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The quarterly journal of Oregon field ornithology

Volume 21, Number 1, Spring 1995 First record of Eastern Wood-Pewee for Oregon 3

Jim Johnson Blue Grouse behavior 5

Bill Tice Where To Find a Blue Grouse in Western Oregon 7

John Lundsten New Kinglet Field Mark 7

Ian Paulsen Egg Ground Coloration of Sandhill Cranes

in Oregon and California 8 Carroll D. Littlefield

Spring and Fall Migration of Geese Across the Coast Range of Lincoln Co., Oregon 10 Range D. Bayer, Roy W. Lowe & Barrel Faxon

One Brit's Birdathon 13 Geoff Simmonds

SITE GUIDE: Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge 15 Jack Corbett

Should Oregon birders help fund the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife? 16 David B. Marshall

Ann Ward: 35 Years of Birding in Baker Co 17 Alan Contreras

Lame Game 17 David R. Copeland

Seed preference test gets results: birders find out what birds like to eat 18 Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Mapping migration patterns 19 Pat French

President's Message 20 George A. Jobanek

NEWS AND NOTES OB 21(1) 20 Project Tanager Needs Volunteers 25

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

FIELDNOTES, Summer 1994 26 Eastern Oregon, Summer 1994 27

Tom Crabtree

Western Oregon, Summer 1994 30 Jim Johnson

COVER PHOTO Dusky Flycatcher, a pair at their nest, 12 June 1994,

Little Deschutes Campground, Klamath Co. Photo/ Skip Russell.

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First record of Eastern Wood-Pewee for Oregon Jim Johnson, 3244 N.E. Brazee Street, Portland, OR 97212

The Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) o f w e s t e r n N o r t h A m e r i c a , a n d t h e Eas tern W o o d -Pewee (C. virens) o f eastern N o r t h America , const i tute a superspecies and are considered conspeci f ic b y some authors (American Orn i tho l o gists' U n i o n 1983). Separation i n the f ie ld has always been one o f the most c h a l l e n g i n g tasks a b i r d e r c o u l d face—at least before the Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) was split i n t o Pacific-slope (E. difficilis') and C o r d i l l e r a n (E. occidentalism. Even i n the hand, some Wood-Pewees (espec ia l ly j u v e n i l e s a n d f i r s t - f a l l birds) are impossible to ident i fy rel i ably (Pyle etal. 1987). However, their ranges barely over lap, so for most birders , their separation is not an everyday p r o b l e m — u n t i l one is f o u n d out o f range.

I n this art icle I w i l l describe the circumstances surrounding the disc o v e r y o f O r e g o n ' s f i r s t Eastern Wood-Pewee, its ident i f i ca t ion , and br ie f ly summarize previous records f r o m the West Coast.

Circumstances O n 28 May 1994, at about 7:30

a.m., I a r r ived at Malheur Nat ional Wi ldl i fe Refuge headquarters, Harney County, w i t h Gerard Lil l ie and Steve Jaggers.As soon as w e began walki n g t h r o u g h the trees b y the west park ing lot , I heard a singing pewee. I was almost afraid to t h i n k i t , b u t the song sounded l ike that o f the Eastern Wood-Pewee. I had no p r i o r experience w i t h that species, b u t I was fami l iar w i t h its song and h o w i t differs f r o m that o f the Western Wood-Pewee. I p o i n t e d out w h a t I was heari n g to Gerard and Steve, offered m y thoughts , and w e listened t o the persistent singing for about a half minute .

Several other birders were i n the area, b u t no one m e n t i o n e d the peculiar song. Craig Mi l ler wandered b y and w h e n I brought his at tent ion to the b i r d his eyes l i t u p . W i t h greater confidence, w e w a l k e d over to the locat ion o f the b i r d , p o i n t e d i t out t o the others and w e all w a t c h e d i t and listened to its incessant singing. Soon

after, I p u t the w o r d o n the Oregon Rare B i r d Phone N e t w o r k . O t h e r birders that were present at the t ime w e r e Cra ig Corder , R ick K r a b b e , Harry Nehls, Greg Gillson, and Alan Contreras. Later i n the day, and i n fol l o w i n g days, Jeff G i l l i g a n , Sheran Jones, David Herr, David Bailey, Steve SummersTom Crabtree, Skip Russell, and T o m M i c k e l saw and heard the b i r d .

The b i r d r e m a i n e d t h r o u g h t h e weekend to 30 May, and was almost constantly either singing or call ing. The b i r d of ten perched about 20 to 30 feet u p o n a dead branch o f a pop-

Eastern Wood-Pewee, 30 May 1994, Malheur N. W.R. headquarters, Harney Co. Photo/Skip Russell

lar a l l o w i n g excellent and pro longed views. I t was photographed b y several people and was tape-recorded by D a v i d H e r r and D a v i d Bailey. Th i s record was publ ished b y Gil l igan et al. (1994), b u t is stil l under considera t i o n b y the Oregon B i rd Records Commit tee .

Description The b i r d was obviously a flycatcher

o f the genus Contopus, being a l i t t le

l a r g e r a n d h e a v i e r t h a n a n Empidonax, w i t h generally pale und e r p a y s , dark u p p e r p a r t s , s lender b i l l , noticeable pale edgings o n the w i n g coverts and tertials , relatively l o n g p r i m a r y extension, and lacking a noticeable eye r i n g .

The c r o w n , face and back w e r e o l ive-brownish w i t h a slight greenish tinge.There was a very indis t inc t narr o w eye r i n g , hardly paler than the rest o f t h e face . T h e w i n g s w e r e darker blackish-brown w i t h pale grayish-white edgings o n the tertials and m e d i a n a n d greater w i n g cover t s f o r m i n g w i n g bars. The p r i m a r y extension was longer than is typ ica l for Empidonax. The u n d e r p a r t s w e r e generally pale w i t h a grayish-white t h r o a t , c e n t r a l breas t , b e l l y a n d crissum w i t h a slight y e l l o w i s h wash o n the l o w e r bel ly and crissum. The sides o f t h e breas t w e r e l i g h t l y washed w i t h gray.The tai l was dark.

The b i l l was n a r r o w and about half or a l i t t le less than the w i d t h o f the head. The u p p e r mandible was dark and the l o w e r mandible was pale yellowish-orange or f l esh w i t h a t i n y dark t i p visible t h r o u g h a scope.

The first vocalizations heard w e r e "PEE-a-WEE PEE-yer", w h i s t l e d w i t h o u t any throaty or b u r r y quality. O f the first phrase, the second note was l o w e r - p i t c h e d than the f irst and the t h i r d was higher-pi tched t h a n the f irst and up-s lurred . O f the second phrase, the second note was lower-p i t c h e d than the first.These vocalizat ions w e r e repeated every f e w seconds for w h a t seemed like hours duri n g the m o r n i n g . Later i n the day, the b i r d most ly gave "PEE-WEE" o r "PEE-yer" ca l l s w i t h t h e same c lear , w h i s t l e d quality.

Identif ication Kaufman (1990) provides an excel

lent discussion o n the f ie ld separation ofWestern and Eastern Wood-Pewees. I n the spr ing and early summer,Westerns t e n d to be darker o l i v e - b r o w n or olive-gray o n the back w i t h o u t a greenish t i n g e , have darker , m o r e extensive washes o n the sides o f the breast g iv ing t h e m a dis t inct ly vested


Eastern Wood-Pewee, 29May 1994, MalheurN. W.R. headquarters, Harney Co. Photo/Skip Russell.

appearance, have a duller, b r o w n i s h -w h i t e throat , and usually at least the distal hal f o f the l o w e r mandible is dark. Plumage dif ferences become less dis t inct after mid-summer w h e n w e a r i n g and fading take the i r effect. The Malheur b i r d had a paler back w i t h a slight greenish t inge, paler, less extensive washes o n the sides of the breast, a pale grayish-white throat , and a nearly complete ly pale l o w e r mandible . I n either species, the l o w e r mandible may be almost all dark or almost al l pale (Kaufman 1990), b u t the dark t i p is usually greater than 3.5 m m i n Western and less than 3-5 m m i n Eastern (Pyle et al. 1987). I estimate that the dark t i p o n the l o w e r m a n d i b l e o f the M a l h e u r b i r d was about 1 m m or less, w h i l e the l o w e r mandibles o f Western Wood-Pewees i n the v i c i n i t y , i d e n t i f i e d b y voice , w e r e nearly all dark.The visual characteristics do overlap, so the k n o w n differences are on ly averages. H o w ever, the b i r d i n quest ion was clearly at the Eastern end o f the spectrum.

The best d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n the pewees is i n their spr ing songs.The song o f the Western Wood-Pewee begins w i t h a "dree-di-beep" r i s ing i n p i t c h a n d ends w i t h a d r a w n - o u t , b u r r y "peeeyeeer" l o w e r i n g i n p i t c h . Western song components typical ly lack the sudden changes o f p i t c h and clear w h i s t l e d qual i ty o f the Eastern song ( K a u f m a n 1990). I n all o f the vocal izing that the Malheur b i r d perf o r m e d , n o t a single utterance was typical ly Western.

Previous West Coast records T h e o n l y p r e v i o u s l y a c c e p t e d

records o f the Eastern Wood-Pewee f r o m the West Coast states were i n California. These w e r e accepted b y the California B ird Records Commit tee (CBRC): one captured, measured a n d p h o t o g r a p h e d o n Southeast Farallon Island, San Francisco County 15 June 1975 (Luther 1980); and a singing b i r d at San Joaquin City, San Joaquin County, 18August-17 September 1983 ( M o r l a n 1985). Roberson (1980) published a photograph o f the f o r m e r b i r d . A m o r e recent r e p o r t f r o m Cal i fornia is c u r r e n t l y u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n b y t h e CBRC—one singing o n Big Pine Mounta in , Santa Barbara County, 24 June-9 July 1994. I t is believed that this report w i l l be a c c e p t e d ( M i c h a e l P a t t e n , p e r s . c o m m . ) . A n o t h e r record is o f interest t o West Coast b irders : one collec ted near Tucson, Ar izona , 7 Oc t 1953 (Monson & Phillips 1981).

Acknowledgments I thank Michael Patten, Secretary

o f the California B ird Records Committee , for p r o v i d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n o n repor t s o f Eastern Wood-Pewee i n California.

LITERATURE CITED A m e r i c a n O r n i t h o l o g i s t s ' U n i o n .

1983. The A.O.U. Check-List of North American Birds. Sixth Edit i o n . A m e r i c a n O r n i t h o l o g i s t s ' U n i o n , Baltimore, Maryland.

Gil l igan, J., M . Smith, D. Rogers & A. Contreras (eds.) . 1994. Birds of Oregon: Status and Distribution. Cinclus Publications, M cM innvi l l e , Oregon.

Kaufman, K. 1990.^4 Field Guide To Advanced Birding. H o u g h t o n M i f f l i n Company, Boston, Massachusetts.

LutherJ.S. 1980. Fourth Report of the California Bird Records Committee. Western Birds 11:161-173.

M o n s o n , G. & A.R. P h i l l i p s . 1 9 8 1 . Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Arizona. The Universi ty of A r i zona Press, Tucson, Arizona.

Mor lan , J. 1985. Eighth Report o f the California Bird Records Committee. Western Birds 16:105-122.

Pyle, P., S.N.G. H o w e l l , R.P. Yunick, & D.F. DeSante. 1987. Identification

Eastern Wood-Pewee, ??May 1994, MalheurN. W.R. headquarters, Harney Co. Photo/Tom Crabtree..

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Roberson, D. 1980. Rare Birds of the West Coast. W o o d c o c k Publ ications, Pacific Grove, California.

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Eastern Wood-Pewee, 30May 1994, MalheurN W.R. headquarters, Harney Co. 0BRC Record No. 461-94-01C. Photo/Harry Nehls.


Blue Grouse behavior Bill Tice, 750 Wood Street, Falls City, OR 97344

I n mid-March 1994, Roy Gerig mentioned to m e that he had come across a v e r y feisty Blue Grouse a couple o f weeks ago, and again the previous day. He described h o w this b i r d came r i g h t u p t o h i m and pecked o n his hands and feet, even to the p o i n t o f d r a w i n g b l o o d f r o m one hand!

Af ter p o n d e r i n g this , I t h o u g h t i t w o u l d be nice t o see h i m myself. I had heard o f such behavior b y this fami ly o f birds, and even as a k i d I remember a ruf fed grouse t r y i n g t o attack o u r car once. The next day after c h u r c h I t o o k m y fami ly along w i t h another one, 4 adults a n d 4 k i d s , t o Sugerloaf M o u n t a i n .

The skies w e r e a t y p i cal gray w h i c h w e are fam i l i a r w i t h here i n Oregon, and as w e traveled higher i n elevation i t got foggy and rainy. But i f y o u go there i t is d e f i n i t e l y w o r t h i t o n a clear day. The v i e w is almost equal to Mary's Peak.

We d r o v e s l o w l y n o t q u i t e k n o w i n g w h a t t o expect , a round one corner t h e n another . T h e n w e caught the gl impse o f a d a r k f i g u r e s t r u t t i n g t h r o u g h the mist . Here he came! P u m p i n g his head, w a l k i n g at t o p s p e e d , heading straight at us i n a defiant challenge. (After all , w h o w e r e w e to invade his domain?) Right u p to the car he came as i f he were ready to give us a citat i o n for trespassing.

I wasn ' t sure i f I w a n t e d to get o u t or not , b u t w e 2 family heads w e n t o u t t o "greet" h i m . That's w h e n w e f o u n d out h o w o r n e r y he really was. He w e n t f r o m one o f us to the other, pe ck in g at our feet or p u l l i n g at our p a n t legs. O cca s iona l ly he w o u l d j u m p u p and give us a double f l ap o n o u r shins. A l l the t i m e w h i l e d o i n g this he was e m i t t i n g a l o w c lucking sound w h i c h t o l d us he meant busi

ness. I n actuality i t was really funny; out

r i g h t h i lar ious ! This c o n t i n u e d for about 5 minutes u n t i l w e deemed i t safe for the rest to get o u t o f the car, w i t h a f e w restrictions o f course. Sure enough, he w e n t r ight after the kids. He wasn' t part ia l to anyone.The kids had a grand t ime and l i t t le b y l i t t le lost their fear o f h i m . They came t o enjoy being chased b y this "macho" b i r d .

I f inally yie lded to the t e m p t a t i o n and caught h i m . M y excuse was that I needed to s h o w the c h i l d r e n his inflatable air sacks. O f course I really w a n t e d to see t h e m as w e l l . Plus i t isn't every day that y o u have a Blue Grouse running around between your feet l ike a chicken.

His strength was amazing! W h e n he struggled to get free i t was all I c o u l d do to h o l d h i m . We pressed back his neck feathers to see the y e l l o w skin. I f I were to describe i t I w o u l d say i t l o o k e d l i k e s c ram ble d eggs. I explained that d u r i n g this t i m e o f year

— mat ing t i m e — he inflates these sacks and makes a b o o m i n g noise. I n s t a n t l y h e r e c e i v e d t h e n a m e "Boomer." I p u t h i m d o w n .

We naturally expected h i m t o carry o n pester ing us, b u t he meandered away.When the kids f o l l o w e d h i m he t o o k to f l i g h t and escaped to a nearby tree f r o m w h e r e he c o u l d st i l l keep an eye o n us. Even u p there w e c o u l d sti l l hear h i m scolding us i n his l o w p i t c h e d c luck ing .

We headed o n u p t o the t o p o f the m o u n t a i n t o see i f anyth ing c o u l d be seen t h r o u g h the clouds. W h e n w e s t o p p e d a n d o p e n e d t h e d o o r a hiss ing s o u n d greeted o u r ears. We w e r e get t ing a f la t t i re . Since the spare was f la t as w e l l w e h e a d e d b a c k d o w n t h e m o u n t a i n . Once again w e w e r e greeted b y Boomer. We stopped momentar i ly to get f ina l looks at h i m and t h e n sped h o m e . I t was really a great day, one that w i l l r e m a i n i n the m e m o r y o f a f e w kids for a l o n g t i m e , as w e l l as a f e w adults. There was just one l e t d o w n : I neglec ted t o b r i n g m y camera!

T h e f o l l o w i n g day was s u n n y . O u r e x p e r i e n c e w i t h B o o m e r h a d d o m i nated many conversations afterwards, and since i t was o n l y 10 miles f r o m h o m e ,

w e l l , w e f o u n d ourselves en r o u t e to Sugerloaf M o u n t a i n after breakfast. Once again w e drove s l o w as w e entered his d o m a i n . There was n o sign o f h i m as w e neared the end o f i t . We s topped and w i t h i n 10 seconds w e caught sight o f h i m descending t o the road just a f e w feet away.

He was i n his usual feisty m o o d . P h o t o g r a p h i n g h i m was m o r e o f a hassle than I 'd anticipated because he was never st i l l for l o n g or he w o u l d be t o close for the camera t o focus. M u c h o f m y t i m e was spent shooing h i m away t o get h i m i n focus. I even-


tual ly t o o k a r o l l and a half o f f i l m . He was o f t e n distracted b y m y w i f e or daughter w h i c h gave m e a nice break. Once I la id d o w n o n m y back for a rest and before I c o u l d realize i t he was o n m y chest ready t o l and a f e w pecks o n m y face. T h a n k f u l l y I had m y camera as a barr ier and he landed a f e w w e l l a imed pecks o n the lens, and I d o n ' t t h i n k he was after his o w n r e f l e c t i o n ei ther! M y w i f e suggested that this w o u l d make a nice p i c t u r e , so there w e n t m y camera. " H u r r y u p and take that p i c ture , w i l l ya . . .My hands can't take m u c h m o r e

o f this t o r t u r e ! " was all I said at this p o i n t .

A f t e r a w h i l e he " s o m e h o w " got stuck under m y legs, and was caught again. M y daughter was quick t o give h i m a p e t t i n g and te l l h i m h o w handsome he w a s . W i t h the fresh w o u n d s o n m y hands I d i d not have qui te the same attitude. He must no t have l iked this h u m b l i n g experience, for once again, w h e n l i b e r a t e d , he w a l k e d away quite disgusted, and f l e w t o a nearby tree, l e t t ing us k n o w i n u n mistakable language w h a t he thought o f those w h o get the best of h i m .

We vis i ted h i m again the f o l l o w i n g w e e k e n d and w e n t t h r o u g h most o f experiences already described. I t was st i l l great f u n . But b y the next weeke n d he was n o w h e r e t o be f o u n d . M a y b e h i s h o r m o n e l e v e l s h a d d r o p p e d , or, that he m e t some less k i n d "enemy."We calculated that this grouse c o u l d be c o u n t e d o n t o be seen (and fe l t ) for 3 weeks . We h o p e that he d i d n o t t r y t o pro tec t his terr i t o r y i n the same w a y against bobcats and the l ike . Needless t o say, w e w i l l be l o o k i n g for h i m next year.

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Where To Find a Blue Grouse in Western Oregon John Lundsten, 2352 Bunker Hill Road S., Salem, OR 97306

D u r i n g 1993 I made m o n t h l y visits t o Mary's Peak i n Benton County to deve lop a b i r d list for the Siuslaw Nat i o n a l Forest. I was surprised h o w o f t e n I heard and saw Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscur-us).The f irst one was heard h o o t i n g i n March, and b y A p r i l I heard birds h o o t i n g at 8 different locations near the t o p o f the mounta in .There was st i l l some hooti n g d u r i n g m y May visit , and I f lushed birds f r o m the g r o u n d i n May and June. I n August I f lushed an adult and 3 nearly g r o w n y o u n g birds. I n September and October birds were seen o n the gravel road t o w a r d the t o p , and also i n the large stand o f Noble Fir o n the n o r t h slope o f the t o p .

The h o o t i n g areas were i n stands o f large Douglas Fir o n steep slopes b e l o w the open areas A s y o u are drivi n g u p the m o u n t a i n and nearing the t o p (about milepost 8) the trees are

dense o n t h e steep s lope o n t h e d o w n h i l l side o f the road. Stop per i odically to l isten for h o o t i n g as y o u make your w a y to the parking area o n t o p . Just b e l o w the parking area is the east slope w h e r e birds also can be heard. You can make a loop h ike w h i c h w i l l take y o u t h r o u g h some hoot ing areas.Take the East Ridge trai l w h i c h starts i n back of the rest r o o m faci l i ty at the parking lot .After about one-half mi le a spur trai l branches o f f to the left and fo l lows the east slope over to Mary's Peak trai l c o m i n g u p o n the n o r t h side of the mo unta in . T u r n left o n this trail and i t comes out o n the t o p close to where y o u started.

Hearing the Blue Grouse is easy, but spott ing the hooter is not .The b i r d is usually perched close to the t r u n k about half or three-quarters o f the w a y u p the tree. The sound is very ventr i loquist ic , making i t d i f f i cu l t to

judge either distance or direct ion. O n one occasion after spot t ing the b i r d , I m a d e an a t t e m p t t o m i m i c t h e "hoot. 'The b i r d fanned his tai l , p u f f e d u p his chest and started s t rut t ing o n the branch. Af ter another exchange o f hoots, the b i r d f l e w d o w n towards me l ight ing i n a small tree about 15 feet over m y head. At that p o i n t I got a good look at his eyes, and i t was clear he d i d no t w a n t me around, so I agreed to leave.

The best area for seeing a grouse o n the g r o u n d is at the edges o f the o p e n areas a r o u n d t h e t o p . T h e M e a d o w L o o p t r a i l , w h i c h starts about h a l f w a y u p the gravel r o a d above the park ing lot , covers some of this type o f habitat.

M o u n t a i n Quai l are also frequent ly heard i n spring i n the same areas, b u t are more d i f f i cu l t to see.

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New Kinglet Field Mark Ian Paulsen, 9501 Moran Rd. NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Most birders do not consider the kinglets a f ie ld ident i f icat ion p r o b l e m due to t h e i r d i s t i n c t i v e head pat terns . Some i d e n t i f i c a t i o n problems arise w h e n Ruby-crowned Kinglets (Regu-lus calendula) are m i s t a k e n f o r Hutton's Vireos CVireo huttoni). Separat ing these 2 species relies o n differences i n size and b o d y and b i l l shape as w e l l as slight plumage differences. Recently I came across a f ie ld mark that bas been over looked b y all standard N o r t h Amer ican f i e ld guides, a l though described by Al lan Brooks i n Forbush (1929).

D u r i n g January 1991 I examined 3 fresh cat-killed Golden-crowned Kinglets (Regulus satrapa) and f o u n d they had y e l l o w tarsi and toes. The y e l l o w extended about hal fway u p the tarsus. Later I determined that this y e l l o w c o l o r a t i o n is v is ib le i n the

f i e l d . R u b y - c r o w n e d K i n g l e t s also show the yellow, b u t i t is normal ly duller and l i m i t e d to the toes and the very l o w e r end of the tarsus. Photographs of the kinglets i l lustrating the leg c o l o r can be f o u n d i n Terres (1980: 1033), a l though the legs o f Golden-crowns are dul ler than w h a t I observed i n the f ie ld .

These leg co lor patterns can be

Editor's note T h i s article f irst app e a r e d at Washington Birds 2:35, 1992, and is r e p r o d u c e d here as a service to Oregon Birds readers. For m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n Washingto n O r n i t h o l o g i c a l Society and Washington Birds, w r i t e to P.O. Box 85786, Seattle, WA 98145.

used to separate the kinglet species i f seen clearly. The y e l l o w i s h f o o t color o f the Ruby-crowned Kingle t can be used to separate i t f r o m the Hutton 's Vireo, w h i c h has blue-gray legs. W h e t h e r t h e r e are seasonal, sexual, or age differences i n leg color is yet to be de te rmine d ,but juveniles appear to have paler, perhaps u n i f o r m l y pale, legs.

LITERATURE C I T E D

Forbush, E. H . 1929- Birds o f Massachusetts and other N e w England states, Part I I I , Land birds f r o m sparr o w s t o thrushes . Massachusetts Dept . o f Agr icu l ture .

Terres, J. K 1980. The A u d u b o n Society encyclopedia o f N o r t h A m e r i can b i r d s . A l f r e d A . K n o p f , N e w York.

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Egg Ground Coloration of Sandhill Cranes in Oregon and California Carroll D. Littlefield, Malheur Field Station, HC 72 Box 260, Princeton, OR 97721 Current address: HCR 4 Box 212, Muleshoe, TX 79347

G r e a t e r S a n d h i l l C r a n e (Grus canadensis tabidd) egg background co lor a t io n was described b y Walkin-shaw (1973) as w o o d b r o w n , dark ol ive buff , deep ol ive b u f f t o l ight o l ive b u f f , l i g h t l y t o heavi ly m a r k e d w i t h shades o f lavender, clove b r o w n , bone b r o w n , pale v io le t p lumbeous , a r m y b r o w n , t a w n y b r o w n , black, and occasional shades o f grayA more generalized descr ipt ion was prov ided byTacha et al. (1992) , descr ibing the eggs as subel l ipt ical or l o n g oval i n shape, generally pale b r o w n i s h b u f f t o l i g h t o l ive , i rregular ly marked w i t h darker b r o w n , reddish b r o w n , or pale gray. F u r t h e r m o r e , i t is k n o w n that i n d i v i d u a l Sandhil l Cranes lay eggs w h i c h have the same shape and colo r a t i o n pa t te rn t h r o u g h o u t their rep r o d u c t i v e l i f e ( N i c h o l s o n 1927, Walk inshaw 1973, L i t t le f ie ld 1981).

E v e n t h o u g h G.c. tabida egg g r o u n d color p o l y m o r p h i s m has been d o c u m e n t e d , I a m unaware o f any publ i shed co lora t ion percentages for a specific Sandhill Crane p o p u l a t i o n . T h e o b j e c t i v e o f t h i s n o t e is t o present egg g r o u n d co lorat ion data for m e m b e r s o f t h e Centra l Valley P o p u l a t i o n o f G r e a t e r S a n d h i l l Cranes. Populat ion members breed i n northeastern California, and central and eastern Oregon (Li t t le f ie ld and T h o m p s o n 1979; L i t t l e f i e l d et al. 1994).

Study A r e a a n d Methods F r o m 1966 t h r o u g h 1989,1 investi

gated the populat ion's p r o d u c t i v i t y at locations w i t h i n Oregon and California, w i t h major emphasis o n cranes i n southeastern Oregon at Malheur N a t i o n a l W i l d l i f e Refuge ( N W R ) , H a r n e y C o unty . A d d i t i o n a l studies w e r e c o n d u c t e d i n south-central Oregon at Sycan Marsh, Lake County, i n 1981 and several locations i n n o r t h eastern Cali fornia i n 1988.1 recorded egg g r o u n d c o l o r a t i o n for 890 egg sets f r o m M a l h e u r N W R , 48 f r o m northeastern Cali fornia, and 13 f r o m Sycan Marsh.

Terminology is based o n egg colo r a t i o n d e s c r i p t i o n s p r e s e n t e d i n Harrison (1978).

Results A l l 9 5 1 Greater S a n d h i l l Crane

clutches w e r e o f b u f f or olive g r o u n d co lor types. However , considerable wi th in - type variat ion occurred (Table 1). Occasionally (5 clutches) a single 2-egg c l u t c h w o u l d conta in 1 egg of a part icular hue, w h i l e the other was o f a considerably different hue.These 5 samples w e r e excluded.

Buff type. A tota l of 769 clutches (80.8%) was i n this group (Table 1). B u f f hues varied f r o m pale b u f f to deep b r o w n , w i t h the major i ty pale b u f f ( N = 588). Rarest was reddish buff , represented b y only 1 c lutch . Sixty-six clutches were olive buff , and c o n s i d e r i n g these appeared m o r e buff ish than olive they were inc luded w i t h i n the b u f f category. Fourteen nests contained clutches that were e x t r e m e l y dark ( d e e p b r o w n ) , o f w h i c h all w e r e located o n Malheur NWR. Of clutches examined i n nor theastern Cal i forn ia , buf f s made u p 87.5% o f the sample, w h i l e at Sycan Marsh 84.6% w e r e w i t h i n the type. A t M a l h e u r N W R , 80.5% had b u f f hues.

Olive type. O n l y 182 ( 1 9 . 1 % ) clutches w e r e o f the olive type. Egg g r o u n d colorat ion varied f r o m l ight c ream ( w i t h a f e w scattered l i g h t b lo tches ) t o deep o l i v e (Table 1). Buffish olive was the most c o m m o n l y encountered w i t h 71 clutches, w h i l e 3 hues w e r e represented b y only 3: creamy ol ive ,bluish cream,pale blue. Olive was second w i t h 59, w h i l e the r e m a i n i n g o l i v e hues w e r e represented b y 12 or less A t Malheur NWR, 19.5% had olive hues, w h i l e clutches at Sycan Marsh had 15.4% and n o r t h eastern California 12.5%.

Discussion O f the 5 dis junct Greater Sandhill

Crane f locks , the Central Valley Popula t ion is the westernmost . Eastward,

t h e L o w e r C o l o r a d o River V a l l e y Populat ion breeds p r i m a r i l y i n n o r t h eastern Nevada , w h i l e t h e R o c k y Mounta in Population occupies breedi n g t e r r i t o r i e s f r o m n o r t h w e s t e r n Colorado to southwestern Montana. East o f the 100° m e r i d i a n , the Prairie P o p u l a t i o n nests i n n o r t h w e s t e r n M i n n e s o t a a n d s o u t h e a s t e r n Manitoba, w i t h the Eastern Populat i o n breeding i n the Great Lakes states and provinces ( D r e w i e n and Lewis 1987).To m y knowledge , egg g r o u n d coloration percentages have not been reported for the other 4 populat ions , there fore , co lor - f requenc ies c o u l d not be compared.

Egg-color re la t ionships b e t w e e n Greater Sandhi l l Crane adults and their progeny have also no t been in ves t igated . H o w e v e r , l i m i t e d f i e l d evidence f r o m specific isolated nesti n g locations suggest there c o u l d be a genetic relat ionship. For example, 8 Greater Sandhill Crane nests w e r e located i n a 10 ha w e t l a n d i n A s h Creek Valley, Lassen County, California, i n 1988. Four (50%) conta ined clutches w i t h olive eggs. Considering only 3 (7.5%) addit ional clutches examined i n California i n 1988 had olive eggs, i t w o u l d be reasonable t o assume that at least some Ash Creek Valley birds were closely related. Similar c l u m p i n g o f crane p a i r s w i t h olive-type eggs has also been n o t e d at Malheur NWR, Oregon (pers. obs.). However, u n t i l there has been a comprehensive study o n captive-breeding cranes, similar to that conducted b y Col l ias ( 1 9 9 4 ) o n c a p t i v e V i l l a g e Weavers (Ploceus cucullatus), t h e genetics o f egg c o l o r relat ionships b e t w e e n G r e a t e r S a n d h i l l C r a n e adults and the i r o f f spr ing w i l l at best remain speculative.

Acknowledgments Funds for c o n d u c t i n g Greater San

d h i l l Crane studies i n t h e Pacif ic N o r t h w e s t w e r e p r o v i d e d p r i m a r i l y b y the U.S. Fish and W i l d l i f e Service. A d d i t i o n a l f u n d i n g was f r o m The Na-


ture Conservancy, California Dept . o f Fish and Game, and Oregon Dept . o f Fish and W i l d l i f e .

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Table 1. Greater Sandhill Crane egg ground coloration clutch numbers and percentages in Oregon and California.

Number of Percentage of Percentage of Color Clutches Egg Type Total Sample Brown type

Pale buff 588 76.4 61.8 Buff 92 12.0 9.7 Olive buff 66 8.6 6.9 Deep brown 14 1.8 1.5 Buffish pink 6 0.8 0.6 Bluish buff 2 0.3 0.2 Reddish buff 1 0.1 0.1 Subtotal 769 100.0 80.8

Olive type

Buffish olive 71 39.0 7.5 Olive 59 32.4 6.2 Pale olive 12 6.6 1.3 Bluish olive 11 6.0 1.2 Buffish blue 7 3.9 0.7 Light cream 7 3.9 0.7 Deep olive 6 3.3 0.6 Creamy olive 3 1.7 0.3 Pale blue 3 1.7 0.3 Bluish cream 3 1.7 0.3 Subtotal 182 100.2 19.1 Total 951 99.9


Spring and Fall Migration of Geese Across the Coast Range of Lincoln County, Oregon Range D. Bayer, P.O. Box 1467, Newport, OR 97365 Roy W.Lowe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR 97365 Darrel Faxon, 1192 Thornton Creek Road, Toledo, OR 97391

Goose m i g r a t i o n routes i n spring are not t h o r o u g h l y k n o w n i n western Oregon. Maps i n Bellrose (1976) ,Kebbe (1976) , and Fix (1988) r o u g h l y agree that geese fly n o r t h w e s t f r o m the d i rec t ion o f K l a m a t h Basin.They differ i n t h a t F ix ( 1 9 8 8 ) suggested t h a t Greater W h i t e - f r o n t e d Geese (Anser alhifrons) cont inue flying nor thwes t over coastal counties, w h i l e Bellrose (1976) and Kebbe (1976) note that geese t u r n at the southern Wil lamette Valley, f l y n o r t h t o t h e C o l u m b i a River, and t h e n fly west to the coast.

I n fa l l i n wes tern Oregon, Bellrose (1976) and Kebbe (1976) indicate that geese reverse the i r spring route over the Wi l lamet te Valley, and Kebbe (1976) also lists a m i g r a t i o n r o u t e along the Oregon Coast. But nei ther Bellrose n o r Kebbe suggested that geese cross the Oregon Coast Range d u r i n g migra t ion .

I n this paper, w e discuss the results o f o p p o r t u n i s t i c o b s e r v a t i o n s o f goose f l ights across L i n c o l n County. A l t h o u g h w e d i d n o t a t tempt a systematic , coordinated study o f these f l i g h t s , these observations indicate that goose f l i g h t s across the Coast Range are c o m m o n . We f irst discuss some p r o b l e m s i n i n t e r p r e t i n g o u r observations, and t h e n w e document s p r i n g m i g r a t i o n m o s t l y b y W h i t e - f r o n t s a n d fa l l m i g r a t i o n b y W h i t e - f r o n t s a n d C a n a d a Geese (Branta canadensis) across the Coast Range o f L i n c o l n County (Fig. 1).

F o r c o n v e n i e n c e , w e l i s t o u r records a n d those made b y some o t h e r o b s e r v e r s c h r o n o l o g i c a l l y w i t h i n sections for n o r t h e r n , central, and s o u t h e r n p o r t i o n s o f L i n c o l n C o u n t y because geese appeared to use di f ferent routes w h e n crossing the Coast Range. Times given are i n Pacific StandardTime (PST) by the 24-h o u r c lock.

Interpreta t ion of Goose Migration Direc t ion There are 2 types o f errors i n our

records. First, the f l i g h t d i rec t ion was roughly estimated b y single observers w i t h o u t compasses. I t w o u l d have been m u c h more accurate to have at least 2 teams of observers o n ridges or mountains use radios and theodolites to simultaneously p l o t the flight paths o f flocks over several miles.

Second, geese of ten fly circuitously and dramatically change direct ion, so that w h a t sometimes appears t o be a f l ight across the Coast Range may not be.This is part icularly a p r o b l e m for fa l l f l i g h t s , w h e n L o w e sometimes saw geese fly eastward u p the Alsea River Valley b u t t h e n r e t u r n and fly south.

Identification of Migrating Geese Geese i n many o f our f locks were

not identi f ied to species because they were flying at h i g h altitudes (also see Fix 1988:244), w e r e too distant, or l ight ing condit ions were too poor for v i s u a l i d e n t i f i c a t i o n . A d d i t i o n a l l y , Bayer was not famil iar w i t h dis t ing u i s h i n g a m o n g Canada , W h i t e - f r o n t e d , a n d S n o w Geese (Chen caerulescens) b y call, w h i c h is o f ten the only w a y they cou ld be i d e n t i f i e d . H o w e v e r , L o w e has w o r k e d extensively w i t h geese and is familiar w i t h ident i fy ing t h e m by their calls.

Spring Westerly or Northwesterly Goose Migration

Northern Lincoln County O n 29 A p r i l 1990, Mark Elliott , w h o

was about 2 miles in land at the east side o f Siletz Bay, visually ident i f ied a flock o f 5 Snow Geese and 40 Canada Geese at 1520. They were f l y i n g to the nor thwes t f r o m the Siletz River Valley.When they reached the m o u t h o f Siletz Bay, they flew n o r t h w a r d along the coastline.

O n 2 May 1992, L o w e , w h o was about 2 miles inland at Siletz Bay saw a flock of 25-30White-fronts f l y i n g to the nor thwest f r o m the Siletz River Valley towards Siletz Bay at 1700.

O n 11 M a y 1992 , F a x o n , B a r b Bel l in , and Roy Gerig, w h o w e r e at S i le tz Bay, s a w a l a r g e f l o c k o f White-fronts f l y i n f r o m the southeast, d r o p i n elevation as they approached, and f l y n o r t h w a r d after reaching the coastline. Central Lincoln County

A b o u t 11 miles f r o m the coastline at T h o r n t o n Creek, Faxon n o t i c e d flocks of unident i f ied geese occasionally d u r i n g the l 6 A p r i l - 3 May p e r i o d i n 15 o f 19 years f r o m 1973 t h r o u g h 1991 (Faxon and Bayer 1991,1993) . Most of these f locks were flying n o r t h or nor thwes t towards the Siletz River Valley. I n late A p r i l o f m a n y years, Faxon saw numerous f locks o f several h u n d r e d geese passing d u r i n g a g iven day, b u t t h e y w e r e nearly always flying at h i g h altitudes, so that t h e i r cal ls w e r e s o m e t i m e s o n l y barely audible.

O n 6 May 1975, Bayer, w h o was about 1 mi le in land along the south side o f Yaquina Bay, heard and t h e n saw 4 flocks o f un ident i f i ed geese fly over f r o m 1355-1404. Each f l o c k had about 200-400 birds and flew t o w a r d the west and Yaquina Bay. W h e n they arrived at the Bay, they changed di rec t ion and flew n o r t h . He also saw f locks o f about 150 and o f 500 geese f o l l o w i n g the same f l ight path at 1115 o n 30 A p r i l and at 1300 o n 8 May, re-spectivelyA total o f about 2000 geese w e r e i n these flocks.

O n 26 A p r i l 1987, Bob Llewel lyn , w h o was about 12 miles f r o m the coast near Logsden, saw 250 unident i f i e d geese f l y t o w a r d s the n o r t h west , d o w n the Siletz River Valley (Llewel lyn and Bayer 1994:174). Southern Lincoln County

O n 29 A p r i l 1990, Lowe, w h o was about 2 miles f r o m the coast o n the south side o f Alsea Bay, n o t e d 1 f l o c k o f about 300 and another f l o c k o f about 250 White- fronts flying west-ward.They changed d i rec t ion as they approached Waldpor t and t h e n flew to the n o r t h w e s t at 0925 and 1100,


respectively. Because o f the l i g h t i n g condit ions and the f locks ' elevation, L o w e was unable t o i d e n t i f y these geese using binoculars b u t was able t o do so b y call . A t 1005 and 1245 o n the same day, he also heard f locks o f White- fronts f l y over.

O n 1 May 1990, D o r o t h y Olson, w h o w a s a b o u t 9 m i l e s f r o m the coastline near Tidewater, saw a f l o c k o f about 200 u n i d e n t i f i e d geese f l y f r o m east t o west at 1000.

O n 2 May 1992, L o w e , w h o was about 2 miles f r o m the coast o n the south side o f Alsea Bay, saw a f l o c k o f about 550 Whi te - f ronts f l y i n g v e r y h i g h f r o m east to west at 1040. He first detected t h e m b y hearing their faint calls; even w i t h binoculars , they w e r e barely visible, so these f locks c o u l d easily be missed.

Spring Migration S u m m a r y I n late A p r i l and early May, geese

w e r e o f t e n seen f l y i n g f r o m in land

towards the west or nor thwes t u n t i l t h e y reached the coastl ine, w h e r e t h e y o f t e n changed d i r e c t i o n and f l e w n o r t h . W h e n i d e n t i f i e d , these geese w e r e u s u a l l y W h i t e - f r o n t s . These flocks are probably m u c h more c o m m o n t h a n our records indicate b u t are missed because they are f lyi n g so h i g h that they w e r e n o t recorded b y observers w h o w e r e not systematically searching for t h e m .

F a l l E a s t e r l y o r S o u t h e a s t e r l y Goose Migration

Northern Lincoln County We have no observations.

Central Lincoln County A b o u t 11 miles f r o m the coastline

at T h o r n t o n Creek, Faxon sometimes saw geese f l y i n g o v e r d u r i n g August-December i n 17 o f 19 years d u r i n g 1973-1991 (Faxon and Bayer 1991,1993) These f locks w e r e usually f l y i n g f r o m the general d i rec t ion o f the Siletz River Valley towards the

Figure 1. Observation areas for geese migrating across the Coast Range in Lincoln County.

Siletz Bay

Yaquina Bay

Alsea Bay

s o u t h e a s t . H e s p e c i f i c a l l y n o t e d White- fronts f l y i n g over o n 1 Octob e r 1990 ( w h e n t h o u s a n d s w e r e seen), 16 October 1991 , 25 and 26 September and 1 October 1992; and 24 September and 19 October 1993. O n 12 October 1992, Glen Faxon also saw many f locks o f Whi te - f ronts f l y over.

O n 19 October 1981 , Bayer, w h o was about 2 miles i n l a n d along the n o r t h side o f Yaquina Bay, observed a f l o c k o f geese f l y i n g east at 1345. Several minutes later, F loyd Schrock in dependent ly saw a goose f l o c k (presumably the same one) f l y i n g eastw a r d over Toledo, about 6 miles f r o m the coastline.

A b o u t 11 miles f r o m the coastline at T h o r n t o n Creek, Faxon n o t e d several f l o c k s o f Canadas o n 7 a n d 8 N o v e m b e r 1987 a n d o f u n k n o w n geese o n 2 ,7 , and 8 N o v e m b e r 1989 that f l e w east towards the Wi l lamet te Valley. He also recorded 2 f locks f lyi n g south: one f l o c k o f u n i d e n t i f i e d geese o n 13 November 1989 and a f l o c k o f Canada Geese o n 25 October 1990 (Faxon and Bayer 1991:36).

I n N o v e m b e r 1989 , L o w e w a s n o r t h w e s t o f Harlan i n the general area o f p o i n t X i n Figure 1 (Township U S , Range 9 W section 36), about 16 miles f r o m the coastline. O n 7 November , he n o t e d 10 f l o c k s f l y i n g east-southeast t o w a r d M a r y s Peak ( B e n t o n C o u n t y ) d u r i n g a b o u t 8 hours; 7 o f the f locks w e r e Cackl ing (B.C. minima) o r Taverner ' s (B.c. tavernert) Canada Geese, 2 f l o c k s w e r e o f larger, deeper-voiced Canada Geese, and the size o f Canadas i n the o t h e r f l o c k was n o t r e c o r d e d . For f locks o n 7 November, the n u m b e r o f geese i n one f l o c k was undeterm i n e d , there w e r e only 4 i n another, and each o f the o ther 8 f locks had about 40-70 geese; 7 o f these f locks passed d u r i n g 0625-0700, a n d t h e o ther f l o c k s passed at 1000, 1623, and 1713. O n 11 N o v e m b e r f r o m 0620-1050, L o w e heard one f l o c k o f small Canada Geese at 0801 and saw 110 and 18 m e d i u m - or large-sized Canadas at 0811 and 0900, respectively; all w e r e f l y i n g eastward. Duri n g 1320-1720 observat ions o n 11 November , 0630-1400 observations o n 17 November, and 0620-1050 observations o n 20 N o v e m b e r , L o w e saw or heard n o geese.

O n 16 O c t o b e r 1 9 9 1 , M a r k


H e d r i c k , w h o was a long the n o r t h side o f Yaquina Estuary and about 6 miles i n l a n d , saw 5 f locks w i t h a total o f at least 200 small Canada Geese f l y eas tward. A f t e r t h e y passed, he w a i t e d t o be sure that they d i d n o t r e t u r n .

O n 11 October 1992 at 1200,Bayer, w h o was about 1 m i l e i n l a n d along the south side o f Yaquina Bay, saw a f l o c k o f 50-100 u n i d e n t i f i e d geese f l y f r o m the ocean towards the southeast and n o t r e t u r n .

O n 24 and 25 September 1993, Bob L lewel lyn , w h o was about 12 miles f r o m t h e coast near L o g s d e n , rep o r t e d 12 large f locks ofWhite- f ronts f l y i n g over i n an unspeci f ied direct i o n . Southern Lincoln County

O n 27 October 1986, Lowe, w h o was about 8 miles in land near Tidewater, saw a f l o c k o f 26 m e d i u m - to large-sized Canada Geese at 1530 f l y east u p the Valley.

O n 7 N o v e m b e r 1987, Lowe, w h o was about 2 miles in land at the south side o f Alsea Bay, saw a f l o c k o f 25 Snow Geese circle over l o w e r Alsea Bay, f l y east, r e t u r n w i t h i n a f e w m i n utes, and t h e n f l y towards the south or southwest . O n 9 November 1987 and 6 N o v e m b e r 1989, a f l o c k o f Canada Geese d i d the same t h i n g .

O n 16 October 1991, Lowe, w h o was about 2 miles in land at the south side o f Alsea Bay, saw a f l o c k o f 45 Cackl ing orTaverner's Canada Geese f l y eastward and no t r e t u r n .

O n 19 September 1992, Lowe, w h o was about 2 miles in land at the south side o f Alsea Bay, saw 11 whi te - f ronts at 1115 and 85 White- f ronts at 1315 f l y east u p the Alsea River Valley and n o t r e t u r n . A t t h e same l o c a t i o n , L o w e also s a w a f l o c k o f 50 White- f ronts f l y south at 1330 o n 25 September, and, o n 26 September, he heard t w o f locks o f White- fronts f lyi n g south at 1605.

F a l l Migrat ion S u m m a r y Geese were o f ten seen f l y i n g to the

east or southeast across the Coast Range i n fal l . W h e n ident i f ied , they w e r e usually White- f ronts or various sizes o f Canada Geese. These f locks appeared to sometimes be explor ing , as they occasionally f l e w east before r e t u r n i n g and f l y i n g south, so an observer n e e d e d t o be p a t i e n t a n d w a t c h for several minutes after the

passage o f a f l o c k to determine i f i t re turned .

Conclusions Some geese cross t h e L i n c o l n

County Coast Range d u r i n g daylight i n spring and fall . But i t is unclear h o w i m p o r t a n t these routes are because our observations were opportunist ic , not systematic. Further, o u r observations w e r e only d u r i n g daylight, so w e do not k n o w h o w many, i f any, geese m i g r a t e d across t h e Coast Range i n darkness.

Geese also cross the Oregon Coast Range outside o f L inco ln County. I n Spring, Lowe saw 3 f locks o f Whi te -fronts f l y i n g f r o m the southeast tow a r d T i l l a m o o k Bay ( T i l l a m o o k County) o n 23 A p r i l 1994. I n A u t u m n , Lowe has received reports of Canada Geese f l y i n g southeast u p the Litt le N e s t u c c a River Val ley ( T i l l a m o o k County) , Rick Frenzel saw a f l o c k o f small Canada Geese f l y i n g east u p the Coquil le River Valley (Coos County) o n 16 October 1991, and a farmer at Agness ( C u r r y County) recovered a radio-tagged White - f ronted Goose i n his cornf ie ld i n the fall of 1987 and repor ted that f locks o f Canada Geese occasionally landed i n his f ie ld i n fall before f l y i n g east.

Geese may migrate across the Coast Range t o conserve energy. Geese could save distance i f they f o l l o w e d a Great Circle route be tween the Klam a t h Basin area and the southwestern mainland o f Alaska by f l y i n g d i rect ly over the Coast Range rather than over the Wil lamette Valley (e.g., Bellrose 1976:106,116).

As a consequence of our observations, i t is impor tant to recognize that f locks of geese migrat ing along the Oregon coastline i n spring may have already crossed the Coast Range and f locks f l y i n g along the coastline i n fall may yet cross the Coast Range.Thus, w i t h o u t observing the f l i g h t routes o f many f locks over at least 50 miles, de termining the relative importance o f coast l ine, trans-Coast Range, or Wil lamette Valley routes o f goose m i grat ion is conjecture. Another probl e m w i t h d e t e r m i n i n g the relative i m p o r t a n c e o f routes is that geese that cross the Coast Range may not all f l y along the coastline where they can be observed. For example, Terry T h o m p s o n observed a f lock o f about 150 Canada Geese f l y i n g n o r t h 10

miles offshore o f Three A r c h Rocks (Ti l lamook County) o n 26 A p r i l 1988.

A reader c o u l d infer that geese m i grated across the Coast Range approx imate ly along r iver valleys, b u t this is probably misleading because most o f o u r observers w e r e a long valleys. Observation sites farther f r o m valleys or precise p l o t t i n g o f f l o c k routes may reveal that many geese may n o t f l y over val leys . Fur ther , some o f o u r observat ions w e r e o f geese that crossed over 2 valleys (i.e., T h o r n t o n Creek i n spr ing) or that w e r e clearly n o t f l y i n g along a r iver valley (i.e., near Harlan i n fal l ) .

Finally, i t was our impression that Marys Peak may be an impor tant navigational landmark for geese migrat ing across c e n t r a l L i n c o l n C o u n t y . I n spr ing, geese appeared to be c o m i n g f r o m the d i rec t ion o f Marys Peak towards Siletz or Yaquina Bays; i n fal l , this d i rec t ion was reversed.

Acknowledgments We thank the observers for sharing

the i r records and David Fix for his article i n Oregon Birds that sparked our interest i n comple t ing this repor t and for his comments that i m p r o v e d this paper. We are also gra te fu l to Janet Webster and Susan G i l m o n t o f the Hatf ie ld Marine Science Center Library of Oregon State University for obta ining reference materials.

LITERATURE CIT E D

Bellrose, EC. 1976. Ducks, geese & swans of North America. Stackpole Books.

Faxon, D. and R.D. Bayer. 1991. Birds o f t h e Coast Range o f L i n c o l n County , O r e g o n . Vol. I: birds of Thornton Creek. Studies i n Oregon O r n i t h o l o g y No. 8.

Faxon, D. and R.D. Bayer. 1993. Birds o f T h o r n t o n Creek, L incoln County, i n 1 9 9 1 / . Oregon Ornithology 1:71-80.

Fix, D. 1988. Notes o n spr ing f l y w a y for W h i t e - f r o n t e d Geese. Oregon Birds 14:243-246.

Kebbe, C. 1976. Migratory w a t e r f o w l f lyways . Pp. 169 in W.G. Loy ( d i rector) , Atlas of Oregon. Univ. o f Oregon Books.

L l e w e l l y n , B. and R.D. Bayer. 1994. B i rd records for the Siletz/Logsden area o f L i n c o l n County that are n o t g iven e l s e w h e r e . / Oregon Ornithology 2:163-207'. 0


One Brit's Birdathon Geoff Simmonds, submitted by Donna J. Lusthoff 13720 S.W. Harness Lane, Beaverton, OR 97008

I n England, b i rd-watch ing is a gentle affair. I remember spring strolls d o w n a c o u n t r y lane t o the village church . The Rooks nested w i t h great commot i o n , h i g h i n the graveyard e l m trees. Across the meadows, Great-crested Grebes cour ted extravagantly o n the lake at the manor house. Over the w a l l a L a p w i n g sat l o w over her nest i n the m i d d l e o f a p l o u g h e d f ie ld . We w o u l d mark the spot and f i n d her eggs as she d i v e - b o m b e d us f r o m above w i t h screaming cries and urgent wingbeats . I had imagined the Birdathon to be similar. W h a t c o u l d be more pleasant than to spend a day b i rd-watching i n the beautiful countryside a r o u n d Bend, w h i l e people sponsored us for every species that w e saw?

I got m y first h in t o f the t r u t h w h e n T i m Janzen called m e u p to discuss the arrangements.

"We' l l meet at Fred Meyer at 3:00 am," he said.

I laughed. "You're kidding?" He was not k i d d i n g . O n Saturday

m o r n i n g as I reached out to t u r n o f f m y alarm i t was 1:30 am. I n spite o f a n u m b i n g tiredness b e h i n d m y eyes, I was exci ted, and before 2 :301 set o f f d o w n H i g h w a y 217 t o wards Tualatin. I admit I was disappointed at the number o f people already (or maybe, sti l l) o n the road. I t is h a r d to consider yoursel f a m a r t y r for a good cause w h e n half o f Beaverton seemed to t h i n k this a n o r m a l t ime to be drivi n g around.

I was soon jo ined at the meet ing place b y D o n n a Lusthof f and t h e n T i m . I sensed that T i m was n o t i n the m o o d for small talk as w e w a i t e d for Greg to arrive.

"Let's go for a Screech-Owl w h i l e we 're wai t ing , " he said. ( I was t o learn a l o t o f t h e b i r d - w a t c h e r ' s j a r g o n t h r o u g h o u t the day. "Go for" means t o "actively seek out a b i r d that y o u k n o w lives i n a certain place, q u i c k l y iden t i fy i t , and t h e n leap back i n t o the car.")

I t was total ly dark i n the w o o d beh i n d the warehouse, somewhere i n Tualatin. I f o l l o w e d after Tim's rapidly receding footsteps, fal l ing i n t o a hole beside the p a t h . Suddenly an o w l

hooted . Our first bird? N o t so. I t was T i m t r y i n g to cause jealousy i n the o w l w o r l d b y playing a tape recording . O n our w a y out o f the w o o d I fe l l i n the hole again.

We had more luck at a marshy area nearby. Under the harsh glare o f arc l i g h t s , a n o t h e r t a p e r e c o r d i n g brought an immediate response f r o m a startled Virginia Rail, w h o thought i t far too early to be proc la iming our ter r i tor ia l r ights . I t was q u i c k l y answered by a pheasant.

"Yes!" said T i m , p u n c h i n g the air. We were off!

We p i c k e d u p Greg and headed d o w n to Salem to col lect the f i f t h m e m b e r o f the "Dippers . " To complete the internat ional f lavor o f our team, Jeremy was a y o u n g Australian, not well-versed i n b i r d watch ing T h e Birdathon w o u l d be a good w a y o f seeing the Oregon countryside. Or so he t h o u g h t . I suspected he w o u l d have as m u c h t ime to see the countryside as I w o u l d have to study all the "l ifers" ( jargon for n e w l i fe t ime species) I expected to see.

By 4:45 there was a h i n t o f l ight over the hor izon and w e were poised for the d a w n chorus. Many a resident o f Lebanon and Sweet H o m e was w o k e n b y the c r u n c h o f gravel and the slanuning of car doors. Sinister figures lurked at the end o f driveways, heads cocked to hear beyond the chorus of Robins, to the distant sound o f f lycatchers and warblers . By Sweet H o m e i t was l ight and the birds were c o m i n g fast.

A stop at Foster Reservoir brought the first real excitement.

"Caspian Tern!" shouted D o n n a . " I heard it ."

Sure enough, across the water was a single large w h i t e b i r d , the f irst o f many "l i fers" for me. The pace was h o t t i n g u p and w e were p u m p e d . B u t success made us careless. We w e r e parked o n a n a r r o w br idge w i t h a double y e l l o w l ine, s tudying a large b i r d o f prey w h e n a pol ice car p u l l e d u p . Strangely, he d i d no t consider a possible Great H o r n e d O w l nearby sufficient cause for contravening the traffic regulations A s luck w o u l d have i t , w e had m o v e d the car w h e n he

r e t u r n e d a f e w m o m e n t s later. A n d the owl?The scope revealed aTurkey Vul ture . But the delay w i t h the pol iceman b r o u g h t us a Bald Eagle f ly i n g overhead for the list .

Shortly afterwards I k n e w w e had f o u n d a good b i r d . T i m began shouti n g e x c i t e d l y . I t h o u g h t h e sa id "Where's m y best hat." I n fact, a Yellow-breasted Chat was perched i n an area o f scrubby clear cut . M y second " l i f e r " i n 30 m i n u t e s A n d another was soon to f o l l o w . Frequent stops along the r iver b r o u g h t no Dippers , b u t f i nally our persistence was rewarded b y a pair o f Har lequin Ducks.

By 7:00 the sun was out and the birds w e r e c o m i n g t h i c k and fast .Too fast for m e to f i n d t h e m i n the b o o k or even to get t h e m i n m y binoculars .

"MacGill ivray's Warbler," said T i m . "Anyone conf irm?"

"Agreed," said Donna, and another one w e n t o n the list.

A t L o s t L a k e w e p a u s e d l o n g enough to focus o n Barrow's Gold-eneye.

"Got to be going," said T i m for the h u n d r e d t h t i m e , and l ike a we l l -o i l ed machine w e p i l e d back i n t o the van, slammed the door and w e r e o f f i n a shower o f gravel.

By 8:30 w e w e r e u p i n the s n o w at H o o d o o Ski B o w l , l is tening t o M o u n tain Bluebirds and H e r m i t Thrushes i n the st i l l , rarefied air. Nearby, too , was a b i r d that caused the most exc i t e m e n t t o date , a l o v e l y Black-throated Sparrow. For once I was able to study i t i n m y binoculars w h i l e T i m and Greg p h o t o g r a p h e d i t .There fol l o w e d a myst i fy ing discussion about w h i c h c o u n t y w e w e r e i n a n d w h e t h e r i t was a 4 or a 5.This is advanced b i r d i n g talk. W h e n " l i fers" are hard to come by, n e w spice is added t o b i r d w a t c h i n g b y keeping c o u n t y lists. M o r e i m p o r t a n t for m e was the fact that w e w e r e already u p to 65 species.

The n e x t g r o u p o f unsuspec t ing people to exper ience the " D i p p e r " w h i r l w i n d w e r e the vacationers at Black Butte . Standing shamelessly i n the m i d d l e o f the road to w a t c h Red-naped Sapsuckers at the i r nest hole and House Wrens t r i l l i n g beneath, w e


w e r e obl iv ious t o the i r stares. Several patches o f water and warbler- laden bushes b r o u g h t our tal ly t o 85 species b y 10:00.

There was a g r o w i n g feel ing i n the team that w e c o u l d be i n for a famous day, and T i m became even m ore fo-cused.We targeted i n d i v i d u a l species n o w a n d t h e n e x t f e w sites w e r e taken at the r u n . Inevitably w e lagged b e h i n d T i m . I l o o k e d u p to see h i m rushing back towards us i n something close t o a panic . I expected to see a bear r i g h t b e h i n d h i m .

"Got t o be m o v i n g o n ! " was all he said as he passed us.

But w e w e r e relentlessly f l u s h i n g out the birds . I n d i a n Ford and C o l d S p r i n g y i e l d e d So l i tary V i r e o a n d White-headed Woodpeckers .Then i t was o u t o n t o the h o t , d r y c o u n t r y around Sisters and Bend. Four o f us w e r e b e g i n n i n g to w i l t i n the heat. We w e r e n o t qui te so q u i c k to leap f r o m the van at each stop, and freq u e n t l y the d o o r needed a second slam to get i t s h u t . T i m was merciless t h o u g h , d r i v i n g us t o greater effort . Slowly the results came. By n o o n w e had 90 species. By 1:00 p . m . i t was 100. Thereaf ter I became nervous . W h a t w o u l d m y sponsors say i f I came back w i t h 120 s ight ings , as seemed qui te possible, w h e n I had said that 100 was the absolute maxi mum? W o u l d I end u p paying for the h a r d - w o n difference?

We vis i ted several r ipar ian habitats w h e r e the birds slept as the people played, and t h e n i t was o n to Smith's Rock. This was going to be Jeremy's chance t o see the beauty o f Oregon, to stand and gaze at the majesty of the rocks.

"Wake u p , Jeremy," I said. "This is go ing t o be w o r t h seeing."

He staggered f r o m the van, r u b b i n g his eyes. By the t i m e he reached the v i e w , T i m was returning.This t i m e w e w e r e let d o w n badly. T h e Canyon Wrens w e r e n o t to be dis turbed b y the tape recording w e played. But st i l l o u r f i r s t s w i f t s a n d an i m m a t u r e Golden Eagle o n its huge nest made the br ie f stop w o r t h w h i l e .

N e w species w e r e harder to come b y n o w , b u t D o n n a p r o m i s e d us a Pinyon Jay. F o l l o w i n g her direct ions w e s topped i n a housing subdivision b e tween Redmond and Bend. M y feet had barely t o u c h e d the dust w h e n one f l e w overhead, and certainly m y

b inoculars never reached m y eyes before I heard the c o m m a n d .

"Got to be going." Wearily I c l imbed i n t o the van. I t

t o o k 3 attempts to close the door. " I f w e get to 120 can w e go home?"

I m u m b l e d . The sewage w o r k s at Bend was a

real o p p o r t u n i t y to add some waterf o w l to our list.We w e r e i n luck .The gate was open. I n half an hour w e had seen nearly all the possible ducks and suddenly our list totaled 125. I t made n o difference to Tim's ambi t ion .

" H o w about 130?" I said. "Surely that's enough?"

I have no idea w h e r e our next stop was. The miles w e n t b y i n a daze o f t i r e d eyes and n u m b l i m b s . But i t seemed l ike w o n d e r l a n d w h e n w e stopped beside a small marsh.Yellow-headed Blackbirds c lung to the tops o f reeds, golden i n the evening l ight . A solitary Snow Goose stood beside

Source: Eagle Eye

the road l ike some A r c t i c princess conf ined i n the f o r m o f a b i r d . Long-b i l l e d D o w i t c h e r s a n d W i l s o n ' s Phalaropes, resplendent i n breeding p l u m a g e , b a s k e d u n a f r a i d i n t h e gentle rays o f the s inking sun.

A t 6:00 w e passed t h r o u g h Bend again, p i c k i n g u p a M u t e Swan, (a rather dubious 130th species),before racing towards M o u n t Bachelor. I left T i m and Greg t o chase over a clear cut i n search o f Lewis 'Woodpecker , w h i l e I t o o k the t i m e t o study the d e l i g h t f u l c o u r t i n g behavior o f the Pygmy N u t h a t c h . U p i n t o the snow zone once more , w e added Gray Jay and Clark's Nutcracker.

I t was n o w a race against the sett i n g sun. There was the prospect o f terns and loons o n W i c k i u p Lake, grouse i n the w o o d s . Charging d o w n g r a v e l e d f o r e s t roads w e b a r e l y stopped at many a boat ramp .The last f e w species ceased to be i m p o r t a n t to m e . I had scored approximate ly 27 "lifers," several o f w h i c h had been no more than passing acquaintances. I t was the magnif icence o f the scenery that capt iva ted m e n o w . W i d e expanses o f water w i t h snow-capped m o u n t a i n s b e y o n d , seemed t o get more w o n d e r f u l w i t h each stop that w e made. Finally at Davis lake i t was too dark to separate a swan f r o m a gul l , or a l o o n f r o m a grebe and w e c a l l e d i t a day at 137 spec ies . I w a t c h e d the darkness settle o n the lake w i t h a sense o f awe. H o m e was stil l 4 hours away, b u t I d i d not care. I w a n t e d to stay there, d o w n b y the water's edge, l ike one o f the birds that w e had chased for the last 17 hours . I w a n t e d to see the sun come u p i n the m o r n i n g .

I slept most of the way back to Portland. As I said good-bye to the team, T i m and Greg w e r e ta lk ing o f "going for some owls." A l o n e once more I had t ime to ref lect o n the day. I t was indeed a famous day, and one that I w i l l no t forget . N o t o n l y d i d I see many w o n d e r f u l sights, I learnt somet h i n g about l i fe . I w o u l d have been content w i t h 120 birds. Discomfort w o u l d have lessened m y a m b i t i o n . But no t T i m Janzen. N o t u n t i l i t was too dark d i d he relax and become a h u m a n b e i n g a g a i n . T h e r e is n o a c h i e v e m e n t w i t h o u t p a i n , a n d I w a n t to thank T i m for d r i v i n g us t o reach a tally o f b i r d species that w i l l be hard to beat. Maybe next year? 0


SITE GUIDE: Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge Jack Corbett, Salem Audubon Society, P.O.Box 13550, Salem, OR 97309

Ankeny National

T h e U.S. Fish and W i l d l i f e Service b u i l t a longer and higher dike at the site o f M o h o f f Pond A n k e n y National Wi l d l i f e Refuge.The result ing p o n d , s h o r e l i n e , o p e n grass l ands , a n d treeline w i t h snags p r o d u c e d some great birds i n Fall 1994These M a r i o n County rarities inc lude White- tai led K i t e , Peregrine Falcon, G y r f a l c o n , A m e r i c a n Golden-Plover, Baird's and Pectoral Sandpipers, and Bonaparte's a n d F r a n k l i n ' s G u l l s . I n a d d i t i o n , Spring 1994, brought us Black-necked Stilt, Avocet, and Wi l l e t .

T h i s c o m b i n a t i o n o f habitats is a m a g n e t f o r a n y b i r d f o l l o w i n g the W i l l a m e t t e R iver o r I n t e r s t a t e - 5 , n o r t h o r s o u t h t h r o u g h t h e W i l l a m e t t e Valley, or passing east or west be tween the coas t a n d G r e a t Basin. The greatly-e n l a r g e d p o n d , n o w a c t u a l l y a year-round lake, is the centerpiece o f t h e c o m b i n e d habitats.

U n l i k e p a s t y e a r s , w h e n t h e p o n d w a s o f t e n d r y before or duri n g Spr ing migrat i o n , 1995 w i l l be a d i f f e r e n t s tory. The n e w dike w i l l p r o v i d e a year-r o u n d l a k e , vast s h o r e l i n e , exp a n d e d w e t l a n d s and acres o f grasslands. I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e n e w d i k e , the Fish and W i l d l i f e S e r v i c e a lso constructed a n e w gravel p a r k i n g lot f o r a b o u t 6 cars. The lake area can be observed year-r o u n d f r o m t h e

parking lot . I was t o l d that Ducks U n l i m i t e d

provided the funds to pay for the n e w M o h o f f Pond dike . Maybe it 's t i m e that OFO and Oregon's A u d u b o n Societies established funds that w i l l be available for this k i n d o f habitat i m p r o v e m e n t o n p u b l i c refuges and parks.What's needed is a f u n d to provide grants to w o r t h y publ ic habitat projects w h e r e Government funds are unavailable.A possible source for

start-up funds c o u l d come f r o m aski n g O F O , A u d u b o n Societ ies , a n d other interested organizations t o donate $1 f o r every m e m b e r i n the i r groups. Anyone w i t h ideas o r interest i n a f u n d f o r h a b i t a t p r o j e c t s should w r i t e to m e at the above address, or fax me at 503-585-6161.

SalemAudubon birders are l o o k i n g for a great year at A n k e n y i n 1995 .We inv i te Oregon Birds readers t o j o i n us. 0

NOTE: Hie Southern Pacific RR tracks are private properly and access is not allowed. Birding here \s unsafe and may result in citation.


Should Oregon birders help fund the Oregon Department of Fish and midlife? David B. Marshall, Consulting Wildlife Biologist, 4265 S.W. Chesapeake Avenue, Portland, OR 97201

The purpose of this note is to provide some background on the funding problem facing the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).

Like every other state wildlife agency, ODFW is funded primarily with license fees and excise taxes derived from hunters and fishers. A recent article by Chris Madson in South Dakota Conservation Digest pointed out that this traditional way of funding state wildlife agencies began at the turn of the century. Some conservationists at the time had reservations concerning this approach because of the possibility that wildlife species other than huntable ones would get short shrift. However, it was the only reasonable alternative in terms of obtaining stable funding.

In the 1940s it became increasingly evident that license moneys alone were inadequate for funding state fish and wildlife agency programs. In addition, some state legislatures were siphoning license moneys for other purposes. This resulted in federal legislation that levied a 20 percent federal excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition and later fishing tackle. Moneys from this tax are allocated to the states based on license sales. States must put up matching funds (25 percent state and 75 percent federal) and cannot siphon off hunting and fishing license moneys for purposes other than fish and wildlife without losing the federal funds. Today federal aid moneys from this source contribute more to state wildlife programs than license and tag sales alone.

The problem with the above approach, as we all know, is that the state fish and wildlife agencies and their commissions or boards end up feeling more obligated to sportsmen than the public as a whole. Fears expressed by early conservationists were well-founded. The legislatures of some states, including Oregon, insist that license moneys and federal aid moneys be spent on game species, even though there is no legal requirement for this in the federal legislation. This has also led to heavy emphasis on introduced game species.

There are of course spin-off benefits to nongame species from game programs. Prime examples are state wildlife areas such as Sauvie Island and Summer Lake. I find that environmentally-oriented people are amazingly igno-


rant of the fact that these areas are funded almost entirely by license moneys and/or moneys from the federal excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition. Perhaps an exception is the tag we buy to park at Sauvie Island, which actually brings in very little. Overall, however, we birders are guests of hunting and fishing license holders when we visit Sauvie Island Wildlife Area. Hunter dollars purchased the area (other than state lands outside the dike), pay the salaries, and maintain and patrol it.

As a wildlife biologist who entered the field in 1950 with a birder/naturalist background rather than a hunting background like most of my colleagues, I became sensitive to the fact that my fellow birders were in some respects getting a free ride. In fact, my salary was paid out of duck stamp funds during the early days of my U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service career even though I spent nearly as much time on non-huntable species as hunted ones. I attended functions sponsored by hunting organizations and became amazed at the amount of money that was raised through auctions and other activities for habitat acquisition. When duck stamp receipts were transferred over for land acquisition, we were able to purchase lands that now comprise many of today's National Wildlife Refuges, including those in the Willamette Valley. Portland Audubon Society played a leading role in establishing the latter refuges in concert with the Oregon Duck Hunters Association.

Where does all this lead us today? I detect that a growing number of hunters feel their sport is nearing an end because of an increasingly vociferous group of animal rights activists who see hunting as immoral or cruel. Some hunters feel mainstream environmentalists are a part of this, and that nongame or wildlife diversity programs are a threat to the continuation of hunting. Measure 18, the bear/ cougar initiative, no doubt exacerbates the situation. Many hunters do not understand ecosystem management or wildlife diversity. They are still in the species management mode. It is that train of thought that has helped keep our legislature from allowing use of license and federal excise tax dollars for nongame wildlife.

As the new ODFW Director has said, today's wildlife biologists want to be wildlife biolo

gists — not game biologists. The staff of ODFW wants to change. We have a Commission which is very much behind a multiple species/ecosystem approach. The problem now, as I see it, is in the legislature and with funding.

The fact remains that the public, including us, should not expect hunters to pay for more than their share. Until we change that, I am afraid the status quo will continue. Although conservation organizations have supported bills in Congress to establish a counterpart to the federal excise tax on sporting arms, ammunition and fish tackle, the bills have not been funded for lack of commitment.

In the meantime, I continue to see hunters putting large sums of money "where their mouth is." Two examples: they pay enormous fees to take a few bighorn rams, which is their equivalent to a rare prized life bird. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has recently purchased a large acreage of timberland near Maupin to add to ODFW's White River Wildlife Area. What I do not understand is why the so-called non-consumptive users of wildlife have not been more willing to do the same. It is not because they do not have the money. Although not at hand, I have seen enough statistics to tell me that as a group non-consumptive users are better educated and in higher income brackets than hunters. There are also more of them. Like hunters, birders, other wildlife watchers, wildlife photographers and backyard feeder watchers spend substantial sums of personal moneys in pursuit of their hobbies.

I also learned early in my career that Oregon was among the first states to professionalize the staff and director of their fish and wildlife (then called game) agency. We were among the first to come up with the income tax check-off for non-game (a source of funding that has largely dried up through competition with other causes). It would be a challenge to see if we could come up with new sources of funding such as user fees for state and federal lands. We should press for an excise tax on bird seed, feeders, binoculars, scopes, etc. The latter would bring in substantial funds.

In essence, we continue to be unhappy with what goes on at the state level, but lack the commitment to bring about a change. 0

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00

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ents

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•

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nion

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ISBN

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rego

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lum

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irds

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alhe

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nal W

ildl

ife

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CD

. Litt

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1990

, 294

pp

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dext

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Vol

s. 1

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irds

of O

rego

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tatu

s an

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istr

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Gillig

an, e

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1994

,330

pp.,

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see

bird

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stud

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ou d

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ex

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bird

er to

enj

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ese

tour

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995

depa

rtur

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clud

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Cos

ta R

ica

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18

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ize-

Tika

l M

arch

13-

26

S.E.

Ari

zona

M

ay 7

-17

Gre

at B

rita

in

May

13

- 28

(led

by B

rit.)

Aus

tral

ia

Oct

ober

5 -

28

Pat

agon

ia

Nov

embe

r 4

- 24

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fric

a Pr

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mal

l gr

oups

arr

ange

d

Enliv

en y

our l

ist w

ith to

ucan

s, q

uetz

als,

mac

aws,

and

Jabi

rus!

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a

broc

hure

, writ

e:

Mar

k Sm

ith

c/o

Pam

Dav

is, W

illam

ette

Tra

vel

503-

223-

7716

73

3 S.W

. Sec

ond

Aven

ue #

108

503-

224-

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nd

so

ld

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n C

ontr

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22

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rest

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S., S

alem

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9736

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11

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tree

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9740

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nli

mit

ed

6559

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vert

on-H

illsda

le H

ighw

ay

Portl

and

OR

9722

5

The

Bird

Gui

de

'Whe

re to

go.

Wha

t to

do. W

here

to s

leep

. W

hat t

o ea

t."

The

Bird

Gui

de is

a m

onth

ly n

ewsle

tter w

hose

pu

rpos

e is

to in

trodu

ce b

irding

as a

mea

ns fo

r fa

milie

s an

d in

divid

uals

to e

njoy

Oreg

on's

sce

nic

beau

ty an

d re

crea

tiona

l opp

ortu

nitie

s. Th

e Bi

rd

Guid

e fe

atur

es th

e fo

llowi

ng co

lumns

: Tra

vel

Guid

e, B

egin

ning

Bird

er, A

dvan

ced

Bird

er, H

ard

to F

ind,

Bird

s of

Not

e (la

st m

onth

), Bi

rds

to

Wat

ch F

or (n

ext m

onth

), plu

s lot

s of

oth

er

info

rmat

ion

for th

e ac

tive

bird

er.

Subs

cript

ions:

1 ye

ar (1

2 iss

ues)

$12

. Th

e Bi

rd G

uide

G

reg

Gill

son

311

Park

Str

eet

Bank

s, O

R 97

106

(503

)324

-050

8

Orego

n Bree

ding

Bird A

tlas

Priori

ties

Based

on a

map p

repare

d by

C&G

White

Carto

graphy

. Or

egon D

epartm

ent o

f Fish

and

Wildl

ife, E

cologi

cal

Analy

sis Ce

nter, J

anuary

199

5.

Thes

e ar

e th

e 43

8 he

xago

ns t

hat

need

to

be

cove

red

duri

ng O

FO's

Bre

edin

g Bi

rd A

tlas

Proj

ect.

From

eac

h of

thes

e he

xago

ns, t

he

Proj

ect

is in

tere

sted

in

AN

Y re

port

s of

bir

ds

duri

ng

sum

mer

, an

d

Jan

uar

y-M

ay

obse

rvat

ions

w

here

the

re i

s ev

iden

ce o

f

bree

ding

. Dur

ing

the

next

5 y

ears

, you

are

enco

urag

ed t

o re

cord

you

r ob

serv

atio

ns

acco

rdin

g to

thes

e he

xago

ns. I

f you

cal

l th

e

Atl

as P

roje

ct h

otlin

e (1

-800

-440

-

5454

) or w

rite

to

the

Proj

ect

(at

P.O

. Box

2189

, C

orva

llis

OR

9733

9),

yo

u

wil

l

rece

ive

a fr

ee p

acke

t

cont

aini

ng a

pro

ject

hand

book

, a

loca

l

chec

klis

t th

at n

eeds

veri

fica

tion

, an

d

deta

iled

colo

r m

aps

show

ing

both

th

e ex

act

boun

dari

es o

f th

e he

xago

ns,

and

road

s an

d

habi

tats

. The

Pro

ject

will

sen

d yo

u th

is fo

r th

e

hexa

gon

whe

re y

ou li

ve a

nd fo

r hex

agon

s yo

u

volu

ntee

r to

vis

it (

hexa

gons

are

num

bere

d

sequ

entia

lly .̂f

rom

nor

th to

sou

th).

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hexa

gon

fram

ewor

k i)3

bei

ng u

sed

for c

onsi

sten

cy w

ith

data

base

s M

Ore

gon'

s N

atur

al

Her

itag

e

Prog

ram

. Hig

her p

rior

ity h

exag

ons a

re u

sual

ly

thos

e th

at la

ck B

reed

ing

Bird

Sur

vey

rout

es,

have

few

res

iden

t bi

rder

s,

and/

or

have

par

ticu

larl

y u

nu

sual

h

abit

at

typ

es.

Ann Ward: 35 Years of Birding in Baker County Alan Contreras, 2254 Crestview Drive S., Salem, OR 97302

M o s t O r e g o n b i r d e r s w h o r e a d t h e f i e l d n o t e s d i l i g e n t l y h a v e s e e n h e r n a m e a p p e n d e d t o i n t e r e s t i n g r e c o r d s f o r so m a n y y e a r s t h a t she has b e c o m e a p a r t o f O r e g o n ' s o r n i t h o l o g i c a l l a n d s c a p c A n n W a r d h a s b e e n s y n o n y m o u s w i t h t h e b i r d s o f B a k e r C o u n t y s i n c e s h e m o v e d t h e r e i n t h e 1 9 5 0 s w i t h h e r h u s b a n d , w h o p r a c t i c e d m e d i c i n e i n t h e area. N o w r e t i r e d a n d h e r m o v e m e n t l i m i t e d s o m e w h a t b y a n a r t i f i c i a l h i p j o i n t , s h e n o n e t h e l e s s c o n t i n u e s t o t a k e n o t e o f t h e b i r d s o f h e r a d o p t e d re g i o n a n d c o n t r i b u t e f i e l d n o t e s t o Oregon Birds.

She s t a r t e d b i r d i n g " w h e n t h e l o c a l p r i e s t g o t m e i n t e r e s t e d , " a n d s o o n t h e r e a f t e r s t a r t e d t h e B a k e r C h r i s t m a s B i r d C o u n t o n 3 0 D e c e m b e r 1 9 5 6 , t h e f i r s t o n e h e l d i n e a s t e r n O r e g o n e x c e p t f o r s i n g l e c o u n t s a t B e n d ( 1 9 5 4 ) , W a r m S p r i n g s ( 1 9 5 5 ) , a n d i n t h e K l a m a t h B a s i n . H e r B a k e r c o u n t ( n o w c o m p i l e d b y L a u r a H a y s e ) is t h e l o n g e s t - r u n n i n g u n i n t e r r u p t e d O r e g o n C B C east o f t h e Cascades , n o w w i t h 3 5 c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s o f d a t a . H e r p e r s o n a l n o t e b o o k s p r o v i d e a l o o k at t h e c o m m i t m e n t o f a n i n d i v i d u a l t o l e a r n i n g t h e b i r d s o f a n area p r o b a b l y as w e l l as c a n b e d o n e .

W a r d ' s c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o O r e g o n o r n i t h o l o g y are m a n y , w i t h s u c h h i g h l i g h t s as h e l p i n g d e f i n e t h e n o r t h e a s t e r n l i m i t s o f t h e B u s h t i t i n O r e g o n ( i ts r e g u l a r r a n g e f i z z l e s o u t i n n o r t h e r n B a k e r C o u n t y , w i t h o n l y a h a n d f u l o f r e c o r d s i n U n i o n a n d W a l l o w a C o u n t i e s a c c o r d i n g t o E v a n i c h ' s Birds of Northeast Oregon?)

She r e c a l l s c o r r e s p o n d i n g w i t h a s k e p t i c a l w e s t e r n O r e g o n f i e l d n o t e s e d i t o r w h e n a N o r t h e r n P a r u l a arr i v e d i n h e r y a r d i n e a r l y O c t o b e r 1 9 7 2 , a n d s t a y e d f o r t h e f a l l . " I c o u l d n ' t f i n d i t i n t h e b o o k , " she says o f t h e w a r b l e r v a g r a n t , o p e n i n g h e r

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She d e s c r i b e s t h e e a r l y y e a r s o f B a k e r C o u n t y b i r d s t u d y as r e q u i r i n g a f e w i n n o v a t i o n s , s u c h as h e r spec i a l l i s t o f " t h e b i r d s t h a t c o u l d b e h e r e . "This w a s u s e d m a i n l y t o s c r e e n o d d i t i e s r e p o r t e d b y n e o p h y t e o b s e r v e r s f r o m t h e C B C r e c o r d s , n o t a b l e f o r t h e i r l a c k o f o b v i o u s e r r o r s o v e r t h r e e a n d a h a l f d e c a d e s . T h e l i s t o r i g i n a t e d i n p a r t as a c o m p i l e r ' s d e f e n s e m e c h a n i s m a f t e r a n o t h e r o b s e r v e r ' s r e p o r t o f 2 4 C B C C h i p p i n g S p a r r o w s w a s d e l e t e d b y t h e e d i t o r .

A d e d i c a t e d t r a d i t i o n a l i s t r e g a r d i n g f i e l d n o t e s , s h e h a s k e p t a l l o f h e r o w n o r i g i n a l n o t e b o o k s f o r 3 5 y e a r s , a n d has l i t t l e r e g a r d f o r t h e c h a n g e s i n American Birds t h a t h a v e b r o u g h t m o r e a r t i c l e s a n d c o l o r p i c t u r e s "a t t h e e x p e n s e o f w h a t w a s s e e n , w h e r e , w h e n , a n d b y w h o m . " W h e n I t a l k e d w i t h h e r i n f a l l 1 9 9 4 , she c o m m e n t e d t h a t A B ' s r e t u r n t o a l l f i e l d n o t e f o r m a t w a s a s t e p i n t h e r i g h t d i r e c t i o n : p u b l i s h i n g d a t a n o t a v a i l a b l e e l s e w h e r e .

O r e g o n b i r d e r s c a n b e c e r t a i n t h a t s h e w i l l c o n t i n u e h e r t r a d i t i o n o f k e e n o b s e r v a t i o n as l o n g as s h e c a n see, hear , a n d t a k e n o t e o f t h e b i r d s o f B a k e r C o u n t y . 0

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H e r e is a l i t t l e g a m e y o u c a n p l a y w i t h y o u r f e l l o w b i r d e r p a s s e n g e r s w h i l e d r i v i n g t h e o r n i t h o l o g i c a l w a s t e l a n d o n 1-84 i n G i l l i a m C o u n t y . T h e 2 w o r d a n s w e r s m u s t r h y m e .

E x a m p l e : W h a t is n o t a r a p i d c o r v i d ? A n s w e r : S l o w c r o w .

N o w t r y t h e s e ! W h a t is : 1 . A n u n i n h i b i t e d w a t e r f o w l ? 1 1 . A h e a l t h y Parus? 2 . A n u n a d o r n e d A l a u d i d a e ? 12 . A n u n y i e l d i n g Sternus?

3. A n O r i e n t a l t r o g l o d y t e ? 13 . A n o t h i n g L a m s ? 4. A n u n w e l l Rallus? 14 . A n o b e s e w a r b l e r ?

5. A spas t i c f o w l ? 15 . A n e x c i t e d T u r d u s ? 6 . A n u n w e l l C y g n u s ? 16. A s t o n e a lc id? 7. A c o w a r d l y c o r v i d ? 17 . A n i c t e r i d f r o m t h e far n o r t h ? 8 . A j e r k y T u r d u s ? 18 . A s l i m Spizel la? 9 . A p i e r c e d w a t e r f o w l ? 19 . A g e n u i n e Anas? 10 . A n u n p r e t e n t i o u s Grus? 2 0 . A w i l l o w w o o d p e c k e r ?

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Last w i n t e r t h e s e b i r d l o v e r s t u r n e d b a c k y a r d s across N o r t h A m e r i c a i n t o s c i e n c e l a b s . T h e y s p r e a d a b a n q u e t o f b i r d s e e d , t h e n w a t c h e d f r o m t h e i r k i t c h e n w i n d o w s t o see w h i c h f o o d b i r d s l i k e d b e s t : b l a c k o i l s u n f l o w e r seeds, w h i t e m i l l e t , o r r e d m i l o .

T u r n i n g b i r d w a t c h e r s i n t o " c i t i z e n -s c i e n t i s t s " i s t h e m i s s i o n o f t h e C o r n e l l L a b o r a t o r y o f O r n i t h o l o g y , a n I t h a c a , N e w Y o r k , b a s e d b i r d r e s e a r c h c e n t e r . T h e L a b o f O r n i t h o l o g y c o o r d i n a t e s t h e Seed P r e f e r e n c e T e s t w i t h s u p p o r t f r o m t h e N a t i o n a l S c i e n c e F o u n d a t i o n .

I n las t w i n t e r ' s t e s t , p a r t i c i p a n t s r e c o r d e d n e a r l y h a l f a m i l l i o n b i r d v i s i t s t o t h e s q u a r e s o f c a r d b o a r d t h a t s e r v e d as b i r d f e e d e r s f o r t h e e x p e r i -m e n t . T h e y g a t h e r e d d a t a o n t h e f e e d i n g h a b i t s o f m o r e t h a n 3 0 d i f f e r e n t b i r d s p e c i e s .

A t t h i s p o i n t y o u m i g h t b e a s k i n g , " D o n ' t b i r d s c i e n t i s t s a l r e a d y k n o w w h a t w i l d b i r d s eat?" N o t rea l ly . S o m e s c i e n t i s t s h a v e s t u d i e d t h e f o o d p r e f e r e n c e s o f w i l d b i r d s , b u t i n j u s t a f e w l o c a t i o n s . T h e Seed P r e f e r e n c e T e s t is t h e f i r s t a t t e m p t t o g a t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n o n s u c h a v a s t g e o g r a p h i c scale ,

a n d f o r s o m a n y s p e c i e s o f b i r d s .

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G o l d f i n c h e s , W h i t e - b r e a s t e d N u t h a t c h e s , a n d H o u s e F i n c h e s — s e e m t o p r e f e r s u n f l o w e r seeds. B i r d s t h a t n o r m a l l y f e e d at g r o u n d l e v e l — D a r k -e y e d J u n c o s , M o u r n i n g D o v e s , a n d m a n y s p a r r o w s — p r e f e r m i l l e t . A n d b i r d s t h a t l i v e o n l y i n w e s t e r n N o r t h A m e r i c a — i n p a r t i c u l a r , S te l ler ' s Jay, C u r v e - b i l l e d T h r a s h e r , a n d G a m b l e ' s

Mourning Doves in the East eat more sunflower and millet seeds, but less milo, than Mourning Doves in the West.

Q u a i l — eat m o r e m i l o t h a n e a s t e r n s p e c i e s d o .

T h e w e s t e r n p r e f e r e n c e f o r m i l o is i n t r i g u i n g . D o b i r d s t h a t are f o u n d across t h e c o n t i n e n t s h o w East-West d i f f e r e n c e s i n t h e i r e a t i n g h a b i t s ? Seed P r e f e r e n c e T e s t da ta suggest t h a t

s u c h s p e c i e s as B l a c k - c a p p e d C h i c k a d e e a n d M o u r n i n g D o v e d o i n d e e d . W e s t e r n c h i c k a d e e s a n d d o v e s a t e less s u n f l o w e r a n d m o r e m i l l e t o r m i l o t h a n t h e i r e a s t e r n c o u n t e r p a r t s .

H o u s e F i n c h e s are a n o t h e r e x a m p l e o f t h i s E a s t - W e s t s p l i t . O r i g i n a l l y , t h e s e c o l o r f u l f i n c h e s l i v e d o n l y o n t h e W e s t C o a s t . B u t i n 1 9 4 0 p e t d e a l ers i n N e w Y o r k r e l e a s e d s o m e b i r d s . N o w H o u s e F i n c h e s are c o m m o n i n t h e East, w h e r e t h e y s e e m t o h a v e a d o p t e d t h e i r f e e d e r m a t e s ' tas te f o r s u n f l o w e r s e e d . E a s t e r n f i n c h e s v i s i t e d s u n f l o w e r seeds 8 5 p e r c e n t o f t h e t i m e , c o m p a r e d t o o n l y 7 1 p e r c e n t f o r w e s t e r n f i n c h e s .

T h e r e ' s s t i l l m o r e t o d i s c o v e r , so t h e Seed P r e f e r e n c e T e s t w i l l c o n t i n u e t h i s w i n t e r . I f y o u f e e d b i r d s i n y o u r b a c k y a r d , y o u ' r e i n v i t e d t o t a k e p a r t .

Seed P r e f e r e n c e Test , C o r n e l l L a b o f O r n i t h o l o g y , P.O. B o x 1 1 , I t h a c a , N Y 1 4 8 5 1 - 0 0 1 1 .

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Mapping migration patterns I t w o n ' t b e l o n g n o w b e f o r e o u r w i n t e r i n g b i r d s s t a r t h e a d i n g n o r t h a n d t h e m i g r a n t s f r o m t h e s o u t h b e g i n c o m i n g t h r o u g h o u r a r e a . T h e w e a t h e r i s i m p r o v i n g a n d w e p a t t h o s e b i n o c u l a r s o n o u r w a y o u t t h e d o o r t o w o r k s a y i n g t o o u r s e l v e s , " T h e w e e k e n d ' s c o m i n g . " I t w i l l t a k e a w e d d i n g i n t h e f a m i l y o r s o m e o t h e r B I G e v e n t t o k e e p u s f r o m b e i n g o u t t h e r e e v e r y w e e k e n d as t h o s e m i g r a n t s pass t h r o u g h . A n d e v e n t h e n , w e ' l l p r o b a b l y t r y t o g e t o u t t o s n e a k a q u i c k p e e k b e f o r e w e g e t d r e s s e d f o r t h e w e d d i n g .

O n 13 M a y 1 9 9 5 , t h a t b i r d i n g f u n c a n a lso b e c o m e a p i e c e o f v a l u a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e l o c a t i o n o f m i g r a t i n g b i r d s . A n d i t c a n b e d o n e w h i l e y o u b i r d e x a c t l y w h e r e y o u w a n t t o b i r d . Y o u r n o r m a l d a y o f b i r d i n g c a n b e c o m e p a r t o f t h e N o r t h A m e r i c a n M i g r a t i o n C o u n t .

O n c e m i g r a t i o n s e a s o n data is g a t h e r e d , w e w i l l h a v e a 1-day s n a p s h o t o f w h e r e s p e c i f i c b i r d s are i n t h e i r m i g r a t i o n p a t t e r n . T h e i d e a o f b e g i n n i n g t o g a t h e r t h e d a t a n e c e s s a r y t o m a p t h e l o c a t i o n o f e a c h s p e c i e s at a p o i n t d u r i n g i t s m i g r a t i o n is e x c i t i n g . A n d i t ' s as s i m p l e as k e e p i n g a c o u n t o f t h e b i r d s y o u see i n t h e area w h e r e y o u c h o o s e t o b i r d o n M a y 1 3 t h , a n d s u b m i t t i n g t h o s e c o u n t s t o y o u r c o u n t y c o o r d i n a t o r .

W e n o w h a v e c o u n t y c o o r d i n a t o r s f o r 33 o f O r e g o n ' s 3 6 c o u n t i e s . M a k e a c o u n t y c o o r d i n a t o r ' s day. C a l l t h e c o o r d i n a t o r o f t h e c o u n t y i n w h i c h y o u w i s h t o b i r d a n d l e t t h e m k n o w t h a t y o u are w i l l i n g t o s u b m i t t h e res u l t s o f y o u r d a y o f b i r d i n g t o t h e N A M C . T h e y ' l l p r o v i d e y o u w i t h t h e s i m p l e i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d c o o r d i n a t e c o u n t areas so t h a t o n l y o n e p e r s o n o r p a r t y is c o u n t i n g i n a n y o n e locat i o n .

M a r k y o u r c a l e n d a r f o r M a y 1 3 t h . W h i l e y o u ' r e at i t , m a r k S e p t e m b e r 1 6 t h , t o o , b e c a u s e t h e r e w i l l a l so b e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o c o n t r i b u t e f a l l m i g r a t i o n c o u n t s . A n d c a l l t h a t c o u n t y c o o r d i n a t o r w h i l e y o u ' r e t h i n k i n g a b o u t i t .

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y o u r las t i s s u e o f Oregon Birds i s p r i n t e d i n t h e u p p e r r i g h t h a n d c o r n e r . O B is s e n t o n a 1-year basis , n o t o n a v o l u m e - y e a r b a s i s . I n o t h e r w o r d s , y o u r m e m b e r s h i p r u n s f o r 4 q u a r t e r s — 4 i ssues o f O B — f r o m t h e q u a r t e r i n w h i c h y o u j o i n e d o r r e n e w e d . I f t h e n u m b e r 2 1 ( 1 ) a p p e a r s — this is your last issue. So i t ' s t i m e t o s e n d i n y o u r m e m b e r s h i p d u e s ! I f t h e n u m b e r 2 1 ( 2 ) o r h i g h e r a p p e a r s , f e e l f r e e t o s e n d i n y o u r d u e s ear ly . Y o u ' l l b e g u a r a n t e e d a n e x t e n s i o n o f 4 i ssues at t o d a y ' s ra tes , y o u w o n ' t h a v e t o w o r r y a b o u t y o u r s u b s c r i p t i o n f o r m o r e t h a n a year , a n d y o u ' l l m a k e t h e a c c o u n t i n g at O F O a l i t t l e e a s i e r . T h e e n t i r e O B t e a m t h a n k s y o u ! S e n d i n y o u r r e n e w a l n o w , a n d h e l p us o u t a t O B !

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d i r e c t l y t o C l a r i c e W a t s o n i n E u g e n e . C l a r i c e has g e n e r o u s l y a g r e e d t o t a k e o n t h e t a s k o f c a t a l o g u i n g a n d m a i l i n g O F O ' s b o o k c a s e i t e m s . T h i s t a k e s a l o a d o f f t h e T r e a s u r e r a n d gets O F O ' s m e m b e r s b e t t e r s e r v i c e . R e q u e s t s f o r p u b l i c a t i o n s t h a t are s e n t t o O F O ' s

l o n g - t e r m p r o j e c t . I n t h e last i ssue o f Oregon Birds, Pat F r e n c h a s k e d O F O m e m b e r s t o h e l p w i t h t h e N o r t h A m e r i c a n M i g r a t i o n C o u n t t h i s s p r i n g , 13 M a y , a n d f a l l , 16 S e p t e m b e r . Please c o n t a c t Pat i f y o u w e a b l e t o h e l p t h i s year .

A n o t h e r p r o j e c t w i t h w h i c h b i r d w a t c h e r s c a n h e l p is t h e O r e g o n B r e e d i n g B i r d A t l a s P r o j e c t . P lease r e a d P a u l A d a m u s ' n o t e i n t h i s i s sue t o l e a r n m o r e a b o u t t h e p r o j e c t . I a m e x c i t e d b y t h e p o t e n t i a l t h i s p r o j e c t has t o g r e a t l y i n c r e a s e o u r k n o w l e d g e o f b r e e d i n g r a n g e s o f O r e g o n ' s b i r d s . P a r t i c i p a t i o n c a n b e at a n y l e v e l o f i n v o l v e m e n t t h a t y o u w i s h . I t p r o m ises t o sa t i s fy t h e c o m m o n d e s i r e o f

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o f t h e O r e g o n B i r d R e c o r d s C o m m i t t e e . T h e " r a r e b i r d r e p o r t f o r m " a p p e a r i n g i n t h e c e n t e r p a g e s o f e a c h i ssue o f Oregon Birds l i s t s t h e O F O p o s t o f f i c e b o x i n E u g e n e as t h e a d d r e s s t o w h i c h r a r e b i r d r e p o r t s s h o u l d b e s e n t . T h a t is t h e p e r m a n e n t O F O a d d r e s s . B u t b i r d e r s w h o s e n d r e p o r t s d i r e c t l y t o H a r r y w i l l shave a l i t t l e t i m e o f f t h e O B R C r e v i e w . H a r r y N e h l s , S e c r e t a r y , O r e g o n B i r d R e c o r d s C o m m i t t e e , 2 7 3 6 S.E. 2 0 t h A v e n u e , P o r t l a n d , O R 9 7 2 0 2 , 5 0 3 -2 3 3 - 3 9 7 6 .

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t o o k t h e f o l l o w i n g a c t i o n s : • The next OFO annual meeting is set for 16-18 June 1995, in La Grande, at Eastern Oregon State College. Mark your calendars now. Featured speaker is Mark Henjum, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, who will address topics of importance to birds in northeast Oregon. Field trips will focus on Great Gray Owls and other northest specialites. OFO members will receive a mailing

b i r d w a t c h e r s I k n o w t o b o t h h a v e f u n p u r s u i n g a h o b b y t h a t w e e n j o y , b u t at t h e s a m e t i m e t o f e e l t h a t o u r eff o r t s i n t h e f i e l d s e r v e a l a r g e r p u r p o s e . F u r t h e r m o r e , l i k e t h e C h r i s t m a s C o u n t s , i t i n v o l v e s a l a r g e n u m b e r o f l i k e - m i n d e d p e o p l e i n a c o l l a b o r a t i v e e n d e a v o r , s e r v i n g o n s o c i a l s ide as w e l l as a s c i e n t i f i c o n e .

T h e i n c r e a s i n g c o m p l e x i t y o f re s e a r c h has l e f t m a n y o f us f e e l i n g t h a t w e are n o l o n g e r a b l e t o m a k e sign i f i c a n t c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o o r n i t h o l o g y . P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e O r e g o n B r e e d i n g B i r d A t l a s P r o j e c t is o n e w a y i n w h i c h w e c a n . 0

and the next issue of OB will contain more information.

• Requests for financial aid are made to OFO each year, so the Board felt a policy should be adopted on the amounts to be given each year. The Treasurer reported that the treasury grows at the annual rate of about $1500. Thus the Board voted that annual donations will be limited to the net proceeds of the preceding year.

• OFO will fund $1000 this year and then $500 annually for the next 5 years for the Oregon Breeding BirdAtlas Project, with right of first refusal on publication.

• Pat French spoke for support of the fourth annual North American Migration Count. It was voted to contribute $400 for copying, postage, and phone expenses.

• It was voted to establish 2 grants to support student research in ornithology, one for high school and one for college level, up to $200 each.

• It was voted to support HawkWatch International, Inc., at the Greenridge and Bonnie Butte sites with a contribution of $300.

• The Board encouraged Alan Contreras to extend his copyright of the Oregon Birds index.

• The Board appointed Tom Crabtree, Skip Russell, and Colin Dillingham as Members of the Oregon Bird Records Committee for 3-year terms. The Board also appointed Gerard Lillie, Kamal Islam, Rich Hoyer, Kevin Spencer, and Ron Maertz to the OBRC as Alternates, for a 1-year term.

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• Cindy Lawes has completed a new checklist of Oregon birds; copies are now available.

• A plaque will be given at the next annual meeting to an OFO member in recognition for outstanding service to OFO.

• A nominating committee was formed to submit names of 2 OFO members to fill the expiring terms of OFO Board members Gerard Lillie and Don MacDonald at the annual meeting.

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p a g e " n o w i n c l u d e s a l i s t i n g o f a l l t h e A u d u b o n s o c i e t i e s a n d b i r d c l u b s i n O r e g o n , a l o n g w i t h t h e addresses a n d n a m e s a n d p h o n e n u m b e r s o f f i e l d n o t e s e d i t o r s , m a d e k n o w n t o u s . W e p r o p o s e t o k e e p t h i s l i s t u p - t o -d a t e , i n t h e i n t e r e s t o f s h a r i n g f i e l d n o t e i n f o r m a t i o n . O r e g o n b i r d e r s a f i e l d i n a n y o f t h e areas l i s t e d are a s k e d t o s h a r e t h e i r f i e l d n o t e s w i t h l o c a l f i e l d n o t e s e d i t o r s as w e l l as w i t h t h o s e f o r Oregon Birds a n d Audubon Field Notes. F o r a d d i t i o n s , c o r r e c t i o n s , e t c . — w r i t e t o t h e E d i t o r , 3 0 0 7 N . E . 3 2 n d A v e n u e , P o r t l a n d , O R 9 7 2 1 2 .

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m o v e d f r o m i t s s t a t u s as a " t h r e a t e n e d " s p e c i e s u n d e r t h e E n d a n g e r e d S p e c i e s A c t i n O c t o b e r b e c a u s e i t s p o p u l a t i o n has r e c o v e r e d . T h e A m e r i -c a n P e r e g r i n e F a l c o n (E p. anatuni) c o n t i n u e s as a n " e n d a n g e r e d " spec ies , a n d t h e A r c t i c s u b s p e c i e s w i l l c o n t i n u e t o b e p r o t e c t e d u n d e r t h e " s i m i l a r i t y o f a p p e a r a n c e " c l a u s e o f t h e ESA i n t h e c o t e r m i n o u s U n i t e d States.

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b i n a t i o n o f 2 , 3 , o r 4 o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c o l o r e d b a n d s : w h i t e , b l u e , r e d , y e l l o w , l i m e , g r e e n . I n a d d i t i o n , s o m e y o u n g o f t h e year b i r d s w e r e b a n d e d w i t h 1 c o l o r b a n d c o n t a i n i n g 3 s t r i p e s ( f o r e x a m p l e , w h i t e / b l u e / w h i t e ) . O r e g o n b a n d e r s are c o o r d i n a t i n g t h e i r w o r k w i t h o t h e r W e s t C o a s t b a n d e r s , a n d r e p o r t s o f a n y b a n d e d S n o w y Plov e r w i l l b e s h a r e d . P l e a s e r e p o r t s i g h t i n g s t o M a r k S t e r n , O r e g o n N a t u r a l H e r i t a g e P r o g r a m , 1 2 0 5 N . W 2 5 t h , P o r t l a n d , O R 9 7 2 1 0 , 5 0 3 - 2 2 9 - 5 0 7 8 f a x 5 0 3 - 2 2 8 - 3 1 5 3 .

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s o m e h a v e a l so b e e n m a r k e d w i t h p i n k o r y e l l o w d y e . E a c h n e c k b a n d b e a r s a u n i q u e a l p h a - n u m e r i c c o d e . M o s t n e c k b a n d s are b r i g h t g r e e n w i t h a w h i t e c o d e , a n d c o n t a i n 1 l a r g e u p r i g h t l e t t e r o r n u m b e r a n d 2 s i d e w a y s l e t t e r s o r n u m b e r s . T h i s c o d e m u s t b e r e a d f r o m b o t t o m t o t o p (base o f n e c k t o h e a d ) . S o m e o l d e r r e d c o l la rs f r o m C a n a d a m u s t b e r e a d f r o m t o p t o b o t t o m ( f r o m h e a d t o base o f n e c k ) . Please s k e t c h t h e n e c k b a n d i f n e c e s s a r y . " S i n c e 1 9 9 0 , 9 6 5 T r u m p e t e r S w a n s h a v e b e e n t r a n s p l a n t e d t o a l t e r n a t e w i n t e r i n g sites i n O r e g o n , I d a h o , W y o m i n g , a n d U t a h . H u n d r e d s m o r e h a v e b e e n d i s p e r s e d b y h a z i n g . A s a r e s u l t , last w i n t e r T r u m p e t e r s w e r e r e p o r t e d i n a l l w e s t e r n states f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e t h i s c e n t u r y . " R e p o r t s i g h t i n g s t o R u t h Shea, 3 3 4 6 E. 2 0 0 t h N , R i g b y , I D 8 3 4 4 2 , 2 0 8 - 7 5 4 - 8 7 5 6 .

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w h i t e n e c k c o l l a r s c o n t a i n i n g 3 b l a c k a l p h a - n u m e r i c c h a r a c t e r s . G e e s e w e r e m a r k e d d u r i n g m i g r a t i o n i n F a i r b a n k s A K a n d m a y w i n t e r i n w e s t e r n O r e g o n o r e a s t e r n W a s h i n g t o n . P l e a s e r e p o r t s i g h t i n g s t o M i k e E i c h h o l z , U n i v e r s i t y o f A l a s k a F a i r b a n k s , I n s t i t u t e o f A r c t i c B i o l o g y , P . O . B o x 7 5 7 0 0 0 , F a i r b a n k s , A K 9 9 7 7 5 - 7 0 0 0 , 9 0 7 - 4 7 4 - 6 6 0 2 ; e - m a i l f t m w e ® a u r o r a . a l a s k a . e d u .

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W i l d l i f e S e r v i c e t h i s p a s t s u m m e r w i t h r e d , o r a t e d y e l l o w , g r e e n , b l u e , a n d w h i t e l e g b a n d s i n t h e s o u t h e r n V a n c o u v e r Is land-Strai t o f G e o r g i a . W e are m o s t i n t e r e s t e d i n a n y s i g h t i n g i n W a s h i n g t o n State, as t h e p r o j e c t is t o

d o c u m e n t s e a s o n a l m o v e m e n t p a t t e r n s . I n a d d i t i o n , 10 r a d i o t r a n s m i t t e r s ( 1 6 6 M H z r a n g e ) w e r e a t t a c h e d t o a d u l t D C C O ' s . A n y p e r s o n w i l l i n g t o c o l l e c t i n f o r m a t i o n o n d a t e s a n d l o c a t i o n s o f c o r m o r a n t s , o r p e r s o n w o r k i n g w i t h r a d i o r e c e i v e r s i n t e r e s t e d i n l i s t e n i n g f o r s t ray b i r d s p lease c o n t a c t I a n M o u l ( 6 0 4 - 5 9 8 - 3 1 4 1 ; f a x 5 9 8 - 3 1 2 0 ) . Y o u c a n a l s o c o n t a c t D o n a l d N o r m a n ( 2 0 6 - 5 4 2 - 1 2 7 5 o r d o n o r m a n @ a o l . c o m ) . A l l a s s i s t a n c e w i l l b e a c k n o w l e d g e d .

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Oregon Birds ( O B 2 0 ( 3 ) : 9 6 , F a l l 1 9 9 4 ) — has n o w b e g u n . I n O c t o b e r , O F O ' s B o a r d p a s s e d a m o t i o n o f f i c i a l l y s u p p o r t i n g t h e P r o j e c t , a n d i n t e n d s t h a t t h i s v o l u n t e e r - i n i t i a t e d p r o j e c t w i l l b e c o m e o n e o f O F O ' s m a j o r e n d e a v o r s d u r i n g t h e n e x t 5 years . "Seed m o n e y " f o r t h e e f f o r t has c o m e f r o m O F O , O r e g o n D e p a r t m e n t o f F i s h a n d W i l d l i f e , l o c a l A u d u b o n c h a p t e r s , a n d p r i v a t e d o n o r s . So far , m o r e t h a n 5 0 b i r d e r s h a v e v o l u n t e e r e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e P r o j e c t . T h e O r e g o n N a t u r a l H e r i t a g e P r o -

Oregon Breeding BirdAtlas Project g r a m w i l l b e e n t e r i n g v o l u n t e e r s ' o b s e r v a t i o n s i n t o t h e i r c o m p u t e r databases , a f t e r d a t a - c h e c k i n g b y m e m b e r s o f O F O ' s A t l a s P r o j e c t S t e e r i n g C o m m i t t e e . T h e C o m m i t t e e has p r e p a r e d a s l i d e s h o w d e s c r i b i n g t h e P r o j e c t a n d is s e e k i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o p r e s e n t i t t o o u t d o o r g r o u p s . N o w is a g o o d t i m e t o v o l u n t e e r t o c o v e r a p a r t i c u l a r area f o r t h e A t l a s P r o j e c t . R e v i e w t h e m a p p r i n t e d i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h i s i s sue , p i c k o u t t h e h e x a g o n s t h a t i n c l u d e p l a c e s y o u w e r e p l a n n i n g t o v i s i t i n 1 9 9 5 , a n d s e l e c t s o m e o t h e r s ( e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e i n d i c a t e d t o b e o f h i g h e s t p r i o r i t y ) t h a t y o u ' d l i k e t o e x p l o r e . T h e n c o n t a c t t h e A t l a s P r o j e c t at t h e i r t o l l - f r e e n u m ber . Y o u r b i r d i n g c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e P r o j e c t c a n b e as l i t t l e as a n h o u r o r as m u c h t i m e as y o u w i s h t o g i v e . O r e g o n B r e e d i n g B i r d A t l a s P r o j e c t , P.O. B o x 2 1 8 9 , C o r v a l l i s , O R 9 7 3 3 9 , 1 - 8 0 0 -4 4 0 - 5 4 5 4 .


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N a t i o n a l F o r e s t , " A C h e c k l i s t t o t h e B i r d s o f C u r r y C o u n t y , O r e g o n , " r e p r e s e n t s a c o o p e r a t i v e e f f o r t b e t w e e n t h e U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f A g r i c u l t u r e , F o r e s t S e r v i c e , S i s k i y o u N a t i o n a l Fores t , K a l m i o p s i s A u d u b o n Soc i e t y , O r e g o n D e p a r t m e n t o f F i s h a n d W i l d l i f e , a n d t h e U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f t h e I n t e r i o r , B u r e a u o f L a n d M a n a g e m e n t , C o o s B a y D i s t r i c t . A c k n o w l e d g e d f o r t h e n -c o n t r i b u t i o n s a n d r e v i e w s a r e J i m R o g e r s , D e n n i s R o g e r s , A l a n B a r r o n , D o n M u n s o n , F r e d B o w e n , A l i c e P f a n d a n d H o w a r d R i c h b u r g o f K a l m i o p s i s A u d u b o n Soc i e t y , a n d S t e v e S u m m e r s . B u z z S t e w a r t w a s t h e i l l u s t r a t o r . B i r d e r s are a s k e d t o f o r w a r d a n y s i g h t i n g s t h a t m a y c o n t r i b u t e t o f u t u r e e d i t i o n s o f t h e C u r r y C o u n t y C h e c k l i s t t o C o l i n D i l l i n g h a m . F o r a

free c o p y , w r i t e t o U S D A F o r e s t Serv i c e , G o l d B e a c h R a n g e r D i s t r i c t , 1 2 2 5 S o u t h E l l e n s b u r g , B e a c h , O R 9 7 4 4 4 .

Th e s e i t e m s a r e f r o m t h e W i n t e r 1 9 9 5 n e w s l e t t e r o f t h e O r e g o n

C h a p t e r o f T h e W i l d l i f e S o c i e t y : • Oregon's Trumpeter Swan Program reached a

milestone in summer 1994 when 2 pairs of Trumpeters pioneered new nest sites in central Oregon. One pair nested at The Nature Conservancy's Sycan Marsh Preserve, while another pair nested at Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. Each pair hatched 1 cygnet; however, the Sycan pair and cygnet were lost to predation by coyotes. Only some feathers, parts, and collars of the adults were recovered. The Klamath Marsh cygnet and at least 1 parent showed up at Summer Lake Wildlife Area to spend the winter. Another pair near Crane Prairie Reservoir with 4 cygnets was rumored, but unconfirmed. Another goal of the program is to teach Rocky Mountain population Trumpeters to winter in Oregon at Summer Lake. In fall 1994, 61 Trumpeter Swans were captured, marked with pink dye, fitted with green collars, and transported from Harriman State Park in eastern Idaho to Summer Lake. If you see or hear of these birds, please report sightings to Marty St. Louis at Summer Lake (503-943-3152). Garylvey.

• Another field season has been completed in a study of Vaux's swifts, a neotropical migratory bird

A Checklist to the Birds of Curry County, Oregon

in northeastern Oregon. A total of 220 swifts has been banded since 1991, and 11 of these were recaptured this year. Two of these swifts are at least 4 years old and have nested in the same tree each year. Two were banded as juveniles in 1993 and returned to the same area to nest this year. Twenty swifts were equipped with transmitters shortly after nesting and were followed to communal roost trees. Up to 400 swifts have been roosting in 1 of the trees. Some swifts traveled more than 10 km to a roost, and others used up to 6 different roost trees in a 3-4 week period. An additional 295 swifts were banded at nests and roosts this year to gather information on survival, nest site fidelity, breeding age, and movements. Evelyn L. Bull.

O r e g o n C h a p t e r T h e W i l d l i f e Society , P.O. B o x 2 2 1 4 , C o r v a l l i s , O R 9 7 3 3 9 -2 2 1 4 .

Th e C a n a d i a n W i l d l i f e S e r v i c e i s s t u d y i n g f i r s t y e a r s u r v i v a l i n

Ross ' G e e s e . W e are p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t e r e s t e d i n h o w g o s l i n g b o d y s ize , b o d y c o n d i t i o n , a n d p a r a s i t e l o a d c o n t r i b u t e t o m i g r a t i o n m o r t a l i t y . I f y o u o b s e r v e n e c k - c o l l a r e d R o s s ' G e e s e , p l e a s e r e c o r d c o l l a r c o l o r , m a r k e r c o d e s , a n d f l o c k l o c a t i o n s . Please n o t e t h a t c o d e s c o n t a i n o n l y a l p h a a n d n u m e r i c c h a r a c t e r s . N u m b e r s are s t y l i z e d a n d m a y b e c o n f u s

i n g at f i r s t . S t u a r t S la t tery , C a n a d i a n W i l d l i f e S e r v i c e , 1 1 5 P e r i m e t e r R o a d ,

S a s k a t o o n , S K S 7 N 0 X 4 , 3 0 6 -9 7 5 - 4 7 9 1 f a x 3 0 6 9 7 5 - 4 0 8 9 .

O regon Birds i s p r i n t e d o n 6 5 - p o u n d S i m p s o n

E c o p a q u e T e x t R e c y c l e d p a p e r , a n d t h e c o v e r i s 6 5 - p o u n d S i m p s o n E c o p a q u e C o v e r Rec y c l e d . T h e i n t e r i o r p a g e s are 7 0 - p o u n d C o n c e p t S a n d s t o n e R e c y c l e d . T e x t f o n t i s A d o b e G a r a m o n d B o o k a n d o t h e r m e m b e r s o f t h e A d o b e G a r a m o n d f a m i l y a r e u s e d t h r o u g h o u t . I n k is s o y - b a s e d . W e ' r e G r e e n !

h a t w i l l b e O r e g o n ' s 5 n e x t " f i r s t " s ta te r e c o r d

b i r d s ? T h e r e m a y s t i l l b e t i m e t o e n t e r t h e c o m p e t i t i o n ! I n t h e l a s t i s s u e o f O B — O B 2 0 ( 4 ) : 1 1 8 , W i n t e r 1 9 9 4 — B i l l T i c e i n v i t e d O r e g o n b i r d e r s t o p r e d i c t t h e 5 s p e c i e s t h a t w i l l b e h e r e n e x t . " O n l y t h o s e w h o s e n d i n t h e i r l i s t b e f o r e t h e

n e x t f i r s t s tate r e c o r d b i r d i s d i s c o v e r e d are e l i g i b l e ! " B i l l T i c e , 7 5 0 W o o d Street , Falls C i t y , O R 9 7 3 4 4 .

Rare b i r d s — r u n n i n g t a l l y o f t h e b i r d s o f t h e O r e g o n r a r e b i r d

p h o n e n e t w o r k : -10 November 1994, Whooper Swan, Summer Lake

Wildlife Management Area, Lake Co., by Marty St. Louis;

- 10 November 1994, Costa's Hummingbird, at a feeder in Agate Beach, Lincoln Co., by Eva Schultz;

- 27 November 1994, Ross' Gull, adult at McNary Dam, Umatilla Co., by Phil Bartley;

- 29 December 1994, Yellow-billed Loon, Wallowa Lake, and Gyrfalcon, 2 birds northeast of Joseph, both in Wallowa Co., by Mike Denny;

- 7 January 1995, Yellow-billed Loon, Netarts Bay, Tillamook Co., by Craig Roberts; and

- 7 January 1995, Slaty-backed Gull, Sauvie Island, Multnomah Co., by David Bailey.

/ Q u o t e d f r o m U.S . B i r d W a t c h , t h e \ n e w s l e t t e r o f t h e U.S . S e c t i o n o f t h e l n t e r n a t i o n a l C o u n c i l f o r B i r d P r e s e r v a t i o n : All of us, no doubt, have been touched—emotion

ally, professionally, or otherwise—by the controversy about the fete of the northern spotted owl. This controversy is substantial evidence of the strain caused when our bird conservation and protection efforts seem to clash dramatically with the lives, dreams, and life styles of our fellow citizens. In stark fashion, the press often portrays these debates according to a very simplistic formula:


for example, jobs vs. owls. Them or us. No room in between. But the news from Oregon suggests another reality.

One year after President Clinton's umber summit, there is a bright economic picture in the State of Oregon. "We'll be up to the neck in owls, and every millworker will be out of a j ob" was the way it was described back then. But now, the tune is that of a state's economy showing many parts reaching what economists label "full employment"—a jobless level of 5 percent that won't cause inflation and where unemployment is more by choice than chance. Oregonians have jobs. The state still is the prime locus of our timber industry, but there's been a shift from old-growth trees to private tree farms. A massive job switch has occurred: whereas Oregon lost 15,000 forest industry jobs in the last five years, the state has gained 20,000 new positions in high-tech industries, which, next year, will surpass umber as the primary source of Oregonian jobs.

Mill workers have switched jobs, and their new positions haven't been in fast food restaurants. The Times reports an increase in the numbers of auto mechanics, accountants, cabinet makers, and health care workers in the communities most clearly affected by the owl controversy. Sure, there remain pockets of poverty, but in the main, those left high and dry have realized that they can transport skills and initiative. Perhaps most importantly, as noted by Mayor Bill Morrisette of Springfield, "What we've got here is quality of life. And as long as we don't screw that up, we'll always be able to attract people and business."

So let us resolve, in 1995 and beyond, to make a more concerted effort to insure that the right message gets through when the next challenge to the Endangered Species Act arises, and to expose the false dichotomy of jobs vs. animals as the shibboleth that it so very plainly is.

B i r d L i fe I n t e r n a t i o n a l , U . S . O f f i c e , Suite 2 2 0 , 1 2 5 0 2 4 t h Street N W , W a s h i n g t o n , D C 2 0 0 3 7 , 2 0 2 - 4 6 7 - 8 3 4 8 f a x 2 0 2 - 4 6 7 - 8 3 5 2 .

O r e g o n n o n g a m e w i l d l i f e c h e c k off n e e d s y o u r s u p p o r t !

T a x t i m e i s h e r e . T h a t m e a n s y o u ' l l h a v e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o s u p p o r t o n e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t p r o g r a m s affec t ing w i l d l i f e a n d w i l d l i f e habitat i n O r e g o n — t h e W i l d l i f e D i v e r s i t y P r o g r a m ( formerly N o n g a m e Program) of t h e O r e g o n D e p a r t m e n t of F i s h a n d W i l d l i f e . T h i s i s t h e p r o g r a m t h a t add r e s s e s t h e n e e d s o f t h e 8 8 p e r c e n t o f t h e s t a t e ' s s p e c i e s t h a t a r e n o t h u n t e d , t r a p p e d o r a n g l e d . G a m e spec ies are s u p p o r t e d t h r o u g h t h e sale o f h u n t i n g a n d a n g l i n g l i c e n s e s . Y o u r d o n a t i o n t o t h e N o n g a m e F u n d t h r o u g h t h e s ta te i n c o m e t a x c h e c k o f f h e l p s s u p p o r t efforts t o p r o t e c t puff ins a n d p l o v e r s , eagles a n d egrets, turtles a n d toads, w e t l a n d s a n d w o o d l a n d s — as w e l l as b a t c a v e s a n d

b e a c h e s . T h i s year, a v o l u n t a r y t a x c h e c k o f f

d o n a t i o n t o t h e N o n g a m e F u n d is m o r e c r i t i c a l t h a n e v e r b e c a u s e o t h e r r e v e n u e s o u r c e s f o r t h e p r o g r a m a r e d r y i n g u p . B i o l o g i s t p o s i t i o n s , as w e l l as i m p o r t a n t w i l d l i f e s u r v e y s a n d h a b i t a t i m p r o v e m e n t p r o j e c t s , w i l l b e e l i m i n a t e d i n 1 9 9 5 i f s u f f i c i e n t f u n d i n g d o e s n o t m a t e r i a l i z e . N o t h i n g less t h a n O r e g o n ' s n a t u r a l h e r i t a g e is at s t a k e .

A q u a r t e r l y n o n g a m e a n d w a t c h -a b l e w i l d l i f e n e w s l e t t e r , W i l d F lyer , w i l l b e s e n t t o a n y o n e w h o d o n a t e s $5 o r m o r e t o t h e N o n g a m e F u n d t h r o u g h t h e t a x c h e c k o f f . H o w e v e r , y o u m u s t n o t i f y t h e O r e g o n D e p a r t m e n t o f F i s h a n d W i l d l i f e t h a t y o u h a v e m a d e a d o n a t i o n , a n d r e q u e s t W i l d F l y e r ( t h e R e v e n u e D e p a r t m e n t w i l l n o t a u t o m a t i c a l l y n o t i f y O D F W t h a t y o u h a v e d o n a t e d ) .

P e o p l e w h o d o n o t o r c a n n o t m a k e a t a x c h e c k o f f d o n a t i o n c a n s t i l l subs c r i b e t o W i l d Flyer . S i m p l y s e n d $5 o r m o r e t o : W i l d F lyer , O r e g o n D e p a r t m e n t o f F i s h a n d W i l d l i f e , P.O. B o x 59 , P o r t l a n d , O R 9 7 2 0 7 . B e s u r e t o i n d i c a t e y o u w i s h t o b e p l a c e d o n t h e W i l d F l y e r m a i l i n g l i s t , a n d d o n ' t f o r g e t t o i n c l u d e y o u r n a m e a n d m a i l i n g a d d r e s s ! F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e c o n t a c t C l a i r e P u c h y at 229-5 4 5 4 , x 4 5 6 .

Ea r l y i n s p r i n g 1 9 9 4 , M a l h e u r N a t i o n a l W i l d l i f e R e f u g e t o o k o n t h e

c h a l l e n g e o f r e m o v i n g 2 0 m i l e s o f u n n e c e s s a r y i n t e r i o r f e n c e . W i t h t h e h e l p o f m a n y A u d u b o n o r g a n i z a t i o n s , c o m m u n i t y g r o u p s , s c o u t t r o o p s , b i r d i n g g r o u p s , a n d v a r i o u s i n d i v i d u als — w e w e r e a b l e t o r e a c h o u r g o a l o f r e m o v i n g t h e s e 2 0 m i l e s b y O c t o b e r 1 9 9 4 . M a l h e u r R e f u g e w i s h e s t o s i n c e r e l y t h a n k e v e r y o n e w h o p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h i s i m p o r t a n t w i l d l i f e p r o j e c t . W e c o u l d n o t h a v e d o n e i t w i t h o u t y o u ! T h a n k s a g a i n a n d w e l o o k f o r w a r d t o a n o t h e r s u c c e s s f u l y e a r i n 1 9 9 5 ! D o u g Staller, O u t d o o r R e c r e a t i o n P l a n n e r , M a l h e u r N a t i o n a l W i l d l i f e R e f u g e , H C 7 2 B o x 2 4 5 , P r i n c e t o n , O R 9 7 7 2 1 , 5 0 3 - 4 9 3 - 2 6 1 2 .

Vo l u n t e e r p o s i t i o n s a v a i l a b l e : I . F i e l d r e s e a r c h v o l u n t e e r s ( 2 )

n e e d e d f r o m l A p r i l - 1 O c t o b e r 1 9 9 5 t o w o r k o n sage g r o u s e r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t a t H a r t M o u n t a i n N a t i o n a l A n t e l o p e R e f u g e , l o c a t e d i n s o u t h

e a s t e r n O r e g o n . P r o j e c t w i l l f o c u s o n s t u d y o f r a d i o c o l l a r e d f e m a l e sage g r o u s e t o d e t e r m i n e h a b i t a t u s e a n d s e l e c t i o n . I l . V o l u n t e e r f i e l d ass is tants n e e d e d f r o m 1 A p r i l - 1 S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 5 ( 4 p o s i t i o n s ) a n d 1 J u n e - 1 Sept e m b e r 1 9 9 5 ( 2 p o s i t i o n s ) a t H a r t M o u n t a i n N a t i o n a l A n t e l o p e R e f u g e a n d S h e l d o n N a t i o n a l W i l d l i f e R e f u g e , l o c a t e d i n s o u t h e a s t e r n O r e g o n a n d n o r t h w e s t e r n N e v a d a . T h i s is a n exc e l l e n t o p p o r t u n i t y t o g a i n e x p e r i e n c e i n w i l d l i f e m a n a g e m e n t . W o r k i n c l u d e s a s s e s s m e n t o f h a b i t a t c o n d i t i o n ; s u r v e y s o f w i l d l i f e i n c l u d i n g b i g h o r n s h e e p , sage g r o u s e , a n d w a t e r f o w l ; c o l l e c t i o n o f b i g g a m e p e l l e t g r o u p s f o r s t u d y o f d i e t c o m p o s i t i o n a n d q u a l i t y ; r e m o v a l o f b a r b e d w i r e f e n c e ; a n d o t h e r p r o j e c t s . F o r b o t h I a n d I I a b o v e , t h e U.S. F i s h a n d W i l d l i f e S e r v i c e w i l l p r o v i d e a $ 1 5 / d a y s t i p e n d , h o u s i n g , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , a n d e q u i p m e n t o n t h e R e f u g e . F o o d a n d p e r s o n a l gear w i l l b e y o u r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . J o b r e q u i r e s w o r k i n a d v e r s e a n d p r i m i t i v e fietd c o n d i t i o n s ( t e m p e r a t u r e e x t r e m e s , n i g h t w o r k , b i t i n g i n s e c t s , n o m o d e r n c o n v e n i e n c e s ) . C a n d i d a t e s w i t h b a c k g r o u n d i n w i l d l i f e s c i e n c e o r r a n g e s c i e n c e d e s i r e d . I n t e r n s h i p s p o s s i b l e . M u s t b e w i l l i n g t o w o r k i n r e m o t e areas , p o s s e s s e n t h u s i a s m f o r f i e l d w o r k , a n d w o r k w e l l as a t e a m m e m b e r . A p p l i c a t i o n D e a d l i n e : 2 0 F e b r u a r y 1 9 9 5 . T o a p p l y , p l e a s e s u b m i t a c o v e r l e t t e r w i t h r e s u m e t o : B i l l P y l e , U . S . F i s h a n d W i l d l i f e S e r v i c e , S h e l d o n - H a r t M o u n t a i n R e f u g e C o m p l e x , P.O. B o x 1 1 1 , L a k e v i e w , O R 9 7 6 3 0 .

An O r e g o n S p e c i e s I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m ( O S I S ) t r a i n i n g s e s s i o n

w i l l b e h e l d i n M a r c h 1 9 9 5 o n t h e c a m p u s o f O r e g o n State U n i v e r s i t y . T h e r e w i l l b e r o o m f o r u p t o 2 0 p e o p l e . I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d , c o n t a c t T o m O ' N e i l , O r e g o n D e p t . F i s h & W i l d l i f e , 7 1 1 8 N . E . V a n d e n b e r g A v e n u e , C o r v a l l i s O R 9 7 3 3 0 , , ( W ) 7 5 7 -4 1 8 6 f a x 7 5 7 - 4 2 5 2

Po i n t Reyes B i r d O b s e r v a t o r y w i l l b e o f f e r i n g i t s a n n u a l m o n i t o r i n g

o f n e o t r o p i c a l l a n d b i r d s t r a i n i n g c o u r s e f r o m 17-28 A p r i l 1 9 9 5 a t t h e P a l o m a r i n F i e l d S t a t i o n i n c o a s t a l Ca l i f o r n i a . P a r t i c i p a n t s w i l l b e t r a i n e d i n c u r r e n t s t a n d a r d i z e d m o n i t o r i n g t e c h n i q u e s i n c l u d i n g c o n s t a n t e f f o r t


Oregon Birds and Audubon Field Notes have synchronized reporting areas, periods, and deadlines. Field reports for eastern and western Oregon are due to the OB Regional Editor and AFN Regional Editor at the same time.

Season Months Due date Spring March—May 10 June Summer June—July 10 August Fall August—November 10 December Winter December—February 10 March

Oregon Birds Regional Editors Western Oregon Jeff Gilligan 26 N.E. 32nd Avenue •Fall 231-0971 Portland, OR 97232

Western Oregon Gerard Lillie 329 Gilham • Spring 257-9344 Portland, OR 97215

Western Oregon Jim Johnson 3244 N.E. Brazee Street • Winter/Summer 282-5492 Portland, OR 97212

Eastern Oregon Paul T. Sullivan 4470 S.W. Murray Blvd. #26 • Fall/Spring 646-7889 Beaverton, OR 97005

Eastern Oregon Tom Crabtree 1667 N.W. Iowa • Winter/Summer 389-7723 Bend, OR 97701

Audubon Field Notes Regional Editor All of Oregon Bill Tweit P.O. Box 1271

206-754-7098 Olympia, WA 98507

Audubon Field Notes Sub-Regional Editors Eastern Oregon Tom Crabtree 1667 N.W. Iowa Eastern Oregon

388-2462 Bend, OR 97701

Western Oregon Harry Nehls 2736 S.E. 20th 233-3976 Portland, OR 97202

Salem area Barb Bellin 4730 Elizabeth St. N. 393-0243 Salem, OR 97303

Rogue Valley Marjorie Moore 4729 S. Pacific Hwy. #11 Rogue Valley 535-5138 Phoenix, OR 97535

Or e g o n F i e l d O r n i t h o l o g i s t s m e m b e r s b i r d a l l o v e r t h e s ta te , a n d o f t e n f i n d b i r d s t h a t a re o f i n t e r e s t t o l o c a l

b i r d e r s . O F O s u p p o r t s p u b l i c a t i o n o f l o c a l f i e l d n o t e s a n d e n c o u r a g e s O F O m e m b e r s t o c o n t a c t l o c a l n e w s l e t t e r p u b l i s h e r s o r f i e l d n o t e s e d i t o r s w h e n e v e r b i r d i n g i n o r n e a r t h e O r e g o n l o c a t i o n s l i s t e d b e l o w .

T h i s is t h e f i r s t t i m e t h i s f i s t is b e i n g p u b l i s h e d . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o a d d a l o c a l n e w s l e t t e r o r r e v i s e a n y o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n b e l o w , p l e a s e c o n t a c t t h e E d i t o r , O r e g o n B i r d s , 3 0 0 7 N . E . 3 2 n d A v e n u e , P o r t l a n d , O R 9 7 2 1 2 .

A r e a P u b l i c a t i o n P u b l i s h e r A d d r e s s F i e l d n o t e s e d i t o r P h o n e Bend Eagle Eye Central Oregon Audubon

Society PO Box 565 Bend OR 97709

Tom Crabtree Ivy Hilty (Madras)

503-388-2462 503-475-3290

Coos Bay Cape Arago Audubon Society

888 Telegraph Coos Bay OR 97420

Corvallis The Chat Audubon Society of Corvallis

PO Box 148 Corvallis OR 97339

Mark Nebeker 503-745-7028

Eugene The Quail Lane County Audubon Society

PO Box 5086 Eugene OR 97405

Allison Mickel 503-485-7112

Florence Florence Audubon Society

88909 Rustic Lane Florence OR 97439

Grants Pass

The Siskin Siskiyou Audubon Society

PO Box 1 047 Grants Pass OR 97526

Eleanor Pugh 503-866-2665

Hood River

Columbia Gorge Audubon Society

PO Box 512 Hood River OR 97031

John Day The Upland Sandpiper

Grant County Bird Club P.O. Box 111 Canyon City OR 97820

Tom Winters 503-575-2833 (h) 503-575-2570 (w)

Klamath Falls

The Grebe Klamath Basin Audubon Society

PO Box 354 Klamath Falls OR 97601

La Grande The Rav-on Grande Ronde Bird Club PO Box 29 La Grande OR 97850

Bill & Chris Dowdy 963-4768

Medfo rd The Chat Rogue Valley Audubon 6045 Foley Lane Central Point OR 97520

Ric Thowless 503-535-3280

Newport The Sandpiper Yaquina Birders and Naturalists

PO Box 1467 Newport OR 97365

Range Bayer 503-265-2965 d'dline: 20th of mo.

Portland Audubon Warbler

Audubon Society of Portland

5151 NW Cornell Road Portland OR 97210

Harry Nehls 503-233-3976

Port Orford The Storm Petrel

Kalmiopsis Audubon Society

PO Box 1265 Port Orford OR 97465

Roseburg Wing-Tips Umpqua Valley Audubon Society

Box 381 Roseburg OR 97470

Salem Oregon Grape Leaf

Salem Audubon Society 1313 Mill St SE Salem OR 97301

John Lundsten 503-585-9442


FIELDNOTES: Eastern Oregon, Summer 1994 Tom Crabtree, 1667 NWIowa, Bend, OR 97701 [[email protected]]

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Gray Catbird, 10 June 1994, Rhinehart Bridge, Union Co. Photo/Skip Russell.

( m . o b . ) ; 1 w a s a t P a r k d a l e , Hood River, o n 5 J u n e ( M D ) ; a n o t h e r w a s a t t h e C u m m i n g s H i l l S u m m i t o n H w y . 19 i n n o r t h e r n Wheeler C o . 13 J u n e ( D A ) ; a p a i r w a s a l o n g C r o w l e y R o a d , Malheur, 2 J u n e ( D B ) . A p a i r r e t u r n e d t o last y e a r s s u c c e s s f u l nes t i n g s i te i n M e d f o r d b u t l e f t e a r l y w i t h o u t t r y i n g t o n e s t ( M M ) . BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER

O n e w a s o n S t u k e l M o u n t a i n , Klamath \n 2 4 J u n e ( K S ) . Deschutes' f i r s t w a s f o u n d i n B e n d o n 18 J u l y b y Steve & P r i s c i l l a S u m m e r s i n m y b a c k y a r d i m m e d i a t e l y p r i o r t o t h e i r leavi n g f o r t h e i r n e w h o m e i n C e d a r C i t y , U t a h . T h a n k s , S teve & P r i s c i l l a f o r y e t a n o t h e r f o n d m e m o r y . W e a l l m i s s y o u .

" P l u m b e o u s " Sol i tary Vireo T h e t e r r i t o r i a l m a l e f i r s t r e p o r t e d

i n l a t e M a y i n F i e l d s w a s s t i l l p r e s e n t t h r o u g h at leas t 1 1 J u n e ( H N , m . o b . ) . Red-eyed Vireo

O n e w a s o b s e r v e d o n 2-3 J u n e at M a l h e u r R e f u g e H e a d q u a r t e r s b y M . N e b e k e r . Tennessee Warbler

1 w a s r e p o r t e d f r o m L o s t L a k e , S a n t i a m Pass o n 2 4 J u l y w i t h o u t a n y d e t a i l s (fide H N ) . T h e r e is 1 p r i o r acc e p t e d J u l y r e c o r d , t h a t f r o m I n d i a n F o r d C a m p g r o u n d i n July , 1 9 7 6 . Townsend's Warbler

A b i r d o f t h i s s p e c i e s w a s o u t o f r a n g e ( e l e v a t i o n ) i n B e n d 11-16 J u n e

( T O American Redstar t

A n i m m a t u r e w a s i n F i e l d s o n 1 1 J u n e ( H N , m . o b . ) . Northern Wa te r th r u sh

1 w a s s i n g i n g at H a r r i m a n L o d g e , U p p e r K l a m a t h L a k e o n 2 5 - 2 6 J u n e s l i g h t l y a w a y f r o m t h e n o r m a l p a r t o f i t s r a n g e i n Klamath C o . (PTS, J M ) . Wilson's Warbler

A s i n g i n g , t e r r i t o r i a l m a l e w a s s e e n at J o r d a n C r e e k C r o s s i n g , Wasco o n 11 J u n e ( D L ) . T h i s b i r d is r a r e l y e n c o u n t e r e d i n t h a t c o u n t y e x c e p t d u r i n g m i g r a t i o n . Yellow-breasted Chat

N e s t e d at L o w e r B r i d g e , Deschutes t h i s s u m m e r ( m . o b . ) . T h i s is t h e o n l y r e l i a b l e b r e e d i n g l o c a t i o n i n t h e c o u n t y n o w . I t w a s also n o t e d at Spani s h H o l l o w n e a r B i g g s 9 J u l y (PTS) . Western Tanager

V e r y h i g h n u m b e r s w e r e p r e s e n t i n t h e O c h o c o s t h i s s e a s o n w i t h 7 8 b e i n g c o u n t e d o n t h e S u m m i t P r a i r i e BBS, c o m p a r e d t o o n l y 18 i n 1 9 9 0


( T C , C M ) . A g a i n a n e n c o u r a g i n g s i g n f o r t h i s n e o t r o p i c a l m i g r a n t . Black- throated S p a r r o w

T h e e x p l o s i o n o f t h i s spec ies i n t h e s p r i n g e i t h e r d i s s i p a t e d , o r w a s n o t r e p o r t e d b y b i r d e r s d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r . T h e o n l y o n e s r e p o r t e d w e r e a n i n d i v i d u a l a t P a i n t e d H i l l s N a t i o n a l M o n u m e n t 2 4 J u n e ( M a r g a r i t e LaFa ive ) ; 1 at W a r m S p r i n g s R e s e r v o i r , Malheur 3 J u l y ( P T S J M ) ; a n d 10 o n S t u k e l M o u n t a i n Klamath o n 2 4 J u n e ( K S ) .

L a r k B u n t i n g A n a d u l t m a l e i n b r e e d i n g p l u m a g e

w a s s e e n at U m a t i l l a N W R , 3 1 J u l y ( A m y S c h a u e r ) , d e t a i l s t o O B R C . Tricolored B l a c k b i r d

T h e o n l y b i r d s r e p o r t e d w e r e a m a l e at C l a r n o P o n d Wheeler, o n 1 1 J u n e ( P T S J M ) a n d 2 m a l e s at W a m i c o n 2 6 J u n e ( D L ) . GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE

2 m a l e s a n d 1 f e m a l e w e r e a t M a l h e u r N W R d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r , a p a i r s u c c e s s f u l l y n e s t e d , f o r t h e f i r s t n e s t i n g r e c o r d f o r t h e state ( H N , RV, m . o b . ) . O n e w a s a l so o b s e r v e d d u r i n g t h e m o n t h o f J u n e at t h e D o u b l e -O u n i t o f M a l h e u r b y J o h n & L o r i O ' C o n n e r . Bobolink

N u m b e r s o n M a l h e u r r e f u g e i n c r e a s e d w i t h a t o t a l o f 3 2 1 m a l e s c o u n t e d , c o m p a r e d t o 3 0 1 i n 1 9 9 3 a n d 1 1 0 i n 1 9 9 2 ( R V ) . B l a c k Rosy F i n c h

4 w e r e i n K i g e r G o r g e b e l o w t h e s u m m i t o f Steens M t . o n 1 1 J u n e (fide R V ) . Red Crossbil l

O b s e r v e r s c o m m e n t e d o n t h e a b u n d a n c e o f t h i s s p e c i e s ( t h e s e species???) i n t h e Cascades a n d O c h o c o s t h i s s u m m e r ( H N , S R , T C , C M ) . Pine Grosbeak

O n e w a s r e p o r t e d f r o m U p p e r B r i d g e C r e e k R d . , W h e e l e r C o . o n J u l y 2 , w i t h o u t d e t a i l s . T h i s b i r d i s u n k n o w n f r o m t h i s area i n s u m m e r .

D A - D a v i d A n d e r s o n , D B - D a v i d Ba i ley , D C - D a v e C o p e l a n d , T C - T o m C r a b t r e e , M D - M i k e D e n n y , SG - Steve G o r d o n , D L - D o n n a L u s t h o f f , C M -C r a i g M i l l e r J M - J u d y M e r e d i t h , B M -B r e n n o n R. M o o r e , M M - M a r i l y n M o o r e , H N - H a r r y N e h l s , P O - P a u l O s b u r n , SR - S k i p R u s s e l l , JS - J . S e d g w i c k , SS - S teve S u m m e r s , K S -K e v i n S p e n c e r , PSh - P a u l S h e r r i l l , PTS - P a u l S u l l i v a n , R V - R i c k V e t t e r . 0

Blue Grouse, 23 July 1994, Larch Mountain, Multnomah Co. Photo/Skip Russell.

GrayJay, 31 July 1994, Waldo Lake, Lane Co. Above: immature; above right: adult. Photo/Skip Russell.

Right: Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 2 June 1994, an adult male coming to a feeder in the Village of Meares, Tillamook Co. Photo/Owen Schmidt.


FJELDIMOTES: Western Oregon, Summer 1994 Jim Johnson, 3244 N.E. Brazee Street, Portland, OR 97212

Abbreviations used: B U M B u r e a u o f L a n d M a n a g e m e n t

C o . C o u n t y FRR F e r n Pudge R e s e r v o i r

m . o b . m a n y o b s e r v e r s N . W . R . N a t i o n a l W i l d l i f e R e f u g e

SJCR S o u t h J e t t y o f t h e C o l u m b i a R i v e r

s .p . s e w a g e p o n d s

$ w r i t t e n o r v e r b a l d e t a i l s subm i t t e d

Red-necked Grebe R a r e l y s e e n d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r , 1

l i n g e r e d at Y a q u i n a H e a d t o 5 J u n e ( K M ) , a n d 1 w a s i n b r e e d i n g p l u m age at t h e m o u t h o f t h e S i u s l a w R. 3 J u l y ( T & A M ) . Western Grebe

N e s t i n g w a s o b s e r v e d at FRR f o r t h e t h i r d y e a r ( a d u l t s w / y o u n g — n u m b e r n o t g i v e n ) 13 J u l y ( U P ) . B r e e d i n g is n o t k n o w n a n y w h e r e else i n w e s t e r n O r e g o n . Clark's Grebe

O n t h e coas t , 1 w a s h e d a s h o r e n e a r Y a c h a t s , L i n c o l n C o . 2 J u l y ( I B ) , a n d a l i v e 1 w a s s e e n s o u t h o f Y a c h a t s 2 4 J u l y ( K M ) . F o u r a d u l t s w e r e at FRR 13 J u l y ( U P ) . T h i s is t h e t h i r d y e a r t h a t t h i s s p e c i e has b e e n p r e s e n t at FRR d u r i n g t h e b r e e d i n g season . Pelagic off Newport, 31 J u l y (GG)

Black-footed Albatross 49 Northern Fulmar 3

Pink-footed Shearwater 55 Buller's Shearwater 1 at 3 miles

Sooty Shearwater 75 Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel 2

Leach's Storm-Petrel 69 beyond 30 miles

Long-tailed Jaeger 2 South Polar Skua 2 at 30 and 36

miles Cassin's Auklet 10

Rhinoceros Auklet 5 Beached Tubenoses

A l o n g 4 .5 m i l e s o f T h i e l Cr . b e a c h 3 B l a c k - f o o t e d A l b a t r o s s e s a n d 1 L e a c h ' s S t o r m - P e t r e l w e r e f o u n d i n J u n e (fide R B ) . T h e s e s p e c i e s a r e r a r e l y f o u n d w a s h e d a s h o r e . American White Pel i can

O n e w a s at E m i g r a n t L . J a c k s o n C o . 18 J u n e (RS) . Great Egret

F i r s t o f t h e f a l l : 17 J u l y a t A l s e a Bay; 2 0 J u l y a t A s t o r i a ; a n d 2 1 J u l y at N o r t h

P l a i n s , W a s h i n g t o n C o . Snowy Egret

U p t o 7 w e r e a l o n g t h e l o w e r W i n c h u c k R., C u r r y C o . , t h r o u g h o u t t h e p e r i o d ( D M ) . Black-crowned Night-Heron

A s is t y p i c a l a f e w w e r e f o u n d d u r i n g t h e b r e e d i n g season: 3 i m m a t u r e s w e r e s e e n c i r c l i n g o v e r a p o n d n e a r T o u V e l l e P a r k , J a c k s o n C o . 11 J u l y (fide H S ) ; a n d 1 i m m a t u r e w a s at Y a q u i n a H e a d , L i n c o l n C o . , 2 6 J u l y (fide R B ) . H o w e v e r , a r a t h e r l a r g e s u m m e r f l o c k o f 2 1 r o o s t e d at t h e m o u t h o f t h e C h e t c o R. ( C D ) . White-faced Ibis

O n e at H o w a r d P r a i r i e L . , J a c k s o n C o . , 13 o r 14 J u l y (fide H S ) w a s a v e r y u n u s u a l m i d - s u m m e r r e c o r d . Northern P in ta i l

T w o w e r e at T i l l a m o o k 2 J u l y ( O S , J G ) . American Wigeon

T w o w e r e at t h e N e h a l e m s.p. 1 J u l y

( H N ) . Harlequin D u c k

A m a l e w a s at D e t r o i t 19 J u n e (fide H N ) i n a n area o f t h e Cascades w h e r e t h i s s p e c i e s is k n o w n t o b r e e d . A fem a l e w i t h 4 c h i c k s w e r e o n u p p e r N e s t u c c a R. , T i l l a m o o k C o . 1 J u l y ( H N ) . T h i s is o n l y t h e s e c o n d nest i n g r e c o r d f o r t h e C o a s t Range , t h e f i r s t o n e b e i n g o n t h e W i l s o n River , T i l l a m o o k C o . i n 1 9 4 0 (Bayer, R . D . , 1 9 9 4 , H a r l e q u i n D u c k R e c o r d s M o s t l y F r o m L i n c o l n C o u n t y , O r e g o n , Journal of Oregon Ornithology, N o . 3 ) . Oldsquaw

T w o w e r e at t h e SJCR t o 6 J u l y ( M P ) a n d a n i m m a t u r e m a l e w a s s e e n n u m e r o u s t i m e s at t h e S i u s l a w R. es tu a r y i n J u l y ( m . o b . ) . T h e r e are f e w r e c o r d s o f s u m m e r i n g b i r d s i n O r e g o n .

Bufflehead T w o b i r d s w e r e a t M e a r e s L . ,

T i l l a m o o k C o . , 2 J u l y + (fide H N ) . T h i s s p e c i e s is u n u s u a l a w a y f r o m k n o w n n e s t i n g s i tes i n t h e Cascades d u r i n g t h e b r e e d i n g season. Osprey

A n a r t i c l e i n t h e Mail Tribune o f s o u t h e r n O r e g o n d e s c r i b e s a n O s p r e y t h a t has l e a r n e d t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f f l y - f i s h e r m e n o n t h e u p p e r R o g u e R. n e a r Shady C o v e , Jack

s o n C o . T h e b i r d w a i t s o n a n e a r b y p e r c h a n d s w o o p s d o w n t o g r a b t h e h o o k e d t r o u t j u s t f e e t f r o m t h e b o a t , s p l a s h i n g t h e a n g l e r w i t h r i v e r w a t e r . T h e f e a r a m o n g t h e l o c a l f i s h e r m e n is t h a t t h e y o u n g o f t h i s b i r d l e a r n e d h e r t e c h n i q u e s a n d w i l l pass i t o n t o t h e i r y o u n g . T h e s a m e a r t i c l e s t a t e d t h a t 3 6 p a i r s o f O s p r e y a r e k n o w n t o n e s t a r o u n d L o s t C r e e k L a k e a n d ano t h e r d o z e n p a i r s n e s t a l o n g t h e R o g u e R. f r o m L o s t C r e e k D a m t o Eagle P o i n t (fide B L M ) .

T h i r t y - t w o a c t i v e n e s t s w e r e surv e y e d a l o n g t h e l o w e r 4 2 m i l e s o f t h e R o g u e R., u p s l i g h t l y f r o m last year ' s 3 1 n e s t s ( C D ) . White-tailed Kite

F i r s t o f t h e p o s t - b r e e d i n g m o v e m e n t : at T o u V e l l e P a r k , J a c k s o n C o . 11 J u l y ( M M ) ; at t h e SJCR 2 2 J u l y ( M P ) ; a n d a t S i u s l a w e s t u a r y 2 7 J u l y ( B & Z S ) .

Sandhil l C r a n e T w o w e r e s e e n f l y i n g east f r o m

S c a p p o o s e , C o l u m b i a C o . 1 7 J u n e (fide H N ) . P o s s i b l y t h e s a m e t w o w e r e o n S a u v i e I s l a n d 31 J u l y (JJ)-T h i s w a s t h e f o u r t h y e a r t h a t o n e o r t w o c r a n e s a p p e a r e d t o s u m m e r o n t h e i s l a n d . A f l o c k o f 3 4 a t A l s e a B a y 3 J u n e w a s L i n c o l n C o u n t y ' s s i x t h r e c o r d (fide R B ) . Semipalmated Plover

A n e s t © w a s f o u n d at t h e N o r t h Spit o f C o o s Bay o n 18 M a y b y a g r o u p s t u d y i n g S n o w y P l o v e r s ( C H , B C , M S ) . T h e eggs h a t c h e d o n 8 J u n e , a n d 1 c h i c k f l e d g e d . N o t o n l y t h a t , b u t a nes t w a s d i s c o v e r e d i n t h e s a m e area i n 1993- T h a t year , t h e n e s t w a s d is c o v e r e d o n 6 J u n e , t h e eggs h a t c h e d 3 0 J u n e , a n d 2 c h i c k s f l e d g e d . T h e s e r e c o r d s r e p r e s e n t t h e f o u r t h a n d f i f t h b r e e d i n g r e c o r d s f o r O r e g o n a n d t h e f i r s t a n d s e c o n d n e s t i n g r e c o r d s f o r w e s t e r n O r e g o n . Black-necked Stilt

T w o a d u i t s a n d 2 j u v e n i l e s w e r e n e a r T o u V e l l e Park , J a c k s o n C o . , 8 -11 J u l y (BS, M M ) . T h e y m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e n e s t e d i n t h e area . T h e r e are n o b r e e d i n g r e c o r d s f o r w e s t e r n O r e g o n . American Avocet

O n e w a s at A n k e n y N . W . R . 5 J u n e ( D P ) . A n o d d t i m e o f y e a r f o r o n e t o s h o w u p w e s t o f t h e Cascades .


Table 1. F i rs t shorebi rd fa l l migrat ion dates. Species Date Location Observer(s) Semipalmated Plover 25 June Forest Grove s.p. DL Greater Yellowlegs 22 June Nehalem s.p. and Necanicum R. DB Lesser Yellowlegs 2 July Tillamook JG, OS Wandering Tattler 3 July mouth of the Siuslaw R. T&AM Ruddy Turnstone 3 July mouth of the Siuslaw R. T&AM Black Turnstone 30 June Brookings fide RB Surfbird 3 July mouth or the Siuslaw R. T&AM Western Sandpiper 22 June Tillamook DB

27 June Lincoln Co. fide RB 2 July Eugene RT

Least Sandpiper 25 June Forest Grove s.p. DL Short-billed Dowitcher 2 July Tillamook OS, JG Long-billed Dowitcher 1 July Forest Grove s.p. HN Red-necked Phalarope 21 June off Yaquina Head (USFWS survey) fide RB

3 July mouth of the Siuslaw R. T&AM

BAR-TAILED GODWIT O n e a d u l t w a s o n t h e b e a c h j u s t

s o u t h o f Seal R o c k s , L i n c o l n C o . 3 1 J u l y ( D F i : , C P ) . T h i s r e p r e s e n t s t h e f i f t e e n t h O r e g o n r e c o r d a n d t h e f o u r t h L i n c o l n C o . r e c o r d . D u n l i n

A n e x t r e m e l y e a r l y a d u l t i n b r e e d i n g p l u m a g e w a s at T i l l a m o o k 2 6 J u n e ( H N ) . Wilson's Phalarope

A f e w a d u l t s w e r e a t B a s k e t t S l o u g h N . W . R . e x h i b i t i n g t e r r i t o r i a l b e h a v i o r i n M a y a n d e a r l y J u n e , a n d a n e s t c o n t a i n i n g s e v e r a l d o w n y y o u n g w a s f o u n d 12 J u n e ( P B , S D ) . T h e n e x t d a y n e i t h e r t h e n e s t n o r t h e y o u n g c o u l d b e f o u n d b u t 2 a g i t a t e d m a l e s w e r e i n t h e area , a n d a s e c o n d n e s t w a s t h o u g h t t o b e p r e s e n t b u t w a s n o t f o u n d . N e s t i n g has b e e n s u s p e c t e d at v a r i o u s l o c a t i o n s i n w e s t e r n O r e g o n i n t h e p a s t , b u t i t has n o t b e f o r e b e e n v e r i f i e d .

F a l l m i g r a n t s w e r e a t t h e F o r e s t G r o v e s .p . , W a s h i n g t o n C o . , 25 J u n e a n d 1 J u l y ( D L ) , a n d a t t h e M o l a l l a s .p. , C l a c k a m a s C o . , 2 8 J u l y (TJ ) . Long-tailed Jaeger

O n e a t I d a h o Flats , Y a q u i n a Bay, 1 1 J u l y w a s a n u n u s u a l o n s h o r e r e c o r d ( R G ) . T h i s w a s t h e s i x t h L i n c o l n C o . r e c o r d a n d t h e i r f i r s t f o r J u l y (fide R B ) . F r a n k l i n ' s G u l l

O n e i n t r a n s i t i o n a l p l u m a g e w a s a t I d a h o Flats , Y a q u i n a B a y 6 J u n e a n d w a s t h e t h i r d s p r i n g r e c o r d f o r L i n c o l n C o . (fide R B ) . Heermann's G u l l

F i r s t n o t e d a t t h e SJCR 1 J u l y ( H N ) . C a l i f o r n i a G u l l

T h e f i r s t o f t h e p o s t - b r e e d i n g m o v e m e n t i n L i n c o l n C o . w e r e at Y a q u i n a B a y 17 J u l y ( K M ) .

Western X Glaucous-winged G u l l hybrid A p a i r n e s t e d f o r t h e s e c o n d c o n

s e c u t i v e y e a r o n t h e W i l l a m e t t e R. n e a r O r e g o n C i t y (TJ ) . T h i s is t h e o n l y s i t e i n t h e W i l l a m e t t e V a l l e y w h e r e a n y g u l l s h a v e n e s t e d . Elegant T e r n

T h r e e t o 4 w e r e a t I d a h o F l a t s , Y a q u i n a Bay 2 4 J u l y ( K M ) . Common T e r n

O n e w a s at H a r b o r , C u r r y C o . , 13 J u l y ( D M ) , a n d o n e w a s at F l o r e n c e , L a n e C o . , 19 J u l y ( B & Z S ) . B l a c k T e r n

B r e e d i n g w a s c o n f i r m e d at FRR f o r t h i r d c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r 13 J u l y ( U P ) . Marbled Murrelet

T h e f u r t h e s t i n l a n d n e s t i n O r e g o n w a s f o u n d 3 1 m i l e s f r o m t h e o c e a n i n D o u g l a s C o . 2 9 J u l y ( R H ) . Ancient Murrelet

O n e i n b r e e d i n g p l u m a g e w a s at Y a q u i n a H e a d 4 J u l y ( K M ) ; o n e " n o t i n b r e e d i n g p l u m a g e " w a s b e n e a t h t h e Y a q u i n a B a y b r i d g e 12 J u l y (fide R B ) ; a n d a n o t h e r w a s at Y a q u i n a H e a d 1 7 J u l y ( K M ) . Mourning Dove

R a r e l y n o t e d o n t h e c o a s t n o r t h o f L i n c o l n C o . , o n e w a s a t B a y C i t y a n d a n o t h e r w a s east o f T i l l a m o o k 3 0 J u l y <TJ, D B ) . Boreal O w l

O n e w a s s e e n n e a r W a l d o L . , L a n e C o . 3 1 J u l y (SR) . T h i s has b e c o m e o n e o f t h e t r a d i t i o n a l areas f o r f i n d i n g t h i s s p e c i e s . B l a c k Swift

A s u s u a l , a n u m b e r o f b i r d s w e r e s e e n a t Salt C r . Fal ls , L a n e C o . t h i s s u m m e r . T h i s is t h e o n l y s i t e i n O r e g o n w h e r e n e s t i n g is p r e s u m e d t o t a k e p l a c e , b u t a n e s t has n o t y e t b e e n d i s c o v e r e d . A r e t h e r e a n y v o l u n t e e r s

Indigo Bunting, 12 June 1994, Eugene, Lane Co. Photo/Skip Russell.

Indigo Bunting, 24 June 1994, Eugene, Lane Co. Photo/Larry McQueen.

t o scale t h e c l i f f b e h i n d t h e falls? Red-naped Sapsucker

O n e w a s a t L e m i t i M e a d o w i n s o u t h e a s t e r n C l a c k a m a s C o . 7 J u n e (TJ, et all). T h e r e a re f e w r e c o r d s f o r t h e c o u n t y . Western Kingbird

O n e w a s i n P o r t l a n d 16 J u l y (fide H N ) w h e r e t h e s p e c i e s i s r a r e l y s e e n a f t e r e a r l y J u n e . E a s t e r n Kingbird

F o r t h e s e c o n d y e a r i n a r o w t h i s s p e c i e s w a s f o u n d n e s t i n g a t t h e m o u t h o f t h e S a n d y R. , M u l t n o m a h C o , t h e o n l y s i te i n w e s t e r n O r e g o n w h e r e t h i s s p e c i e s h a s b r e d . T h i s


t i m e t w o p a i r s n e s t e d ( B A ) . Northern Mockingbird

O n e w a s i n B r o o k i n g s 9 July , ( C D ) ; a n a d u l t a n d j u v e n i l e w e r e s e e n n e a r C e n t r a l P o i n t , J a c k s o n C o . , 2 4 J u l y ( M M ) v e r y c l o s e t o w h e r e a n a d u l t r a i s e d 3 y o u n g las t s u m m e r ; a n d o n e w a s a t t h e S o u t h J e t t y d e f l a t i o n p l a i n o f t h e S i u s l a w R. e s t u a r y 3 0 J u l y ( B & Z S ) .

Red-eyed Vireo T e n t o 12 p a i r s w e r e p r e s e n t a t t h e

m o u t h o f t h e S a n d y R., M u l t n o m a h C o . t h i s s u m m e r ( B A ) . T h i s w a s a p r e v i o u s l y u n k n o w n area f o r t h e spec ies . O n e w a s at T a l e n t , J a c k s o n C o . 2 8 J u n e ( F R ) . T h e r e are f e w r e c o r d s f o r t h e R o g u e V a l l e y . U p t o 2 b i r d s w e r e a l o n g t h e S a n t i a m R, L i n n C o . . n e a r S t a y t o n , M a r i o n C o . (TE,RG) , a n d u p t o 5 s i n g i n g b i r d s w e r e a l o n g t h e M i d d l e F o r k o f t h e W i l l a m e t t e R . s o u t h e a s t o f E u g e n e t h i s s u m m e r w h e r e t h e y h a v e b e e n k n o w n t o oc c u r i n t h e p a s t ( m . o b . ) . A f e m a l e w i t h a b r o o d p a t c h m i s t - n e t t e d a t K a n i p e R a n c h n o r t h e a s t o f O a k l a n d , D o u g l a s C o . , 16 J u l y ( R H ) , w a s t h e f i r s t e v i d e n c e o f b r e e d i n g i n D o u g l a s C o .

NORTHERN PARULA A s i n g i n g m a l e w a s at t h e n o r t h e n d

o f t h e W a l d p o r t b r i d g e 19-22 J u n e (DT$, m . o b , fide R B ) . T h i s w a s t h e s i x t h r e c o r d f o r w e s t e r n O r e g o n a n d t h e f i r s t f o r L i n c o l n C o . Black-and-white Warbler

O n e w a s r e p o r t e d w i t h o u t d e t a i l s f r o m B l o o m b e r g Park , E u g e n e , 9 J u l y ( D H ) . Northern Water thrush

U p t o 2 s i n g i n g b i r d s w e r e at t h e u s u a l l o c a t i o n i n t h e b o g u p c r e e k f r o m Salt Cr. Falls , L a n e C o . ( m . o b . ) . Yellow-breasted Chat

F o u r p a i r s w e r e p r e s e n t a t t h e m o u t h o f t h e S a n d y R. M u l t n o m a h C o . , t h i s s u m m e r ( B A ) . P r e v i o u s l y , t h i s s p e c i e s w a s u n k n o w n as a b r e e d e r i n t h e c o u n t y . V e r y u n u s u a l o n t h e i m m e d i a t e c o a s t n o r t h o f C u r r y C o , o n e w a s at F l o r e n c e 3 J u n e ( R W ) .

Rose-breasted Grosbeak O n e m a l e v i s i t e d a f e e d e r at t h e

t o w n o f C a p e M e a r e s 2 8 M a y - 1 2 J u l y f o r a b o u t t h e t h i r d T i l l a m o o k C o . r e c o r d ( m . o b . ) . INDIGO BUNTING

A m a l e w a s f o u n d a t B l o o m b e r g P a r k , E u g e n e 5 J u n e ( P F ) , a n d w a s l a t e r s e e n t o b e n e s t i n g w i t h a f e m a l e L a z u l i B u n t i n g . T h e I n d i g o w a s p r e s e n t t o a t least 16 J u l y ( m . o b . ) . Black- throated S p a r r o w

Last s p r i n g ' s i n v a s i o n c o n t i n u e d a b i t i n t o s u m m e r w i t h o n e at L o w e r T a b l e R o c k , J a c k s o n C o . 1 6 J u n e ( H N ) , a n d o n e a t B l o o m b e r g P a r k , E u g e n e , 19 J u n e ( m . o b . ) . Observers

B o b A l t m a n , D a v i d B a i l e y , R a n g e B a y e r , P a t t y B e r n a r d i , J i m B o w e r s , W i l s o n C a d y , B r u c e C a s l e r , C o l i n D i l l i n g h a m , S t e v e D o w l a n , J i m E n g l a n d , D a r r e l F a x o n , Pat F r e n c h , R o y G e r i g , J e f f G i l l i g a n , G r e g G i l l s o n , S t e v e G o r d o n , C a r o l e H a l l e t t , R i t a H a r p e r , D a n H e y e r l y T i m J a n z e n , J i m J o h n s o n , D o n n a L u s t h o f f , K a t h y M e r r i f i e l d , T o m & A l l i s o n M i c k e l ( T & A M ) , M a r j o r i e M o o r e , D o n M u n s o n , H a r r y N e h l s , U r i P a p i s h , M i k e P a t t e r s o n , C h u c k P h i l o , S k i p R u s s e l l , H o w a r d S a n d s , O w e n S c h m i d t , Ray S k i b b y , M a r k S t e r n , B i l l & Z a n n a h S t o t z ( B & Z S ) . P a u l S u l l i v a n , R o y T i t u s , R u t h W a r r e n . 0

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