Coxcomb Hill, Astoria, Clatsop Co. OREGON
8/22/2000 0740hr to 0815
mostly sunny 13?C wind NNE calm
pressure 1015

Downy Woodpecker 1
Vaux's Swift 10
Steller's Jay 1
Barn Swallow 2
Violet-green Swallow 4
HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER 1
Cedar Waxwing 25
American Robin 1
HOUSE WREN 1
Bewick's Wren 3
Warbling Vireo 3
Hutton's Vireo 1
Black-throated Gray Warbler 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 3
Western Tanager 2
Black-Headed Grosbeak 1
Song Sparrow 2
Pine Siskin 3
Red Crossbill 4
Purple Finch 2

total diversity 21
total individuals 73

Notes: Among the fallout this morning were a HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER
and a HOUSE WREN. Warbler numbers were pretty low. Michelle also
identified LUNA and SHADOW.

Todd Thornton was on Coxcomb yesterday (8/21) and heard a NORTHERN
PYGMY OWL. His day list is appended.

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COXCOMB HILL - 8/21/00,
time; 0645-0815

HERMIT WARBLER -1
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER -3
WILSON'S WARBLER - 7
ORAnGE-CROWNED WARBLER - 4
WARBLING VIREO - 20+
VIREO SP. -1
SPOTTED TOWHEE -2
SONG SPARROW -5
BEWICK'S WREN -2
CEDAR WAXWING -20
HOUSE FINCH 3
PURPLE FINCH -5
WESTERN TANAGER -2
NORTHEN PYGMY OWL -1
BLACK HEADED GROSBEAK -1
PACIFIC SLOPE FLYCATCHER -1

The vireo species had a dark eyestripe, white supercilium and dark crown,
It was slightly bigger than the WAVI.

Also, the PYGMY OWL was hooting away near the top of the column in a grove
of Douglas Fir.

Todd Thornton
mandt at seasurf.net
Astoria, OR

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