Shively Park, Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon
February 22, 2001, 0900-1000hr

There were lots of singing RED CROSSBILLS in the conifers
around the park this morning. A HUTTON'S VIREO was
also singing. A pair of OREGON JUNCOS were having sex.

Temperature: 7?C
Wind direction: NW
Prevailing wind speed: 12-19 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 50%
Barometric pressure: 1012 millibars
Precipitation: none

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northern Flicker 1
Hutton's Vireo 1 [1]
Steller's Jay 3
Western Scrub-Jay 1
American Crow 7
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 2
Winter Wren 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 28
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
American Robin 23
Varied Thrush 1
European Starling 1
Townsend's Warbler 5
Song Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 7 [2]
House Finch 2
Red Crossbill 10 [3]
Pine Siskin 24

Footnotes:

[1] singing
[2] one pair copulating
[3] several were singing full or partial songs

Total number of species seen: 24

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