Subject: Contents of Oregon Birds, Spring 1997
Date: Feb 20 20:42:57 1997
From: "Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney" - festuca at olywa.net


Hi folks,

Just got in the Spring 1997 issue (Vol 23 No1) of Oregon Birds, the =
"quarterly journal of Oregon field ornithology" published by the Oregon =
Field Ornithologists. Thought that some of us might be interested in =
the goings-on to the south....

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
festuca at olywa.net


1997: Year of the Owl. Greg Gillson. pp 3-4.
That's the theme of the Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas project this year, =
as they approach the 3rd year of the 5-year program, they're =
concentrating on owls.

Northern Pygmy-Owl survey with ODFW. pg 4.=20
Dr Eric Forsman & Dawn Slater are coordinators for survey routes to be =
run in April or May; Meshes well with the Bird Atlas Project. Contact =
Eric at 541-750-7266.

Special Effort Atlas Birds. Alan Contreras. pp 5-6.
Especially looking for breeding records for: Red-shouldered Hawk, =
Yellow Rail, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird (south of =
Rogue valley), Allen's Hummingbird, Black Phoebe, Pinyon Jay, American =
Pipit, Townsend's Warbler, Black-throated Sparrow. Also: Clark's Grebe, =
Merlin, Kites, Mountain Quail, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Three-toed =
Woodpeckers, Dusky Flycatcher, Bank and Rough-winged Swallow, Warblers =
(N Waterthrush, Black-throated Gray in C Oregon, northern limits of =
Nashville in Coast Range), Lincoln's Sparrow, Black Rosy Finch.

Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project: 1996 Field Season Report. Paul =
Adamus and Kit Larsen. pp 7-9.
Report of statewide coverage; thanks to the many people who have =
volunteered to gather data (to go birding 'with a purpose'); view the =
project's web page at:
www.teleport.com/~guide/atlas/atlas.htm

Oregon Breeding Bird Survey Routes Available. Harry Nehls. pg 10.
Harry notes that of 122 routes in Oregon, there are routes available in =
Jackson, Jefferson, Grant and Malheur Counties. I volunteer to run a =
BBS route 'way out in the wheat/sage country near Ritzville, WA, and can =
confirm that this is a great way to have your birding go for a good =
cause. Contact Harry at 2736 SE 20th Ave, Portland, 97202.

The North American Migration Count. Craig Miller. pp 11-12.
Craig compares the NAMC to a 'Christmas Bird Count gone wild!" Instead =
of a 15-mile diameter circle, a whole county is fair game. Dates for =
upcoming counts are 10 May and 20 September, 1997; County coordinators =
are needed for Grant, Hood River, Lincoln and Wasco counties. To =
volunteer, Contact Dennis Vroman, 541-479-4619, email =
dpvroman at mail.cdsnet.net =20

>From other journals... David B Marshall pg 12. Notes that the =
official splitting of the Marbled Murrelet into 2 species is closer to =
reality; Nov. 1996 article in Condor by Friesen et al., provides genetic =
evidence to split Asiatic population from Brachyramphus marmoratus - =
would be 'Long-billed Murrelet', B. perdix.

Notes on Habitat Selection and Distribution of the Acorn Woodpecker in =
Southern Oregon. Colin P Dillingham and Dennis P Vroman. pp 13-14.
On Siskiyou Natl Forest in Curry and Josephine Counties, Acorn =
Woodpecker appears to be partially dependent upon tanoak (Lithocarpus =
densiflorus), especially in Curry Co.; Distribution in SW oregon =
discussed.

>From other journals... David B Marshall. pg 14.
Notes 2 abstracts from spring issue of 'Pacific Seabirds'; Kim Nelson =
et al., "Use of Mature, Managed Forests for Nesting by Marbled =
Murrelets" - researchers located 9 nests in 80-100 year-old forests in =
1995; R Pierotti and C Annett "Conservation Biology and the Western =
Gull" - this species is not one we should take for granted or consider a =
pest as it may be one of the rarest gulls in North America with a =
population of less than 50,000 pairs, problems with pesticides in S =
California, hybridization with Glaucous-winged Gulls, El Ninos, etc.

Site Guide: Detroit Flats. Barb Bellin. pp 15-17.
Barb describes the 5-acre flats near Detroit Reservoir where quite a =
number of "east-side" species have been observed since 1987; lists 159 =
species seen.

News and Notes, pp 18-20.

>From other journals... David B Marshall. pg 20.
Report from 'Pacific Seabirds' fall 1996 issue by Roy Lowe and David =
Pitkin about a late-June through early July die-off of adult Common =
Murres; colony abandonment and loss of birds due to poor ocean forage =
conditions; Another article by AK Kalmer et al. entitled 'Seabird =
By-Catch in Longline Fisheries' - 3,100 and 3,700 albatrosses killed in =
1994 and 1995 by fleet working out of Hawaii.

Field Notes
Fieldnotes: Eastern Oregon, Summer 1996. Paul T Sullivan. pp 22-26.
Highlights include Black-chinned Sparrow near Klamath Falls, Kentucky =
Warbler banded near Paisley.

Oregon's Sixth Black-chinned Sparrow. Paul T Sullivan and Kevin Spencer. =
pg 27.
Describe bird and its discovery; note that a family of Black-chinned =
Sparrows was found at this location in 1990.

Text and photos by Dan Sherman on pg 28 of adult male Kentucky Warbler =
banded on Paisley Ranger District, Fremont Natl Forest on 24 June 1996 =
(band 2161-49874); bird had established a territory in willow patch at =
Dead Cow Creek banding station; was seen until 13 or 14 July 1996.

Fieldnotes: Western Oregon, Summer 1996. Jim Johnson. pp 30-32.
Canada Warbler photographed in Mt Tabor (Portland) neighborhood 24-25 =
June was a highlight; also noted first migrant dates of south-bound =
shorebirds along coast.

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