Today Matt Hunter and I birded Winchester Bay. We started off with a
sea-watch where Matt spotted and put me on a lone BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER
that was heading south. It passed right in front of the north jetty where
we got good looks.
We then headed to some regular Winchester Bay spots where I re-paid the
favor of getting a lifer by putting Matt on a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. He
realized that he owed me "bigtime" after this, but I told him I wouldn't
hold it over his head.
We then headed to a very tidy, and neat, park in Reedsport called
Bicentennial Park, which is located here:43.695466, -124.128472
It has a sheltered path that runs next to a small creek with lots of nice
coastal plants, or something, I'm not sure. Matt tried to repay his debt
with a lesson on coastal botany but I ignored him.
On our way out of town we stopped by Stables Road where I indebted him to
me even more by pointing out a "SLATE-COLORED JUNCO." He kept claiming that
we were even, and I could drop the matter, but I just shook my head,
knowingly, with the wisdom afforded by my years, and a knowing, Buddha-like
smile on my face. Maybe one day he will return the favor, but in my book,
two sparrows are greater than one tubenose. It's simple math folks.
Good Birding
Jimmy Billstine
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James Billstine
http://birdsandbrawn.blogspot.com/
