From this report and that of Bob O'Brien, I arrive at the same long held
suspicion, namely, that Swainson's Thrush are far more common in the Coast
Range, than anywhere else in the state. Suspicion also based on the paltry
number of migrant birds reported passing over at night in the fall at other
locations, compared to thousands going over the western slope of the Coast
Range. Concur with assessment of Roy Gerig in separate post.
Darrel
From: "romain" <romain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "larspernorgren" <larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx>, "obol" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2021 7:12:15 PM
Subject: [obol] Re: Shy thrushes
As easy to see as "our" (state of Oregon) wintering Hermit Thrush are, not so
easy to "observe" HETH during the Oregon breeding season. And, in habitat, HETH
are common and easy to here. Not unlike Swainson's Thrush in that respect.
At 05:28 PM 12/17/2021, larspernorgren wrote:
I concur with Robert. SWTH is probably the commonest breeding bird at my home
in the Coast Range, but l seldom see them. I think the data in David Bailey's
master's thesis showed them to be the commonest breeding bird on public
greenspace in Portland, but l imagine most human residents could spend three
score years and ten here without seeing one.
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Romain Cooper
10398 Takilma Road
Cave Junction, OR 97523
541-592-2311
