Brownsmead, Clatsop County, Oregon
July 16, 2001

Prairie Channel Dike from Bughole Rd to Aldrich Pt 0900-1115hr

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture 20 [1]
Canada Goose
Mallard
Bald Eagle 2 [2]
Northern Harrier 1 [3]
Virginia Rail 1
Killdeer 3
Caspian Tern
Rufous Hummingbird [4]
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Willow Flycatcher
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Footnotes:

[1] many hatch-year
[2] both sub-adult
[3] hatch-year
[4] all juv or female

Total number of species seen: 37

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