[obol] Re: [birding] Baker County Oregon 2020 blitz results--Grackles
- From: "W. Douglas Robinson" <w.douglas.robinson@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "W. Douglas Robinson" <w.douglas.robinson@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:18:36 -0700
I knew I forgot one of the better finds. Actually, there were TWO Great-tailed
Grackles. One in the Manning Creek Area by Mike Bogar and one where the Powder
River crosses Highway 203 by Jeff Harding.
On Jun 30, 2014, at 10:12 AM, W. Douglas Robinson wrote:
> The Baker County Oregon 2020 blitz was held 21-22 June, 2014. We had a great
> turn out of many excellent observers. I believe results from all our teams
> are now posted on eBird. I provide a summary here.
>
> We generated more than 690 checklists, which are counts of all species
> encountered in a given location. Previously, eBird had about 300 for Baker
> County. Ever.
>
> Baker County has 90 of our Oregon 2020 hotspot squares, which are the focus
> of our blitz survey efforts (see oregon2020.com for more details). Our team
> was able to survey birds at 72 of those squares, a remarkable accomplishment
> for one weekend in such a large county with so many private inholdings and
> rough, narrow mountain roads.
>
> We found 190 species. Highlights included:
>
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (found by Tyler Hallman and Jeff Harding in a narrow
> canyon with a juniper removal project in process)
>
> Broad-tailed Hummingbird (adult male seen and heard wing-trilling, Randy
> Moore)
>
> Common Loon (basic plumage on Phillips Reservoir, found by Stan Senner and
> Dan Roby)
>
> American Redstart (male singing in Catbird Alley east of Halfway, found by me)
>
> Many Gray Catbirds, Veeries, and a few Red-eyed Vireos east of Halfway
> (initially found by Roy Morris and Dylan Hopkins; others were scattered
> around Baker City area, see eBird for locations)
>
> Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (up high in the Blue Mountains of western Baker
> County; found by Evan Jackson)
>
> Purple Finch (yeah, they are rare here, in the Brooks Ditch area by Dave
> Irons and Shawneen Finnegan)
>
> Brewer's Sparrow (abundant in many places, but a collection of them near
> timberline in the Wallowas was interesting)
>
> We could go on and on with many more examples of interesting birds we found.
> It was a truly exceptionally fun time birding here.
>
> We would like to thank all of the observers for a wonderful weekend together.
> What an amazingly beautiful and diverse county!
>
> Mike Bogar
> Trent Bray
> Diana Byrne
> Jenna Curtis
> Kat Davis
> Mike Ellis
> Shawneen Finnegan
> Tyler Hallman
> Jeff Harding
> Dylan Hopkins
> Dave Irons
> Evan Jackson
> Randy Moore
> Roy Morris
> Jamie Ratliff
> Doug Robinson
> Dan Roby
> Stan Senner
>
> Special thanks to Jamie Ratliff, Brian Ratliff and Mark Penninger for their
> help with road access information and tips for finding target birds.
>
> See you on the next blitz!
> Doug
>
>
>
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