[obol] Newport birds
- From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 15:59:57 -0700
I birded around Newport for a few hours today with Oscar Harper. At Yaquina
Head we missed the Burrowing Owl, but compensation included a vast array of
murres off Yaquina Head. My rough estimate was 25,000-28,000 birds but that
could be off by a bit. Could be higher; I don't think lower. Also a subadult
Bald Eagle, lots of guillemots, a few oystercatchers and five Harlequins on the
south side of the point.
South Jetty had a very close and reasonably cooperative LONG-tailed Duck about
1/3 of the way along the south jetty. Also about thirty Brant, a nice variety
of grebes and a fully-molted Common Loon looking very elegant. Very few gulls.
Marine Science Center area had a few Savannah Sparrows, more brant and small
numbers of the usual waterbirds, plus a wad of Tree Swallows at the next boxes
and a flyover vulture.
By the time we started up the river the wind was a factor and we did not see a
lot, though a flock of roosting gulls that appeared to be mostly Mew was about
halfway to Toledo.
Oscar can add anything I forgot.
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Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
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