Brewer’s is far more migratory and, in winter, more local than many observers
realize. One of our commonest birds that we don’t know that well.
The same is true for the migratory movements of Spotted Sandpiper. Yesterday I
saw one far out on a sea-washed rock at Seal Rock, in a turnstone spot. Last
week there were heaps of them west of Eugene. In fall there seems to be a
distinct gap between fall departures and the small number of winter birds.
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
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On May 16, 2016, at 10:52 AM, Lars Per Norgren <larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
These are the postings that fascinate me most. The Little Stint is for
chasers. I've done many a CBC on the Oregon coast and don't think I've
counted a Brewer's Blackbird yet. Lars
On May 16, 2016, at 10:06 AM, 5hats@xxxxxxxx <mailto:5hats@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
This probably sounds ridiculous to everybody else, but I just now have a
very rare sighting in my back yard: a pair of Brewer's Blackbirds. During
my childhood, there was a sizeable colony of them here on the farm in
Lincoln County, but it disappeared about 1959. Since then the species has
been very rare at this location. I think this is the first time I have seen
a pair of them in close to fifty years, maybe longer.
Darrel..
