Thanks Paul,
Anyway there are probably many better birds in Linn and Benton County
that no one is looking for right now.
Joel
On Mon, 2018-01-01 at 19:52 -0800, Paul Adamus wrote:
To clarify, earlier eBird postings indicated the Tri-coloreds east of Albany
are not in the gravel quarry that's on the same road, but are associated
separately with a cattle operation that also attracts hundreds of Brewers,
Red-winged, and Starlings and is at least a half mile to the northeast. I
was there today for about 20 minutes and did not see the Tri-coloreds but
could have missed them given the enormous numbers of birds constantly taking
flight and moving around.
Paul Adamus
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[mailto:birding-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joel Geier
Sent: Monday, January 1, 2018 6:35 PM
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Subject: [birding] Mid-Willamette Valley Tri-colored Blackbirds and Barrow's
Goldeneye
In the interest of sharing the main birds that have been prompting repeated
reports of "rarities" on eBird ...
Local birders continue to report as much as six Tri-colored Blackbirds at the
Philomath sewage treatment ponds (access permission required) and and smaller
numbers in the gravel quarries off of Eichler Rd. east of Albany (on private
property but owner seems to tolerate birders).
The apparent immature male Barrow's Goldeneye hanging out with a female
Bufflehead at the mitigation wetland/scrape along Bruce Rd. at Finley NWR
also continues to be reported.
--
Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
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