Oregon Birds %^ J The quarterly journal of Oregon field ornithology Volume 17, Number 2, Summer 1991

1990 Oregon Listing Results 31 Steve Summers

An Occurrence of the Great Knot in Oregon 35 Nick Lethaby Jeff Gilligan

Garganey: The First Oregon Record ... 38 Jim Johnson Nick Lethaby

Oregon Bird Records Committee: You Be The Judge 39 Harry Nehls

Distribution and Productivity of Golden Eagles in Oregon, 1965-1982 40 Frank B. Isaacs Ralph R. Opp

SITE GUIDES Grande Ronde Valley — Foothill Road and Ladd Marsh in Summer 43 James D. Ward The Inn of the 7th Mountain, Bend, Oregon 44 Bing Wong Lost Valley, Gilliam County 45 Darrel Faxon Astoria Mitigation Area and Vicinity, Clatsop County 45 Karen Kearney News and Notes 47

FIELDNOTES 51 Eastern Oregon, Fall 1990 51 David A. Anderson Western Oregon, Fall 1990 55 David Fix

Cover photo Great Knot, 3 September 1990, south jetty of the Coquille River, Coos County, Oregon. Photo/ Jim Livaudais. Oregon Birds is looking for material Oregon Birds in these categories: News Briefs on things of temporal importance, such as meetings, birding The quarterly journal of Oregon field ornithology trips, announcements, news items, etc.

Articles are longer contributions dealing with OREGON BIRDS is a quarterly publication of Oregon Field Ornithologists, identification, distribution, ecology, an Oregon not-for-profit corporation. Membership in Oregon Field Ornithologists management, conservation, taxonomy, includes a subscription to Oregon Birds. ISSN 0890-2313 behavior, biology, and historical aspects of ornithology and birding in Oregon. Articles Editor Owen Schmidt cite references (if any) at the end of the Associate Editor Jim Johnson text. Names and addresses of authors Assistant Editor Sharon K. Blair typically appear at the beginning of the text.

OREGON FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS Short Notes are shorter communications President David A. Anderson, Portland (1991) dealing with the same subjects as articles. Secretary Bill Stotz, Florence (1991) Short Notes typically cite no references, or Treasurer Kit Larsen, Eugene (1991) at most a few in parentheses in the text. Past President Bill Stotz, Florence Names and addresses of authors appear Directors David Irons, Beaverton (1989-91) at the end of the text. Tim Shelmerdine, Lake Oswego (1989-91) Bird Finding Guides "where to find a Barbara Griffin, North Bend (1990-92) in Oregon" (for some of the rarer Howard Sands, Eagle Point (1990-92) birds) and "where to find birds in the area" (for some of the better OREGON BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE spots). Secretary Harry Nehls, Portland (1991) Reviews for published material on Oregon birds or of interest to Oregon birders. Members Tom Crabtree, Bend (1989-91) Jim Carlson, Eugene (1990-92) Photographs of birds, especially photos Jeff Gilligan, Portland (1990-92) taken recently in Oregon. Color slide Linda Weiland, Portland (1990-91) duplicates are preferred. Please label all Jim Johnson, Portland (1990-92) photos with pho-tographer's name and Nick Lethaby, Beaverton (1991-93) address, bird identification, date and place Larry McQueen, Eugene (1990-93) the photo was taken. Photos will be Owen Schmidt, Portland (1991-93) returned; contact the Editor for more Steve Summers, Klamath Falls (1989-91) information.

Alternate Craig Roberts, Tillamook (1991) Deadlineforthe next issue of Oregon Birds— OB 17(3) — is 26 July 1991. The next issue should get to you by the first week of Septem• ber 1991. Material can be submitted any time, and the sooner the better. Please send materials directly to the Editor, 3007 N.E. 32nd Avenue. Portland, OR 97212, Oregon Birds (503)282-9403. OREGON BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE Oregon Birds Board of Editors: David A. ©1991 Anderson. Range D. Bayer, Charlie Bruce, OREGON FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS Alan Contreras. Tom Crabtree, David Fix, P.O. Box 10373 Jeff Gilligan. Steven G. Herman, Mike Houck. George A. Jobanek, Jim Johnson, Eugene, OR 97440 CD. Littlefield, Roy Lowe, David B. Va-s" -a-y 3. Nehls, Mark Stern, Paul Su iivan. Glance Watson

Oregon Birds 17(2): 30, Summer 1991 1990 Oregon Listing Results

Steve Summers, P.O. Box 202, Silver Lake, OR 97638

This year (1990) marks the eleventh year these listing results have been 352 Ken Knrrtle published. The first listing results published were for 1980. Eighty Oregon birders 352 Walter Yungen turned in results this year, marking the first time such a high number has been 351 Elsie Eltzroth reached. So, it appears to me that interest in county listingis still strong in Oregon. 350 Richard Palmer As a result of this in te rest a lot of distributional information has been gathered 343 Kamal Islam 343 David Swanson on all of Oregon's counties. I believe that the fun and excitement of county birding 345 Marion Corder has enhanced the amount of this information, more so than if we hadn't undertaken 341 Ron Maertz this game 11 years ago. 339 Michael Robbins I am currently undertaking a project to come up with a county list for all Oregon 336 Dave Copeland counties. I am relying heavily on information from Oregon's top county listers to get 335 Marshall Beretta this project started. Many of you have already been contacted. Hopefully every OFO 334 Elmer Miller member eventually will have a chance to contribute to this effort. My goal is to 331 Don Pederson publish a set of maps showing the distribution of each Oregon species by county. But 331 Roger Robb for now.I'm taking it one step at a time. So your strong support at this early stage 330 Eva Schultz will further help to realize the final goal. 329 Ben Fawer 326 Otis Swisher This year there was one new 200 county (Jefferson). That leaves only 8 counties 324 Bill Tice with no 200 birders. Lane County now has four 300 birders. There were 8 new 322 Greg Gillson county year list record highs — one of which was submitted from an earlier year in 322 Hendrik Herlyn answer to my challenge of last year that I'd take anything for the last 2 counties 321 Fred Zeillemaker without a year list. As a result, all counties now have a recorded year list. This year 319 Wilson Cady the threshold will still be 150 for all counties except the 3 counties that still have 316 Paul Osburn not reached that threshold. For them the threshold will be their recorded highs: 310 Mike Denny Crook (111), Gilliam (146), and Wheeler (123). 310 Calvin Hill I had a request to tabulate the top 200+ county birders. In other words, birders 306 Aaron Tegerdine 302 Karen Theodore with the most 200+ counties "under their binoculars." So for fun I did that and here's the top 10 (the number in parentheses is the number of 200+ counties each person 1990 Oregon Year Ust (250) has): , David Fix (9), Joe Evanich (8), Paul Sullivan (8), Steve Heinl (7), Phillip 315 Jim Johnson Pickering (7), Dennis Rogers (7), Steve Summers (6), Jim Carlson (5), CraigCorder 313 Gerard Lillie (5), and Tom Crabtree (5). 310 Philip Pickering One new feature Fve added to the regular column is a list of the top 10 Oregon 309 Walter Yungen year lists. I'll update this every year as needed. 303 Paul Sullivan Totals marked with an asterisk (*) are previously submitted totals as an 302 Jerry Kearney updated total was not received this year. The only exception is for county year lists 301 Donna Lusthoff 300 Dave Copeland where an asterisk means a new county year list record high. Only totals of 375 or 300 Hendrik Herlyn more for the state are carried through without an updated list. County totals are 296 David Fix carried through from year to year only if they are still leading in a county. 293 Tom Crabtree 290 Jim Carlson 238 Paul Sherrell 285 Tim Shelmerdine Oregon State List (300) 280 Tom Mickel *431 Jeff Gilligan 375 Martha Sawyer 279 Mike Patterson 419 Tom Crabtree 372 Steve Gordon 278 Jack Corbett 410 Owen Schmidt 372 Alan McGie 277 Alan McGie 409 Richard Smith 372 Gerard Lillie 277 Don Pederson *400 Dave Irons 372 Allison Mickel 276 Richard Cronberg 397 Jim Johnson 371 Karen Kearney 275 Bill Tice 392 Larry Thornburg 369 David Fix 274 Roger Robb 392 Linda Weiland 369 Dennis Rogers 274 Skip Russell 391 Joe Evanich 369 Paul Sullivan 272 Tom Love 391 Donna Lusthoff 368 Jerry Kearney 266 Scott Johnson 389 Phillip Pickering 364 Barb Bellin 263 Marcella Johnson 387 Jan Krabbe 362 Tom Love 263 Allison Mickel 387 Rick Krabbe 360 Clarice Watson 261 Steve Gordon 386 Steve Heinl 358 Craig Miller 252 Ron Maertz 385 Jim Carlson 356 Mike Patterson 250 Wilson Cady 384 Patrick Muller 356 Paul Sherrell 382 Sheran Jones 355 David Anderson Top 10 Oregon Year Lists *379 Alan Contreras 354 Jack Corbett 356 Philip Pickering (1986) 378 Steve Summers 354 Craig Corder 345 Donna Lusthoff (1987) 376 Judy Carlson 353 Tim Shelmerdine 344 Jeff Gilligan (1981) 376 Tom Mickel 352 Elzy Eltzroth 339 Linda Weiland (1985)

Oregon Birds 17(2): 31, Summer 1991 334 Richard Smith (1981) 234 Joe Evanich 168 Steve Summers 173 Rick Krabbe 333 Jim Johnson (1989) 221 Tom Crabtree 166 Richard Palmer 172 Greg Gillson 330 Donna Lusthoff (1985) 218 David Fix 165 Tom Crabtree 170 Jim Carlson 330 Tom Mickel (1985) 212 Jim Johnson 162 Dave Copeland 165 Steve Gordon 328 Barb Bellin (1983) 204 Donna Lusthoff 160 Barb Bellin 164 Calvin Hill 326 Sheran Jones (1985) 194 David Anderson 158 Jack Corbett 163 Donna Lusthoff 190 Linda Weiland 155 Mike Patterson 160 Steve Heinl 187 Karen Kearney 149 Elzy Eltzroth 155 Barb Bellin 1990 County Lists 183 Jerry Kearney 148 Elsie Eltzroth 154 EvaSchultz 180 Greg Gillson 135 Marcella Johnson 150 Walter Yungen Baker 179 Tom Love 135 Scott Johnson 146 Richard Palmer *231 Ann Ward 179 Tim Shelmerdine 133 David Anderson 144 Joe Evanich 217 Craig Corder 171 Paul Sullivan 131 Linda Weiland 138 Phillip Pickering 206 Marion Corder 164 Steve Heinl 130 Paul Sherrell 137 Steve Summers 166 Joe Evanich 164 Dennis Rogers 125 EvaSchultz 136 Marion Corder 156 Paul Sullivan 160 Barb Bellin 122 Greg Gillson 136 Alan McGie 132 Michael Robbins 157 Aaron Tegerdine 122 Don Pederson 135 Bill Tice 124 Linda Weiland 149 Walter Yungen 113 Hendrik Herlyn 129 Linda Weiland 114 Dennis Rogers 148 Craig Corder 110 Mike Denny 128 Skip Russell 113 Steve Gordon 143 Richard Palmer 100 Craig Miller 127 Dennis Rogers 110 Phillip Pickering 137 Jim Carlson 127 Paul Sherrell 108 Jamie Simmons 136 Dave Copeland Crook 125 Dave Copeland 107 Walter Yungen 136 Don Pederson 191 Tom Crabtree 124 Don Pederson 129 Craig Miller 165 Craig Miller 120 Hendrik Herlyn Benton 126 Michael Robbins 165 Michael Robbins 120 Tom Love 228 Jan Krabbe 122 Marion Corder 163 Lewis Rems 118 Roger Robb 228 Rick Krabbe 119 Marcella Johnson 134 David Anderson 115 Jim Johnson 210 Elsie Eltzroth 119 Scott Johnson 117 Steve Gordon 114 Jack Corbett 210 Elzy Eltzroth 118 Steve Gordon 116 Linda Weiland 112 Elsie Eltzroth 192 Fred Zeillemaker 118 Clarice Watson 115 Donna Lusthoff 112 Elzy Eltzroth 139 Alan McGie 111 Fred Zeillemaker 114 Jan Krabbe 111 Clarice Watson 133 Greg Gillson 107 Jan Krabbe 114 Rick Krabbe 109 Marion Corder 169 Barb Bellin 107 Rick Krabbe 111 Paul Sullivan 107 Paul Sullivan 169 Roy Gerig 101 Jack Corbett 109 Joe Evanich 105 Tim Shelmerdine 168 Hendrik Herlyn 107 Dennis Rogers 162 Scott Johnson Columbia 105 Jim Johnson Douglas 160 Marcella Johnson 214 Phillip Pickering 104 Phillip Pickering 292 Ma*ua Sawyer 152 Phillip Pickering 178 Joe Evanich 104 Walter Yungen 277 Da..d Fix 146 Steve Gordon 173 Jim Johnson 101 Steve Heinl 275 Ron Maertz 144 Mike Patterson 131 Donna Lusthoff 271 Ken Knittle 144 Clarice Watson 131 Linda Weiland Curry 235 Dennis Rogers 140 Jim Carlson 129 Dennis Rogers *279 Jim Rogers 227 Steve Heinl 137 Walter Yungen 124 Tim Shelmerdine 259 Dennis Rogers 219 Steve Gordon 136 Don Pederson 119 Dave Copeland 226 Steve Summers 210 Paul Sullivan 135 Michael Robbins 119 Greg Gillson 214 Michael Robbins 197 Michael Robbins 134 Dennis Rogers 117 David Anderson 206 Jim Carlson 194 Phillip Pickering 133 Steve Heinl 105 Steve Gordon 205 Steve Heinl 173 Steve Summers 133 Richard Palmer 105 Tom Love 200 David Fix 164 Jim Carlson 133 Roger Robb 105 Aaron Tegerdine 199 Colin Dillingham 146 Linda Weiland 131 Jack Corbett 105 Walter Yungen 183 Phillip Pickering 132 Jim Johnson 131 Joe Evanich 102 Craig Corder 174 Steve Gordon 132 Donna Lusthoff 111 Dave Copeland 167 Ray Ekstrom 132 Eva Schultz 107 Craig Corder Coos 161 Jim Johnson 131 Mike Patterson 104 Linda Weiland 299 Larry Thornburgh 147 Paul Sullivan 131 Tim Shelmerdine 101 Paul Sullivan 292 Ben Fawver 142 Joe Evanich 116 Ray Ekstrom 283 Alan McGie 141 Jan Krabbe 116 Clarice Watson 113 Walter Yungen Clackamas 237 David Fix 141 Rick Krabbe 193 Phillip Pickering 224 Dennis Rogers 122 Linda Weiland 142 Tim Shelmerdine 218 Phillip Pickering 120 Alan McGie Gilliam 135 Donna Lusthoff 213 Paul Sullivan 119 Clarice Watson 154 Linda Weiland 135 Aaron Tegerdine 212 Steve Heinl 112 Jack Corbett 145 Phillip Pickering 119 Tom Love 197 Steve Gordon 109 Dave Copeland 131 Craig Corder 116 Walter Yungen 193 Jan Krabbe 109 Walter Yungen 123 Greg Gillson 115 Dennis Rogers 193 Rick Krabbe 101 Mike Denny 101 Dennis Rogers 110 Linda Weiland 184 Jim Carlson 107 David Anderson 184 Ron Maertz Deschutes Grant 105 Michael Robbins 182 Walter Yungen 255 Tom Crabtree 205 Paul Sullivan 100 Steve Gordon 177 Joe Evanich 240 Craig Miller 161 Walter Yungen 176 Michael Robbins 202 Lewis Rems 152 Joe Evanich Clatsop 172 Donna Lusthoff 183 Karen Theodore 145 Jan Krabbe 262 Mike Patterson 170 Roger Robb 174 Michael Robbins 145 Rick Krabbe 247 Phillip Pickering 168 Jim Johnson 173 Jan Krabbe 136 Steve Heinl

Oregon Birds 17(2): 32, Summer 1991 124 Dave Copeland 123 Mike Denny Klamath 123 Walter Yungen 127 Steve Gordon Hood River 290 Steve Summers 113 Jim Johnson 127 Donna Lusthoff 214 David Anderson 258 Michael Robbins Linda Weiland 197 Donna Lusthoff 256 Jim Carlson 109 Donna Lusthoff 122 104 Greg Gillson 119 Michael Robbins 160 Phillip Pickering 254 Ray Ekstrom 113 Dennis Rogers 143 Linda Weiland 243 Steve Gordon 116 Barb Bellin 142 Tim Shelmerdine 228 Tom Mickel Lane 112 Phillip Pickering 133 Joe Evanich 227 Allison Mickel 305 Steve Heinl 111 David Anderson 123 Jim Johnson 214 Marjorie Moore 305 Tom Mickel 111 Jim Johnson 114 Walter Yungen 207 Paul Sherrell 302 Jim Carlson 109 Jack Corbett 107 Dave Copeland 205 Dennis Rogers 301 Steve Gordon 109 Alan McGie 10? Craig Corder 196 Steve Heinl 293 Clarice Watson 107 Clarice Watson 102 Dennis Rogers 194 David Fix 288 Paul Sherrell 105 Dave Copeland 188 Jan Krabbe 286 Allison Mickel 104 Craig Corder Jackson 188 Rick Krabbe 280 David Fix 103 Jim Carlson 259 Marjorie Moore 184 Richard Cronberg 256 Phillip Pickering 103 Paul Sherrell 258 Otis Swisher 182 Ron Maertz 252 Jan Krabbe 236 Michael Robbins 179 Paul Sullivan 252 Rick Krabbe 226 Richard Cronberg 179 Clarice Watson 252 Dennis Rogers Harney Mike Patterson Tom Crabtree 220 Ray Ekstrom 176 Richard Palmer 246 266 Eva Schultz 254 Phillip Pickering 213 Steve Summers 174 Roger Robb 245 158 Steve Gordon 166 Dave Copeland 245 Steve Summers 253 Jim Johnson Roger Robb 245 Jim Carlson 157 Jim Johnson 165 Mike Denny 243 155 Steve Heinl 164 Alan McGie 205 Paul Sullivan 244 Steve Heinl Michael Robbins 237 Steve Summers 153 Paul Sherrell 163 Jim Johnson 198 149 Jan Krabbe 163 Walter Yungen 189 Joe Evanich 236 Joe Evanich Jim Johnson 233 David Fix 149 Rick Krabbe 162 Linda Weiland 182 Donna Lusthoff Waller Yungen 231 Linda Weiland 143 Paul Sullivan 157 172 Lewis Rems Richard Palmer 230 Mike Denny 139 Dennis Rogers 156 169 Barb Bellin Elsie Eltzroth 228 Craig Miller 139 Linda Weiland 153 166 Marion Corder Elzy Eltzroth 227 Larry Hammond 138 Joe Evanich 143 166 Jack Corbett Barb Bellin 225 Paul Sullivan 133 Phillip Pickering 146 157 Craig Corder Ron Maertz 218 Donna Lusthoff 132 Donna Lusthoff 145 155 Eva Schultz Jack Corbett 214 Tom Mickel 124 Tom Love 140 146 Phillip Pickering Greg Gillson 213 Alan McGie 124 Walter Yungen 137 140 Tim Shelmerdine Hendrik Herlyn 211 Jan Krabbe 118 Elsie Eltzroth 132 136 Hendrik Herlyn Don Pederson 211 Rick Krabbe 118 Elzy Eltzroth 131 134 David Anderson Linda Weiland 210 Allison Mickel 118 Richard Palmer 124 131 Tom Crabtree Donna Lusthoff 208 Dennis Rogers 117 Dave Copeland 112 128 Joe Evanich Dave Copeland 205 Karen Kearney 114 Barb Bellin 110 119 Greg Gillson Paul Osburn 204 Jerry Kearney 114 Clarice Watson 108 102 Don Pederson 201 David Anderson 113 Roger Robb 108 Jamie Simmons 201 Steve Gordon 111 Jack Corbett 103 Lincoln 200 Fred Zeillemaker 109 Tim Shelmerdine *300 Darrel Faxon 197 Tom Love 106 Jim Carlson Lake 271 Phillip Pickering 192 Jack Corbett 250 Steve Summers 252 Joe Evanich 184 Calvin Hill Jefferson 246 Craig Miller 252 Jan Krabbe 133 Paul Sherrell 208 Lewis Rems 234 Priscilla Summers 252 Rick Krabbe 182 Roy Gerig 192 Tom Crabtree 223 Kevin Spencer 221 Greg Gillson 179 Bill Tice 180 Barb Bellin 222 Jim Carlson 221 Steve Heinl 175 Hendrik Herlyn 172 Craig Miller 204 Michael Robbins 212 David Fix 175 Clarice Watson 146 Roy Gerig 198 Karen Theodore 210 Barb Bellin 174 Craig Corder 124 Michael Robbins 187 Dennis Rogers 207 Roy Gerig 173 Richard Palmer 118 Walter Yungen 175 Ray Ekstrom 199 Tom Crabtree 198 171 Elsie Eltzroth 116 Dennis Rogers 175 Philip Pickering Jim Carlson 195 171 Elzy Eltzroth 107 Steve Heinl 157 Tim Shelmerdine Jim Johnson 171 Walter Yungen 107 Jim Johnson 155 Tom Crabtree 190 Steve Gordon 168 Don Pederson 105 Phillip Pickering 151 Calvin Hill 190 Clarice Watson 184 167 Mike Patterson 104 Donna Lusthoff 150 Jan Krabbe Paul Sullivan 165 Eva Schuftz 104 Linda Weiland 150 Rick Krabbe 181 Donna Lusthoff 163 Barb Bellin 100 Steve Gordon 143 Alan McGie 180 Walter Yungen 163 Marion Corder 143 Paul Sullivan 179 Jack Corbett 161 Dave Copeland Josephine 139 Richard Palmer 178 Dennis Rogers 159 Greg Gillson Steve Summers 137 Linda Weiland 175 Richard Palmer 159 Ron Maertz 168 Michael Robbins 136 Steve Heinl 175 Eva Schultz 173 156 Tim Shelmerdine 143 Ray Ekstrom 134 Elzy Eltzroth Elsie Eltzroth 173 144 Roger Robb 123 Dennis Rogers 134 Lewis Rems Elzy Eltzroth 167 127 Aaron Tegerdine 118 Steve Gordon 133 Fred Zeillemaker Scott Johnson 166 116 Michael Robbins 114 Richard Cronberg 130 Steve Gordon Hendrik Herlyn 166 108 Richard Cronberg 112 Walter Yungen 128 Jack Corbett Marcella Johnson 107 Ray Ekstrom 125 Roy Gerig 165 Michael Robbins 105 Linda Weiland 162 106 Jamie Simmons 103 Phillip Pickering 125 Paul Sherrell Roger Robb

Oregon Birds 17(2): 33, Summer 1991 151 Don Pederson 107 Phillip Pickering 249 David Fix 164 Ken Knittle 160 Mike Patterson 106 Joe Evanich 247 Jan Krabbe 153 Jan Krabbe 158 Linda Weiland 105 Walter Yungen 247 Rick Krabbe 158 Rick Krabbe 152 Dave Copeland 239 Linda Weiland 154 Steve Heinl 143 Alan McGie Multnomah 231 Calvin Hill 150 Marion Corder 144 Bill Tice *244 Jeff Gilligan 228 Donna Lusthoff 143 Michael Robbins 140 Craig Corder 227 Jim Johnson 222 Roy Gerig 136 Walter Yungen 137 Tom Love 221 Joe Evanich 219 Jack Corbett 131 David Anderson 137 Steve Summers 205 David Fix 212 Karen Kearney 128 Tom Love 135 David Anderson 201 Tom Crabtree 212 Walter Yungen 127 Jim Carlson 132 Tim Shelmerdine 201 Tom Love 210 Steve Heinl 126 Steve Gordon 123 Fred Zeillemaker 193 Phillip Pickering 210 Tom Love 123 Linda Weiland 126 Mike Denny 182 Linda Weiland 207 Mike Patterson 114 Jim Johnson 124 Jamie Simmons 179 Donna Lusthoff 206 Jerry Kearney 112 Jack Corbett 118 Craig Miller 176 Paul Osburn 204 Dennis Rogers 109 Elsie Eltzroth 165 Aaron Tegerdine 203 Greg Gillson 103 Elzy Eltzroth Linn 161 Dennis Rogers 202 Richard Palmer 108 Paul Sherrell 192 Phillip Pickering 153 David Anderson 200 Tim Shelmerdine 106 Richard Palmer 178 Greg Gillson 151 Greg Gillson 192 David Anderson 102 Dave Copeland 171 Jan Krabbe 149 Skip Russell 188 Don Pederson 171 Rick Krabbe 143 Tim Shelmerdine 184 Barb Bellin Wallowa 151 Roy Gerig 136 Steve Heinl 184 Paul Sullivan *240 Frank Conley 132 Elsie Eltzroth 134 Mike Patterson 178 Craig Miller 220 Paul Sullivan 132 Elzy Eltzroth 127 Craig Corder 174 Dave Copeland 186 Joe Evanich 128 Barb Bellin 119 Steve Gordon 173 Aaron Tegerdine 171 Phillip Pickering 127 Walter Yungen 113 Paul Sullivan 167 Craig Corder 155 Craig Corder 126 Steve Gordon 117 Walter Yungen 165 Skip Russell 152 Marion Corder 126 Steve Heinl 111 Michael Robbins 162 Clarice Watson 146 Michael Robbins 125 Dennis Rogers 110 Barb Bellin 161 Michael Robbins 134 Jack Corbett 114 Jim Carlson 109 Dave Copeland 154 Elsie Eltzroth 133 Steve Heinl 114 Richard Palmer 105 Fred Zeillimaker 154 Elzy Eltzroth 132 Dave Copeland 114 Don Pederson 102 Richard Palmer 154 Bill Tice 127 Jamie Simmons 103 Linda Weiland 150 Steve Gordon 124 Linda Weiland 102 Dave Copeland Polk 147 Jim Carlson 120 Mike Denny 230 Roy Gerig 142 Hendrik Herlyn 119 Richard Palmer Malheur 212 Barb Bellin 131 Alan McGie 116 Steve Gordon 213 Craig Corder 195 Jack Corbett 125 Jamie Simmons 114 Barb Bellin 204 Marion Corder 186 Walter Yungen 121 Mike Denny 112 Walter Yungen 113 Dennis Rogers 185 Bill Tice 115 Marcella Johnson 107 Jim Johnson 109 Phillip Pickering 183 Don Pederson 115 Scott Johnson 102 Jim Carlson 107 Linda Weiland 175 Richard Palmer 114 Steve Summers 100 Donna Lusthoff 105 Walter Yungen 166 Phillip Pickering 112 Marion Corder 100 Dennis Rogers 152 Tom Crabtree Marion 149 Dave Copeland Umatilla Wasco 227 Barb Bellin 138 Joe Evanich 256 Craig Corder 227 Donna Lusthoff 208 Jack Corbett 131 Jan Krabbe 254 Marion Corder 205 Craig Corder 194 Don Pederson 131 Rick Krabbe 218 Paul Sullivan 192 Marion Corder 183 Roy Gerig 129 Steve Heinl 209 Joe Evanich 173 David Anderson 182 Walter Yungen 129 Donna Lusthoff 204 Ken Kn'rttle 169 Phillip Pickering 176 Phillip Pickering 126 Fred Zeillemaker 166 Jan Krabbe 166 Roy Gerig 165 Richard Palmer 125 Paul Sullivan 166 Rick Krabbe 154 Jim Johnson 159 Tom Crabtree 114 Dennis Rogers 163 Donna Lusthoff 151 Linda Weiland 154 Dave Copeland 105 Steve Gordon 153 Mike Denny 142 Dennis Rogers 154 Joe Evanich 105 Mike Patterson 149 Jim Carlson 137 Steve Heinl 151 Paul Sullivan 103 Linda Weiland 144 Linda Weiland 137 Don Pederson 140 Greg Gillson 141 Phillip Pickering 127 Tim Shelmerdine 128 Steve Gordon Sherman 132 Jamie Simmons 116 Walter Yungen 116 Donna Lusthoff 195 Phillip Pickering 121 Dennis Rogers 104 Jack Corbett 108 Dennis Rogers 165 Linda Weiland 117 Steve Heinl 101 Richard Palmer 105 Linda Weiland 142 Jim Johnson 116 Jim Johnson 141 Roy Gerig 110 Michael Robbins Washington Morrow 133 Craig Miller 110 Walter Yungen 233 Joe Evanich 234 Craig Corder 110 Dennis Rogers 100 Steve Gordon 215 Donna Lusthoff 219 Marion Corder 105 Donna Lusthoff 188 Phillip Pickering 186 Jamie Simmons 101 Walter Yungen Union 180 Tom Love 178 Judy Stevens 252 Joe Evanich 179 Jim Johnson 161 Paul Sullivan Tillamook 203 Paul Sullivan 178 Linda Weiland 138 Donna Lusthoff *288 Jeff Gilligan 189 Craig Corder 175 David Fix 125 Dennis Rogers 265 Phillip Pickering 176 Phillip Pickering 169 Greg Gillson 123 Steve Heinl 252 Jim Johnson 172 Donna Lusthoff 147 Tom Crabtree 116 Linda Weiland 249 Tom Crabtree 167 Barb Bellin 145 Dennis Rogers 110 Steve Gordon 249 Joe Evanich 167 Dennis Rogers 141 Walter Yungen

Oregon Birds 17(2): 34, Summer 1991 139 Skip Russell 1990 County Year Lists Previous County Record High 234 Klamath (1983) Steve 136 David Anderson 235 Lane (Paul Sherrell) Year Lists Summers 135 Barb Bellin *232 Clatsop (Mike Patterson) 204 Baker (1988) Craig 225 Lake (1988) Merle Archie 117 Craig Corder *224 Jackson (Richard Corder 257 Lane (1985) Steve Heinl 114 Richard Palmer Cronberg) 178 Benton (1982/83) Jan& 241 Lincoln (1986) Phillip 114 Tim Shelmerdine *224 Morrow (Craig Corder) Rick Krabbe/Matt Hunter Pickering 112 Dave Copeland 221 Coos (Larry Thornburgh) 191 Clackamas (1988) Phillip Linn (no previous year list) 108 Don Pederson 211 Douglas (Ron Maertz) Pickering 211 Malheur (1987) Craig 106 Steve Heinl 207 Lincoln (Phillip Pickering) 225 Clatsop (1989) Mike Corder 102 Steve Gordon 205 Jackson (Marjorie Moore) Patterson 181 Marion (1986) Barb Bellin 102 Aaron Tegerdine 204 Morrow (Marion Corder) 196 Columbia (1988) Phillip 140 Morrow (1989 (Jamie 101 Mike Patterson "199 Wasco (Donna Lusthoff) Pickering Simmons 198 Umatilla (Paul Sullivan) 250 Coos (1988) Larry 200 Multnomah (1988) Joe Wheeler 197 Tillamook (Phillip Thornburgh Evanich 145 Paul Sullivan Pickering) 111 Crook (1989) Tom 190 Polk (1984,1989) Roy 117 Dennis Rogers *195 Jefferson (Lewis Rems) Crabtree Gerig 115 Steve Heinl *195 Polk (Roy Gerig) 218 Curry (1985) Jim Rogers 181 Sherman (1989 (Phillip 112 Linda Weiland 193 Curry (Colin Dillingham) 201 Deschutes (1988) Tom Pickering 101 Steve Gordon 191 Coos (Ben Fawver) Crabtree 234 Tillamook (1985) Phillip 100 Phillip Pickering 190 Harney (Larry Hammond) 247 Douglas (1983) Martha Pickering 100 Walter Yungen *189 Linn (Phillip Pickering) Sawyer 218 Umatilla (1982) Craig 187 Lake (Kevin Spencer) 146 Gilliam (1989) Linda Corder Yamhill 187 Wallowa (Paui Sullivan) Weiland 207 Union (1983) Joe Evanich 189 Tom Love 184 Lane (Steve Gordon) 185 Grant (1988) Paul Sullivan 209 Wallowa (1985) Frank 168 Roy Gerig 178 Union (Paul Sullivan) 237 Harney (1986) Phillip Con ley 151 Walter Yungen 174 Morrow (Jamie Simmons) Pickering 188 Wasco (1989) Donna 142 Phillip Pickering 170 Lake (Craig Miller) 170 Hood River (1989) David Lusthoff 140 Bill Tice 162 Polk (Bill Tice) Anderson 188 Washington (1984) John 130 Greg Gillson 161 Klamath (Richard 212 Jackson (1989) Howard F. Gatchet 116 Barb Bellin Cronberg) Sands Wheeler (no previous year 112 Richard Palmer 159 Benton (Hendrik Herlyn) 152 Jefferson (1988) Tom list) 111 Jim Johnson 157 Deschutes (Lewis Rems) Crabtree 150 Yamhill (1985) Roy Gerig 110 Linda Weiland 155 Harney (Hendrik Herlyn) 160 Josephine (1987) Romain 108 Dennis Rogers 154 Deschutes (Craig Miller) Cooper 107 Donna Lusthoff 151 Harney (Mike Denny) o 100 Steve Gordon 128 Linn (Greg Gillson, 1978) *123 Wheeler (Paul Sullivan, 1988)

An Occurrence of the Great Knot in Oregon

Nick Lethaby, 3280 S.W. 170th #1714, Beaverton, OR 97006 Jeff Gilligan, 26N.E. 32nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97232

Scapular A juvenile Great Knot (Calidris ten uirostris) was located by Lethaby in a flock of Surfbirds (Aphriza virgata) and Black Turnstones (Arenaria melanocephala) on the north jetty of the Coquille River estuary, near the town of Bandon, Coos County, Oregon, on 1 Sep• Greater Covert tember 1990, at 7:00 a.m. Lethaby took detailed notes on the bird during the Great Knot next half hour, before going to the south From I Hay man et al. jetty of the estuary where he and Gilligan (1986). had arranged to meet. When Gilligan arrived at the south jetty and learned about the discovery,, he immediately Tertial drove around the estuary (about 10 miles). Lethaby remained at the south jetty, since increasingnumbers of shore- birds were arriving to roost for the high tide. As soon as Gilligan drove away, the Great Knot feathers. Great Knot appeared at the roost at the Sketch I Nick Lethaby.

Oregon Birds 17(2): 35, Summer 1991 1990. The discovery ofthe Great Knot at Bandon reinforces the opinion that the small estuary there is one of the better places in the lower 48 states to look for vagrant shorebirds. Records from Bandon accepted by the Oregon Bird Records Committee include several Ruffs, Bar-tailed Godwits, Hudsonian Godwit, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, Cur• lew Sandpiper, Rufous-necked Stint, Bristle-thighed Curlew, and Mongolian Plover. A report of the Gray-tailed Tat• tler from Bandon is currently being con• sidered by the Committee. The description ofthe Bandon Great Knot follows: • Size and build — A large, rather long-billed calidrid. The bird was slightly larger and bulkier than Red Knots (Calidris canutus) and Surfbirds, which were in direct comparison at times. It was proportionally long-necked for a south jetty. Upon arriving at the north migrates for the northern winter to the calidrid. Combined with the very long jetty and not finding the bird, Gilligan Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, and wings, which projected well beyond the looked across the estuary mouth through Australasia. It occurs rarely in winter tail, the long-necked appearance gave his scope and saw Lethaby giving a in New Zealand. Vagrants have been the bird a gangling, elongated appear• "touchdown signal" with his arms—the found in Morocco and Arabia (Hayman ance. prearranged signal to indicate that the et al. 1986), and in Great Britain. It • Bare parts — The bill was very Great Knot had shown up there. Gilligan migrates casually in spring through slightly decurved, and quite long by returned to the south jetty, only to find southwestern and western Alaska calidrid proportions. It was dark in that the Great Knot had mysteriously (Shemya I., Adak I.), in the Pribilof color. The legs were greenish, and very disappeared. Islands (St. Paul I.), on St. Lawrence similar in color to the small group of After considerable effort, including Island, and on the Seward Peninsula juvenile Red Knots with which it occa• a walk chest deep into the water, the (American Ornithologists'Union 1983). sionally associated. observers (Gilligan a would-be observer) In addition, there are 2 reports from • Plumage—The forecrown, crown, concluded that the bird was definitely the PacificCoastofNorth America, which nape, and hindneck were marked in not present. A check of the other high we believe are correct, but which we do heavy dark streaking. With the excep• tide roost sites produced negative re• not analyze here. They are of a bird tion of a small dark patch at the base of sults. No photographs had been ob• approaching winter plumage at New• the bill, the rest of the face was pale and tained and only Lethaby had seen the port, Lincoln Co., Oregon, on 28 Septem• unmarked. This caused the dark eye to bird. We feared the Great Knot had ber 1978 (Steve Summers, Owen stand out prominently, giving a facial departed for the south on the high tide. Schmidt, and Jeff Gilligan), and a bird expression somewhatreminiscentofthat Much to our relief, we relocated the in non-breeding plumage at Boundary of a Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spragueii) Great Knot on the mudflats at low tide Bay, British Columbia, Canada, on 13 or a Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites about 5 hours later. The observers were May 1987 (Mike Force). Both birds are subruficollis). The breast was heavily familiar with the species within its Asian well-described, and distant photographs streaked gray-brown. The streaking and Australian ranges, and had no doubt were obtained of the Newport bird, which tended toward blotching on the lower of the identification. Gilligan shot a roll was accepted by Dennis Paulson in his breast, and there was a sharp demarca• of film on the bird, just before it flew off forthcoming publication Shorebirds of tion between the breast and the white some distance and out of sight. the Pacific Northwest. belly. Dark blotches and streaks contin• More trauma soon followed, how• The Bandon record is the first record ued along the flanks to the sides ofthe ever, when Gilligan juggled the film for North America away from Alaska rump and the undertail coverts. The canister while removing it from his cam• which is verified by photographic evi• rest of the underparts were white. The era, with the film ending up in a tidal dence. Since the species winters in large upper parts were very distinctive. The creek. Small bubbles were popping out numbers in Australia, is a powerful flier mantle was heavily streaked gray- of the film canister as it lay in the muddy and long distance migrant, and breeds brown. The scapulars, coverts and shallows. Fortunately, the Great Knot far to the northeast of Siberia, its occur• tertials all had broad pale edges. The remained atBandon, and Gilligan, Bing rence on the West Coast of the United scapulars were centered blackish; the Wong, and others obtained many devel• States is not surprising. wing coverts and tertials were centered opable photographs in the coming weeks. By coincidence, the observers were grayish (see field sketch). When at rest, We believe that the Great Knot was discussing the species the previous week the bird sometimes showed a dark car• last seen on 19 September 1990. Many while observing a Bar-tailed Godwit at pal patch reminiscent of a winter plum• birders from across the country were Willapa Bay, Washington. Another Bar- age Sanderling {Calidris alba). This able to see it in those weeks. tailed Godwit, or perhaps the same bird, dark carpal patch could also be seen in The species breeds in Siberia and turned up at Bandon on 7 September flight. There was a narrow white

Oregon Birds 17(2): 36, Summer 1991 wingbar. The uppertail coverts were white, with much less marking than on a Red Knot. This coul d be seen while the bird was in flight and at times while it was preeningor stretching. The tail was dark with a very thin white tip. This is a very distinctive species in juvenile plumage. However, this plum• age is not well-described in any of the standard North American field guides. Even the National Geographic Society's field guide (Scott 1987, p. 128), excellent though it is considering the space limi• tation for any particular species, is mis• leading. It describes the juvenile as having a "buffy wash and distinct spot- tingbelow; dark back feathers are edged with rust." The back feathers were not edged in rust on the Bandon bird. None ofthe photographs of juvenile birds from Japan that we have examined show anything approaching rust on the backs. We looked at photographs in several Japanese books, only one of which had even the book's title in Roman script (Takano 1981). The Bandon bird did not show buff on the breast, and the breast had heavy streaks and blotches. An excellent description and illus• tration are foundin Hayman etal. (1986). The only significant distinction between the Bandon bird and the illustration in that book is that the illustration shows a greater impression of a dark eye line. In our view, a summary description for the identification of a juvenile Great Knot is: crown and nape heavily streaked, white rump narrower and much less marked than on Red Knot, only a vague impression of a supercilium or none at all, mantle dark with distinct whitish edges. We thank Owen Schmidt and Jim Johnson for their helpful comments re• garding this note.

LITERATURE CITED American Ornithologist's Union. 1983. Check-listof North American Birds, 6th Edition. Allen Press, Lawrence, Kansas. Hayman, P., J. Marchant, and T. Prater. 1986. Shorebirds, an Identification Guide to Waders of the World. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston. Scott, S., Editor. 1987. Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 2nd Edition. National Geographic Soci• ety, Washington D.C. Takano, Shinji, Editor. 1981. Birds of Japan in Photographs. Tokai Uni• versity Press, Tokyo, Japan.

Great Knot. Photos: top I Barbara Griffin; middle I Harry Nehls; bottom I Jeff Gilligan.

Oregon Birds 17(2): 37, Summer 1991 Garganey: The First Oregon Record

- ,'; '.-.5-:,n. 3244 X.E. Brazee Street, Portland, OR 97212 :" - 3280 S.W. 170th Avenue, #1714, Beaverton, OR97006

The Garganey (Anas querquedula) The bird was similar in size to Green- mon and Blue-winged Teals. The specu• fa as occurred regul arly in North America winged Teal. The head was somewhat lum simply appeared dark — almost mainly Alaska) for at least 25 years. Of angular with a flat crown and a fairly blackish — but at a few angles it looked the 9 records before 1988 for the West steep forehead, quite unlike the more dark green. The speculum was conspicu• Coast away from Alaska: 4 are from rounded crown and sloping forehead of ously bordered fore and aft with white. British Columbia; 1 from Washington; both Blue-winged and Cinnamon Teal. The primaries were grayish-brown. and 4 from California. All but one of The bill length was similar to that of The belly and legs were also visible these were of spring males. Green-winged Teal, without any obvi• as the bird perched on the rocks. The The first record from this region ous expansion at the tip present on Cin• belly was immaculate white with per• was in 1961 (Spear, L.B., M.J. Lewis, namon and Blue-winged Teals. It was haps a tinge of buff and the legs and feet M.T. Myres, and R.L. Pyle, 1988, The black with a blue-gray cast. were gray. recent occurrence of Garganey in North As mentioned above, the head pat• The bird was seen in flight briefly as America and the Hawaiian Islands, Am. tern was rather striking. The crown and it flew back and forth between ponds. Birds 42(3): 385-392), but it was not nape were dark brown. The supercilium The upper wing was difficult to see at until 1988 that a Garganey was found in was white and very bold. Below this was this time because the bird flew above us, Oregon. This was the second fall record a narrow, dark line that extended from but the under wing was seen reasonably for the West Coast outside of Alaska. For the base of the bill, through the eye, to well. The under wing linings were whit• a detailed account of the occurrence of the posterior of the face. There was a ish and they contrasted fairly sharply Garganey throughout North America large, dark cheek patch. A prominent, with a blackish bar at the leading edge of through 31 May 1985, see Spear et al. somewhat triangular, white patch was the wing. This pattern is similar to the (ibid.). present just posterior of the base of the underwing pattern of Cinnamon and While scanning through hordes of bill, sharply bordered above by the dark Blue-winged Teal. Green-winged (A crecca), Blue-winged lores and below by a narrow extension of Green-winged, Cinnamon, and (A discors), and Cinnamon Teal (A. the dark cheek patch. This pale patch Blue-winged Teal were easily eliminated cyanoptera) at the Nehalem sewage extended into a narrow, whitish line given the excellent views of the plum• ponds, Tillamook Co., on 17 September between the eye line and the cheek patch. age, and more specifically the wing pat• 1988, Johnson spotted an unusual teal. The pattern of the head produced a tern. The facial pattern, which was rather "double striped" appearance. The throat Green-winged Teal typically exhib• bold and eye-catching, led him to believe was white and unmarked. The breast its a less bold, more diffused head pat• that the bird was possibly a Garganey. was reddish-brown with tiny black spots tern, lack a noticeably pale patch behind When Lethaby, a native of Britain, saw forming streaks. The feathers of the the base of the bill, lack a gray-blue it a few seconds later there was little sides and undertail were brown with forewing, have a brighter green specu• doubt in his mind that it was in fact this wide pale margins. There was consider• lum, a whitish stripe on the sides of the species. able contrast between the throat and tail, and usually lack any great contrast All of the ducks were rather wary, breast and between the breast and sides. in the plumage. The pale bar between but many of them, including the bird in There was no pale stripe along the side the forewing and the speculum is typi• question, perched on a rocky dike. Luck• of the tail. The back feathers were dark cally buffy. The dark bar on the leading ily, this bird drooped a wing while preen• brown, very thinly edged with white, edge of the under wing is grayish and ing giving us excellent views of the up• lacking any pale centers. contrasts less with the wing linings. per wing pattern from about 40 yards As the bird preened while perched Cinnamon and Blue-winged Teal away. We observed the bird for nearly 1 on the dike, the upper surface of the are larger and have a more elongated hour. wing was fully exposed. The upper wing head profile with a sloping forehead. coverts were pale grayish-blue, unlike They lack a pale bar on the trailing edge the brighter blue forewings of Cinna- of the secondaries. The forewing is brighter blue (except in the juvenal- plumaged Blue-winged which has a dull blue forewing). The belly is mottled, the primaries are black, and there is usually no great contrast in the plumage. The pale patch just behind the base of the bill is more suffused and never sharply bor• dered with dark lines. The Cinnamon Teal also has a larger, more spatulate bill. Several photos and written descrip• Garganey, 19 September 1988, Nehalem tions are in the files of the Oregon Bird wastewater treatment works, Tillamook Records Committee (OBRC). This record County. Sketch / Steve Heinl. was unanimously accepted bv the OBRC. 0

Oregon Birds 17(2): 38, Summer 1991 Oregon Bird Records Committee: You Be The Judge

Harry Nehls, Secretary, Oregon Bird Records Committee, 2736 S.E. 20th. Ave., Portland, OR 97202

On 24 January 1976, two birders one of those voting to accept noted: breast' is only incongruous mark but driving along the south shore of "Despite the limited description, this it didn't appear to be a major factor in Tillamook Bay observed a bird they is a very easy to identify species and coming to identification conclusion. " identified as a Hawk Owl. They sent the date is within the expected pat• On the second round of voting the in a report to the Oregon Bird Records tern of occurrence for this bird." 3 voting to accept all commented on Committee. Details of the report were However, the comment that the description being too brief, but published in the last issue of Oregon seemed to sway these yes votes on the noted "squarish facial disk, long-tail, Birds, and you were asked to vote on second round was of one voting not to and large head do not leave room for the report, preparing comments on accept: "All parts of description bet• anything else. Plus observers experi• your decision in order to compare ter fit Short-eared Owl, the much ence." One comment to not accept your comments with those of the Or• more probable species except brief noted: "Still much too brief descrip• egon Bird Records Committee mem• reference to Barred breast (which tion and doesn't rule out Short-eared bers. appears added on as an afterthought). Owl for me. Hawk Owls are supposed The Committee members were Main comparison was with Marsh to choosehigh perches, thisbird chose widely divided on their vote. The re• Hawk, it was clearly an owl but lacks low perches, flight pattern just doesn't port went through 2 rounds of voting, firm support for Hawk Owl. Hawk seem rightfor Hawk Owl. Not enough and decision was finally reached at a Owl flight is supposed to be low and (information) for so rare a bird." meeting. During the first round 5 swift (Nat. Geo. Guide). Hawk Owl It was the general consensus of members voted to accept the record, flight swift and hawk-like (not Marsh the OBRC that this report contained 4 voted to not accept. On the second Hawk) with rapid wing beats too brief of a description for such a round of voting, 3 members voted to (Godfrey, Birds of Canada) whereas rare bird. The report created some accept, and 6 voted not to accept. Northern Harrier quarters over doubt on the proper identification of After a discussion at a full meeting marshes alternating flapping and the bird. Thus the record was not the report was not accepted 0-9. gliding. Similar to Short-eared Owls accepted. During the first round of voting which frequent same area. 'Barred 0

Editor's Note: In the last issue of Oregon Birds, Harry Nehls presented a record of a Hawk Owl submitted to the Oregon Bird Records Committee. See OB 17(1): 14,1991. 'You vote on the report, putting down in writing the comments why you voted the way you did. In the next issue of Oregon Birds we will discuss the vote of the OBRC and the comments of the Committee members on reaching their decision. You can then compare your comments with those of the Committee members." You be the judge!

Northern Harrier, see Palmer, Ralph S., Sort-eared Owl, see Cameron, Angus, and Northern Hawk Owl, see Cameron, Angus, Ed., 1988, Handbook of North American Peter Parnall, 1971, The Nightwatchers, and Peter Parnall, 1971, The Night-watch• Birds, Volume 4, Yale U. Press, New Ha• Four Winds Press, New York, p. 108. ers, Four Winds Press, New York, p. 108. ven, p. 289.

Oregon Birds 17(2): 39, Summer 1991 Distribution and Productivity of Golden Eagles in Oregon, 1965-1982

Frank B. Isaacs, 104 Nash Hall, OSU, Corvallis, OR 97331-3803 Ralph R. Opp, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1414 Miller Island Road West, Klamath Falls, OR 97603

ABSTRACT Our purpose was to establish baseline Of 40 requests not answered, 8 were Letters requesting information on data and make recommendations for agency biologists whose area was cov• Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) nest• future research and management ac• ered in responses from other agency ing in Oregon were sent to 165 people. tivities concerning Golden Eagles nest• biologists, and 32 were licensed raptor One-hundred twenty-five responses ing in the state. Our data do not include rehabilitators, licensed falconers, and were received (76 percent response rate) information on Golden Eagle nests sur• other private individuals. and 506 Golden Eagle nests were re• veyed by Malheur National Wildlife State and federal agencies manage ported. Nests were located in 21 Oregon Refuge personnel in Harney County from 55.6 percent of the land in Oregon (Or• counties with greatest concentration (57 1966 to 1977 (see: Thompson etal. 1982). egon Blue Book 1981-1982). Because of percent) in Lake, Harney, and Malheur We are especially grateful to those the excellent response from agency bi• Counties in southeastern Oregon. We who responded to the Golden Eagle ques• ologists, we believe that the majority of estimated 1000-1500 nesting pairs of tionnaire. Without their effort this the known Golden Eagle nest sites on Golden Eagles in Oregon based on rough project could not have been completed. public land in the state were reported. estimates of survey coverage and extent Thanks to G. Keister,D.B. Irons, and C. of Golden Eagle habitat. Nests were Bruce for reviewing an earlier draft of Population Estimate located on both public (75 percent) and this manuscript, J. Isaacs for typing the The 506 nests reported for the state private (25 percent) land, and were built manuscript into a word processor, and represent an unknown portion of on cliff ledges (65 percent) and in trees the Nongame Checkoff Fund of the Or• Oregon's Golden Eagle population. We (35 percent). Golden Eagle productivity egon Department of Fish and Wildlife do not have enough information on sur• figures do not describe the real status of for partial funding. vey coverage to accurately estimate the the breeding population for Oregon be• total Golden Eagle population for Or• cause of problems with survey coverage egon. However, we believe that 500 and technique. We recommend that a METHODS In April 1982, we mailed 165 re• nestingpairsis aminimumnestingpopu- survey strategy for nesting Golden quests for information on Golden Eagle lation and that as many as 1000-1500 Eagles be developed that includes an nest locations and history of use in Or• nesting pairs would be located during a adequate number and distribution of egon to wildlife biologists employed by systematic, intensive search of Golden sites to estimate the condition of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Eagle nesting habitat in the state. state population. U.S.D.A. Forest Service (USFS), U.S. Heugly (in: Snow 1973) estimated 1600 Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and Golden Eagles as a minimum popula• INTRODUCTION Oregon Department of Fish and Wild• tion for Oregon. Golden Eagles are distributed life (ODFW), and to licensed raptor throughout the Northern Hemisphere rehabilitators, licensed falconers, and Distribution and are the only species of booted eagle other private individuals. In June 1982, Golden Eagle nests were reported (tarsus feathered to the toes) that occurs we mailed a follow-up request to agency in 21 counties (Figure 1, Table 1). No in North America (Brown 1976). The biologists that had not responded to the nests were reported in 13 counties west distribution of Golden Eagles in North April request. Nest reports were cata• of the Cascade Mountains, and 2 coun• America includes mountainous and open loged and locations plotted on a ties east of the Cascades. In addition, country from northern Canada and 1:1,000,000 scale map of Oregon. Golden Eagles were reported for 2 west• Alaska south to central Mexico (Bent We eliminated nest reports that ern Oregon counties without nest re• 1961). Golden Eagles are most common were obvious duplications and assumed ports (Polk and Tillamook). The major• in the western half of the continent that the remaining locations were sepa• ity of nests (57 percent) were located in where they usually build their nests on rate breeding territories. "Breedingter- Lake, Harney and Malheur counties in cliff ledges or in trees. They prey mainly ritory," "nest site," and "site" were used southeastern Oregon (Table 1). The dis• on small mammals, especially jackrab- interchangeably to refer to an area used tribution of Golden Eagle nests reported bits (Lepus spp.) and cottontail rabbits by 1 nesting pair of Golden Eagles for here coincides with the range described (Sylvilagus spp.) (Snow 1973). In Or• breeding. A site may contain more than by Gabrielson and Jewett (1940) plus egon, the Golden Eagle is a permanent 1 nest. Occupied sites had at least 1 Linn, Douglas, Curry, Clackamas, Jack• resident of mountains and plains and is adult Golden Eagle present when the son, Jefferson, and Sherman counties. especially common east of the Cascade site was surveyed. Land ownership was reported for Mountains (Gabrielson and Jewettl940, 398 nests. Seventy percent of nests were Eltzroth and Ramsey 1979). on land managed by BLM (214) and RESULTS AND DISCUSSION USFS (64). Twenty-five percent (101) This report summarizes informa• Survey Response were on private lands and 5 percent (19) tion on Golden Eagle distribution and We received 125 responses to our were on land owned or managed by productivity in Oregon for 1965-1982. questionnaire (76 percent response rate). other public agencies. Because of large

Oregon Birds 17(2): 40, Summer 1991 Table 1. Golden Eagle nests reported for ported for 1965-1982 . The even more dramatic. Assuming 500 number of sites reported Oregon by county, 1965-1982. nest sites existed each year, the number ranged from 2 in 1965 to of sites surveyed with known outcome Number Number 155 in 1980. The number of averagedonly 2.8 percentperyear (Table County of Nests County of Nests sites at which nesting out• 2). Baker 15 Klamath 29 come was determined (2) Surveys were inconsistent. Clackamas 1 Lake 64 ranged from 2 in 1965 to 49 Crook 31 Linn 1 Outcome was not reported for any in 1980. The number of Curry 4 Malheur 62 year for 285 (57 percent) sites and was Golden Eagle young ob• Deschutes 24 Morrow 3 reported for 6 consecutive years at only Douglas 7 Sherman 4 served ranged from 3 in 1965 1 site (< 1 percent) (Table 3). Outcome Gilliam 3 Union 8 to 68 in 1980. Productivity was reported for 32 sites in 1980, the Grant 18 Wallowa 7 (number of young per occu• year with greatest survey effort. Of Harney 162 Wasco 13 pied site with known out• those, only 16 had been surveyed and Jackson 5 Wheeler 5 come) ranged from 1.00 in outcome determined prior to 1980. Con• Jefferson 40 Total 506 1974 and 1975 to 1.77 in sistency is important in nesting sur• 1978. Nesting failures veys. Compiling data year after year public ownership (75 percent) and in• ranged from 0 in 8 of the 18 years to 7 in and documenting changes at as many creased use of those lands it is important 1981. The highest failure rate was 31 nest sites as possible are required to that state and federal agencies be aware percent in 1982. The mean failure rate develop a useful database. The 1982 of the impacts of land management prac• was 8.6 percent for 1965-1982. baseline of 16 sites with known outcome tices on Golden Eagles and their habi• Productivity data (Table 2) does not was only 3.2 percent of our minimum tat. describe the actual status of the Golden population estimate of 500 breeding Sixty-five percent of nests were on Eagle population in Oregon for the fol• pairs. cliffs and 35 percent were in trees lowing reasons: (n=238). Nest tree species was not re• (I) Nesting outcome Table 3. Number of Golden Eagle nest sites with ported consistently enough for detailed was determined at few analysis. However, species reported were nest sites. consecutive years of productivity data (known ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), Dou• Nesting outcome outcome) for Oregon, 1965-1982. glas—fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), cotton- was determined (i. e., the Number of Number Number of Sites wood (Populus spp.), sugar pine (Pinus site was reported as in• Consecutive Years of Sites Consecutive with 1982 lambertiana), and western juniper active, producing 1, 2, 0 285 (Juniperus occidentalis). Dead trees or 3 young, or as failing) 1 158 16 (species unknown) were also reported. at an average of 41 per• 2 34 9 Golden Eagle nest substrates in Oregon cent of sites surveyed 3 9 2 are similar to other regions of western annually. Ideally, a 4 8 1 North America (Snow 1973). nesting survey would 5 5 3 determine outcome at 6 1 1 Productivity 100 percent of sites sur• 7 0 0 Productivity calculations (Table 2) veyed. On a population Total 500 32 were based on data from 500 nests re• basis, the deficiency is

Table 2. Productivity data for Golden Eagle nest sites in Oregon, 1965-1982 (S, total; x, average). Percent Percent Percent Young Per Occupied Sites of Sites of 500 Number of of Known Occupied Site Nest Sites Occupied with Known with Known Sites with Nesting Outcome Sites Young with Known Year Reported Nest Sites Outcome Outcome Known Outcome Failures Failing Reported Outcome 1965 2 2 2 100 0.4 0 0 3 1.50 1966 11 8 8 72 1.6 0 0 12 1.50 1967 29 15 14 48 2.8 2 14 22 1.57 1968 15 9 8 53 1.6 0 0 13 1.62 1969 11 8 7 64 1.4 0 0 9 1.29 1970 13 11 10 77 2.0 1 10 12 1.20 1971 15 9 5 33 1.0 0 0 8 1.60 1972 18 12 11 61 2.2 0 0 18 1.64 1973 24 12 5 21 1.0 1 20 6 1.20 1974 36 14 7 19 1.4 1 14 7 1.00 1975 30 14 5 17 1.0 1 20 5 1.00 1976 34 19 7 21 1.4 0 0 11 1.57 1977 35 14 7 20 1.4 1 14 8 1.14 1978 102 75 30 29 6.0 0 0 53 1.77 1979 113 69 20 18 4.0 1 5 33 1.65 1980 155 91 49 32 9.8 5 10 68 1.39 1981 149 82 45 30 9.0 7 16 62 1.38 1982 103 52 16 16 3.2 5 31 17 1.06

I = 256 X =41 X- 2.8 X= 8.6 I = 367 X= 1-43

Oregon Birds 17(2): 41, Summer 1991 (3) One-visit surveys were common. southeastern Oregon (Thompson et. al. Eltzroth, M.S. and F.L. Ramsey. 1979. One-visit surveys do not provide 1982). Their experience should be used Checklist of the birds of Oregon (3rd enough information to determine pro• as a guide for designing surveys through• EdJ.O.S.XJ. Book Stores, Inc., ductivity. If 1 visit is made early in the out the state. It would be especially Corvallis, Oregon. 17 pp. nesting season, only nest occupancy is important to take advantage of what Gabrielson, I.N. and S.G. Jewett. 1940. determined; outcome will be unknown. they have learned about breeding chro• Oregon birds. Oregon State Mono• If 1 visit is made late in the nesting nology because of the importance of sur• graphs, Studies in Zoology No. 2. season, outcome is only determined at vey timing. 650 pp. successful sites; the number of pairs Several other basic research projects Newton, I. 1979. Population ecology of occupying sites but failing to produce could be conducted in conjunction with young will be unknown. yearly surveys. Habitat utilization, habi- raptors. Buteo Books, Vermillion, South Dakota. 399 pp. Consequently, we believe that sur• tatcharacteristics, food habits, and nest• veys have been inadequate to describe ing behavior studies all require visits to Oregon Blue Book. 1981-1982. Com• actual productivity of Golden Eagles in nest sites and all are more meaningful piled and published by the State of Oregon. Determination of outcome at a when accurate, long-term population Oregon. 404 pp. low number of sites and a lack of survey data is available for comparison. We Postupalsky, S. 1974. Raptor reproduc• consistency could resultin either under- recommend that a survey strategy for tive success: some problems with or over-estimating productivity. One- Golden Eagles nesting in Oregon be methods, criteria, and terminology. visit surveys, on the other hand, will developed so that the status of the popu• Raptor Res. Rep., No. 2. Pp. 21-31. over-estimate productivity because nest• lation is not unknown when land man• Snow, C. 1973. Habitat management ing failures are missed. The percent agement practices threaten Golden series for unique or endangered spe• nest failures reported (Table 2) ranged Eagles and their habitat. cies. Report No.7: Golden Eagle from 0 to 31 percent and averaged 8.6 (Aquila chrysaetos). US Dept. In• percent. This is lower than the 18-40 Literature Cited ter., Bur. Land Manage., Technical percent failures reported for other Bent, A.C. 1961. Life histories of North Note T-N-239. 51 pp. Golden Eagle populations (Newton American birds of prey: Part I. Do• Thompson, S.P., R. S. Johnston and CD. 1979). Young per occupied site for this ver Publications, Inc., New York. Littlefield. 1982. Nesting history of study averaged 1.43. The only similar Pp. 293-315. figure available for Oregon is 1.08 young Golden Eagles in Malheur-Harney fledged per breeding territory reported Brown, L. 1976. Eagles of the world. lakes basin, Southeastern Oregon. by Thompson et al. (1982). The latter Universe Books, New York. 224 pp. Raptor Res. 16:116-122. figure is based on 2-visit surveys while the former is based on mostly 1-visit surveys. We believe that the 1.43 pro• ductivity figure is an overestimate be• cause of survey technique (i.e., 1-visit surveys).

Recommendations To determine the real status of Golden Eagles in Oregon, it is essential to design a nesting survey strategy that is consistent and provides meaningful information. The survey should include a sufficient number of nests, that are adequately distributed, to produce a sta• tistically significant sample of the Or• egon population. Nest sites should be surveyed at least twice during each breeding season. The first survey con• ducted early in the nesting cycle to de• termine site occupancy and the second conducted prior to fledging to determine production (number of young produced as well as number of pairs failing to produce young). All nests should be cataloged and accurately mapped so that survey consistency can be maintained despite changes in personnel. Tech• niques and terminology should follow established criteria such as those de• scribed by Postupalsky (1974). The only consistent surveys reported for Oregon have been conducted by personnel at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in

Oregon Birds 17(2): 42, Summer 1991 SITE GUIDE: Grande Ronde Valley — Foothill Road and Ladd Marsh in Summer

James D. Ward, 57923 Foothill Road, La Grande, OR 97850

Starting at the "Flying J" truck stop near the intersec• tion of 1-84 and the Union High- way, proceed south on McAllister Lane, which is the first gravel road west of the truck stop. You will probably see Cin• namon Teal and Mallards in the ditch to your right. Tree Swallows and Western Bluebirds will be perched near the bird boxes erected there. Look for Savannah Sparrows perched on the fence. After turning the corner, you will be headingwest to Foothill Road. Flying J truck stop This is the best place in the Valley to get a close look at a male Bobolink. McAllister Lane They'll be sitting on the fence posts. If not, stop and look out over the adjacent meadows. Listen for their Pierce Lane distinctive "tinkling" song or watch for their fluttering, hovering display flight. Ladd Marsh At the stop sign, turn left (south) (ODF&W) and proceed along the foothill. You should see Western Kingbirds perched you on the power lines near the farm build• will see ings along the way. Bobolinks are all Cliff Swal• 203 over in the meadows, below the road, in lows nesting un• this area. The next gravel road to your der the eaves. If you're left will be the Ladd Marsh viewpoint, a lucky, Yellow-headed Black• good place to see Sandhill Crane, Ameri• birds will be observed flying across can Kestrel, Northern Harrier, Com• the road en route to their nests after a pair of Swainson's Hawks, Chipping mon Yellowthroat, and if you have a feeding among the cattle above the barn. Sparrows, Common Snipe, Northern spotting scope, you will see several spe• Brown-headed Cowbirds will be there Oriole, Killdeer, and Brewer's Black• cies of waterfowl in the Ladd Marsh as well. birds. If traveling at dusk, look for Barn ponds. At the end of this straight stretch Owls in this area. Continuing south on Foothill Road, will be a large grove of trees and brush Up and over the Interstate bridge you will see more Western Bluebirds full of Rufous-sided Towhees, House and the first little gravel road through and Tree Swallows near the roadside Wrens, Lazuli Buntings, Song Sparrows, the archway will put you on the way to nest boxes. At the big, lone white barn California Quail, Yellow Warblers, Com• the Nature Trail. Along the trail you mon Yellowthroats, Ring-necked Pheas• should see Savannah Sparrow, Song ants, and Mourning Doves. You might Sparrow, Western Bluebird, Ring- see Yellow-breasted Chat, Black-headed necked Pheasant, Tree Swallow, Com• Grosbeak, MacGillivray's Warbler, mon Yellowthroat, Vaux's Swift, Ameri• Great Horned Owl, and Western can Kestrel, Northern Harrier, and re• Screech-Owl — which are there but not cently, Bobolink. always seen. You will want to take a Many of these species and more short hike in this area. This is Oregon may only be heard, but not seen. It will Department of Fish and Wildlife prop• be a good chance to practice your bird erty, so permission to enter is not needed. call identification skills. Good luck! Back in your car, head east after Editor's note: La Grande birder rounding the corner to the Interstate. Ward says he would be happy to help Along this stretch you should see West• anyone wishingto bird in this area. Call ern Kingbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, him at (503)963-6977.

Oregon Birds 17(2): 43. Summer 1991 SITE GUIDE: The Inn of the 7th Mountain, Bend, Oregon

Bing Wong, 4848 S.E. 62nd Ave., Portland, OR 97206

About 5 miles west of Bend on the Cassin's Finch. Below is a list of bird species I found Century Drive Highway is a ponderosa Over 40 species of birds were seen in the area from April to the first of July: pine forest that burned in August 1988. during visits in April, May, and June. Mallard Visits in April, May, and June 1990 Several migrants visited, including La• Turkey Vulture produced Black-backed Woodpeckers zuli Buntings, Evening Grosbeaks, Osprey nesting in the dead trees. White-crowned Sparrows, and American Kestrel To reach the area from Bend, follow Townsend's Solitaires, with a few re- California Quail the signs "Mt. Bachelor Ski Area Cas• mainingin to late June. ABrown Creeper Mourning Dove cade Lakes." The burn is 4.8 miles west was seen feeding on the burned, black Common Nighthawk of where Century Drive and Colorado bark and Northern Flickers were active Rufous Hummingbird Streets converge, or, 1.5 miles past the in the area. Hairy Woodpecker U.S. Forest Service sign. The burned The Inn of the 7th Mountain has White-headed Woodpecker area is on the right and the Inn of the 7th nature trails on the south side of the Black-backed Woodpecker Mountain resort is directly on the left resort that are open to the public. The Three-toed Woodpecker with parking available. most numerous bird in the area was Red Northern Flicker The ponderosa pine burn area is Crossbill. One trail leads to a pond and Western Wood-Pewee easily explored on foot and the prime continues to and parallels the Deschutes Dusky Flycatcher nesting cavities were on the east side. River. Several Clark's Nutcrackers were Olive-sided Flycatcher The trees are widely dispersed with some in the area in April and a few were Tree Swallow thicker groves. There has been some observed in late June. Northern Flick• Violet-green Swallow cutting but according to Tom Crabtree ers and a Red-breasted Nuthatch were Cliff Swallow drumming on the sides of buildings and who has spoken to both the U.S. Forest Barn Swallow Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife were making new holes or enlarging Steller's Jay Service, no further cutting is to take existing holes. Barn, Tree, and Violet- Clark's Nutcracker place in the near future. Tom has also green Swallows nest at the resort. Common Raven put up nesting boxes and at least 2 had The area should be very interesting Mountain Chickadee House Wrens nesting in them 30 June to birders for the next few years as the Red-breasted Nuthatch and 1 July. ponderosa pine succumbs to insect at• Pygmy Nuthatch One Black-backed Woodpecker nest tack and decay. A bit of caution while White-breasted Nuthatch was located with young calling and there walking in the burned ponderosa pines Brown Creeper were at least 2 pairs of these woodpeck• — if the wind is blowing, one may fall House Wren ers in the area in late June. Also, 2 pairs without warning! Western Bluebird of Hairy Woodpeckers were observed Mountain Bluebird this spring. Interestingly, 1 male of each Townsend's Solitaire woodpecker species mentioned had very short, stubby tails. Visits in April and American Robin May produced a male White-headed European Starling Woodpecker and a female Three-toed Yellow-rumped Warbler Woodpecker, but they were not seen in Western Tanager late June. Black-headed Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Other nesters in the area were West• ern Bluebird, White-breasted and Pygmy Rufous-sided Towhee Nuthatches, Chipping Sparrow, and Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Fox Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Cassin's Finch House Finch Red Crossbill Pine Siskin Evening Grosbeak

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Oregon Birds 17(2): 44, Summer 1991 SITE GUIDE: LiOs t Valley, Gillisa m County

Darrel Faxon, 1192 Thornton Creek Roac i, Toledo, OR 97391

For birders lookingfor somethingin rim near this curve. From this point the Vireo, Downy and Lewis' Woodpeckers, Gilliam County other than mile after road descends a gentle grade to the Black-billed Magpie, Vesper Sparrow, mile of wheat fields — Lost Valley in the valley floor. At the bottom of the grade Rufous-sided Towhee, and Fox Spar• southeast corner provides welcome re• (7.0 miles) be sure to carefully check the row. lief, habitat found nowhere else in the grassy meadow straight in front of you. The last few tenths of a mile the county, and excellent birding. It hosted a pair of Long-billed Curlews road enters a pine forest where Western To reach this spot, youneed to travel in May 1989. A subsequent visit to the Wood Pewee, Hammond's Flycatcher, on Oregon Highway 206 east from same area in July produced no curlews, both Red and White-breasted Condon as far as the road leading to as the meadow had been cut for hay, so Nuthatches, Cassin's Finch, Dark-eyed Lonerock. Turn south here. At 5.9 miles birders might be advised to seek out this Junco, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Moun• you will come to the bottom of a narrow spot in late spring to early summer. tain Chickadee, and Western Tanager canyon and a sign pointing to Lost Val• Before or after haying season, this is were found. Many of these species are ley. Another right turn here will put you also a favored spot for Northern Harri• hard to find anywhere else in Gilliam on the road to the secluded valley. The ers. County. road climbs rather quickly out of the After reaching the valley floor, an The Gilliam/Wheeler County line is canyon and along a high ridge for sev• honest county lister can travel about 1.5 not marked. You will need an Ochoco eral miles. Horned Larks and American miles without feeling too guilty about National Forest map to find the border. Kestrels are common. Of course there is placing what birds they see on their After reaching the county line, you have no shortage of them anywhere else in Gilliam County list. The first mile or so 2 choices. You may backtrack for more Gilliam County, but be alert for Ferrugi• the road winds through a series of small excellent looks at Horned Larks, or you nous Hawk, as one was seen not far to meadows with some excellent riparian may continue on into Wheeler County the east on the road toward Lonerock on growth. A 23-24 July sojourn here found on what becomes a rather poor dirt road. 10 May 1989. Western Bluebird, American Robin, With a little luck, you just may be able to At about 6.5 miles the road makes a Chipping Sparrow, American Goldfinch, figure out how to come out on Oregon big sweeping turn to the left, giving a Red-winged Blackbird, California Quail, Highway 19 alittle south of Fossil before panoramic view of Lost Valley proper. Red-tailed Hawk, House Wren, Dusky winter sets in. Golden Eagles and Mountain Bluebirds Flycatcher, Say's Phoebe, Yellow War• have both been seen in May along the bler, Rufous Hummingbird, Solitary 0

SITE GUIDE: ALstori a Mitigatic> n Area and Vicinity, Clatsop County

Karen Kearney, 6875 S.W. 158th Avenue Beaverton, OR 97007

Most Oregon birders are familiar Continue for about a mile and a half to and Cattle Egrets shouldbe looked for in with the excellentbirdingopportunities the splitin the highway. Instead of going November and December, and Black- at Clatsop Spitincludingthe South Jetty straight towards Jewell, turn right across shouldered Kites often winter here. Look of the Columbia River and the Ft. Stevens the Young's River toward Miles Cross• for Barn Owls at night. Check the black• area in the northwesternmost corner of ing. (Miles Crossing is not mentioned on berry brambles andscrubalongtheroad our state. Alas, so are thousands of vaca• any signs.) Shortly after crossing the for wintering sparrow flocks. When the tioners, fishermen, hunters, weekend bridge, turn left on Wireless Road. fields are flooded they attract a good joyriders, and others who have been During the fall and winter in par• variety of ducks and geese. In 1986, known to disturb a birder's peace. Only ticular, the pastures and farm fields White-faced Ibises were found here. a few miles from Clatsop Spit are some along Wireless Road attract raptors, If you're interested in sorting lesser known spots that can offer an shorebirds, waterfowl, and other birds. through gulls, try the mink farm on exciting, and perhaps more serene, Black-bellied and a few Golden-Plovers Binder Slough Road. To reach it, turn birding experience. are reliable migrants, and Buff-breasted left when you reach the end of Wireless Startingin downtown Astoria, head Sandpipers are almost annual in Au• Road, go about a mile, then turn left on west on the main road through town. At gust and September, though rare. Do Binder Slough Road. The gulls gather at the west edge of town, turn south on not be afraid to hope for a Mountain the farm, especially at high tides and in Alternate Highway 101 rather than con• Plover! It will happen sometime, and the mornings. Good numbers can be tinuing across the Young's Bay Bridge. this area is as likely as any. Great Egrets scoped from the road as they rest on the

Oregon Birds 17(2): 45, Summer 1991 - •: : fthe buildings. All regular species Noshorebirds be encountered, including Glaucous (except Common Gull. Binder Slough itselfis visible from Snipe) yet utilize the road, and is worth checking for wa• the area because ter birds. of the lack of or• There is a good sparrow patch on ganic material the south side of Binder Slough Road, in the ground, © Sparrow patch which has yielded White-throated and which had been Swamp Sparrows, as well as the more deprived of the common species. tidal waters Backtrack towards Wireless Road. for a century. Instead of taking Wireless Road, bear But many left towards Miles Crossing. Continue other species through Miles Crossing until you reach do. A walk the Mitigation Area. The area is not around the marked. Immediately after you cross Mitigation the Lewis & Clark River bridge, youH Area on the see a pullout on the right. Park here. The new dike Mitigation Area is to your right, border• has exciting ing Young's Bay. possibilities Binder Slough Road in all seasons The Mitigation Area is an experi• except sum• ment in progress. The State of Oregon mer. In the wanted to find out what would happen spring, Ameri• tolandthathadbeen diked if they broke can Bitterns put the dike and allowed water to return to on quite a show the land. This particular sector, owned as they perform by the Port of Astoria, had been diked their courtships. along the Young's Bay marsh in the Up to 8 have been 1890's, creating a willow and alder eco• seen in one spot as system that contained three layers of they gathered habitat. In 1985, the Port traded the land to the State as mitigation for future around a displaying male. They seem to Peregrine Falcon. The Bitterns and Vir• wetlands development. The State con• be oblivious to people during this short ginia Rails still inhabit the marsh, as do structed a new dike a few hundred yards period! They remain during the winter; waterfowl and hundreds of Marsh to the west of the old one, and broke the 3 were seen with little effort during the Wrens. A walk through the alder scrub old dike, allowing the tidal waters from 1990 CBC. The spring migration also west of the dike produces incredible num• Young's Bay to enter the area. The al• brings its contingent of warblers, fly• bers of wrens and sparrows, including ders and willows have died, or are dying, catchers, and others that are attracted Swamp and White-throated recently. and sedge marsh has replaced them. In to the growth bordering the marsh. Lincoln's Sparrow is guaranteed! altering the landscape, 2 levels of habi• Dusky Flycatcher has passed through, Townsend and Yellow-rumped War• tat have been lost, but a wetland is being as has CommonNighthawk. Short-eared blers, kinglets, Hutton's Vireos, and created. Analysis of the project is con• Owls are always a possibility, but more other winter passerines gather in feed• tinuing, and it will be years before its so in the spring. ing flocks in the growth bordering the viability and/or desirability can be de• Fall migration brings terns (includ- paths. termined. ingElegantin 1990), jaegers, and amaz• Before you leave the Mitigation ing numbers of rails to the north• Area, check the mudflats across the road east edge of the area. Walk north at low tide. Whimbrels, dowitchers, and Mitigation Area,: all the way up the new dike, then other shorebirds stop here during spring turn right and walk along the migration. The fall movement isn't as wooden landing-light platform good, but is still worth a look. (do not walk on the platform). One more worthwhile stop is the The birds congregate along huge sparrow patch along the Clatsop Young's Bay at the end of Airport Road. It's one of the best in the the platform. Up to 40 rails county. See the map for its location. This have been seen (or heard) is a good area for winter warblers too. at once here. Anythingis *•- Who knows what is hiding in the heavy possible, as evidenced by cover? Once Mike Patterson acciden• a Northern Waterthrush tally played a tape of a Groove-billed Ani that touched down in Sep• Old asphalt road TO Miles Crossing — and got a reply! tember. Many thanks to Mike Patterson for Pasture Winter birding can be introducing me to this area, and for the interesting, too. Raptors information he provided. Check out the are conspicuous, and Fve area, and enjoy! yet to spend a winter morn• 0 ing here without seeing a

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OBKC REVIEW SPI-C8-S REPORT FORM- 1*88 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE Describe your reasons for your identification: your familiarity with the species, field guides used, OREGON BIRD RECORDS similar species that were eliminated, references that were consulted, etc. COMMITTEE P.O. Box 10373 Eugene, OR 97440

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REVIEW SPECIESREPORTFORM. This form is intended as a convenience and a TELEPHONE guideline. It may be used flexibly and need not be used at all. Attach additional sheets if needed. Please type, or write legibly. You may 2. BIRD IDENTIFICATION. Write in the find it easiest to use separate sheets of paper name of the species you have identified and infor• keyed to the general guidelines in this form. mation on numbers, sex, plumage, and age. Describe the circumstances of the observation: light conditions, position of the sun, distance to the bird, duration of observation, equipment used, time of day, time of tide, etc. 3. DATE(S). Month, day, and year. If there are multiple observations, each date.

4. LOCATION. Be specific; describe habitat.

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, ornotes—if heard. If you have made field notes and/or field sketches, include them (or copies of them). Add the names (and addresses and phone numbers if known) of other observers who may have identified the bird.

6. PHOTOS, RECORDINGS. State whetherphotos were taken or video or sound recordings were made. OBRC will duplicate and return original slides and tapes promptly. Donations of slide duplicates (OBRC prefers a double set) and copies of recordings may be considered a tax-deductible expense!

7. SIGNATURE, DATE. Sign this form, and date it for when it was filled out. • Ashland 08 17(2), Summer 199! Marjorie Moore, 357 Taylor Street, Ashland, OR 97520, (H)482-1303, 776-7294 B. June Babcock, 17297 Antioch Road, White City, OR 97503, (H)826-7011 OREGON RARE BIRD PHONE NETWORK • Astoria Mike Patterson, 324 38th Street, Astoria, OR 97103, (H)325-1365 • Bend 1 Jeff Gilligan, 234-5961 1 Harry Nehls, 233-3976 Tom Crabtree, 1667 N.W. Iowa, Bend, OR 97701, (H)388-2462 (W)389-7723,1-800-762-6616 1 Owen Schmidt, 282-9403 • Brookings Colin Dillingham, 437 Azalea Park Road, Brookings, OR 97415, (H)469-9624 Joseph • Canyon City Umatilla/HermistoiT~--Pa^ Sullivan, 432-7250^ Tom Winters, P.O. Box 111, Canyon City, OR 97820, (H)575-2833 (W)575-1637 Tillamook Marion Corder, 922-3653 • Coos Bay/North Bend Craig Rd Craig Corder, 567-8944 Ben Fawver, 793 Johnson, Coos Bay, OR 97420, (H)267-6485 842-5782 Lyn Topits, 888 Telegraph, Coos Bay, OR 97420, (H)267-7208 (W)888-4762 aajem Barbara Griffin, 1691 Grant Street, North Bend OR 97459, (H)756-5688 arb Bellin, 393-0243 Larry Thornburgh, 2058 Cedar Court, North Bend, OR 97459, (H)756-4281 3ob Lucas, 363,-9710 • Corvallis/Philomath Elzy & Elsie Eltzroth, 6980 N.W. Cardinal, Corvallis, OR 97330, (H)745-7806 hilomath Corvallife/I Jan & Rick Krabbe, 24461 Columbine Drive, Philomath, OR 97370, (H) 929-5941 (W-Jan)928- Jan & Ricl Krabbe, 929-5941 2361 x410(W-Rick)967-5821 J Elzy & Elsi. Eltzroth, 745-7806 Florence • Eugene Pat Meynahan, 997- Jim Carlson, 1560 Chasa St., Eugene, OR 97401, (H) 485-4491 (W) 687-4436 (leave message 26f1 with receptionist) Bill Sktz, 997-8978 Barb Combs, 1466 Elkay Drive, Eugene, OR 97404, {H)689-6660, (W)378-6190 gene Kit Larsen, 2162 Kincaid Street, Eugene, OR 97405, (H)344-9574 (W) 686-4394 fm Carlson, 485-449 Co. BaV/North Clarice Watson, 485-6 \37 Tom Mickel, 5259 Overbrook Lane, Eugene, OR 97405, (H)485-7112, (W) 935-2283 nd Kit Larsen, 344-9574 Clarice Watson, 3787 Wilshire Lane, Eugene, OR 97405, (H)485-6137 bpits, 26 Tom Mickel, 485-7112 • Florence 208 Barb Combs, 689-6660 Pat Moynahan, 88518 Fourth Avenue, Florence, OR 97439, (H)997-2691 Thornburgh, 'oseburg 56-4281 Bill Stotz, 1305 Laurel, Florence, OR 97439, (H)997-8978 artha M. Sawyer, 672-6249 • Klamath Falls ft Orford •ed & Alice Parker, 672-1549 Steve Summers, 1400-A Arthur Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97603, (H)884-1938 Me/edith Jones, 672-6367 Rogers, • Joseph ^rrie Osborne, Ashland/Medford Paul Sullivan, 100 N. Main #3, Joseph, OR 97846, (H)432-7250 (W)426-4784 _332-2555 Sokings irjorie Moore, 482-1303 • Portland Dillingham, '. June Babcock, 826-7011 Jeff Gilligan, 26 N.E. 32nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97232, (H)234-5961 (W)326-3057 Harry Nehls, 2736 S.E. 20th, Portland, OR 97202, {H)233-3976 Owen Schmidt, 3007 N.E. 32nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97212, (H)282-9403 (W1)230-4201 Rules for a network are simple: rare birds only (no east/west or west/east Oregon birds); birders (W2)230-4148 who get calls have to make calls [this means long distance tolls); and once on the network, keep it going • Port Orford by keeping your address and phone number!s) current. Minimum information on a rare bird call should Jim Rogers & Carrie Osborne, 95187 Elk River Rd., Port Orford, OR 97465, (H)332-2555 include species, age and sex (ff not known, say so), number of birds, who found it (them), and who to call • Roseburg Martha M. Sawyer, 11 N. River Drive, Roseburg, OR 97470, (H)672-6249 for more information, if anyone. Fred & Alice Parker, 313 W. Hickory St, Roseburg, OR 97470, (H)672-1549 Birders who would like to represent their local birding areas should write to Meredith Jones, 1394 Fisher Rd. N.W., Roseburg, OR 97470, (H)672-6367 • Salem The Editor, Oregon Birds Barb Bellin, 4730 Elizabeth Street N., Salem, OR 97303, (H)393-0243 3007 N.E. 32nd Avenue Bob Lucas, 392 Holder Lane S.E., Salem, OR 97306, (H)363-9710 Portland, OR 972I2 • Tillamook Craig Roberts, 2880 Old Netarts Road W, Tillamook, OR 97141, (H)842-5782 Please feel free to send ideas and suggestions, too! • Umatilla/Hermiston Marion Corder, Rt. 1 Bx. 210, Umatilla, OR 97882, (H)922-3653 Craig Corder, P.O. Box 1174, Hermiston, OR 97838, (H)567-8944 (W)567-6414 Phnne numher in italics means vein mav reach an answerinn machine St-. Thisjsage pjrinted on recycled paper. air lAfcior FfeW Sttfei O n nO

27 - 29 September 1991 • Registration deadline I September 1991 • For later registrations, call Sheran Jones (phone below) • Make your lodging arrangements separately • Remember OFO's birding weekend at Malheur Field Station in September 1986? Fill in for each participant Remember the 177 species seen by birders that weekend — including Red-Shouldered Hawk, Pomarine and Parasitic Jaegers, Flammulated Owl, Northern Saw-Whet Owl, 1. Name Phone Blackpoll Warbler, American Redstart, and Ovenbird? Remember Dave Irons announcing in the crowded dining hall that he had just seen a possible Lesser Nighthawk? Remember the dining hall being completely empty 30 seconds later? Address If you do, then you'll remember that the idea behind that weekend was to have a second OFO meeting, other than the Annual Meeting, that would be "field' oriented. That 1986 City State Zip weekend was well-attended, lots of fun, and not repeated — until this year! Set aside the dates of 27 - 29 September for the second OFO Fall Weekend at 2. Name Phone Malheur Field Station. Dorms C, D, G, and Owl have been reserved for OFO, and some trailers are still available. A few RV spaces are also available (RVs must be completely contained). Meals may be taken at the MFS dining hall or you may bring your own food. Address Trailers and some dorms have cooking facilities. Please call MFS at (503)493-2629 to make your lodging and dining reservations, or write to MFS at HC 72 Box 260, Princeton, City State Zip OR 97721. The registration fee, besides supporting OFO, covers the rare bird slide show to be presented by Harry Nehls after the Saturday night count-down dinner. MFS director USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS IF NEEDED Lucile Housley has arranged for a special seating in the dining hall at 6:30 p.m. Saturday night for OFO members. Those not registering may dine in the dining hall at 5:30 p.m. The Saturday night meal will be a chicken dinner. Those who require vegetarian meals will need Registration OFO member $5.00 to make that specification to MFS no later than 14 September. Other than a get-together non-OFO member $7.00 Friday night to show a few of our own best slides and the presentation by Harry Saturday night, the weekend will be unstructured — you'll be free to explore Malheur National 1-year OFO Membership Individual $16.00 Wildlife Refuge and surrounding areas at your own pace. Family $20.00 Some other notable species found at Malheur mid- to TOTAL ENCLOSED late-September in recent years have been Solitary Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Red- Make your check payable to OFO or Oregon Field Ornithologists eyed Vireo, Cape May Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, • 8:00 pm, Potpourri slide show, MFS dining hall Tennessee Warbler, Palm Warbler, Chestnut-Sided Warbler, Bay-Breasted Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Northern Saturday 28 Sep For lodging and meals at the Field Ml this to by I September 1991 Waterthrush, White-throated Sparrow, Rosy Finch (Steens • 6:30 pm, Dinner (on your Station, contact: to, and for more information Mtn.), and Summer Tanager. own, or make arrangements Lucile Housley, Executive Director contact: So for great birding, no mosquitos, and an opportunity to with MFS) Malheur Field Station Sheran Jones support both OFO and MFS, fill out the attached registration •7:30 pm, Harry Nehls, Highlights from the Oregon HC 72 Box 260 9785 S.W. Ventura Court form and join us at MFS in September! Bird Records Committee, Princeton, OR 97721 Tigard, OR 97223 Sheran Jones, 9785 S.W. Ventura Court, Tigard, OR MFS dining hall (503)493-2629 97223,(503)246-5594. (503)246-5594 This_£a_ge printed on recycled paper.

mm • Registration deadline I September 1991 • For later registrations, call Sheran Jones (phone below) • Make your lodging arrangements separately • Remember OFO's birding weekend at Malheur Field Station in September 1986? Fill in for each participant Remember the 177 species seen bg birders that weekend — including Red-Shouldered Hawk, Pomarine and Parasitic Jaegers, Flammulated Owl, Northern Saw-Whet Owl, 1. Name Phone Blackpoll Warbler, American Redstart, and Ovenbird? Remember Dave Irons announcing in the crowded dining hall that he had just seen a possible Lesser Nighthawk? Remember the dining hall being completely empty 30 seconds later? Address If you do, then you'll remember that the idea behind that weekend was to have a second OFO meeting, other than the Annual Meeting, that would be 'field* oriented. That 1986 City State Zip weekend was well-attended, lots of fun, and not repeated — until this year! Set aside the dates of 27 - 29 September for the second OFO Fall Weekend at 2. Name Phone Malheur Field Station. Dorms C, D, G, and Owl have been reserved for OFO, and some trailers are still available. A few RV spaces are also available (RVs must be completely Address contained). Meals may be taken at the MFS dining hall or you may bring your own food. Trailers and some dorms have cooking facilities. Please call MFS at (503)493-2629 to make your lodging and dining reservations, or write to MFS at HC 72 Box 260, Princeton, City State Zip OR 97721. The registration fee, besides supporting OFO, covers the rare bird slide show to be presented by Harry Nehls after the Saturday night count-down dinner. MFS director USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS IF NEEDED Lucile Housley has arranged for a special seating in the dining hall at 6:30 p.m. Saturday night for OFO members. Those not registering may dine in the dining hall at 5:30 p.m. The Saturday night meal will be a chicken dinner. Those who require vegetarian meals will need Registration OFO member $5.00 to make that specification to MFS no later than 14 September. Other than a get-together non-OFO member $7.00 Friday night to show a few of our own best slides and the presentation by Harry Saturday night, the weekend will be unstructured — you'll be free to explore Malheur National 1-year OFO Membership Individual $16.00 Wildlife Refuge and surrounding areas at your own pace. Family $20.00 Some other notable species found at Malheur mid- to TOTAL ENCLOSED late-September in recent years have been Solitary Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Red- Make your check payable to OFO or Oregon Field Ornithologists eyed Vireo, Cape May Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, • 8:00 pm, Potpourri slide show, MFS dining hall Tennessee Warbler, Palm Warbler, Chestnut-Sided Warbler, Bay-Breasted Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Northern For lodging and meals at the Field Mail lis form by I September 1991 Waterthrush, White-throated Sparrow, Rosy Finch (Steens •6:30 pm, Dinner (on your Station, contact: to, and for more information Mtn.), and Summer Tanager. own, or make arrangements Lucile Housley, Executive Director with MFS) contact: So for great birding, no mosquitos, and an opportunity to Malheur Field Station Sheran Jones support both OFO and MFS, fill out the attached registration •7:30 pm, Harry Nehls, Highlights from the Oregon HC 72 Box 260 9785 S.W. Ventura Court form and join us at MFS in September! Bird Records Committee, Princeton, OR 97721 Tigard, OR 97223 Sheran Jones, 9785 S.W. Ventura Court, Tigard, OR MFS dining hall (503)493-2629 97223, (503)246-5594. (503)246-5594 This page printed on recycled paper.

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MEMBERSHIP IN OFO BRINGS YOU OFO BOOKCASE and MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION This form good in 1991 • Oregon Birds — OFO's quarterly journal with news briefs • status and identification of Oregon's birds • bird-finding guides to Oregon's better Oregon Field Ornithologists EACH ORDER birding spots and rarer species. 1991 Membership — fill in from reverse/opposite side $ • Proceedings of the Oregon Bird Records Oregon Fund for Ornithology $ Committee — Stay current on the rare birds of Special Publication No. 4, A Bibliography of Bird Identification Oregon. Articles in Five Journals, with Cross-References to a List of Over — • Annual meetings Participate in OFO's birding 650 Species. Clarice Watson, 53 pp., August 1990 $4.00 $ meetings, held at some of Oregon's top birding spots. Special Publication No. 5, Rare Birds of Oregon. A report • Publications — OFO publishes useful field cards on the first 10 years' records of the Oregon Bird Records and other field checklists accurate according to the Committee. Owen Schmidt, Editor, 190 pp., January 1989. Official Checklist of Oregon birds prepared by the Supply Limited $9.00 $ Oregon Bird Records Committee. Oregon Field Ornithologists sticker $1.00 $ OREGON FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS Checklist of Oregon Birds, 1989. 22 pp $1.50 $ OFO's Field Checking Card (this card fits into field guide) 5 ....$1.00 $ Application for membership 15....$2.50 $ 30 ....$4.50 $. FOR USE IN 1991 ONLY Oregon Birdsback issues as available (write to the Treasurer) Volumes 5-16, price varies $ 1. Name Natural Sound Cassettes by Eleanor Pugh 90-minute tapes 2. Birds of Foothill Woodland Edges $9.00 $ Address An Almanac of Western Habitats $9.00 $ Learn to Identify Birds by Ear $9.00 $ 3. 60-minute tapes City State Zip Birds of the Wetlands $7.50 $ Backyard Bird Songs $7.50 $ 4. Warblers of the West $8.00 $ Telephone Owls, Woodpeckers and Swallows $8.00 $ Thrushes and Sparrows $8.00 $ Write for additional titles 5. • $16.00 Individual 6. • Renewal TOTAL $_ • $20.00 Family O New member • $35.00 Sustaining • $ Oregon Fund for Ornithology 7. • Do NOT put my name and phone number in OFO Directory All items postage paid. Make check payable to Oregon Field Ornithologists or OFO, and mail to the 8. Make check payable to Oregon Field Ornithologists or OFO, and mail to the Treasurer, P.O. Box 10373, Eugene, OR 97440 Treasurer, P.O. Box 10373, Eugene, OR 97440 Oregon Field Ornithologists • Western Field Ornithologists

• Registration deadline I June 1991 • No Saturday banquet registrations 7-8-9 June 1991 accepted after I June; banquet reserved for first 200 registrants • All regis• trations received by I June will get written confirmation; later registrants should call Howard Sands (phone below). Tb& IRowtos© M@im Inn Fill in for each participant j 3075 N. Highway 97, Bend, Oregon jit I. Name a) Phone a> i— Tfarsdif, S Jaaim® 1991 CJ • 6:00 - 8:00 pm — Registration, Riverhouse Motor Inn, Little Deschutes Room Address "to CO

Friday 1 Mm 1991 City State Zip • 6:30 am - 2:00 pm — All-day field trips* to Salt Creek Falls, Davis Lake, Indian Ford Sat_ Campground. Box lunches available." Sun • 12:00 - 5:00 pm — Registration, Riverhouse Motor Inn, Little Deschutes Room • 5:00 - 7:00 pm — OFO Board Meeting, WF0 Board Meeting • 7:00 -10:00 pm — Registration, social hour, and no-host bar, Little Deschutes Room 2. Name Phone Sat^ • 6:30 am - 2:00 pm — All-day field trips* to Salt Creek Falls, Davis Lake, Indian Ford Sun Campground. Box lunches available.** Address • 9:00 -10:00 am— Registration, break • 10:00 am - 4:30 pm — Paper sessions, Little Deschutes bt Metolius Rooms City State Zip w -10:00 — Oregon Bird Records Committee Report Check your field -10:30 — Don Roberson "Selected Identification Problems of Tropical Seabirds [Boobies)* trip preferences! -11:00 — Paul Lehman "Western U.S. Vagrant Traps with Selected Bird ID Problems' USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS IF NEEDED -11:30 — Robert McKernan "Peering into Darkness: Methods and Studies on Nocturnal Bird Migration in California" -1:00 — Janet Kjelmyr "Shorebird Numbers Using Wetlands Habitats in Western U.S." Registration OFO/WFO member $16.00 -1:30 — David Dobkin Threatened and Endangered Bird Species of North America: non-OFO/WFO member $20.00 Prognosis for the'90s" - 2:00 — Terry Wahl "Distribution of Seabirds of the Sub-Arctic Pacific in Summer' Saturday banquet (with tip] $16.50 - 2:30 — Field Identification Panel Workshop Vegetarian dinner $16.50 • 6:30 - 7:30 pm — No-host bar and social hour, Big Deschutes Room Bus trip to Malheur $22.50 • 7:30 -10:00 pm — Banquet and keynote speaker, Big Deschutes Room, Gary Ivey Trumpeter Swan in Oregon: Past, Present, and Future' 1991 OFO Membership Individual $16.00 Family $20.00 TOTAL ENCLOSED • 6:30 am - 2:00 pm — All-day field trips' to Salt Creek Falls, Davis Lake, Indian Ford Campground. Box lunches available." Make your check payable to OFO or Oregon Field Ornithologists • 5:30 am — Field trip to Malheur NWR with bus service. We can only guarantee bus seating for Mail this form by I June 1991 to: the first 45 registrants on this all-day trip. Box lunches available."

• Field trips leave from The Riverhouse parking lot. " Contact The Riverhouse for box lunches. Detailed agenda will be available at registration. If gou wish to stay at The Riverhouse, contact them directly at Howard Sands 1-800-452-6878 (Oregon), 1-800-547-3928 (outside Oregon). Make reservations by 6 May to guarantee room; meeting rate is $55 double occupancy. Howard Sands 10655 Agate Road For a list of campgrounds and other accommodations in the Bendarea, and a Bendcity map, contact BendChamber of Commerce, 63085 N. Highway 97, Bend, OR 97701-5765, (503)382-3221 (503)826-5246 Eagle Point, OR 97524 Oregon Field Ornithologists • Western Field Ornithologists

• Registration deadline I June 1991 • No Saturday banquet registrations 7-8-9 June 1991 accepted after I June; banquet reserved for first 200 registrants • All regis• trations received by I June will get written confirmation; later registrants should call Howard Sands [phone below). Tte Ri^@rt<0)iBS@ M@iw inn Fill in for each participant 3075 N. Highway 97, Bend, Oregon o I. Name Phone o> Mm O Thursday, S 1991 -*— • 6:00 - 8:00 pm — Registration, Riverhouse Motor Inn, Little Deschutes Room Address CO CO CO 1 Mm Friday 1991 City State Zip • 6:30 am - 2:00 pm — All-day field trips* to Salt Creek Falls, Davis Lake, Indian Ford Saj^ Campground. Box lunches available.** • 12:00 - 5:00 pm — Registration, Riverhouse Motor Inn, Little Deschutes Room Sun • 5:00 - 7:00 pm — OFO Board Meeting, WTO Board Meeting Fri_ • 7:00 -10:00 pm — Registration, social hour, and no-host bar, Little Deschutes Room 2. Name Phone Sat^ Mm Sun Saturday 8 1991 Address • 6:30 am - 2:00 pm — All-day field trips* to Salt Creek Falls, Davis Lake, Indian Ford Campground. Box lunches available.** • 9:00 -10:00 am— Registration, break City State Zip w • 10:00 am - 4:30 pm — Paper sessions, Little Deschutes & Metolius Rooms Check your field -10:00 — Oregon Bird Records Committee Report USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS IF NEEDED trip preferences! -10:30 — Don Roberson "Selected Identification Problems of Tropical Seabirds (Boobies)" -11:00 — Paul Lehman "Western U.S. Vagrant Traps with Selected Bird ID Problems' -11:30 — Robert McKernan "Peering into Darkness: Methods and Studies on Nocturnal Bird Registration OFO/WFO member $16.00 Migration in California' -1:00 — Janet Kjelmyr 'Shorebird Numbers Using Wetlands Habitats in Western U.S.' non-OFO/WFO member $20.00 -1:30 — David Dobkin "Threatened and Endangered Bird Species of North America: Saturday banquet (with tip) $16.50 Prognosis for the'90s" Vegetarian dinner $16.50 - 2:00 — Terry Wahl 'Distribution of Seabirds of the Sub-Arctic Pacific in Summer' - 2:30 — Field Identification Panel Workshop Bus trip to Malheur $22.50 • 6:30 - 7:30 pm — No-host bar and social hour, Big Deschutes Room 1991 OFO Membership Individual $16.00 • 7:30 -10:00 pm — Banquet and keynote speaker, Big Deschutes Room, Gary Ivey Trumpeter Swan in Oregon: Past, Present, and Future' Family $20.00 • 6:30 am - 2:00 pm — All-day field trips* to Salt Creek Falls, Davis Lake, Indian Ford TOTAL ENCLOSED Campground. Box lunches available."* Make your check payable to OFO or Oregon Field Ornithologists • 5:30 am — Field trip to Malheur NWR with bus service. We can only guarantee bus seating for the first 45 registrants on this all-day trip. Box lunches available.** Mail this form by I June 1991 to:

• Field trips leave from The Riverhouse parking lot. ** Contact The Riverhouse for box lunches. Detailed agenda will be available at registration. If you wish to stay at The Riverhouse, contact them directly at Howard Sands 1-800-452-6878 (Oregon), 1-800-547-3928 (outside Oregon). Make reservations by 6 May to guarantee room; meeting rate is $55 double occupancy. Howard Sands 10655 Agate Road For a listof campgrounds and other accommodations in the Bend area, and a Bend city map, contact Bend Chamber of Commerce, 63085 N. Highway 97, Bend, OR 97701-5765, (503)382-3221 (503)826-5246 Eagle Point, OR 97524 News and Notes Western Field Ornithologists

OFO Annual Meeting. Set for 7 - 9 June 1991, at the Riverhouse Motor Hello. OTO: Inn in Bend, OFO's 12th annual meet- Western Field Ornithologists was famed more than 20yeais ago, ingis ajointannual meeting with West• originally as California Field Ornithologists, but after only 3 years, CFO became ern Field Ornithologists. Birding trips WFO. At that time, few of the Western states had any field ornithology group or in the Bend area are planned as well as journal. The WFO board of directors perceived the need for a journal to publish a day-long trip to Malheur NWR. Satur• field studies from ornithologists workirg in all Western states and provinces. This need far day features paper sessions, a banquet, transcended California's boundaries, so Western Field Ornithologists was bom — a group andkeynote speaker Gary Ivey on Trum• dedicated to encouraging and serving field ornithology in the Western half of the US., western peter Swans. Annual meeting partici• Canada, western Mexico, and the North Pacific Ocean Much of our membership is still drawn pants are on their own for lodging reser• from the West especially the more populous California, but WFO has members in about 48 vations. Deadline for registration is 1 states and 40 countries. We have a strong contingent from the Pacific Northwest Western Birds Western Birds June 1991; the banquet is limited to 200; The journal is WFO s cornerstone. Published quarter))'. registration fee is $16 for OFO and WFO focuses nearjy exclusively on field studies of birds, their behavior, ecology, conservation, members, and $20 for non-members. A populations, distribution, rargc expansions and contractions, migration, and field identificatioa Western Birds tear-out registration form is printed in manuscripts combine good solid field research with readability. We want the the center section of this issue of Oregon journal to be valuable to professional as well as amateur ornithologists and others who simply Western Birds. Howard Sands, 10655 Agate have a deep interest in birds of our Western region. fi/rds'excellencc has long been Road, Eagle Point, OR 97524, (503)828- been recognized, and if you haventyet seen an issue, please ask for a sample copy at the 5246. upcoming annual meeting In addition to publishing Western Birds, WFO convenes an annual meeting that offers field trips under expert leadership, a banquet and speaker, and a day-long papa session — which OFO's Fall Birding Weekend. usually closes with an identification panel and free-for-all, which for me is perhaps the most Set for 27-29 September 1991 — timed memorable event of ^organization's annual meeting! Each Sprirg, and Fall we sponsor pelagic for the best fall vagrant birding in east• trips out of San Diego If you would like to join the pelagic birders on 7 or 8 September 1991, ern Oregon — this is OFO's second fall please contact Marjone Hastings, 2504 Bancioft Drive. Spring Valley, CA 91977, (6I9H64-734Z birding weekend at Malheur. Register WFO membership is based not on the calendaryear but on publication of the year's for the Saturday night slide show by volume (4 issues) of Western Birds. We all hope that someday the 2 will coincide! At this writing, Harry Nehls for some of the best and issue 21(4), 1990, has just been published and issue 22(1), 1991, is in the works. Ifyou would like to most interesting slides in the Oregon join at this time,your membership will start with volume 22. You can also order volume 21 at the Bird Records Committee files. Partici• old membership rate. The best bargain of all is to become a life member and not worry about pants are on their own for lodging and renewals dining reservations. Deadline for regis• tration is 1 September 1991; registra• We invite your membership in WFO and participation in our long-awaited joint meeting tion fee is $5. A tear-out registration with OFO. Cheer and good birding form is printed in the center section of Narca Moore-Crag this issue of Oregon Birds. Sheran Jones, President WFO 9785 S.W. Ventura Court, Tigard, OR 97223, (503)246-5594.

OBRC Meeting. Highlights Oregon are again solicited. (5)Bobwhite mittee, 2736 S.E. 20th Avenue, Port• from the Oregon Bird Records Commit• was removed from the state list. The land, OR 97202, (503)233-3976. tee meeting, 6 April 1991, in Eugene: (1) Committee concluded that the North• Linda Weiland (Portland) was named to ern Bobwhite is not established as a wild Top Oregon birders. The the Committee, replacing David Irons bird in Oregon. (6) The Committee reaf• American Birding Association published (Beaverton) who resigned in anticipa• firmed its practice that only birders who their "1990 List Report" in Winging It tion of moving out of the state. (2) Harry submit reports of a rare bird are eligible 3(3): l-38,March 1991. A quick perusal Nehls was appointed to a second 1-year for listing in the Committee's proceed• of the results shows these top Oregon term as Secretary. (3) The rules of ings. A request had been made to the bi rders reporting their lists for the ABA operation were changed to reflect a sense Committee to list the birders who found area: Pat Moynahan (701); Craig Rob• of the Committee that reports of a spe• a rare bird, as well as perhaps all other erts (697); Marion Corder (684); Tom cies should be considered "until 20 observers of the rare bird, in the Crabtree (674); Eric Pozzo (646); Dave records are acceptedm a 10-year period, Committee's published reports. Most Markley (637); and Gerald Smith (637). at which time the OBRC may decide to Committee members felt this would be Tim Shelmerdine reported the most birds remove the species from the Review too prone to error, and the current prac• seen in the ABA area in 1990 by an List." The change is intended to make it ticed provides an incentive for birders Oregon birder—385 species. American clear that the Committee is more likely who find or see rare birds to actually BirdingAssociation,P.O. Box6599, Colo• to remove a species as a rare bird if 20 submit reports. (7) A number of rare rado Springs, CO 80934. records are collected in a 10-year period. bird reports were considered. Results of (4) Gyrfalcon was restored to the Review the Committee's action will be printed You like it. For the most part, List, and is once again considered a rare in a future proceeding. Harry Nehls, anyway. The new format for Oregon bird in Oregon. Reports of Gyrfalcon in Secretary, Oregon Bird Records Com• Birds has a lot going for it. It is much

Oregon Birds 17(2): 47, Summer 1991 easier to lay out, a little less expensive to what it had been in 1989. Malheur Ref• desert, marsh, and montane ecosystems print and mail, and accommodates larger uge biologists collected some of the dead followed by late morning lectures and tables and illustrations. Eventually it birds and sent them to the National then a return to the field for practical will support better quality photos. In Wildlife Laboratory in Madison, Wis• hands-on experience in capturing and the long run, it will mean postponed or consin. The dead birds were also sent to handling birds, census techniques, be• lower dues hikes for OFO members as Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in havioral observations and data collec• well as more varied material between Laurel, Maryland, where the carcasses tion. $370 credit, $325 non credit. Prices the covers. It is the next logical step in were checked for contamination by pes• for both courses include room, board, the evolution of OB. Most commenters ticides and heavy metals. Although the tuition, and transportation. Lucile favored the new format. Some labs were slow to finish their studies, Housley, Executive Director, Malheur commenters thought the new format the Refuge finally received results on Environmental Field Station, HC 72 would be easier to store, while others felt their findings. The labs reported that no Box 260, Princeton, OR 97721,(503)493- the old "small book" format was easier. evidence of disease was found and no 2629. Some pointed out the 3-column format is significantly high levels of pesticides or •» easier to read with a generally more heavy metals were found. A couple of the Sauvie Island Parking Per• interesting, more pleasing appearance. birds showed fairly high levels of DDE, mits. Birders usingSauvie Island Wild• Others pointed out that the old format a pesticide which has been banned in life Area near Portland (Multnomah and was just fine. Everyone was displeased this country but is still used in Mexico Columbia Counties) are reminded that with the table in the "Douglas County where the pelicans winter. Several of parking permits are required. Permits checklist." Regrettably, the new print• the birds showed slightly elevated con• are available at several Portland and ing process did not pick up the ink on centrations of mercury. Thelabs reported Sauvie Island area stores and license Martha Sawyer's original tables as well that the birds sent in were generally agents. Cost is $10.00 for an annual as the old process would have. Quite a about half their normal body weight. permit and $2.50 for a daily permit. number of commenters said their mail- According to the labs, the bottom line is Funds from the permits have been put to inglabels were barely hanging on. That that the birds starved to death. Because good use, according to the Sauvie Island had nothing to do with the new format, the problem seemed to be fairly wide• Wildlife Area manager. "We're excited but everything to do with the new bulk spread, biologists suspect that the about what we've been able to do with mailer. The labels are attached by heat• pelican's problem was a shortage of food the funds," said manager Ray Johnson, ing pre-gummed sheets. Apparently not on their wintering grounds. Pelicans "Future projects will improve the area enough heat was used. If you are an apparently returned to their breeding even more." Wildlife area visitors can OFO member in good standing and are areas in poor conditions and apparently expect cleaner, better-kept toilet facili• reading this issue but did not get the did not have enough fat stored up to stay ties, well-maintained roads, more park• last, please write to the OFO Treasurer alive or lay eggs after their long migra• ing andbetter access to the wildlife area. (address inside front cover). OB is in its tion. This information supplied by Projects toimprove parking alongReeder 17th volume year. It has changed dra• Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, HC- Road and Haldeman Pond have already matically from its origins in SWOC Talk. 72 Box 245, Princeton, OR 97721 been completed. Nearly all major roads It will continue to change to meet the have been graded with a recently pur• needs of OFO members. Each reader Malheur Field Station chased grader — something that hasn't can play a role. Write something for courses. Oregon birders may be inter• happened to some of the access roads in publication. OB is, after all, what OB ested in these courses at Malheur Field years. Future projects include building readers write. Every Oregon birder has Station: (1) Introduction to wildlife viewing towers, improved gates in them atleast a site guide for a favorite Birdwatching, 23 - 29 June 1991, taught to control public access in the center of birding spot or favorite species. Send in by Marcus Webster from St. Johns Col• the area, and more and better informa• a photo of a bird. Pass on a membership lege, Minnesota. This course provides tional and directional signs. This item form to a birder who is not an OFO an introduction to the birds found on or appeared in Oregon Wildlife 47(1 &2): member. Let your Editor know what adjacent to Malheur National Wildlife 30, January-April 1991. you like and don't like about OB. Refuge. A majority of the days are spent in the field visitingthe "birdinghotspots" Society for Northwestern Ver• Malheur pelicans starved to of southeastern Oregon. Learn the tech• tebrate Biology. Oregon birders may death. In springl990 about250 Ameri• niques used in the field study of birds. be interested in this group, which held can White Pelicans were found dead at The primary focus is the development of its annual meeting 22 - 23 May 1991, at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and observational skills for describing the the Menucha Retreat and Conference at scattered locations around Harney distribution and abundance of birds in Center near Corbett, Oregon. The Soci• County. Dead Pelicans were also found various habitats of southeastern Oregon. ety is interested in all aspects of at the Oregon Department of Fish and Students maintain a field journal and the natural history, ^ Wildlife's Summer Lake Wildlife Area, learn terms and concepts relevant to ecology, or conser- at Warner Basin in Lake County, and at species encountered. $365 credit, $320 vation of North- -^^^^^V Lower Klamath Refuge in northeastern non-credit. (2) Avian Ecology, 15 - 20 western birds, K> California. Pelicans produced very few July 1991, taught by David S. Dobkin mammals, amphib- "^ffl Wtfb>- young last summer at their colonies in from Rutgers University. This is a field ians, or reptiles. John 'IwP California, Nevada, and Oregon. Peli• oriented course focusing on the ecologi• Lehmkuhl, U.S.D.A. ^^J^ferXT cans nesting on Malheur Lake raised cal relationships of birds with their en• Forest Service, 3625 ^Syajg only 75 young in 1990, compared to 910 vironment. Morning field trips will ex• 93rd S.W., Olym- — in 1989. Production at most western amine the structure and dynamics of pia, WA 98520, colonies was less than 10 percent of avian communities in a wide variety of (206)753-9494.

Oregon Birds 17(2): 48, Summer 1991 BCFO. British Columbia Field raccoons were taken by trapping plus 10 guide was done in the LNS facility, en• Ornithologists is a new society intended by shooting, for a total of 19. Sandhill suring the highest possible audio qual• to serve both amateur and professional Cranes experienced a fair production ity. This item appeared Cornell's The ornithologists in and near British Co• year in 1990. Overall Sandhill Crane Library of Natural Sounds Bulletin, lumbia, and to foster cooperation be• hatchingsuccess was 83 percent in 1990. March 1991. tween the 2 groups. Planned activities This exceeds our control program goal of include publication of a biennial journal 75 percent, and is the highest nesting New bird recording technol• and a quarterly newsletter, and organi• success ever recorded for the Malheur ogy from Cornell. Last February the zation of a 2-3 day annual meeting. crane flock. Predators took only 8 per• National Science Foundation program Short articles (generally 3000 words or cent of the nests this year (Raven, 3 for Instrumentation and Instrument less) on any aspect of avian ecology, percent; raccoon, 3 percent; coyote, 0; Development awarded Cornell's Bio- distribution, behavior, or other field- and unidentified predators, 2 acoustics Research Program a grant to based studies of birds in British Colum• percent).Crane colts were counted on 7 develop a software package for bioacous- bia will be welcomed for publication in September in the Double-O and Blitzen tics research. This software is designed the journal. To join or to receive more Valley using ADC's Supercub aircraft. to work on Macintosh computers and information, write British Columbia This aerial data was supplemented with will provide the capability to do the Field Ornithologists, P.O. Box 1018, ground counts in the Blitzen Valley. A following: acquire acoustic signals; dis• Surrey, B.C. V35 4P5, Canada. total of 22 colts were counted on the play sounds as waveforms, frequency refuge in September 1990. During a spectra, and spectrograms; edit sounds Results of the 1990 Malheur visit to the Double-0 in mid-March 1991, and rearrange them for resynthesis; Predator Control Program. "The biologist Ivey observed 6 colts accompa• analyze sounds using a suite of feature nesting population of Greater Sandhill nied by parents. Only 2 colts were extraction, filtering and sound compara• Cranes on Malheur National Wildlife counted from this area during the Sep• tive techniques; and print the various Refuge, Oregon, had declined from 236 tember survey. Therefore, at least 26 sound representatives as hard copy il• pairs in 1971 to 181 pairs in 1986 when colts were produced in 1990. This should lustrations. At the moment the Bioacous- predator control began. The population be considered a minimum number, since tics Research Program is concentrating has continued to decline to 168 pairs in dry conditions andpoorgraincropsforced its efforts on designing and program• 1989. Some of the decline is attributed to many cranes to migrate south before the ming the data management and net• lost habitat on Mud, Malheur, and September counts were completed." working structures as well as writing Harney Lakes due to record high lake Forrest W. Cameron, Refuge Manager, the generic C program code for the sound levels (14 pairs). Losses on Mud, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, HC comparison procedures. The grant Malheur, and Harney lakes had already 72 — Box 245, Burns, OR 97721-9502. launches a long-term project through taken place by 1986, but could not be which the Bioacoustics facility will ac• verified until a comprehensive pair count Cornell's Library of Natural tively continue to support and develop was done in 1988. The remainder of the Sounds productions. Over the past 2 sound analysis software. Bioacoustics decline is attributed to the low recruit• years LNS has released a number ofbird plans to have a simple working version ment of young into the population dur• sound productions. A Bird Song Tutor of the software completed by early 1991. ing the years 1971 through 1985. In for the Visually Handicapped was re• This version will not require any addi• 1990, a total of 177 crane pairs were leased in 1989, and in spring 1990, the tional hardware other than the analog- counted on the refuge. This represents third edition of Peterson's A Field Guide to-digital MacRecorder converter sold the first increase documented for the to Bird Songs of Eastern and Central by Farallon Computing, Inc. (2000 refuge crane population since 1972. We North America was released on both Powell Street, Suite 600, Emeryville, believe the increase is a direct result of tape cassette and compact disc. In 1990 California 94608; (415)596-9000). This the predator control program. Cranes LNS provided the audio for Multi-Me• item appeared Cornell's The Library of produced duringthe firstcouple of years dia Birds of America, by CMC ReSearch, Natural Sounds Bulletin, March 1991. of the control effort became old enough Inc., a CD-ROM release of Audubon's For more information, con tact Dr. Chris• to breed. In comparison to 1989, twenty- Birds of America. In June of topher W. Clark, Director, two additional active territories were 1991, the long-awaited sec• Bioacoustics Research Pro• identified this year. Eight of these sites ond edition of Peterson's A gram, Cornell Laboratory were inactive in 1989 but had been ac• Field Guide to Western Bird of Ornithology, 159 Sap- tive in previous years. Fourteen territo• Songs, produced by IiNS sucker Woods Road, Ithaca, ries which had been active in 1989 were and Interactive Audio, will NY 14850. inactive this year. These losses and gains be released on cassette and in territory activity can be attributed to compact disc. The guide includes vocal• San Diego pelagic trips. West• shifting of territory sites, pair mortality, izations of over 500 species. Hawaiian ern Field Ornithologists announces pe• and pair recruitment. At least 9 new species have been dropped from lagic birding trips 7 and 8 September pairs began nesting in 1990. In 1990, Peterson's Western guide book and the 1991 in ocean waters between San Di• 156 coyotes were removed by the follow- accompanying sound guide. In exchange ego and San Clemente Island. "We will ingmethods: aerial gunning(8 percent), we have greatly improved the coverage depart from Seaforth SportfishingLand• calling and shooting (28 percent), trap• of Alaskan species in the new edition. ing, 1717 Quivira Road, Mission Bay, ping and snares (44 percent), and den• Another project which we at LNS feel promptly at 5:30 a.m. and will return at ning (8 percent). An estimated 35 Com• proud of is Bird Songs of Southeastern approximately 6:00 p.m. Please be at mon Ravens were removed using 35 Arizona and Southern Texas, by Labo• the landing 30 minutes prior to depar• dozen eggs injected with DRC-1339 and ratory Associate Geoff Keller. Recent ture time. The boat, theNew Seaforth, is an additional 8 Ravens were shot. Nine cassette production of this fine sound a large fishing boat with a galley where

Oregon Birds 17(2): 49, Summer 1991 shortorders includingbreakfast, snacks, outstanding environmental work to the againll March 1991, at Moolack Beach, and beverages are sold." Expected spe• Neotropical Migratory Bird Conserva• Lincoln Co., by Nick Lethaby; cies include Pink-footed, Sooty, and tion Program: - Tufted Duck, 1 March 1991, a bird Black-vented Shearwaters, Leach's, - Gathering hard data—PRBO has at Siltcoos Lake, Lane Co., by Bill Stotz; Black, and Least Storm-Petrels, the oldest and most extensive records of - Iceland Gull, 23 March 1991, at Pomarine and Parasitic Jaegers, migrant and resident land birds in the Yachats, Lincoln Co., by Jan and Rick Sabine's Gull, Arctic Tern, Craveri's Western states. It also conducts the only Krabbe; and Murrelet, and Cassin's Auklet. Rarities comprehensive census of shorebirds on - Ruff, 12 April 1991, East Link Unit which might be encountered include the Pacific Flyway. Hundreds of volun• of Summer Lake Wildlife Management Flesh-footed Shearwater, Buller's Shear• teers participate with PRBO scientists Area, Lake Co., by Steve Summers. water, Long-tailed Jaeger, and Red- in our bi-annual West Coast bird census billed Tropicbir d. Cost of the trip is $40.00 and our monthly counts of San Fran• Meetings & events per person for WFO members and their cisco Bay. - 7-9 June 1991, OFO Annual Meet• families, $55.00 per person for non-mem• - Research methodology and analy• ing, Bend, Oregon. Joint meeting with bers (this includes a 1 -year membership sis —PRBO has a reputation for collect• Western Field Ornithologists. All OFO and subscription to Western Birds.) Two ing solid scientific data which is used by and WFO members have been sent indi• non-members in a family (one subscrip• the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the vidual information packets. Howard tion) $95.00. Non-member both days California Department of Fish and Sands, 10655 Agate Road, Eagle Point, $95.00. Send the following: (1) check or Game, the U.S. Army Corps of Engi• OR 97524, (503)828-5246. money order, payable to Western Field neers, the California of Transportation, - 21-23 June 1991, Nature Sounds Ornithologists; (2) a self-addressed, and many private organizations to re• Society, Seventh Annual Field Work• stamped envelope; (3) your phone num• solve conservation and public policy is• shop, at the San Francisco State Univer• ber and the names and addresses of all sues. sity Field Station at Yuba Pass, Califor• people for whom you are making reser• - Training researchers and moni• nia. $135 NSS members, $120 non-NSS vations. Reservations must be received tors — At our Palomarin Field Station members. Nature Sounds Society, The by 24 August. 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Oregon Birds 17(2): 50, Summer 1991 FEELDNOTES: Eastern Oregon, FaU 1990

David A. Anderson, 6203 S.E. 92nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97266

I have decided to take a break from season's first Horned Grebe at Umatilla Res., Baker Co.,21 Aug. and at Cold Springs writing the field notes for Eastern Oregon, NWR was noted 29 Sept. (CC). The maxi• NWR 25 Aug. thru 23 Sept. (PTS). An Am. so this will be my last column. Joe Evanich mum noted at Wickiup Res. was 50 on 1 Bittern was noted at Hot Lake pond s.e. of will be taking on this job. From now on, Nov. (CM). An early Red-necked Grebe La Grande 1 Oct. (D&JEu, RavOn 10/90). please send him your field notes from was noted at the Dalles Dam 7 Sept. (DL). Four Great Egrets wandered up to Wickiup eastern Oregon. Any pictures of any rare Three at the John Day Dam 10 Nov. (RG) Res. 11 Aug (CM). Lake County's first or unusual birds which you take should be was the most noted at one location this Cattle Egret was found at Summer Lake sent directly to Owen Schmidt, the Oregon season. Singles were also seen at the Baker 21 Nov. (CM). Another was reported at Birds Editor, who still has a perfect record Airport pond 21 Sept. (CC); on the Colum• The Narrows 4 Aug (GH, Willapa Whistler of returning all photos submitted to him. bia River at Three Mile Island 18 Sept. 9/90). A Green-backed Heron was noted in It has been fun and interesting these past (RM); on Pine Hollow Res. 14 Oct thru 10 Fields 13 Oct. (SS) where they are un• 4 years! Nov. (DL); on Haystack Res. 21 Oct. (TC); usual. Two immature Black-crowned Night at Crescent Lake 30 Oct. (SS); at the John Herons were on Willow Creek Res. 20 Aug. Abbreviations: Day Dam 10 Nov. (RG); and at McNary (RM); another immature was noted at the f fide Dam 24 Nov. (PTS). After failed nesting reservoir at Painted Hills Unit, John Day -hq headquarters attempts this past summer at the Fossil Beds Natl. Mon. 18 Aug. (PTS). MNWR Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Boardman sewage ponds Eared Grebes The season's first Tundra Swan at SLWMA Summer Lake Wildlife Management Area made a second attempt in August. Three UNWR was found 29 Sept. (CC, JS). A UNWR Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge nests were located but these attempts also Trumpeter Swan was noted near Wamic, were not successful. The last one noted Wasco Co., 28 Oct. thru 10 Nov. (DL). One Four Pacific Loons were noted in the there was seen 29 Sept. (CC). The maxi• was also noted at SLWMA 27 Nov. (SS). A region, which is about normal. Jefferson mum number of Western Grebes at concentration of 44 Wood Ducks was noted County's secondrecord wasnoted at Suttle Wickiup Res. was 150 on 4 Oct. (SS). at UNWR 21 Oct. (MC, DL). Five were Lake 18 Oct. (LR). Others were noted at Clark's Grebes in Wasco Co. are highly noted at Thompson Res. 20 Sept. (SS) McNary Dam 21 Oct. (DL); at The Dalles unusual. One was noted at Rowena on 5 where they are uncommon. The only Eur• Dam and Rock Creek Res., Wasco Co. on Aug. (DL). One was also on the Snake asian Wigeon reported this season was 1 28 Oct. (DL). No Red-throated Loons were River at Farewell Bend 29 Aug. thru 21 at Hood River 14 Oct. (DAA, DL). Two reported however. Common Loons were Sept. (MD, CC). A single bird was at the Canvasback were also at Hood River on 14 very well reported, although the maxi• John Day Dam 12 Oct. (NL, fHN). Oct. (DAA, DL) where they are very un• mum noted at Wickiup Res. this season Eight hundred American White Peli• common. was only 55 on 4 Oct. (SS). Ten were noted cans were still at MNWR on 11 Nov. (TW). A single Greater Scaup was at the La on Haystack Res. 27 Oct. (LR, fTC). The This species was also noted at Phillips Grande sewage ponds 9 Aug. (PTS), other-

Oregon Birds Regional Editors Western Oregon David Fix North Umpqua R.S. — Spring/Fall Glide, OR 97443 496-3532 Western Oregon Jim Johnson 3244 N.E. Brazee Street — Winter/Summer Portland, OR 97212 Oregon Birds and American Birds have synchronized reporting areas, periods, 233-2836 and deadlines. Field reports for eastern and western Oregon are due to the OB Eastern Oregon Joe Evanich 5026 N.E. Clackamas Regional Editor and AB Regional Editor at the same time. Portland, OR 97213 Season Months Due date 284-4153 Fall August—November 10 December American Birds Regional Editor Winter December—February 10 March All of Oregon Bill Tweit P.O. Box 1271 Spring March—May 10 June Olympia, WA 98507 Summer June—July 10 August (206)754-7098 American Birds Sub-Regional Editors Eastern Oregon Tom Crabtree 1667 N.W. Iowa Bend, OR 97701 388-2462 Western Oregon Harry Nehls 2736 S.E. 20th Portland, OR 97202 233-3976 Salem area Barb Bellin 4730 Elizabeth St. N. Salem, OR 97303 393-0243 Corvallis area Elzy Eltzroth 6980 N.W. Cardinal Corvallis, OR 97330 745-7806 Rogue Valley Marjorie Moore 357 Taylor Street Ashland, OR 97520 482-1303

Oregon Birds 17(2): 51. Summer 1991 wise the season's first at the Boardman mated Plovers migrated thru the region in season as follows: 1 on 10 Sept.; 3 on 14 sewage ponds was on 13 Oct. (CC). Two small numbers and were last reported 23 Sept.; and 1 on 24 Sept. (m.ob.). A single Oldsquaw were reported this season after Sept. when up to 2 were found at Cold bird was noted at the Boardman sewage not having been reported since Dec. 1988. Springs NWR (CC, PTS). The 150 Killdeer ponds 1 Sept. (CC) for the first seasonal One was near Pendleton 28 Oct. (JS) and found on the Columbia River at Boardman report and 5 were noted near Wamic, the other was on Tumalo Lake 18 Nov. 27 Oct. (JS) is a high concentration for the Wasco Co. 29 Sept. (DL) for the last sea• (TC). A single Black Scoter was noted on region. The last reported Black-necked sonal report. A Buff-breasted Sandpiper Willow Creek Res. 20 Oct. (CC, RM). This Stilts were found near Boardman on 1 was found just north of Prineville 24 Sept. species is rarely reported east of the Cas• Sept. (CC). An American Avocet was still (DAA, DL, JEv) and remained there until cades. Surf Scoters were first noted 14 Oct. at The Narrows 10 Nov. (TW, U.S. 12/90). 5 Oct. (CM, et al). This is apparently the (1 at Pine Hollow Res., (DL, DAA) and 3 at The most Greater Yellowlegs noted at one first verified record for the east side for Willow Creek Res. (CC)). A total of 62 location in the region this fall was 40 at 00 this species. Red-necked Phalaropes were reports was received from throughout the Ranch 7 Nov. (GI, fRV). One on 12 Nov at widely reported this season until 13 Oct. region this season (m.ob.). The most noted Knox Pond (GI, fRV) was late. Peak num• when 2 were noted at SLWMA (CM). No at any one spot was 38 at Suttle Lake 18 bers of Lesser Yellowlegs were 20 at the Red Phalaropes were noted in the region Oct. (LR) where some remained into Dec. Boardman sewage ponds 24 Aug. (CC), this season. A Parasitic Jaeger, a rare Only 5 White-winged Scoters were re• where they were last noted 13 Oct. The straggler in the region, was noted at ported. Two were at Wickiup Res. 23 Nov. last Spotted Sandpiper was found 20 Oct. Malheur Lake 14 Sept. (FZ, fRV). Two (CM); singles were at Suttle Lake from at Boardman (CC, JS). Bonaparte's Gulls at Hatfield Lake 11 mid-Oct. thru 22 Nov. (LR); at Halfway in No less than 14 Solitary Sandpipers Nov. (TC, fHN) were the last ones reported mid-Oct. (PTS, fHN); and at Wallowa Lake (an invasion!) were found throughout the this season. A Heermann's Gull at Thomp• 21 Oct. (FC, fPTS). Red-breasted Mergan• region through 29 Sept. A Willet wasfound son Res., Lake Co. on 16 Oct. (SS) is only sers are always a nice find on the east side. at Thief Valley Res. 21 Aug (PTS) and 2 the 2nd record for eastern Oregon. A Cali• This season 6 were found, as follows: 1 at more were found at Kinney Lake east of fornia Gull was on Wallowa Lake 29 Sept. Boardman boat basin 13 Oct. (CC); 1 at Joseph where they are rare (PTS). Three (AF). Single Herring Gulls were noted at Haystack Res. 20 Oct. (LR); 1 at the Marbled Godwits were found at MNWR- SLWMA 26 Sept. (CM) where they are Prineville sewage ponds 10 Nov. (LR, CM); hq (on the south shore of Malheur Lake) 6- unusual and below the John Day Dam 10 2 at Pine Hollow Res. (DL); and 1 at 23 Sept.(BH, CG, DAA). Five were also Nov. (RG). A Thayer's Gull was noted SLWMA 21 Nov. (CM). found at SLWMA 13 Oct. (CM) for a late below McNary Dam 12 Nov. Klamath A Turkey Vulture was at Strawberry record. A single Ruddy Turnstone was County's first Sabine's Gull was noted at Lake 3 Sept. (C&MO'L, U.S. 10/90). The found on Malheur Lake 10 Sept. (RV) for Lake Ewauna 1 Oct. (RE) and another was season's last Osprey lingered until 29 Oct another late regional record. This was the noted 26 Sept. at SLWMA (SS). A Com- at MNWR-hq area (fRV). The season's last only turn stone report this season. Sander- Swainson's Hawk was noted near lings are rarely reported in the region Boardman 22 Sept. (CC), whereas Fer• during spring migration. However, they ruginous Hawks were noted until 16 Nov. are usually reported in small numbers (BH, U.S. 12/90).along the Middle during the fall, and this season was no Fork John Day River. Three Rough-legged exception. The first fall report was noted 5 Hawks on Steens Mt. 10 Aug. provided a Aug. at the mouth of the Deschutes River new early arrival date for the Harney (DL). At the Boardman sewage ponds Basin area (RV). Merlin were first noted where coverage was frequent they were 12 Sept. at MNWR-hq this season (BL, noted between 6 Sept. and 29 Sept. with a fRV). high count of 3 on the 22nd (CC, JS). Two Wild Turkey were reported from sev• Sanderling were also at Chickahominy eral areas this season. A single bird was Res. 27 Sept. (LW, PM); 2 were also at Cold noted on Arbuckle Mt., s.e. of Heppner 14 Springs NWR 25 Aug (PTS); 10 were on Aug (CC); in Oct. deer hunters reported Malheur Lake 10 Sept. (GI, fRV) and 4 them along Wilson Creek; Alder Creek, were there 25 Sept. (JJ); the highest num• Martin Prairie, and at Hugh's Corralls, ber reported was 124 on Harney Lake 12 Sabine's Gull, 1 October 1990, LakeEwana, Johnson Creek, all in the Heppner area Sept. (GI, fRV). At least 14 reports of Klamath Co. Sketch /Ray Ekstrom. (fRM); in Sept. the species was noted along Semipalmated Sandpipers were received the South Fork John Day River (TH, U.S. between 16 Aug. and 6 Sept. (mob). The 10/90); and on 9 Nov 14 were noted at the peak of the Western Sandpiper migration mon Tern was at Haystack Res. 25 Aug. Palmer Junction (JW,RavOn 11/90). Over appears to have occurred between 11 and (CM, fTC); 2 were at the Baker Airport 400 Sandhill Cranes were noted flying 25 August. Peak numbers reported this ponds 21 Sept. (CC); 4 were at SIJWMA19 over the Heppner area (CC). season were 300 at Thief Valley Res. 21 Sept. (SS); and up to 14 were noted at the Black-bellied Plover made a good Aug. (PTS). The 50 Baird's Sandpipers at McNary Dam wildlife area 23 Sept. (JS, showing this fall. One at Haystack Res. Thief Valley Res. on 21 Aug. were the most PTS). An Arctic Tern was at Rock Creek 12-16 Aug. (BB, fHN, CM) was a first noted at 1 location this season (PTS), oth• res. and another was near Wamic 8 Sept. Jefferson Co. record. One was also noted erwise the species was widely reported (DL), A wandering Black Tern was found at Ontario 16 Sept. (CC). At the Boardman throughout the region up to about the on Haystack Res. 12 Aug. (BB, fHN). Other sewage ponds this species was noted be• 8000-foot elevation on Hayden Glacier on migrants were noted at the Baker City tween 8 Aug. (CC) and 14 Oct. (JS) with a the Three Sisters 29 Aug. (CM). This spe• ponds 21 Aug. and at Thief Valley Res. maximum of 11 noted 13 Oct. (CC). In the cies has been reported from there in the also on the 21st (PTS). Harney Basin up to 5 were noted between past. A Flammulated Owl was heard at 10 Sept. and 24 Sept. (mob). Lesser Golden The rarely reported Sharp-tailed Cold Springs CG near Sisters 9 Sept. (GG). Plover also made a minor showing with Sandpiper was found near Wamic 8 Sept. Four Burrowing Owls remained east of singles at the Boardman sewage pond 7 (DL). Pectoral Sandpipers were reported Boardman until 23 Sept (JS). A Spotted Sept. (DL). One there 28 Sept. thru 5 Oct. between 18 Aug. and 5 Oct. (m.ob.) this Owl was also heard the morning of 9 Sept. (JS, CC) was identified as being of the season with a maximum of 31 at Mud at Cold Springs (GG). Reports of Barred fulva race, whereas a dominica Golden Lake on 11 Sept. (GI, fRV). Stilt Sandpip• Owls are slowly increasing, however, this Plover was there 13 Oct. (CC). Semipal- ers were reported from Malheur Lake this season only 2 were reported. One at

Oregon Birds 17(2): 52, Summer 1991 Wallowa Lake S.P. 29 Sept. (AF) and an• Bank Swallows with Barn Swallows near 9 Sep. at Moro (fide HN); at Frenchglen 23 other at Lava Lake, Santiam Pass on 11 Irrigon 1 Sep. were eating wheat (CC)! Sep. (C&MO'L); and at MNWR-hq 26 Sep. Nov. (PP, fHN). Two Great Gray Owls [Let's be serious now. - Assoc. Ed.] The last (Jj). A Black-throated Gray Warbler was were reported from Grant Co. this season. and rather late ones noted were at MNWR at Benson Pond 6-7 Oct. (K&JK). PALM Singles were noted on Coyote Creek 3 23 Sep. (C&MO'L). Steller's Jays are sel• WARBLERS have not been frequently Sept. (BT, U.S. 10/90) and on the Middle dom noted in Irrigon so 4 on 28 Oct. (CC) reportedin the region despite the fact they Fork John Day River 3-4 Nov. (BH, U.S. are noteworthy. Other lowland birds were are one of the more common "vagrants" 12/90). Another Great Gray was noted in noted 2.5 miles n.w. of Milton-Freewater along the Oregon coast. Three reported the Monument Rock Wilderness area 1 23 Oct. (MD); 1 at McNary Park 23 Sep. this season are therefore significant. Sept. (JW,RavOn 9/90). The season's last (JS); and 2 at Hermiston 11 Nov. (JS). Up Singles were at MNWR-hq 24 Sep. (JG); at Common Nighthawk lingered until 22 to 11 BLUE JAYS invaded the region this Malheur Field Station 1 Oct. (fide RV); Sept. at Boardman (JS). The seasons last season. After the first report from Silver L. and in Fields 13-14 Oct. (SS). A BAY- reported Vaux's Swift was reported 23 Ranger Station 30 Sep. (SS) singles were BREASTED WARBLER was reported Sept. from Pendleton.(PTS). The last reported at Fields 6 Oct. (J&KK); at MNWR at MNWR-hq 24 Sep. (JG). A single Black-chinned Hummingbird for the sea• 28 Oct. (RR, fide RV) (the same bird noted BLACKPOLL WARBLER was at son was noted at Mt. Vernon on 21 Sept. at Fields?); at Canyon City 17-22 Oct. Benson Pond, MNWR 18 Sep. (fide RV). At (LF, U.S. 11/90) while the last Anna's (CG); at Pendleton from late Oct. in to Dec. MNWR-hq an immature was found 9 Sep. Hummingbird was noted 3 Nov. in Bend (AL); and at Hermiston 12 Nov. (JS). At and remained there until the 22nd when a (E.E. 12/90). Afemale Calliope Humming• Vale, 3-5 birds were noted 10 Nov. (RJ). second individual was noted. One bird bird wandered up to the summit of Steens Out-of-range Scrub Jays were noted at remained there until 1 Oct. (fide RV). A Mt. 29 Aug. (HH), a female Broad-tailed Umatilla 22 Nov. (K&JK) and at Fort BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was Hummingbird was there 2 Sept., (SS), Rock (LF). Unfortunately, the date the in the Catlow Valley 19 Sep. (fide RV) and another was noted on Dog Creek, Grant bird(s?) were notedat Fort Rock was given. 20 Sep. (fide HN). Up to 5 American Red• Co. 22 Aug (CG, U.S. 10/90). A single A Pinyon Jay noted on Garfield Peak, starts were noted at MNWR-hq in Sep. Lewis' Woodpecker was noted near Crater Lake 13 Sep. (HH) could have been (RV). The state's first WORM-EATING Boardman 3 Sept. (JS). Single Yellow- a park first. WARBLER was seen by a lucky few 16 bellied Sapsuckers were noted at MNWR What was the first Chestnut-backed Sep. (TG, TC). A Northern Waterthrush 14 Oct. and at Fields on 10 Oct. (SS, KC). Chickadee record for Morrow Co. was 2 was at P Ranch 19 Sep. (RS, fide RV). Red-breasted Sapsuckers staged a mini- birds along Willow Cr., s.e. of Heppner 20 AROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK invasion in to Harney Co. this season. One Oct. (CC). Twenty-four migrant Red- was at MNWR-hq 16-17 Sep. (fide HN). An was noted at MNWR-hq 9-17 Sept. (m.ob.); breasted Nuthatches were at DeMoss Park immature Black-headed Grosbeak s.w. of 2 were at Frenchglen 22 Sept. (SS); and 23 Oct. (PP), along with aPygmy Nuthatch. Heppner 3 Sep. was the last one for that the last one noted was on Steens Mt. 31 A Winter Wren at Frenchglen 2 Sep. (SS) area this fall (CC). A Lazuli Bunting was Oct. (RM). could have been an early bird for the area. still at Wallowa L. 22 Sep. (PTS). The At least 6 Three-toed Woodpeckers Large numbers of Ruby-crowned Kinglets season's first report of American Tree Spar• were noted in the region this season. The were noted at MNWR late Sep. in to early rows was at Benson Pond 11 Nov. one noted at Indian Rock, Grant Co. in late Oct. (fide HN). "Hundreds" of Townsend's (C&MO'L). The LARK BUNTING found July continued to be seen until 23 Sep. Solitaires were on Sutton Mtn., Wheeler at Benson Pond 17 Sep. (JJ) remained (BH). Two were noted on the North Fork Co. 7-10 Oct. (RM). They were also re• there until 23 Sep. (DL, JEv, DAA). An John Day R. 18 Aug. (JW); 1 was on Mt. ported to be very common on Steens Mtn. immature Grasshopper Sparrow remained Emily 1 Sep. (BD); 1 was at Little Lava L. 31 Oct.-7 Nov. (RM). A Gray Catbird was in the Flora area until 30 Sep. (AF). An• 28 Aug. (HH) and there was 1 noted along noted along the CPR, MNWR 15 Sep. (DS, other rarely reported species in the area, Sheep Cr. near Bonny Lakes 1-3 Sep. fide RV); 1 at the High Desert Museum 28 the Swamp Sparrow, was noted at Enter• (PTS). Nine Black-backed Woodpeckers Sep. (TC, fide HN) was the third Deschutes prise when 2 were seen 23 Nov. (K&JK). were noted regionally. Co. record. Another single was 6.5 miles of White-throated Sparrows staged an inva• A large concentration of migrating Baker City 20 AUG. (PTS). Two reports of sion into the region with no less than 20 Empidonax flycatchers was encountered Northern Mockingbirds in the Harney being reported after 6 Oct. (m.ob.). Only at DeMoss Park, Sherman Co. on 20 Aug. Basin were the only ones received. They about 5 Harris' Sparrows were noted with (PP). Numbers included: "Western" type, were noted at Mud L. 28 Aug. (TS), and at 1 at Ochoco Res. in Oct. being the first 15-20; Dusky, 20-25; Hammond's, 10-15; an undisclosed location 1-6 Oct. (fide RV). Crook Co. record (E.E. 12/90). Two Bobo• Willow, 3-4; Gray, 1; and a bright juvenile The first report of Bohemian links on the Burnt R. near Hereford were LEAST FLYCATCHER. There were also Waxwings was of 15 at the north end of at an unusual location (PTS). Tricolored over 30 pewees and 2 Olive-sided Fly• Wallowa L. 7 Nov. (PTS). A Northern Blackbirds again were reported with 2 catchers. A LEAST FLYCATCHER was Shrike was at MNWR-hq 19 Nov. (K&JK, males at Willowdale 10 Nov. and 2 males noted at P Ranch 15 Sep. (DS, fide RV). A PTS). A migrant Red-eyed Vireo was at 4 mi. w. of Terrebone 25 Nov. (LR). The migrant was noted at Summer L. 30 Sep. MNWR-hq 15 Sep. (CB, LH). A Solitary last Yellow-headed Blackbirds were noted (SS). Single "Western" Flycatchers were Vireo at Irrigon on 28 Oct. (CC) was late. near Boardman 29 Sep. (CC). A GREAT- at Fields and Frenchglen 6 Oct. (K&JK). At DeMoss Park 20 Oct., along with all of TAILED CRACKLE was at the OO Two Say's Phoebes were in Wamic 1 Sep. those flycatchers were 20-25 Warbling Ranch 26 Oct. (DB, fide RV). Rosy Finches (DL) while another was noted at Denio, Vireos (PP). An Orange-crowned Warbler were noted on Long Creek Mtn. 6-16 Nov. NV 9 Oct. (JG, fide RV). The last Western at Boardman 20 Oct. (CC) was fairly late (BH). Up to 25 were coming to a feeder in Kingbird in the John Day area was noted for the region. A NORTHERN PARULA Joseph from 22 Nov. through period's end 4 Sep. (C&MO'L). The last Eastern King• was at MNWR-hq 23-26 Sep. (DAA JG (PTS). A Pine Grosbeak was in the Bonny bird noted this season was 31 Aug. at mob). A CHESTNUT-SIDED WAR• Lakes basin 2 Sep. (PTS); 7 were along MNWR (C&MO'L). BLER was at MNWR-hq 23-26 Sep. (CB, Hwy. 3,30 Sep. (AF); and this species was Tree Swallows were noted until 7 Oct. fide RV). Another rare fall vagrant, the also recorded at Indian Rock, Grant Co. 28 r; Grant Co. (CG). A single Violet-green MAGNOLIA WARBLER was noted at Sep. (BH). A female Purple Finch was in Swallow was at P Ranch 20 Oct. (LH, fide MNWR-hq 5-7 Oct. (H&MB, K&JK). A Frenchglen 13 Oct. (SS). Another female RV. The last Rough-winged Swallows CAPE MAY WARBLER was at MNWR- was in Cloverdale 4-10 Nov. (LR). •ee: 1 at Wamic (DL) and 2 at McKay hq 22-24 Sep. (JG, SS, m.ob.). Three Observers: D.A. Anderson, C. Baars, 11 ".V.R. (PTS) on 25 Aug.; and at Phillips BLACK-THROATED BLUE WAR• H&M Bartels, B. Bellin, D. Browder, F. Res. on 26 Aug. (C&MO'L). Two hundred BLERS were noted this season as follows: Conley, C. Corder, M. Corder, K. Crabtree,

Oregon Birds 17(2): 53, Summer 1991 Cape May Warbler, 22 September 1990, Malheur NWR headquarters, Harney Co. OBRC record number 650-90-05B. Photo/Steve Summers.

Odsquaw (female), 29 October 1990, 3 mi. s. Pendleton, Umatilla Co. Photo/ Jamie Simmons.

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Oregon Birds 17(2): 54, Summer 1991 FLELDNOTES: Western Oregon, Fall 1990

David Fix, North Umpqua R.S., Glide, OR 97443

Abbreviations Three thousand were estimated in the apparently a poor year for Buller's Shear• BSNWR - Baskett Slough NWR, Polk Columbia Gorge 17 Nov, with 20 Clark's waters off Oregon, at least within the Co.; BOS - Bayocean Sandspit, Tillamook Grebes among them undetailed but not range of 1-day bir ding trips. The Garibaldi Co.; FGSP Forest Grove Sewage ponds, too surprising in light of the numbers of pelagic of 9 Sep found 2,1 was reported Washington Co.; FNWR - William L. Finley Westerns (AF). Elsewhere, about 15 from Charleston 9 Sep, and 10 were en• NWR, s. of Corvallis, Benton Co.; ISP - Clark's were noted, the only other "con• countered from Garibaldi 20 Oct. Not sur• Independence sewage ponds, Polk Co.; KSP centration" being 4 at Port Orford, Curry prisingly, none was seen from shore points. - Kirtland Road sewage ponds, N. of Co., 24 Nov (NL). A mixed-form pair of ad. The peak period of near-shore ap• Medford, Jackson Co.; MSP - Monmouth Western and Clark's at Agate Res., Jack• pearance of Sooty Shearwaters was from sewage ponds, Polk Co.; NSP - Nehalem son Co., in mid-August was accompanied mid-August through most of September sewage ponds, Tillamook Co.; SI - Sauvie by a juvenile (fide MM). (m.ob.). Although one may spot goodnum- Island, Columbia and Multnomah Cos.; bers of Sooties from any place along the SJCR - south jetty of the Columbia R., Tubenoses Oregon coast during their weeks of abun• Clatsop Co.; SSP - Sheridan sewage ponds, Black-footed Albatrosses were found dance, it is typically only in Clatsop Co. Yamhill Co.; WV - Willamette Valley; YB in variable numbers on offshore boat trips. that great swarms are seen. Therefore the - Yaquina Bay, Lincoln Co., YH - Yaquina One hundred were encountered out of report of 30-50 per second passing along Head. Garibaldi, Tillamook Co., 11 Aug,butonly the surfline of Lincoln Co. 12 Sep, with an 10 were found 20 Oct (NL et ah). Fifty were estimated total of about a quarter-million Loons and grebes seen out of Hwaco, Pacific Co., Wash., 8 birds, is interesting (PP). Also in Lincoln Flocks of Pacific Loons are sometimes Sep, and 10 were seen on a pelagic trip Co., 650 flew south past KM in 10 minutes seen in summer and early fall on the ocean from Charleston, Coos Co., the same day at YH, and the rate seemed constant dur• near headlands along the northern Or• (m.ob.). There were 3 reports of Laysan ing the balance of the forty-minute egon coast. This year 85 were found at YH Albatross this fall. A group of 8 was re• sea watch. In addition, 500 were seen from 4 Aug (KM). A few small loons were found ported from only 14 miles off Cascade the jetties at Winchester Bay (mouth of away from the coast during fall migration. Head, n. Lincoln Co. or s. Tillamook Co., the Umpqua R.), Douglas Co., 11 Sep (DI, A Red-throated Loon on Lost Creek Res., 19 Aug, and one was with a group of 100 PP). "Good numbers" were noted in coastal Jackson Co., 18 Oct after a storm was a Black-footed Albatrosses 18 miles off Flo• Lane Co. in September (B&ZS). rare find in the Rogue Valley (DC). A rence the same day (TT fide HN). One was At the mouth of the Columbia R., MP Pacific Loon was there 16-21 Oct (JB, RS). seen from Cape Arago 2S Nov (fide HN). noted only 2 Sooty Shearwaters from the Another Pacific Loon was on the Columbia Northern Fulmars were found on all SJCR 10 Aug, but numbers increased to R. at Portland 17 Oct (JJ), and 2 were in boat trips (maximum number reported, 10,000 on 21 Aug and to 20,000 on 26 Aug. the higher Western Cascades on Timothy 150 out of Hwaco 8 Sep), but were reported About 5000 were well inside the mouth of L., Clackamas Co., 10 Nov (DL). There only a few times from shore. Notable were the Columbia off Hammond 16 Sep (MP). were no remarkable sightings of Common some 240 seen from Cape Arago, Coos Co., Appearance of shearwaters in the estuary Loons. A YELLOW-BILLED LOON was immediately after a storm 25 Nov (NL), there is either uncommon or seldom wit• on Winchester Bay 9 Sep (L&CY). along with high numbers of other marine nessed. Representative of the impressive loon birds which will be alluded to again in the Short-tailed Shearwaters were re• migration visible along the Pacific coast "wet" section of this report. Forty fulmars ported in modest numbers from strategic was the passage of an estimated 10,000 found dead on beaches in Lincoln Co. in shore vantage points in October and No• loons moving s. off the Rocky Creek view• late November was considered ahigh num• vember. Ten were noted from Lincoln Co. point, Lincoln Co., 8 Nov (PP). The compo• ber (BLo, SB). As is normal, small num• at an overlook just south of the Inn At sition of the stream was stated to be about bers were reported elsewhere from shore Spanish Head 3 Oct (DI, PP); 30 were seen 50% Common, 40% Pacific, and 10% Red- points during both settled and stormy from BB 9 Nov (PP); a few were detected throated. This observation is notable for weather (v.ob.). from Cape Meares, Tillamook Co., 15 Nov the high percentage of Common Loons Pink-footed Shearwaters were com• (SR3; 50 were seen from Cape Arago 25 involved. mon offshore, with 300 out of Garibaldi 11 Nov (NL), and 1 was at the Cove in Seaside The only early fall Red-necked Grebe Sep (NL et al.), and the species comprised the same day (MP). Ninety-one dark shear• reported was 1 at Manzanita, n. Tillamook 50% of shearwaters seen from Charleston waters flew by Yachats in 5 minutes 28 Co., 16 Aug (TC). We are accustomed to 9 Sep (m.ob.). Another trip from Garibaldi Oct (KM). An unstated number of Short- only 2 or 3 per fall away from the coast, so 20 Oct encountered only 10. In most years, taileds was observed during the 20 Oct amazing indeed were the 7 Red-necked only 1 or 2 sightings of Pink-footed Shear• pelagic trip out of Garibaldi. Grebes on Lost Creek Res. 18 Oct (DC), waters are reported from shore despite the A single Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel was likely storm-related; 2 had been there 16 comparative abundance of this bird only a seen out of Garibaldi 11 Aug, then 200 Oct and only 2 were seen there again 21 few miles out— and the diligence of tal• were encountered during the 8 Sep trip Oct (MM, RS). Reports of Eared Grebe ented sea watchers on the lookout for them. out of Ilwaco (JJ). One was spotted from indicated the typical sparse smattering of Three such observations were made this the SJCR 23 Sep, and Lethaby saw 3 from 1 or 2 birds in the estuaries and on larger fall: 1 from the Barview jetty at the en• Cape Arago 25 Nov. Six Leach's Storm- bodies of still water inland. Three on the trance to Tillamook Bay 25 Aug (RG, POl); Petrels also at Arago that day furnished MSP 15 Oct (RG) was the only observation 6 from YH 12 Sep (TC), and 1 from Siletz the only reported sighting this fall in Or• of more than 2 at a time. One was on the Bay 3 Oct (DI). egon. ocean at the Cove in s. Seaside, Clatsop Two Flesh-footed Shearwaters were Co., 10 Nov(MP). The Eared Grebe assem• reported, 1 photographed on the 20 Oct Pelicans to herons blage presumed present on Diamond L., trip out of Garibaldi and another, an ex• Low water levels and the eradication Douglas Co., was not surveyed this fall. ceptional sighting from land, seen 31 Oct of bullfish are believed to have been the Western Grebes were well-reported. off the Rocky Creek viewpoint (HN). It was reason American White Pelicans were in

Oregon Birds 17(2): 55, Summer 1991 lower numbers than in 1989 at Howard roost groups were submitted. curred in the estuaries and coastal low• Prairie Res. and Hyatt Res. east of Ashland lands in August and September, a few (MM). Up to 50 were at Howard Prairie Swans and geese weeks earlier than the mass arrival of and only 9 at Hyatt (MM, RS). There were The usual few Trumpeter Swans were divers. The same pattern was evident in no other Western Oregon reports. Brown discovered in November, following the the interior. Arrival dates for all duck Pelicans were present through mid-No• arrival of migrant or wintering Tundra species was very similar to those well- vember all along the coast. There were Swans by 2 or 3 weeks. Three were on SI documented in many previous years, and virtually no reports in the submitted field 17 Nov, 1 was at Forest Grove 24 Nov, 3 merits no recitation here. One may find notes of peak numbers at concentration were at Scappoose, Columbia Co., 26 Nov, such a listing at OB 16(2): 184. A male sites, nor information on percentage of and 3 were at a traditional site near Airlie, Blue-winged Teal in Eagle Point, Jackson immatures in the population. Puzzling Polk Co., 27 Nov (v.ob., fide HN). Reports Co., 8 Oct (MM) was a local rarity. At was a complete lack of pelicans at, or of Tundra Swans indicated the expected Eckman L. east of Waldport, Gadwall in• passing, the entrance to the Umpqua River numbers at lowland sites beginning in the creased from only 2 on 23 Sep to 110 by 23 in 3 hours 21 Aug (DFi). Thirty-six peli• first week of November. As many as 2000 Nov (KM). Eurasian Wigeon were widely cans altogether at 3 sites in Lincoln Co. 10 were on SI by the close of the period. reported from coastal and WV sites. The Nov (KM) was the largest number re• Thousands of Greater White-fronted largest group of Canvasback reported was ported after the first week of November, at Geese overflew Faxon's place at Thornton 620 on YB at Sally's Bend 7 Dec (RL). As which time most observations generally Ck., Lincoln Co., 1 Oct. It is unfortunate expected, a few Redheads were with these refer to small groups of birds migrating that the flight path of White-fronts across birds. south rather than to assemblages feeding Western Oregon lies for the most part Thirty-six Harlequin Ducks between within the estuaries. away from populated areas, such that only the YB jetties 4 Nov (KM) was several Two Double-crested Cormorants at a few birders can enjoy the full spectacle of times the number usually present there in Morgan L., BSNWR, 17 Aug (RG) indi• huge flocks of White-fronts frequently mid-winter. The largest number of Harle• cated the beginning of passage into or passing overhead. As is typical, the first quins noted in early fall was 12 at the through the WV, as did one at the FGSP18 few birds were encountered during the Strawberry Hill overlookin n. Lane Co. 19 Aug (DL). The first 2 reported from SI last days of August along the outer north• Aug (B&ZS). Very small groups of these were there by 21 Sep (JJ). ern Oregon coast and on SI. Two hundred birds may be encountered practically No reports were received for migrant were on SI by 4 Sep (GG). throughout the year in good habitat any• Brandt's Cormorants, which is normal. The major fall migration of Snow where on the Oregon coast. The usual few Those birders with an interest in sea- Geese through Western Oregon—if, in• Oldsquaw were discovered, all ones or watching should note that this species is deed, there actually is such a thing—was twos, the earliest 20 Oct at Tillamook Bay highlymigratoryin Oregon. Their comings again missed by birders. However, a flock (SR). We have come to expect 1 or 2 away and goings can readily be discerned be• of 29 resting on Foster Res., Linn Co., 18 from the coast in fall, and in 1990 that one cause they typically travel low over the Nov (HH) provides a clue to the path taken was on the ISP 9-14 Nov (fide BLu). ocean, well beyond the outer surfline, in by at least some Snows. They were first Black Scoters seem to have a patchy vee formation in large flocks, sometimes noticed on SI 13 Oct (JJ). A single Snow distribution in Oregon with respect to containing 200 birds. Brandt's are much Goose on Neacoxie (Sunset) L., Clatsop local abundance. Representative of their more abundant in Oregon from July to Co., 25 Nov+ (MP), consorting with do• comparative "cheapness" in Lincoln Co. October than during the balance of the mestic geese, was thought probably to be were the usual monster flock of some 350 year (pers. obs.). Flocks move northward the same one that wintered there in 1989- off the north side of YH 10 Nov (KM), and along the coast in summer and head south 90. Single Ross' Geese, very rare but es• another assemblage of 150-200 off the D in fall, perhaps in a post-breeding incur• sentially annual somewhere in Western River mouth 17 Oct (DI). Away from Lin• sion like those of Brown Pelicans and Oregon each fall, were found on SI 12-28 coln Co. and the Cape Blanco - Port Orford Heermann's Gulls. Oct (m.ob.) and at the NSP16 Nov+ (BSh area, it seems large concentrations of Black Up to 4 American Bitterns were found et al.), the latter bird remaining to spend Scoters are ordinarily encountered only at lowland coastal and valley sites. Four the winter. infrequently. However, our understand• were at FNWR14 Sep (E.H&HH), and as Three Emperor Geese were at ing of their precise distributional status is many as 3 were noted around the Siltcoos Oceanside, Tillamook Co., in early Octo• imperfect because many potential high- deflation plain and lagoon, a suspected ber (CR), with 1 bird captured for rehabili• use areas—primarily on lee ocean waters breeding location (B&ZS). Great Egrets tation. A Brant was at Gold Beach, Curry about the base of prominent headlands— increased along the coast and through the Co., 2 Aug (ADB). One apparently are difficult or lengthy of access. inland valleys in August and September. oversummered in YB (m.ob.). Migrant Six Surf Scoters were found away Peak concentrations were 5 at the FGSP Brant showed up at YB by 23 Oct (RB), from the coast west of the Cascade crest, (early September, fide HN); 32 on SI 15 and 55 were there by 5 Nov (TM). One was all singly, 17 Oct - 21 Nov (v.ob.). There Sep into early October (m.ob.); 7 at in the same flock of geese as the Ross's were no interior reports of White-winged Nehalem Bay 6 Sep (RO), and another 32 Goose in the Multnomah Co. portion of SI Scoter in the area under discussion (but nicely documented at various feeding sites 17 Oct (JJ) for the token inland report. see David Anderson's "eastside" report). around YB (KM). An evening roost of 46 Zauskey surveyed Howard Prairie Common Gol dene yes are the latest egrets was watched assembling in a large Res. 27 Aug and found 502 Canada Geese. waterfowl to appear in Oregon each fall, as Sitka spruce between Salmon Harbor and Are all these honkers southbound mi• arule. In some years, as 1990, they are not Matt's Flats in the estuary of the Umpqua grants? Is it possible this is a molting area reported until early November; the first R. at dusk 2 Sep (DFi, R&PM). for geese which nestin the vicinity, as well goldeneye appeared 4 Nov at Sally's Bend, In contrast to last fall, the only Snowy as elsewhere in the southern Cascades? YB (KM). Barrow's Goldeneyes were found Egrets reported were in Coos Co., with 1 at Canada Geese which breed in eastern at 2 coastal sites in late fall. An ad. male Ban don 18 Aug(GL, JG) and 3 in Coos Bay Douglas Co. vanish from their nesting was at Winchester Bay 22 Nov (SS), and 24 Nov (NL). About a dozen Cattle Egrets waters as soon as their young can fly in another male was on Alsea Bay 26 Nov were seen 25 Oct+. Three in Medford 25 mid-May (pers. obs.). An Aleutian Canada (DFa). Hooded Merganser is another late- Nov+ (MM, OSw et al.) were notable rari• Goose was said to be in Alton Baker Park, arriving wintering waterfowl. They do not ties in the Rogue Valley. As expected, a Eugene, 10 Nov (WA, fide BC). ordinarily appear in any numbers on their very few Black-crowned Night-Herons wintering sites until early October, so one were seen coastally and in the valleys, but Ducks might suspect that sightings in August no reports obviously referable to winter Arrival of dabbling ducks in force oc• and September may pertain to summer-

Oregcn Birds 17(2): 56, Summer 1991 ing birds or their progeny. One was at our principal shorebird or waterfowl gath• least 1 may have summered there. Five Nute Slough on YB 4 Aug, 2 were at Sally's ering sites (v.ob.). It is difficult to gauge a hundred cranes were there by 22 Sep (fide Bend 12 Aug, and another was on Boone trend from year to year, owing to duplicate HH), and up 2000 were present from about Slough the same day (KM). There were no sightings and the vagaries of annual cov• 27 Sep (HN) through October (fide HN). inland reports of Red-breasted Mergan• erage from site to site. However, I think Six hundred fifty departed the island the ser. one would find little disagreement among morning of 31 Oct (BT). active birders that peregrines, if not actu• Diurnal raptors ally increasing, have not declined here Shorebirds Reports of Turkey Vultures from the over the past 10 or 15 years. The attention of Western Oregon Rogue Valley indicated the normal hun• birders always turns with a maniacal zeal dreds of birds passing through the area in Galliforms, rallids to shorebirds during much of the autumn September (MM, RS et mult. al.). The The only grouse report of note was of migration. Thi s focus is natural, because if latest sighting submitted to the Field Notes a Blue Grouse which began coming to a you're into big thrills in Oregon birding, was only 27 Oct near Brownsville, Linn Waldport yard for cracked corn in late that's The Right Thing To Do. It is no Co. (JG). An Osprey on upper YB 20 Oct November (DT). Patterson was amazedby exaggeration to state that the odds of (KM) was a normal date for a year's last the sounding-off of perhaps 40 Virginia discovering a rare wader is greater at report. Vultures and Ospr ey s are not often Rails—8 of which were seen in a 100 Ban don than it is almost anywhere else in seen after late October, but in many years square foot area—at a marsh along Youngs North America in the fall. That place saw there have been 1 or 2 November sightings. Bay near the Astoria airport 16 Sep. The good coverage in 1990, a few great shore- Black-shouldered Kites continue to rails responded to a very loud noise in the birds, and visitation by a horde of birders. present a confusing picture. Kites were area. Vocalizing with the Virginias were Black-bellied Plovers were scarcely scarce this fall. Only 8 were known to the at least 2 Soras, 1 of which was seen. A reported from the coast, and the only in• writer to be present along the Oregon luckless juvenile Sora was seen in August land report was of 16 on SI 3 Oct (HN). coast at the close of the report period, in a north Newport parking lot, defending Golden-Plovers were seen in normal num• although numbers were found in coastal itself from a cat; the bird had apparently bers, with assignment to the form P. d. Clatsop Co. during December (see upcom• already been struck by a vehicle (CP). fulva most frequent. Up to 9 golden-plo• ing winter season notes). There were no According to FNWR personnel, at least vers were around the SJCR 23 Aug - 20 Oct August sightings. The earliest report away 2 Sandhill Cranes spent the summer at (MP et al.; peak of 9 from 3-7 Sep and again from any known or suspected summering Finley. They were present from June 16 Sep). Elsewhere, they were regularly site was about a month later than is typi• through at least much of August (fide HH). seen in the lower estuary of the Siuslaw R. cal, 16 Sep at the King Avenue wetlands A pair and 1 young crane were near Howard and along the beaches near Florence near Warrenton, Clatsop Co. (MP). Six ad. Prairie Res. 3 Aug(RS). Cranes have nested (B&ZS), where a maximum of 6 was en• and 1 imm. were summarized by Moore for there for at least the last several years. countered 11 Sep. A late bird was there 27 the Rogue Valley. There were no reports at The first of the season on SI were seen on Oct (HH et al.). Two were also at the late all from Lane Co. (no birder living in the SI 5 Aug (2, JJ), and it is suspected that at end of the normal migration schedule at Eugene area had submitted personal notes at compilation time), Douglas Co., or Tillamook Co. Some Thoughts On Raptor Migration In Western Oregon Bald Eagle observationsindicated the It is interesting that so few birders report migrant accipiters and buteos in Western Oregon. I feel there are expected 1 to 3 birds attending waterfowl 2 reasons for this. Part of the lack of sightings may have to do with the "eastern hawkwatching" mindset ingrained concentrations both coastally and in the early in one's birding experience. This spectrum of birding thought is one I suspect nearly all Oregon birders learn. valleys. Only 1 Red-shouldered Hawk was It is formed and fueled by our enthralled reading of tales of Hawk Mountain and outer Cape May; of the spectacular reported away from areas of residency, an migrations of the Northeast and of the Lake states. The mental images and assumptions generated within this imm. at Toledo 16 Sep (E,H&HH). mindset leads us to imagine that a region seeing no great kettles of hawks in the foothills, or streams of raptors A dark-phase Swainson's Hawk re• along the beaches, must not be on a hawk flyway. Therefore, migrant raptors in Western Oregon are reported ported at BSNWR 28 Aug (CR) was a very when they are seen in the course of general birding, rather than directly sought. Part of this, also, is due to the rare sighting for Western Oregon. An al• lack of concentration sites, and to the inconspicuous nature of raptor migration through most of the area. bino Red-tailed Hawk long resident near While no truly great hawk flyway is yet known in Western Oregon, this should not be taken as evidence that Philomath was seen again 5 Aug (D&EM). migrant raptors avoid Western Oregon by the thousands. It is my belief that conditions for raptor migration here, This hawk is now more than 18 years old! far from being poor, are generally outstanding. Because of this, we seldom see the types of conspicuous It was an abysmal season for the appear• concentrations which occur when inadequate flight conditions persist in either time or space, or both, as in the ance of Rough-legged Hawks in Western eastern United States. Cregon. No observer submitting notes re• To understand this, it is importanttonote that, by and large, migrant raptors in Western Oregon do not appear ported more than 2 birds. One reported at to funnel along topographical climaxes such as north-and-south ridgelines or ocean beaches. I suspect they have Philomath 16 Sep (SM) was among the no need to do so. Rather, it has been my consistent impression that migrating hawks make southward or earliest ever reported in the area. Surpris• northward progress by ringing upward above transverse ridges on upslope breezes, setting wings, and gliding ingly, the only Golden Eagles reported on to the next ridge—typically, only several miles away—whereupon they repeat the process. Upslope breezes near the westside this fall were in the Rogue the tops of ridgelines are generated in 1 of 2 ways: either as thermals (southerly aspects become warmer than Valley (MM et al.). Most unusual was a northern ones, thereby effecting a routine air temperature differential), or simply by the deflection of prevailing Merlin north of Corvallis for several weeks southerly or southwesterly winds. in August (B&RS). In most years there are In the courseof extensive random hawkwatching in Oregon, it has been my experience that both northwar: no reports in Oregon from about the sec• and southbound raptors make ready use of southerlies; Red-tailed Hawks and both of the smaller accipiters ond week in May through the first week of regularly migrate southward into steady, even stiff, south winds. I have yet to perceive a correlation between the September. The first Merlins reported oth• volume of raptor passage and any particular settled-weather condition during my birding in Oregon, aithoj-g- erwise were on SI 8 Sep (TC) and at the have to suspect one probably exists. NSP 9 Sep (HN). No Prairie Falcons were With the notable exception of the Wllamette Valley, nearly all of Western Oregon is a corrugated landscape reported outside the Rogue Valley. dominated by east-and-west ridges. It can be seen, therefore, that conditions for the kind of highly energy- Peregrines were widely observed. economic transport I have described exist practically everywhere in the region. I believe this is why a sfcyafch Sightings were mostly from the estuaries, during spring or fall nearly anywhere in the area will inevitably reveal a procession of migrant raptors of nwed but it seemed 1 or 2 could be found from species at extremely towvolum e (say, 3-5 birds per hour), and, on the flip side of the coin, why the discovery of late August or early September through a single major migration route, or spectacular concentration site, away from the immediate Cascade ~e<; or the close of the period around nearly any of prominent coastal headlands should be considered unlikely.

Oregon Birds 17(2): 57, Summer 1991 Northern Fulmar (left), Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (right), 8 September 1990, pelagic trip off Columbia River, Clatsop Co. Photos / Mike Patterson. Bandon 28 Oct (LT). The only golden- in Oregon, at the north jetty of the Siuslaw ary 3 Sep (DFi, R&PM), and as many as 40 plover reported away from the coast was R. S Aug (B&ZS) and at Bandon 18 Aug at Bandon (peak count 2 Sep,m.ob.). Fewer on SI in late September (HN). Bill Stotz (JG, GL). The greatest number known to than 30 godwits were reportedinfall 1989. commented that Semipalmated Plovers this writer to have occurred more or less in The high count for Ruddy Turnstones was were regularly noted, and quite common, I spot in Oregon was about 55 along the only 45, at Alsea Bay 21 Jul (R&JK). on ocean beaches in Lane Co., especially entire length of the SJCR on 8 May 1977. Either no impressive flocks assembled on Heceta Beach, during August and Sep• Most exciting was the discovery of an the flats at Bandon, or else they were not tember. ad. GRAY-TAILED TATTLER, still in reported. This shorebird, however, typi• The Stotzs offered an enlightening alternate plumage, among other rock-type cally reaches peak numbers in Oregon summary of Snowy Plovers seen during shorebirds at Bandon 18 Aug (JG, GL). It early in the fall wader migration season the course of beach walks on the coast this was not photographed. This Asian species and, beyond due aesthetic appreciation, is fall. Among the small groups of Snowies has not been verified as having occurred in often disregardedby birders devoting time they came upon were several bandedbirds: the state, but this was at least the third to the search for rarer species. single 1990/Coos Bay-banded plovers at candidate to be seen. Gray-tailed Tattler It will come as news to only a few that Baker-Heceta Beach 24 and 31 Aug; a has been found in s. California, and can the high point of the fall for birders in similar bird 22 Sep and 28 Nov on Siltcoos reasonably be expected to turn up some• Western Oregon was the appearance of a Beach (both sites in Lane Co.); 2 Califor• where on the Oregon coast again in the juv. GREAT KNOT at Bandon. Found 1 nia-banded plovers and the first Oregon- future. Sep by Nick Lethaby and promptly relo• coastal record of 1 of the 1989/Lake Abert Whimbrels were another species cated for verification by Jeff Gilligan (see bandedbirds, all at China Ck. near Bandon scarcely receiving notice this fall. The only thorough—and entertaining—details to 7 Aug, and a 1990/Coos Bay bird 23 Aug noteworthy sighting was of 84 at YB 14 Jul appear elsewhere in OB), it was further along the above stretch. They are to be (KI). The season saw 10+ Long-billed Cur• confirmed by scores, if not hundreds, of commendedfor their careful observations, lews, all single birds along the coast, 2 Aug birders from across the country, and was which do much to fulfill the efforts and - 4 Nov (v.ob.). Interestingly, they showed photographed by many. The fabulous and hopes of banders. In addition, a Snowy up at 9 different sites from the SJCR to generally cooperative "Great Scott" was Plover was at the Necanicum R. mouth 10 Bandon. This is well above average for the often encountered at high tide among Nov (MP), and 4 were on Bayocean beach Oregon coast. Ajuv. HUDSONIAN GOD- shorebirds assembled on the rocks just near Tillamook 24 Oct into December (HN WIT, one of the rarest Nearctic (northern inside the entrance to the Coquille R., and, et al.). New World) shorebirds to occur in the at low water, on the mudflats inside the Pour American Avocets were discov• state, was on the beach behind the fishing estuary. The occurrence of this waif, os• ered at 3 sites in Western Oregon this fall, pier just upriver from the south jetty of the tensibly from Siberia, spurred the great• more than is typical for this rare fall visi• Siuslaw R. 18 Sep (B&ZS). This was the est rush of birders to 1 site in Oregon since tor to our area. One was at Coon Pt., SI, 7 II th record for Oregon. A bit less surpris• the time of the Ross's Gull at Newport Aug (DB), 2 provided the fifth Coos Co. ingly, 2 juv. BAR-TAILED GODWITS several years ago. It was last reported 19 record at Bandon 26 Aug (LT), and 1 with were discovered this fall. One was at BOS or 21 Sep. This was the first confirmed a broken leg was at Yachats 25-30 Aug 7 Sep (RS) and another was seen by many record of Great Knot for North America (fideDFa). Relatively fewbirders remarked of the birders visiting Bandon 8 Sep - outside of Alaska. on Greater Yellowlegs. The largest num• October (fide HN). As in fall 1989, Red Knots were scarce, ber reported was 90 on SI 15 Sep (NL). One It was a pretty good season for the with only about a dozen reported. There to 3 Lesser Yellowlegs occurred widely. appearance of Marbled Godwits along the were no counts submitted from Bandon, The only real concentration was 35 on SI Oregon coast. They were found at 8 sites where the species is regular and occasion• 17 Sep (HN). That number was reduced to from from BOS s. to Bandon, which is a ally fairly numerous. One on the flats just 2 birds by 13 Oct (JJ). greater scattering than normal: 11 at BOS e. of Florence 14 Aug (B&ZS) was a good As has become normal in recent sea• 5 Aug (DS, RG); as many as a dozen at find for Lane Co., where Knots have al• sons, Willets were scarcely reported. Two Siletz Bay 25 Aug -16 Oct (v.ob.); at least ways been encountered infrequently. were at YB 4 Aug and 5 were there 4 Oct 1 on Idaho Flats, YB, 1 Sep through the About 20 Semipalmated Sandpipers (KM). One at BOS 12 Aug was a good find period (v.ob.); 2 on the open ocean beach at were reported. The high count was 4 on SI in Tillamook Co., where Willets are less the Bayshore seep shortly n. of Alsea Bay 11 Sep (NL). The only sighting away from than annual (NL). The earliest Wander• 22 Jul (KM); 2 on Alsea Ray 15 Aug (RH the coast, aside from SI, was 1 at Agate ing Tattler noted was 15 Jul at Seal Rock, Sr., RH Jr.); 8 on 26 Aug at the pond just Res., Jackson Co., 24 Aug (HS). Counts of Lincoln Co. (KM). There were 2 observa• inside the north jetty of the Siuslaw R. 26 Western Sandpipers from the major shore- tions of 30 tattlers, an unusually high Aug (B&ZS); 7 on islets just upstream bird gathering sites were few, but sug• number for a species which does not flock from Matt's Flats in the Umpqua R. estu• gested normal numbers and timing. As

Oregon Birds 17(2): 58, Summer 1991 expected, and 3 at Morgan L., BSNWR, 10 Aug (RG), where they are not as rou• tine. Always later to increase than their congeners, Long-billed Dowitchers numbered about 150 on SI 20 Aug (NL, HN), but then swelled to 750 by 23 Sep and to about 1000 4 days later, remain• ing abundant for sev• eral weeks (v.ob.). The first migrant Common Snipe was seen 19 Aug on Idaho Flats, YB (AF). Three Wilson's Phalaropes were (Left): Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 31 August 1990, (right) Wilson's Phalarope, 18 August 1990, South Jetty of j^^™S the Columbia River, Clatsop Co. Photos I Mike Patterson. were on SI 5 Aug (JJ), at the SJCR 18 Aug (MP), and a good find expected, Westerns comprised the vast possibly a different bird, was seen there 29 on the ISP 23 Aug (RG). The only one for majority of an estimated 20,000 peeps at Sep (LT). Four were there 28 Oct (LT). One which age was stated was the juvenile at Bandon 18 Aug (GL, JG). Six thousand was on SI 14-19 (HN, NL), and 1 was at the the SJCR. Large numbers of Red-necked were estimated there 21 Aug{/ufeHN). An SJCR 29 Oct (LC, LL et al.). Phalaropes visited the jetty straits and impressive 2000 were at the Bayshore Rock Sandpipers were very well re• lower estuaries in mid-fall (v.ob.). Red seep n. of Alsea Bay 12 Sep (DFa, CP); ported. The earliest sighting was of 1 at 2000 were on SI 17 Sep (fide HN); 1000 Ecola S.P., Clatsop Co., 20 Oct (MP). One Phalaropes made news duringbad weather were at the SJCR 23 and 30 Aug (MP), and was at Spanish Head 12 Nov and 1 was at in November. The storm of 25 Nov caused there were hundreds at Agate Res. 25 Aug Siletz Bay the same day (PP); 2 were at YB thousands to pass near shore, with several (MM). 18 Nov (DL, VT); 3 were at Bandon 24 Nov hundred found from Tillamook Head, A LONG-TOED STINT was found (NL) and 1 took shelter with 5 Sanderlings Clatsop Co., north to the SJCR (MP) and at Eckman L. east of Waldport 27 Aug by behind a curb at parking lot "C in a storm huge numbers, estimated at 15,000, pass• Faxon. It was seen the next day and again at the SJCR the same day (GL et al.). As ing south ward from Cape Arago (NL). One on the 29th, but not thereafter (TL, HN, many as 8 were at Depoe Bay, Lincoln Co., on the SSP 26 Nov (TL) was the only SJa, R&JK). Pending acceptance by the during November (v.ob.). Observers wish• inland sighting. OBRC, this would be the third record for ing to find this species will do well to the state. concentrate their search among groups of Jaegers through gulls High counts for Least Sandpiper were Surfbirds, rather than Black Turnstones, As is typical, both of the common 3000 at Bandon 2 Sep, with 800 there 15 where any separation of those 2 species jaeger species were seen from land in very Sep; and 2000 at BOS 21 and 30 Aug, with occurs at a site. small numbers, Parasitics generally in only 100 there 8 Sep (fide HN). There were In contrast to last fall's amazinq num• August and September without respect to no great numbers reported from SI during bers, Stilt Sandpipers returned to a more weather conditions, Pomarines in mid- the period. Baird's Sandpipers made an• typical status this fall. Three or 4 were and late fall and most frequently during other mediocre-to-normal showing. Peak encountered, with 1 or possibly 2 on SI 13- storms. With above-average numbers of counts were 10 at Manzanita 16 Aug (TC- 22 Sep (NL, JJ), 1 at Siletz Bay 20 Sep small terns along the entire coast this past this is traditionally a very good area); up to (PP), and another at Bandon 29 Sep (LT). fall, the propensity of 1 or 2 Parasitic 8 at Agate Res. 14-25 Aug (MM, HS), and At least 7 BUFF-BREASTED SAND• Jaegers to harass foraging flocks of those 7 on SI 14 Aug (fide HN). Two ads. were at PIPERS appeared: 2-3 at the SJCR 26 birds was well noted. Reports of all jaegers Manzanita 6 Sep (fide HN). Adult Baird's Aug - 2 Sep (MP); 1 at BOS 30 Aug (HN); offshore were subpar. Indicating that Sandpipers are scarce in Oregon in fall. 1 on the ocean side of Coquille Spit 3 Sep Pomarine Jaegers linger off our coast well Such birds in grayish basic plumage can (JT), stated to be only a fourth Coos Co. into early winter were reports of one seen be confusing. A few Baird's were seen record; 2 at Coon Pt., SI, 5-8 Sep (m.ob.); from Spanish Head 12 Nov (PP), another through September in coastal Lane Co. and a late individual there 3 Oct (NL). off the Rocky Ck. viewpoint 17 Nov (GL), (B&ZS), which is normal. This species Two RUFFS interceded their portly and 15 noted from Cape Arago 25 Nov may be expected up to the final days of Palearctic forms into the line of sight of (NL). Only 2 Long-tailed Jaegers were September, but becomes much scarcer af• westside birders, at a farm pasture in reported, one 13 miles off the Umpqua R. terward; October sightings in Oregon are Nehalem Meadows, Tillamook Co., 16 Sep mouth 15 Aug (TT) and another out of less than annual. (JG, SJo), and at the south jetty of the Charleston 9 Sep (m.ob.). No South Polar Once again, it was a lackluster year Siuslaw R. 17 Sep (B&ZS). Few specific Skuas were reported. for Pectoral Sandpipers. Maxima at well- reports were received of Short-billed Dow- Two Franklin's Gulls were found, a covered shorebird sites was fewer than itchers. Interesting is the report that the bit below the recent average. One was on half a dozen (based on submitted reports), Stotzs encountered them regularly along SI, where 1 or 2 are more or less exp-e;:-;-: with the notable exception of SI, where NL the open ocean beaches near Florence. As each fall, during much of Seprerr.c-r- Z 1 found 32 on 1 Oct. many as 2000 were estimated at Bandon NL), but 1 at the Riverbend grave', p:: e : Seven or 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers 18 Aug (GL, JG). This swarm had been Turner Rd. near Salem 11 Nov E3 "I were discovered, above the most recent 5- reduced to 80 by 15 Sep (HN). Nearly was more surprising. It was sa:d ;«e year average of 5 per fall. One was at concurrent with the peak at Bandon were possibly the first record for Mar.:- Bandon 22 Sep (DV et al.), and it, or 55 on SI 20 Aug (NL), where they are Both of these birds were vcorjt-rt-r-*-

OregonBirds 17(2):53. S-~-.r yz Elegant Tern, 12-13 August 1990, South Jetty of the Columbia River, Clatsop Co. OBRC Record No. 066-90-141. Sketch, Photo I Mike Patterson. year, as are virtually all Franklin's Gulls August. Three Western Gulls had arrived ELEGANT TERNS pushed n. along occurring on the west side of the Cascades in the Salem area by 11 Nov (BB, JE). the Oregon coast in fall 1990 for the fifth in fall. Tantalizing was the brief sighting Single Glaucous Gulls were discov• year out of the past 8. With numbers ofafly-byCOMMONBLACK-HEADED ered 18 Nov on Clatsop Beach s. of the probably totalling at least several hun• GULL at BB 26 Nov (TL). There is pres• SJCR (MP); at Eckman L. 23 Nov (KM); at dred altogether, this became the second ently only 1 accepted record of this species the creek outflow opposite the Newport major incursion into the state since the big in Oregon, in December 1981 atWarrenton. Dump ("San Landfill") at Moolack Beach, year of 1983. Seventy-six at Gold Beach, There was generally but a light on• shortly n. of YH, 24 Nov (DFa, JS), and at Curry Co., 2 Aug (ADB) were the first to shore movement of Bonaparte's Gulls dur• the mouth of the Necanicum R. in Seaside reach our area. By 11 Aug there were terns ing the period. However, 1500 passing 25 Nov (MP). Two first-winter birds and n. all the way to the SJCR and beyond, into south at Rocky Ck. viewpoint 30 Oct surely an ad., an age class not seen annually in southwest Washington (fide KI). Num• ranks with the heaviest along-shore pas• Oregon, were among 700 large gulls gath• bers at the SJCR peaked at 175 on 25 Aug sages of this species recorded in the state. ered at Moolack 29 Nov (DFi). When a (OSc). Sixty were still far n., inside the Seventeen on SI 13 Oct (SR) and a dozen at large flock is present, this is an excellent Columbia estuary at Warrenton, 16 Sep Fern Ridge Res., Lane Co., 4 Nov (POs) place to search for, and, when the weather (MP). Numbers around the well-birded were typical modest counts at these stra• is bad, "window-list" unusual gulls. SJCR provided a handy measure of the tegic inland sites, where Bonaparte's are Good numbers of Black-legged Kitti- species' waxing-and-waning, and ran as uncommon but annual in late fall. wakes were around the mouth of the Co• follows: 4,12 Aug; 15,13 Aug; 36,16 Aug; Heermann's Gulls are not often com• lumbia R. all fall, with an apparent peak of 175, 25 Aug; 125, 26 Aug; 50,1 Sep; 1, 3 mented upon because they are so common. 60 there 20 Oct (MP). About 50 were at the Sep; and 5,12 Sep (MP, v.ob.). Among the few specific reports received entrance to the Umpqua R. 11 Sep (DI, Smaller concentrations were noted at was mention of an ad. dyed "fluorescent PP), 75 were off Rocky Ck. viewpoint 30 the following estuaries: Coquille (Bandon) orange" with 250 others at the SJCR 3 Sep Oct (PP), and 300 were seen from Cape - peak number unreported; Coos Bay — (GG). An ad. with vivid white wingpatches Arago 25 Nov (NL). Sabine's Gulls were 15+; UmpquaR. entrance - 25; Siuslaw R. did an amusing "toy skua" imitation at seen abit less commonly than expected on entrance - 8; Yachats -14; Alsea Bay - 4; Charleston 8 Sep, setting an example in the pelagic trips, with only 8 out of Ilwaco Yaquina Bay -11; Tillamook (Miami Cove) kleptoparasitism for a meek juvenile jae• 8 Sep (NL et al.) and but a few out of -15. ger sitting on the water nearby (m.ob.). Charleston 8-9 Sep (m.ob.). One or an• Numbers of Elegant Terns along the White primary bases occur normally in a other was seen occasionally at the mouth Oregon coast diminished rapidly after the tiny minority of ad. Heermann's Gulls. of the Coquille R. at Bandon during the last weekin August. The seemingly anoma• A juv. Mew Gull 1 Aug at the SJCR period of time the Great Knot was present lous Warrenton observation of 60 in mid- was about as early as they usually appear (v.ob.). A Sabine's Gull on the SSP (the September suggests the possibility that in Oregon. Mew Gulls were first noted on "Sheridan Sea") 3 Oct (DI) was an exciting this flock may have lingered somewhere in SI 22 Sep (JJ). Eight thousand were at find, as they are not quite annual in the Washington past the peak of the incur• Tillamook by 24 Oct (HN). Hardly any WV. sion. The appearance of Elegant Terns reports concerning California Gulls came this year began earlier than in 1983, but in. In a normal year, thi s is one of our most Terns reports indicate the birds did not pulse abundant and conspicuous coastal mi• Reports of Caspian Terns indicated a quite as far n. as in that year. grants. Nehls remarked that it appeared season of normal distribution and abun• What may have been the best fall for to be a very poor year for them. His obser• dance. The peak count around the SJCR small terns in the past decade was domi• vation rings true, as only a few lingered was 756 on 7 Aug (fide HN), with a sharp nated by Common Terns. One hundred along the coast at the close of the report dropoff thereafter as flocks dispersed and fifty were seen 11 Sep (DI, PP) just inside period. headed south. One there 5 Oct (HN) was the entrance to the Umpqua R., where a The first Herring Gull reported was the last 1 seen in the state this year. Two breakwater enclosure ("the Triangle") ad• at YB 19 Aug (KM). Thayer's Gulls were hundred were in YB 19 Aug (AF), with an jacent to the south jetty provides a large not noted until early October, when 1 was ad. and a beggingjuvenile still there 2 Oct. reach of calm outer-estuarine water for on Eckman L. 9 Oct (DFa, CP) and 1 was There were no specific reports from other feeding. Though not heavily birded, this on SI 14 Oct (NL). It is interesting to note estuaries. As usual, a few Caspians were site is proving to be among the better that Steve Heinl, relating the situation in seen at several places in the WV. The only pi aces on the Oregon coast for seeing small southeast Alaska, remarked that consid• assemblage of any size was a very high terns, as well as Parasitic Jaegers. An• erable numbers of ad. Thayer's had ap• count of 60 on SI 8 Aug (NL). One lingered other flock of 100+ small terns, believed peared at Ketchikan by the last half of there until 6 Sep (HN). mostly or entirely Common Terns, was

Oregon Birds 17(2): 60, Summer 1991 seen at some distance in YB 14 Sep (GL). a few miles to the n. 27 Sep (B&ZS). the report period (EA, MM). The only Fifty Commons were at Coos Bay 4 Sep Merrifield's regular surveys of seabirds Burrowing Owls found were 3, possibly 4, (JJ), and 29 were about the mouth of the around YH were revealing. Numbers of in the Rogue Valley. One was seen near Siuslaw R. 13 Sep (B&ZS). Twenty were at Rhinoceros Auklets there ran from 2 on 19 the KSP 21 Oct (MM). Bandon 10 Sep (HH). A flock was with the Aug to 70 on 9 Sep, to 410 on 16 Sep. The Of great interest this past summer Elegant Terns inside the mouth of the peak there during October was 17 on 20 was the first evidence that hybrid Barred Columbia R. 16 Sep (MP). One fished the Oct, and only 2 were found there 10 Nov. Owl X Spotted Owl offspring are fertile. In NSP19 Sep (HH). Small groups and single Ninety-one were also at Yachats 9 Sep Jackson Co., a pair consisting of a Barred birds were seen at various places all along (KM). Owl and a Spotted X Barred Owl fledged a the coast (v.ob.). Common Terns are rare Marbled Murrelets have a much dif- juvenile. That bird was tracked by telem• in the WV, so 1 at Morgan L., BSNWR, 31 feren t breeding biology than do the auklets, etry 5 miles from its point of discovery Aug(RG) wasanice find there. There were ye t they also were well -reported. KM found during August. Birders should be aware no late fall sightings, although Common 35 at YH 4 Aug, 50 there 9 Sep, and 1 there that hybridization is going to complicate Tern has been reliably reported in Oregon 14 Oct. Forty were at Yachats 4 Aug. voice identifications. The writer has heard as late as the first week in November. Thirty were at Seal Rock 9 Sep, but only 3 only one firsthand description of a Spotted In some years, Arctic Terns are no; were there 14 Oct. Twenty were seen from X Barred hybrid. That bird was stated to seen in Oregon during fall migration ex• BB 30 Sep (HN), 20+ were at the SJCR 21 give a location call most like that of Spot• cept from boats well offshore. This fall Aug (MP), and 2 were in Port Orford ted Owl, but with the descending note there were about 25 mixed in among the harbor 22 Nov (SS). At Cape Arago 23 Aug characteristic of Barred at the end. Should Common Terns at the mouth of the the Stotzs found 135 Marbled Murrelets, hybridization continue and become fre• UmpquaR. 11 Sep (DI, PP), an impressive possibly the largest concentration ever quent, we may expect that only those owls 50 there 15 Sep (HN, JE), and 2 over the reported from Coos Co. givingfamiliar, classic, species-distinct call estuary at Bandon 8 Sep (HH). Only 2 or 3 No Xantus' Murrelets were seen this patterns will be safely identifiable by voice were encountered in a 3-day period off the fall. Ancient Murrelets were not encoun• alone. central Oregon coast in the third week of tered until November, but then also were While discussing owls, I might relate August (TT). There were 2 reports of much more easily found than normal. One a dramatic episode taking place this oast Forster's Tern, 1 at Bandon IS Aug JG. observer probably expressed the thoughts year that indicates the hazard of drawing GL), and 2 with the mob of other terns of many active birders in stating that, owls into the open by calling for than. around the mouth of the Umpqua R. 11 ordinarily, Marbled Murrelets are readily Owlers giving vocal Spotted Owl irrita• Sep(DI,PP). spotted, but Ancients are not, and that the tions in e. Douglas Co. 16 Jul inadvert• fall of 1990 was therefore unusual. Four• ently called in a pair of ad. Barred Owls 15 Alcids teen were at YH 10 Nov (KM), 20 were minutes after sunset. Each owl took uo a The fall of 1990 was notable for great there 18 Nov (DL, VT et al.) and they perch in the exposed top of a tree al org the numbers of Cassin's Auklets cl ose to shore. remained easily located into December. road and called persistently. Within sev• This was especially noticeable in Lincoln Thirty-five were at Cape Arago 25 Nov eral minutes, an ad. Northern Goshawk Co. It is thought that the effects of El (NL), and they "seemed plentiful" along rushed in, kacking loudly. It immediately Nino—lack of cold-water upwelling near the coastof Curry Co. Thanksgiving week• attacked each member of the pair, pursu• shore—may have been responsible for a end (SS). Twelve at Cape Meares 15 Nov ing and diving at one or another of the disruption of feeding behavior. Most re• (CR) was the only other sizable group birds repeatedly, within a stone's thr: •• markable of many high counts was the encountered. the observers. The goshawk struck ire ::' estimate of3000 at Rocky Ck. viewpoint in Perhaps an effect of birders filling the owls so hard that the bird's feathers 2 hours 30 Oct (PP), including a feeding moments between appearances of the flew. That owl took a low perch near the flock of about 400 at the entrance to Whale Great Knot with sea-watches was the dis• owlers, seemingly too shocked to Cove. Pickering also judged that about 40 covery of a Horned Puffin on the ocean at frightened of the less threatening human per minute passed BB in 90 minutes 12 Bandon 23 Sep (MW, MPr et al.). A good presence. A dependent juv. Barred Owl a: Sep, with another total of about 3000. Two drawing of this bird, molting from alter• the edge of the woods was not attacked, hundred fifty were there 24 Aug (WW). As nate into basic plumage, was submitted. perhaps becauseitremained silent dnmog many as 20 lingered around YH up to This was the second record for Coos Co. the encounter (DFi, JF). Barred Owls early November (KM). The first was in 1968 or1969 (fide LT). The would seem to be particularly susceo title Elsewhere, 500 were seen 1 Sep from last Tufted Puffin noted was on at the to Goshawk attacks because they rest;-: r. £ the Barview jetty at the entrance to Heceta Head nesting area 3 Sep (B&ZS). with great vigor to Spotted Owl irruta- Tillamook Bay (SR'i; 300 were seen from The maximum number seen there during tions, often flying from tree to tree along ;-r Cape Arago 9 Sep (E, H&HH), and 250 the breeding season was 8 on 16 Aug. across a road in their excitement, thus were on the ocean below Neah-kah-nie Pigeon Guillemots lingered through the leaving themselves vulnerable. Mtn. 29 Aug (BOB). At least 20 were seen fall and into early winter at YH. Seven, A male Barred Owl was found in the 1 Sep at the SJCR, which is ordinarily not including 2 ad.-imm. pairs, wf re there 10 Mapleton area of w. Lane Co. during the among the better spots for them, and 1 Nov (KM). A few guillemots were still summer (fide BBr), and Faxon also heard was there 6 Oct (MP); 50+ were dead on there in late December. one at Thornton Ck., Lincoln Co.. 5 Oct., the beach between parking lot "B" and the for afirstcountyrecord. Clearly, we should jetty shortly s. of there 20 Oct (MP); 2 were Owls anticipate further sightings in the Coast seen from Ecola S.P. between Seaside and The only interesting report of Com• Range, and expect discovery of these birds Cannon Beach, Clatsop Co., 3 Nov (MP), mon Barn-Owl was of 1 found in the wil• in wooded areas around the edge of the and 16 were noted 22 Nov about the har• lows near the SJCR 28 Sep (MP). In past WV at some point in the future. bor at Port Orford (SS). years, birds assumed to be migrants have A Long-eared Owl, a Northern Saw- Rhinoceros Auklets also appear to been flushed from the willows there, hav• whet Owl, 2 Great Horned Owls, 3 West• have been much more abundant inshore ing holed-up in the only reasonable shel• ern Screech-Owls, and the Barred Owl than usual, although they were not quite ter in the vicinity. Again this fall, there mentioned above were ALL calling at as widely reported. Amazing was the re• were no Snowy Owls in Western Oregon. Thornton Ck. the evening of 5 Oct, which port of 1500 estimated visible from the Northern Pygmy-Owls are not consistently has got to be some sort of Oregon birding Barview jetty 1 Sep (SR). At least 200 were reported but ought to be, as optimum record (DFa)! off the Siuslaw R. entrance 12 Sep, and habitat mayjbe decreasing due to logging. 70+ were off the Strawberry Hill overlook Twelve were noted in Jackson Co. during

Oregon Birds 17(2): 61, Summer 1991 Goatsuckers through flycatchers Reports of CommonNighthawks were few. There were 3 sightings in September, of single birds on SI 2 Sep (BT), w. of Corvallis 4 Sep (fide HH), and at Hillsboro very late on 22 Sep (GG). Nehls stated that there were only 2 sightings the entire 1990 season around Portland, but things may have been different to the s., where night- hawks "had a good year in the Willamette Valley, with many more reported than in recent years" (HH). No Black Swift re• ports were submitted to the Field Notes. The last Vaux's Swifts noted were 3 over SI 6 Oct (JJ). This is a typical last-seen date in Western Oregon. The only signifi• cant hummingbird sighting was of a fe• male Calliope Hummingbird at a feeder in Eagle Point, Jackson Co., 26 Aug (HS). This is as late as they are normally found in Western Oregon. Sightingsof Lewis'Woodpeckers were few, or else they were sparsely reported. A "definite migration" took place on 22 Sep in the Rogue Valley, as Moore and others counted 30+ flying s. over Emigrant L. Two juveniles at Hidden Valley, Lincoln Co., 20 Aug (AF) furnished a rare sighting Snow Bunting, 18November 1990, South Brambling, Florence, Lane Co. Photo I in a coastal county. The first pure "Yellow- Jetty of the Columbia River, Clatsop Co. Jim Johnson. shafted" Northern Flicker reported this Photo I Mike Patterson. fall was at the SJCR 7 Oct (MP). It should be noted that one cannot assume a flicker Swallows through nuthatches Most surprising was a Gray Jay well seen in flight which has bright yellow As many as 11 Purple Martins were away from any realistic piece of old-growth underwings and undertail feathers is a at 2 sites on YB during August. The last habitat in Bullard's Beach S.P. just n. of "yellow-shafted". Too often, follow-up in• report there was of 3 at Fowler Oyster Co. Bandon 25 Jul (B&ZS). This was only the spection of the perched bird will reveal 9 Sep (KM). Forty were at the NSP 29 Aug eighth record for Coos Co. —which we can mixed characteristics, intermediate be• (BOB), and only 1 lingered there 9 Sep understand to mean since most of the tween yellow- and red-shafted forms. Hy• (DL). Ten were at Lebanon 5 Sep (BT). habitat within the county was stacked brid or intergrade flickers are so abundant Based on reports, only 1 martin was noted horizontally many years ago. Three Scrub in Oregon in migration and winter that at Bay City, Tillamook Bay, this fall. Jays at a feeder in Astoria 10 Sep+ were they must make up a significant percent• The latest date for Tree Swallow re• intriguing (DFy). As is normal, the only age of the population. ported in Coos Co. was only 12 Aug at Black-billed Magpies encountered in the Reports of flycatchers during late North Bend (LT), but was 30 Sep on SI region were at the Ashland dump, where August and September were infrequent. (JJ). Straggling birds remained 24 Nov at 17 were seen 11 Aug (RS) and from 1 to 6 Last-seen dates for our regular species are the FGSP (GL) and 1 Dec at the KSP (RS). were found after that (fide MM). as follows: Olive-sided Flycatcher and In contrast to some years, quite a few A few Mountain Chickadees made a Western Wood Pewee— no meaningful Violet-green Swallows were noticed in surprise appearance in the West Hills of reports; Willow Flycatcher, 9 Sep, Ashland early October. Two at Fort Stevens, near Portland during the summer, and a few Pond, Jackson Co.; Hammond's Flycatcher, the SJCR, 6 Oct were the last of the year remained until at least 15 Aug. Two came 14 Sep, Ashland Pond; Dusky Flycatcher, in that area (MP); 60 were over SI the toafeeder in s.w. Portland 30 Sep andinto 9 Sep, Ashland Pond; Pacific-slope Fly• same day (JJ) and 20 lingered there 15 October (fide HN). Less surprising, but catcher, 9 Sep SJCR (netted- MP). A Least Oct; 50 were at the KSP 13 Oct (MM). No still noteworthy, were Mountain Chicka• Flycatcher said to be "vigorously calling" one commented on large concentrations of dees at the beach in Curry Co., with 2 by was at Thornton Ck. 24 Aug (DFa). This Violet-greens in late September this year. the old millpond in Nesika Beach, n. of was the third report since 1985 for that Bank Swallows were present on SI Gold Beach, 13 Oct (DFi), and 2 practically site. There were no out-of-range sightings during quite aperiodin early fall (1,7 Aug, on the shore at Lone Ranch Beach 23 Nov of Black Phoebe, but several reports from [DB]; 6, 2 Sep, [SR]; 1-3 there through 16 (SS) and possibly the same 2 on 25 Nov the Rogue Valley and 1 from s. Curry Co. Sep). Another was at the NSP 15 Aug (JJ). None were reported elsewhere away from the nesting areas. It was not a big Startlingindeed was the Ash-throated (MP), and 2 may have set a new late record year for Red-breasted Nuthatches, with Flycatcher identifiably photographed—if for the state 8 Oct at the KSP (DC). In little comments from observers in any one dismisses the negligible possibility of contrast to some other species, Cliff Swal• area of Western Oregon. Nutting's Flycatcher from Mexico—sitting lows are almost never seen after mid- on a wire fence in a yard in Florence 16 Dec September in Oregon. This fall's last-noted (GH, ph.; photo and notes discussed by dates were in keeping with this rule, as Muscicapids through shrikes many). The previous latest date for Or• one at South Beach s. of Newport 14 Sep A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in a egon known to the writer wasl9Novl977 (EHo) was followed by one at the MSC 16 scotchbroom thicket on BOS 25 Oct was at Bayocean Spit. Sep (E,H&HH); these observations may one of only 3 or 4 sightings for the n. have referred to the same bird. Barn Swal• A Tropical Kingbird at the Marine Oregon coast (DFi). Western Bluebirds lows were last seen in the Florence area 12 Science Center on YB 24 Oct (TH) was the were scarcely reported. Although reason• Sep (B&ZS), at the KSP 13 Oct (MM), and token report of fall 1990. Two Western ably common in parts of Western Oregon, on SI 15 Oct (HN), when an unexpected Kingbirds 4 Sep (TM) were the latest ones bluebirds do not often draw comment from 100 were seen. reported. birders during migration, as they ordi-

Oregon Birds 17(2): 62, Summer 1991 Brambling, Florence, Loot Cm narily remain above coastal a Aug (AF). They are extremely rare along The specimen was deposited at Souther-. bottom birding sites. Art the immediate coast during the normal Oregon College (fide MM). Two Yellow- Townsend's Solitaires were I tail migration period; 1 at the Cove in breasted Chats werefoundin a 3-day soar lands of the WV. Where do Ike I Seaside 23 Sep (PP) was the only coastal along the n. coast, where the species is nestingin Western Oregon = sigh, ring this fall. Given the timing and the very rarely discovered. One was a pleas• ter? Itcation, one wonders if this may have ant surprise for MP in a mist net set in toe Irons commented on a I been a vagrant from outside the North- willows near the SJCR 23 Sep, and the migration of Swainson's •- est. other was near the mouth of the D Rive- ar Beaverton in the third wee-: : Few observations of Yellow Warblers Lincoln City 25 Sep (PP). The latest one but was the only one to report t- I Ihe w ere submitted. Patterson noted a large seen in the interior of Western Oreg: n was last one found in the WV wasoe SI 6 Oct movement around the SJCR 2 Sep. Such at Ashland Pond 17 Sep (ES). (JJ). ASwainson's Thrush at ~vr than, the during September usually consist almost Tanagers through sparrow? peak of the species' migrate; - th roug- the entirely of birds-of-the-year. Five Black- A Western Tanager in Eagle Point 22 region (W&FB). throated Gray Warblers were at Siletz Oct was the last one seen KS . A •. A Northern Mocktrrr. -i - as a: N"e - - Bay 3 Oct (DI), and 2 at Lithia Park in movement of Rufous-sided Townees w as port 5 Sep (CP), and another mm End at Ashland 10 Oct were the last ones found witnessed in the willows near the S.J 2?. 3 - Neskowin, n. Lincoln. _: 1~ hot 31 RS). Single Hermit Warblers at Thornton 7 Oct (MP). Towhees do seem ti mug-are Arrival of American ?t pi ts - as tt-st - : ted Ck. 13 Oct (DFa) and 10 miles e.n.e. of through Oregon, but this is oh": hi i by the appearance of a it re - at the S-J 2 ?. Butte Falls, Jackson Co., 22 Oct (EA) were determine and seldom reporte i An Am. e r. - 1 Sep (MP). They beo-a—e -t oeso-eao and about 2 months behind the main south• can Tree Sparrow was a nice f.n£ 1 i ><: v common within the falonqg 2 weeks. ward migration of that species. at the same site (MP). Up to tufty imm. Cedar Wax wings we-e - : t esp-eot a 1alt u n - Townsend's Warblers began moving Chipping Sparrows were at Plat 1 Ee; dant this fa".".. Sc-e—:r.x _:t to assemble through thelowlands in late August. Many near Sutherlin, Douglas Co.. in Septem• into the large fly cat-hing :*. icl-is -* e note :n were found on Mt. Tabor in residential s.e. ber (DI). Two CLAY-COLORED SPAR• some years pers imp-ess and few ob• Portland 26-27 Aug (GL). On those days, ROWS were reported, 21 S^t at t at re• servers mertotrt them Lillie noted the first concentrated fall markable feeder in North E e - i E 11- and The earliest Nhrtherr Shrike was movement of passerines there in 8 years' 13 Oct among a throng it migrant right on schedule. " lot rear the SJCR coverage of the area. He remarked that it Zonotrichia sparrows at Nes"ka Eeac"- (MP). One was found 17 Oct in a fairly resembled a classic springmigration, with Curry Co. (DFi). Small numbers itao art steep clear:ut it 15-11 feet 3 miles w. of flocks of 10-20 of the common warblers, juv. Brewer's Sparrows were :': or.£ in 1 ate Black Rock in w Poik Co. (RG), where 1 mostly Townsend's and Black-throated July at the Diamond L. sewacce =•—£--- e had "oeen see r in the fall of 19S9. A Logger• Gray, but with 1 Hermit Warbler, which is Douglas Co. (DFi). Brewer's are in the head Shrke was round s. of Ashland on 13 sel dom found in such warbler flocks on the move southward by mi d-Jul >. ar. £ so. * ho 1 a Nov J&R5. MM -•: , and remained WV buttes in fall. On 26 Aug he saw from certainly rare, are probata, somewhat through the p-er.o-d. Another Loggerhead his window an Olive-sided Flycatcher, 3 overlooked by birders or. the estst ir as foura in toe O.S.U. campus in Corvallis Western Wood-Pewees, 4 Hammond's Fly• we tend to be attuned to other matters in or 23 Aur—carm.rn.~a small snake!—was catchers, and 3 Pacific-slope Flycatchers. life and birding during that r me This passage was notably reduced by the Vesper Sparrows are quote scarce or. morning of the 28th. the Oregon coast during :- —at ~ si 1 Yireos through warblers A Palm Warbler was at the Cove at with a big migration of Savanriah Spar• Last-seen dates for Solitary Vireo and Seaside 23 Sep (PP), 1 was at the MSC16 rows along Wireless Rd. near As: r.a 1: Warbling Vireo were both 22 Sep. In some Oct (LO), and another was along the Wil• Sep was noteworthy (MP . as was :r e 1: years, a few of each species linger into the son R. near Tillamook 27 Oct (fide HN). A Sep along the road to the south ye try of the first days in October. The only note on Common Yellowthroat was so late at the Siuslaw R., the only one the toser a- has Red-eyed Vireo was of a singing male FGSP 28 Nov that it could have been everseenintheFlorence area ZS Fo-em heard 5 Augin the Columbia Co. portion of attempting to winter (DFi, DI). There has the Salem area 11 Nov were . SI (JJ), away from known summering been an early February sighting from these (JE, BB). Only 4 Swam: St a-: s -ere sites. ponds. discovered. This small nurr.cer ma;, safely Nashville Warblers are hardly no• Cause for wonderment was provided be stated to reflect lack of a sea-: - e~: rt ticed in most autumns in this region, de• by the window-killed CANADA WAR• rather than a genuine soar:or- r' ft ar• spite their abundance in summer in the BLER found in Gold Hill, Jackson Co., 17 rows. These birds were at the MS? 221 lot more southerly mountains. Two were no• Sep (RN). the fourth verified record for (RG); on SI 2 Nov+ JJ in the_ table for Lincoln Co. at Hidden Valley 20 Oregon and the first for the Rogue Valley. marsh near the mouth, of the _ rA-er 1"

Oregon Birds 17:2:: 52 S.—~ Oct (DI) and 4 Nov (PP), and in the big A male Cassin's Finch at a feeder Gerig, JG - JeffGilligan, GG - Greg Gillson, cattail bed at the middle FGSP basin 28 near Corvallis 23 Nov+ was a rarity in the BG - Barbara Griffin, NH - Nancy Hacker, Nov (DFi, DI). White-throated Sparrows WV (NH fide HH). Red Crossbills received GH - Greg Hamman, TH - Tricia were well reported, especially from the n. virtually no mention throughout the fall Heminghaus, E.H&HH - Elizabeth, WV (m.ob.). The only Harris' Sparrow period. Two White-winged Crossbills were Habbo, and Hendrik Herlyn; EHo - Eric noted was on SI 2 Nov+ (JJ). found high in the Western Cascades at Horvath, RHSr. - Rich Hoyer Sr., RHJr. - LavaL. near Santiam Pass 11 Nov(PP)for Rich Hoyer, Jr.; DI - David Irons, KI - And all the rest... the only report of this species. Kamal Islam, SJa - Steve Jaggers, J J - Jim Lapland Longspurs were seen com• Edging the Orchard Oriole as the Johnson, SJo - Sheran Jones, R&JK - Rick monly at the SJCR from 1 Sep into early landbird of the season west of the Cas• and Jan Krabbe LL - Lou Leidwinter, NL October (MPet al.). The peak there was 22 cades (although only a few had seen the - Nick Lethaby, GL - Gerard Lillie, BLo - birds on 22 Sep. One was at Warrenton 9 oriole in Oregon) was the BRAMBLING Bob Loeffel, TL - Tom Love, RL - Roy Lowe, Sep (SR), another was at Sandlake, which graced a Florence feeder 25 Oct 31 BLu - Bob Lucas, DL - Donna Lusthoff, Tillamook Co., 4 Nov (SR), and 2 at Mor• Oct (GH, m.ob., ph.). This was the same D&EM-DonaldandElizabethMacDonald, gan L., BSNWR, 23 Sep may have been a yard which hosted the late coastal Ash- SM - Sheila Madden, R&PM - Ron and first record for Polk Co. (RG). Two Snow throated Flycatcher a month and a half Pauline Maertz, KM - Kathy Merrifield, Buntings were at Gleneden Beach, Lin• later. Prior to this third Oregon record, MM - Marjorie Moore, B&DM - Bob and coln Co., 4Nov(B&DM), abrightmale was single Bramblings had been seen in Port• Dona Morris, TM - Tom Morse, HN - Harry at Beverly Beach for a Corvallis Audubon land and in La Grande. Nehls, RN - Robert Nelson, BOB - Bob Society field trip 17 Nov, and 1 was at the O'Brien, POl - Patty Olson, POs - Paul SJCR the following day (MP). Howard Acknowledgements Osburn, LO - Laimons Osis, RO - Reba Sands' feeder in Eagle Point supported the I thank Dave Ironsfor assistance with Owen, MP - Micheal Patterson, CP - Chuck only Tricolored Blackbirds noted, with the waterbird analysis, Harry Nehls for Philo, PP - Phil Pickering, MPr - Mike several there 17 Nov. A fancy "feeder bird" historical information on actions of the Price, CR - CraigRoberts, SR - Skip Russell, indeed was the well-described RUSTY Oregon Bird Records Committee, and HS - Howard Sands, OSc - Owen Schmidt, BLACKBIRD there 16 Nov, and which Wayne Bates and Kathleen Williams for ES - Eric Setterberg, BSh - Bill was seen again several days later (HS et the use of their word processor and printer. Shelmerdine, JS - Jamie Simmons, RSk - al.). Another was found on SI 28 Oct (JG). Ray Skibby, RS - Richard Smith, B&RS - Brown-headed Cowbirds became common Cited observers Bill and Rita Snyder, J&RS - Jim and amid the big blackbird flocks on SI during EA - Ed Abbott, WA - Walt Anderson, Ruth Storey, BS - Bill Stotz, B&ZS - Bill October. Four hundred were reported in 1 JB - June Babcock, DB - David Bailey, and Zanah Stotz, SS - Steve Summers, DS flock of blackbirds there on an unstated ADB - Alan D. Barron, RB - Range Bayer, - Dave Swanson, OSw - Otis Swisher, VT date in October (fide HN). This is a tre• W&FB - Wes and Florence Bell, BB - Barb - Verta Teale, BTh - Bill Thackaberry, JT mendous mob of cowbirds for our area. Bellin, BBr - Blythe Brown, SB - Sara - Jack Thomas, TT - Terry Thompson, LT The second-rarest passerine found on Brown, LC - Lisa Campbell, MC - Martin - Larry Thornburgh, BTo - Bill Tomlinson, the Oregon coast during fall 1990 was the Campbell, BC - Barbara Combs, TC - Tom DT - Dick Turner, DV - Dan van den ORCHARD ORIOLE which ate apples Crabtree, DC - Dick Cronberg, CD - Colin Broek, WW - Wayne Weber, MW - Mike in a yard in Brookings, Curry Co., 12 Nov Dillingham, JE - Joe Evanich, DFa - Darrel Wihlder, L&CY-Larry and Christie Yox, -12 Dec (CD et mult. al.). This was only the Faxon, DFy - Dan Fay, JF - Jeff Feen, DFi and (no initials) Vince Zauskey. third record for Oregon. - David Fix, AF - Anthony Floyd, RG - Roy Oregon Birds BULK RATE U.S. Postage PAID Oregon Field Ornithologists Portland, OR P.O. Box 10373 Permit #11 Eugene, OR 97440

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