[obol] Newport birds
- From: "Wayne Hoffman" <whoffman@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "OBOL" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 13:43:35 -0800
Hi -
This morning, as cold rain melted off the remaining snow, open spaces around
Newport teemed with Killdeer, American Pipits, Meadowlarks, and Starlings.
At 10 AM 0ver 2000 Killdeer were on the beach between the North Jetty and
the Nye Beach turnaround, along with a few hundred pipits. Dozens of pipits
were feeding in the short grass along the South Jetty road. At least 3
snipe and a Least Sandpiper were also feeding there. A few Yellow-rumped
Warblers were also feeding on the ground. Starlings are abundant here
anyway, but they appeared in big flocks in places I have not seen them
recently.
Varied and Hermit thrushes, and Robins were also much in evidence.
Wayne
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