Yup. Northern Waterthrush. Larry On Aug 23, 2014, at 10:40 PM, pnitens@xxxxxxxxx wrote:Y > This morning at McCormick Pier Condo just north of the Steel Bridge in > downtown Portland I got a glimpse of what I think was a Northern > Waterthrush. I grabbed my camera and waited near the sighting point for > nearly 20 minutes before the bird came back out into the open and I was > able to get photographs: > http://www.qfwfq.org/mccormickpier/northern-waterthrush-20140823a.jpg > http://www.qfwfq.org/mccormickpier/northern-waterthrush-20140823b.jpg > After about a minute in the open it disappeared back into the ornamental > vegetation again, and didn't reappear in the next half hour or so. > > Notes for would-be chasers: > The bird was between the southernmost building of the complex (606 NW > Naito Parkway - the "A" building) and the greenway that runs along the > Willamette. > There isn't a lot what I would have considered suitable habitat here, so > I'm not so optimistic it stayed around. I will however keep my eyes open > and repost if I see it again. > There is no public parking in the condo complex. The nearest public > parking is out on Naito Parkway. > It's a very urban area, with all that entails. > > Tait > NW Portland > > > > > OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol > Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol > Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx