Columbia Estuary Report - 11/5/2000

There were still 3 STREAKED HORNED LARKS on the river beach
at SJCR. A single BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was on the shorebird
pond and a very dark PEREGRINE was in the area.

Todd Thornton and Steve Warner found a SWAMP SPARROW at
the Warrenton Sewage Ponds. One or two SWAMP SPARROWS have
been making intermittent appearances at the Astoria Airport
Mitigation site throughout the week.

A flock of 25 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE has been at Wireless Rd.
all week.

Bucky Barnett reports the return of winter ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS
to his feeder. A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was there on Thursday.

WHITE-TAILED KITES continue at Chinook Valley, Pacific Co., WA.

It's weird-looking winter gull season with two curious critters
staking out the viewpoint parking lot in Hammond.

http://home.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/uggu/ugly_gull.html
http://home.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/uggu/THGU20001104.html

The ugly gull has so far been speculated to be:
1. some sort of hybrid
2. looking kind of like a SLATY-BACKED GULL
3. Westernxsomething

The lines are still open...

--
Mike Patterson Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo,
Astoria, OR it is not enough to be persecuted
celata at pacifier.com by an unkind establishment,
you must also be right.
---Robert Park
http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html