Today the weather improved and I decided to look for the Pine Grosbeak that was
reported by Mary Ellen Collentine a couple of days ago. She had originally seen
it below McNeil Point on the west side of Mt. Hood. I was fortunate and was
able to relocate the bird shortly after arriving. The encounter was relatively
brief. I heard it for several minutes calling loudly in the trees just south of
the scree before it flew directly over and headed towards the little lakes up
the trail. It appeared to be a female and likely the same bird previously
reported. This sighting was within maybe 200-300 ft of where it sounds like
Mary got the photos. I spent half an hour or so waiting to see if it would
return. It didn’t, and I hiked around the lake area later without any luck.
It’s been at this spot at least twice in the last three days so a decent chance
it will stay in the area though.
Location:
45.39658, -121.73727
Regards,
Aaron BPOST: Send your post to obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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