Correction: Suzie Lundsten, not Lundstrom. I went to school with someone
by the latter name, one of the perils of coming from Minnesota. But most
mid-valley birders will remember John Lundsten.
Joel
On Sun, 2016-05-01 at 18:14 -0700, Joel Geier wrote:
Hi Mary (& All),
Fun to hear about the Black-headed Grosbeak and Warbling Vireos which
are new arrivals for Luckiamute State Natural Area so far as I know.
Also good to hear about the Western Pond Turtles in the South Unit
(a.k.a. the Vanderpool Tract, for LSNA old-timers). This is supposed
to be one of the most important sites for this species in the whole
mid-valley region.
Thanks for the positive comments on the prairie restoration project!
I'd like to make sure you get some credit too, for the many hours
you've devoted to this project -- along with lots of other folks but
first & foremost John Criscitiello, Suzanne Ortiz, Becky Garrett,
Nancy Baumeister, Anne & Doug Brodie, Lori McGovern (& son), Don
Boucher, Lisa Millbank, Pam & Randy Comeleo, Marge Popp, Christopher
Adlam, Amy Becker, Preston Filbert, Suzie Lundstrom, Howard Bruner (&
friend whose name I've forgotten), Carol Hiler, Lynda Capel, Bob
Hansen, John Westall, Pat Wheeler, Carolyn Kindell, Kristen Larson,
Shaedra Breed & her two enthusiastic kids, and ...
Well, the list goes on and on & on, so I'd better stop here just in
case I give the impression of trying to give a complete list, since
I'm bound to forget to mention someone!
About the bank-nesting Northern Rough-winged Swallows near the new
parking area, so far I've only seen them "scouting" those new
cut-banks along the Luckiamute River. The place where the recent field
trip had some fly in right under our feet was where the loop trail
comes out on the bank of the Willamette River (east of the area
labeled as "prairie" in the attached map).
Thanks again to all of the birders and naturalists who've come out in
force to help work on the habitat at this site. There will be many
more opportunities -- just about every Friday morning in the next
couple of months, except for the weeks of May 22nd and May 29th when
we'll be out there on Sunday morning instead. I hope to see some of
you out there.
But if you can't make it to LSNA to help, no doubt there are other
good projects to work on closer to home. The main thing is to be
active, get involved, and put some time & effort into the habitat that
produces so much joy for all of us as birders.
Happy birding,
Joel
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Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
