The quarterly journal of Oregon field ornithology
Volume 22, Number 4, Winter 1996
The Records of the Oregon Bird Records
Committee, 1995-1996 99 Harry Nehls
IN MEMORIAM: Harriet Kofalk, 1937 - 1996 103 Alan Contreras
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NEWS AND NOTES OB 22(3) 114
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Eastern Oregon, Spring 1996 119 Paul T. Sullivan
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sparrow flock along the McKenzie River near Blue River, Lane Co., 25 April (TM), 1 visited a feeder in Eagle Point, Jackson Co., 5 May (HS) and 1 was in Phil Hicks' yard in Brookings, 30 May for Curry Co's. first record. Vesper Sparrow 5 were near Corvallis, Benton Co., 13 April (MH & Lisa Hunter) and 1 was near Banks, Washington Co., 4 May (DM). Black-throated Sparrow 1 was in Portland, Multnomah Co., 17 May (Steve Shane) and 2 occurred in the Rogue Valley this spring. 1 was in Lynn Newbry Park, Jackson Co., 5 May (AF) and 1 visited a yard in Eagle Point, Jackson Co., 21 May (HS). Sage Sparrow A vagrant in western Oregon, 1 was at Fern Ridge Reservoir, Lane Co., 27 April (PSh, DH, Don Schrouder). Grasshopper Sparrow A surprising find of a seemingly invisible migrant was Curry Co's. first record at the Pistol River 19 May (DMu). Swamp Sparrow 1 was at Ankenv N.W.R., Marion Co., 2 March (JJ, JG). White-throated Sparrow Many were reported from throughout the region during the entire period (m.ob.). White-crowned Sparrow
Heavy movements were noted from the third week of March to the end of the period (m.ob.), Many of the " gambellii" subspecies (with white lores) were grounded in our region on the way to their breeding grounds in NW Canada and Alaska by the storm on 23 April (HN, m.ob.). Harris ' Sparrow A rarity in southwestern Oregon, a late migrant was at Dorothy Sevens feeders along Hunter Cr. 3 May for Curry Co's. third record (Dorothy Sevey, CD, JB,MS). Lapland longspur Rarely found in our region away from the coast, 1 was along Franklin Rd. northwest of Eugene, Lane Co., 14 March (Dave Brown). A more expected observation was of 3 in breeding plumage at the South Jetty of the Siuslaw River, Lane Co., 5 April (TK). HOODED ORIOLE 1 was photographed at a feeder in Eugene, Lane Co., 28 and 29 April (Francine Delmore fide Clare Watson) for Lane Co's. fourth record. An adult male visited the hummingbird feeders of Helen Warren, Central Point, Jackson Co., for a week until an aggressive male Bullock's Oriole drove it off (photos by HS and Gary Shaffer). This bird apparently spent all of last summer at the same location. Bullock's Oriole First noted 17 April on Sauvies Island, Multnomah Co. (James Davis).
Thanks . . . . I would like to thank the sub-regional editors: Colin Dillingham- Curry Co., Tom Mickel- Lane Co., Harry Nehls-Western Oregon, Howard Sands- Rogue Valley.
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The Records of the Oregon Bird Records Committee, 1995-1996
Harry Nehls, Secretary, Oregon Bird Records Committee, 2736 S.E. 20th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202
From October 1995 to October 1996 the Oregon B i rd Records Commit tee (OBRC) c o m p l e t e d t h e following records.The first group of records are those for w h i c h the w r i t t e n report a n d / o r p h o t o g r a p h s or specimens s u p p o r t e d the stated ident i f i ca t ion and are accepted records. I f photo(s) or specimen is indicated for a record i t was accepted as v e r i f i e d . Other r e c o r d s w e r e a c c e p t e d as s i g h t records.
O f the 60 records rev iewed by the Committee 51 were accepted and 9 were n o t accepted.At the A p r i l 1996 OBRC meet ing the Clay-colored Sparr o w was dropped f r o m the review list. The Commit tee w i l l no longer evaluate Clay-colored Sparrow reports.The fortieth s u p p l e m e n t t o t h e A O U Check-list p u b l i s h e d i n 1996 re instated the Balt imore Oriole as a val id species.There is one accepted record
i n the D e f e r r e d Records f i l e tha t places i t o n the Off ic ia l Oregon Bird List. I t is also placed o n the rev iew list and the OBRC is asking for reports o f this species i n Oregon.
I n f o r m a t i o n presented b e l o w for each species inc ludes l o c a t i o n o f sighting, number of birds, sex and age i f k n o w n , special in format ion (such as col lect ion and museum n u m b e r ) and date(s), in i t ia l of the observer(s) submit t ing w r i t t e n or other evidence for accepted records, and the OBRC record fi le number.The OBRC record file number reads as fo l lows: the first 3 digits are the A O U n u m b e r for the species, the second 2 are the year i n w h i c h the record was observed, and the last numbers are the consecutive numbers for the records as they are filled.
The members of the OBRC for 1996 are T o m Crabtree, Col in Di l l ingham,
Jeff G i l l i g a n , J i m J o h n s o n , L a r r y McQueen, N i c k Lethaby, Craig Roberts, Skip Russell,and O w e n Schmidt. The alternates are Gerard Lillie, Kamal Islam, Ron Maertz, and Kevin Spencer. N i c k Lethaby resigned August 8, 1996. Gerard Lil l ie w i l l fill the posit i o n for the remainder o f the year.
The OBRC thanks the following organizations for having made financial contr ibut ions i n the past year to h e l p w i t h expenses : Cape A r a g o A u d u b o n Society, Corvallis A u d u b o n Society, Grant County Bird Club, Lane C o u n t y A u d u b o n Society, G r a n d e Ronde Bird Club, Port land A u d u b o n Society, Rogue Valley A u d u b o n Society, and U m p q u a Valley A u d u b o n .
Oregon Bird Records Committee at their April 1996 meeting in Portland. First row, left to right: Kamal Islam, Alan Contreras, Nick Lethaby, Jim Johnson. .Middle row, left to right: Gerard Lillie, Ron Maertz, Harry Nehk, Skip Russell, Jeff Gilligan. Back row, left to right: Craig Roberts, Tom Crabtree, Owen Schmidt.
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RECORDS ACCEPTED
Y e l l o w - b i l l e d L o o n
008-93-29 Boyle Reservoir, Klamath Co., 1 breeding plumaged b i r d o n 29 A p r i l 1993 (EI).
W h o o p e r S w a n
179-94-02 Summer Lake W M A , Lake Co., 1 adult f r o m 10-21 November 1994 OJo.Photos by HN.CM.SR).
Wliooper Swan, OBRC 179-94-02C, at Summer Lake, Lake Co., 21 November 1994. Photo/Harry Nehls.
G y r f a l c o n
354-93-14 Sauvie Island, M u l t n o m a h Co., 1 gray phase b i r d 28 February to 8 March 1993 (Tfu , H N ) .
354-94-18 A n k e n y NWR, M a r i o n Co., 1 gray phase b i r d f r o m 6-15 November 1994 (HN.photos byJL) .
T r i c o l o r e d H e r o n
199-93-02 Ona Beach State Park, L inco ln Co., 1 b i r d f r o m 11-13 November 1993 (PSH.GG, H G H , photos b y H N , videotape b y DVB).
T u f t e d D u c k
149.1-94-17 H a m m o n d , Clatsop Co., 1 adult male o n 8 May 1994 (photos b y MP) .
H u d s o n i a n G o d w i t
251-94-13 Summer Lake W M A , Lake Co., 1 juvenile o n 2 September 1994 (phtos b y C M ) .
Bar- ta i led G o d w i t
250-94-14 Seal Rock State Park, L i n c o l n Co., 1 b i r d o n 31 July 1994 (DFa).
R o s s ' G u l l
061-94-03 M c N a r y Dam, Umati l la Co., 1 adult i n w i n ter plumage f r o m 27 November to 1 De
cember 1994 (PB,MD,photo b y RSu).
W h i t e - w i n g e d D o v e
319-95-04 Brookings, Curry Co., 1 i m m a t u r e f r o m 6-11 October 1995 (photos b y CD) .
B o r e a l O w l
371-94-05 South base Broken Top M o u n t a i n , Deschutes Co., 2 adult birds o n 14 September 1994 (CM).
NuttaU's W o o d p e c k e r
397-91-02 Trail , Jackson Co., 1 specimen f o u n d during the fal l of 1991. Specimen Southern Oregon State College i n Ashland. SOSC 1697 (photos MRB.SCr).
E a s t e r n Wood-Pewee
461-94-01 H q Malheur NWR, Harney Co., 1 singing b i r d 28- 30 May 1994 (JJo, slides b y H N , taped calls by DBa, D H ) .
Least F l y c a t c h e r
467-94-30 Clyde Holl iday SP, Grant Co. ,Two singing birds o n 13-14 August 1994 (GG).
E a s t e r n Phoebe
456-94-04 Fields, Harney Co.. 1 b i r d f r o m 1-7 November 1994 ( M ) .
T r o p i c a l K i n g b i r d
446-93-15 N e w p o r t , L inco ln Co., 1 b i r d o n 7 November 1993 (JJo).
446-95-17 Cape Blanco, C u r r y Co., 1 b i r d o n 5 October 1995 (photos b y CD) .
Scissor- tai led F l y c a t c h e r
443-93-07 Otter Rock. L inco ln Co., 1 adult female
Hudsonian Godwit, OBRC 251-94-13D, at Summer Lake, Lake Co., 2 September 1994. Photo/Craig Miller.
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f r o m 11-13 November 1993 ( H G H , photos b y H N , videotape b y DVB) .
661-85-34 P Ranch, Harney Co., 1 breeding plumaged male o n 14 May 1985 ( p h o t o b y RM).
N o r t h e r n W h e a t e a r
765-95-04 T i l lamook,Ti l lamook Co., 1 b i r d o n 28 October 1995 (DMcJ Jo ) .
B r o w n T h r a s h e r
705-94-19 H q Malheur NWR, Harney Co., 1 b i r d f r o m 19-26 September 1994 Q)o, p h o t o b y H N ) .
N o r t h e r n P a r u l a
648-94-24 Alsea Bay, L i n c o l n Co., 1 singing male o n 19 June 1994 (DFa).
C h e s t n u t - s i d e d W a r b l e r
659-95-28 Mare's Egg Spring, Klamath Co., 1 singing male o n 1 July 1995 (PSu).
659-95-29 Cape Blanco, C u r r y Co., 1 immature b i r d mist net ted 28 September 1995 (photo b y DV) .
M a g n o l i a W a r b l e r
687-93-23 Frenchglen, Harney Co., 1 fall plumaged male f r o m 3-5 October 1993 0 C , T M i ) .
P r a i r i e W a r b l e r
673-94-06 Cape Blanco, C u r r y Co., 1 b i r d o n 29 September 1994 (CD) .
673-93-04 Harris Beach State Park, Curry Co., 1 immature f r o m 22-25 September 1993 (photos b y CD) .
673-95-07 N e w p o r t , L i n c o l n Co., 1 male f r o m 6-26 December 1995 (photos by DVB, EH, RM).
B l a c k p o l l W a r b l e r
661-93-31 H q Malheur NWR, Harney Co., 1 b i r d o n 20 September 1993 (TJ).
661-94-32 H q Malheur NWR, Harney Co., 1 spring male o n 26 May 1994 (PS1).
Rustic Bunting, OBRC'535.1S4-02B, atEugene, LaneCo., 9 April 1994. Photo/ Skip Russell.
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P r o t h o n o t a r y W a r b l e r
637-93-04 H q Malheur NWR, Harney Co., 1 s inging b i r d f r o m 30 May to 2 June 1993 (RHo, photos b y T C , SJ, videotape b y DVB) .
Rose-breasted G r o s b e a k
595-93-25 Fort Stevens State Park, Clatsop Co., 1 i m mature male o n 12 September 1993 (MP).
595-95-28 T i l lamook,Ti l lamook Co., 1 adult male o n 30 July 1995 ( p h o t o b y PWe).
595-95-29 Hunter Creek, C u r r y Co., 1 immature male o n l 5 December 1995 (CD, p h o t o b y GSe).
I n d i g o B u n t i n g
598-94-19 Eugene,Lane Co., 1 te r r i tor ia l male f r o m 5-30 June 1994 ( H G H , photos b y LMc, tape recordings b y PFr).
598-95-20 Near Gold Beach, C u r r y Co., 1 adult singing adult male 26 May to 25 June 1995 (CD,AF).
C l a y - c o l o r e d S p a r r o w
561-93-32 Independence, Polk Co., 1 b i r d f r o m 15 December 1993 to 22 January 1994 ( H G H , TJ).
561-94-33 Roseburg, Douglas Co., 1 b i r d f r o m 20 January to 1 May 1994 (RM).
561-94-35 Brookings, C u r r y Co., 1 immature f r o m 14-16 October 1994 ( p h o t o b y C D ) .
561-95-37 Brookings, C u r r y Co., 1 b i r d f r o m 23-26 November 1995 (MSt, CD, photos b y A D i ) .
561-95-36 Springfield, Lane Co., 1 b i r d 5-10 November 1995 ( p h o t o b y SMa).
L a r k B u n t i n g
605-67-12 Corvallis, L i n n Co., 1 m u s e u m specimen OSU Fish and Wi ld l i f e M u s e u m OSC10044-F W N O 7597 (photos b y K I ) .
605-94-13 Umati l la NWR, M o r r o w Co., Breeding plumaged male o n 31 July 1994 ( A M c ) .
Rust ic B u n t i n g
535.1-94-02 Eugene,Lane Co. , w i n t e r p lumaged b i r d 31 March to 17 A p r i l 1994 (PSh, photos b y SR).
R u s t y B l a c k b i r d
509-93-11 Sauvie Island, M u l t n o m a h Co., 1 adult male f r o m 31 December 1993 t o 11 January 1994 (HGH,RKo,JG,TJ) .
Great-tailed G r a c k l e
512-93-09 H q Malheur NWR, Harney Co., 1 b i r d 5-16
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June 1993 (photos by H N ) .
C o m m o n G r a c k l e
511-94-15 Brookings, C u r r y Co., 1 adult male o n 17 A p r i l 1994 (CD) .
511-94-16 Silver Lake, Lake Co., 1 singing male o n 8 May 1994 (photos b y SS).
H o o d e d O r i o l e
505-93-15 Hunter Creek, C u r r y Co., 1 or more birds f r o m 23 November 1993 to 25 March 1994 (TJ, photos b y CD,SR).
505-02-14 Eagle Point,Jackson Co., 1 immature male o n 15 May 1992 (HS).
Streak-backed O r i o l e
505.1-93-01 H q Malheur NWR, Harney Co., 1 male b i r d f r o m 28 September to 1 October 1993 ( M D , RHo, JJo, H G H , JSi, photos b y SJ, v i d eotape b y DVB).
C o n t r i b u t o r s David Bailey (DBa), Phil Bartley** (PB), Dan van den
Broek (DVB), M . Ralph Browning** (MRB) ,Tom Crabtree (TC), Stephen Cross** (SCr), M i k e Denny ( M D ) , Angela Di l l ingham** ( A D i ) , C o l i n D i l l i n g h a m (CD) , Darrel Faxon (DFa) A n t h o n y Floyd (AF), Pat French** (PFr)Terry Fuller** (TFu) Jef f Gilligan (JG), Greg Gillson (GG), Hendr ik Herlyn (HGH) , David Herr ( D H ) , Richard Hoyer (RHo) , Elizabeth Ir le** (ED, Kamal Islam ( K I ) , T i m Janzen (TJ), J im Johnson (JJo), Sheran Jones (SJ) J i m Carlson (JC),Ray Korpi** (RKo), Robert Lucas (RL),John Lundsten** (JL), Maitreya (M) , D o n McDonald** (DMc) , Larry McQueen (LMc) , Ron Maertz (RM), Sylvia Maulding ** (SMa),Tom M i c k e l ( T M i ) , Craig Mil ler (CM), Harry Nehls ( H N ) , M i k e Patterson (MP), Craig Roberts (CR), Skip Russell (SR), H o w a r d Sands (HS),Amy Schauer** (AMc) , Glen Sevey** (GSe), Paul Sherrel (PSh), James Simmons** 0S i ) , M a r k Stevens** (MSt) , Patrick Sullivan** (PSl),Ruth Sullivan** (RSu), Steve Summers (SS), Dennis Vroman** (DV) , Pat Wesley** (PWe)
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RECORDS N O T ACCEPTED
A r c t i c L o o n
009-92-01 Alsea Bay, L incoln Co., 1 winter -p lumaged b i r d o n 27 November 1992. N o t accepted as details d i d not rule out other l o o n species. Separating this newly-created species f r o m the c o m m o n Pacific L o o n is very diff icul t . Most ident i fy ing f i e ld points are subjective and are st i l l being w o r k e d out .
Streak-backed Oriole, OBRC505.1-93-1F, at Malheur NWR headquarters, Harney Co., 28 September 1993. Photo/Sheran Jones.
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C o o k ' s Pet re l
98.3-94-01 West of N e w p o r t 75 miles, L inco ln Co., 1 b i r d o n 16 August 1994 ( B M c ) . N o t accepted as observation too br ie f to obta in definite ident i f icat ion o n this hard-to-iden-t i fy species.
Little Blue H e r o n
200-92-07 Cushman, Lane Co., 1 immature b i r d 23-24 August 1992. N o t accepted as details and photos d i d not rule out immature Snowy Egret. Immatures of these 2 species are m u c h more d i f f i cu l t to separate i n the f ie ld then most b i r d guides lead y o u to believe.
Baltimore Oriole, OBRC 507-74-01A, at Bayocean Peninsula, 26 October 1974. Photo/Bob Lucas.
Tillamook Co.,
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B a l t i m o r e O r i o l e
507-74-01 Bayocean Peninsula,Tillamook Co., 1 male b i r d o n 26 October 1974 (photos b y RL).
Scissor- tai led F l y c a t c h e r
443-93-06 South Jetty Columbia River, Clatsop Co., 1 immature b i r d o n 12 November 1993. N o t accepted as descr ipt ion was br ief and d i d not rule out M o c k i n g b i r d or other similar species.
Little Stint
242-94-04 Forest Grove Ponds,Washington Co., 1 juvenile b i r d o n 5 September 1994. N o t accepted as descr ipt ion d i d n o t rule o u t other similar species.
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T e m m i n c k ' s Stint
241.1-77-02 Toledo, L i n c o l n Co., 1 b i r d o n 6 August 1977. N o t accepted as observation too br ie f to obta in definite ident i f i cat ion o n this rare and hard-to-identify species.
Y e l l o w - b i l l e d Magpie
476-94-03 Summer Lake SWA, Lake Co., 1 b i r d o n 18 September 1994. N o t accepted as key field marks o f y e l l o w skin about eyes were n o t seen.
Sprague's P i p i t
700-94-04 Lower Pit Lake - Lamola Lake area, Douglas Co., 1 juvenile b i r d o n 8 July 1994. N o t accepted as descr ipt ion was accurate for juvenile H o r n e d Lark.
Eugene author Harriet Kofalk died i n a car accident i n India o n 17 February 1996 at the age o f 58 w h i l e returning f r o m a spiritual retreat. Kofalk is best k n o w n to people interested i n birds as author o f the acclaimed biography No Woman Tenderfoot: Florence Merriam Bailey, Pioneer Naturalist A rev iew of her b o o k appears i n Oregon Birds 17(3): 79, Fall 1991. She was f in ishing w o r k o n a c o m p a n i o n v o l u m e o n the life o f mammalogist Vernon Bailey w h e n she died. She also w r o t e books o n solar cooking and gardening.
Kofalk was b o r n i n N e w Mexico and grew u p i n the southwest. She was a graduate of the University of N e w Mexico and d i d graduate w o r k at Syracuse University. She is survived b y 2 ch i ldren and 4 grandchildren. She was w e l l - k n o w n i n Eugene for her remarkable garden and small h o m e called Peace Place, w h i c h is intended to become a spir i tual retreat center. Memor ia l contr ibut ions can be sent to Peace Place Fund, 175 E. 31st, Eugene, OR 97405.
— Alan Contreras, 2254 Crestview Drive S., Salem, OR 97302
C o m m o n G r a c k l e
511-93-10 Roseburg, Douglas Co., 1 b i r d o n 22 May 1993- N o t accepted as details d i d n o t rule out other grackle species.
The f u n c t i o n o f the Oregon B i rd Records Commit tee is to peer rev iew records to ascertain w h e t h e r the evidence submit ted to the Commit tee supports the ident i f i cat ion proposed. I t is always i m p o r t a n t for birders to subm i t complete and accurate reports o f the b i r d seen.The Committee does n o t ver i fy a birder's list, o r a birder's expertise. 0
1996 Harriet Kofalk
IN MEMORIAM: Harriet Kofalk, 1937 -
Oregon Birds 22(4): 103
Unusual Behavior of an Adult Bald Eagle at a Communal Roost Tree Randy Ghormley Wildlife Biologist, Paisley RD, P.O. Box 67, Paisley, OR 97636
O n 19 F e b r u a r y 1996 I o b s e r v e d some unusual behavior b y an adult Bald Eagle w h i l e c o n d u c t i n g evening Basin Roost counts f o r the annual N o r t h Lake County Bald Eagle Count. I am sharing this i n f o r m a t i o n since i t may be o f interest to readers o f Oregon Birds and to query other eagle w a t c h e r s as to w h e t h e r t h e y have ever n o t e d anything similar.
Basin Roost counts for m y part icular area are conducted every Monday evening for a 5 w e e k p e r i o d beginn i n g around mid-February and endi n g a r o u n d m i d - M a r c h . E v e n i n g counts involve 2 roost sites,although efforts are concentrated o n 1 p r i m a r y roost area. Both roost trees involve large b r a n c h i n g c o t t o n w o o d s that offer ample p e r c h i n g opportuni t ies
for Bald Eagles. O n this part icular evening, i t had
been raining steadily since m y arrival. E leven B a l d Eagles w e r e a l ready present i n the roost tree w h e n I observed an addit ional adult approaching . Using a 15x45 spott ing scope, I was able to locate the b i r d before i t landed and f o l l o w i t in to the roost tree. However, instead of f l y i n g in to the upper branches where the majori t y o f the perching occurs, this part icular b i r d f l e w to a b o t t o m branch, landed brief ly, and t h e n ro l l ed and h u n g u p s i d e - d o w n w i t h its w i n g s held open i n cormorant style. M y first thoughts w e r e that the b i r d had misjudged its landing and that i t w o u l d soon f l y o f f and correct itself. But i t d i d not . Instead, this b i r d remained i n
this pos i t ion for a f u l l 8 minutes before finally f l y i n g o f f and relanding o n the u p p e r branches.
Perhaps i t is possible that this particular eagle f o u n d this pos i t ion to be an easier w a y to d r y its w i n g s o n a rainy w i n t e r day. Af ter many years of eagle observations, I cannot recall seeing many eagles h o l d their w i n g s o p e n at all , let alone see one i n an ups ide-down pos i t ion . After discussi n g this w i t h o t h e r observers , the same behavior had been noted i n the same roost tree d u r i n g 1995,but only briefly. I f anyone has ever observed this before, or can provide insight into this type o f behavior, I w o u l d be in terested i n hearing about i t . 0
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Sparrow Stroganoff Donald B.Miller, 170 Azalea Drive, Corvallis, OR 97330
The art ic le "Starling Stroganoff" b y C o l i n Di l l inghan at OB 22(3): 82, Fall 1 9 9 6 , w a s v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g a n d p r o m p t s me to submit this repr int o n ut i l izat ion o f House Sparrows:
Source: "The English Sparrow as a Pest," U n i t e d States D e p a r t m e n t o f Agricul ture 's Farmers Bulletin N o . 493,"early 1900s." 0
House Sparrowphotos/W.E. Hoffman.
E N G L I S H SPARROWS AS F O O D .
In most localities i n the United States English sparrows are a pest. There is therefore no reason w h y the birds should not be ut i l ized for food i n this country, as they have been i n the O l d W o r l d for centuries. Their flesh is palatable, and though their bodies are small, their numbers fu l ly compensate for their lack of size. Birds that have been trapped may be kept alive in large outdoor cages, sheltered f r o m storms and cold winds, unt i l they are wanted for the table. I t is unprofitable to keep them long, however, as the quantity of grain or other food they require daily amounts to more than half their o w n weight. A variety of food is necessary to keep them i n good condition. Bread, oats, wheat, bran and corn-meal mash, lettuce, cabbage, and tender shots of sprouting grain are some of the things they relish. A supply of clean water is essential.
To k i l l merci ful ly a sparrow that has been trapped, place the thumb nail at the base of its skull and dislocate its neck by hard and quick pressure. To dress, cut o f f the legs, the wings at the outer j o i n t , and the neck close to the body; strip o f f the skin, beginning at the neck; make a cut through the body wal l extending f rom the neck along the backbone t i l l the ribs are severed, then around between the legs to the ta i l , and remove the viscera. I f sparrows are to be broiled, save only the breasts, as this method of cooking so shrivels and parches the lesser parts as to render them worthless. I n this case tear o f f a strip of skin f r o m w i n g to w i n g across the back; grasp the wings, i n front of the body, in one hand and neck i n the other, and by a quick p u l l separate the breast f rom the ribs; turn the breast out o f the skin that covers i t , and sever the wings at the second jo int . The whole operation requires but a fraction of a minute and it can be done by the fingers alone.
Sparrows may be cooked by any of the methods employed for reedbirds or quail . When boned, broiled, buttered, and served on toast they are particularly good and compare favorably wi th the best kinds of small game.
S U M M A R Y .
English sparrows are abundant in most o f the towns i n the United States and in many suburban districts. They are noisy, f i l thy , and destructive. They drive native birds f r o m villages and homesteads. Though they are occasionally valuable as destroyers of noxious insects, all things considered, they do far more harm than good. Practicable methods of dealing w i t h them include destruction of nests, shooting, trapping, and poisoning. O f these, trapping is unquestionably the best. English sparrows are good to eat, and their use as food is recommended because of their nutrit ive value and as a means of reducing their numbers.
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