[obol] partial report - Yamhill county NAMC - S-b Dowitcher

  • From: "Paul T. Sullivan" <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "obol" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Yamhill Birders" <YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 10:37:02 -0700

Folks,

Carol & I did our portion of the Yamhill county NAMC yesterday, May 11, 6 AM - 8:20 PM, 100 miles. We did our home feeders then went west to the hills north of Sheridan, down to Sheridan, and back across the southern part of the county to Grand Island.

Best finds:
first-of-the-year CEDAR WAXWING - S Yamhill cemetery, McCabe Chapel Rd
first-of-the-year MOUNTAIN QUAIL - summit of Dupee Valley Rd
first-of-the-year SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER - pond on McKee Rd, S of Amity
first-of-the-year seen WESTERN TANAGER - S Yamhill cemetery, McCabe Chapel Rd

Next-best:
16 OSPREY at 8 nests, and we didn't visti all the sites we know!!
4 Virginia Rail - Deer Cr. crossing of Amity-Bellevue Hwy
1 Sora - Sheldon's marsh, Briedwell Rd
39 Eurasian Collared-doves, beat out 34 Mourning Doves
12 Rufous Hummingbirds
2 WESTERN KINGBIRDS nesting nesr Maysara winery tasting room, Muddy Valley Rd.
1 WRENTIT - same spot on Dupee Valley Rd as last year
3 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS - Eagle Pt. Rd., and Dupee Valley Rd.
5 Lazuli Buntings
3 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS - Maysara winery, Latham Rd., and the glider spot on McMinnville airport

Warblers:
Orange-crowned
Yellow-rumped
Black-throated Gray
Hermit
MacGillivray's
C. Yellowthroat
Wilson's
Yellow-breasted Chat

NO Nashville :-(

Good birding, everyone,

Paul Sullivan & Carol Karlen
McMinnville


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