[obol] Ovenbird in Yamhill County
- From: Floyd Schrock <fschrock@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Yamhillbirders <YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, OBOLINKS <OBOL@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 16:22:23 -0700
At about noon today at my place in the hills west of Willamina, Yamhill
Co., I had a 15-second look at an Ovenbird, and recorded eight or nine
episodes of its singing. Unfortunately, I did not get the bird in my
camera's viewfinder, but the singing recorded well, and I believe is
conclusive of the i.d. as Ovenbird. I have put together several of the
soundbites in a video you can see on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DEy2QcOSVk
I knew from the song I was hearing that I had heard it frequently (in
Spring and Summer) when I lived back east in Virginia and Pennsylvania, but
that was more than 30 years ago. My view of the bird was from about 50 ft.
away, and it was in shadow. I tried to see crown stripes at the time, but
could not be sure of anything there before the bird departed. I did have
good views of other field marks of the front and side of the bird.
After returning home and looking at books and listening to recordings, I
feel confident that I did see and hear an Ovenbird this morning.
Unfortunately, the actual patch of forest the bird was in is not on my
property, so I cannot invite you to go in after it. But if anyone wants to
stand on my property and listen for it, you are welcome to do that, but
please contact me privately first to let me know when you wish to do so.
That will also enable me to give you directions. I don't live there (yet)
but I go there frequently.
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Floyd Schrock
McMinnville, Oregon USA
http://empids.blogspot.com
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