*SAS Ankeny NWR Scouting Trip Report*
Hello all -
On Saturday, July 15th, Barbara, Fred and Kay scouted Ankeny NWR in
preparation for our Salem Audubon bird walk on *Saturday, July 22nd at 7:00
a.m.* The three of them covered four locations around the refuge including
Eagle Marsh, Pintail Marsh and Pintail-Egret Marsh Boardwalk. It was 57
degrees at the start and 69 degrees at the end with fair skies and very
light breezes from the south. Eagle Marsh is being allowed to dry as last
summer and currently there is almost no standing water. During the
scouting trip they identified 52 species.
Most notable identifications:
- An American Bittern and Sora;
- The shorebird migration has begun as the group observed Least
Sandpipers, Long-billed Dowitchers, Wilson’s Snipe, Wilson’s Phalaropes,
Greater Yellowlegs, a Lesser Yellowlegs and Killdeer.
- The Yellow-breasted Chat bonanza continued as two chats were
observed.
A complete list of today's birds follows. Our next SAS field trip will be
at *Ankeny NWR on Saturday, July 22nd at 7:00 a.m*. Meet at the Overlook
off of Ankeny Hill Road. The next SAS Shorts is at Minto-Brown Island Park
on *Wednesday, July 26th at 6:30 p.m.* Meet at parking lot #3. Please
join us if you can.
Mike Unger
Keizer, OR
*Checklist Summary for July 15, 2017*
Number of Species: 52
Checklist included in this summary:
Ankeny NWR, Marion County, Oregon, US @ 7:10 AM - 10:38 AM
Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 12
Wood Duck 7
Mallard 20
Ruddy Duck 8 Adult pair with six young
Pied-billed Grebe 30
American Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Sora 1
Killdeer 30
Least Sandpiper 32
Long-billed Dowitcher 5
Wilson's Snipe 5
Wilson's Phalarope 2
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Mourning Dove 1
Red-breasted Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Western Wood-Pewee 2
California Scrub-Jay 3
American Crow 4
Violet-green Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 6
Cliff Swallow 10
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Brown Creeper 1
Marsh Wren 4
Bewick's Wren 2
Swainson's Thrush 4
American Robin 3
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 5
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 7
Yellow Warbler 2
Wilson's Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Savannah Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 6
Spotted Towhee 3
Black-headed Grosbeak 1
Lazuli Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Western Meadowlark 1
Brewer's Blackbird 8
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
