[obol] Yard Birds NW of Eugene
- From: Barbara Combs <bcombs232@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Oregon Birders OnLine <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:23:18 -0800
The SAVANNAH SPARROW that I found yesterday was present again today.
Although it was there only in the morning, it stayed longer than it did
yesterday. Maybe it will stick around. This is a very unusual bird for my
residential area outside of the Eugene city limits. I have found this bird
in my yard only twice before: in mid-April of 1982 and in mid-April 1997.
Two ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS continue at the sugar water feeder. I am going to
believe that they are the same two that I saw each day during the extreme
cold spell and that I helped them survive it.
Yesterday, both a SHARP-SHINNED and a COOPER'S HAWK strafed the yard, hours
apart. I could not see for sure whether either one had a successful hunt.
Some of the smaller birds feeding in the twinberry tangle on the ground
ignored the hawks.
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Barbara Combs obie '70
Lane County, OR
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