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OB 26.2 2000 Summer Or Vol. 26, No. 2, Summere 2000gon The quarterlyBirds journal of Oregon field ornithology The Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes) in Oregon ......................................................... 150 Greg Gillson The value of the short note in ornithological liter- ature ................................................................. 154 Dave Irons First Northern Mockingbird nest for Oregon ... 155 Fred Zeillemaker An inland June record of Pomarine Jaeger ...... 157 Michael Hammar An at-sea observation of a dark-morph Wedge- tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) in Oregon waters ............................................................... 158 Matthew Hunter An unusual Cassin’s Finch (Carpodacus cassini) from Cabin Lake Ranger Station, Lake County, Oregon ............................................................. 160 Stephen Dowlan Marion County’s first record for Sage Sparrow ............................................................ 162 Stephen Dowlan An American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) with a broken maxilla from Waldport, Lincoln County, Oregon................................................ 162 Stephen Dowlan An albinistic Oregon (Dark-eyed) Junco from West Salem, Polk County, Oregon .................. 163 Stephen Dowlan Birding Oregon Canyon, Oregon Canyon Moun- tains, Malheur County, Oregon ........................ 164 Mike Denny FIELD NOTES: Eastern Oregon, Fall 1999 .... 167 Paul Sullivan FIELD NOTES: Western Oregon, Fall 1999 ... 172 Jeff Gilligan Announcements ............................................... 174 -Joint Shorebird Festival/OFO Annual Meeting -Page numbering in Oregon Birds volume 26 CENTER: 1999 listing results; OFO bookcase and membership form; summary of 1999 OFO Northern Saw-whet Owl perched in Russian olive. Image electronically trans- birding weekends; 2000 schedule for OFO birding formed from photo to give hand-rendered effect. See original photo on page 170. weekends. Oregon Birds Oregon Field Ornithologists P.O. Box 10373, Eugene, OR 97440 www.oregonbirds.org The mission of Oregon Field Ornithologists is to further the knowledge, education, enjoyment and science of birds and birding in Oregon Officers and Board of Directors President Ray Korpi, Portland (2000), 503-289-1676, [email protected] Secretary Mary Anne Sohlstrom, Salem (2000), [email protected] Treasurer Reid Freeman, Eugene (2000), 541-343-7488, [email protected] Directors Vjera Arnold, Springfield (2000), [email protected] Tom Winters, John Day (2001), [email protected] Steve Dowlan, Mehama (2001), [email protected] Dennis Vroman, Grants Pass (2001), [email protected] Committees of Oregon Field Ornithologists Publications Ray Korpi, [email protected] Archivist Paul T. Sullivan, [email protected] OFO Bookcase Lucy Biggs, [email protected] OFO Birding Weekends Paul T. Sullivan, 4470 SW Murray Blvd. #26, Beaverton, OR 97005, 503-646-7889, [email protected] Oregon Bird Records Committee Secretary, Harry B. Nehls, 2736 SE 20th Ave, Portland, OR 97202, 503-233-3976, [email protected] Oregon Birds Editor, Graphic Design Matt Hunter, 232 NE Azalea Dr., Corvallis, OR 97330, 541-745-5199, [email protected] NOTE: This issue is Matt’s last issue as Editor. Contact OFO President Ray Korpi or see the OFO website (info above) for up-to-date information on how and where to submit material for publication in Oregon Birds. Board of Editors Steve Dowlan, Matt Hunter, Dave Irons, Gary Ivey, Ray Korpi, Terrie Murray Submitting material to Oregon Birds Send all material to the Editor. Oregon Birds publishes articles and short notes on the following topics as they relate to Oregon’s birds: bird status, distribution, occurrence, and life histories; bird identification and taxonomy; short notes on unusual observa- tions; birding skills and techniques; bird-finding guides for particular species; site guides to birding a particular location; biographies, interviews, history and memoria; field notes; book and media reviews; news briefs; and other similar topics of interest to the readership. Submissions are preferred in electronic form, via e-mail, or sent as four paper copies, double-spaced throughout; send photos via ground mail, or contact the Editor for specifications on scanning images. Be sure all materials are labeled with or accompanied by your name, address, phone number, and e-mail if available. See the OFO web site (url above), or contact the Editor for expanded instructions and tips on preparing material for submission to Oregon Birds. Oregon Birds 26(2):149, Summer 2000 The Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes) in Oregon Greg Gillson, 299 S. 19th Avenue, Cornelius, OR 97113, 503-992-2100, [email protected] he Flesh-footed Shearwater is the huge flock of Sooty Shearwaters mill- a rare bird and placed on the initial T rarest of Oregon’s annually de- ing around in the mouth of the Colum- Review List. No one submitted reports tected seabirds. First recorded in Ore- bia River on 12 September 1965. It, or of these first 3 observations to the gon in 1965, there are now approxi- another, was seen one week later on OBRC, so the committee did not re- mately 31 records totaling 43 birds the Washington side of the Columbia view them. Documented sightings in (Table 1). Most birds have been found River at Cape Disappointment September 1978, 1979, and 1980, and in late summer and fall, the traditional (Baldridge and Crowell 1966). Michael in August, September, and October pelagic birding season. Analysis of the Scott recorded the next two sightings. 1981 were accepted by the OBRC records, however, indicates (Watson 1989). Thereafter that peak abundance occurs the species was removed later in the year and perhaps from the Review List as farther offshore than many “The committee felt there pelagic birding trips. In was sufficient evidence that addition, Flesh-footed the species is regular in Shearwaters have been rec- Oregon. The relatively orded a few times at other small number of Oregon seasons, indicating we have sightings stems from limited more to learn about the sta- offshore investigation” tus of this species in Ore- (Irons and Watson 1985). gon. This article presents These few records, though, and summarizes the spatial don’t give a thorough pic- and temporal distribution of ture of this bird’s status all known records of Flesh- within the state. A complete footed Shearwater in Ore- list of known observations gon, makes some compari- is given in Table 1. Most sons with status and distri- records (35 of 43) for this bution in California and shearwater in Oregon have Washington, and discusses occurred between 27 Au- the best strategy for finding gust and 31 October (Figure this species in Oregon wa- 1). The median date for fall ters. migration (July-October) is Flesh-footed Shearwaters 29 September. Records out- breed off Australia and New side the late August through Zealand in the Austral October time period are 1 summer, laying eggs in No- bird 9 April 1995 about 30 vember and December miles off Yaquina Bay (Lil- (Harrison 1983). In April lie 1995); 2 birds 28 April and May most disperse 1985 about 30 miles off northward into the western Lincoln City (Evanich Pacific Ocean, past Japan, Flesh-footed Shearwater 30 October 1993 off Garibaldi, Tillamook Co. 1986); the two July sight- to their wintering grounds. Photo/Skip Russell. ings by Scott above; 1 bird Small numbers roam July- 4 December 1983 about 19 December into the eastern He and unnamed others saw one on a miles off Cape Blanco Pacific Ocean and down the west coast trip 13-16 July 1973 about 20-40 miles (Mattocks 1984); 1 bird 18 December of North America, from British Co- off Newport (Crowell and Nehls 1973). 1983 near shore off Charleston (McGie lumbia to California (Harrison 1983). The next year he, William Elliot, Fred 1984); and most unseasonable, 1 bird Small numbers of birds are found off Ramsey, and David Manuwal made the 18 February 1988 off Coos Co. (Con- the West Coast in spring; these may be third observation of this species—a treras 1998). It is regularly found earli- non-breeding birds, or birds that flew single bird on 21 July 1974 about 25 er in summer off both California and up the eastern Pacific from their breed- miles off Newport (Crowell and Nehls Washington where significantly more ing grounds. 1974). pelagic trips have been conducted. As Harry Nehls (pers. comm.) identified When the Oregon Bird Records in Oregon, it is most numerous off the first Flesh-footed Shearwater in Committee (OBRC) was formed in the Washington in October, averaging 1.3 Oregon. He observed a bird among a late 1970s this species was considered birds per trip (Table 2). Oregon Birds 26(2):150, Summer 2000 Table 1. Complete list of known Flesh-footed Shearwater sightings in Oregon. Date(s) Location Source 12 Sep 1965 Mouth of Columbia River H. Nehls pers. comm. 13-16 Jul 1973 20-40 mi off Newport Crowell and Nehls 1973 21 Jul 1974 25 mi off Newport Crowell and Nehls 1974 30 Sep 1978 2 birds 15 mi W of Yaquina Head Watson 1989 29 Sep 1979 2 birds, 10-15 mi and 28 mi off Newport Watson 1979, 1989 20 Sep 1980 10 mi off Brookings Watson 1980, 1989 28 Aug 1981 14 mi NW of Brookings Watson 1981a, 1989 30 Sep 1981 Off Newport Watson 1981b, 1989 3 Oct 1981 Off Newport Watson 1982, 1989 17 Oct 1982 5 mi W of Charleston Evanich 1983; not accepted by OBRC 27 Aug 1983 20 mi off Newport Irons 1984 27 Aug 1983 From Cape Meares Evanich and Fix 1983 3 Sep 1983 Off Tillamook Co. Evanich and Fix 1983 4 Dec 1983 30 km (19 mi) off Cape Blanco Mattocks 1984 18 Dec 1983 Near shore off Charleston McGie 1984 22 Sep 1984 60 mi W of Newport Fix 1985a 28 Apr 1985 2 birds 30 mi off Lincoln City Fix 1985b, Evanich 1986 31 Oct 1986 From Cape Meares Fix 1987 10 Oct 1987 Off Garibaldi Heinl 1988 18 Feb 1988 Coos Co. Contreras 1998 20 Oct 1990 Off Garibaldi Fix 1991 31 Oct 1990 From Rocky Cr. Viewpoint, Lincoln Co.
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