Off the north end of Boat Launch Road. Reached only by air boat run by NWR
staffers. Added it as hotspot on eBird. Nothing rare... one straggling
Tree Swallow and a few Lesser Yellowlegs were highlights along with close
views of mud-loving shorebirds. Pictures of some on my blog.
Here is checklist:
*Tern Island-manmade,limited access, Harney, Oregon, US*
Sep 17, 2018 9:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments: taken to the island by NWR staffers on their air boat
21 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
American Wigeon (Mareca americana) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
American Coot (Fulica americana) 500
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) 30
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) 50
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) X
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 8
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) 120
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) X
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 3
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 0 numerous nests
visible on north side of island
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) X many on the
distant, deeper part of the lake far to the north; lake level at 10%
capacity
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) (Ardea herodias [herodias Group]) X
Great Egret (American) (Ardea alba egretta) X
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) X
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) X
Common Raven (Corvus corax) X overhead, none on island at this time
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 1
Barn Swallow (American) (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) 200
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) 6
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Harry Fuller
author of: *San Francisco's Natural History: Sand Dunes to Streetcars:*
https://ecowise.wordpress.com/2017/04/20/sfnh/
author of *Great Gray Owls of CA-OR-WA*:
https://ecowise.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/the-great-gray-owl-book/
author of *Freeway Birding*: *freewaybirding.com
<http://freewaybirding.com>*
birding website: http://www.towhee.net
my birding blog: atowhee.wordpress.com
