Hi all,
This morning, I briefly encountered a Northern Shrike on the fence west of
the south pond at PPP (which of course stands for Philomath
*Purification *Ponds,
unless anybody gets the wrong idea ... 😁). Unfortunately, it decided to
take off and fly west all the way across the big field as soon as it
spotted me (so no photos).
The funky *Aythya *hybrid that looks a little like a female Tufted Duck
continues on the NW pond (pic on my eBird list), along with a female Common
Goldeneye. Still lots of Canvasback (95) and 6 Cinnamon Teal present on the
central pond (no sign of the BWTE today) as well as the Horned Grebe that's
been hanging out for a while now.
One White-throated Sparrow along the entrance road was the most unusual
sparrow today, and 6 Brown-headed Cowbirds had joined the blackbird flock
(still no Trikes among them). Otherwise business as usual (we need a decent
storm to shake things up a bit!).
Full list can be seen here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61532692
Happy fall birding!
HH
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Hendrik G. Herlyn
Corvallis, OR
*"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home." -- Gary Snyder*
