This report was mailed for Nancy Padberg by http://birdnotes.net

Date: March 23, 2001
Location: 23920 E. Bailey Rd., Zigzag, Clackamas County, Oregon


First female rufous of the year. Second male sighting.
First ever red crossbill at our feeder.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Rufous Hummingbird 3 [1]
Northern Flicker 2 [2]
Steller's Jay 3
Violet-green Swallow 5 [3]
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
American Robin 2
Song Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 11
Red Crossbill 1 [4]

Footnotes:

[1] A young male who continues to fly while feeding and an larger
male. Saw our first female today.
[2] The female visited our feeder with us just 5 feet away.
[3] One pair was doing what looked like a mating dance.
[4] This is the first I've ever seen. It was visiting our feeder.

Total number of species seen: 11