[obol] Re: orchard Juncos
- From: Maria Michalczyk <mariam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx" <larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 21:47:49 -0700
Interesting Lars.
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Maria Michalczyk
> On Jul 7, 2014, at 9:20 PM, Lars Per Norgren <larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> People occasionally wonder about Juncos nesting on the Willamette Valley
> floor. The conifer rich campuses of U of O and OSU immediately come to mind.
> A few years ago I found a Junco nest in a pie cherry orchard. That was July.
> It was the nw corner of a large fruit operation, with extensive Douglas-fir a
> stone's throw away. Today a Junco flew onto the powerline in the middle of
> the farm (1/2 mile se of where I found the nest ), then down into a block of
> mature Italian plum trees. 150m north of this spot another Junco landed on
> the utility line. I would think the second bird represented a different
> territory . Both birds were in the middle of about a square mile of fruit
> trees on a south facing slope.
> Some blocks of trees are mature with a closed canopy, others very
> young with the ground mostly unshaded. A common feature is the sterile nature
> of the ground--there is nearly no plant life at all. Could this be part of
> its appeal to Juncos? Lars
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