Subject: [Tweeters] FW: Oregon/Washington bird sightings
Date: Oct 29 15:29:47 2007
From: Russ Namitz - namitzr at hotmail.com
Obol & Tweeters~
See below for forwarded message by an out-of-state birder.
Russ Namitz
Coos Bay, OR
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Hi,
I am from Arizona and this week (Oct. 23-28) I attended the Society of
American Foresters (SAF) national convention in Portland, OR. I did not get
to
do too much birding during this trip, but I did get a few lifers (denoted by
*
in the lists below). The only birds I was able to positively ID were seen
only
during stops on the two field tours I took (obviously). There were many
birds
I saw from the bus during the tours, but it was impossible to discern what
they were while the vehicle was moving. I'll have to drive up there sometime
and take my time stopping to check out birds. Tour itineraries can really be
a
hinderance to birding!
Below are the lists for each location on each date:
10/24
Oregon Convention Center (Portland):
Western Scrub-Jay
American Robin
Anna's Hummingbird
American Crow
10/25
Oregon Convention Center:
Western Scrub-Jay
Cedar Waxwings
Yellow-rumped Warbler
gull sp.
road between Portland and Camp 18:
goose sp.
gull sp.
Red-tailed Hawk
Western Scrub-Jay
Camp 18 (logging museum/restaurant):
Belted Kingfisher
Steller's Jay
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)
Red-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
Cannon Beach (along the beach):
*Northwestern Crow
cormorant sp. (flying in the distance over the ocean)
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull (?)
Western Gull
*Heermann's Gull (I'm pretty sure I saw a dark gray gull with a red-orange
bill)
There may have been other gull species present, but I am not experienced
with
gull ID.
Cannon Beach (near the public parking area next to a small wetland area--I
don't remember the name of the wetlands; there was a small platform
overlooking it):
*Chestnut-backed Chickadee
*Surf Scoter
Anna's Hummingbird
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Steller's Jay
Brown Creeper
Oswald West State Park:
Brown Creeper
Red Crossbill
[unidentified passerine sp.]
Garibaldi:
Double-crested Cormorant (2)
Western Gull
Tillamook:
Western Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Brewer's Blackbird
10/26
Portland Zoo:
Black-capped Chickadee
Steller's Jay
American Robin
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Hoyt Arboretum:
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Cedar Waxwing (~100)
American Crow
Steller's Jay
Bewick's Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10/27
Washington:
Mt. Adams Ranger Station (near Trout Lake, WA):
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (several; one flew down to some vegetation a foot
away from me and, of course, I didn't have my camera turned on at the time!)
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
Steller's Jay
American Robin
forest roads below Mt. Adams:
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Steller's Jay
Red Crossbill
Golden Eagle
Northern Flicker
Common Raven
Clark's Nutcracker (I thought I heard one briefly in the distance)
Sunnyside Rd. (below forest roads below Mt. Adams, near Trout Lake):
Wild Turkey (3)
Common Raven
Columbia River:
gull spp.
Bufflehead
Mallard
Eared Grebe (?)
merganser sp.
Canada Geese
[2 Osprey nests]
Despite not seeing as many birds as I had hoped for, it was awesome to see
the
beautiful forests. This was my first trip to the Pacific NW region (and my
1st
time on a plane!). It was amazing to see how large everything grows up there
in comparison to what I've seen in AZ. As part of the forest health tour
that
went to near Mt. Adams, WA, we got to see a GIANT ponderosa pine. It has a
diameter of 84 inches, is 202 ft. tall, and has a volume of 22,000 board
ft.!!!! It was mindboggling to stand at the base of such an enormous living
organism. The huge trees along the lush trail at Oswald West State Park were
impressive, as well.
The Pacific NW is definitely one of my favorite places to visit now.
Good birding!!!
Eric Hough
Flagstaff, AZ
erh36 at nau.edu