Oregon Birds

The quarterly journal of Oregon field ornithology

Volume 28, Number 3, Fall 2002

A Message from your President North-south movements of Purple Finches Members’ Gallery Mary Anne Sohlstrom...... 103 (Carpodacus purpureus) bandedPhotographs or and Illustrations...... 121 recaptured in Oregon The Records of the Oregon Birds Records Dennis Vroman...... 113 Gray Jays (Perisoreus canadensis) in the Committee, 2001-2002 northern Oregon Coast Range Harry Nehls...... 104 Black-throated Green Warbler: A winter Greg Gillson...... 125 record for Oregon Minutes of Annual Business Meeting, Dave Irons...... 116 Coastal Gray Jays breeding on Dixie June 1, 2002 Mountain, Multnomah Co. Tom Love...... 107 Short Notes...... 116 Greg Gillson...... 127 Redheads at Molalla Sewage Ponds, Bylaws of Oregon Field Ornithologists Clackamas County...... Elmer Specht Field Notes: Western Oregon, Spring 2002 ...... 108 Gerard Lillie...... 129 Dippers! A Photo Essay Oregon’s second Cassin's Kingbird: A Photo Kevin Smith...... 117 Field Notes: Eastern Oregon, Spring 2002 Essay...... 111 Ray Korpi...... 139 Status of the Common Poor-will Oregon's 1935 Cassin's Kingbird (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) in Lane County, Oregon Christmas Bird Counts: Preliminary Alan Contreras...... 112 western Oregon Schedule, December 2002 - 5 January 2003 Alan Contreras...... 119 Joel Geier...... 147 Oregon Birds is looking for material in Oregon Birds these categories:

The quarterly journal of Oregon Field Ornithology News Briefs on things of temporal P.O. Box 10373, Eugene, Oregon 97440 importance, such as meetings, birding trips, www.oregonbirds.org announcements, news items, etc. Oregon Birds is a quarterly publication of Oregon Field Ornithologists (OFO), an Oregon not-for-profit corporation. Articles deal with identification, distribution, Membership in OFO includes a subscription to Oregon Birds. ecology, management , conservation, ISSN 0890-2313 taxonomy, behavior, biology, and historical aspects of ornithology and birding in Editor: Stephen Dowlan Oregon. Articles cite references (if any) at Associate Editor: Ray Korpi the end of the article. Names and addresses Associate Editor: Laura Graves of authors typically appear at the beginning Board of Editors: Alan Contreras, Don DeWitt, of the article. Matt Hunter, Dave Irons, Terry Murray, Mike Patterson Short Notes are shorter contributions that deal with the same subjects as articles. Officers and Board of Directors Short Notes typically cite no references, or at most a few in parentheses in the text. President: Mary Anne Sohlstrom, Salem (2003) Names and address of authors appear at the [email protected] end of the Short Note. Secretary: Tom Love, Durham (2003) [email protected] Bird Finding Guides “where to find a Treasurer: Jeff Harding, Lebanon (2003) ______in Oregon” (for some of the rarer [email protected] birds) and “where to find birds in the ____ Directors: Joel Geier, Monmouth (2004) area” (for some of the better spots). [email protected] David Tracy, Bend (2004) Reviews for published material on Oregon [email protected] birds or of interest to Oregon birders. Stephen Dowlan, Mehama (2003) [email protected] Photographs of birds, especially photos taken recently in Oregon. Color slide Dennis Vroman, Grants Pass (2003) duplicates are preferred. Please label all [email protected] photos with photographer’s name and address, bird identification, date and location of photo. Photos will be returned if Committees requested.

Publications: Open - Contact the President if interested Deadline for Next Issue of Oregon Birds, OB 28(3), Fall 2002 is Nov 15, 2002. Please Archivist: Open - Contact the President if interested send material directly to the Editor, Steve Dowlan, P.O. Box 220, Mehama, OR, OFO Bookcase: Lucy Biggs, [email protected] 97384 503-859-3691 [email protected] OFO Birding Ray Korpi , [email protected] Weekends: 12611 N.E. 99th St.,Apt. DD-214, Cover photo: Calliope Hummingbird, 24 May Vancouver, WA 98682 360-604-0122 2002, Sisters, Deschutes Co. Kevin Smith

Oregon Bird Records Secretary, Harry B. Nehls, Committee: [email protected], 2736 SE 20th Ave., Printed on Portland, OR 97202. 503-233-3976 Recycled Paper A Message from your President

Mary Anne Sohlstrom, President, 4810 Lancaster Dr. NE #204, Salem, OR 97305 [email protected]

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Nebraska Ornithological Union. Ray Korpi, OFO past president, has been a member of NOU for 20 years and invited me to join him in Halsey, Nebraska for the NOU Fall Field Days, Sept. 7th & 8th. NOU holds their Fall Field Days at a 4H Summer Camp facility nestled in the heart of the Nebraska National Forest. For those of you who have not had the opportunity to visit Nebraska, the Nebraska National Forest is in the middle of the Nebraska Sand Hills country, which covers roughly one-third of the state. The forest celebrates it’s 100th anniversary this year — not only as a National Forest, but as a FOREST! This unique site is the only hand- planted forest in the United States. For a kid from Oregon, this was pretty amusing. And for our OFO members who hail from Nebraska (Tanya Bray, John Sullivan, Ray Korpi and his folks, Ray & Janet Korpi) — you all have a fine forest! The sixty-five or so Nebraska birders gathered for the weekend were like birders everywhere. There were a few questioning looks and amused shrugs over the report of a Carolina Wren, excitement over the Canada Warbler and possible Yellow-billed Cuckoo and general satisfaction over the 115+ species tallied on a very hot weekend. Everyone was friendly and welcoming and pleased that an Oregonian showed up for their event. And, this visit prompted me to finally purchase and wear an OFO T-shirt! The OFO Board of Directors is working to re-establish the fall event at the Malheur Field Station. It seems that having an opportunity to gather together for a weekend of birding and fellowship can only strengthen an organization. We hope to have our Fall Malheur Weekend back on the OFO schedule next September; an informal gathering with a Saturday evening program, a few organized field trips and time for folks to bird on their own. While I was in Nebraska ticking the Canada Warbler, Red-headed Woodpecker, Mississippi Kite and Blue Grosbeak folks were finding Hooded Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler and Ovenbird at the Malheur! I hope all of our members will join us at Malheur, September 2003. Perhaps we can get a few of those Nebraska folks to join us?

Sometimes, discussions over the identification of rare birds can get animated... but usually not this animated! This photo of dualing coots was taken at the Redmond Fireman's Pond, Deschutes County, by Kevin Smith.

Oregon Birds 28(3): 103, Fall 2002 The Records of the Oregon Birds Records Committee, 2001-2002 Harry Nehls, Secretary, Oregon Bird Records Committee, 2736 S.E. 20th. Ave., Portland, Oregon 97202

From July 2001 to July 2002 the Oregon Bird Records Committee (OBRC) completed the following records. The first group of records are those for which the written report and/or photographs or specimens supported the stated identification and are accepted records. If photo(s) or specimen is indicated for a record it was accepted as verified. Other records were accepted as sight records. Of the 55 records reviewed by the Committee 42 were accepted and 13 were not accepted. During this period four new species were accepted for addition to the Official Checklist of Oregon Birds: Brown Booby, Long-billed Murrelet, Cassin’s Kingbird, and Yellow Wagtail. The Official Checklist now stands at 481 species. Information presented below for each species includes location of sighting, number of birds, sex and age if known, special information (such as collection and museum number) and date(s), initial of the observer(s) submitting written or other evidence for accepted records, and the OBRC record file number. The OBRC record file number reads as follows: the first 3 digits are the AOU number for the species, the second 2 are the year in which the record was observed, and the last numbers are the consecutive numbers for the records as they are filed. The members of the OBRC for 2002 are David Bailey, Tom Crabtree, Jeff Gilligan, Gerard Lillie, Larry McQueen, Craig Miller, Craig Roberts, Skip Russell, and Owen Schmidt. The alternates are: Tim Janzen, Hendrik Herlyn, David Lauten, Steven Dowlan, and Ray Korpi. Tom Crabtree resigned during the year and Tim Janzen was assigned to fill his position until the next election. The OBRC thanks the following organizations for having made financial contributions in the past year to help with expenses: Cape Arago Audubon Society, Central Oregon Audubon Society, Audubon Society of Corvallis, Grant County Bird Club, Grande Ronde Bird Club, Kalmiopsis Audubon Society, Lane County Audubon Society, Audubon Society of Portland, Salem Audubon Society, Umpqua Valley Audubon, and Yaquina Birders and Naturalists. The OBRC solicits nominations for membership. Each year the OBRC elects 3 of its 9 members for 3-year terms. Birders themselves interested in serving on the OBRC should nominate themselves. All nominees must by members of OFO in good standing and all nominations must be received by the Secretary before 30 October 2002. New terms begin at the new calendar year.

ACCEPTED RECORDS 1997 (StD). 058-98-08 Tillamook Bay, Tillamook Co., 1 adult in winter plumage 3-15 BROWN BOOBY 354-98-28 Bandon, Curry Co., 1 October 1998 (DBa, photos by HN). 115-98-01 15 mi. WSW Depoe Bay, pale bird on 1 March 1998 (TR). Lincoln Co., 1 bird on 3 October LEAST TERN 1998 (GG,AFl,HHo,RRo,ElM,MH). 354-01-37 New River, Curry Co., 1 074-99-08 Fernhill Wetlands, first unverified state record. subadult brown phase bird 21 Washington Co., 1 subadult 6-10 October to 29 December 2001 March 1999 (photos by HN). TUFTED DUCK (DLa,KC,TR, photos by DMu). 149.1-99-23 Port Orford, Curry Co., LONG-BILLED MURRELET 1 female 3-4 February 1999 354-01-38 Perrydale, Polk Co., 1 23.1-94-01 near Coos Bay, Coos Co., (NW,CD). adult gray phase 29 December 2001 1 bird on 3 August 1994. published to 11 January 2002 (JMe, photos by photo record: Birding 29:461-475 149.1-99-25 Warrenton, Clatsop Co., JW). 1 adult male on 3 April 1999 (photos YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO by TT). COMMON MOORHEN 387-98-17 Sams Valley, Jackson Co., 219-01-08 Krumbo Reservoir, 1 bird on 31 August 1998 (photo by KING EIDER Harney Co., 2 adults 27-29 May 2001 GaS). 162-99-09 Coos Bay, Coos Co., 1 (VA, photos by HN,JG,DKn). female on 29 April 1999 (prints by YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER BoP). CURLEW SANDPIPER 402-01-15 Bay City, Tillamook Co., 244-01-17 North Spit Coos Bay, 1 immature 15-18 December 2001 GYRFALCON Coos Co., 1 juvenile on 1 October (photos by OS,JW). 354-97-27 near Peoria, Linn Co., 1 2001 (KC,TR, photos by DLa). gray phase bird on 23 December LAUGHING GULL

Oregon Birds 28(3): 104, Fall 2002 TROPICAL KINGBIRD 1998 (JuR,AC). Kent Aldrich**(KA) 446-98-24 Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Vjera Arnold**(VA) 1 bird 26 July to 8 August 1998 SUMMER TANAGER David Bailey (DBa) (TWa). 610-01-13 Bend, Deschutes Co., 1 Tanya Bray**(TaB) winter plumaged bird on 17 Kathy Castelein**(KC) 446-98-27 Cape Blanco, Curry Co., November 2001 (photos by DT). Alan Contreras (AC) 3 birds 8-18 November 1998 (photos David Copeland**(DaC) by TWa). SCARLET TANAGER Tom Crabtree (TC) 608-01-06 Brookings, Curry Co., 1 Mike Denny (MD) CASSIN’S KINGBIRD female 7-10 December 2001 (photos Merry Lynn Denny (MLD) 448-01-02 Canby, Clackamas Co., by DMu). Colin Dillingham (CD) 1 immature 17-26 October 2001 Steve Dowlan (StD) (RHo.PSu,TR, photos by OS,TC). LARK BUNTING Daniel Farrar**(DaF) 605-01-19 Near Fern Ridge WA, Darrel Faxon (DFa) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER Lane Co., 1 summer plumaged male Anne Flora**(AFl) 443-98-11 Hq Malheur NWR, 11-29 June 2001 (DaF,photos by Anthony Floyd (AF) Harney Co., 1 adult bird on 7 August OS,DKn,DHe). Michael Force (MF) 1998 (RG). Roy Gerig (RG) ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK Jeff Gilligan (JG) 443-01-14 Cape Blanco, Curry Co., 595-97-33 McMinnville, Yamhill Greg Gillson (GG) 1 adult bird on 12 May 2001 (photos Co., 1 adult male 1 June 1997 (photo Arden Hagen**(AHa) by DMu) by LJa). Charity Hagen**(ChH) Sherry Hagen**(ShH) BELL’S VIREO 595-98-35 Port Orford, Curry Co., Dan Heyerly (DHe) 633-98-05 Fields, Harney Co., 1 1 adult male on 1 June 1998 (NW). Hendrik Herlyn (HH) singing bird on 6 June 1998 Howard Horvath**(HHo) (M,AC,StD,PSu). 595-98-38 Langlois, Curry Co., 1 Richard Hoyer (RHo) adult male 16-17 June 1998 (TWa). Matt Hunter (MH) YELLOW WAGTAIL Lois Jayne**(Lois Jayne) 696-97-01 Mouth Siltcoos River, BLUE GROSBEAK Joe Klee**(JKl) Lane Co., 1 bird on 31 August 1997 597-98-04 Near Brogen, Malheur Georges Kleinbaum**(GeK) (RHo,HH). Co., 1 female on 28 June 1998 Diantha Knott (DKn) (RHo). David Lauten (DLa) WHITE WAGTAIL Maitreya (M) 694-98-01 Gold Beach, Curry Co., INDIGO BUNTING Al McGie (AMc) 1 adult male subspecies Motacilla 598-97-21 Denio Creek, Harney Co., Judy Meredith (JMe) alba leucopsis 8 November 1998 1 adult male on 14 June 1997. Elaine Moisan**(ElM) (photos by CD). (photos by MD,MLD). Don Munson (DMu) Harry Nehls (HN) NORTHERN PARULA 598-01-24 Fields, Harney Co., 1 male Bob Pease**(BoP) 648-97-27 Hq Malheur NWR, on 10 May 2001 (AMc). Don Powers**(DPo) Harney Co., 1 adult male on 122 Justin Rodecap**(JuR) June 1997 (photos by MD,MLD) COMMON GRACKLE Tim Rodenkirk**(TR) 511-96-19 near Fort Rock, Lake Co., Roger Robb (RRo) 648-99-28 Fields, Harney Co., 1 1 adult male on 7 June 1996 (AF). Owen Schmidt (OS) female on 7 June 1999 (KA). Gary Shaffer**(GaS) 511-98-24 Fields, Harney Co., 1 male Tim Shelmerdine (TS) BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER on 13 October 1998 (M). Holly Snyder**(HoS) 662-98-06 Fields, Harney Co., 1 Robert Stanton**(RSt) adult male 16-17 June 1998 (M, ORCHARD ORIOLE Bill Stark (BiS) photos by MD). 506-01-10 Harbor, Curry Co., 1 Paul Sullivan (PSu) winter plumage male and 1 female Todd Thornton (TT) YELLOW-THROATED 15 December 2001 to 3 February William Tice (WT) WARBLER 2002 (TS, photos by DMu). David Tracy (DT) 663-97-02 Fields, Harney Co., 1 Julie Williamson-Tracy (JWT) adult male on 24 April 1997 (photos LAWRENCE’S GOLDFINCH Terry Wahl (TWa) by M, DPo). 531-97-03 Lower Table Rock, Nathaniel Wander**(NW) Jackson Co., 1 subadult male on 15 John Woodhouse (JW) PROTHONOTARY WARBLER May 1997 (TaB,YZ). Yuri Zharikov**(YZ) 637-98-05 Hq Malheur NWR, Harney Co., 1 bird 19-22 September Contributors: ** First time contributors

Oregon Birds 28(3): 105, Fall 2002 Records Not Accepted 251-96-15 South Jetty Columbia 043-91-11 Yaquina Bay, Lincoln Co., River, Clatsop Co., 1 juvenile on 7 1 bird on 21 April 1991. Not accepted ARCTIC LOON October 1996 . Description was very as details did not rule out similar 009-96-02 Cape Meares, Tillamook brief and incomplete. The bird was species and best fit a Glaucous Gull. Co., 2 winter plumaged birds on 29 seen in poor light with much of the September 1996. Not accepted as plumage characteristics poorly seen. 043-96-13 Sauvie Island, Multnomah details did not completely eliminate Co., 1 bird on 2 March 1996. Not Pacific Loon. LAUGHING GULL accepted as details did not rule out 058-96-07 Heceta Bank, Douglas similar species. 009-96-03 Yaquina Bay, Lincoln Co., Co., 1 first winter bird on 17 1 winter plumaged bird 10-16 August September 1996. The bird was seen LEAST FLYCATCHER 1996. Not accepted as details and as it flew past and away from the 467-98-33 Fields, Harney Co., 1 bird photographs indicated a molting observer. The sighting was rather on 18 May 1998. Description of the Pacific Loon. brief and at an odd angle. The bird was brief and not complete possibility of a misidentification was enough to entirely eliminate other GYRFALCON too great for the Committee to accept Empidonax flycatchers. 354-97-25 Netarts Bay, Tillamook this report. Co., 1 gray bird on 27 November BAY-BREASTED WARBLER 1997. Not accepted as description ICELAND GULL 660-96-09 Fields, Harney Co., 1 in was very brief and did not describe 043-93-08 Sauvie Island, Multnomah fall plumage on 15 September 1996. key field points for Gyrfalcon, and Co., 1 bird on 13 March 1993. Not Not accepted as details too brief to did not adequately eliminate other accepted as details did not rule out eliminated similar plumaged fall hawk species. similar species. warblers. WHOOPING CRANE 043-91-09 Yachats, Lincoln Co., 1 DICKCISSEL 204-97-01 Owyhee River 15 Mi. N. bird 23-24 March 1991. Not accepted 604-96-10 HQ Malheur NWR, Rome, Malheur Co., 1 bird on 1 May as details did not rule out similar Harney Co., 1 bird 9-10 June 1996. 1997. Not accepted as description species. One report did not describe the bird incomplete for Whooping Crane and all, and the second did not adequately did not rule out other white birds. 043-91-10 7 miles s. of Yaquina Bay, describe it convincingly. Lincoln Co., 1 bird on 15 March HUDSONIAN GODWIT 1991. Not accepted as details did not rule out similar species.

Costa's Hummingbird, 18 May, Bend, Deschutes Co. Photo/K. Smith

Oregon Birds 28(3): 106, Fall 2002 Minutes of Annual Business Meeting 1 June, 2002 Oregon Field Ornithologists Annual Meeting, Eugene, OR

Following a delightful day of field trips, a social hour and a nicely catered dinner at the Wild Duck, a demonstration of the Breeding Bird Atlas CD by authors Paul Adamus and Kit Larsen, and a countdown by Harry Nehls of the 134 species identified on the day's field trips, OFO held its annual business meeting. 19:07 - President Mary Anne Sohlstrom called the meeting to order. She introduced the board and candidates for offices. She walked through an extended list of thank-yous, including SWOC members who so graciously and effectively arranged and organized this year's meeting. Framed Recognition Awards were given to: Paul Adamus - for his leadership on the Breeding Bird Atlas project. Kit Larsen - for his work on this most effective of BBA CDs known. Greg Gillson (in absentia) - for his work on the BBA. Craig Miller (in absentia) - for his work on the BBA. Treasurer Anne Esche presented a report on the financial state of the organization, copy attached. Voting: 33 voting members cast their votes in the following manner [only Article VI, Sec. 6 on Removal of Officers failed; regarding the election of officers and directors, Option 3 was favored]: Directors: Dave Tracy and Joel Geier elected with no nays or write-ins. Officers: Mary Anne Sohlstrom reelected to President, Tom Love elected to Secretary and Jeff Harding elected to Treasurer positions, with no nays or write-ins. Articles of Incorporation Amendement, Sec. 5: 28 YES, 0 NO Bylaw Revisions and Amendments: Article I Name: 31 YES, 0 NO Article III Board of Directors, Sec. 2: 32 YES, 1 NO " " " " " , Sec. 4: 33 YES, 0 NO " " " " " , Sec. 5: 31 YES, 1 NO " " " " " , Sec. 6: 30 YES, 3 NO " " " " " , Sec. 6 - Removal: 13 YES, 19 NO Article V, Directors: 28 YES, 3 NO Article VI, Meetings, Sec. 1: 29 YES, 2 NO " " " , Sec. 2: 29 YES, 2 NO " " " , Sec. 3: 31 YES " " " , Sec. 4: 30 YES, 1 NO Election of Officers and Directors, Option 1: 7 YES " " " " " , Option 2: 5 YES " " " " " , Option 3: 18 YES Barb Griffith of Cape Arago Audubon Society announced that despite the Snowy Plover controversy the Coos Bay Shorebird Festival would indeed be held this year, from 13-15 September. In the Public Forum portion of the meeting, Past President Tim Shelmerdine requested that dates of the board meetings be published on the OFO website as a way of encouraging more member participation. Pres. Sohlstrom welcomed the idea and said she would contact webmistress Diana Bradshaw about it. 20:04 - Meeting adjourned, followed by the evening's speakers. Respectfully submitted, Tom Love, Secretary

Oregon Birds 28(3): 107, Fall 2002 OFO Bookcase Oregon Field Ornithologists’ Publications:

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ARTICLE IV OFFICERS 1. Officers. The officers of the organization shall be President, Secretary and Treasurer. 2. Election and Term of Office. Officers shall be elected by the general membership. They shall serve for a period of one year or until their successors are elected. They may be reelected, but to no more than three consecutive terns in any one office. They take office 30 days following the annual meeting at which they were elected. 3. President. The President shall be chief executive officer of the organization. The President shall preside at all meetings of the organization and of the Board, at which s/he is present. 4. Secretary. The Secretary shall record the proceedings of the organization and of the Board and preside at meetings in the absence of the President. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of these meetings as well as the reports submitted by officers or committee chairmen and other records of the organization. The Secretary shall provide each member of the Board with the minutes of the last meeting and with the agenda of the next meeting. 5. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall receive and safely keep the organization’s funds. The Treasurer shall disperse the organization’s funds or its checks as the Board may direct or approve, taking proper vouchers there for. 6. Transfer of materials and goods. When any new officer or Board members is elected, his or her predecessor shall transfer all of the organization’s material and goods in his or her possession to the newly elected officer or Board Member as soon as possible. ARTICLE V DIRECTORS 1. Number, Election and Term. There shall be four directors elected on a staggered basis, each for a term of two years, so that two will be elected each year. Directors may be reelected to no more than three consecutive terms. They take office 30 days following the meeting at which they were elected. ARTICLE VI MEETINGS 1. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the members shall be held during each calendar year, at a time and place set by the Board, for the purpose of nominating officers and directors, and for transacting such other business as may be brought before the meeting. 2. Special Meetings. Special Meetings of the members may be called, as determined by the Board, or by 5% of the voting membership after having submitted to the Secretary a signed and dated document of particular demands. 3. Quorum and voting. Twenty-five members in good standing, present in person, shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the general membership. A majority vote of the members represented and voting is the act of the members, unless these Bylaws or the law provide differently. There shall be no proxy voting. 4. Notice of Meetings. Members shall be notified of the place, date and time of each annual and special meeting, and to the matters to be put to a vote of the membership. Notice of the Annual Meeting shall be given to members at least 30 days and no more than 60 days in advance. Notice of Special Meetings shall be given to members by first class or registered mail no less than seven days prior to the meeting and contain a description of any matter or matters which must be approved by the members.

ARTICLE VII PUBLICATIONS 1. General. The official periodical of the organization is Oregon Birds. Special publication may also be issued. 2. Editor. The President, with approval of the Board, shall appoint an Editor of Oregon Birds. Subject to Board approval, the Editor shall have the responsibility and authority necessary for the preparation and publication of Oregon Birds.

Oregon Birds 28(3): 109, Fall 2002 3. P ublications Committee. The Editor shall appoint and direct members of the Publication Committee and any assistants, with the approval of the Board. ARTICLE VIII COMMITTEES 1. Establishment. The President, with approval of the Board, shall appoint chairpersons of committees as seems appropriate for the activities of the organization. 2. Membership. The chairpersons of the organization’s committees shall be members in good standing, but need not be officers or directors. The chairpersons will appoint other members of their committees who shall be members of the organization unless approval of the non-member to serve has been given by the Board. 3. Oregon Birds Records Committee. Because of the ongoing responsibilities of the Oregon birds Records Committee, it shall be a standing committee of Oregon Field Ornithologists. All members of the Oregon Birds Records Committee shall be members in good standing of Oregon Field Ornithologists. Because of the special expertise required, the members of this committee shall be selected according to the Rules of Operation of the Oregon Birds Records Committee. The Oregon Birds Records Committee members shall select their own secretary to maintain their records. Funds for the operation of the Oregon Birds Records Committee shall be held by the treasurer of Oregon Field Ornithologists and disbursed to the committee upon presentation of appropriate statements or receipts. 4. Rules. Each committee, for its own government, may adopt rules and procedures not inconsistent with these Bylaws or with rules adopted by the Board.

ARTICLE IX BYLAWS 1. Amendment. The Bylaws may be amended or added to by a majority vote of the members present and voting at the annual meeting. Proposed Bylaws and amendments shall be distributed to members at least 7 days prior to a vote. Results of voting shall be published in Oregon Birds. 2. Distribution. Every new officer and director shall receive a coypu of the current Bylaws. ARTICLE X RULES 1. Rules. The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern the organization in all cases in which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Bylaws of the organization. Updated June 2002

American Wigeon, 06 April, Redmond, Deschutes County. Photo/K. Smith

Oregon Birds 28(3): 110, Fall 2002 Oregon’s Second Cassin's Kingbird A Photo Essay

Cassin’s Kingbird, 29 November 2001, near Canby, Clackamas County, Oregon. Photo/T. Bray

Cassin’s Kingbird, 10 November 2001, near Canby, Clackamas County, Oregon. Video Capture/O. Schmidt

Cassin’s Kingbird, near Canby, Clackamas County, Oregon. Photo/T. Janzen

Cassin’s Kingbird, 10 November 2001, near Canby, Clackamas County, Oregon. Video Capture/O. Schmidt Cassin’s Kingbird, 08 November 2001, near Canby, Clackamas County, Oregon. Photo/C. Wright

Oregon Birds 28(3): 111, Fall 2002 Oregon's 1935 Cassin's Kingbird Alan Contreras, 795 E. 29th Ave., Eugene OR 97405 [email protected] Oregon's one previous record of published a brief note (Condor Ralph Browning, recently retired Cassin's Kingbird was collected 1942, 44:36) stating that he had from the U.S. Museum of Natural by Overton Dowell, Jr. at Mercer, seen the specimen and implying History (Smithsonian Institution) near Mercer Lake north of that the bird was correctly examined the specimen while Florence, Lane Co. on 4 August identified. Alden Miller at the working on his article "Notes on 1935. This specimen was University of California wrote to the Hypothetical List of Oregon apparently lost from the Oregon Dowell, in which letter the Birds" (Northwest Science 1974, State University collection following passage appears: 48: 166) and concurred in the (probably when the collection identification. was moved) sometime after the "There is not the slightest doubt mid-1970s and therefore cannot regarding the identity of the Based on this information, the be examined today unless it Cassin kingbird. It is a bird in record will be included as valid reappears. There are published typical juvenal plumage and in Marshall et al.' s new book references to it, but no descriptive agrees exactly with a Cassin Birds of Oregon: a General data. kingbird in similar plumage in Reference due from OSU Press our collection." in fall, 2003. The OBRC has Given the unexpected flight of chosen not to act on the record. the specimen, the record's validity This suggests that either OSU or Thanks to George Jobanek for can only be considered based on Jewett sent the specimen to the obtaining and keeping a copy of what has been said about it, and Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Alden Miller's letter to Dowell. by whom. Stanley Jewett at Berkeley for confirmation.

Cassin’s Kingbird, 10 November 2001, near Canby, Clackamas County, Oregon. Video Capture/O. Schmidt

Oregon Birds 28(3): 112, Fall 2002 North-south movements of Purple Finches (Carpodacus purpureus) banded or recaptured in Oregon Dennis P. Vroman, 269 Shetland Drive, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 [email protected]

Western Purple Finches are known indicated Purple Finches are Washington were recaptured in the altitudinal migrants, or partial permanent residents in Oregon. Rogue Valley. Capture dates for 4 migrants with some individuals The recovery, or recapture, of 5 individuals were during their remaining within their breeding banded Purple Finches west of the winter/spring movement range throughout the entire year Cascade Mountains provides (migration) in the Rogue Valley, 9 (Clement et al. 1993, Wootton support of their north-south April 1988, 26 March 1990, 3 1996). Canadian populations movement through Oregon. February 1991 and 27 February breeding west of the Rocky 1991. The capture date for 1 Mountains migrate southward into Three Purple Finches banded in, or individual was during the post- California and Arizona (Wootton near, Grants Pass were recovered fledging dispersal period of 1996). Gabrielson and Jewett in Washington or California. Two juveniles in the Klamath Mountains, (1940) and Gilligan et al. (1994) Purple Finches banded in northwest 19 August 1996.

Data collection at the Grants Pass Mountains. A total of 466 Purple between July and August. A total of residence was more or less Finches were banded at the Grants 420 Purple Finches were banded at continuous from March 1985 to Pass residence. Only a small number Horse Creek over a 7 year period December 1991. The Horse Creek of banded birds remained in the with the peak appearing to be August Meadows data for the years 1987 capture area for more than 20 days (see Fig. 2). A total of 593 Purple and 1989 to 1994 and Topsy data (noted by recapture). Virtually all Finches were banded at Topsy over from 1998 to 2000 were used for this of the banded individuals at the a 3 year period with a peak in July report. The actual number of Grants Pass location were "migrants," (see Fig. 3). First capture dates for captured individuals by month were with their numbers peaking between fledged juveniles ranged from 22 used instead of capture rates (figures February and April, depending on June to 25 July (n = 10) at the Horse adjusted by effort). The uniformity the year (see Fig. 1). Creek and Topsy stations. The of capture effort between months and juvenile bird banded at Horse Creek years allowed the actual number of In late summer (July through August, August 1996 and recovered October captured individuals to accurately likely extending into September) 1996 in California, is supportive of reflect the movement of Purple Finch juvenile Purple Finches, with a few Oregon fledged Purple Finches at each location. adults, form small-size foraging wintering to the south in California. flocks in the Klamath Mountains. The bird banded in Grants Pass April The summary of capture data Banding data from Horse Creek (late 1988 was likely wintering in indicates when Purple Finch May through August) and Topsy (late California January 1990 when movement occurs in the Rogue May through mid- to late October) recovered. The bird banded in Grants Valley and the nearby Klamath indicates a post-fledging peak Pass March 1990 and recovered in

Oregon Birds 28(3): 113, Fall 2002 Washington June 1990 likely would References Cited Birds of Oregon: status and have bred in that area, or perhaps Clement, P., A. Harris and J. Davis. distribution. Cinclus Publications, further to the north. As for the 2 McMinnville, OR. birds banded in Washington April 1993. Finches and Sparrows: An 1989, their recapture in the Rogue identification Guide. Princeton Wootton, J.T. 1996. Purple Finch Valley February 1991 placed them University Press, Princeton, NJ. (Carpodacus purpureus). In The at the beginning of the peak winter Birds of North America, No. 208 movement through the Rogue Valley. Gabrielson, I.N. and S.G. Jewett. (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The 1940. Birds of Oregon. Oregon Academy of Natural Sciences, These 2 individuals, after their State College, Corvallis, OR. Philadelphia, and The American capture in Washington, may still Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, have migrated north, perhaps into Gilligan, J., M. Smith, D. Rogers DC. British Columbia, Canada. The and A. Contreras, editors. 1994. timing of their banding and recapture could indicate they wintered in southwest Oregon, or further south into California, and bred in Washington or northward. Although a small size sample, these data lend support to a north-south movement of Purple Finches through Oregon. Perhaps these data can be supplemented with future mark/recapture data that will provide an even better indication of the movement of Purple Finches through Oregon. The author is grateful to Otis Swisher, the Klamath Bird Observatory and the Redwood Sciences Laboratory for the use of data collected by them, and to Matt Hunter for his constructive comments on an earlier draft.

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Purple Finch, Horse Creek Meadows, Siskiyou N.F., 31 May, Photo/D. Vroman

Oregon Birds 28(3): 115, Fall 2002 Black-throated Green Warbler: A Winter Record for Oregon Dave Irons, 1085 W 24th, Eugene, OR 97405, 541-343-9873, [email protected]

On 7 December 2001, I found an of 770 W. Monroe. Other unusual Records Committee. They have been immature female Black-throated birds joined this flock, including a known to winter north to Humboldt Green Warbler at 711 W. 22nd St. in Tennessee Warbler (about 8 previous Co. in extreme NW California. A Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon. This is winter records) and a Nashville bird that wintered there successive the first winter record for Oregon. Warbler (rare in winter) that remained years (1994-1995) was presumed to at least through the Eugene Christmas be the same individual (D. Fix pers. I initially found this bird foraging in Bird Count on 30 December. There comm.). a mixed flock of Townsend's were two distinct Orange-crowned Warblers, Golden-crowned and Warblers in the flock (one lutescens There are seven accepted records of Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and two and one orestera). The Black-Black-throated Green Warbler for individual Orange-crowned throated Green and Tennessee Oregon (OBRC). The first state Warblers. The bird was actively Warblers were last seen by several record involved a single bird mist- feeding in the lower branches of two observers on 13 December. netted at Pike Creek in the Alvord large Douglas-Firs in a residential Basin, Harney Co. on 21 May 1982. neighborhood. I watched the bird in Black-throated Green Warblers are Since then, there have been four bright sunlight for approximately 20 common spring and fall migrants additional spring records from minutes, making mental notes of all through eastern North America. southeastern Oregon, all from the critical field notes. I quickly returned Sibley (2000) illustrates it as a oasis at Malheur National Wildlife home to put out a message online so breeder across southern Canada as Refuge Headquarters. The date range others could come and confirm the far west as eastern British Columbia. on those birds was 20 May to 15 bird. By the end of the day, several Along the East Coast, they breed June. There are two western Oregon other birders including Dennis from New England south through records: one was at Cape Blanco, Arendt, Alan Contreras, Don DeWitt, the Appalachian Mtns. into northern Curry Co. on 19 June 1982, and the and Lars Skalnes were able to view Georgia and Alabama. Black- only fall record was a single bird on the bird. throated Greens have been well 21 September 1985. There are no established over recent decades as a previous winter reports for Oregon. Over the next seven days, scores of vagrant along the West Coast with other birders came and saw the the bulk of records coming from References Black-throated Green Warbler. As California. In his Rare Birds of the Roberson, D. (1980). Rare Birds of the week progressed, this flock West Coast (1980), Roberson cites the West Coast. Pacific Grove, CA: moved about the neighborhood, but 130 records (110 in fall, 18 in spring, Woodcock. regularly returned to the same couple and 2 in winter). Records of Black- Sibley, D. A. (2000). The Sibley of yards and most often fed in two throated Green Warbler are no longer Guide to Birds. New York: Knopf. large Douglas-Firs in the front yard reviewed by the California Bird

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Redheads at Molalla Sewage Ponds, Clackamas County Elmer E. Specht, 2442 SE Juniper Drive Milwaukie, OR 97267 [email protected]

The Redhead [Aytha americana] is shown on all the range maps as an east-of-the Cascades bird in Oregon and Washington. Gilligan, Smith, Rogers and Contreras, in Birds of Oregon Status and Distribution make the following statement. "This species is fairly common in winter on and near Coos Bay. A flock of up to several dozen birds usually winters on Yaquina Bay. Flocks of as many as 25 Redheads are exceptional west of the Cascades." On 22 May, 2002, I found a flock of approximately 30 Redheads, the most reported in Clackamas County to my knowledge, at the Molalla Sewage Treatment Ponds. I counted fifteen males, all brightly colored, and probably an equal number of females, which were hard to count because all were mixed in with a flock of foraging male and female mallards and moving rapidly.

Oregon Birds 28(3): 116, Fall 2002 A Photo Essay by Kevin Smith DIPPERS! Pioneer Park, Bend, Deschutes County

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Oregon Birds 28(3): 117, Fall 2002 DIPPERS! A Photo Essay by Kevin Smith Pioneer Park, Bend, Deschutes County

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Oregon Birds 28(3): 118, Fall 2002 Status of the Common Poor-will (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) in Lane County, western Oregon Alan Contreras, 795 E. 29th Ave., Eugene OR 97405 [email protected]

The Common Poor-will is a fairly (D. Vroman p.c., R. Cooper p.c.) and map. They form a fairly clear pattern common breeder in much of eastern on rare occasions reaches the high comprising a mid-spring appearance Oregon wherever there is sagebrush, elevations of e. Curry Co. It may by birds that have probably just including open desert areas, rimrock breed where habitat permits along arrived as migrants and ended up on and in dry open forests, usually with Dread and Terror Ridge in e. Douglas the west side of the Cascades either some shrub understory. It is Co. (Fix 1990). There are three in error or while prospecting potential generally absent from the Blue records from e. Linn Co., all in late breeding habitat. The June records Mountains, agricultural areas and May (Gillson 1999) and it has been in 1992 represent an initial report much of Klamath Co. This note sets found in summer in e. Clackamas and a subsequent (and successful) forth the known records of Poor-will Co. (Marshall and Horn 1973) and deliberate search in another area in Lane County, Oregon and places in late spring in extreme e. Coos Co. thought to be suitable habitat. those records in the context of certain (Contreras 1998). other western Oregon records. The fall records, all from the Fall wanderers have been found as lowlands at Eugene, probably Poor-wills are rare in most areas west far afield as Netarts, Tillamook Co. represent migrant birds that happened of the Cascade summit, but they (Walker 1934) and New River, Curry to occur where observers were occur occasionally. The Poor-will Co. (Contreras 1998). It has been concentrated. The Quail is the occurs locally as an uncommon found at high elevations in e. Douglas newsletter of the Lane County breeding bird west of the Cascades Co. as late as 20 Sep 1985 (Fix 1985). Audubon Society; references are to in Jackson Co. (Browning 1975, its field notes section. Janes et al. 2001). It is an uncommon The Lane County records are shown and local breeder in Josephine Co. in the table below and plotted on the

Spring-summer records Date Location Source of record

28 April 19751 Hills Creek Dam Crowell & Nehls 1975 Apr 1950 hills s. of Eugene Dave Brown, p.c. Apr 1989 2, hills s. of Eugene Tweit & Heinl 1989 May 1998 Deadwood Quail July/Aug 1998 14 -17 May 1969 Spencer Butte s. of Eugene Crowell & Nehls 1969 10 & 12 June 1992 Blue River area Johnson 1992 June 1992 3, near Emigrant Pass* Johnson 1992*; M. Hunter p.c.

Fall records Date Location Source of record 11 Oct 1982 Eugene A. Contreras file note -13 Oct 1998 Eugene Quail Dec 1998 Nov 20002 Eugene Korpi 2001

1. Specimen to unknown repository. 2. Specimen to University of Oregon (fide Dan Gleason)

* reported as 2 near Hills Creek Reservoir in Am. Birds.

Dave Jones indicated in a personal hosted Poor-will again in 1969 and “On about 2 June 1992, Robyn Vega communication that shortly after he its rocky summit has on several was out doing bird surveys and heard found a bird on the south Eugene occasions supported nesting Rock what she thought was a poorwill on ridgeline on 30 April 1950, there Wrens. Weyerhaeuser land south of Blue were other reports from Spencer River (the town). She told me about Butte and from the UO campus. No Matt Hunter offers these comments her sighting and I went up to the additional information is available regarding the June, 1992 records in location in the evening and waited about these reports but Spencer Butte eastern Lane Co.: until “poorwill time” (twilight). At

Oregon Birds 28(3): 119, Fall 2002 whatever time it was (between 9 and comparable areas today that likely occurrence of the birds of Jackson County, 10 pm), one bird started calling. I have their share of poorwills. I have Oregon and surrounding areas. N. Am. Fauna No. 70, USFWS, Washington D.C. stayed at least an hour, listening to seen them in many places. There are Contreras, A. 1998. Birds of Coos Co. it as it moved around to what seemed numerous areas on the southern Oregon. Cape Arago Aud Soc. and OFO to be different calling stations. With Willamette National Forest as well Spec. Publ. No. 12. my flashlight I actually saw it as on BLM land and especially Crowell, J. and H. Nehls. 1969. Northern perched a couple times on short snags private land that likely have Pacific Coast Region. Aud. Field Notes 23: 615-619. (<20 ft tall). The habitat in this spot poorwills. It may only be private Crowell, J. and H. Nehls. 1975. Northern was a clearcut (no tall overstory live land that will continue to have these Pacific Coast region. Am. Birds 29: 897- or dead trees), with a few scattered poorwills, as federal land is going to 902. short snags, sparse shrubs. I believe be leaving much more overstory, Fix, D. 1985. A Poorwill in Douglas County. Oregon Birds 11: 152. that area had been burned (controlled which I don’t think will favor the Fix, D. 1990. Birds of the Diamond Lake broadcast burn) perhaps the year birds. In contrast, some very large Ranger District. Unpub manuscript. before. The shrubs were sparse logged areas on private land are much Gillson, G. 1999. Birds of Linn County, enough to make the clearcut easily more likely to have poorwill. I would Oregon. walked through, (a fair amount of guess there are quite a few places Janes, S., J. Kemper, N. Barrett, R. Cronberg, J. Livaudais, M. Moore, T. Phillips, H. bare ground and some grass), but that have them, but no one looks for Sands, G. Shaffer and P. Trail. 2001. there were enough shrubs to make it them.” Birds of Jackson County, Oregon, look somewhat shrubby. distribution and abundance. Rogue Valley It seems likely that systematic Aud. Soc. Johnson, J. 1992. Fieldnotes: Western Having this experience, I was checking of suitable habitat in June Oregon, Summer 1992. Oregon Birds 19: motivated to go down to the would find poorwills along the 26-28 Emigrant Pass area where there is a western slopes of the high Cascades Korpi, R. 2001. Field notes: western Oregon. lot of shrubby growth. This time I at least in se. Lane Co. on a regular Oregon Birds 27: 25-36. had at least 3 calling birds. This basis. Marshall, D. B. and K. Horn. 1973. Adaptations of two desert birds to clear- particular area had been a “clearcut” cuts in the Oregon Cascades. Murrelet for a long time. Part of it had older Special thanks to Tom Mickel for 54: 35-36. shrubs, so some ceanothus and providing information on records Tweit, B. and S. Heinl. 1989. Northern manzanita were 8+ ft tall while other published in the Quail. Pacific Coast Region. Am. Birds 43:527- 530 areas had shorter plants. Even in the Walker, A. 1934. Nuttall Poor-will on the tall shrub areas there were open spots Sources Oregon Coast. Condor 36: 178. with relatively bare ground. It is my opinion that there are many Browning M. R. 1975. The distribution and

Oregon Birds 28(3): 120, Fall 2002 MEMBERS’ GALLERY

Northern Pygmy-Owl and Hairy Woodpecker, 26 May, north of Indain Ford C.G., Jefferson Co. Photo/K. Smith

Hermit Thrush, 17 April, Detroit Flats, Marion County. Photo/S. Dowlan

Band-tailed Pigeon, 13 May, Aloha, Washington County. Photo/K. Smith

Oregon Birds 28(3): 121, Fall 2002 MEMBERS’ GALLERY

Turkey Vultures, 27 May, Crooked River Ranch, Jefferson County. Photo/K. Smith

Ferruginous Hawk, 11 April, Brothers, Deschutes County. Photo/K. Smith

Ferruginous Hawk, 11 April, Brothers, Deschutes County. Photo/K. Smith

Oregon Birds 28(3): 122, Fall 2002 MEMBERS’ GALLERY

White-throated Sparrow, banded 23 May at The Nature Conservancy Whetstone Savanna Preserve, Jackson County. Photo/D. Vroman

Band-tailed Pigeon, 13 May, Aloha, Washington County. Photo/K. Smith

Black-headed Grosbeak, banded 16 May near Mehama, Marion County . Photo/S. Dowlan

Oregon Birds 28(3): 123, Fall 2002 MEMBERS’ GALLERY

Loggerhead Shrike, 14 April, Detroit, Marion County. Photo/S. Dowlan

Black Turnstone, 31 March, Yachats, Lincoln County. Photo/S. Dowlan

Loggerhead Shrike, 7 May, Crooked River Ranch, Jefferson County. Photo/K. Smith

Oregon Birds 28(3): 124, Fall 2002 Gray Jays (Perisoreus canadensis) in the Northern Oregon Coast Range Greg Gillson, 2367 S Dogwood Street, Cornelius, OR 97113 [email protected]

Early in the 20th century coastal Coast Range, but were found at populations of Gray Jay were several places where they were not considered "most abundant in the previously suspected. northern part of the State in the timbered country lying between Recent observations in the Portland and Tillamook" (Gabrielson northern Coast Range and Jewett 1940). By the 1990s, Gray Jays were deemed to be "uncommon Typically, Gray Jays remain on Hills, outside the presumed range of and increasingly local residents of territory all year, although one Gray Jays. As far as I knew, no one coniferous forests in the Coast dominant juvenile evicts its siblings had ever reported these jays from Range" (Gilligan et al. 1994). Habitat from its parent's territory in the fall these areas. Thus, these isolated in the northern Coast Range has (Strickland & Ouelett 1993). Thus, peaks became the focus of my search changed considerably since 1940. I presumed that any site where Gray for Gray Jays. The "Tillamook Burn", a series of 5 Jays had been observed in the recent or more devastating fires in the first past, at any time of year, would be a These birds can be frustratingly shy half of the 20th century, swept likely breeding area. With this in and quiet, even if occasionally they through the Coast Range from mind, I contacted Oregon birders, could also be contrastingly bold and Tillamook to Forest Grove and specifically members of the e-mail noisy. In the past, Gray Jays had northward towards the Columbia list Oregon Birders On-Line (OBOL), responded when I whistled Pygmy River. Timber harvesting throughout and asked for all known sightings of Owl imitations when I was this area has also been intense, and Gray Jays from Hwy 6 in Tillamook attempting to attract other songbirds. most larger diameter trees have been and Washington counties northward. I made up a tape recording of Pygmy harvested. As expected, reports came from most Owl calls and followed these with of the forested areas from the summit Gray Jay calls to attract birds. The Gray Jays were detected during the of the Coast Range west to the Pacific tape included a series of three Pygmy Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project Ocean. Gray Jay sightings barely Owl calls, separated by pauses, along Hwy 6 from the summit of the reached to the western edges of lasting 2 minutes before a similar Coast Range to Tillamook and Columbia and Washington counties. series of Gray Jay calls began. southward in the Coast Range. Birds In Columbia County, the interior- were also found at Nicolai Mt. in NE most sightings came from the I drove roads leading through target Clatsop Co., but not elsewhere in the Clatskanie Summit in the NW sites looking for accessible forests. northern Coast Range where they quadrant of the county. As I plotted I knew from experience that many were predicted to occur (Adamus et the sightings on a topographic map, forested areas would probably be al. 2001). Effort in the hexagon units I noticed that most sightings were behind locked gates and inaccessible. in the northern Coast Range was low. generally above 1500 feet elevation I used a consumer model GPS device Many of the areas at higher and quite near named peaks. Some to determine latitude and longitude. elevations, where Gray Jays breed, Gray Jays did occur in lowlands Elevation readings from a GPS are are on private timberlands accessible along the coast and lower Columbia less accurate, but are provided here by logging roads, and often behind River, however most were inland in for comparison. locked gates. No special effort was higher areas. This suggested to me made to search specifically for Gray that Gray Jays probably breed in all Results Jays. It is thus understandable that Coast Range conifer forests above these often quiet denizens of deep 1500 feet elevation. April 28, 2002-- a pair of Gray Jays forest were not detected. responded to the tape up Green Mt. Methods Road near the base of Bald Mt., One of the challenges proposed to north of Banks, Washington Co. (45< birders by the editors of the Breeding I took a topographic map and 43.48' N, 123< 8.04' W). The habitat Bird Atlas was to refine our highlighted the 1500-foot contour was a wet ravine of bigleaf maple knowledge of Gray Jay distribution levels in the northern Coast Range (Acer macrophyllum) on the edge of in Clatsop and Columbia counties. (Figure 1). This defined the search a mature Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga In the year 2002 I took up that area. I noticed several peaks well east menziesii) / western hemlock (Tsuga challenge. Gray Jays were not only of the main Coast Range, especially heterophylla) forest adjacent to a 2- discovered widely in the northern in the western end of the Tualatin year old clearcut. The jays called

Oregon Birds 28(3): 125, Fall 2002 immediately in response to the tape horse pastures and 20-acre residential responded to the tape on a hill above and came directly to me, though high parcels and to the north with mixed McGregor Road, off Hwy 26, near in the canopy. The elevation was woods of bigleaf maple and Douglas- the Sunset Rest Area of SE Clatsop about 1306 feet. This was in fir about 20-30 years old. As soon Co. (45< 47.48' N, 123< 25.87' W). Breeding Bird Atlas hexagon 26855, as I started the tape with the Pygmy The habitat was an active thinning where Gray Jays were predicted to Owl calls the jays started screeching operation in young (<30 year old) occur but were not recorded. loudly and a Cooper's Hawk flushed western hemlock / noble fir (Abies April 28, 2002-- a pair of Gray Jays from the ravine where the jays were. procera) forest. The bird responded responded to the tape at an active The jays then came over to me, immediately to the tape and came logging site near the end of Pumpkin squawking loudly. The elevation is quite close in the canopy, calling Ridge Road, north of North Plains, about 1352 feet. This was in softly. The elevation was about 2245 Washington Co. (45< 42.68' N, 123< Breeding Bird Atlas hexagon 26748, feet. This was in Breeding Bird Atlas 1.68' W). The habitat was mature where no Gray Jays were predicted hexagon 26961, in the priority square, Douglas-fir / western hemlock forest to occur. where Gray Jays were predicted to with numerous trees with a breast occur but were not recorded. height diameter of 26-30 inches. The June 15, 2002-- a single Gray Jay jays floated in silently high overhead, was on a slash pile in a recent clearcut Discussion at treetop level, and then worked on Bunker Hill, between Scappoose their way down to investigate my and Vernonia, Columbia Co. (45< Half of all detections of Gray Jays activities, calling softly. The elevation 51.58' N, 123< 1.91' W). Theoccurred in proximity to active was approximately 1490 feet. This surrounding habitat was a mixed logging operations. Most of the was in Breeding Bird Atlas hexagon Douglas-fir / western hemlock forest. locations also had a significant 26748, where no Gray Jays were The bird did not seem to respond to proportion of larger diameter trees predicted to occur. the tape and flew across the clearcut (>26 inches dbh). This may seem to April 28, 2002-- three adult Gray and into the woods as I approached indicate that Gray Jays prefer mature Jays were on Dixie Mt. in the on foot. The elevation was conifer forests. However, other Tualatin Hills along Skyline Drive, approximately 2045 feet. This was studies (Weikel 2002) show Multnomah Co. (45< 40.71' N, 122< in Breeding Bird Atlas hexagon conflicting correlations between forest 54.02' W). The habitat was a rather 26747, where no Gray Jays were stand age and occurrence. Western large remnant mature Douglas-fir predicted to occur. hemlock was present in most of forest. It was edged to the south by June 15, 2002-- a single Gray Jay the sites.However, it may be the complex vertical structure created by the understory hemlock that is attractive to the jays rather than the presence of hemlock itself (Jennifer Weikel pers. comm.). The Clatsop County site was second- growth western hemlock and noble fir, and evidently planted with these species rather than the typical Douglas-fir crop. Only the Dixie Mountain site lacked significant western hemlock though it was a mature, mixed-age stand. Gray Jays were reported in some lowlands along the immediate coastline and along the Columbia River between Knappa Junction and Clifton, Clatsop Co. (Lee Cain, pers. comm.), but I did not survey these coastal lowland areas. I was quite surprised to find Gray Jays at virtually every place I tried for them. In most cases Gray Jays floated in, silently through the canopy, as soon as I started playing the Pygmy Owl tape. In nearly every case Gray Jays were already immediately over Fig. 1

Oregon Birds 28(3): 126, Fall 2002 me by the time the Gray Jay calls on though not exclusively. Adamus, P.R., K. Larsen, G. Gillson, the tape began, after which they Considering how infrequently Gray and C.R. Miller. 2001. Oregon usually responded with soft calls. Jays are reported in the Coast Range Breeding Bird Atlas. Oregon Field and Cascades, it was surprising how Ornithologists, P.O. Box 10373, These sightings do not confirm easily and frequently they were Eugene, OR 97440. CD-ROM. breeding in any of these areas. detected. If you employ whistled However, the presence of Gray Jays Pygmy Owl imitations to attract Gabrielson, I.N. and S.G. Jewett. in the late April to July breeding songbirds in the higher forests of 1940. Birds of Oregon. Oregon State season in suitable habitat, and the western Oregon, there is probably a College, Corvallis, OR. generally non-migratory habits of Gray Jay looking at you within 2 this species, are highly indicative of minutes whether you know it or not. Gilligan, J., D. Rogers, M. Smith, a resident breeding population. Only and A. Contreras, editors. 1994. Birds one bird each responded to the tape of Oregon: status and distribution. in June, whereas 2-3 birds responded Acknowledgements: Thanks go to Cinclus Publications, Box 284, in April. I suspect these shier Jennifer Weikel for reviewing an McMinnville, OR 97128. behaviors in June represent more early draft and clearing up some cautious nesting birds. misconceptions I had about forest Strickland, D. and H. Ouelett. 1993. practices. She was also instrumental Gray Jay. In The Birds of North Conclusion in explaining the relationships of America No. 40 (A. Poole, P. Gray Jays to forest-stand composition Stetterheim, and F. Gill, Eds.). The Gray Jays are fairly common in the on her studies in the Tillamook State Academy of Natural Science; northern Oregon Coast Range in Forest. Jim McCracken, Wildlife Washington D.C.; The American forests over 1500 feet elevation, and Biologist for Longview Fibre Ornithologists' Union. sometimes down to 1200 feet Company, also reviewed an early elevation. However, Gray Jay draft. Mike Patterson performed Weikel, J. 2002 (in prep.). Gray Jay. territories are large (Weikel 2002), major editing to keep me focused on In Birds of Oregon: A General so density is not great. The locations the main points. Reference. D. Marshall, A. Contreras, of detections seem to indicate that and M. Hunter, editors. OSU Press, forests composed of mixed-age and References Oregon State University, Corvallis, mixed conifer species are preferred, OR.

Coastal Gray Jays breeding on Dixie Mountain, Multnomah Co. Greg Gillson, 2367 S Dogwood Street, Cornelius, OR 97113, [email protected] Early in April 2002 I was about 15 miles west of Portland on Skyline Drive looking for reported Mountain Quail. As I drove along I passed one especially large area of mature forest at the intersection of Moreland Road, out of North Plains. I thought that it looked good for Gray Jays, even though this species had never been reported anywhere this far east of the main Coast Range. So, after returning home, I made a tape recording of Pygmy Owl and Gray Jay calls, knowing that Gray Jays often respond aggressively to Pygmy Owl imitations. I was able to visit this area on April 28. Immediately upon playing the tape recording, 3 adult Gray Jays responded. A visit in June was unsuccessful in locating Gray Jays, but I saw an adult and a poorly-seen second bird on July 21. On August 13 David Smith saw a family group of 2 adults and 2 juvenile Gray Jays at this site. This is the first confirmed nesting of the coastal population of Gray Jays in western Multnomah County. In fact, this is only the second sighting of Gray Jays in Multnomah County west of the Willamette River. There is one old record for the Audubon Sanctuaries in Portland's West Hills. The coastal population (Perisoreus canadensis obscurus) has been considered a separate subspecies from the Cascade form (P.c. griseus), and it is still listed as such by some authors (Clements, J.F. 2000. Birds of the World: a Checklist. 5th ed. Ibis Publ. Co., Vista, CA.). However, recent experts (Strickland, D. and H. Ouellet. 1993. Gray Jay. In The Birds of North America No. 40 (A. Poole, P. Stetterheim, and F. Gill, Eds.). The Academy of Nat. Sci.; Washington DC, The Amer. Ornithol. Union.) do not recognize these as separate subspecies, so lump both Coast Range and Cascade birds together as (P.c. obscurus). The coastal birds are rather brownish with extensive dark hoods, whitish underparts, and pale shaft streaks on the back. The Cascade birds are slightly larger and grayer. Both these populations are so different from other Gray Jays that at one time they were considered a separate species, the Oregon Jay (Perisoreus obscurus). The Gray Jays in the Blue Mountains (P.c. bicolor) are paler with smaller hoods, grayish underparts, and lack pale shaft streaks on the back.

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Oregon Birds 28(3): 128, Fall 2002 Field Notes: Western Oregon, Spring 2002 Gerard Lillie, 329 SE Gilham Ave., Portland, OR 97215 [email protected]

On the whole, the weather this spring was cooler than normal throughout the region. Bucking that pattern was a brief, unusually warm period at the beginning of April when temperatures reached the low 70’s in the northern Willamette Valley. The main influx of passerines was delayed for at least one week, possibly more. One of this spring’s more interesting occurrences was the influx of birds from more easterly migration pathways. Blue-winged Teal, Baird’s Sandpipers and especially Pectoral Sandpipers occurred in unprecedented numbers. Additionally, based on discussions on OBOL, orestera Orange-crowned Warblers were found in much higher numbers than usual. Perhaps the occurrence of these species was due to drought conditions to the east. Species such as Manx Shearwater, Black- necked Stilt and Black Phoebe appear to continue to expand their range or numbers in our region.

Mallard - plain type denotes species usually seen Pacific Loon - italics indicates unusual sightings, late dates, unusual locations, Latin subspecies HARLEQUIN DUCK - all capitals indicates a rare sighting ROSS'S GULL - all capitals and italicized indicates a report of an OBRC review species Abbreviations Used: ANWR Ankeny NWR, Marion Co. BBSW Boiler Bay, Lincoln Co. CS Catching Slough, coos Co. SI Sauvie Island (county designated where known) FW Fernhill Wetlands, Washington Co. FRR Fern Ridge Reservoir, Lane Co. JB Jackson Bottoms, Washington Co. MM Millicoma Marsh, Coos Co. NSCB North Spit, Coos Bay, Coos Co. FNWR Finley NWR, Benton Co. BSNWR Baskett Slough NWR, Polk Co. SJCR South Jetty, Columbia River, Clatsop Co. NWR National Wildlife Refuge S.P. Sewage Pond KRSP Kirtland Road Sewage Pond, Jackson Co.

Red-throated Loon- Northward were there 1 April, 38000 were noted Yellow-billed Loon- Three were migration peaked in early April and 22 April and 80000 moved past there reported this spring, about average. continued quite heavily through the 25 April (all PP). Coinciding with 1 was at Yaquina Bay, LINC month. On 4 April 7500 moved past that, on 21 April 4800 were seen 1-27 March (Chuck Philo), 1 lingered BBSW and 2500 were noted there moving past South Beach, LINC at at Florence from the beginning of 25 April (PP). Smaller numbers were the rate of 300 per minute (RC, Walt the period until 5 April (DP) and 1 observed through the end of the Nelson). Inland, 1 was noted on the was at BBSW 20 April (PP). period (m. obs.) Columbia River, MULT 17 March (PJ). Red-necked Grebe- Expected small Pacific Loon- Heaviest movements numbers were reported from various were noted in mid-April and Common Loon- A few were noted coastal locations (m. obs.). However, continued through the end of the at favored inland locations. The 60 off of Lincoln City, LINC were a period in smaller numbers (m. obs.). largest number seen coastally was very high count (PP). Rare inland, 2500 were at BBSW 19 April, 10000 600 at BBSW 30 April (PP). 1 was at Emigrant Lake, JACK 10

Oregon Birds 28(3):129, Fall 2002 May (MM). 68 at Pony Slough, COOS 23 May. Brant- Rare inland, 1 was at FNWR TR also reports that several were on 20 April (HH). 1150 at Empire, Black-footed Albatross- 22 were nests in the Great Blue Heron colony COOS 26 April (TR) was the largest seen off Newport, LINC 21 May at Catching Slough Bridge, COOS. coastal concentration reported. (GG). Elsewhere, small numbers were noted at various favored locations Eurasian Green-winged Teal- 5 Laysan Albatross- 3 birds were seen throughout the Willamette Valley (m. were reported this spring, slightly 22 miles off Newport 21 May (GG). obs.). above average. 1 was in Beaverton, GG states that since the return of WASH 1 March (TL), 1 was in Pony cold water in the fall of 1999, this Snowy Egret- Very unusual this far Slough, COOS 4 March (TR), 1 was species has been quite regular from north along the coast, 1 was at in the slough along Fenk Rd., TILL October through May. Yaquina Bay 23 May, (Roy Lowe). 9 March and 29 March (CR), 1 was near Brownsmead, CLAT 17 March Flesh-footed Shearwater- 1 was at Black-crowned Night-Heron- 1 was (MP) and 1 was at the Creswell SP, Perpetua Bank, 32 nautical miles off near a favored roost along the LANE 19 March (DF). An apparent Yachats, LINC, 23 March (GG). Very Columbia Slough in Portland, MULT hybrid Eurasian-American Green- rare in spring, this is Oregon’s first 4 March (PJ) and 1 was at ANWR winged Teal with both horizontal and March and 5th spring record.27 May (JH). vertical body stripes was seen at FW 3 March (TSh, GG). Sooty Shearwater- The high count White-faced Ibis- Again this species from sea was 900 out of Newport 21 appeared in western Oregon during Northern Pintail- Several were still May (GG). The high count from spring, but in numbers much reduced at Bandon Marsh NWR, COOS on shore was 9000 off BBSW 30 April from the previous invasion springs. the late date of 18 May (JS). (PP). 4 were near BSNWR 24 April (WT). Blue-winged Teal- This species was Short-tailed Shearwater- Unusual Trumpeter Swan- The swan flock conspicuous through the last half of in spring, 1 was off of BBSW 30 peaked at 70 Trumpeters along Arlie the period in larger than normal April (PP). Rd. POLK 1 March (JG) and had numbers (m. obs.). It usually stays dwindled to 1 by 20 March (JG). quite late in our region before moving **Manx Shearwater- PP is showing Rare in sw. Oregon, 2 were near to its breeding grounds. The large what a seasoned observer doing Coquille, COOS 8 March (TR) for numbers this spring could possibly regular sea watches along the coast the second county record, 2 were be due to weather related conditions can do to shape the thinking on a near Brownsville, LINN 16 March on its breeding grounds, which particular species. Not long ago it (MN) and 4 were near Brownsmead, caused them to linger longer and in was thought that this species did not CLAT 17 March (MP). greater numbers than is typical. A make it this far up the eastern Pacific hybrid Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal coast very often. There is one Greater White-fronted Goose- was found at a pond in White City, confirmed record each for California Unusually conspicuous throughout JACK 25 April (NB). and Washington. Seen from Boiler the period at favored locations. The Bay, LINC: 1 on 1,21,23, and 24, numbers peaked during the last two Cinnamon Teal- This species arrived April; 3 on 25 April; and 1 on 7 and weeks of April with small numbers on schedule with the first noted 8 9 May. See attached chart. present through the end of the period March at Millicoma Marsh, COOS (m. obs.). (TR). American White Pelican- This species was in western OR yet again Ross’ Goose- This species staged a Northern Shoveler- Rarely breeding this spring. 4 were at FRR 26 April good showing in western OR this west of the Cascades, a female with (DDW) and 2 were there 12 May spring. Very unusual inland and a brood was seen at Fernhill (RR). especially so near the coast, 1 was Wetlands, WASH 25 May (Dennis on SI 14 March (HN), 1 was near Manzer). Brown Pelican- First reported on Astoria, CLAT 9 April (MP), 3 were the early date of 3 April from Yaquina in the Grande Ronde Valley, POLK Eurasian Wigeon- This species Head, LINC (EH). They were to the 12 April (TBr), 1 was at BSNWR 21 made a good showing this spring northern OR coast by early May (m. April (JF) and a blue phase was at with many reported. 12 were at obs.). BSNWR 22 April (KS). Catching Slough, COOS 7 March (TR), 5 drakes and 2 hens were at Great Egret- TR reports that the Emperor Goose- 1 was seen in the Grand Prairie Park in Albany, LINN nesting colony at Simpson Park, Catching Slough area, COOS on 6 16 March and 14 April (JH), 1 was COOS was forced to move about 1 March and 5 April (TR). 1 was northeast of Corvallis, BENT 21 mile north due to wind damage reported from the Nestucca NWR, March (JS), 5 were in Portland, during a February storm. He found TILL 19 March (Randy Hill). MULT 24 March (Jim Juliano) and 56 near Coquille, COOS 7 April and 1 was in Yaquina Bay, LINC 24

Oregon Birds 28(3):130, Fall 2002 Spring, 2002 Seawatches from Boiler Bay overlook, Lincoln Co. 40 days, 89 observer-hours Phil Pickering

Species with >50 total individual season single peak peak migrants noted during season total day peak date dir Red-throated Loon 20105 7500 4/4 N Pacific Loon 229450 80000 4/25 N Common Loon 2227 600 4/29 N Common Loon 600 4/30 N Red-necked Grebe 89 30 5/1 N Sooty Shearwater 12243 9000 4/30 N Brown Pelican 212 56 4/30 N Double-crested Cormorant 849 130 4/29 N Brandt's Cormorant* 2395 250 5/9 S Pelagic Cormornat *** 300 4/24 N Canada Goose 866 275 4/21 N Brant 3593 1300 4/21 N White-fronted Goose 353 300 4/29 N Northern Pintail 494 300 4/21 N Northern Shoveler 71 40 4/21 N Green-winged Teal 4537 3500 4/21 N scaup sp. (primarily Greater) 770 451 4/21 N Black Scoter 125 35 3/12 White-winged Scoter 4248 500 4/21 N Surf Scoter 34240 8000 4/21 N Red-breasted Merganser 168 60 4/22 N Black-bellied Plover 1315 1200 4/21 N Semipalmated Plover 249 200 4/29 N Whimbrel *** 850 4/30 N Whimbrel 850 5/12 N Ruddy Turnstone 115 115 5/9 N Dunlin 25378 12000 4/21 N Western Sandpiper 246300 70000 5/6 N Western Sandpiper 75000 5/9 N dowitcher sp (primarily Short-billed) 4735 1100 4/29 N Red-necked Phalarope** 162 100 5/9 N Bonaparte's Gull 9365 4000 4/25 N Mew Gull 928 800 4/4 N California Gull 5622 3000 4/25 N Herring Gull 2862 2000 4/30 N Glaucous-winged Gull 9707 1200 3/12 S Glaucous-winged Gull 1500 4/30 N Western Gull *** 2000 3/12 S Western Gull 1000 4/30 N Black-legged Kittiwake 14053 9000 3/16 S Black-legged Kittiwake 350 4/1 N Caspian Tern 425 100 3/31 N Common Murre *** 8000 4/21 N Pigeon Guillemot *** 70 5/12 N Marbled Murrelet *** 78 4/19 N Rhinoceros Auklet 39133 6500 3/13 S Rhinoceros Auklet 12000 4/21 N * some locals, but in general larger movements trending south throughout period ** remarkably low total for season *** migrants noted, but total unclear due to commuting locals

Oregon Birds 28(3):131, Fall 2002 March (RR). Several were also White-tailed Kite- Three pairs were spring, 1 breeding plumage bird was reported from the Rogue River Valley observed building nests in the Rogue at CS 15 May (TR). (fide MM) and a male that wintered River Valley, 1 in northern Ashland, on a pond in Ashland, JACK was still JACK (MM), 1 in the Denman Semipalmated Plover- 750 at there as of 10 April (Joe Shelton). Wildlife Area, JACK (MM) and a BMNWR 29 April (KC) was a very pair were seen to have at least two large concentration. 100 at BSNWR Canvasback- An uncommon migrant young in a nest in Tou Velle Park, (TR) was a large number away from in interior western Oregon, 2 were at JACK (JLv, GS). Elsewhere, two the coast. the Brownsville SP, LINN 16 March were over fields near the Kings Valley (JH) and 6 were noted at ANWR 17 cemetery, BENT (TS) for the third Black-necked Stilt- This species March (MK). year in a row. again staged a small invasion in to western Oregon. 1 was near Redhead- The first migrants were Red-shouldered Hawk- 1 was at Turner, MARI 22 April (SD) and noted 17 March at ANWR (MK). FRR 3 March (RR), 1 was at Cabell 2 were there 24 April (SD), 2 were Elsewhere in interior valleys they Marsh, 13 April (DB), 1 was again were reported in expected small seen at FRR 15 April (MN) and 1 at BSNWR 24 April (MR), 2 were numbers. Exceptional, however, were was near Salem, MARI 24 May at FRR 25 April (DW), 1 was near 30 at the Mollala SP, CLAC (HN). They were seen infrequently Astoria, CLAT 29 April (TT), 6 22 May (ES). Strangely, TR reported in the Rogue River Valley (MM). were at ANWR 1 May (KS), 1 only 1 from the Coos Bay, COOS was at the Gap Rd. rice ponds, area all winter, which is a favored Swainson’s Hawk- A vagrant in LINN 11-14 May (MN) and 3 location for this species on the coast. western Oregon, 1 was at BSNWR were at FRR 12 May (RR). In the 4 April (JF), 1, possibly the same Rogue River Valley they appeared Greater Scaup- An uncommon bird, was there 26 April (NW, RG), 4 April at Emigrant Lake, JACK transient in interior western Oregon, 2 were near Brookings, CURRY, 7 (MM) and were present at various 1 was near Salem, MARI 11 March May (Sheila Chambers) and a dark locations until 21 April (JLv, MM, (CB) and 1 was near Brownsville phase bird was at the Portland Airport, LINN 2 May (JF) and 8 May (MN). MULT 10 May (IT). NB). 5 were at the KRSP, JACK 6 April (NB). Long-tailed Duck- Rare inland, 1 Ferruginous Hawk- Very rare in was near Salem, MARI for several western Oregon, 1 dark phase bird American Avocet- A vagrant in days until 6 April (JL et al) and 1 was was on SI 21 March (HN). western Oregon, the last date of a at the Monmouth SP, POLK 24 April very unusual wintering bird at Pony (WT). An additional 8 were at various Rough-legged Hawk- 1 along Slough, COOS was 5 March (TR) locations along the coast from late Wireless Rd. CLAT 29 April (LC) and 1 migrant was in the Rogue River March to early May (m. obs.). was the last reported for the season. Valley at Hammel Pond, JACK 14 May (NB). Black Scoter- A flock of 500 off Gyrfalcon- A white-morph bird was Yaquina Head, LINC 9 March (WH) reported 22 April near Astoria, CLAT Lesser Yellowlegs- 3 were at Kentuck was exceptional. (MP). The white-morph is rare in the Inlet, COOS on the very early date Region and the possibility of an of 24 March (TR, TSh), 1 was at Common Goldeneye- An escaped bird must be considered. Finley NWR 4 April (Ken Sztraky) uncommonly large flock of 18 was and 7 April (JG), 4 were near along the Oregon side of the Prairie Falcon- Rare in western Brownsmead, CLAT 7 April (MP), Columbia River in Portland, MULT Oregon, 2 were in LINN 18 March 1 was in Delta Park, Portland, MULT 1 March (JGi). (JF) and 1 was at FRR 20 April 14 April (IT), 1 was at SJCR 15 April (AP). (TT), 2 were at BSNWR 23 April Barrow’s Goldeneye- A rare (KS), 1 was near Brownsville, LINN transient west of the Cascades, 1 was Black-bellied Plover- This species 29 April (MN), 3 were at BSNWR near Empire, COOS 4 March (TR) began appearing in early April (m. 15 May (RG) and 1 was at BMNWR for the 4th county record and 1 was obs.), as is expected. On 21 April 16 May (TR). In the Rogue River in Astoria, CLAT 13 April (LC). Pairs while doing a sea watch, PP observed Valley, small numbers were at the were noted at Lost Lake, LINN 13 a heavy northward movement as 1200 KRSP, JACK from 24 March through April (NH) and Clear and Fish Lakes, passed BBSW. 5 May (GS, DC, MM, NB). LINN 19 April (MN). By 19 April 23 were at Lost Lake (MN). American Golden-Plover- Rare in Solitary Sandpiper- 22 were spring, 1 breeding plumage bird was reported from western Oregon this Red-breasted Merganser- Rare at CS 14 May and an alternate spring (m. obs.), which is well above away from the coast, 3 were at the plumage bird was there 15 May (TR). the average. All were reported Sandy River delta, MULT 30 March between 21 April and 17 May, the (DM) and 1 was there 6 April (IT). Pacific Golden-Plover- Rare in expected window.

Oregon Birds 28(3):132, Fall 2002 Willet- This species is rare in western Oregon, especially inland. 4 wintered in Coos Bay, COOS and were last noted 24 March (TR). Coos Bay is one of the few bays that this species occasionally over winter at. 3 were at the SJCR 3 March (Jim Olson). The Columbia River estuary is not one of the locations at which this species typically chooses to over winter. Were these birds very early migrants or wintering? Elsewhere, 1 was at BSNWR 26 April (NW) and 1 was at SJCR 24 May (TT). Whimbrel- Rare inland, 3 were on SI 9 April (HN), 1 was at Finley NWR, BENT 1 May (Chris Seal), 1 was at FRR 18 May (DDW) and 1 was at the KRSP, JACK 30 April (MM, GS) for the 9th county record. They arrived on Sanderling, Yachats, Lincoln Co. 31 Mar. Photo/S. Dowlan schedule and were as far north as the Columbia River by mid-April (m. obs.). The largest concentration was seen near May (TT). 4 were elsewhere on CS 20 May Cape Blanco, CURR when 2500 were (TR). there 11 May (TW). Elsewhere, they Semipalmated Sandpiper- Very were reported in good numbers from rare in spring, 1 was at the Nehalem Ruff- A male going in to breeding favored locations such as the meadows SP, TILL 8 May (WG) and 1 was plumage was found at KRSP 11 at CS 19 May (TR). April and was there for 3 days (MM of Tillamook Bay, TILL when up to th 1000 were there 16 May (BOb). et al). It was Oregon’s 7 spring Numbers up to 850 were seen passing Western Sandpiper- This species record. Boiler Bay on several occasions in late moves through our region in large April (PP). numbers, but the numbers PP Wilson’s Phalarope- An observed passing BBSW, LINC uncommon transient in western Long-billed Curlew- Rare in western while doing sea watches were very Oregon, 2 were at KRSP 1 May Oregon and especially so inland. 1 was impressive. He saw 5000 there 21 (GS), 2 were near Brownsville, at BMNWR, COOS 17 April (TR), 1 April, 16000 22 April, 20000 24 LINN 2 May (JF), 2 were at CS 8 passed BBSW, LINC 21 April (PP), 2 April, 35000 29 April and 70000 6 May (TR), 3 were at Villa wetlands were near Astoria, CLAT 26 April (TT), May. Impressive numbers were seen near Brownsville where they nested 1 was at BSNWR 28 April (MR), 1 elsewhere, as well. 25000 were near the previous 2 years from 8- 31 May was at KRSP 28 April (CB) and 1 was Astoria, CLAT 22 April (MP), (MN), a surprising 30 were at in north Portland, MULT 2 May (JFi). 35000 were at BMNWR 29 April BSNWR 14 May (RG), and 10 were (KC) and at ANWR 19 May (PS). Hudsonian Godwit- Rare in the 60000 were there 4 May (KC). region and very rare in spring, a well Red Phalarope- 2 were seen from described bird was seen flying past BB Baird’s Sandpiper- A rare spring SJCR 30 March (MP), 1 was at the 18 May (PP). transient, 1 was at the KRSP 4 and mouth of the Siuslaw River, LANE 5 May (JLv, SR, DPh), 1 was on SI 31 March (DP) and 2 were off Marbled Godwit- Uncommon along 11 May (HN), 2 were at CS 15 May BBSW, LINC 21 April (PP). the coast and rare inland. 6 were near (TR) and 1 was at Tualitan River NWR, WASH 19 May (Doug Pomarine Jaeger- 5 were seen out Astoria, CLAT 13 April (LC), 2 were Robberson). of Newport, LINC 23 March (GG) at KRSP 14 April for the 8th and 1 was off BBSW, LINC 25 JACKSON county record (GR), 1 Pectoral Sandpiper- This rare April (PP). was at CS 19 April (TR) and 24 were spring transient appeared in near Astoria, CLAT 22 April (MP). unprecedented numbers this spring. Parasitic Jaeger- 1 was seen from 1 was at BSNWR 3 May (RG), 2 SJCR 19 May (MP) and 5 were seen Red Knot- 1 was at New River, COOS were at KRSP 4 and 5 May (MM, out of Newport, LINC 22 May 4 May (KC), 26 were at BMNWR, TJ et al), 1 was on SI 8 May (JFi), (GG). COOS 4 May (TJ et al), an amazing 30 were on SI 9 May 1 was at Pony Slough, COOS 5 May (HN), 2 were at CS 15 May (TR), Long-tailed Jaeger- Rarely seen (TR), 1 was at New River, COOS 8 4 were there 18 May (TR, JS) and from shore and very rare in spring, May (TR) and 18 were at the SJCR 15

Oregon Birds 28(3):133, Fall 2002 1 was seen off SJCR 15 May (TT). Cascades, 1 was at FRR 26 May observed with one owlet near Little (RR). Hyatt Lake, JACK (NB). Franklin’s Gull- Rare in western Oregon, 2 were at BBSW, LINC each Black Tern- This species arrived at Black Swift- 3 migrants were date of 21 April, 27 April and 3 May FRR, where it has nested since 1992, observed at New River, COOS 16 (PP). 1 was there 30 April and 18 in mid-May (m. obs.). They were May (TR) and 1 was at Cascade May (PP). 1 was at Yaquina Bay, first reported 16 May (NS) and by Head, LINC 30 May (PP). 2 were LINC 25 May (RC) and 1 was at the 18 May there were 11 present seen at Salt Creek Falls, LANE 30 mouth of the Necanicum River, (DDW). On 14 May there were 4 at April (DDW), one of the only known CLAT 25 May (TT). a private pond west of Tangent, breeding locations in Oregon. LINN, where they have nested in the Bonaparte’s Gull- This species past (MN). Vaux’s Swift- 25 at Falls City, POLK arrived during early April, as 21 March (Sean Burgett) were about expected (m. obs.). The high count Thick-billed Murre- A well- three weeks early. along the coast occurred 25 April described bird was at BBSW 19 May when 4000 flew past BBSW, LINC (WH). Black-chinned Hummingbird- (PP). Unusual inland, 1 was at KRSP, Rare in western Oregon, a male was JACK 11-14 April (MM, GS), Marbled Murrelet- 78 off BBSW near Eagle Point, JACK 20 May (HS, another was there 26 and 27 April 19 April (PP) was a good number MM). (MM, GS), 3 were at Jackson for this species. Bottoms, WASH 29 April (Dennis Costa’s Hummingbird- This Manzer) and 8 were at the mouth of Rhinoceros Auklet- PP observed species has been increasing, albeit the Sandy River, MULT 19 May the migration from BBSW and very slightly, in western Oregon (JFi). recorded the following data: 2500 away from the Rogue River Valley. on 12 March, 6500 on 13 March, Only in recent years has it become Western Gull- Very unusual away 12000 on 21 April, 7000 on 22 April, annual in the Rogue River Valley. from the coast, 2 in alternate plumage 2500 on 30 April, 1000 on 6 May The male that wintered in Beaverton, were at Waverly Park, Albany, LINN and 200 on 7 May. Elsewhere, 20 WASH was last seen 18 March (GL), 18 March (MN). were seen off Yachats, LINC 24 a male was seen east of Oregon City, March (RR), 10 were seen from the CLAC3 April (Marilyn O’Grady), a Glaucous Gull- There were very Sea Lion Caves, LANE 24 March male was at South Beach, LINC 4 few reports this spring. Rarely (RR) and 300 were observed from April and 19 April (EH) and a male encountered at sea, an adult was seen Cape Arago, COOS 30 April (TSh). was near Grants Pass, JOSE from 16 25 miles off Waldport, LINC 23 April through the end of the period March (GG) and a 1st winter bird Snowy Owl- The bird near Halsey, (DV). was at Lincoln City, LINC on the LINN was last seen 13 March (JF). very late date of 23 May (PP). Calliope Hummingbird- With the Burrowing Owl- Increasingly rare increase in observers and observer Black-legged Kittiwake- This in winter and spring, 2 were near awareness, this species is being species was well reported this spring Perrydale, POLK 2 March (David reported more frequently in western (m. obs.). Large numbers were seen Elliot et al) and a wintering bird was Oregon away from the Cascades. at BBSW at the height of migration last reported from BSNWR on 24 There were 12 reports (m. obs.) from when 2000 went past 12 March and March (MR). The wintering bird in various locations in the Willamette an amazing 9000 went past 16 March N. Medford, JACK was last seen 20 Valley. 1 in Eugene, LANE 29 March (PP) for a new Oregon one-day March (fide MM). (Luke Bloch) was about three weeks record. early. There were 2 reports from the Barred Owl- A pair was heard off coast range, where they are rarely Sabine’s Gull- Among the few and on throughout the spring at seen: 2 were at Mt. Bolivar, COOS reports was the large one day total Audubon House in NW Portland, 27 April (TR) for the 2nd county of 200 seen out of Newport, LINC MULT (m. obs.). 1 was seen near record and 1 was seen not far from 21 May (GG). Pedee, POLK 3 April (Sean Burgett). Mt. Bolivar a week later (TSh fide 1 was heard at Wilhoit Springs south TR). Caspian Tern- 1st reported 3 March of Mollala, CLAC 11 May (TJ et al). from Brookings, CURR (DMu), TJ informs me that this species has Rufous Hummingbird- First about three weeks early, they were been seen or heard at this location reported 1 March near Eagle Point, to the north coast by the third week since the early 1990’s, not since 2000 JACK (HS), they sped north and of March (m. obs.). A total of 17 as I stated in last spring’s Field Notes. were in Portland, MULT by 9 March were observed at inland locations 2 fledged young were detected at (Steve Jaggers). (m. obs.). this site in late Jun (SD). Allen’s Hummingbird- Not usually Forster’s Tern- Rare west of the Great Gray Owl- A nesting pair was seen in northern Coos Co., 1 was

Oregon Birds 28(3):134, Fall 2002 displaying on the CS 18 April (TR). Willamette Valley much more Very unusual for its inland location frequently in recent years. Purple Martin- 1st noted 1 April at well away from the coast, a pair was Representing probable range Tenmile Lake, COOS (TR). observed in Powers, COOS 7 April expansion, 1 was at Grand Island (TR). north of Salem, YAMH 17 March Violet-green Swallow- 1st noted 4 (FS) and 1 was at ANWR from 21 March near Brownsmead, CLAT Lewis’ Woodpecker- Increasingly May to the end of the period (JL, et (MP). rare in the Willamette Valley, 4 were al). near Perrydale, POLK 23 March Northern Rough-winged Swallow- (NW) and 1 was near Cottage Grove, Say’s Phoebe- This species staged 1st noted about a week early on 24 LANE 20 May (Hydie Lown). a major invasion into western Oregon March near Dayton, YAMH (Floyd this spring. A total of 23 were Schrock). Red-naped Sapsucker- Rare in reported (m. obs.). The Portland area western Oregon, 1 was near Grande had 8 at once with 3 in north Portland Bank Swallow- Rare in western Ronde, YAMH 11 April (Linda 22 March (DPh) and 5 on the Sandy Oregon, 1 was noted 16 May at New Fink), 1 was near Hillsboro, WASH River delta 24 March (PO). Several River, COOS (TR). 18 April (Roberta Pratt) and 1 was were along the outer coast with 1 at near Philomath, BENT 26 April Florence, LANE 8 March (DP), 1 at Cliff Swallow- 1st noted 1 April at (Karen and Jerry Fairchild). Brookings, CURR 21 March (DMu), FRR (Linda Gilbert). 2 on CS 21 March (TR), 1 at a White-headed Woodpecker- Rarely different location on CS 8 April (TR) Barn Swallow- 1st noted 27 March reported in western Oregon, 2 and and 1 at still another location on CS near Brownsmead, CLAT (MP). possibly 3 were east of Howard 6 May (TR). Prairie Lake, JACK 10 May (NB, Gray Jay- GG reports that this JLv). Ash-throated Flycatcher- A vagrant species was located in several places to western Oregon away from the where there were no previous Northern “Yellow-shafted” Rogue Valley, 1 was in Eugene, records. They were found in mixed, Flicker- 1 was near Seaside, CLAT LANE 19 May (DW) and 1 was on mature Douglas Fir and Western 4 March (MP) and 1 was in Newport, the Sandy River delta, MULT 22 Hemlock forests primarily above LINC 25 March (Mike Price). May (IT, JFi). 1500 feet. 4 birds were on Dixie Mountain, WASH (about 1000 feet Hammond’s Flycatcher- About 1 Western Kingbird- A total of 44 elevation) 27 March (Ed McVicker), ½ weeks early, a vocal bird was on were reported in western Oregon 2 were at the base of Bald Mountain, Mt. Tabor, Portland, MULT 10 April away from the Rogue and Umpqua WASH 28 April (GG), 2 were at the (GL). Valleys (m. obs.). Rare to uncommon summit of Pumpkin Ridge Rd., along the coast, 1 was at the Siltcoos WASH 28 April (GG) and 3 were at Dusky Flycatcher- Reported more River mouth, LANE 9 April (EH), a different spot on Dixie Mountain, frequently in recent years but still in 3 were at Yaquina Head, LINC 4 MULT 28 April (GG) for the 2nd low numbers, a surprising 3 were on May (Sarah Pinnock), 1 was at county record of the coastal Mt. Tabor, Portland, MULT 22 April Myrtle Point, COOS 4 May (TR), 2 population of Gray Jay. (DBa), 1 was on Mt. Talbert, CLAC were at Yachats, LINC 6 May (Bill 27 April (TJ), 1 was in Cottage and Zanah Stotz), 1 was at BMNWR Western Scrub Jay- A sighting of Grove, LANE (Hydie Lown) and 16 May (TR), 1 was at Floras Lake, a single bird at Birkenfeld, COLU another was on Mt. Tabor 3 May CURR 19 May (JS) and 1 was at 27 March (MP) may indicate a (fide HN). Astoria 19 May (MP), 2 were there further range expansion into the 26 May (LC) and 3 were there 30 northwestern coast range in the Gray Flycatcher- The only location May (TT). One found near FRR Nehalem River Valley. Rare along in western Oregon this species in late May may be the same the coast, especially away from Curry regularly occurs at is Detroit Flats, individual observed at this site Co., 1 was south of Newport, LINC MARI. 3 were there 5 May (SD) and last summer.(Larry McQueen, 16 May (RC). a surprising 6 were there 19 May mob). (SD). Rare elsewhere, 1 was near the Mountain Chickadee- The only Rogue Valley Manor, JACK 21 April Westside report was of 1 in Corvallis, th Eastern Kingbird- A vagrant to (John Kemper) for the 7 county western Oregon, 1 was on the Sandy BENT 22 April (JG). record, 1 was at Lane Community River delta 28 May (PO). College, LANE 7 May (AP, MN et Rock Wren- Rare on the west side, al) and 1 was on Mt. Tabor in Scissor-tailed Flycatcher- A vagrant 1 was on CS 18 May (TR, Rich Portland, MULT 11-14 May (JG). to Oregon, 1 was near Cape Blanco, Hoyer) and 1 was at FNWR 26 May CURR 23 May to the end of the (Ron Jameson). Black Phoebe- This species has been period (TW). reported farther north in the Ruby-crowned Kinglet- A major

Oregon Birds 28(3):135, Fall 2002 in Eugene, LANE (AP).

Warbling Vireo- 1st reported 21 April from Eugene, LANE (Steve Gordon) and Grants Pass, JOSE (DV). Red-eyed Vireo- Often not arriving until early June, several were noted on the Sandy River delta, MULT 28 May (PO). Tennessee Warbler- A male was in Astoria, CLAT on the very early date of 27 April (LC).

Orange-crowned Warbler- 1st noted 25 March near Sweet Home, Sage Thrasher, 14 April, Detroit Flats, Marion Co. Photo/S. LINN (Nancy Bock) and Oceanside, Dowlan TILL (TL). 6 at Mt. Tabor, Portland, MULT (GL) to the end of the period was very unusual. movement occurred in early April Northern Shrike- Last reported 22 with the largest number reported March near Eugene, LANE (HH). Nashville Warbler- 1st noted 13 being 100+ on Mt. Tabor, Portland, April near Grants Pass, JOSE (DV). MULT 10 April (GL). Loggerhead Shrike- The wintering bird at CS was last seen 24 March LUCY’S WARBLER- A male mixed Western Bluebird- A flock of 90 at (TR) and 1 was at Detroit Flats in with a large flock of Yellow- FNWR 16 March (TBr) was MARI 6, 14 and 26 April (SD). rumped Warblers was reported from noteworthy. Plumbeous Vireo- A well-seen bird Emigrant Lake, JACK 10 (Stewart Mountain Bluebird- 1 was at Mt. on Mt. Tabor, Portland, MULT 11- Janes, no details). Pisgah, Eugene, LANE 27 March 15 May (JG et al, details) provided (Jack Turner). a first westside record. Black-throated Gray Warbler- 1st noted 4 April in Eugene, LANE Wrentit- Rare in Linn county, 1 was Cassin’s Vireo- 1st reported 2 April along the Upper Calapooya River south of Holley 11 May (MN). 1 was also found on Mt. Pisgah, LANE 26 May (RR). Northern Mockingbird- 1 wintered at Denman Wildlife Area, JACK and persisted into the spring season (MM). Another wintered in Eugene, LANE and was last reported 10 April (MN). On 26 April 3 to 5 were at the Whetstone Savannah Nature Conservancy Reserve, JACK (JLv, NB) and 3 were seen there 5 May (JLv). 1 was also at a cemetery in se. Medford, JACK 21 May (Joe Shelton). Sage Thrasher- Rare on the Westside, 1 was at Detroit Flats, MARI 14 April (SD), 1 was near Central Point, JACK 23 April (DV) and 1 was at the Whetstone Savannah Nature Conservancy Reserve, JACK Loggerhead Shrike, 14 April, Detroit Flats, Marion Co. Photo 24 April (DV) for a 4th county record S. Dowlan and 1st spring record.

Oregon Birds 28(3):136, Fall 2002 movement through western Oregon. Large numbers were seen beginning in mid-April and persisted through the end of the period (m. obs.). Rose-breasted Grosbeak- An immature male was at Cape Meares, TILL 8-22 March (Margrite Tweelinckx) and 1 was going to a feeder along Hunter Creek, CURR 13 May (fide DMu). Clay-colored Sparrow- Rare in spring, a probable wintering bird was on the Sandy River delta 30 March (DM) and 1 was in Brookings, CURR 3 May (Sheila Chambers).

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 10 March, Cape Meares, Tillamook Brewer’s Sparrow- Extremely rare Co. Photo/M. Tweelinckx on the coast and rare inland in western Oregon, 1 was in Eugene, LANE 30 April (AP, Bill Hunter) (AP). River, CURR (DMu) and Corvallis, and 1 was at Floras Lake, CURR BENT (JS). 4 May (DL, KC). 1 was outside of Hermit Warbler- 1st reported about Yellow-breasted Chat- North of Ashland, JACK 10 May (NB, one month early on 31 March near JLv). Roseburg, DOUG (DI). This was their normal range, single birds were noted at Cottage Grove, LANE 30 a probable wintering bird. They th were also on territory on Dixie April (Don Lown), Cascade Head, Sage Sparrow- About the 15 Mountain, MULT 28 April (GG), LINC 20 May (PP), Mt. Pisgah, record for western Oregon, 1 was which is very early. LANE 26 May (RR), 7 were at at Pleasant Hill, LANE 26 March EEW 14 May (JG) and FRR 26 May (AP, Bill Hunter). Palm Warbler- Very rare away (RR). from the coast, 1 was in Toledo, Grasshopper Sparrow- 1 was at LINC 2 April (Chuck Philo) and 1 Western Tanager- Once again this BSNWR from 30 April to the end was at the Monmouth S.P., POLK species staged a very impressive 28 April (NW). Black-and -white Warbler- Very rare in western Oregon, 1 was near E.E. Wilson State Wildlife Area, BENT 24 May (JG). Ovenbird- Very rare in western Oregon, 1 was in Lincoln City, LINC 27 May (PP). Northern Waterthrush- A vagrant to western Oregon, 1 was near McMinnville, YAMH 24 May (Paul Adamas).

MacGillivray’s Warbler- 1st noted 22 April in Eugene, LANE (DI) and on Mt. Tabor, Portland, MULT (DBa). Swamp Sparrow, 25 March, Millicoma Marsh,Coos Co. Photo/S. Maulding Wilson’s Warbler- 1st noted 22 April from near Grants Pass, JOSE (DV), the mouth of the Winchuck

Oregon Birds 28(3):137, Fall 2002 26 May (Dennis Manzer). male Anna’s Hummingbird. Also, it should be noted that the original Yellow-headed Blackbird- Good sighting of last spring’s Lesser numbers were reported from Black-backed Gull at FRR was various Rogue and Willamette made by Tom Love and Paul Valley marshes this spring (m. Sullivan. My apologies to TL for obs.). The largest concentration omitting his name. was 11 males noted at BSNWR I want to thank sub-regional 17 May (RG). editors Marjorie Moore (Rogue Orchard Oriole- A male and a Valley) and Harry Nehls (Oregon) female wintered in Brookings, for their assistance in providing CURR and were last seen 24 data for this report. Additionally, March (DMu). Joel Geier provided a summary of data from the birdnotes web site Bullock’s Oriole- Extremely rare and Phil Pickering provided an Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, 20 March, in March, 1 was in Seaside, CLAT informative chart of his sea Corbett, Multnomah Co. Photo C. Klock 4 March (MP). watches. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch- This of the period (Tanya Bray et al), 1 species is typically found at high Observers: was along Belts Rd. near Brownsville, elevation snowfields and rocky NB Norm Barrett, DB Dan LINN 11 May (MN) and 1 was at areas above timberline in spring Boucher, CB Clint Brumitt, DBa Morgan Lake, BSNWR 11 May (TJ and summer, so 1 visiting a feeder David Bailey, TBr Trent Bray, LC et al). 20-24, March at the base of Larch Lee Cain, KC Kathy Castelein, Mountain, MULT at about the RC Rebecca Cheek, DC Dick Swamp Sparrow- An uncommon 1000-foot level was notable (Clair Cronberg, SD Steve Dowlan, transient away from the coast, 1 was Klock, photos). DDW Don DeWitt, DF Daniel at FW 7 April (WG, Jack Hurt). First Farrar, JF Jeff Fleischer, JFi John found in late February, 1 was along Red Crossbill- Many small flocks Fitchen, JG Joel Geier, RG Roy Tou Velle Rd. in Denman Wildlife were reported from mid-period on Gerig, GG Greg Gillson, WG Area, JACK through 2 March for a (m. obs.) with large numbers Wink Gross, JGi Jeff Gilligan, HH 5th JACK Co. record (NB). building in the northern Willamette Hendrik Herlyn, JH Jeff Harding, Valley at the end of the period (PJ, WH Wayne Hoffman, NH Neil Harris’ Sparrow- A rare transient GL). Holcomb, EH Eric Horvath, DI and winterer throughout Oregon, the David Irons, TJ Tim Janzen, PJ last of three wintering birds at Common Redpoll- Rare in Pamela Johnston, MK Michael Millicoma Marsh, COOS was last western Oregon and especially so Kleinbaum, DL Dave Lauten, GL seen 18 March (TR). A bird that along the coast, 1 was in Yachats, Gerard Lillie, TL Tom Love, JL wintered in Phoenix, JACK was last LINC 11 March (Karen Houston, John Lundsten, JLv Jim Livaudais, seen 21 April (Marjorie Hipp). 1 was Sally Lockyear). DM David Mandell, MM Marjorie in Eugene, LANE 1 May (Jill Moore, DMu Don Munson, HN Hubbard) and a very late bird was in Lesser Goldfinch- Uncommon Harry Nehls, MN Mark Nikas, north Portland, MULT 9 May (IT). along the coast, 1 was in South BOb Bob O’Brien, PO Paul Beach, LINC 12 April (EH) and Osburn, MP Mike Patterson, DP Lapland Longspur- A rare spring a county first was going to a Diane Pettey, PP Phil Pickering, transient, 1 was on CS on the very Gearhart, CLAT feeder 14 April AP Al Prigge, DPh Darlene late date of 15 May (TR). A different (MP). Philpott, MR Mitch Ratzlaff, RR bird was found elsewhere on CS 18 Roger Robb, CR Craig Roberts, May (TR et al). Evening Grosbeak- This species TR Tim Rodenkirk, SR Skip was reported in larger numbers Russell, HS Howard Sands, GS Snow Bunting- 1 was along the SJ than usual in the Rogue Valley Gary Shaffer, JS Jamie Simmons, of Yaquina Bay, LINC from the winter (MM et al) and put on a poor TS Tom Snetsinger, KS Karen season to 18 March (m. obs.). A very showing in the Willamette Valley Sparkman, ES Elmer Specht, NS nice flock of 10 was observed at (HN et al). Noah Stryker, PS Paul Sullivan, Seaside, CLAT 19 March (MP). TSh Tim Shelmerdine, TT Todd Thornton, WT William Tice, IT Tricolored Blackbird- At least 500 Addendum: Iain Tomlinson, DV Dennis wintered at the Hillcrest Cemetery in The Spring 2001 Field Notes Vroman, TW Terry Wahl, NW Phoenix, JACK and were last seen reported the west side’s first Nathaniel Wander, DW Davey 19 April (MM). A male was at FW Broad-billed Hummingbird. It was Wendt later determined to be a sub-adult

Oregon Birds 28(3):138, Fall 2002 Field Notes: Eastern Oregon, Spring 2002 Ray Korpi, 12611 NE 99th St., Apt. DD-214, Vancouver, WA 98682

The reports this season seem to highlight first arrivals in the Klamath Basin and Central Oregon, as well as focusing on birder activity at Malheur NWR and during OFO weekends. While there was more precipitation in most areas than the previous winter, water levels were still quite low. Many birders visiting Malheur NWR at Memorial Day noted the lack of grebes at the Narrows as an example of the lower water. My thanks to Paul Sullivan for his assistance in assembling materials for this report and for his many years of compiling the field notes for this region and period.

Abbreviations used : LKNWR Lower Klamath NWR, Klamath Co. Lk. Lake MFS Malheur Field Station, Harney Co. MNWR Malheur NWR, Harney Co. NF National Forest s.p. sewage ponds SP State Park UNWR Umatilla NWR, Morrow Co. Mallard - plain type denotes species usually seen Pacific Loon - italics indicates unusual sightings, late dates, unusual locations, Latin subspecies HARLEQUIN DUCK - all capitals indicates a rare sighting ROSS'S GULL - all capitals in italics indicates the rarest sightings, first state records, species on the review list of the Oregon Birds Records Committee.

Pacific Loon-1, Wickiup Res., J&CC). (MG, MD); 1 adult, 3 mi. n. of Pilot Deschutes, 21 Apr (MM, HH). Rock, Umatilla, 24 May (M&MLD; Great Egret-1, Prineville s.p., J&CC). Common Loon-A remarkable count Crook, 16 Apr (CG); 1 adult, The of 209 at Wickiup Res., Deschutes, Dalles, Wasco, 3 May (M&MLD). Snow Goose-2800, ne corner of 21 Apr (MM, HH); 1, Ochoco Res., Goose Lk., Lake, 16 Mar Crook, 21 Apr and 12 May (CG); 1, White-faced Ibis-1, Redmond, (M&MLD); 5 “blue” form, MNWR, Thief Valley Res., Union, 28 May Deschutes, 7 May (KO). This species 24 Mar (SS). (TB). was far less conspicuous this year between Burns and Wright’s Point Ross's Goose-3, Grande Ronde Clark's Grebe-3, Gutierrez Ranch, due to this spring’s lower water levels Valley, Union, 24 Mar (TB); 6, Crook, 12 May, were the first ever in the Silvies drainage. Gutierrez Ranch, Crook, 14 Apr found at this location (CG). (CG); 1, Prineville s.p., Crook, 21 Turkey Vulture-2, Upper Klamath Apr (CG); 1, MNWR, 15 May (RH); American White Pelican-Early Lk., Klamath, 31 Mar (CPD, ALD, 1, s. of Burns, Harney, 26 May (RK). arrivals included 7 in the Klamath HLD); 2 over Fruitvale School, Basin, 3 Mar (MR); 500+, Malheur Umatilla, 7 Apr (MD); 1 pair, Spring Trumpeter Swan-2, Gutierrez Lk., MNWR, 24 May (M&MLD, Mtn., Umatilla NF, Union, 10 May Ranch, Crook, 14 Apr (CG); 1,

Oregon Birds 28(3):139, Fall 2002 Crooked R., e. of Bonneview Ranch, Baker, 26 May (PTS, OFO); 1 male, were seen along the hwy. 2 days later 12 May (CG). Roaring Springs Ranch, Harney, 26 (RK). These birds, along with May (GG). several other raptor species, were Tundra Swan-26, Fox Valley, Grant, hunting in the irrigated hay fields on 14 Mar (M&MLD); 1, Stinking Barrow's Goldeneye-6, Rufus, the north side of the hwy. Water Pond, e. of Burns, Harney, 23 Sherman, 24 Mar (PTS, OFO); 15, May (JM, DK). mouth of Deschutes R., WASCO, 24 Peregrine Falcon-1, Miller Island, Mar (PTS, OFO). Klamath, 4 May, had apparently been BEWICK’S SWAN-A single bird eating a Western Grebe (OFO); 1, with a group of 10 Tundra Swans, Osprey-1, Crooked R., Crook, 11 The Narrows, MNWR, 24-27 May Antone Rd. Res., 10 Mar (DL et al.). Apr (CG); 1, Rufus, Sherman, 24 (HN, M&MLD). was described as having a “large May (PTS). yellow patch on bill from nostril area Prairie Falcon-1, UNWR, 23 Mar to top of bill.” The OBRC has White-tailed Kite-1, Hines, Harney, (PTS, OFO); 1 adult over Fox Prairie, requested details on Bewick’s Swans 10 Apr (Laney Bardeen). Umatilla NF, Union, 23 May (MD, within Oregon. James Hartley); 5 in Catlow Valley Bald Eagle-4, Hood River, Hood between Fields and Frenchglen, Wood Duck-60, UNWR, 23 Mar River, 2 Mar (PTS); 1, E of Harney, 26 May (GG). (PTS, OFO); 2, Long Creek, Grant, Arlington, Gilliam, 23 Mar (PTS, 19 Apr (BF). OFO); 1 immature, Powder R., e. of Gray Partridge-2 adults, Ukiah s.p., Baker City, Baker, 26 May (PTS, Umatilla, 14 Mar (M&MLD). Eurasian Wigeon-1 male, Knox OFO). Pond, MNWR, 15 Mar (M&MLD); Sage Grouse-Many reported 1, UNWR, 23 Mar (PTS, OFO); 1, Cooper's Hawk-1, confluence of viewing birds at the Millican, Prineville s.p., Crook, 11 Apr (CG); Rock Cr. and John Day R., Gilliam, Deschutes, and Foster Flat, Harney, 1 male, Hatfield Lk., Deschutes, 8- 6 Apr (M&MLD); 1, Spring Mtn., leks. 11 May (TJ, TL, DM, CR); 2, Umatilla NF, Union, 10 May (MG, Gutierrez Ranch, Crook, 12 May MD). Wild Turkey-1, State Rd. 88, Grant, (CG); 2 males, Stinking Water Pond, 19 Apr (BF). e. of Burns, Harney, 23 May (JM, Northern Goshawk-1, Squawback DK). Rd., Deschutes, 30-31 Mar (TR). Mountain Quail-Flock of 10 calling at sunrise on the top of the east rim Blue-winged Teal-1, Prineville s.p., Swainson's Hawk-1, MNWR, 10 over Klamath Lk., Klamath, 29 Mar Crook, 23 May (CG); 1, Powder R., Apr (SS); 5-7, Klamath Basin, 14 (TR); 1 male, along Lone Rock Rd., e. of Baker City, Baker, 26 May Apr (NW); 2, Gutierrez Ranch, Gilliam, 6 Apr (M&MLD); 10, (PTS, OFO); 2, w. of Stanfield, Crook, 14 Apr (CG); 3, Burnt R., e. Paulina, Crook, 25 May (CG). Umatilla, 27 May (PTS). of Hereford, Baker, 25 May (PTS, OFO). Yellow Rail-Up to 20, Klamath Cinnamon Teal-15, Upper Klamath Ferruginous Hawk-1, Brothers, Marsh NWR, Klamath, 18 May-end Lk., Klamath, 31 Mar (CPD, ALD). Deschutes, 1 Mar (Dan Strong); 2 of period (FS et al.). adults, Jack Canyon, Umatilla, 14 Northern Pintail-78 was a high Mar (M&MLD); 1 adult, Lower Virginia Rail-4, UNWR, 23 Mar number for a late date, Crook Rock Cr. Rd., Gilliam, 6 Apr (PTS, OFO). NAMC, 12 May (CG). (M&MLD). Sora-2, Crooked R., Crook, 12 May Redhead-68, Gutierrez Ranch, Rough-legged Hawk-10 between (SS). Crook, 12 May, was a high number Nye Jct. and Battle Mtn SP, Umatilla, for the location (CG). 14 Mar (M&MLD); 2, Echo Sandhill Crane-4 Lessers, Ukiah, Meadows, Umatilla, 23 Mar (PTS, Umatilla, 14 Mar (M&MLD); 31 Greater Scaup-20, Rufus, Sherman, OFO); 1 dark morph, mouth of Rock Lessers, Fox Valley, Grant, 14 Mar 24 Mar (PTS, OFO); 2, LaGrande, Cr., Gilliam, 6 Apr (M&MLD); 1, (M&MLD); 21, ne corner of Goose Union, 2 Apr (TB). MNWR, 15 Apr (BF); 8, Lowen, Lk., Lake, 16 Mar (M&MLD); Harney, 21 Apr (SS). migrants over Vale, Malheur, 21 Mar Long-tailed Duck-1, Upper Klamath (EM); 50, Echo Meadows, Umatilla, Lk., Klamath, 28 Apr (TJ, DP, SR). Golden Eagle-1, UNWR, 23 Mar 23 Mar (PTS, OFO); 5, e. of (PTS, OFO); 2 adults along Hereford, Whitney, Baker, 25 May Common Goldeneye-1, UNWR, 23 Buttermilk Rd., Gilliam, 6 Apr (PTS, OFO). Mar (PTS, OFO); 4, Rufus, Sherman, (M&MLD); a concentration of 21 24 Mar (PTS, OFO); 1, Hatfield Lk., was found within about a two-mile Black-bellied Plover-70, LKNWR, Deschutes, 8-11 May (TJ, TL, CR, stretch of Hwy. 20 in e. Deschutes 19 Apr (KS). DM); 1, Powder R., e. of Baker City, Co. 25 May (Ted Ernst). About 8

Oregon Birds 28(3):140, Fall 2002 Semipalmated Plover-3, Gutierrez Least Sandpiper-1, Baker City (M&MLD); 7, Lakeview landfill, Ranch, Crook, 12 May (CG); 20, gravel ponds, Baker, 24 May (PTS). Lake, 16 Mar (M&MLD); 13, The Narrows, MNWR, 24 May (TR). Wickiup Res., Deschutes, 21 Apr Dunlin-3, w. of Stanfield, Umatilla, (MM, HH); 1 first-winter, Lk. Black-necked Stilt-20, White Lk., 23 Mar (PTS, OFO); 20, Upper Ewauna, Klamath, 4 May (OFO). Klamath, 28 Mar (TR); 4, Stanfield, Klamath Lk., Klamath, 31 Mar Umatilla, 29 Mar (JC, CC); 4, Upper (CPD, ALD); 7, Hatfield Lk., Thayer's Gull-3, Hood River, Hood Klamath Lk., Klamath, 31 Mar Deschutes, 14 Apr (HH); 9 in River, 2 Mar (PTS). (CPD, ALD); 1, Hatfield Lk., breeding plumage, Gutierrez Ranch, Deschutes, 21 Apr (TC); 3, Baker Crook, 12 May (CG). Glaucous-winged Gull-1 subadult, City gravel ponds, 24-25 May, (PTS, Threemile Canyon colony, Gilliam, OFO) was PTS’s first sighting in Short-billed Dowitcher-1, 6 Apr (M&MLD). Baker; 10, w. of Stanfield, Umatilla, Redmond, Deschutes, 7 May (KO). 27 May (PTS). Common Tern-1, Union, Union, 25 Wilson's Phalarope-6, Baker City May (TB). American Avocet-1, Stanfield, gravel ponds, Baker, 24-25 May Umatilla, 24 Mar (PTS, OFO); 8, (PTS, OFO); 15, Whitney, Baker, 25 Forster's Tern-1, MNWR, 6 May White Lk., Klamath, 28 Mar (TR); May (PTS, OFO); 3, Powder R., e. (SS). several, Prineville s.p., Crook, 21 of Baker City, Baker, 26 May (PTS, Apr (CG); 2 courting, Baker City OFO); 16, s. of Haines, Baker, 27 Black Tern-An illustration of gravel ponds, Baker, 24 May (PTS). May (PTS, OFO); 200+, The migration in action: on the Klamath Narrows, MNWR, 27 May Co. OFO weekend, no Black Terns Greater Yellowlegs-1, MNWR, 15 (M&MLD, TS); 558, Hines s.p., were found on 4 or 5 May; on 6 May, Mar (M&MLD); 4, Upper Klamath Harney, was a high count for this TJ, DE, TM et al. found 2 at Lk., Klamath, 31 Mar (CPD, ALD). location (M&MLD). Howard’s Bay and 1 along the east side of Upper Klamath Lk. 1, Solitary Sandpiper-2, MNWR, 6 Red-necked Phalarope-2, Hatfield Prineville s.p., Crook, 23 May (CG). May (SS). Lk., Deschutes, 14 Apr (HH); up to 500, MNWR, 18 May to end of SPOTTED DOVE-A single bird Willet-10, Gutierrez Ranch, Crook, period (SS et al.); 1, Hines s.p., was seen near Krumbo Res., 14 Apr (CG); 1, Hatfield Lk., Harney, 24 May (TR); 7, Ukiah s.p., MNWR, 27 May (Barry McKenzie). Deschutes, 31 May (HH). Umatilla, 24 May (M&MLD, Subsequent attempts to relocate the J&CC). bird were unsuccessful. There are Spotted Sandpiper-3, Baker City feral populations of this bird in s. gravel ponds, Baker, 24-25 May Franklin's Gull-1, 21 Apr, and 4, California, but the origins of this bird (PTS, OFO). 26 Apr, LKNWR (KS, Dave Haupt); were unknown. many, Harney Basin, 28 Apr (SS); Whimbrel-8, LKNWR, 14 Apr 3, Miller Island, Klamath, 4 May YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO-1, (KS). (OFO). Cottonwood Cr., Harney, 26 May (TR). Long-billed Curlew-4, Echo Bonaparte's Gull-2, Summer Lk., Meadows, Umatilla, 23 Mar (PTS, Lake, 30 Mar (RG); 5, LKNWR, 19 Barn Owl-2, Jack Canyon, Umatilla, OFO); 5, Threemile Canyon, Apr (KS); 50+, Lk. Ewauna, 14 Mar (M&MLD); 3, Prineville, Morrow, 23 Mar (PTS, OFO); 50, Klamath, 4 May (OFO); 2, Thief Crook, 12 May (SS); 1 adult with 3 MNWR, 3 Apr (EM); 4 pr., Blalock Valley Res., Union, 28 May (TB). chicks, Jack Canyon, Umatilla, 24 Canyon Rd., Gilliam, 6 Apr May (M&MLD, J&CC); 3, Baker (M&MLD); 16 in flooded field 7 mi. Ring-billed Gull-50, Hood River, City gravel ponds, Baker, 25 May s. of Ione, Gilliam, 6 Apr (M&MLD); Hood River, 2 Mar (PTS); 500, w. (PTS, OFO). 1, Gutierrez Ranch, Crook, 12 of Stanfield, Umatilla, 23 Mar (PTS, May—was missed in county last year OFO--including 5% with pinkish Flammulated Owl-1, Fremont NF, (CG); 1, Burnt R., e. of Hereford, breasts). s. of Silver Lk., Lake, 11 May (TJ, Baker, 25 May (PTS, OFO); 1, e. of CR, TL, DM); 1, Stein’s Pillar, Baker City gravel ponds, Baker, 26 California Gull-13, Hood River, Crook, 30 May (CG). May (PTS, OFO); 9, s. of Haines, Hood River, 2 Mar (PTS); 7000+ at Baker, 27 May (PTS, OFO). Threemile Canyon mouth on nesting Northern Pygmy-Owl-1, colony in Columbia R., Gilliam, 6 Squawback, Jefferson, 27 May (CG). Marbled Godwit-2, The Narrows, Apr (M&MLD). MNWR, 27 May (M&MLD, TS). Burrowing Owl-1 in burrow, Herring Gull-1, Hood River, Hood Blalock Canyon Rd., Gilliam, 6 Apr Western Sandpiper-Early report: River, 2 Mar (PTS); 1 adult, The (M&MLD); 1, S of Haines, Baker, 1, Bend, Deschutes, 21 Apr (TC). Narrows, MNWR, 15 Mar 27 May (PTS, OFO).

Oregon Birds 28(3):141, Fall 2002 Great Gray Owl-1, near Sunriver, Rufous Hummingbird-1, Sisters, Idlewild c.g., Harney, 7 Mar (BF); Deschutes, 29 Mar (fide Dennis Deschutes, 26 Mar (SS); 1 male, 1, Indian Ford c.g., Deschutes, 30 Arendt). Chiloquin, Klamath, 8 Apr (WS); 1, Mar (TR); 1, Fort Klamath, Klamath, Tollgate chalet, Umatilla, 27 May 31 Mar (CPD, ALD); 1, Ochoco Long-eared Owl-2 at nest, UNWR, (PTS, OFO). Mtns., Crook, 27 Apr (CG); 1 male, 23 Mar (PTS, OFO); scores of Merts Corner, Union, 28 May (MD, people saw the nest at Page Springs Lewis's Woodpecker-1, Ochoco James Hartley). c.g. through Apr and May. Mtns., Crook, 27 Apr (CG); 1, s. fk. of Walla Walla R., Umatilla, 8 May Three-toed Woodpecker-1, Elk Lk. Short-eared Owl-1, Echo Meadows, (M&MLD); 3, Dooley Mt., Baker, Burn, Deschutes, 23 May (TR). Umatilla, 23 Mar (PTS, OFO). 25 May (PTS, OFO). Black-backed Woodpecker-2, Hash Northern Saw-whet Owl-1, Williamson's Sapsucker-1, Bend, Rock Burn, Crook, 4 May, with 3 Fremont NF, s. of Silver Lk., Lake, Deschutes, 31 Mar (SS); 2, Sisters, there 12 May (CG); 3, Elk Lk. Burn, 11 May (TJ, CR, TL, DM). Deschutes, 31 Mar (PB, TR); 2 Deschutes, 23 May (TR); 1, females, Spring Mtn., Umatilla NF, Squawback, Jefferson, 27 May (CG). Common Nighthawk-1, MNWR, Union, 10 May (MG, MD). 17 May (DPy); 1, MNWRHQ, 25 Pileated Woodpecker-1-2, Fort May (HN et al.). Red-naped Sapsucker-1, Sisters, Klamath, Klamath, 30-31 Mar (CPD, Deschutes, 10 Apr (SS); 2, Fields, ALD); 1, Hash Rock Burn, Crook, Common Poorwill-1, Cottonwood Harney, 17 Apr (BF). 4 May (CG). Cr., Harney, 25 May (M&MLD); 2, Buena Vista Overlook, MNWR, 26 Red-breasted Sapsucker-1, Fort Olive-sided Flycatcher-3, May (GG); birds calling all night, 1 Klamath, Klamath, 31 Mar (CPD, Squawback, Jefferson, 27 May (CG). mile up Foster Flat Rd., north of the ALD). Narrows, Harney, 27 May (GG). Western Wood-Pewee-1, Klamath Downy Woodpecker-1, mouth of Falls, Klamath, 6 May (DE). Vaux's Swift-16, Tiger Canyon, Deschutes R., Sherman, 24 Mar Umatilla NF, Umatilla, 4 May (PTS, OFO). Willow Flycatcher-1, Klamath Falls, (M&MLD; John & Sue Rogers); 6, Klamath, 6 May (TM). Prineville, Crook, 4 May (CG). Hairy Woodpecker-1 adult in junipers, Fox Valley, Grant, 14 Mar Least Flycatcher-1, MNWRHQ, 25- White-throated Swift-1, Redmond, (M&MLD). 26 May (TR, JG, GG). Deschutes, 7 May (KO); several above Prineville Res., Crook, 25 White-headed Woodpecker-1, May (GG); several above Roaring Springs Ranch, Harney, 26 May (GG). Black-chinned Hummingbird-1 female, MNWRHQ, 26-27 May (TJ, RK). Anna's Hummingbird-1, Chiloquin, Klamath, 9 Apr (WS). Costa's Hummingbird-1, Bend, Deschutes, 30 Apr-end of period (HH, JM et al). Calliope Hummingbird-3, Sisters, Deschutes, 4 Apr (John Gerke); 1, Chiloquin, Klamath, 10 Apr (WS); 1, 1, Ochoco Mtns., Crook, 27 Apr (CG); 3, Crooked R., Crook, 12 May (CG); 1, Elgin feeder, Union, 27 May (PTS, OFO).

Broad-tailed Hummingbird-1 male, Costa’s Hummingbird, 18 May, Bend, Deschutes County. Photo/K. Page Springs c.g., Harney, 17 May Smith (Dpy).

Oregon Birds 28(3):142, Fall 2002 Hammond's Flycatcher-2, MNWRHQ, 25 and 27 May (GG). Gray Flycatcher-1, MNWRHQ, 15 May (DPy); 5 prs., Rimrock Springs, Jefferson, 25 May (GG). Dusky Flycatcher-2, Prineville cemetery, Crook, 12 May (CG). “Western” Flycatcher-1, MNWRHQ, 27 May (GG). Say's Phoebe-1, w. of Stanfield, Umatilla, 23 Mar (PTS, OFO); 1, Arlington, Gilliam, 24 Mar (PTS, Western Kingbird, 31 May, Crooked River Ranch, Jefferson County. OFO); 4, Fort Rock, Lake, 29 Mar Photo/K. Smith (TR).

Ash-throated Flycatcher-4, Northern Rough-winged Swallow- Ruby-crowned Kinglet-1 in the Rimrock Springs, Jefferson, 25 May 2, Bend, Deschutes, 16 Apr (TC). sage at Fort Rock, Lake, 29 Mar (GG). (TR). Bank Swallow-1, MNWR, 6 May Western Kingbird-1, Prineville, (SS). Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-1, Link R., Crook, 21 Apr (CG); 3 adults, The Klamath Falls, Klamath, 4 May Dalles, Wasco, 3 May (M&MLD). Cliff Swallow-1, LaGrande, Union, (RK); 1, Page Springs c.g., Harney, 2 Apr (TB); 6, Bend, Deschutes, 16 17 May (Dpy). Eastern Kingbird-1, MNWR, 17 Apr (TC); many, Prineville, Crook, May (DPy); 40+, CPR, MNWR, 21 Apr (CG). Western Bluebird-12 along SR 205 May 25 (RK). near Frenchglen, Harney, 15 Mar Barn Swallow-Many, Bend, (M&MLD); 13, Moon Res., Harney, Loggerhead Shrike-1, Fort Rock, Deschutes, 16 Apr (TC). 16 Mar (M&MLD). Lake, 29 Mar (TR). Juniper Titmouse-1, milepost 24.8 Mountain Bluebird-125, Wheeler Cassin's Vireo-1, Sisters, Deschutes, along Hwy. 140 (up the road to the Co., 10 Mar (DL); 112, about 90% 4 May (SS); 1, Prineville cemetery, right), near Adel, Lake, 23 May (TR). male, feeding on invertebrates in salt Crook, 12 May (CG). grass at ne corner of Lk. Abert, Lake, Bushtit-1 adult, Fields, Harney, 26 16 Mar (M&MLD). PLUMBEOUS VIREO-1, May, was the first one MD had seen MNWRHQ, 25-27 May (TR, TJ, in 20 years of birding at Fields Townsend's Solitaire-1, RK, TS, et al.). Several observers (MLD, TS, TR). MNWRHQ, 15 Mar (M&MLD); 1, have provided details; records should LePage Pk., mouth of John Day R., be submitted to the OBRC. Canyon Wren-1, LePage Pk., mouth Sherman, 24 Mar (PTS, OFO). of John Day R., Sherman, 24 Mar Red-eyed Vireo-1, Eagle Cr., n. of (PTS, OFO); 1, Crooked R., Crook, Veery-1, MNWR, 17 May (Michel Richland, Baker, 26 May (PTS, 12 Apr (CG). Kleinbaum). OFO). Bewick's Wren-1, n. of Fossil, Swainson's Thrush-1, Fields, Pinyon Jay-50, Paulina, Crook, 25 Wheeler, 10 March (DL). Harney, 26 May (TR). May (CG). House Wren-1, Sisters, Deschutes, Hermit Thrush-A movement Tree Swallow-34 over Knox Pond, 10 Apr (SS). through Sisters, Deschutes, was MNWR, 15 Mar (M&MLD); apparent on 4 May (SS); 1, Ochoco several, Klamath Basin, 18 Mar Marsh Wren-4, 1, Upper Klamath Mtns., Crook, 12 May (CG). (EH); 1, Hatfield Lk., Deschutes, 21 Lk., Klamath, 31 Mar (CPD, ALD). Mar (JMo); 10, Fort Klamath, Varied Thrush-1, LePage Pk., Klamath, 31 Mar (CPD, ALD). American Dipper-5, nest, Eagle Cr., mouth of John Day R., Sherman, 24 n. of Richland, Baker, 26 May (PTS, Mar (PTS, OFO). Violet-green Swallow-1, Klamath OFO). Falls, Klamath, 18 Mar (EH). Gray Catbird-1, MNWR, 18 May

Oregon Birds 28(3):143, Fall 2002 (DPy); 2, MNWR, 25 May with 1 there, 26 May (TR, GG et al.); 1, Baker City gravel ponds, Baker, 25 May (PTS, OFO); 70 (!), Rhinehart Bridge, near Elgin, Union, 27 May (TB). Northern Mockingbird-1, Spray, Wheeler, 10 Mar (DL et al.); 1, MFS, 9 Apr and 18 May (Duncan Evered); 1, The Narrows, MNWR, 25 May (Dennis Paulson, GG); 1, Fields, Harney, 26 May (TR, M&MLD); 1, Frenchglen, Harney, 27 May (DB). Sage Thrasher-1, Frenchglen RV Pk., Harney, 15 Apr (BF); 1, Powell Butte, Crook, 4 May (CG); 2, s. of Haines, Baker, 27 May (PTS, OFO). Bohemian Waxwing- Birds seen in Burns, Harney, between the Museum/Library and Slater, 2 Mar (PB). Orange-crowned Warbler-1, Prineville, Crook, 21 Apr (CG). Nashville Warbler-1, Bend, Deschutes, 9 Apr (TC); 1, Prineville, Crook, 21 Apr (CG). NORTHERN PARULA-1 female, Cottonwood Cr., Harney, 26 May (mob). Yellow Warbler-1, Prineville, Crook, 21 Apr (CG).

MAGNOLIA WARBLER-1 Yellow-throated Warbler, Malheur NWR, Harney, 8 Jun female, MNWRHQ, 26 May (AC et (video captures/D. Tracy). al.). Yellow-rumped Warbler- Significant migration through Prineville, Crook, 6 Apr (CG). Black-and-white Warbler-1 female, reported without details (CW). MNWR, 27 May (mob). Black-throated Gray Warbler-1 MacGillivray's Warbler-1 male in singing, Four Mile Butte Road near American Redstart-1, Indian Ford the sagebrush behind the Brothers Sisters, Deschutes, 27 May (GG). Cr., Deschutes, 30 May (PB, Jack Rest Area, Deschutes, 25 May (RK, Corbett). MAS); 2 in sage near Fields, Harney, 24 May (TR). Townsend’s Warbler-2, Prineville Ovenbird-1, Fields, Harney, 28 May cemetery, Crook, 4 May (CG); 3, (CW). Wilson's Warbler-22, MNWR, 25 MNWRHQ, 25 May (M&MLD, May (M&MLD, J&CC); 80+, Fields J&CC). Northern Waterthrush-1, along Oasis, Harney, 28 May (CW). creek at Crescent, Deschutes, 23 May YELLOW-THROATED (TR). Yellow-breasted Chat-1, Crooked WARBLER - 1, Malheur NWR, R., Crook, 23 May (CG); 1, Powder Harney, 8-9 Jun (video/David Tracy). MOURNING WARBLER-1 R., e. of Baker City, Baker, 26 May female, Fields, Harney, 28 May, was (PTS, OFO).

Oregon Birds 28(3):144, Fall 2002 Western Tanager-2, Sisters, evidence (CG). Black-headed Grosbeak-1, Bend, Deschutes, 4 May (SS); 1, Brothers Deschutes, 7 May (TC). Rest Area, Deschutes, 25 May (RK); Lincoln's Sparrow-1, MNWR, 15 45+ was a high number for the site, Apr (BF). Lazuli Bunting-1, P Ranch Loop, MNWRHQ, 25 May (M&MLD, MNWR, 15 Apr (BF); 1, Redmond, J&CC). White-throated Sparrow-1, Deschutes, 24 Apr (KO); 1, Tygh MNWR, 15 May (RH); 1, Prineville, Valley, Wasco, 27 Apr (IS). 55+ in a American Tree Sparrow-1 adult, Crook, 23 May (CG). small front yard along the s. fk. of Goose Lk. SP, Lake, 16 Mar Walla Walla R., Umatilla, 8 May— (M&MLD). Harris's Sparrow-5, Vale, Malheur, included in the group was a leucistic 8 Mar (EM); 2, Tygh Valley, Wasco, adult male with dark eyes, lores, and Chipping Sparrow-1, Sisters, 28 Apr (IS); 1, MNWR, 15 May powder blue ear coverts (M&MLD). Deschutes, 4 May (SS). (RH); 1, P Ranch, MNWR, through 1, I-84 rest area, e. of Pendleton, 25 May (JM et al.). Umatilla, 24 May (PTS); 2 males, in Brewer's Sparrow-30, Paulina, sage behind Brothers Rest Area, Crook, 25 May (CG). White-crowned Sparrow-1 adult at Deschutes, 25 May (RK, MAS); 8, Fields, Harney, 26 May was a pink- Eagle Cr., n. of Richland, Baker, 26 Black-throated Sparrow-1, Buena beaked, gray-lored bird that should May (PTS, OFO). Vista, MNWR, 18-25 May (SS, RK); not have been at the location at the 1, Cottonwood Cr., Harney, 26 May time (M&MLD, TR). INDIGO BUNTING-1 male, (GG, TR, MD). MNWR, 21-25 May (SS et al.); 1 Golden-crowned Sparrow-2, female, Page Springs, Harney, 26 Sage Sparrow- Many singing, Fort MNWR, 15 May (RH). May (LM). Rock, Lake, 29 Mar (TR); many singing at the Millican grouse lek, Grey-headed Dark-eyed Junco-1, Bobolink-1, ne Lake Co. near Glass Deschutes, 31 Mar (TR); 1, 1.5 miles MNWR, 21 Apr (SS). Butte, 4 Apr (Dick Forbes); 4 males, up Foster Flat Rd., Harney, 27 May MNWR, 17 May (DPy); 8 male, 1 (GG). Rose-breasted Grosbeak-1 female, female, Ukiah, Umatilla, 24 May Fields, Harney, 26 May (MD, J&CC, (M&MLD, J&CC); 20, Burnt R., e. Fox Sparrow-1, Upper Klamath Lk., TR); 1 female, Frenchglen, Harney, of Hereford, Baker, 25 May (PTS, Klamath, 31 Mar (CPD, ALD); 1, 27 May (DB); 1 male, Frenchglen, OFO); 1, Hwy. 19, m.p. 19, E of Prineville, Crook, 11 Apr (CG); 2 Harney, 29 May (LM); 1 male, 17 Baker City, Baker, 26 May (PTS, were found at different locations on June, Bend, Deschutes (Scott OFO). the Crook NAMC—birders in the Carpenter); 1 male, MNWRHQ, 31 area ought to watch for breeding May (MR). Tricolored Blackbird-100, Prineville, Crook, 2 Mar (PB); 20, Threemile Canyon, Morrow, 23 Mar (PTS, OFO), was a 2nd county record for this species; 150, Miller Island, Klamath, 28 Mar (TR); 5, Clarno colony, Wheeler, 15 Apr (Mark Berry); new colony near O’Neil, n. of Redmond, Crook, 27 Mar through period (fide CG, Steve Lay). There seems to be some debate if the Barnes Butte colony has moved: some found birds there during the period (GG observed breeding behavior), but others did not. Yellow-headed Blackbird-1, w. of Stanfield, Umatilla, 23 Mar (PTS, OFO); 4, Summer Lk., Lake, 28 Mar (RG); 3, 1, Upper Klamath Lk. NWR, Klamath, 31 Mar (CPD, ALD); 1, Arlington waterfront park, Gilliam, 6 Apr (M&MLD); 50, MNWR, 6 Apr Rose-breasted Grosbeak (male), 17 June, Bend, Deschutes (SS); at Prineville, Crook, 21 Apr County. Photo/S. Carpenter (CG); 2, Tygh Valley, Wasco, 27 Apr; 1 female, Brothers Rest Area, Deschutes, 27 May (RK); 25, w. of

Oregon Birds 28(3):145, Fall 2002 Stanfield, Umatilla, 27 May (PTS); roosting in a barn on Short Corner Colin P. Dillingham, ALD Angie L. 6, s. of Haines, Baker, 27 May (PTS, Rd., Fox Valley, Grant, 14 Mar Dillingham, HLD Henry L. OFO). (M&MLD). Dillingham, CR Craig Roberts, CW Charlie Wright, DB Don Baccus, DE COMMON GRACKLE-1, Fields, Purple Finch-Birds at feeder, 5 mi. Dave Eshbaugh, DK Diane Kook, Harney, 14 May (RH); 4, Van Horn se of Bend, Deschutes, 21 Mar DL Donna Lusthoff, DM David Cr., n. of Denio, Harney, 26-27 May (JMo); 1, Sisters, Deschutes, 4 May Mandell, DPy Diane Pettey, DP (TR, Mike Willison, et al.); 1 female, (SS). Darlene Philpott, J&CC Joe & Fields, Harney, 28 May (fide CW). Carolyn Corvino, EH Eric Horvath, Cassin's Finch-1 male, 3 females, EM Esther Marple, FS Floyd GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE-Up Long Creek, Grant, 14 Mar Schrock, GG Greg Gillson, GL to 3, Ontario, Malheur, throughout (M&MLD); 1 female, Lone Rock, Gerard Lillie, HH Howard Horvath, period (Mary Ann Kaplin, Merlin Gilliam, 6 Apr (M&MLD); flock of HN Harry Nehls, IS Irene Sullenger, Jones); 1, Fields, Harney, 27-28 May 70 near Frenchglen, Harney, 17-21 JC Judy Corder, JG Jeff Gilligan, (JG, GL, CW). Apr (BF, SS); 10+, Spring Mtn., JMo Jim Moodie, JM Judy Meredith, Umatilla NF, Union, 10 May (MG, KO Kimdel Owen, KS Kevin Brown-headed Cowbird-2, Bend, MD). Spencer, LM Larry McQueen, MAS Deschutes, 14 Apr (Dave Tracy). Mary Anne Sohlstrom, MG Mary Common Redpoll-up to 25, Gibson, M&MLD Mike and HOODED ORIOLE-1 male was MNWR, through 15 Mar (Tanya MerryLynn Denny, MM Marilyn photographed at Fields, Harney, 17 Bray; M&MLD); 1, Moro, Sherman, Miller, MR Mark Rudolph, NW Apr (BF). 22 Mar (Darrel Faxon). Nathaniel Wander, OFO OFO Weekenders, PB Patty Bernardi, PTS BALTIMORE ORIOLE-1, Benson Lesser Goldfinch-1, Spray, Wheeler, Paul T. Sullivan, RH Richard Hoyer, Pond, MNWR, 24 May (fide HN); 10 Mar (DL et al.). RG Roy Gerig, RK Ray Korpi, SR 1 male, Van Horn Cr., n. of Denio, Skip Russell, SS Steve Shunk, TB Harney, 27 May (TR). Evening Grosbeak-10, Richland, Trent Bray, TC Tom Crabtree, TJ Baker, 26 May (PTS, OFO). Tim Janzen, TL Tom Love, TM BRAMBLING-The Burns, Harney, Terrie Murray, TR Tim Rodenkirk, bird was seen through about 27 TS Tim Shelmerdine, WS Wesley March (fide HN). Observers (Reporters are noted in Stone bold): BF Bob Flores, CC Craig Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch-11 Corder, CG Chuck Gates, CPD

Common Grackle, 14 May, Fields, Harney County. Photo/R. Hoyer

Oregon Birds 28(3):146, Fall 2002 OFO Birding Weekends 2002-2003

Center Pullout Section OFO Birding Weekends 2002 Paul T. Sullivan, 4470 SW Murray #26, Beaverton, OR 97005

The intent of OFO Birding Weekends is to introduce birders to new birds, to new areas of Oregon, and to birders from other parts of the state. Participants are sent a letter in advance of each weekend, suggesting lodging, meeting place, likely birds, and other details. OFO Birding Weekends normally begin at dawn Saturday and end early Sunday afternoon. They are based in the same city both Friday and Saturday night. Most of our travel is by private cars on public roads, with some walks on trails. Costs of lodging, transportation (car pooling), and food are up to the individual participants. We usually eat supper together on Saturday night and have a "countdown" of species seen. Trip leaders provide advance planning and guidance to the birding sites and bird species of the area. The $15 fee is split between OFO ($5) and the trip leaders ($10). The leaders bear the cost of advance preparations, as well as their own expenses on the trip. Registration for OFO Birding Weekends is $15 per person for each weekend. You do not need to be a member of OFO to participate in these weekends. However, you must register by the Tuesday before the weekend you plan to attend. Come be part of the fun. Send registrations to: Paul T. Sullivan, 4470 SW Murray Blvd. #26, Beaverton OR 97005. Questions? Call (503) 646-7889.

Please use a separate form for each OFO Weekend that you wish to attend.

NAME ______

ADDRESS ______CITY, STATE, ZIP______

PHONE______EMAIL______

TRIP YOU PLAN TO JOIN ______NUMBER OF PEOPLE______

AMOUNT ENCLOSED ($15 PER PARTICIPANT) $ .

Remember: Register by the Tuesday before the weekend. Make checks payable to Oregon Field Ornithologists. Mail to Paul T. Sullivan, 4470 SW Murray Blvd. #26, Beaverton OR 97005 OFO Birding Weekends normally begin at dawn Saturday and end early Sunday afternoon. Participants will be sent a letter in advance of each weekend, suggesting lodging, meeting place, and other details. Costs of lodging, transportation (carpooling), and food are up to the individual participants. Participants must register by the Tuesday before the weekend they want to attend. Registration for OFO Birding Weekends is $15 per person for each weekend.

(Clip this schedule and post it on your refrigerator:) Schedule of OFO BIRDING WEEKENDS - 2002

9-10 November Lincoln County

We will check out the fall waterfowl and seabirds from Lincoln City to Yachats. Base: Newport.

7-8 December Interior Valley Refuges

We will look for raptors, waterfowl, and wintering passerines from the Tualatin River NWR, through Baskett Slough, Ankeny, and Finley NWRs, with E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area thrown in. Base: Salem.

14 December - 5 January Christmas Bird Counts *

Don't miss out on this special annual birding event.

Send your registrations to: Paul T. Sullivan 4470 SW Murray Blvd. #26 Beaverton OR 97005 Questions? Call (503) 646-7889

*Events marked with an asterisk are not OFO Birding Weekends and require separate registration. Schedule of OFO BIRDING WEEKENDS - 2003

Ray Korpi, 12611 N.E. 99th St.,Apt. DD-214, Vancouver, WA 98682, [email protected] 360-604-0122 WINTER PREVIEW - These Birding Weekends are in the planning stage. Please Contact Ray Korpi for details. January 18-19 Union County

This Birding Weekend will focus on northeast Oregon winter specialties. Target birds include Bohemian Waxwing, American Tree sparrow, Snow Buntings, and Redpolls. We will also look for raptors in the Grande Ronde Valley, and do some “getting-to-know” the area so that people can prepare for a summer journey. Base: LaGrande February 15-16 Coos Bay

Explore Oregon’s largest estuary in winter time. Target species will include Snowy Egret and Willet (both local winter specialties), Swamp Sparrow and Harris’s Sparrow at Millicoma Marsh, and the great variety of seabirds and ducks that can be found in the bay. We will also visit Cape Arago and other scenic areas nearby. Base: Coos Bay Oregon Christmas Bird Counts: Preliminary Schedule December 2002 - 5 January 2003 Joel Geier, 14505 Corvallis Rd., Monmouth, OR 97361

Saturday, December 14 Wallowa County: Joseph Minato Sunday, December 22 (541) 432-5043 [email protected]. John Day: Tom Winters (541) 575- Meet 6-7:00 AM at Wildflour Baker County - Salisbury: Laura 2471 or 575-2570 Bakery, Joseph. Hayse (541) 523-9254 [email protected]. Meet 6:30 [email protected]; Joanne Britton AM Outpost Trading Co., 155 W Monday, December 16 (541) 523-5666 Main St. [email protected]. Meet 7:30 AM Medford: Joe Shelton (541) 772- Sodhouse - Malheur NWR: Duncan weigh station on Hwy 7, 1 mile s. of 4490; Clint Brumitt Evered (541) 493-2629 Baker City. [email protected]. [email protected]. Malheur Field Redmond: Kimdel Owen (541) 548- *P Ranch - Malheur NWR: Cal Station, free lodging. 2952 [email protected]. Meet Elshoff (541) 495-2322 7:00 AM at Big O restaurant. [email protected]. Meet 8 AM Tuesday, December 17 Utopia: Pete Weigel (541) 489-3280 at Frenchglen. or (206) 819-3821 Roseburg: Ron Maertz (541) 496- Antone: Stephen Shunk (541) 408- [email protected] 3847. 1753 [email protected] Salem: Stuart Sparkman (503) 585- Corvallis: Marcia F. Cutler (541) Friday, December 27 8751 [email protected]. 752-4313 [email protected] Sauvie Island: Karen Bachman *Santiam Pass: Tim Shelmerdine (503) 289-3605 or 802-2057 (w) Wednesday, December 18 (503) 682-2588 [email protected]; Wilson Cady [email protected]. (360) 835-5947, *Summer Lake: Marty St. Louis *Wahkiakum: Andrew Emlen (360) [email protected]. Oregon side: 795-8300 or 1-888-920-2777(w), Meet 7:00 AM in parking lot at base (541) 943-3180 or 943-3152 (w) [email protected]; Craig & 360-795-8009 (h) of Sauvie Island Bridge. [email protected] Tillamook Bay: Owen Schmidt Marilyn Miller (541) 389-9115 [email protected]. Meet 7:30 Meet 7:00 AM at The Logger (503) 282-9403 [email protected]. restaurant, Knappa. (Oregon side) or Meet 6:30 AM Fern Restaurant, 1000 AM Summer Lake WMA headquarters. at Skamokawa Center, Skamokawa N Main, Tillamook. (WA side) Union County: Bill Dowdy (541) Saturday, December 21 963-4768; Joyce Coate Saturday, December 28 [email protected]. Meet 8 AM Range Sciences Lab, Gekeler & C Sts, Antelope: Pete Weigel (541) 489- Lagrande. 3280 or (206) 819-3821 Portland: Robert Lockett (503) 775- [email protected]. Meet at 5303 [email protected] Sunday, December 15 compiler's house, corner of Maupin Columbia Hills-Klickitat Valley & College Sts. in Antelope. (includes Rufus-Biggs area): Stuart Johnston (509) 493-3363, 6-9 PM. Burns: Rick Vetter (541) 573-5601 Forest Grove: Mary Anne Sohlstrom (503) 463-9540 Coquille Valley: Dennis Vroman or 573-4369 (w) [email protected]. (541) 479-4619 Meet 7 AM USFS office in Hines. [email protected]. Meet 7 AM at Elmer's Pancake House, 390 SW [email protected]; Joel Geier Columbia Estuary: Mike Patterson (541) 928-2815 [email protected]. (503) 325-1364 [email protected]. Adams, Hillsboro. Illinois Valley: Romain Cooper Meet 7:00 AM at the Pig-n-Pancake. Sunday, December 29 Coos Bay: Tim Rodenkirk (541) (541)592-4459 (w) or 592-2311 (h) 269-4696 [email protected]. Meet 7 AM [email protected]. Coffee Heaven, Hwys. 199 & 46, Bend: Craig & Marilyn Miller (541) Grants Pass: Dennis Vroman (541) Cave Junction. 389-9115 [email protected]. 479-4619 [email protected]. Lower Owyhee: Al Bammann (541) Meet 7:15 AM Pioneer Park. Lyle, WA (includes The Dalles and 889-5440 (h) or (541) 473-6283 (w) Eugene: Herb Wisner (541) 344- Rowena): Bob Hansen (509) 365- [email protected]. Meet 3634 [email protected] 2404 [email protected]. 7:15 to 7:30 AM, Cairo School Hood River: Catherine J. Flick (509) Sisters: Steve Shunk (541) 408-1753 parking lot, Hwy 20/26 between Vale 493-1195 [email protected]. Meet [email protected]. and Ontario, 1/4 mile w. of Hwy 201. 6:30-7:30 AM, Hood River Inn. Port Orford: Jim Rogers (541) 332-

Oregon Birds 28(3):147, Fall 2002 2555. Meet 7:15 AM north side of [email protected]. 867-4699 Driftwood Elementary School, Hwy [email protected]. Meet 101. Friday, January 3 7:00 AM Apple Peddler Restaurant 705 SE Coast Hwy, Newport. Tuesday, December 31 *Hart Mountain: Jen Ballard (541) 947-2731 [email protected]. Sunday, January 5 Dallas: Roy Gerig (503) 930-3658 Meet 7 AM refuge headquarters. [email protected]. Airlie-Albany: Paul Adamus (541) Meet 7 AM Farrol's Restaurant, Saturday, January 4 745-7092 [email protected]. Rickreall. Florence: Diane Pettey (541) 902- Prineville: Charles Gates (541) 923- Baker County - Baker Valley: 1971 (unlisted) 1320 [email protected]. Meet 7 Laura Hayse (541) 523-9254 [email protected]. Meet 7:30 AM McDonalds in Prineville. [email protected]; Joanne Britton AM Florence Safeway parking lot, (541) 523-5666 Hwy 101. Wednesday, January 1 [email protected]. Meet 7:30 AM at Oregon Trail Restaurant. To Be Announced Brownsville: Jeff Harding (541) 451- Klamath Falls: Kevin Spencer (530) 2613 jmh@ 667-4644 Information on the Umatilla County proaxis.com. Meet 6:30-7 AM [email protected] CBC will be posted to the OFO web Pioneer Villa Restaurant. Silverton: Roger Freeman site as soon as available. Note that Cowlitz/Columbia: Robert Sudar (503) 873-3742 [email protected] the Adel CBC will not be held this (360) 423-1780 Yaquina Bay: Rebecca Cheek (541) year.

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