[obol] Report of a trip to Wallowa County & Rhinehart Canyon, June 22-25, 2014
- From: "Paul Sullivan" <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <birding-neoregon-group@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:01:56 -0700
A group of us did a "birding weekend" trip to Wallowa County and Rhinehart
Canyon, Sun - Wed.
Highlights:
Evenings of 22-25 June:
Acting on a tip from a local birder, we went out Golf Course Rd NW of
Enterprise at sunset. At 3.25 miles we found ~6 SHORT-EARED OWLS milling
about, apparently a family group. In addition we twice saw a group of
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS flying NW overhead, apparently going to roost somewhere.
Where?
23 June, Enterprise fish hatchery, Joseph sewage lagoons, Zumwalt Rd.,
Buckhorn Spring Lookout.
Swainson's Hawk - scattered sightings
American Avocet - 16 at Joseph sewage ponds
Wilson's Phalarope - 2 at Joseph sewage ponds
Vesper Sparrow - Zumwalt Rd
BREWER'S SPARROW - Zumwalt Rd, N of Pine Cr Rd.
Lewis' Woodpecker - Buckhorn Springs lookout
Western Bluebird - Buckhorn Springs lookout
Red Crossbills - Buckhorn Springs lookout
24 June, Wallowa Lake, Kinney Lake, Little Sheep Creek, Devil's Gulch,
Imnaha
American Avocet - at foot of Wallowa Lake, swimming beach
Western Grebe - middle of Wallowa Lake
Bald Eagle - nest with 2 eaglets, Wallowa Lake, Kinney Lake
Dipper - nest under bridge, Wallowa Lake St. Pk.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Wallowa Lake St. Pk.
Eastern Kingbird - Kinney Lake, Little Sheep Creek
Vesper Sparrow - Kinney Lake
Golden Eagle - Little Sheep Creek, Devil's Gulch
VEERY - Little Sheep Creek
GRAY CATBIRD - Little Sheep Creek
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT - Little Sheep Creek, Devil's Gulch
CHUKAR - Devil's Gulch
RED-EYED VIREO - Devil's Gulch
Canyon Wren -- Devil's Gulch
Poison Ivy - Devil's Gulch
Rattlesnake - Devil's Gulch
25 June, below Wallowa, Rhinehart Canyon
BOBOLINKS displaying - Lower Diamond Lane
Osprey - Lower Diamond Lane
VEERY - rest area near Minam, Rhinehart Canyon
GRAY CATBIRD - rest area near Minam, Rhinehart Canyon
Rock Wren -- Rhinehart Canyon
Bullock's Oriole -- Rhinehart Canyon
In all we saw 105 species.
Good birding, everyone,
Paul Sulllivan & Carol Karlen
McMinnville
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