The quarterly journal of Oregon field ornithology _ Volume 22, Number 3, Fall 1996 1 1

First Oregon Record of Dusky-capped Flycatcher 71 Pat Dickey

A Verified Breeding Record for Wilson's Phalarope at Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Polk County, Oregon 74

". ':»8x Stephen Don Ian

The Northern Mockingbird becomes established <*m WPBNflS**}^ . in the Rogue Valley 75

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Oregon Birders On Line 76 "3;| Bill Tice

Building a basic library on Oregon birds 78 Alan Contreras

Starling Stroganoff 82 Colin Dillingham

Thanksgiving Bird Count 84 . v - v 4 j « i r i * *^^^fei , . John G. Hewston

NEWS AND NOTES OB 22(3) 85

i * »• iStiit ' fi From other journals 85

'A-v• DavidB. Marshall

M f FIELDNOTES 88

HI I I Eastern Oregon, Winter 1995-96 89

Tom Crabtree

• • • I • Western Oregon, Winter 1995-96 91 ;.. •;*''' . S Jim Johnson

COVER PHOTO S i f t • •• .. -*m Dusky-capped Flycatcher, 6 January 1996, Newport,

"A Lincoln Co. Photo/Tim Janzen. . •;

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First Oregon Record of Dusky-capped Flycatcher Pat Dickey, 257 N.E. 10th, Toledo, OR 97391

Serendipity: the gi f t o f f i n d i n g valu­able or agreeable things not l o o k e d for. O n 2 January 1996, m y serendip­i t y was a small b i r d I not iced w h i l e w a l k i n g to visit fr iends. W i t h o u t b in­oculars, I observed a sparrow-sized b i r d w i t h a dark-brownish head, yel­l o w belly, rufous tail and wings , and a sharp black b i l l .

As I w a t c h e d for 10 minutes , i t hov­ered, k ingle t - l ike , near leaves, t h e n p e r c h e d o n tree l imbs or the tele­phone w i r e and made a sad, lonesome sound that began h i g h and coasted d o w n i n p i t c h . Vaguely recall ing that kingbirds have y e l l o w bellies and are seen occasionally i n N e w p o r t i n the winter , I happi ly called this f e l l o w a k i n g b i r d (my f irs t ) and w e n t o n m y way.

W h e n I arr ived home, I t u r n e d to the kingbirds i n m y Peterson's Field Guide to Western Birds ( p . 233), only to f i n d yel low-bel l ied birds w i t h dark gray backs and heads. N o t a b r o w n or rufous feather i n sight. Idly f l i p p i n g to the next page (p . 235), I f o u n d 4 candidate f lycatchers all w i t h y e l l o w bellies and b r o w n i s h backs and heads, and vary ing amounts of rufous. But w h i c h one o f this quartet had I seen?

T h e G r e a t - c r e s t e d F l y c a t c h e r (Myiarchus crinitus) m o s t re ­sembled w h a t I had seen, b u t his throat was too gray, and his sound, " w h i t or p u r r e e r " was w r o n g . The B r o w n - c r e s t e d F l y c a t c h e r (Myiarchus tyrannulus) had the r u ­fous tai l and w i n g b u t was too large a n d t o o n o i s y — " l o u d w h i s t l e d w h e e p ! , r o l l i n g p r r r e e e t ! " A Dusky-c a p p e d F l y c a t c h e r (Myiarchus tuberculifer) made the r i g h t sound, "a m o u r n f u l , d r a w l i n g whis t le , slur­r i n g d o w n , " b u t as p i c t u r e d and de­scribed, had v e r y l i t t le rufous i n tai l or w i n g . The "only f lycatcher i n the west w i t h a rusty tail," Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) was too pale o f bel ly and also made the w r o n g sound. We all k n o w h o w misleading pic tures i n f i e l d guides can be; i n this case the maps only made th ings worse . None o f these birds are"supposed"to be i n western Oregon i n the w i n t e r !

So I d i d w h a t I always do w h e n I have an ident i ty crisis. I called Range Bayer. I t o l d h i m m y tale of observa­t i o n and confusion. He said that the Ash-throated Flycatcher was the most l ikely answer; he w o u l d call out the troops and t r y to f i n d the b i r d again.

After ta lking w i t h Range I fetched The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds, The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds and m y daughter's c o p y of The Golden Guide to Field Identification of North American Birds.

F r o m the A u d u b o n Field Guide I l earned that the Ash- throated Fly­catcher (p . 615) does indeed have c i n n a m o n - r u s t p r i m a r i e s and t a i l feathers. However, the sound of this b i r d as described — " r o l l ing queeerr" and " p i p or p w i t " — d i d not come close to the sad sound I had heard. M o v i n g to the Olivaceous Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) (p . 631), I read that this small crested flycatcher has " m u c h b r o w n , but l i t t le rufous i n the t a i f ' T h e descr ipt ion o f its voice as a " long, m o u r n f u l whis t l e i n a m i ­n o r key, r ising, t h e n fal l ing i n p i t c h " so exactly matched the sound I re­membered that I searched no fur ther

Dusky-capped Flycatcher, 6January 1996, Newport, Lincoln Co. Photo/Tim Janzen.

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i n that book. T u r n i n g t o the Encyclopedia of

North American Birds, I read the gen­eral i n f o r m a t i o n about the Tyrant Fly­catcher family ( p . 381), t h e n m o v e d t o the Ash- throated Flycatcher (p . 382) .The sound o f the rufous-tailed Myiarchus cinerascens was like noth­i n g I had heard: " h u i t , h u i t , quir-r-r, qu i rp , h i p , h i p , hawker." Furthermore, Terres says that this f lycatcher "for­ages over l o w shrubbery and flies out in to the air after insects; after aerial sally s e l d o m r e t u r n s t o t h e same perch." This d e s c r i p t i o n o f feeding behavior d i d not m a t c h w h a t I had observed.

I sk immed the entries for B r o w n -crested (Wied's Crested, p . 388) and Great Crested (p . 385) Flycatchers. M y size judgment is not very accurate but I was pre t ty sure the b i r d I had seen was smaller than either species. A n d the call I had heard was n o t h i n g l ike those at t r ibuted to B r o w n - or Great Crested Flycatchers. I was beginning to believe that, rufous ta i l and w i n g s notwi ths tanding , the b i r d I had seen was a Dusky-capped, or Olivaceous Flycatcher.

R e a d i n g a b o u t Myiarchus tuberculifer further convinced me (p . 386). Size seemed r i g h t , 6-1/2 to 7 inches; y e l l o w bel ly ; "shows l i t t le r u ­fous i n the tail." Oops. But — "bushy headed; slender; sits erect" — all this w a s c o r r e c t . " U t t e r s d i s t i n c t i v e m o u r n f u l d o w n w a r d s l u r r e d whist le ." Bingo! Under "Feeding Habits" was th i s d e s c r i p t i o n : " W h i l e h o v e r i n g , spends m u c h t i m e p i c k i n g insects f r o m leaves." I had observed this be­havior.

Finally, I t u r n e d t o t h e G o l d e n Guide's Myiarchus f lycatcher page (p . 208) w i t h the Fab Four o n i t : Great Crested, Brown-crested,Ash-throated and Dusky-capped. Here I f o u n d ad­di t ional c o n f i r m a t i o n for m y conclu­sion. The Dusky-capped Flycatcher, "unl ike the other birds o n this page, i t o f t e n p icks insects f r o m foliage w h i l e h o v e r i n g . " Regarding r u f o u s w i n g s and tai l I f o u n d a possible ex­planat ion: "Adult shows l i t t l e i f any r u s t y c o l o r i n the ta i l . " C o u l d this

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mean that a juveni le m i g h t have the rufous tail?

A chance encounter the next day at the v ideo store w i t h Chuck Philo, a local birder, brought n e w informa­t i o n . A c c o r d i n g t o C h u c k , A l a n Contreras had gl impsed the b i r d and t h o u g h t i t was some k i n d o f f l y ­catcher. C h u c k had l o o k e d for the b i r d w i t h no success. He said that o u t - o f - t o w n e x p e r t s w o u l d be i n N e w p o r t the next day for an ident i f i ­cation.

Consequently, o n 4 January, I ar­r ived i n the N o r t h w e s t Sixth Street v i c i n i t y o f N e w p o r t at 8:30 a.m. to f i n d O w e n S c h m i d t , Jeff G i l l i g a n , Sheran Jones, and Richard Smith al­ready observing this ob l ig ing b i r d as i t perched i n a back yard tree. O w e n had the video camera set u p , Sheran was t r y i n g to record the call, and Ri­chard was taking sti l l photographs. Chuck Philo s topped by o n his w a y to w o r k for a look . Sheran and Rich­ard w e r e discussing Myiarchus pos­sibilities. I was t h a n k f u l I had been reading about f lycatchers so I recog­nized one o f the w o r d s the y w e r e t h r o w i n g around. O w e n kept t r y i n g to get a v ideo shot, b u t the l ight was very poor ; also the b i r d really d i d not understand its responsibi l i ty to stay sti l l l o n g enough to be captured o n tape. N o one was ready to say for sure w h a t species o f b i r d i t was. W h e n Sheran said "Try to see i f the inside o f its m o u t h is orange" and she was not k i d d i n g , I k n e w I was seeing b i r d i n g at a n e w level!

Other people arr ived: David Bailey, w i t h a tape recorder and a tape of the call of a Dusky-capped Flycatcher to use as a l u r e ; A l M c G i e , A l Prigge, and another m a n whose name I d i d not get also s h o w e d u p . People i n the ne ighborhood, i n c l u d i n g the owners o f the tree w i t h the b i r d i n i t , came around to find o u t w h a t all the ex­ci tement and binoculars and cameras were about. People i n cars s topped and i n q u i r e d .

The b i r d left the tree and so w e all meandered about the streets, t r y i n g to f i n d i t again. I asked O w e n h o w this b i r d c o u l d have gotten here. He explained the possibi l i ty o f reverse migrat ion : a b i r d turns n o r t h instead o f south and travels about the same d i s t a n c e . H e also said t h a t some people t h i n k that birds extend their ranges w h e n an errant individual goes

w h e r e no b i r d of that k i n d has gone before and lives to te l l about i t .

As w e m i l l e d around the neighbor­hood , straining our eyes and ears, I l i s tened to the others as they dis­cussed the possibil it ies and proofs and problems w i t h the ident i f icat ion of this b i r d .

The call, they agreed, was certainly that o f a Dusky-capped. But w h a t a b o u t a l l t h a t r u f o u s c o l o r a t i o n ? Could i t be a Mexican species not f o u n d i n our N o r t h American books? Sheran and Richard had the Mexican books and w e n t to look .They f o u n d n o t h i n g . Was i t a hybrid? What k i n d o f b i r d was it?

After about 30 minutes of wander­ing , w e f o u n d the b i r d again about 2 blocks f r o m the first sighting. Posing and calling, the b i r d gave us all a great o p p o r t u n i t y for looking, listening, tap­ing and photographing .When he f l e w of f again, the group began to disperse.

"So," I asked, "what k i n d o f b i r d is

it?" "A Dusky-capped Flycatcher," was

the reply. "Good bird , " someone else said. I agreed. I saw i t one more t ime , o n 11 Janu­

ary. Going to visit m y fr iends again, I f o u n d the b i r d a half-block f r o m m y original s ighting. I t posed and called, t h e n f l e w away. T w o m e n f r o m Corvallis hastened t o w a r d me just as the b i r d left . They had been search­ing all m o r n i n g w i t h no luck, al though one o f the m e n had seen the b i r d the day before. We w a l k e d together for a b lock or 2 b u t never f o u n d the b i r d . I w e n t to visit m y friends, and they kept o n looking .

I kept look ing , too , i n the f o l l o w ­ing weeks, b u t I never saw the Dusky-capped Flycatcher again. I h o p e i t f o u n d its w a y to w a r m e r climes and survived the w i n t e r . Seeing i t was an experience I w i l l treasure all m y life — a true serendipity. 0

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Left: Dusky-capped Flycatcher, 6 January 1996, Newport, Lincoln Co. Photo/Tim Janzen.

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A V e r i f i e d B r e e d i n g R e c o r d f o r Wsot& P h a l a r o p e a t B a s k e t !

S l o u g h N a t i o n a l W M i f e R e f u g e , P o l k C o u n t y , O r e g o n

Stephen Dowlan, 1710Fairoaks Way N.W, Salem, OR97304

W i l s o n ' s P h a l a r o p e has b e e n ob­served i n May and June at Wi l lamette Valley sites i n the past, t h o u g h refer­ences for this species i n Oregon Birds f ie ld notes are scant. Recently, field notes reports inc lude : 20 f r o m n o r t h ­east Port land sites i n late May 1988; 2 i n June 1989 near Brownsvi l le (un­specified locat ion) ; u p to 3 o n Sauvie Island i n mid-June 1991; and 2 pairs at M o h o f f Pond o n A n k e n y National Wi ld l i fe Refuge o n 21 June 1991. Lo­cal birders strongly suspected nest­ing at the last locat ion, h o w e v e r the f i e ld adjacent t o M o h o f f Pond was p l o w e d at the t ime of the sighting.The birds became extremely distressed w h i l e this was happening, w h i c h may indicate that a nest (or nests) was destroyed.This br ie f summary o f ob­servations is i n n o w a y in tended to be comprehensive, t h o u g h it reflects the pauci ty of data for the species as a possible western Oregon breeding bird.

T h o u g h o t h e r records c e r t a i n l y exist i n f i e l d notes f r o m Wil lamette Valley nature clubs and A u d u b o n So­c i e t i e s , n o c o n f i r m e d b r e e d i n g records w e r e apparently k n o w n t o any of Oregon's "avian scholars" p r i o r to 1994. Gabrielson and Jewett re­ferred to the species as "only a rare straggler" west o f the Cascades, and c o u l d cite on ly 1 record u p to 1940 w h e n Birds of Oregon was published. I n A Birder's Guide to Oregon, Evanich br ie f ly states that the species is "An occasional spr ing and fal l m i ­grant west o f the Cascades." The en­t r y i n the 1994 reprise o f Birds of Oregon ed i ted by Gi l l igan, Rogers, Smith and Contreras states that " I t has probably nested at various marshes i n the i n t e r i o r valleys o f wes tern Or­egon i n very small numbers i n some years." As i t turns out , 1994 was the year that this assertion was ver i f ied at last.

Three t o 4 adult birds w e r e first seen at Baskett Slough National W i l d ­life Refuge along Baskett Slough just

b e l o w Morgan Lake o n 31 May 1994. This f ie ld , uncult ivated at the t ime, is less than 4 acres and is normal ly dry, t h o u g h Baskett Slough drains in to a shallow, marshy p o n d just below here, and a depression i n the middle o f this field grows rank w i t h cattails and sup­ports a number o f Red-winged Black­b i r d nests.The c o r n f ie ld o n the op­posite side o f the access road is of ten covered by s tanding w a t e r w h i c h backs-up f r o m the marshy pond.The entire area is usually bone-dry by the middle o f July.

Local birders were d r a w n to this site because o f several T r i c o l o r e d Blackbirds w h i c h were f o u n d around the p o n d o n the same day as w h e n the Phalaropes were first seen. Repeat visits to the area resulted i n observa­t ions o f male Wi lson 's Phalaropes w h i c h became ex t remely agitated w h e n birders walked along the road to look for the blackbirds. On 12 June, I r e t u r n e d t o t h e site w i t h Patty Bernardi and again not iced extremely a g i t a t e d b e h a v i o r f r o m 1 m a l e Phalarope. This behavior resembled the distract ion display w h i c h I had observed i n Kil ldeer many times be­fore, and I became convinced that a nest must be nearby.Though I d i d not w a n t to stress the b i r d , I also realized that conf irmat ion of nesting w o u l d be significant.

We carefully traversed the field i n a g r i d pat tern, l o o k i n g closely before placing each footstep. We were able to ident i fy a general area w h e r e the male became most agitated, but were unable to find any nesting evidence. A f t e r s p e n d i n g about 45 m i n u t e s checking the p o n d and Morgan Lake, w e re turned by the same route and made another at tempt to locate the nest. Focusing o n the area w h i c h w e had determined to cause the great­est agitation, w e w a l k e d very close to one another as before. W i t h i n a f e w minutes, I looked d o w n to see before m y feet 4 d o w n y young shorebirds i n an e q u i l a t e r a l p a t t e r n , a l l heads

p o i n t e d outward .They seemed to be recent ly ha tched and made n o at­t e m p t to flee, or even move.The eyes o f all o f the y o u n g w e r e open, and all w e r e ly ing f lat-out o n the i r ventral sides i n near perfect symmetry.

The nest appeared t o consist o f n o t h i n g more than a shal low depres­sion i n w h i c h the grass was f lattened. The surrounding grass was no mor e than 3 inches tal l , and sparse. N o egg­shell fragments c o u l d be seen. The male was extremely agitated at this p o i n t , so w e backed away after about 2 minutes. He w o u l d n o t calm d o w n u n t i l w e w e r e approximate ly 60 feet or more f r o m the nest, and he w o u l d n o t approach the y o u n g w h i l e w e were i n sight.Vocalizations ceased as soon as he landed i n the grass.

We re turned o n the f o l l o w i n g day w i t h o ther local b irders , b u t w e r e unable to relocate the y o u n g birds or evidence of the nest itself.The preco-cial young certainly may have been mobi le or nearly so d u r i n g our obser­vation, so i t is no t surprising that they could not be refound.The male again became agitated a r o u n d the same area, and a second male repeated this behavior across the road next to the m u d d y c o r n field.We d i d not at tempt to locate a nest for this b i r d , and chose not to disturb either b i r d any further.

Despi te t h e o b v i o u s d i s t r a c t i o n behavior, this nest was extremely dif­ficult to find.A single searcher w o u l d have had d i f f i cu l ty n a r r o w i n g - d o w n the most l ikely area for the nest to be concealed, and any future dedicated search e f f o r t must be u n d e r t a k e n w i t h a great deal o f caut ion so that nests are not crushed. Similar behav­ior was again seen for this species i n th is area i n 1995, t h o u g h n o nest search was apparently made b y the observers.

Hopeful ly , experiences f r o m this discovery w i l l p e r m i t others t o very cautiously add t o the Wil lamette Val­l ey b r e e d i n g records f o r Wi l son ' s Phalarope i n years to come. 0

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The Northern Mockingbird becomes established in the Rogue Valley Harry Nehls, 2736 S.E. 20th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202

The w e s t e r n race o f the N o r t h e r n M o c k i n g b i r d (Mimus polyglottos leucopterus) is p r i m a r i l y a southern species that has, by taking advantage o f t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a l c h a n g e s brought about by the ever-increasing h u m a n p o p u l a t i o n , e x p a n d e d i ts range n o r t h w a r d i n recent years.

Birds m o v i n g n o r t h w a r d t h r o u g h Nevada have e s t a b l i s h e d a smal l s p r i n g m o v e m e n t i n southeastern Oregon w i t h te r r i tor ia l males, occa­sionally w i t h females, n o t e d irregu­larly each summer. Elsewhere i n Or­egon it is an irregular and unexpected visitor, except i n the Rogue Valley.

The Cal i fornia p o p u l a t i o n o f the M o c k i n g b i r d was originally restricted to the desert brushlands n o r t h w a r d to the Los Angeles area. W i t h the es­tablishment o f t o w n s and agricultural areas the species began to increase i n numbers and expand its range. By 1934 i t cou ld be f o u n d i n many parts o f the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys ( A r n o l d 1980) . Increas ing numbers o f individuals w e r e being repor ted farther n o r t h thereafter, in ­cluding reports f r o m western Oregon. By 1970 the N o r t h e r n M o c k i n g b i r d was a regular w i n t e r vis i tor to n o r t h ­western California, w i t h nesting re­p o r t e d b y 1977 (Harris 1991).

Kenneth Fender observed 2 N o r t h ­e r n M o c k i n g b i r d s at M c M i n n v i l l e f r o m 12 November 1950 to 21 A p r i l 1951 (Fender 1952). Wes Batterson col lected a N o r t h e r n M o c k i n g b i r d at Nehalem Bay 26 A p r i l 1952 (Walker 1955).These were the f irst publ ished records of the M o c k i n g b i r d i n west­e r n Oregon.These and other western O r e g o n records most l i k e l y der ive f r o m the California p o p u l a t i o n .

From 1958 to 1970 the N o r t h e r n M o c k i n g b i r d was an i r regular fa l l , w i n t e r , and s p r i n g v i s i tor to many parts of wes tern Oregon. Since 1970 i t has been recorded yearly w i t h sev­eral summer records after 1980.

T h e f i r s t p u b l i s h e d r e c o r d o f a N o r t h e r n M o c k i n g b i r d i n the Rogue Valley was o f a b i r d Barney Kellogg observed near Medford o n 18 Novem­

ber 1958 and ver i f i ed by Rev. T o m McCamant and Gen. J .H. Hicks o n 24 N o v e m b e r ( A u d u b o n F ie ld N o t e s 13(1): 58). From 1961 to 1978 indi ­v i d u a l birds w e r e r e p o r t e d almost yearly d u r i n g the w i n t e r and spring w i t h several singing birds defending terr i tor ies . Most o f these sightings were i n the general Medford area and southward i n the valley to Ashland.

By 1981 a small n u m b e r of N o r t h ­ern Mockingbirds had become per­manent residents i n the Rogue Valley. D u r i n g the summer o f 1981 2 males e s t a b l i s h e d t e r r i t o r i e s near t h e Medford A i r p o r t . A nest was b u i l t o n one t e r r i t o r y but the nesting attempt apparently failed.

D u r i n g 1982 a male established a ter r i tory at Corona Avenue and H i l t o n Road n o r t h o f Medford . I t d i d not at­tract a female that year, nor the next , b u t d u r i n g 1984 i t successfully at­tracted a mate. That year b o t h were observed carrying nesting materials to a large w i l l o w . This pair was quite aggressive attacking b o t h animals and humans. One b i r d w o u l d "mew," draw­ing neighborhood cats, then w o u l d f l y d o w n and peck t h e m o n the head. Apparent ly i t was a dangerous sport. By late June nesting activities ceased w i t h o u t p r o d u c i n g y o u n g . Later a dead M o c k i n g b i r d was f o u n d under a car parked b e l o w the w i l l o w tree.

Since that t i m e M o c k i n g b i r d re­ports have increased i n the Rogue Valley w i t h most c o m i n g f r o m the area between Medford and Whi te City. The center of act ivity appears to be a b o u t t h e D e n m a n W i l d l i f e A r e a w h e r e several birds are regularly ob­served. Many o f these sightings are o f paired birds o n terr i tory .

D u r i n g the summer of 1993 a pair nested i n a residential area a mi le and a hal f east o f the D e n m a n W i l d l i f e Area. Local residents along Randall Avenue observed the 2 adults b u i l d t h e nest and successful ly raise 3 young .This was the first reported suc­cessful nesting i n Oregon.

D u r i n g the summer o f 1994 a pair returned to the successful nesting site

b u t i t is not k n o w n i f they at tempted t o nest. Several other pairs were re­p o r t e d d u r i n g that summer i n other residential areas about the Denman Wildl i feArea .

The N o r t h e r n M o c k i n g b i r d n o w appears to be w e l l established as an u n c o m m o n permanent resident and breeding b i r d i n the Rogue Valley.

Elsewhere i n wes tern Oregon the species continues to be an irregular visitor, but i f this n o r t h e r n range ex­p a n s i o n c o n t i n u e s n e s t i n g b i r d s could be expected i n Curry, Coos, and Josephine Counties i n the next f e w years.

There have been numerous reports o f terr i tor ia l Mockingbirds east o f the Cascades b u t the only repor t o f ac­tual nesting was f r o m B i l l T i c e w h o , w i t h his family, observed an adul t M o c k i n g b i r d f l y to a nest and feed noisy young o n 7 July 1983.The nest was i n a tall tree leaning over the road near the Silver Creek Marsh Camp­g r o u n d about 10 miles south o f the t o w n o f Silver Lake.

This paper is based o n the reports of T o m McCamant, Otis Swisher, and especially Marjor ie Moore . Together t h e y have c o m p i l e d and r e c o r d e d b i r d s ightings i n the Rogue Valley7

since the early 1950's.Tom and Otis investigated and recorded the arrival and increasing numbers o f the Mock­i n g b i r d d u r i n g the early years o f this movement . I n recent years Marjor ie M o o r e has f o l l o w e d the establish­ment of a permanent breeding p o p u ­la t ion i n the Rogue Valley and inves­tigated and recorded the first success­f u l nesting i n Oregon.

Literature cited A r n o l d , J. 1980. D i s t r i b u t i o n o f the

M o c k i n g b i r d i n California. Western Birds 11(2): 97.

Fender, K. 1951. Notes o n the W. Mock­i n g b i r d . Murrelet 32(2) : 29.

Harris, S. 1991 .Northwestern Califor­nia Birds. H u m b o l d t State Univ . Press. Areata.

WalkerA-1955 . Unusual B i rd Records for W. Oregon. Murrelet 36(2): 29.0

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Oregon Birders On line BillTice, 750 Wood Street, Falls City, OR 97344 btice@teleport.com

In the last 3 years the Oregon birding community has seen the birth and growth of a new aspect of birding — Oregon Birders On Line (hereafter referred to as OBOL).What started as an e-mail exchange of bird sightings between Greg Gillson, Rich Hoyer, and a few others, has blossomed to include over 250 birders.Along wi th the blossoming membership, many aspects of birding in Oregon have blossomed as well .

In January 1993 Greg and Rich be­gan sending and receiving sightings in regards to birds via e-mail (elec­tronic mail). Slowly new people were becoming interested and later Greg and Rich found themselves sending copies to 60 others! By January 1994 Rich persuaded OSU to handle it, and since then it has continued to grow.

Imagine yourself in a large room where there are 250 Oregon birders. There are birders from all sorts of backgrounds and experience:college professors, biologists, Fish & Wildlife personnel, BLM employees, authors, and field notes editors. Some mem­bers of the Oregon Bird Records Com­mittee are there and so is the OBRC Secretary himself! Any person can ask a question any time they care to and get an answer without interrupting other conversations. As a matter of fact, anyone can listen to and enter all of the conversations without butt­ing in and enjoy the full impact of each! All can share their latest bird sightings and anyone is free to com­ment on them or get further informa­tion. Once in a while a rare bird is reported and all there is to know about it is instantly available! Such is the environment of OBOL.

This scenario is actually fairly ac­curate. Because of the nature of e-mail, communication and availability of in­formation can be fast, and almost lim­itless. But what also makes OBOL a great thing for birders is the willing­ness of its members to share informa­t ion . Those w h o have knowledge make it known to those who don't. The vast ma jor i ty use good "netiquette" (proper on-line manners)

as well. For any who are interested in any aspect of birds and birding in the state, the advantages are great and the disadvantages are minimal or non­existent. Some of the benefits are as follows:

EDUCATION: Because of the vast resources and knowledge of the members, and their willingness to share, information about birds is avail­able and as accurate as is practical. Questions asked by the less experi­enced are answered by the more ex­perienced. Got a question regarding a certain bird? Post it and see what happens. Need to know when such and such a bird is migrating through Oregon?Watch what others post, and you w i l l know when to look for it . Want information about a birding lo­cale? Ask and it shall be given you.

VISITORS: Occasionally news that a visiting birder from out of state is coming and is requesting info about where to find such a bird, or w i l l be in a certain area of the state and what can he f i n d there. As there are OBOLers in many corners of the state, the visitor gets what he needs. Put yourself in his position and imagine you are going to another state. Wouldn't it be great if you can get first hand info for all you need to know regarding birds of the area? Often there is a thank you note posted from those who have been to the state and been rewarded by seeing birds of in­terest to them which some kind per­son has shared with them.

RARE BIRDS: OBOL appears, in many ways, to have replaced the state rare bird phone network. While not intended to do away w i t h it , many seem to rely more upon this means of service.When a rare bird is seen, if the observer is not on OBOL, he most likely knows someone who is, and the word is soon posted. As I have been on the state wide phone network, I can testify that OBOL works much more efficiently, and for reasons that I w i l l not explore here.

RARE BIRD ALERTThe weekly rare bird alert which Harry Nehls updates, is also posted on OBOL, and often

before it is available via the Portland Audubon Society. Many of these birds are already known about, but there w i l l always be a few reporters calling Harry that, for one reason or another, are not on OBOL.

INFORMATION: Many have heard of the information resources con­tained i n , or obtained f r o m , the internet .While there is much truth to that idea, it can be seen on a local and "unlimited" scale here in Oregon. While it has already been mentioned that by the simple asking of questions, much information can be obtained, a few OBOLers have gone a step far­ther and made available information not as easily put out each time a per­son needs it in what are called "Web sites." Skip Russell, Mike Patterson, Greg Gillsan, Lucy Biggs, and others have worked at length to provide in­formation that is extremely useful to Oregon birders. By connecting to these sites (see the URLs — viniform resource locators — listed later) one can access the official bird list for Oregon, the rare bird status by county, other county specifics, tide tables for the coast, weather info, OBRC report form, checklists for various parts of the state, Bird Guide magazine info, West Coast pelagic news, breeding bird atlas info, Journal of Oregon Or­nithology GOO), etc.These are just a few examples of what is available And by connecting to these sites, one can f ind information for neighboring states, then far away states, and also for much of the rest of the world!

SCIENCE:While most birding is not on the scientific level, there are a few OBOLers who can cater to those of like minds whose slant is on the sci­entific mode .There are members who have done research on aspects of bird life here in Oregon who can offer re­sults from their studies. Occasionally the contents of Auk and Journal of Field Ornithologists is posted.These journals have a wealth of recent sci­entific research and studies; a birder so inclined can go to the appropriate library to get an article of interest.

SPAMMING: Now some of you w i l l ask," What in the world is spamming?" Spamming is the equivalent of "junk mail." You know, those sweep stake offers you receive in your mailbox. Those fliers and brochures which advertise a product you have no in­terest in. Unwanted mail! I am happy

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to report, that while some electronic mailing lists suffer from this, OBOL has had very little of it. There is an occasional posting about things of a business nature that includes some aspect of birds, such as books for sale or upcoming pelagic trips. But good on-line netiquette is observed and these kinds of postings are not made prominent, and it is usually of inter­est to birders anyway. To keep other junk mail off OBOL, it is its purpose to avoid discussions on ecology, op­tics, bird seed, and other associated topics, as there are other mailing lists better suited for them.

FIELD TRIPS: Need info on the next field trip, or pelegic trip? You can get it in less than 24 hours. Many mem­bers of local Audubon Societies and bird clubs post dates and places of trips in their area. Greg Gillson, who in recent years has run pelagic trips, regularly posts the dates for them. He also recently notified OBOLers of a monthly e-mail newsletter solely for west coast pelagic birding, should some be interested.

CURRENT PROJECTS: One current project, which is in its second of 5 years, is the Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas. Probably all birders in Oregon have heard about this project. E-mail makes this project less expensive, OBOL makes it enlightening. The project actually originated from a posting to OBOL by Greg, which was followed up by Paul Adamus and oth­ers. I f i t were not for OBOL, the project would have to resort to the "snail mail" approach, and would be far behind where it is at present. Craig Miller would heartily agree that his work on the county birds project has been made easier as w e l l . Other projects, svich as the NorthAmerican Migration Count can benefit also.

CONVENIENCE: Ever try to get in contact w i t h a birder who you may not know very well? Whether by phone or by letter, many birders are busy wi th their usual activities and it is hard to answer a letter or return a call. On-line service brings a great deal of convenience to people, in that many w h o cannot or w i l l not do much communicating otherwise, can now sit at their own PC at their lei­sure and give and take from the op­portunities on OBOL.

These benefits are not intended to be comprehensive, for such is the

nature of the beast. This can never happen. More information is always becoming available. As said before, what makes OBOL a success is the willingness of its members to share. This is a good reflection of the birding society in general here in Oregon. But as in all large groups, there w i l l be a few who may get dissatisfied for one reason or another.This has occasion­ally surfaced on OBOL.When it has, it appears to have been dealt wi th in a way so as to keep the person aboard and educate in a kind manner.

This article would not be complete without a discussion of what the fu­ture may hold for OBOL. Obvious by now should be the continuation and promotion of information. I anticipate seeing the day when all the CBC data for Oregon can be accessed via someone's Web site. It should be just a matter of time before the rest of the county status work by Craig Miller and Steve Summers w i l l be available. The rare bird records w i l l no doubt find a place for all to behold. Maybe when the breeding bird atlas is done,

the results may be available. How about the COOT project? Information even down to the minutia of mem­bers'yard lists may be possible.Aside f rom this mini super-information birding highway, other useful advan­tages w i l l be discovered and fostered. Announcements of an important na­ture can be made. OFO could possi­bly incorporate OBOL to its advantage somehow.You might even find it use­ful in doing research to write an ar­ticle for Oregon Birds]

The following web sites are by Or-egonians who have taken the time to make info available.Again, this is not a comprehensive list, but what is of­fered from these sites is a wealth of info to anyone who needs it about Oregon birds, free of charge.

After reading this article, your ap­petite may have been whetted to join OBOL. I have talked wi th some who are just not ready to take the plunge, and they have their reasons. But if you are ready, you can sign on by sending e-mail to: majordomo@mail.orst.edu with the command"subscribe obol".0

Skip Russell's web site http://www.teleport.com/~skipr/birds/

Craig Miller's work on rare county birds http://www.teleport.com/~skipr/birds/county.htm

Mike Patterson's web site http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird.html

Greg Gillsan's bird guide web site http://www.teleport.com/guide/

Lucy Biggs' Oregon Birders On Line web site http://www-vms.uoregon.edu/~lbiggs/obol.html

Oregon F & W web site http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ ODFWhtml/RecReports/viewing.html

O F O Of f i cers : M i k e P a t t e r s o n B a r b a r a C o m b s T e d E r n s t C i n d y L a w e s S a n d y ( T h i e l e ) B r y c e

O R B O m e m b e r s : H a r r y N e h l s T o m C r a b t r e e J e f f G i l l i g a n J i m J o h n s o n S k i p R u s s e l l

O B R C a l ternates : R o n M a e r t z

Oregon B i rds Regior J e f f G i l l i g a n G e r a r d L i l l i e J i m J o h n s o n T o m C r a b t r e e

m p a t t e r s @ e d n e t l . o s l . o r . g o v b c o m b s @ o r e d n e t . o r g e r n s t @ p e a k . o r g c w l a w e s @ a o l . c o m b r y c e @ m a i l . c o r . e p a . g o v

h n e h l s @ t e l e p o r t T o m _ C r a b t r e e @ b e n d n e t . c o r j e f f g i l l ( @ t e l e p o r t . c o m j i m j o h n @ t e l e p o r t . c o m s k i p r @ t e l e p o r t . c o m

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-1 Ed i tors : j e f f g i l l @ t e l e p o r t . c o m g l i l l i e @ t e l e p o r t j i m j o h n @ t e l e p o r t . c o m T o m _ C r a b t r e e @ b e n d n e t . c o r

Loca l publication field notes editors: M a r k N e b e k e r m n e b e k e r @ a o l . c o m A l l i s o n M i c k e l T o m . D . M i c k e l @ s t a t e . o r . u s R a n g e B a y e r r b a y e r @ o r e d n e t . o r g J o h n L u n d s t e n l u n d j o @ o p e n . o r g

Oregon B i rds Board of Ed i tors : R a n g e B a y e r r b a y e r @ o r e d n e t . o r g T o m C r a b t r e e T o m _ C r a b t r e e @ b e n d n e t . c o m S t e v e D o w l a n o w l h o o t e r @ a o l . c o m J e f f G i l l i g a n j e f f g i l l @ t e l e p o r t . c o m J i m J o h n s o n j i m j o h n @ t e l e p o r t . c o m R o y L o w e l o w e r @ c c m a i l . o r s t . e d u D a v i d M a r s h a l l d m a r s h @ t e l e p o r t . c o m H a r r y N e h l s h n e h l s @ t e l e p o r t . c o m

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Building a basic library on Oregon birds Alan Contreras, 2254 Crestview Drive S, Salem, OR 97302

F r o m t ime to t i m e American Birds ( former ly Audubon Field Notes, n o w National Audubon Society Field Notes) has p u b l i s h e d an article o n bui ld ing a basic orni thological library. This list is in tended to serve a similar purpose for those w h o are t r y i n g to develop a l ibrary o f the most signifi­cant publ icat ions relating to Oregon b i r d i n g and field orni thology. The fo­cus is o n the needs and interests of f i e ld birders rather than researchers, b u t I t h i n k the lists w i l l be useful to b o t h .This is the "short version " o f the list, and excludes a n u m b e r o f items that are mainly o f historical interest. A longer vers ion w i t h more detail o n most items is available f r o m me for a self-addressed stamped envelope.

I have no t inc luded most publica­t ions o f the Oregon Department of Fish and W i l d l i f e , as the major i ty o f these deal w i t h an individual species. However, some o f t h e m are excellent studies.A list o f available titles can be obtained f r o m O D F W Other agencies such as the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, the Bureau o f Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wi ld l i f e Service pro­duce publ icat ions o f interest to seri­ous field orni thologists .

I have also exc luded journals, b u t Oregon Birds, Western Birds, Mur-relet/Northwestern Naturalist and Condor all have considerable Oregon material . Some of this is "must" read­ing.

I have classified the items i n the f o l l o w i n g way.

Category A: essential references use­f u l to field birders today to determine the current status or d i s t r i b u t i o n of Oregon birds. Useful to birders and researchers.

Category B: desirable references, statewide or regional references that a so l id l i b r a r y o f O r e g o n mater ia l should have. Useful to birders w h o do research and w r i t i n g .

Category C: significant historical ref­erences t o Oregon orn i tho logy , b u t w h i c h are p r i m a r i l y o f historical or research interest and are not essen­tial for field o r n i t h o l o g y i n the state today. However, many o f these are still essential for research i n some regions

or regarding some species.These are generally items covering the p e r i o d before 1955.

Category D : current published local lists of w h i c h I am aware. Useful to a broad range o f people . I n all l ike l i ­h o o d incomplete; additions welcome.

Category E: research and reference tools. M a i n l y f o r r e s e a r c h e r s , o r people w h o need to l o o k u p infor­mat ion about a b i r d or region.

Availabil i ty codes used i n this ar­ticle are as fo l lows :

• Available f r o m OFO sales b y mai l , see order sheet i n cen­ter o f Oregon Birds

AS A u d u b o n Society (see listing o f c l u b addresses i n Evanich's Birding Oregon)

GP G a h m k e n Press, PO B o x 1467, N e w p o r t , OR 97365-0112

O D F W Oregon Dept . Fish & W i l d ­life, PO Box 59, Portland OR 97207

OFO Oregon Field Ornithologists, PO Box 10373, Eugene OR 97440

OP Out of Print . Contact used book dealers.

For i n f o r m a t i o n o n used books f r o m excellent large-stock dealers i n the Pacific t ime zone I r e c o m m e n d that you contact one of the f o l l o w i n g deal­ers, all of w h o m have prov ided ser­v i c e to O r e g o n b i r d e r s i n recent years:

D a v i d H u t c h i n s o n at Flora and Fauna Books, 121 S. First St., Seattle, W a s h i n g t o n 98104, 206-623-4727 (also experts i n botany) .

Don Conner Fine Books, 1311 21 st St., Sacramento, Cal i fornia 95814, 916-443-2223.

Frank Mikesh Books, 1356 Walden Rd.,Walnut Creek CA 94596,510-934-9243 (also w i l d l i f e and sport ing art) .

Harrell Books, P.O. Box 425, Friday H a r b o r W A 98250,360-378-6146.

MarciaJ. M a r t y n carries some used books at the W i l d B i rd Center, 40 East 5 th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401,503-465-9453.

Category A — Essential References •Birds of Oregon: status and distri­

bution. Gilligan,Jeff, Mark Smith, Den­nis Rogers, & Alan Contreras. I n the interest o f t r u t h i n advertising, note that I get a royalty f r o m sales o f this book. So buy lots o f t h e m . Covers the present status (breeding, w i n t e r i n g , m i g r a t i o n , e t c . ) a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n (where i t all happens) o f the state's birds. Includes informat ion o n rarities. Cinclus, 1994.

Birds of Oregon. Gabrielson, Ira, and Stanley Jewett. Get the 1940 or ig inal e d i t i o n publ i shed b y Oregon State Universi ty or the 1970 Dover paper­back r e p r i n t ed i t ion called "Birds of the Pacific Northwest" a l though i t isn't . The text is the same. Both are out o f p r i n t but can be obtained fairly eas-ily.This is the most detailed treatment o f the birds o f the state and is an es­sential reference, especially for sub­species. However, data is f r o m 1935 or earlier.

Checklist of the Birds of Oregon. E l t z r o t h , M e r l i n S. F o u r t h E d i t i o n 1987 .A small paper checklist w i t h in ­f o r m a t i o n about the status and pre­ferred habitat o f Oregon birds i n sev­eral "life zones." Remarkably accurate for its size and scope. A good glove-compar tment companion , especially for birders w h o are n e w to the state or not experienced i n all o f the state's regionsAS Corvallis and some nature bookstores.

•Birder's Guide to Oregon. Evanich, Joseph E.Jr. 1990.This is p r i m a r i l y a site guide but also includes significant m o d e r n d is t r ibut ion dataAS Portland and most bookstores.

•Birds of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. L i t t le f ie ld , Carrol l D. 1990.A1-t h o u g h this b o o k uses only l i m i t e d records and includes only the refuge, i t is essential because o f the signifi­cance o f the refuge to Oregon orni ­t h o l o g y , t o say n o t h i n g o f m o s t b irders 'vacat ion plans. OSU Press.

•A Birder's Guide to the Klamath Ba­sin. Summers, Steven D. 1993-85 page booklet w i t h many sites and species to be found.Also contains a complete species list w i t h seasonal bar chart. Excellent publ i ca t ion and can be rec-

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o m m e n d e d to anyone interested i n the region. Klamath Basin A u d u b o n Society.

•Birds of Northeastern Oregon. Evanich, Joseph E., Jr. 1992. Provides the general status o f each species k n o w n t o o c c u r i n U n i o n a n d Wal lowa Counties. Because i t is such a convenient l i t t le b o o k for a reg ion that is unique i n Oregon orn i tho logy and attracts a lot o f visitors, I consider i t essential reading. Generally accu­rate for most o f Baker County as w e l l . OFO Special Publicat ion N o . 6.

Rare Birds of Oregon. ( S c h m i d t , O w e n , e d i t o r ) . 1989. Oregon Field Ornithologists Special Publication No. 5.190-page paperback p r o v i d i n g the records o f the Oregon B i rd Records C o m m i t t e e t h r o u g h early 1988. In­cludes scores of B & W photos.OP,but still available occasionally.The current availability o f the OBRC records o n disk makes the factual par t o f the b o o k less i m p o r t a n t , b u t the photos and occurrence graphs are no t avail­able anywhere else.

Category B — Desirable References Birding Oregon. Ramsey, Fred. 1978.

Similar to Evanich's "Birder's Guide," but older and treats fewer areas, some i n more detail . AS Corvallis.

Birds of Crater Lake National Park. Follett , D i c k . 1979. A n inexpensive and wel l -prepared guide that is func­t ional ly useful as a guide to most of the birds o f the h i g h Cascades. I n ­cludes many color photos .

Journal of Oregon Ornithology. Four volumes have appeared ( 1 : 1993, 2: March , 1994, 3: July, 1994, 4: A p r i l , 1995). H i g h l y detailed studies of lo­cal areas, and some historical mate­r ia l . Highly recommended for anyone d o i n g research o n the birds of west-central Oregon, as most material is f r o m L i n c o l n and adjacent counties. GR

Distribution and Occurrence of the Birds of Jackson County and Surround­ing Areas. B r o w n i n g , M . Ralph. 1975. A good reference for the county and nearby areas. Emphasizes specimen records. U.S. M u s e u m of Natural His­tory, Washington DC. OP b u t available f r o m B r o w n i n g . D o n ' t pay a b o o k dealer $15 u n t i l y o u ask Ralph i f he sti l l has any available.

Birds of the Coast Range of Lincoln County, Oregon: Vol. I: Birds of Thornton Creek. Faxon, Darrel and Bayer, Range.

1991. Detailed records for this small area o n the central coast. GP

Records of Bird Skins Collected Along the Oregon Coast. Bayer, Range. 1989. A vast p o o l o f i n f o r m a t i o n regarding specimens col lected. Records f r o m the 1880s t h r o u g h 1980s.This is an essential reference for serious distri­but ional or historical research. GP

Waterbird and Mammal Censuses at Siuslaw Estuary, Lane County, Oregon. Bayer, Range and Lowe, Roy W 1988. Includes b o t h species accounts and accounts b y survey. One weakness is that cal idrid sandpipers ("peeps") are combined. GP

Category C — Significant Historical References Birds of Crater Lake National Park.

Farner, Donald S. 1952. Universi ty o f Kansas Press.Provides extensive data o n the birds of the park, and a f e w photos, mainly o f habitats. OP

Birds of the Southern Willamette Val­ley, Oregon. Gul l ion , Gordon . 1951. A free-standing r e p r i n t f r o m C o n d o r 53(3): 129-149. Mainly Lane County data. OP

Reed Ferris' 1930-1943 Bird Banding Records and Bird Observations for Tillamook County, Oregon. Bayer, Range and Ferris, Reed. 1987.A compi la t ion o f records for Ti l lamook County, es­pecially of seabirds and banding data. A n essential reference for regional or historical research. GP

1884-1923 Oregon Coast Bird Notes in Biological Survey Files. Bayer, Range. 1986 . E x t e n s i v e l ists f r o m P o i n t Adams, Astoria, Coquille l ighthouse, Cape Blanco, port ions o f L incoln Co., N o r t h B e n d , M e r c e r L a k e , a n d Ti l lamook. A n essential reference for regional or historical research. GP

A Guide to the Bird Notes of Grace McCormac French of Yamhill County, Oregon. Bayer, Range. 1986. A n index to the f ie ld notes of this pioneer or­ni thologist (1881-1957), this also in ­cludes her b i r d arrival and departure dates for the Dayton-Carlton area and other information.This is an essential reference fo r anyone s t u d y i n g t h e birds o f Yamhi l l County or the n o r t h ­ern Wil lamette Valley. GP

Mammals and Life Zones of Oregon. Bailey, Vernon. 1936.This focuses o n mammals, b u t i t also has a list o f birds by habitat type , and 50 pages o f dis­cussion o f vegetation types through­out the state. OP b u t available n o w

and t h e n A n excellent b o o k i f y o u are interested i n mammals, r i c h w i t h de­ta i l .

Note :A n u m b e r o f older references n ot l isted here are st i l l useful and i n ­teresting. Contact the author for sug­gestions.

Category D: Local lists BAKER C O U N T Y See "Birds o f Northeast O r e g o n "

field list inc luded b e l o w under U n i o n County.

BENTON COUNTY. Birding in Corvallis. 1990. M e r l i n E.

E l t z r o t h . A s m a l l g u i d e b o o k l e t t o b i r d i n g locations i n Corvall is , w i t h birds l ike ly to be f o u n d . AS Corvallis

Birds of Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuges. Abundance list; cov­ers A n k e n y ( M a r i o n C o . ) , Baskett S lough (Po lk Co . ) a n d W i l l i a m L. Finley (Benton Co.) USFWS

CLACKAMAS C O U N T Y N o k n o w n c o u n t y lists.

CLATSOP C O U N T Y A n n o t a t e d l ist i n p r e p a r a t i o n b y

M i k e Patterson.

COLUMBIA C O U N T Y A Checklist to the Birds of Sauvie Is­

land Oregon. See d e t a i l s u n d e r M u l t n o m a h County.

COOS C O U N T Y Birds of Coos County, Oregon. Oregon

Dept . o f Fish & Wi ld l i f e / Cape Arago A u d u b o n S o c i e t y 1990. C h e c k l i s t w i t h seasonal abundance and a rari­ties list. O D F W

CROOK C O U N T Y Birds of Central Oregon. O D F W and

C e n t r a l O r e g o n A u d u b o n Society. 1993- Seasonal abundance for Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties.

CURRY C O U N T Y A Checklist to the Birds of Curry

County, Oregon. 1994. Issued j o i n t l y b y O D F W Siskiyou National Forest, BLM, and Kalmiopsis A u d u b o n Society. Sea­sonal data inc luded .

DESCHUTES C O U N T Y Birds of Central Oregon. See under

Crook County.

Oregon Birds 22(3): 79

DOUGLAS COUNTY. Field Checklist of the Birds of Dou­

glas County. ODFW/Umpqua Valley AS, c o m p i l e d b y Fred and Alice Parker. Undated , p r o b a b l y 1990. Checkl is t w i t h seasonal abundance and breed­ing species m a r k e d . A n added bonus w i t h this large one-sheet list is the nine excellent l ine drawings by Elva H a m e r s t r o m Paulsen and V i r g i n i a Voge l .ODFW

GILLIAM C O U N T Y N o k n o w n county lists.

GRANT C O U N T Y Local list w i t h breeding status avail­

able f r o m Grant County Bird Club.

HARNEY COUNTY. Birds of the Malheur National Wild­

life Refuge. USFWS. Birds of Steens Mountain. BLM/C.D.

Li t t le f ie ld . 1991.Annotated list.

H O O D RIVER COUNTY. A list appeared i n Oregon Birds

13(1): 114.

JACKSON COUNTY. Distribution and Occurrence of the

Birds of Jackson County and Surround­ing Areas. 1975. M . Ralph B r o w n i n g . See above.

A loca l list is available f r o m the Rogue Valley A u d u b o n Society.

JEFFERSON C O U N T Y Birds of Central Oregon. See under

Crook County.

JOSEPHINE C O U N T Y A list is available f r o m the Siskiyou

A u d u b o n Society.

K L A M A T H COUNTY. Birds of the Klamath Basin National

Wildlife Refuges. USFWS. A Checklist of Birds of the Lava Beds

National Monument [Cal i fornia] . U.S. Depar tment o f the Interior .

A Birder's Guide to the Klamath Basin, see above under Summers.

LAKE COUNTY. Birds of the Summer Lake Wildlife

Area.Abundance list . O D F W Wildlife of the Hart Mountain National

Wildlife Refuge. USFWS

LANE C O U N T Y Birds of the Willamette [National For­

est] . Annotated checklist covers the forest, located i n eastern Lane, L inn, and M a r i o n Counties, w i t h m i n o r ex­tensions i n t o northeastern Douglas a n d e x t r e m e s o u t h w e s t e r n Clackamas Counties. USFS.

Birds of Fern Ridge Reservoir. ODFW, c o m p i l e d b y Steve H e i n l and Mat t Hunter . Undated ; f r o m late 1980s. Uses bar graphs to s h o w seasonal abundance, indicates breeding spe­cies. Useful not only for Fern Ridge b u t as the best recent status guide for southern Wil lamette Valley l o w l a n d species.

L INCOLN COUNTY. Preliminary List of Birds for Yaquina

Head Outstanding Natural Area. Bayer, Range. 1991. One-sheet list w i t h a f e w dates for unusual species.

1991 Annotated Checklist of Terres­trial Birds at the South Beach Peninsula, Lincoln County Oregon. Bayer, Range. 1991. 24 pages inc luding photos o f the area. Covers the area around the OSU M a r i n e Science Center a n d nearby sites.

Bird List for Lincoln County, Oregon. Bayer, Range. 1988This tr i - fold check­list provides basic status and arrival and departure dates for 332 species.

See also Journal of Oregon Orni­thology N o . 4, A p r i l 1995. Extensive detailed weekly status for all species.

L I N N COUNTY. Birds of the Willamette [National For­

est] . See details under Lane County.

MALHEUR COUNTY. See list f r o m Mahogany M o u n t a i n

i n Oregon Birds 6(2) : 64. The Bureau o f Land Management

provides lists for its w i l d l i f e areas. A book o n the county's birds is i n

prepara t ion by Alan Contreras and Bob Endschy, and is expected to be available i n late 1996.

M A R I O N COUNTY. Salem Bird Checklist. 1989. Includes

Baskett Slough and A n k e n y N W R as w e l l as Salem. Includes seasonal abun­dance, breeding status, endangered or threatened status, and a rarities list. AS Salem.

Bush's Pasture Park, Salem. Undated checklist w i t h seasonal data AS Salem

Glad for what He has made: a guide to the trees, shrubs, flowers and birds of Queen of Angels Monastery and Mount

Angel Abbey. Feiss, H u g h , ed. 2nd ed. 1990. Inc ludes exce l lent b i r d lists w i t h data f r o m 1977-1990 o n unusual as w e l l as c o m m o n species. M o u n t A n g e l Abbey, St. Benedic t , O r e g o n 97373 • H i g h l y r e c o m m e n d e d local natural history.

Birds of Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuges. Abundance list; cov­ers A n k e n y ( M a r i o n C o . ) , Baskett S lough (Po lk Co . ) a n d W i l l i a m L. Finley (Benton Co.) USFWS

Birds of the Willamette [National For­est] . See details under Lane County.

MORROW COUNTY. See "A Baseline Site Guide to Mor­

r o w County," OB 3(4) : 3 1 .

M U L T N O M A H COUNTY. Por t land area l ist available f r o m

A u d u b o n Society o f Port land. A Checklist to the Birds of Sauvie Is­

land Oregon. 1977. Ronald J. K l e i n . In­cludes status and habitat type used, w i t h a fold-out map o f the island. OP

A Field Guide to Oaks Bottom. 1979-AS Portland. Includes a local check­list.

POLK C O U N T Y Birds of Willamette Valley National

Wildlife Refuges. Abundance list; cov­ers A n k e n y ( M a r i o n C o . ) , Baskett S lough (Po lk Co . ) a n d W i l l i a m L. Finley (Benton Co.) USFWS

SHERMAN COUNTY. N o k n o w n county lists.

T I L L A M O O K COUNTY. Bird Watching in Tillamook County.

Walker, Alex . Undated (1969?). Lists birds as permanent residents, w i n t e r visitants, migrants, and summer resi­dents. No abundance i n f o r m a t i o n in ­c luded. This i t e m is o f historical in ­terest but has l i m i t e d u t i l i t y for re­search. I t was issued or iginal ly as a handout that Walker used for visitors t o t h e T i l l a m o o k C o u n t y P ioneer M u s e u m . Revised vers ion available f r o m the museum.

Reed Ferris' 1930-1943 Bird Banding Records and Bird Observations for Tillamook County, Oregon. Bayer, Range, and Reed Ferris. 1987. See above. O l d b u t detailed.

UMATILLA COUNTY. Lists are available for the National

Wi ld l i fe Refuges. USFWS.

Oregon Birds 22(3): 80

U N I O N COUNTY. Birds of Northeast Oregon. Grande

Ronde Bird Club & Oregon Depart­ment o f Fish & W i l d l i f e . 1988. A b u n ­dance list cover ing U n i o n , Wallowa, and Baker Counties, based loosely o n Evanich and Rohweder's 1980 edit ion of Birds of Northeast Oregon, but add­ing Baker County. O D F W

WALLOWA COUNTY. See Evanich , 1992, above u n d e r

Books. Inc luded i n "Birds o f Northeast Or­

e g o n " f i e l d l ist ; see U n i o n County, above.

WASCO COUNTY. N o k n o w n county lists.

WASHINGTON C O U N T Y See "Pre l iminary Checklist o f the

Birds o f Washington County" i n Or­egon Birds 7(4) : 169

WHEELER C O U N T Y N o k n o w n county lists.

YAMHILL COUNTY. A Guide to the Bird Notes of Grace

McCormac French of Yamhill County, Oregon. Bayer, Range. 1986. See above. O l d but detailed.

Birds of Wortman Park. Yurgel, Danae. 1973- U n p u b l i s h e d . C o m p i l a t i o n o f t h e b i r d s o f W o r t m a n C i t y Park, M c M i n n v i l l e . D i v i d e d by season, this list is probably incomple te but pro­vides baseline data for the site.Avail­able f r o m Alan Contreras.

Category E: Research and Reference Tools •Contreras, Alan . 1992. Cumulative

Index to Oregon Birds Vols. 1-17. OFO. •Egger, Mark. 1980. Bibliography of

Oregon Ornithology: An Updating for the Years 1971-1977, with a Revised, Cross-referenced List of the Birds of Oregon. 76-page saddle-stitched booklet . In­cludes unpubl i shed theses f r o m Or­egon sources. OFO Special Publica­t i o n N o . 1 .

Jobanek, George. I n preparation. A bibliography of Oregon ornithology prior to 1935. Accepted for publica­t i o n b y Oregon State University press. Exhaustive, r ichly-annotated source organized b y a u t h o r and cross-in­d e x e d b y species a n d b y c o u n t y . Nearly 2000 entries, many w i t h para­graphs o f commentary. A n incompa­

rable resource. Scot t , J. M i c h a e l , T h o m a s W .

Haislip, Jr., & Margaret T h o m p s o n . 1972. A Bibliography of Oregon Orni­thology (1935-1970) with a Cross-Ref-erenced List of the Birds of Oregon. Northwest Science 46:2 (1972).This is a comprehensive list o f books and art ic les i n c l u d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n o n Oregon 's b i r d s f r o m 1935 ( w h e n Gabrielson and Jewett cut o f f most data for Birds of Oregon) t h r o u g h 1970. Does not include unpubl ished theses. See also Egger, above.

•Watson, Clarice H . 1982. Index to Oregon Bird Reports in Audubon Field Notes and American Birds 1947-1981. This remarkable w o r k a l lows a re­searcher to locate every reference to Oregon birds i n the field reports i n A F N and AB f r o m 1947 t h r o u g h 1981. A n incomparable t o o l for researchers. OFO Special Publicat ion N o . 3-

Please send additions, corrections and copies o f local lists to the author for inc lus ion i n later versions o f this guide. 0

Peregrine Falcons doing better By the end o f the 1995 breeding season, a tota l o f 41 A m e r i c a n Per­egrine Falcon nests had been located i n Oregon. Only 27 o f these w e r e active, meaning a reproduct ive attempt had been observed. Sixteen nests were i n southwest Oregon, 12 i n the central Cascades, 1 i n south-central Oregon, 2 i n northeast Oregon, 6 i n the Columbia Gorge, and 4 o n the coast.

As part of the recovery efforts for the species, O D F W has (since 1986) coordinated the release of young Peregrine Falcons in to the w i l d . By the end o f 1995 (the final year of this e f fort ) , 173 falcons had been released i n Oregon. Peregrines in t roduced to the w i l d t h r o u g h this pro­gram are n o w nesting and p r o d u c i n g y o u n g of their o w n .

The U.S. Fish and Wi ld l i f e Service has proposed delist ing the species nat ionwide . I t has been o n the Federal endangered species list since 1970. I n Oregon, i t has been o n the state list as threatened since 1988.

I t appears that the species is stil l exper iencing negative effects o f organochlorine contaminat ion at some sites i n Oregon. DDT/DDE lev­els are stil l somewhat h igh and may pose a threat to breeding success i n some parts of the state, most notably i n southwest Oregon. Birds cont inue to lay thin-shelled eggs at many sites. M o n i t o r i n g o f this situ­at ion continues.

Bald Eagles on their way to recovery News reports that Bald Eagle populat ions have rebounded i n the U.S. are generally t rue .The species is stil l o n b o t h the Oregon and Federal threatened and endangered species lists, b u t the U.S. Fish and Wi ld l i f e Service downl i s ted the species f r o m endangered to threatened i n the l o w e r 48 states i n July 1995.The number o f pairs i n the coterminous U.S. have increased over 1000 percent since reaching a l o w of 417 i n 1963.

D o w n l i s t i n g does not affect the legal status o f the Bald Eagle i n Or­egon, since i t was already classified as threatened, rather than endan­gered. I n Oregon, the Bald Eagle p o p u l a t i o n has increased to an esti­mated total o f 245 breeding pairs.These adults p r o d u c e d 225 y o u n g i n 1995. Nesting occurred i n 28 of Oregon's 36 counties. 0

Source: Wild Flyer, W i n t e r 1996, the newsletter o f the Oregon N o n -game Wi ld l i fe Program. Oregon Department o f Fish and W i l d l i f e , P.O. Box 59, Portland, OR 97207,503-229-5454.

Oregon Birds 22(3): 81

Starling Stroganoff Colin Dillingham, 319 Railroad Street, Brookings, OR 97415

European Starlings have become an abundant part of N o r t h America's avi­fauna f o l l o w i n g their release at Cen­tral Park, N e w York City, i n 1890 and 1891 by Eugene Scheif f l in .They are w e l l - k n o w n for their aggressive com­p e t i t i o n for cavity nesting locations w i t h such b e l o v e d nat ive species such as Purple M a r t i n , Lewis 'Wood­pecker, A c o r n Woodpecker and West­e r n Bluebird. N o r t h Americans have hated and persecuted European Star­lings for years. However, the Starling has g r o w n i n n u m b e r and strength despite a f e w local, ineffective efforts against this species. I believe w i d e ­

spread control is necessary before our f ine native species are severely de­pleted b y this European menace. Fur­thermore, I believe that to accomplish this feat, thousands o f people w i l l need to be involved.The way to ac­complish this feat is to introduce Star­l ing meat to the dinner table!

For approximately 10 years n o w I have been feasting o n this gourmet meat .As many o f y o u are aware, song­

birds are a delicacy i n parts o f Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America . I ask, W h y not eat Starlings and House Spar­r o w s i n NorthAmericaPThe meat has w o n d e r f u l qualities, that can only be appreciated by first-hand experience.

Listen t o w h a t other Starling-con­suming enthusiasts have to say. John Blithe of Devon, England ( temporari ly inAgness, Oregon):"The taste o f fresh Starling can only be described as sin­gularly toothsome!" H o w a r d Pdchburg o f Burns , O r e g o n " A l t h o u g h I ca l l t h e m " s k y rats"(or"ratones del c ie lo" i n Spanish), their d inner table qual i ty

Oregon Birds 22(3): 82

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To get to the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, follow the signs to Charleston. OIMB is on the right hand side coming over the bridge from Coos Bay. Follow the signs. Park at OIMB and walk to the Boat House. Betty Kay Charters is located in the Charleston Boat Basin.

Friday, 13 September Registration at OIMB, 5-8 pm • Evening session, Boat House, OIMB • opening remarks, Ray Nolan • evening program, Dr. David Mehlman, "Movements of Western Great Basin Shore-birds" • field trip announcements

Saturday, 14 September 6:30 am, pelagic trip, meet at Betty Kay Charters in the Charleston Boat Basin at 6:15 am • 7:45 am, field trips, meet at OIMB to carpool • Bandon Marsh, meet 8:15 am at Ray's Marketplace, Hwy. 101 and 42S in Bandon • New River Estuary, meet 8:30 am at West Coast Game Park 7 miles s. of Bandon • Millicoma Marsh Trail, meet at 8:15 am at Millicoma Middle School Parking lot • Lunch on your own • 6:00 pm, dinner at OIMB • 8:00 pm, OIMB Boat House, review of day's birds, keynote speaker Dr. Susan M. Haig, Associate Professor in Zoology and Senior Wildlife Ecologist for the National Biological Service at Oregon State University, "Population Identification in Western Hemisphere Shorebirds: Where do we go after banding?"

Sunday, 15 September 6:30 am, pelagic trip, meet at Betty Kay Charters in the Charleston Boat Basin at 6:15 am • 7:45 am, repeat of Saturday field trips • Sunday afternoon birding trips on your own

We will have a pelagic trip both Saturday and Sunday mornings. Breakfast is on your own. These trips are on a large boat piloted by an experienced captain who knows where to find birds. There will be an expert in identification on board during each trip. Dress in layers and take rain gear. If motion sickness is a problem, get a TransDerm Scop patch from your doctor. 8irds usually seen include Black-footed Albatross, Sooty, Pink-footed and Buller's Shearwaters, Red and Red-necked Phalaropes, Sabine's Gulls and many other species. Whales are often seen.

Lodging: The dormitory at OIMB is available Friday and Saturday night at $20.00 per night. You must bring your own bedding and towels; space is limited. Many major motels and campgrounds are available; call for a list.

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Linda Marzocco 3574 S.E. Hawthorne Portland OR 97214

Gary T. Patterson 4235 S.W. Highway 101 Lincoln City OR 97367

Laura Whittemore 560 N.W. Eastman Parkway GreshamOR 97030

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2. BIRD IDENTIFICATION. Write in the name of the species you have identified and information on numbers, sex, plumage, and age.

3. DATE(S). Month, day, and year. If there are multiple observations, each date.

L O C A T I O N . Be specific; describe habitat. Always list the county; give compass orientation to the nearest notable geographic feature. Use the DeLorme Oregon Atlas and Gazetteer with version number, page number, and coordinates.

5. DETAILS . Include only what was actually observed, not what should have been seen or heard. Stress field marks: bill, eye, wings, tail, legs, shape, proportions, "jizz", etc. Include behavior: feeding, resting, flying, interactions with other species, etc. Describe voice—song, calls, or notes — if heard. I f you have made field notes and/or field sketches, include them (or copies of them).

OB 2 213J Jeff Gilligan, 231-0971 Harry Nehls, 233-3976

i Owen Schmidt, 282-9403 I Portland

Florend Bill Stoffi 997-8978

<, Salem 'Barb Bellin\393-0243 Bob Lucas, 363-9710

Ibany 'Rick Krabbe, 967-t731

Corvallis/Philomath^ £lzy & Elsie Eltzroth, 74§-7806 ian Krabbe, 929-5941

) Umatilla/Hermiston Craig Corder, 567-0305

Phone number in italicsN means you may reach an answering machine. J

)Canyon City Tom Winters, 575-2570

Mgene flfn Carlson, 485-4491 Clarice Watson, 485-6137 Kit Larsen, 344-9574 Tom Mickel, 485-7112 Barb Combs, 689-6660

J Bend Tom Crabtree, 388-2462

Zoos Bay/North Bend Barbara Griffin, 756-5688x

Lyn Topits, 267-7208 Larry Thornburgh, 756-4281

JPort Orford 1 Jim Rogers, I Carrie Osborne, 332-2555

) Brookings : Colin Dillingham. 469-9624

Roseburg/Glide Alice Parker, 672-1549 Meredith Jones, 672-6367 Ron Maertz, 496-3847

i Ashland/Medford area Marjorie Moore, 535-5138 r ^^ZJiSiBt^"' DouglasKirkpatrick, 772-2232V ^^^^t^^_^ ij

' Grants Pass Barbara Hoffman, 471-6019

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Rules for a network are simple: rare birds only (no east/west or west/east Oregon birds); birders who get calls have to make calls (this means long distance tolls); and once on the network, keep it going by keeping your address and phone number(s) current. Minimum information on a rare bird call should include species, age and sex (if not known, say so), number of birds, who found it (them), and who to call for more information, if anyone.

Birders who would like to represent their local birding areas should write to The Editor, Oregon Birds, 3007 N.E. 32nd Avenue, Portland, OR 972I2

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Checklist of Oregon Birds - 1 t131 _ Red-throated Loon _ Pacific Loon _ Common Loon _ Red-billed Grebe _ Horned Grebe _ Red-necked Grebe _ Eared Grebe _ Western Grebe _ Clark's Grebe _ Black-footed Albatross _ Laysan Albatross _ Northern Fulmar _ Pink-looted Shearwater _ Flesh-footed Shearwater _ Buller's Shearwater _ Sooty Shearwater _ Short-tailed Shearwater _ Fork-tailedStorm-Petrel _ Leach's Storm-Petrel _ American White Pelican _ Brown Pelican _ Double-crested Cormorant _ Brandt's Cormorant _ Pelagic Cormorant _ American Bittern _ Least Bittern _ Great Blue Heron _ Great Egret _ Snowy Egret _ Cattle Egret _ Green Heron _ Bl.-crowned Night-Heron _ White-faced Ibis _ Tundra Swan _ Trumpeter Swan _ Gr. White-fronted Goose _ Snow Goose _ Ross' Goose _ Emperor Goose _ Brant _ Canada Goose _ Wood Duck _ Green-winged Teal _ Mallard _ Northern Pintail _ Blue-winged Teal _ Cinnamon Teal _ Northern Shoveler . Gadwall _ Eurasian Wigeon _ American Wigeon _ Canvasback _ Redhead . Ring-necked Duck . Greater Scaup _ Lesser Scaup _ Harlequin Duck _ Oldsquaw _ Black Scoter . Surf Scoter _ White-winged Scoter _ Common Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye . Bufflehead

Hooded Merganser . Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser . Ruddy Duck . Turkey Vulture

Osprey . White-tailed Kite . Bald Eagle p Northern Harrier . Sharp-shinned Hawk . Cooper's Hawk . Northern Goshawk . Red-shouldered Hawk

Swainson's Hawk . Bed-tailed Hawk . Ferruginous Hawk . Rough-legged Hawk . Golden Eagle . American Kestrel . Merlin

Prairie Falcon . Peregrine Falcon . Gray Partridge

Chukar . Ring-necked Pheasant . Spruce Grouse . Blue Grouse . Ruffed Grouse . Sage Grouse

_ Wild Turkey _ Northern Bobwhite _ California Quail _ Mountain Quail _ Yellow Rail i Virginia Hail _ Sara _ American Coot _ Sandhill Crane ; Black-bellied Hover _ American Golden-Plover _ Pacific Golden-Plover _ Snowy Plover _ Semipalmated Plover _ Killdeer _ Black Oystercatcher . Black-necked Stilt _ American Avocet _ Greater Yellowlegs . Lesser Yellowlegs

Solitary Sandpiper . Willet . Wandering Tattler . Spotted Sandpiper . Upland Sandpiper . Whimhrel . Long-billed Curlew . Marbled Godwit . Ruddy Turnstone . Black Turnstone

Surfbird . Red Knot . Sanderling

Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Rock Sandpiper Dunlin Stilt Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Ruff Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Common Snipe Wilson's Fhalarope Red-necked Phalarope Red Phalarope Pomarine Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Long-tailed Jaeger South Polar Skua Franklin's Gull Honaparte's Gull Heermann's Gull Mew Gull Ring-billed Gull California Gull Herring Gull Thayer's Gull Western Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Glaucous Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Sabine's Gull Caspian Tern Elegant Tern Common Tern Arctic Tern Forster's Tern Black Tern Common Murre Pigeon Guillemot Marbled Murrelet Ancient Murrelet Cassin's Auklet Bhinoceros Auklet Tufted Puffin Homed Puffin Rock Dove Band-tailed Pigeon Mourning Dove Barn Dwl Flammulated Dwl Western Screech-Owl Great Homed Owl Snowy Owl Northern Pygmy-Dwl Burrowing Owl Spotted Owl Barred Owl

Great Gray Owl Long-eared Owl Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Dwl Common Nighthawk Common Poorwill Black Swift Value's Swift White-throated Swift

J Black-chinned Hummingbird Anna's Hummingbird Calliope Hummingbird Broad-tailed Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Lewis' Woodpecker Acorn Woodpecker Red-naped Sapsucker Red-breasted Sapsucker Williamson's Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker White-headed Woodpecker Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Western Wood-Pewee Willow Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Gray Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Cordilleran Flycatcher Black Phoebe Say's Phoebe Ash-throated Flycatcher Western Kingbird Eastern Kingbird Horned Lark Purple Martin Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow N. Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow Bam Swallow Gray Jay Steller's Jay Blue Jay Western Scrub-Jay Pinyon Jay Darks Nutcracker Black-billed Magpie American Crow Northwestern Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee Plain Titmouse Bushtit Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Pygmy Nuthatch Brown Creeper Rock Wren Canyon Wren Bewicks Wren House Wren Winter Wren Marsh Wren American Dipper Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Western Bluebird Mountain Bluebird Townsend's Solitaire Veery Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Varied Thrush Wrentit Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Sage Thrasher American Pipit Bohemian Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Northern Shrike Loggerhead Shrike European Starling

_ Solitary Vireo _ Hutton's Vireo _ Warbling Vireo _ Bed-eyed Vireo _ Tennessee Warbler _ Orange-crowned Warbler _ Nashville Warbler _ Yellow Warbler _ Yellow-rump ed Warbler _ Black-throated Gray Warbler _ Townsend's Warbler _ Hermit Warbler _ Palm Warbler _ Black-and-white Warbler _ American Redstart _ Ovenbird _ Northern Waterthrush _ MacGiliivrays Warbler _ Common Yellowthroat _ Wilson's Warbler _ Yellow-breasted Chat _ Western Tanager _ Black-headed Grosbeak _ Lazuli Bunting _ Green-tailed Towhee _ Spotted Towhee . California Towhee . American Tree Sparrow . Chipping Sparrow . Clay-colored Sparrow . Brewer's Sparrow . Vesper Sparrow . Lark Sparrow . Black-throated Sparrow . Sage Sparrow . Savannah Sparrow

Grasshopper Sparrow . Fox Sparrow . Song Sparrow \s Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Tricolored Blackbird Western Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Bullock's Oriole Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Black Rosy-Finch Pine Grosbeak Purple Finch Cassin's Finch House Finch Red Crossbill White-winged Crosshill Common Redpoll Pine Siskin Lesser Goldfinch American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak House Sparrow

This is a list of the 352 species mast likely to he encountered in Oregon. This list is based cm the records of the Or­egon Bird Records Committee and uses the taxonomic sequence and nomencla­ture of the American Ornithologists' Union, as published in their 1983 Check­list of North American birds, 6th edition, as supplemented. Any bird seen in Or­egon that is not listed here is considered to be a "rare bird' and a report of its oc­currence is requested by the Oregon Bird Records Committee. <>

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1-1/2 pounds Starling breasts (approx. 5 0 ) * 4 tablespoons butter 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 cup onion, chopped 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms 2 tablespoons A - l Sauce 10-1/2-ounce can beef bouillon 1/2 cup white wine 1-1/2 cups sour cream 3 tablespoons flour salt and pepper to taste * For House Sparrow substitution, double the number of birds.

Brown Starling cutlets in 1 tablespoon butter, then add remaining butter and saute onion, garlic, and mushrooms until omon is clear, 3-4 minutes. Remove pan from heat and remove meat and onions from pan, set aside. Mix flour,A-l Sauce, salt and pepper i n fry pan. Gradually add beef bouillon, return to heat, and bring to boil . Put meat back i n pan, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Stir i n wine and sour cream. Heat thoroughly and serve over noodles.

bears no resemblance to their sewer-running equivalents. I enjoy them immensely in 'Sturnus Fajitas' and 'Stir Fried Starling.' Once the meat is ground, a family favorite is 'Barbecued Starburgers.'" Mark Stevens of Brookings, Oregon: "It takes a lot of them to make a big stroganoff dinner, but that's the point! But once you've accumulated about 1/2 gallon or so, it's well worth the trouble. Great tex­ture and flavor. If your spouse is any­thing like mine, you might want to tell her it's chicken or something else that comes in a plastic wrap and Styrofoam package."

The additional beneficial character­istics of this often-overlooked meat, such as high nutrition, low fat, and minimal cholesterol have made it (along w i t h Rock Dove) a f i r m favourite among British fast food re­tailers (including suppliers of Indian, Chinese, and traditional English cui­sine).The fact that this fine source of nutrition is totally free may also in­fluence your decision to stock up on the birds. As an entree to the main stroganoff course, the highly-recom­mended Starling cutlets have many plus points. Needless to say, they are scrumptious Another great advantage is that, just like veal, the meat is best when harvested at an early age (just prior to fledging is optimal) and therefore significantly more Starlings are required to make up the bulk. Rumors that the British Royal family are partial to Starling cutlets have not been denied by Buckingham Palace.

In summary, I'd like to wish all of you good luck in your harvest endeav­ors. For those of you interested, a tro­phy-mounted Starling exists for the most Starlings killed in one year. If interested in being the holder of the trophy for 1 year, send a note to Mark Stevens, 17318 Zia Court, Brookings, OR 97415 — indicating the number of Starlings you killed between 1 Au­gust and 31 July. The t r o p h y is awarded around 1 September each year. In 1995, Mark Stevens was the winner w i t h fewer than 50 Starlings. 0

Oregon Birds 22(3): 83

Thanksgiving Bird Count John G.Hewston, Natural Resources Building, Humboldt State University, Areata, CA 95521

Although begun in 1966, Thanksgiv­ing Bird Counts are not as well known as Christmas and Breeding Bird Counts. This w i l l be the fourth year in which I have been coordinating these counts and compiling results for the western states (including Alaska) .When I began there were less than 2 dozen counters in these states. Thus, I've been trying to increase counts and improve areas of cover­age.

Thanksgiving Bird Counts take place on Thanksgiving Day and last for just 1 hour. Participants select the hour that best fits their schedule, and this doesn't take much time from Thanksgiving Day activities. The count is to be made within a 15-foot diameter circle. Participants deter­mine the location of their count circle, usually in the yard where it can be observed from a comfortable spot near a window. The circle may con­tain feeders, bird baths, or other at­tractions to birds — but these are not required.Actually, the "circle" is a cyl­inder, since birds passing through or over, those perching in trees or shrubs can be counted, as well as those on the ground (or in the water, if a body of water is selected).

Although I received counts from all 12 states last year, there still is lots of space in each state needing better coverage.Therefore, any help would be greatly appreciated A detailed sum­mary of all counts w i l l be mailed to all participants.

In 1994, 269 counters sent in 272 reports (some did counts in more than one place). These counters tal­lied 101 species of birds observed within their count circles during the hour of counting. Participants are encouraged to send in count results whether or not they see any birds during the count hour. And, due to weather and other things, some did not count any birds. Some explana­tion should accompany reports of unusual or out-of-range birds. Also, birds must be identified as to species — which chickadee rather than just "chickadee," and which of the 3 rosy finches did you see!

Procedures for Thanksgiving Bird Count

Select a circular area on the ground (may include water area), 15 feet in diameter, to include feeders, bird baths, shrubs, etc., as you wish. Imag­ine the circle extending upward as a cylinder. Count the numbers of indi­vidual birds of each species which come into this circle (or cylinder) during exactly 1 hour.Try to judge as best you can the actual number of in­

dividuals which are making visits to the Circle, or which fly through the imaginary cylinder. Try not to count the same individual bird over and over again! Please print clearly the number for each species in the "In Circle" column. If you wish to report any seen outside the Circle, list them in the "Outside" column.

Please contact the author for forms and more details.

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Oregon Sensitive Species list Updated In 1988,the Oregon Fish andWild-life Commission adopted an ad­ministrative rule (OAR 635-200-240), which requires the Depart­ment to maintain a list of species which could qualify for threatened or endangered species status in the future because of declining num­bers, or declining habitat quality or quantity.The list identifies species needing special attention by land managers and the public, but does not carry any regulatory authority. It is hoped that land managers w i l l take voluntary steps to improve the habitat of Sensitive Species, in order to help avoid threatened and endangered species listings. Every 2 years, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is required to re­view its list of Sensitive Species and update it as needed. Oregon's list was recently reviewed and re­vised. The Boreal Owl is new for the 1995 list.

Source: Wild Flyer, ODF&Ws nongame wildlife newsletter, Win­ter 1996. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, P.O. Box 59, Port­land, OR 97207, 503-229-5454

American White Pelican Bank Swallow Barrow's Goldeneye Black Rosy Finch Black Swift Black-backed Woodpecker Black-throated Sparrow Bobolink Boreal Owl Bufflehead Burrowing Owl Ferruginous Hawk Flammulated Owl Fork-tailed Storm Petrel Franklin's Gull Grasshopper Sparrow Great Gray Owl Greater Sandhill Crane Harlequin Duck Horned Grebe Least Bittern Lewis' Woodpecker Loggerhead Shrike Northern Goshawk Northern Pygmy Owl (Oregon) Vesper Sparrow Pileated Woodpecker Purple Martin Pygmy Nuthatch Red-necked Grebe Sage Grouse Snowy Egret Spruce Grouse Streaked Horned Lark Swainson's Hawk Three-toed Woodpecker Tricolored Blackbird Upland Sandpiper Western Bluebird White-headed Woodpecker Williamson's Sapsucker Yellow Rail . Yellow-billed Cuckoo

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News and Notes OB 22(3)

Please check your mailing label. The volume and issue number of

your last issue of Oregon Birds is printed in the upper right hand cor­ner. OB is sent on a 1-year basis, not on a volume-year basis. In other words, your membership runs for 4 quarters — 4 issues of OB — from the quarter in which you joined or renewed. If the number 22(3) appears — this is your last issue. So it's time to send in your membership dues! If the number 22(4) or higher appears, feel free to send in your dues early. You'll be guaranteed an extension of 4 issues at today's rates, you won't have to worry about your subscrip­tion for more than a year, and you'll make the accounting at OFO a little easier.The entire OB team thanks you! Send in your renewal now, and help us out at OB!

All requests for publications from OFO's Bookcase should be sent

directly to Clarice Watson in Eugene. Clarice has generously agreed to take on the task of cataloguing and mail­ing OFO's bookcase items.This takes a load off theTreasurer and gets OFO's members better service. Requests for

publications that are sent to OFO's RO.Box might encounter long delays. Clarice Watson, OFO Publications, 3787 Wilshire Lane, Eugene, OR 97405.

Rare bird reports can be sent di­rectly to Harry Nehls, Secretary

of the Oregon Bird Records Commit­tee. The "rare bird report form" ap­pearing in the center pages of each issue of Oregon Birds lists the OFO post office box in Eugene as the ad­dress to w h i c h rare b ird reports should be sent.That is the permanent OFO address. But birders who send reports directly to Harry w i l l shave a little time off the OBRC review. Harry Nehls, Secretary, Oregon Bird Records Committee, 2736 S.E. 20th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202,503-233-3976.

T T ighlights from the meeting of the X x O F O annual meeting in Klamath Falls: "housekeeping" changes to the OFO Bylaws printed at Oregon Birds 22(2): 51, were passed;Mike Patterson was elected President, Cindy Lawes Secretary, and Barb Combs Treasurer; Board members elected to 2-year terms were Ray K o r p i and Paul

Sullivan. 59 OFO members attended the annual meeting; 181 birds were seen during the 2-day meeting. "Ex­cellent food. Great programs and field trips." David R. Copeland, Immediate Past Secretary, Oregon Field Orni­thologists, 703 Maine Avenue N.E., Keizer, OR 97303,503-393-4420.

hat birds did you see this sum-er? Provide a general descrip­

t ion of the location, for example: Birdtown Rest Area at 15 miles north of Eagleville.These do not have to be nesting birds; any bird seen during the summer is potentially of interest to us. But if you did notice evidence of breeding (fledged young, adult car­rying food, etc.), we'd appreciate hear­ing that, too. If you're already partici­pating in this OFO-supported project, please remember to send your lists by 1 September. Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project, P.O. Box 2189, Corvallis, OR 97339.

Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project

From other journals....

The June 1996 Journal of Raptor Research (vol. 30 pp. 62-69 and

pp. 106-107) contains 2 papers that apply to Oregon or have implications for birds of this state.

Paper 1 by J.W. W i t t , ent i t led, "Long-Term Population Monitoring of Osprey Along the Umpqua River of Western Oregon," reports on a 17 percent annual increase in the Osprey population along the Umpqua River between Roseburg and Reedsport for the 1981-90 period. The number of occupied territories increased from 17 to 43.This was attributed in part to the installation of 24 nesting plat­forms and 17 accessory perches.

The second paper, "An Assessment of Mortality of Swainson's Hawks on Wintering Grounds in Argentina" by M.I . Goldstein, reports on a 1996 sur­

vey of Swainson's Hawk wintering grounds in Argentina. It represents a f o l l o w - u p on a previous survey (Woodbridge, B. et al. 1995./Raptor Research 29:202-204) that recorded over 700 dead Swainson's Hawks at a night roost containing approximately 7000 Swainson's Hawks.The mortal­i ty was a result of spraying an organo-phosphate pesticide in a sun­flower field. (This was also reported on in a popular article [Di Silvestro, R. 1996. "What's K i l l i n g the Swainson's Hawk," International Wildlife May-June 1996]).

The current paper by Goldstein reports on a survey of roosts located in Eucalyptus groves that contained up to 12,000 individuals. Four inci­dents of large-scale mortality resulted in 982 dead Swainson's Hawks hav­

ing been actually found for a total estimate of 4100 dead in the roosts investigated.The losses are attributed to the organic phosphate, dimethoate, and an unidentified pesticide that was sprayed on alfalfa and sunflower for grasshopper control. Dimethoate is not registered for use in the U.S.

The Swainson's Hawk winters in large flocks on the Pampas of Argen­tina where they forage mainly on grasshoppers.The world population is estimated at 450,000 birds.The au­thor estimates that pesticide-related mortality may well exceed 5 percent of the population.

— David B. Marshall, Consulting Wildlife Biologist, 4265 S.W. Chesapeake Avenue, Portland, OR 97201.

Oregon Birds 22(3): 85

Rare birds — running tally of the birds of the Oregon rare bird

phone network: - Canada Warbler, 10 June 1996, a bird on Mt. Ta­

bor, Multnomah Co., by Gerard Lillie; - Dickcissel, 10 June 1996, a bird near Malheur

NWR headquarters, Harney Co., again 12 June 1996, at Malheur Field Station; and

- Kentucky Warbler, a territorial male on the Fre­mont National Forest, Lake Co., from late June through at least early July.

What w i l l be Oregon's 5 next "first" state record birds? Prize

for wirining this competition is Stokes Field Guide to Birds, Western Region, w h i c h Oregon Birds has received from the publisher as a review copy. And the birder who wins this contest w i l l be showered wi th affection by other birders, to be sure, and achieve prominence on the pages of OB. Read the article "Oregon's Next First State Record Bird," OB 20(4): 115, Winter 1994, for a refresher. No one guessed the Dusky-capped Flycatcher. If the possible Cook's Petrel found by Bob Loeffel on 4 December 1995 onThiel Creek Beach, Lincoln Co. is con­firmed, it w i l l be the first "next."This species was guessed, so anyone en­tering the contest at this late date wi l l suffer this handicap. Birders wishing to borrow the Grand Prize field guide for purposes of w r i t i n g a review should contact the Editor. Birders wishing to enter the contest should contact Bill Tice, 750 Wood Street, Falls City, OR 97344.

STOKES FIELD GUIDE

TO BIRDS

DONALD AND LILLIAN STOKES

Oregon Birds 22(3): 86

BIRDNET is the World Wide Web home page for the Ornithological

Council, at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/ BIRD NET.BIRDNET wi l l provide"one-stop shopping" on the Internet for birds and ornithology: information about ornithological scientific societ­ies and links to related societies; policy news and action alerts from the Orni thologica l Counci l and AOUNET; resolutions approved by societies; information about jobs and funding opportunities; links wi th Part­ners in Flight and other programs; links wi th state ornithological societ­ies; and more. Presently the content is limited by the need for volunteers to organize and post information. Robert Hole (rbh2@ra.mstate.edu) or David Blockstein (OC@CNIE.org).

Midwinter eagle counters turned up 649 Bald Eagles in Oregon,

the f i f th highest midwinter count. Highest numbers were in the Kla­math Basin (206), High Cascades (103), and Columbia River Zones (89). Almost three-quarters (73 percent) were adults. Only 96 Golden Eagles were counted, down three years in a row. Frank B. Isaacs, Secretary, Oregon Eagle Foundation, Inc., 337 South G Street, Lakeview, OR 97630-1823,541-947-2544 FIsaacs@aol.com.

Birding news from the Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, north­

west region: - Snowy Plover nesting is up, with 6 nests at

Tahkenitch, 1 at Siltcoos, and 1 at Sutton; - Willamette Valley grassland surveys turned up nests

for Vesper Sparrow, Horned Lark, Western Mead-owlark, Common Nighthawk, and 2 pairs of Grass­hopper Sparrows;

- "Few nighthawks were located"; - Over 8000 Sichuan Pheasant eggs were incubated

at the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area for eventual re­lease; Sichuan Pheasant propagation is proposed to be discontinued after this year; and

- Fern Ridge Wildlife Area planted 150 acres of waterfowl food crops.

Oregon Department of Fish & Wild­life, P.O. Box 59, Portland OR 97207, 503-229-5454.

American Avocets have been and w i l l be color banded in Lake

County, Oregon, in 1995, 1996, and 1997. Combinations for adults are three color bands plus an aluminum band above the "knee" on the left leg and three color bands above the "knee" on the right leg. Combinations for chicks are two color bands plus

an aluminum band in various assort­ments above the "knee" on both legs. Colors used are dark blue, light blue, dark green, light green, black, orange, dark pink, red, white, and yellow. In addition, a large number of avocets have been color banded by other re­searchers in California, Nevada, and Utah. These birds have varying com­binations of one, two, or three color bands on each leg. If sighted, please note the color combination, location, date, time, and total number of av­ocets present. I w i l l endeavor to get the resighting information to the proper bander and wi l l provide infor­mation to the observer on location and date of banding. Please send any sightings of these birds to: David Mehlman, NBS-FRESC, 3200 S.W Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331 (voice: 541-750-7495; fax: 541-758-7761; e-mail: mehlmand@fsl. orst.edu).

Willets w i l l be color banded in Lake County, Oregon, in 1996

and 1997. Combinations to be used are an aluminum band on one leg above the "knee" and three color bands on the other leg above the "knee." Colors to be used are red, yel­low, black, and light green. Some in­dividuals may be marked wi th one aluminum band on one leg and one color band on the other leg. Willets are also being color banded inAlberta, wi th a white "flag" and a color band above the "knee" on one leg and two color bands above the "knee" on the other leg. If any of these birds are sighted, please note the color combi­nation, location, date, time, and total number ofWillets present. I w i l l send the resighting information to the proper bander and w i l l provide infor­mation to the observer on location and date of banding. Please send any sightings of these birds to: David Mehlman, NBS-FRESC, 3200 S.W. Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331 (voice: 541-750-7495; fax: 541-758-7761; e-mail: mehlmand@fsl. orst.edu).

Golden-Plovers (Pluvialis fulva and P. dominicd) have been

banded on Oahu, HI, and near Nome, AK. Each bird wears a FWS metal band plus some combination of color bands or color flags. Observers are asked to note the colors and exact sequence of all bands or flags on the bird. It is important that we know

sequence of all bands or flags on the bird. It is important that we know w h i c h leg carries the particular color(s) and, where used together, whether the color band is above or below the metal band. We are espe­cially interested in migration routes and the locations of breeding grounds. Sightings are possible over vast areas including the insular Pacific, Pacific coast, portions of South and Central America, prairie regions of the U.S. and CanadaAlaska, and northeast­ern Russia. Please send observations wi th as much information as possible to Oscar Johnson, Dept. Biol., Mon­tana State Univ.,Bozeman,MT 59717, 406-996-4548, or Phillip Bruner, Nat. Sci. Div., BYU—Hawaii, Laie, HI 96762, 808-293-3820, or WHSRN, c/o Manomet Bird Observatory, P.O. Box 1770, Manomet, MA 02345, 508-224-6521, or Robert Gill, Nat. Biol. Service, 1011 Rd.,Anchorage,AK 99503,907-786-3512.

Black-bellied Plovers {Pluvialis squatarola) have been banded

near Nome, AK. We ask that observ­ers along the Pacific coast be alert to possible sightings of these birds dur­ing spring migration. Each bird wears a FWS metal band plus two color bands on one leg, and a single color band on the opposite leg. It is impor­tant that we know the exact combi­nation of color(s) carried on each leg. Please send observations w i t h as much information as possible to Os­car Johnson, Dept. Biol. , Montana State Univ.,Bozeman,MT 59717,406-996-4548, or Robert Gill, Nat. Biol. Service, 1011 Rd., Anchorage, AK 99503,907-786-3512.

Bi l l Ward, wel l -known wi ldl i fe sound recording enthusiast,

makes his tapes Pacific Northwest Birds, Parts 1-4, available to the pub­lic on a non-profit basis.Ward, whose recordings are used by Cornel l University's Laboratory of Ornithol­ogy among others, has spent years collecting, refining, and updating these tapes.The set of two 60-minute cassette tapes is priced at $ 15.00 post­paid. All proceeds from the sale of Ward's tapes w i l l go to the Siskiyou Audubon Chapter. To order, write to Siskiyou Audubon Society, P.O. Box 1047, Grants Pass, OR 97526.

The Oregon Clean Stream Initiative targets polluted streams,requires

streamside buffers from livestock grazing and provides tax incentives to livestock operators who protect streams, and creates an incentive for landowners to work w i t h govern­ment agencies which develop water quality management plans. Protection of riparian areas would benefit bird, fish, and other wildlife populations. Volunteers and cash support are in­vited. Oregon Clean Stream Initiative, 16 N.W. Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR 97701, 541-389-8367 fax 541-385-3370.

Museum Design is offering a T-shirt to help preserve the Bea­

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money enrolling in the Lab's Home Study Course of 9 individual seminars, "each written by an expert in the field and lavishly illustrated." Regular en­rollment is $165, members $135. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca NY 14850,607-254-BIRD fax 607-254-2415.

J ournal of Oregon Ornithology GOO) issue no. 5,May 1996,has ar­

ticles by Alan Contreras about John Wampole's 1957-59 Coos Bay check­list and by Kathy Merrifield wi th her 1992-95 waterbird and raptor cen­suses at Cabell Marsh, Benton Co. It also has a compilation of Oregon pe­lagic and beached b i r d records through 1983, a transcription of Vernon Bailey's 1909 bird notes for the Oregon coast, and a listing of Or­egon bird notes in A.C. Bent's Life History series.JOO issues are available on the World Wide Web as one of the menu selections on the Oregon Birders On Line (OBOL) home page: h t t p : / / w w w - v m s . u o r e g o n . e d u /

-Lbiggs/oboL.htmL. Lucy Biggs, OBOL home page webmaster, gra­ciously HTML-tagged and added the files. Range Bayer, P.O. Box 1467, New­p o r t , OR 97365-0112 rbayer® orednet.org.

Pelagic trips are scheduled for the remainder of 1996 out of Depoe

Bay, by The Bird Guide; each trip is 8 hours and costs $60:31 August, 5 Oc­tober, and 7 December. Greg Gillson, The Bird Guide, 311 Park Street, Banks, OR 97106, 503-324-0508 guide@teleport.com h t t p : / / w w w . telport.com/~guide

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M eetings, events & deadlines made known to Oregon Birds:

- 13-15 September 1996, Shorebird Festival, Or­egon Field Ornithologists with Cape Arago Audubon Society. See inside pages of this issue for registration form and highlights. Lyn Topits, 503-267-7208.

- 20-22 September 1996, OFO's Fall Birding Week­end at Malheur. See inside pages of this issue for registration form and highlights. Sheran Jones, 9785 S.W. Ventura Court, Tigard, OR 97223,503-246-5594.

- 21 September 1996, North American Migration Count, Fall Count. Pat French, Oregon NAMC Co­ordinator, 400 E. 31st Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405, 541-683-4292 before 9 p.m.

- 26-29 September 1996, 8th annual Washington Ornithological Society conference, Ocean Shores, features shorebirds and seabirds of Washington. Bill & Nancy LaFramboise, 509-627-3695 wlafra @oneworld.owt.com.

- 21 November 1996, Thanksgiving Day Count. John G. Hewston, Natural Resources Building, Humboldt State University, Areata, CA 95521.

- 20 December 1996-5 January 1997,97th Christ­mas Bird Count, National Audubon Society.

-19 December 1997 - 4 January 1998,98th Christ­mas Bird Count, National Audubon Society.

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III IJ)\01 IS: Eastern Oregon, winter 1995-96 Tom Crabtree, 1667 NWIowa, Bend, OR 97701 tcrabtree@transport.com

The weather this winter was fairly normal. December was milder than normal, while Feb­ruary was colder and wetter than normal. At Malheur refuge winter precipitation was 256 percent of normal over the 20-year average, and the highest since record-keeping began. I n Bend over 2-1/2 feet of snow fell the last 2 weeks of January! Total for the period was 56 inches. Christmas Bird Counts were not con­ducted for the Malheur and Sodhouse counts due to the federal government furlough due the budget impasse.

Loons t h r o u g h H e r o n s

Pacific L o o n

1 was at Bully Creek Res., Malheur, on 4 Jan (TG). C o m m o n L o o n

2 were at Bully Creek Res. on 18 Dec 0 G ) ; 3 were on Wallowa Lake on 31 Dec (DL). H o r n e d Grebe

1 was i n Drake Park i n Bendon27Dec (PTSJM); 10 were along the Columbia from Hood River to the John Day dam on 3 Dec (DL); 1 was on the Bend CBC for only the 4th count record (TC, CM). D o u b l e - c r e s t e d C o r m o r a n t

50 were at the John Day Dam, Sherman on 3 Dec (DL). B l a c k - c r o w n e d N i g h t - H e r o n

6 birds were at McNary Dam, Umatilla, 1 Dec ( M D ) .

Ducks , Geese & Swans

T u n d r a Swan 5 were at Hatfield Lake i n Bend on 16 Dec

(PTS, JM) ; 16 were on frozen ponds along Antoine Road, Wheeler, on 29 Dec (DL). T r u m p e t e r Swan

1 was i n Prineville on 28 Dec (TC, CM). Greater W h i t e - f r o n t e d Goose

4 were at Hatfield Lake in Bend on 25 Feb (DH, PM); 1 was east of Spray, Wheeler, on 11 Feb (PTS, JM, CC, JS); 6 were in Prineville on 28 Dec (TC, CM). Snow Goose

240 birds were seen over Irr igon, Morrow, on 24 Feb ( M D ) . This is an exceptionally large number for the Umatilla NWR. B r a n t

Deschutes County's second record of this

species was found along the Deschutes River i n Bend on 5 Dec (PM, DH, TC, m.ob) . W o o d D u c k

6 birds were at the wildl i fe area below McNary Dam, Umatilla, 24 Dec (MD) . Gadwal l

an albino was at the Malheur NWR HQ dis­play pond on 14 Dec (GI, BU). Redhead

1 found on the John Day CBC was a first for that count (TW). Greater Scaup

1 male was at Hatfield Lake on 10 Feb (DH, PM). Oldsquaw

1 was on Wallowa Lake on 17 Dec (FC). Surf Scoter

T o m Crabtree has r es ign ed the posi t ion of field notes editor for eastern O r e g o n , winter a n d s u m m e r seasons . S k i l l s r e q u i r e d a r e a k e e n k n o w l ­edge of the b i r d s of eastern Oregon, a wi l l ingness to serve, a n d aptitude for meeting deadlines . One o r both seasons are available. Oregon birders w i s h i n g to step into Tom's shoes are a s k e d to contact the Editor , 3 0 0 7 N . E . 3 2 n d Avenue, Por t land, O R 9 7 2 1 2 , 5 0 3 - 2 8 2 - 9 4 0 3 .

1 was at Suttle lake, Jefferson on 13 Jan (PTSJM) Red-breasted M e r g a n s e r

1 was at Barnes Butte Res., Crook, on 28 Dec, for a first Prineville CBC record (TC, CM).

Hawks t o Gulls

Rough-legged H a w k 10 were seen between Dufer and Pine Hol­

low Res. Wasco, on 3 Dec for the highest re­ported number i n the region this winter (DL). W i l d T u r k e y

175 were coming to a feeder on Good Road, east of Elgin i n December (fide GRBC). V i r g i n i a R a i l

1 was at Adrian, Malheur, on 23 Dec 0G) . Sora

1 was at Adrian, Malheur, on 23 Dec (JG). S a n d h i l l Crane

2 were seen flying along Stateline Rd., Kla­math, on 2 5 Jan (Wayne Blair) ; 300 were fly­ing over John Day on 17 Feb (Clarence O'Leary). Spotted Sandpiper

1 was on the Bend CBC for a second count record (TC, CM).

Bonaparte's G u l l

25 were at McNary Dam, Umatilla, 1 Dec (MD) ; 4 were at the John Day Dam on 3 Dec (DL).

M e w G u l l an adult was at McNary Dam, Umatilla, 1

Dec ( M D ) . R i n g - b i l l e d G u l l

1 was at the Malheur NWR display pond on 31 Jan (RTV, RC); another was In Bend 16-27 Dec (TC,CM, m. ob) . H e r r i n g G u l l

2 were along the Deschutes River in Bend on 9 Dec 0 M ) . I c e l a n d G u l l

a b i r d showing all of the characteristics of a first-year b i rd was studied for half an hour

along the Deschutes River i n Bend on 15 Dec (CM, TC) . Surpr i s ing ly this species was not lumped with Thayer's Gull by the AOU Checklist Commit­tee's recent action. Glaucous-winged G u l l

1 was at McNary Dam, Umatilla, 1 Dec ( M D ) . B l a c k - l e g g e d K i t t i -w a k e

a possible b i r d of this species was observed at the John Day Dam on 3 Dec (DL)

Owls t h r o u g h H u m m i n g b i r d s

B a r r e d O w l

A bird of this species was reported calling along Canyon Creek, Grant, on 10 Feb (fide TW); another was near Ladd Marsh on 30 Jan (Jim Ward). Great Gray O w l

1 was seen at the Ladd Marsh viewing area on 31 Jan (Jim Ward). That's quite a view­point! N o r t h e r n Saw-whet O w l

3 were at Bear Valley, Grant, 31 Jan (fide TW). Anna's H u m m i n g b i r d

1 spent the winter at Dean Hale and Patty Mehan's feeder i n Bend, for 1 of the few veri­fied winter records for Central Oregon. Pre­dictably the b i rd was seen virtually every day except the day of the Bend CBC. Another was a couple of miles away on 17 Feb, probably a remrning bird (TC). B r o a d - t a i l e d H u m m i n g b i r d

the most unusual report received con-

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cerned a b i rd purportedly of this species com­ing to a feeder i n Elgin, Union, this winter. There was even a front page article i n the La Grande paper about it . Unfortunately, no pho­tographs accompanied the article. Anna's Hummingbird w o u l d be more l ikely (fide GRBC).

Woodpeckers t h r o u g h Creeper

Lewis ' W o o d p e c k e r 2 were seen just east of Sisters on 13 Jan

(PTS, JM). 1 was on the Bend CBC for the first count record of this species. Red-naped Sapsucker

2 were reported f rom Hines on the early date of 8 Feb (LH). Red-breasted Sapsucker

1 was seen feeding in Bend after a snow storm on 21 Jan (TC). Say's Phoebe

a b i rd that was either a month or so late or a month early was near Baker City on 4-5 Jan (HH) . A b i rd at Hatfield Lake i n Bend on 10 Feb was about 2 weeks ahead of the average arrival date for that species (DH, PM). Five were i n Wheeler County on that day as well (PTSJM, CC,JS). Blue Jay

1 was in Elgin, Union, f rom the middle of October at least unti l the end of the year (Sid Retzlaff). This was the only report, unlike the high numbers last year. W e s t e r n Scrub-Jay

1 was i n Fossil, Wheeler (at least it's still Wheeler Co. at the t ime of this w r i t i n g ) throughout the winter (Brian Sharp). Two were i n Prineville for the Christmas Bird Count for the 2nd & 3rd records for Crook. The Bend population is at least two dozen birds. It's hard to believe that this all started f rom 2 birds that showed up on the 1991 Bend CBC. Similarly, numbers are expanding elsewhere i n Eastern Oregon; 20 were at Pine Grove, Wasco for an all-time high number there (fide DL). A m e r i c a n C r o w

1 was around John Day on 16 Dec (fide TW).

Wrens t h r o u g h Shr ikes

R o c k W r e n

1 was found near Fossil on 10 Jan (BS); another was east of Spray, Wheeler, on 11 Jan (PTS, JM, CC, JS). This b i r d is rare i n eastern Oregon i n winter. W i n t e r W r e n

1 was at Adrian, Malheur, on 23 Dec (JG). G o l d e n - c r o w n e d K i n g l e t

5 were near Napton on 16 Dec. 0G). H e r m i t T h r u s h

1 was near Troy on 7 Jan (Frank Conley)

for a late eastern Oregon record. N o r t h e r n M o c k i n g b i r d

1 was at Bully Creek Res., Malheur, on 4 Jan. It was feeding on Russian Olive berries on a south facing hillside (TG). A possible Mockingbird was seen, but not verified, i n John Day on 16 Dec (fide TW). Sage T h r a s h e r

1 was found on the Summer Lake CBC for a rare winter record for this species (DH, PM). B o h e m i a n W a x w i n g

numerous around Cove in December (Mary & Bruce Macke); 3 were at Adrian, Malheur, on 23 Dec (JG); 2000 were in a flock in Jo­seph, and 300 were scattered around Wallowa county on 31 Dec (DL). They were reported to be in the hundreds around LaGrande i n January (/We GRBC). Cedar W a x w i n g

446 were at Adrian, Malheur, on 23 Dec

(JG). Loggerhead S h r i k e

2 were found in the Painted Hills, Wheeler, on 10 Feb (PTSJM, CCJS).

W a r b l e r s t h r o u g h Finches

O r a n g e - c r o w n e d W a r b l e r 2 were at Adrian, Malheur, on l 6 D e c 0G);

another was a long the U m a t i l l a River, Umatilla, on 1 Jan (DL). Y e l l o w - r u m p e d W a r b l e r

25 were at Adrian, Malheur, on 16 Dec 0G). A m e r i c a n Tree S p a r r o w

1 was at Napton, Malheur, on 16 Dec 0G) for the only one reported this winter. Swamp S p a r r o w

1 was in large marsh on the east end of Adrian, Malheur, on 16 Dec 0G). This spe­cies is very rare i n Eastern Oregon i n winter.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 15 December 1995, ORBRC record number 595-95-29B, Hunter Creek, Curry Co. "A large emberizidpasserine with an enormous, pale-colored seed-cracking bill. This bill in combi­nation with a rose-colored breast made this bird un­mistakable. The head was dark with a yellow-buff colored central crown stripe and 2 eyelines begin­ning behind the eye. The wings were dark with dis­tinct white wing bars as well as white patches at the base of the primaries. The rump was mottled black and white and the back was mottled brown. The underparts were white, with dark streaking across the sides and breast. The rose breast showed dark streaks through the rose color. The tail was dark with white showing on the central part of the rectrices, concentrated toward the terminal end of the tail. Eyes were dark. Other observers were John Blithe, Dorothy Sevey, Glen Sevey, Mark Stevens." Writeup/ Colin Dillingham. Photo/Glen Sevey.

W h i t e - t h r o a t e d S p a r r o w

1 was SW of Spray, Wheeler, on 11 Feb, for a rare county record (PTS, JM, CC, JS). H a r r i s ' S p a r r o w

1 was at Dog Creek, Grant, 10-15 Dec (PTS, JM) (fide TW). Two spent the winter at feed­ers in Bend (DH, PM,TC). L a p l a n d L o n g s p u r

4 were reported from 3 locations around Malheur NWR 30 Jan to 2 Feb (fide RTV). Snow B u n t i n g

More than 50 were at Swamp Creek, Union on 26 Jan (FC). Seven were reported f rom three locations around Malheur NWR 28 Jan to 2 Feb (fideKN). Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

40 were near Wingville, Baker, on 29 Dec (DL). W h i t e - w i n g e d C r o s s b i l l

a flock of 80 of these was seen in January at the crest of the Cascades along Hwy 20 (m. ob.) . C o m m o n R e d p o l l

1 was at a feeder i n Prairie City on 2 Feb (fidem). Lesser G o l d f i n c h

1 was reported west of Burns on 1 Jan (fide RTV). Another was seen o n 28 Dec. i n Prineville (TC). C o n t r i b u t o r s

WPB - Wayne & Patty Bowers, CC - Craig Corder, FC - Frank Conley , RC - Rebecca Chuck, GRBC - Grande Ronde Bird Club, MD - Mike Denny, JG - John F. Gatchet, DH - Dean Hale, HH - Heidi Haid, LH - Larry Hammond, GI - Gary Ivey, CM - Craig Miller, PM - Patty Mehan, JM - Judy Meredith, BS - Brian Sharp, JS - Judy Stevens, JSu - Joan Suther, PTS - Paul T. Sullivan, BU - Beth Ullenberg, RTV - Rick Vetter, MW - Mitch Willis, TW - Tom Winters. 0

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FDEIDNOTES: Western Oregon, Winter 1995-96 Jim Johnson, 10405 N.E. 9th Avenue, Apt. G-10, Vancouver, WA 98685 jimjohn@teleport.com

A b b r e v i a t i o n s u s e d

CBC Christmas Bird Count M R Fern Ridge Reservoir

NWR National Wildlife Refuge s.p. sewage ponds

SJCR South Jetty of the Columbia River WMA Wildlife Management Area

R e d - t h r o a t e d L o o n

Several were reported f rom inland loca­tions: 1 at Roslyn Lake near Sandy, Clackamas C o , 3 & 11 Dec. (TJ, ES); 1 at Salem 16-17 Dec (SD,fide BB); 1 at the Clackamas River mouth 31 Dec-27 an (TJ et al.); 1 FRR 1-2 Jan. (TM) ; 1 at Scoggin's Valley Park, Wash­ington Co, l 4 j a n . (PS); 1 there 25Jan. (DL); 1 at Beaverton 21 Jan. (RichardForbes). Y e l l o w - b i l l e d L o o n

Two were reported f r o m coastal locations. This is typical: 1 at Winchester Bay 22 Dec. (KG); 1 at Coos Bay 17 Dec. (TK, Steve Langenstein,/w/e HN) Clark's Grebe

The only reports this season came from the coast: 1 atYaquinaBay 14 Jan. (DM) ; 1 at the mouth of Rogue R. 26 Jan.-2 Feb. ( D M ) . Laysan Albatross

Three were found dead on coastal beaches: on Oceanside Beach 2 Dec. (FS); on Clatsop Beach 3 Dec. and 1 Jon. (MP). N o r t h e r n F u l m a r

Heavy mortality along coast from late Nov. to mid Dec. (Roy Lowe et al); 25 dead on Bayocean Beach 1 Dec. (CR). Many were seen flying just offshore and many were found dead on Tillamook Co. beaches 2 Dec. (FS); 1 live bird on Netarts Bay 19 Jan. (CR). MOTTLED PETREL

One was found dead on Oceanside Beach 1 Dec. (specimen retained, CR). F o r k - t a i l e d S t o r m - P e t r e l

One was brought to a vet i n Astoria 31 Jan. after it was found in the riggings of a fishing boat (MP); 6 were at Yaquina Bay and 1 was at Waldport 23 Feb. (SD, WT). B r o w n Pel ican

Two were seen flying north at Harbor, Curry Co. 18 Dec. ( D M ) . Cattle Egret

The only report was of 1 found on the Grant's Pass CBC, Josephine Co. (fide HS) B l a c k - c r o w n e d N i g h t - H e r o n

Up to 11 were at a known North Portland winter roost throughout the season (RKe? al.); T u n d r a Swan

Up to 4100 wintered in the Sauvie Island-

Ridgefield area (HN et al.). Snow Goose

Up to 2 500 wintered on Sauvie Island (HN). Ross' Goose

The only reports were of 1 at Ashland 5 Feb. (fide AF) and 1 at Pacific City, Tillamook Co, 8 Feb. with Aleutian Canada Geese (RL, DP). E m p e r o r Goose

One was at Gresham from late Dec. to 28 Jan. (m.ob. fide HN) and probably the same bird was at Troutdale 17 Feb. 00); 1 was at Salem 29 Jan. (fideM) B r a n t

One was at Salem 16 Dec. and 25 Feb. (SD etal.). E u r a s i a n Green-winged Teal

A male was at Scoggin's Valley Park, Wash­ington Co, 12 Jan. (GG). C i n n a m o n Teal

Two pairs were at Independence s.p. 13 Dec. (WT) for the only out-of-season report. Oldsquaw

Ten were reported from coastal locations including up to 6 at Yaquina Bay throughout the season (fide HN). Surf Scoter

Three were reported from inland locations:

Freezer fare. Mottled Petrel, 1 December 1995-Photo/Craig Roberts.

1 at Mola l la s . p , Clackamas C o , 8 Jan. (Darlene Philpot,/wfe HN); 1 at Pudding River, Clackamas Co. 15 Feb. (ES); and a male at Clatskanie, Columbia Co. 24 Feb. (HN). Barrow's Goldeneye

Reports were at follows: 1 at Garibaldi 12 Jan. ( D M ) ; 1 at Siletz Bay 13 Jan. ( D M ) ; 5 at Waldport 23 Feb. (SD, WT); and 1 at Forest Grove s.p. 11 Feb. (DL). Red-breasted M e r g a n s e r

The only inland report was of a female at Sauvie Island 29 Jan. (AF). T u r k e y V u l t u r e

Out-of-season reports were at follows the latter birds early northbound migrants: 1 fly­ing south over Gold Beach, Curry Co. 20 Dec. ( D M ) ; 1 at Hidden Valley, upper Yaquina Bay 13 Jan. to the end of the period (WHetal); 1 at Lebanon, Linn Co. 22 Jan. 0eff Harding, fide HN)-, several i u tb.e Rogae Valley 5 Feb. (AF); 1 near Corvallis 11 Feb. (PaulAdamus, fide H N ) ; 1 at Roseburg 18 Feb. (KG); 3 at Creswell, Lane C o , 19 Feb. (Sally Helson,fide HN); 1 Scoggin's Valley Park 29 Feb. (HN). Osprey

Out-of-season i n d i v i d u a l s were at McMinnville 13Dec. (HN), Roseburg21 Dec. and 19 Feb. (KG) and FRR. 11 Feb. (Sally Nelson et al.). White-tailed Kite

Very rare i n the far northern Willamette Valley, 1 to 2 were i n the Scappoose Bottoms, Columbia Co. 23 Dec. to end period 0G, OS et al). A very high 60 were recorded i n the Rogue Valley 30 Dec. during the CBC (fide HN). R e d - s h o u l d e r e d H a w k

Nineteen were recorded on the Coquille Valley CBC 23 Dec. Away from the southern coastal stronghold, an adult was at Hidden Valley, upper Yaquina Bay throughout the sea­son (WT, m.ob.) . F e r r u g i n o u s H a w k

Two reports came from the Rogue Valley: 1 i n the Applegate Valley, Josephine Co. 22 Dec. and 1 north of Lower Table Rock Jackson Co. 22 Jan. (fideBS). G o l d e n Eagle

The only report was of 1 at Basket! Slough 5 Jan. (AM). Gyrfalcon

Reports were as follows: 1 at SJCR 13 Dec. to the end of the period (MP et al.);l at Finley NWR and the Corvallis Airport throughout the period (RH et al); and 1 at Bayocean Spit 1 Jan. (DVB).

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Slaty-backed Gull, 23 January 19%, Sauvie Island, Multnomah Co. Photo/Skip Russell.

• Right:Emperor Goose, 14Janu-£ 5 rtrv 7.9.96", « e « r Gresham, • Multnomah Co, ...» Ill Glaucous Gull, 17 January Wm 1996, a bird in first winter

1 plumage at Clackamette Park, mm l 'regon City, Clackamas Co.

5«ow Bunting, 8 January I /_9i»6', Sunset Beach, Clatsop Co.

Photos/Tim Janzen. 1' ^

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Ze/?: ffa/ Phalaropes everywhere, 16 December 1995, Newport, Lincoln Co. Photos/Skip Russell.

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bia River, Clatsop Co. Photo/Skp Russell.

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P r a i r i e Falcon

Four b i r d s w e r e r e p o r t e d f r o m the Willamette Valley: 1 at Ankeny NWR 4 Dec. (JL); 1 at Salem 16 Dec. (JL); 1 north of Corvallis 24 Dec. (SD); and 1 near Sheridan, Yamhill Co. 23 Jan. (HN). Only 1 report came from the Rogue Valley where this species tends to be more regular i n the winter: 1 at Eagle Point, Jackson Co. 10 Dec. (HS). S a n d h i l l Crane

Up to 300 wintered in the Sauvie Island-Ridgefield area - a higher than normal num­ber (JJ, HN, Mark Stern). Elsewhere, several were seen flying north over Roseburg during the CBC 21 Dec. and 2 were at Coquille Valley 23 Dec. (John wdson et al). Early spring migrants were noted as follows: flocks flying north over Creswell, Lane C o , 17-18 Feb. (Sally Nelson, fide HN); and 80 flying over Eugene 18 Feb. (RKe). Pacific Golden-Plover

One was near Corvallis 21 Dec. (TS, PM, LW et al). This is the second winter record from the Willamette Valley. MOUNTAIN PLOVER

Two birds were reported this season: 1 south of Corvallis 1-22 Dec. (Chris Lundberg, m.ob.) ; and 1 at Ankeny NWR 4 Dec. (JL). These were the f o u r t h and f i f t h Oregon records. A m e r i c a n Avocet

A very unusual winter b i rd was at FRR 9-14 Feb. (Sarah Sherwood, TK, fide HN). Lesser Yel lowlegs

A report of 1 b i rd came from FRR 1 Jan. (TM). L o n g - b i l l e d Curlew

Ten were at Coos Bay 17 Dec. during the CBC and 2 were south of Forest Grove 8 Feb. (KathyShive). M a r b l e d G o d w i t

The only report was of 1 b i rd at Yaquina Bay 13Dec. (DVB). D u n l i n

An impressive 10,000 were at FRR 1 Jan. (TM). Red P h a l a r o p e

A huge influx occurred along coast and i n the central Willamette Valley following a storm 13 Dec. Reports came from throughout the region (too many to list) and most were gone by 25 Dec. (m.ob.) . Black- legged K i t t i w a k e

One was found at FRR Dam, Lane Co. 20 Jan. (Scot t Johnson ,^e HN). RED-LEGGED K I T T I W A K E

One was reported f rom forty miles west of Tillamook 3 Dec. (Richard R.ovAe\t,fide HN). No details were submitted to the author. If accepted, this would be about the eighth Or­

egon record. Sabine's G u l l

One was found dead on Newport Beach 4 Dec. ( B a r b a r a W i l s o n , ^ HN). Forster 's T e r n

One at Bandon 13 Dec. (Steve Brown fide AC) is Oregon's first winter record. Ancient M u r r e l e t

Large numbers were along the coast to late Dec. (TS, AC etal). Reports included 100 at Boiier Bay 16 Dec. (LW, PM) and 1007 at Bandon 23 Dec. ( A C e t a l ) . PARAKEET AUKLET

A dead b i r d was found washed up on Clatsop Beach near Camp Rilea 12 Dec. (An­drew Emlen, fide MP) and a live b i rd was found on Agate Beach 24 Feb. which later died i n rehab (Roy Lov/e, fide HN). These are the fifth and sixth Oregon records from recent de­cades. B a r r e d O w l

One was found i n a southeast Portland neighborhood 29 Dec.-l Jan. 0ack Kiley et al.) and another or the same b i rd was near there at Reed College 20 Feb. to the end of the period (Robert Reichner). COSTA'S H U M M I N G B I R D

A male was at Ashland 11-26 Feb. (m.ob. fideES). Rufous H u m m i n g b i r d

The first spring migrants were reported at follows: 1 at Roads End, Lincoln City 12 Feb. (Eileen Hogue); 1 near Waldport 13 Feb. (Dawson and Bobby Mohler) ; 1 at Seaside 17 Feb. (JJ, JG, et al); and 1 at Astoria 28 Feb. (MP). Lewis ' Woodpecker

Many were reported away from their usual haunts: 6 near Mollala, Clackamas Co, 19 Dec. (TJ); 1 i n Linn Co. 21 Dec. (AM); 15 i n the Ballston-Perrydale area Polk Co. 25 Feb. (Dave Whorton); 1 at Sauvie Island 26 Dec. (Mark Lichi-Strattner); 1 there 29Feb. (HN);f locks of up to 12 up the Winchuck, Chetco, and Pis­tol Rivers, Curry Co. Jan and Feb. ( D M ) . T h r e e - t o e d Woodpecker

One was reported from the Santiam Pass 10 Jan. (AM) EASTERN PHOEBE

A well-described b i rd was at the Indepen­dence s.p. 19 & 20 Feb. (SD, WT, AM, TK) for Oregon's third record. Black Phoebe

An out-of-range b i rd was at Nute Slough on the upper Yaquina Bay 1 Jan. to the end of the period (AF et al.). An impressive 59 were found i n the Coquille Valley 23 Dec. during the CBC (fide AC). Say's Phoebe

Reports were more numerous than usual: 1 at E.E. Wilson WMA, Benton Co. throughout

the period (BR etal); 1 south of Corvallis 22 Dec. (SD); 1 at Brownsville, Linn Co. 30 Dec (Barbara Combs, Kate Dwire, fide HN). 1 along the lower Rogue R. 2 Feb. (DM) : and 1 on Sauvie Island 24 Feb. (Bi l l TomWnson.fide HN). DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER

Oregon's first was found i n a residential neighborhood of Newport 1 Jan and was en­joyed by many through 8 Jan. (Pat Dickey m.ob.) . Tree S w a l l o w

Mid-winter reports of winterers or untimeh migrants were 2 at Baskett Slough NWR 10 Jan. (WT) and 6 at FRR 20 Jan. (SD). The first spring migrants were 1 at Canby 9 Feb. (TJ): 12 at FRR 10 Feb. (TM) ; 12 i n Clackamas Co. 15 Feb. (ES); and 12 at Finley NWR 16 Feb. (RH); and 200 at FRR 29 Feb. (RKe). V i o l e t - g r e e n S w a l l o w

The first spring migrants were reported ai f o l l o w s : 6 near Corvall is 11 Feb. ( P i u ! Adamus); 1 at Eugene 19 Feb. (RKe); and 4 at Canby 2-18 (ES). B a r n S w a l l o w

Probable late fall migrants were 1 at Salem 10 Dec. (fide BB) and 1 at the mouth of SiuslawR, Lane Co. 22 Dec. (DF). Unusually early spring migrants were 1 at Canby 9 Feb. (TJ, ES, DVB) and 1 at Eugene 14 Feb. (TK) Blue Jay

The only report was of 1 near Cave Junc­tion 25 Feb. (AF). Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

A very unusual late winter report was re­ceived: 2 at Roxy Ann Butte, Medford 5 Feb. (AF). M o u n t a i n B l u e b i r d

The only lowland report was of a male at SJCR 17 & 24 Dec. (CL, SR et al). N o r t h e r n M o c k i n g b i r d

Three reports as follows: 1 at Astoria 17 Dec. (MP); 1 at Coos Bay 22 Dec. (KG); and 1 at Eugene throughout the period (TM et al.). Loggerhead S h r i k e

One at Baskett Slough NWR 17 Feb. (Greg Boyce) was the only report. B l a c k - a n d - w h i t e W a r b l e r

One was at Roseburg 9 Feb. to the end of the period (KG m.ob. ) . Yel low W a r b l e r

A very late b i rd was at Bandon 23 Dec. (RH) during the CBC. B l a c k - t h r o a t e d Gray W a r b l e r

One was at Roseburg 21 Dec. during the CBC (fide HN). PRAIRIE WARBLER

An i m m . male was at Newport 10-15 Dec. (Eric Horvath m . o b . ) was Oregon's f i f th record. Photos and video were submitted to the records committee.

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Palm Warbler Up to 5 wintered at the Hatfield Marine Sci­

ence Center, Yaquina Bay (DF et al.). Northern Waterthrush

One at Tillamook 16 Dec. (DVB) was Oregon's second winter record. Common Yellowthroat

One was at Salem 17 Dec. during the CBC and 2 were near Creswell 3 Feb. (Sally Nelson). Wilson Warbler

One was at Coquille Valley 23 Dec. (DF et al). Rose-breasted Grosbeak

One was at Hunter Creek, Curry Co. 1 Jam-15 Dec. (CD). American Tree Sparrow

The only west side report was of one at Eu­gene 3 Feb. (RKe). Chipping Sparrow

One report was received of 2 n.w. of Finley NWR 2 Dec. (RH.HH). Swamp Sparrow

Reports were as follows: 2 at Plat I Res., Sutherlin 21 Dec. (KG); 1 at Lincoln City 11 Jan. (DM); 1 at Jackson Co. 15 Jan. (fide US); 1 atE.E. WilsonWMA17Jan.-24Feb. (AM); 1

at Sauvie Island 21 -26 Jan. (HN); and 1 along the lower Rogue R. 2 Feb. (DM). Harris' Sparrow

Several were reported this season: 1 at North Bend, Coos Co., 17 Dec. (TK); 1 at Medford 17 Dec. (fide HS); 1 at Brownsville 30 Dec. (Marcia Cutler, Paula Vanderheul); 1 at Eugene 1 Jan. (TM); 1 at Sauvie Island 23 & 29 Jan. (BOB, AF); and 1 at Brookings 7-8 Feb. (MS, m.ob.). The latter was the second Curry Co. record, the first 20 years prior. Lapland Longspur

A rather late bird was at the South Jetty Yaquina Bay 3 Dec. (DF). Snow Bunting

Up to 45 were on Clatsop Beach, Clatsop Co., throughout the period (MP etal). Yellow-headed Blackbird

A female was at Baskett Slough NWR 1 Dec. (WT). One to 2 each winter are not unusual. Bullock's Oriole

A very late bird was at Brookings 1 Dec. (fide DM). White-winged Crossbill

Up to 120 were at Santiam Pass 6 Jan. to the end of the month (SD et al.). Fifty were at Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood 26 Jan. (DC) and

30 were there 10 Feb. (ES, DVB) Lesser Goldfinch

Two were at Brookings 27 Jan. (CD) for an unusual winter record in Curry Co.

Observers AC - Alan Contreras; DB - David Bailey; BB

- Barb Bellin; DVB- Dan van den Broek; DC -Dave Copeland; CC - Craig Corder; TC - Tom Crabtree; CD - Colin Dillingham; SD - Steve Dowlan; DF - Darrel Faxon; AF - Anthony Floyd; GG - Greg Gillson; JG - Jeff Gilligan; KG - Keith Graves; HH - Hendrick Herlyn; RH - Richard Hoyer; JJ - Jim Johnson; TJ - Tim Janzen; RKe-Robert Kelsh; TK - Ted Kenifick; RK - Raymond Korpi; RL - Roy Lowe; JL - John Lundsten; DL -Donna Lusthoff; AM - Alan McGie; JM - Judy Merideth; TM - Tom Mickel; CM - Craig Miller; PM - Pat Muller; DM - Don Munson; HN - Harry Nehls; BOB- Bob O'Brien; JO - Jim Olson; MP - Mike Patterson; DP - Dave Pitkin; CR - Craig Roberts; SR - Skip Russell; HS - Howard Sands; OS - Owen Schmidt; FS - Floyd Schrock; TS -Tim Shelmerdine; ES - Elmer Specht; KS - Kevin Spencer; JS - Judy Stevens; MS - Mark Stevens; PS - Paul Sullivan; WT - William Tice; LW - Linda Weiland. 0

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