*SAS Ankeny Scouting Trip Report*
Hello all -
Barbara, Fred, Kay and I scouted Ankeny NWR in preparation for our Salem
Audubon birding field trip on *Saturday, July 23rd at 7:00 a.m.* The four
of us covered three locations around the refuge with most of the time spent
at Pintail Marsh. The weather was awesome as it was a wonderful summer
morning (59 degrees at the start and 70 degrees at the end). There was a
lot of activity at Pintail Marsh as we observed 46 species there alone.
During the scouting trip we identified 56 species.
Most notable identifications:
- The shorebirds at Pintail Marsh were amazing. We had *Greater
and Lesser Yellowlegs*, *Spotted*, *Western* and *Least Sandpipers,
Long-billed Dowitchers*, *Dunlin* and *Killdeer*;
- We saw eight (8) *American White Pelicans* at Pintail Marsh;
- There was an immature *Bald Eagle* at Pintail Marsh;
- We saw two *Belted Kingfishers* at Pintail Marsh just as we
arrived there;
- We heard a *Wilson’s Warbler* at the Rail Trail and heard
several *Yellow
Warblers* at two locations. We were very happy to actually see two female
and one male *Common Yellowthroats*;
- Saw *Lazuli Buntings* at the Overlook and at Pintail Marsh;
- We heard a *Willow Flycatcher* along the far east portion of Pintail
Marsh along the tree line. We clear heard its “fitz-bew” call.
A complete list of today's birds follows. Our next SAS field trip will be
at Ankeny NWR on *Saturday, July 23rd at 7:00 a.m.* Meet at the Overlook
off of Ankeny Hill Road. The next SAS Shorts is at Keizer Rapids Park on
*Wednesday*, *July 27, 2016* at *9:00 a.m.* Meet at the back parking lot
near the boat ramp. Please join us if you can.
*Note:* We have a special NightHawk watch at Minto-Brown Island Park on
July 21st at 6:30 PM until 8:00 PM. Meet in parking lot #3.
Mike Unger
Keizer, OR
*Checklist Summary for July 13, 2016*
Number of Checklists: 3
Number of Species: 56
*Checklists included in this summary:*
(1): Ankeny NWR--Eagle Marsh Overlook @ 7:00 AM
(2): Pintail Marsh @ 7:30 AM
(3): Rail Trail @ 10:45 AM
45
Canada Goose (2)
2
Wood Duck (2)
13
Mallard (2)
2
Cinnamon Teal (2)
5
Pied-billed Grebe (2)
8
American White Pelican (2)
2
Great Blue Heron (1)(2)
4
Turkey Vulture (2)
1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (3)
1
Bald Eagle (2)
2
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
16
Killdeer (2)
2
Spotted Sandpiper (2)
18
Greater Yellowlegs (2)
1
Lesser Yellowlegs (2)
10
Dunlin (2)
19
Least Sandpiper (2)
13
Western Sandpiper (2)
36
Long-billed Dowitcher (2)
1
gull sp. (2)
4
Eurasian Collared-Dove (1)(2)
5
Mourning Dove (2)
1
Vaux's Swift (2)
2
Belted Kingfisher (2)
3
Downy Woodpecker (2)(3)
1
Northern Flicker (3)
2
Western Wood-Pewee (3)
1
Willow Flycatcher (2)
1
Warbling Vireo (3)
3
American Crow (1)
12
Tree Swallow (2)
3
Violet-green Swallow (2)
16
Barn Swallow (1)(2)
11
Cliff Swallow (1)(2)
2
swallow sp. (2)
5
Black-capped Chickadee (1)(2)(3)
5
Marsh Wren (2)
1
Bewick's Wren (3)
5
Swainson's Thrush (2)(3)
7
American Robin (2)(3)
60
European Starling (2)
3
Cedar Waxwing (2)
12
Common Yellowthroat (2)(3)
5
Yellow Warbler (2)(3)
1
Wilson's Warbler (3)
7
Savannah Sparrow (2)
9
Song Sparrow (2)(3)
5
Spotted Towhee (2)(3)
1
Black-headed Grosbeak (3)
3
Lazuli Bunting (1)(2)
50
Red-winged Blackbird (2)
1
Western Meadowlark (1)
1
Brewer's Blackbird (2)
5
Brown-headed Cowbird (2)
1
House Finch (2)
1
Purple Finch (3)
1
Lesser Goldfinch (2)
22
American Goldfinch (2)(3)
