not having success with the warbler
at the park itself, they left to Waldport to look for the ruff, but we remained
planning on going up on the estate hill just north of One Beach SP hoping to
find a white-winged crossbill. On our way there we did find the Black and
White Warbler just south of the road into the estates on the hill. As there
were no no trespassing signs to the dirt road angling SE, we took that to get
on the rear side of the forest where we saw the warbler. It was with a flock
of kinglets, chickadees, juncos, siskins, a creeper and yellow-rump. These
were all heading south more or less back to the boat launch area/St Park.
We walked around the hilltop/estates where were saw and heard some
red-crossbills and other birds. We had texted Josh and by the time we got back
to the St Park, where they had returned looking for the bird. They did not
find the ruff on the north side of Alsea Bay, so after lunch at a roadside, my
wife and I headed to Eckman Lake where we did not find the ruff in that area.
If Josh and John saw the warbler or anything else of interest, they may post.
--
Bill Tice
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"If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there." George
Harrison
