Subject: Dead shorebirds at Fort Stevens State Park on spit road
Date: Nov 16 17:57:06 2002
From: Mike Patterson - celata at pacifier.com


Red Phalarope

Thousands have been reported up and down the Pacific
Coast, brought in by the storms. The routinely die
from close encounters with cars, storm stress and
raptors....

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Hope Stanton wrote:
>
> Dear tweeters,
>
> Today, Sat. Nov. 16th we drove out to the south jetty
> at Fort Stevens State Park. There were 3 dead
> shorebirds on the road. I couldn't tell what they were
> other than they were mostly white with a little black
> and about the size of a medium size sandpiper or
> plover. We also saw a large flock of shorebirds
> huddled together on the sand beach as you look out
> from the south jetty bird observation blind. We didn't
> have binoculars so couldn't really get a good look at
> them and don't have much experience birding here. ANy
> ideas as to what the flocks or dead birds could have
> been. I know this is very scant information. I'm
> wondering if the dead birds might have gotten blown
> off course and killed somehow. It seemed very odd that
> 3 of them would have been hit by cars. It's not that
> busy or fast a road but there were some strong gusts
> today.
>
> Hope Stanton
> Nehalem, OR
>
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--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata at pacifier.com

A child who becomes acquainted with the birds about him
hears every sound and puzzles out its meaning with a cleverness
that amazes those with ears who hear not.

-Neltje Blanchan

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