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>
>Second, at the Southern Slough off Coos Bay we saw a large (about 30)
>flock of wrentits, being very active. I knew they extend the range up
>into Oregon, though I've only seen them in CA previously, but are they
>common up there? They were among the tamest wild birds I've ever
>encountered, flittering around within inches of us, and making that
>peculiar rattling chirrr sound they make - like a wren's scolding
>slowed down about 3x. Very neat.
>

Wrentits are common on the Oregon Coast all the way up to the waters edge
on the Columbia River in Clatsop Co. The Columbia represents a geographical
barrier to formidable for Wrentits.


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