Subject: fwd from OBOL
Date: Oct 22 17:26:43 1996
From: Don Baccus - donb at rational.com


Dave's not on tweeters, and apparently didn't post this here, so:

OBOL <hey, that's tweeters, Dave :) >

I have a contract with the Portland Audubon Society to prepare a status
report on the WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER in Oregon and Washington. It will be
similar to others I have written on the American Marten, Black-backed
Woodpecker, Northern Goshawk and Marbled Murrelet in recent years. As a
part of the process, I am collecting information on the location and dates
of white-headed woodpecker sightings, especially if they involve more than
one bird or nests or otherwise indicate breeding. Because of field research
done by Rita Dixon under contract to the Forest Service and the Oregon Dept.
of Fish and Wildlife, we have considerable information from the Metolius,
Black Butte, Cold Spring, Melvin Butte, Whiskey Spring, Canyon Creek, First
Creek and Trout Creek areas in the Sisters district in the Deschutes Natl.
Forest and from parts of the Chiloquin Ranger District on the Winema Natl.
Forest. However, both historical and current information from other
national forests, BLM lands and private lands, especially in Washington and
southwest Oregon, is sketchy and badly needed. Any consistent sightings of
these birds during winter would also be appreciated. What I am after is to
identify as many areas as possible that these birds consistently use.
Information on wandering, vagrant or otherwise out of normal range birds is
not needed. I will be checking BBS and state atlas projects for what they
might offer.

Credit will be given to those who provide information in the report.

The white-headed woodpecker was selected for this report because of its
association (in Oregon and Washington) with mature and old-growth ponderosa
pine forests and its apparent declining numbers. As many of you know, it
occurs among large old ponderosa pines growing in open settings.

David B. Marshall
Consulting Wildlife Biologist
4265 SW Chesapeake Ave.
Portland, OR 97201-1344
503 244-3837
dmarsh at teleport.com


- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>
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