OREGON BIRDS Vol . 11 Nos. 2&3

News Briefs

[ ] A pelagic trip out of Brookings is scheduled for Sep­tember 8. It leaves at 5:30 am and returns at 11:00 am. $25. Cal l Jim Rogers in Port Orford at 332-2555. We at OREGON BIRDS are not sure you will get this issue in time for this trip, but we want you to know that birding trip announcements are a regular feature of OREGON BIRDS.

[ ] Upcoming Portland Audubon Society-sponsored birding trips include these:

- September 11 , to Smith-Bybee Lakes in Portland. S tar t s a t 8:30 am in East Delta Park. Call leader Mike Houck at 224-1004 for details .

- September 12, a birding trip for the physically dis­abled. Call Linda Bisante in Portland at 238-1613 for detai ls .

- September 15, a pelagic trip out of Garibaldi led by Dave Anderson. Registration and payment of $25 is required by September 10. Trip details are available at Audubon House, 292-6855. Ca l l Dave at 775-5963.

- October 5, Tillamook Bay. Meet trip leader Owen Schmidt at the Pioneer Museum in Tillamook at 8:30 am.

- October 12, a joint trip by Portland Audubon and Salem Audubon, to Hagg Lake. Cal l Mike Houck (224-1004) for detai ls .

-October 19, Yaquina Bay. Meet leaders Barb and John Kempe at the OSU Marine Science Center in Newport at 8:30 am.

- October 26, Tillamook Bay with trip leader Jeff Gilligan. Meet at the Tillamook Co. Pioneer Museum at 8:30 am.

- November 2, Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge with trip leader Mark Smith. Cal l Portland Audubon House for de­ta i l s , 292-6855.

- November 23, Yamhill Co. wetlands with trip leader Tom Love. Meet a t 7:00 am at the ODF&W parking lot at S.W.

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5th and Yamhill downtown Portland or at 8:30 am at the Hwy. 99 Bi-Mart in McMinnville.

[ ] Other items of interest from Portland Audubon are Beginning Birding and Ornithology classes start ing October 2 for morning classes and October 3 for evening and weekend classes; and an Introduction to Wildlife and Nature Photo­graphy course start ing October 9. Advance registration by mail is required. Write to Education Programs, Portland Audubon Society, 5151 N.W. Cornell Road, Portland OR 97210. Portland Audubon reports in the September Alldilbjai WacbifiX tha t their recent Birdathon brought in $8,600!

[ ] A September 14 pelagic tr ip out of Garibaldi (Tillamook Bay) will be led by Portland birders Jim Johnson (284-0041), David Bailey (287-5369), and Rob Fergus (655-3906). Ca l l any of the trip leaders for detai ls .

[ ] The OBRC official report form is included in the center pages. A list of rare birds for which reports should be made will be printed in a future issue of OREGON BIRDS. You need not necessarily use this form to make your reports to the OBRC. But it is a good checklist of things that are important when making a report . If you have questions on or problems with the report form, write to the OBRC Secre­tary .

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[ ] Oregon birders who are cooperative researchers were credited recently by the Laboratory of Ornithology of Cor­nel l University. "Cooperative research" refers to "a large number of people a l l collect ing similar kinds of informa­tion in widely-scattered locations," according to the Lab. Examples are Christmas Bird Counts and the Birdbanding Program. Oregon birders participating in the Nest Record Program were Elsie Eltzroth, Eve Heidtmann, Fred Speer, Karen Theodore, and Ken W. Voget. Oregon birders partici­pating in the Colonial Bird Register were J .D. Anderson, B.D. Ehlers, E. Kelley, Sue Lindstedt, C D . Litt lefield, and David Paull in. Reference: Cooperative Research News­le t t e r , Vol. 21 No. 35 (Spring 1985). For more information OREGON BIRDS 11[S&3]:80

write to the Laboratory at 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca NY 14850-1999.

[ ] The first Tuesday of each month is Birders' Night at Audubon House (5151 N.W. Cornell) in Portland. Next ones are October 1, November 5, and December 3 . Birders' Nights are informal and spontaneous, and are usually the best opportunity to see other birders' slides. Future issues of OREGON BIRDS will publish the dates of "birders' nights" in other cit ies; send information to the Editor.

[ ] The Nature Sounds Society is a small group of amateur and professional naturalists headquartered in the San Fran­cisco Bay area under the sponsorship of the Oakland Museum. A new Northwest branch is forming. Their first project is "to form a registry of good Western field recordings of nature sounds, with data , so that needed information can be available, upgraded, and as useful as possible." Write to Eleanor Pugh, 3050 Coyote Creek Road, Wolf Creek OR 97497.

[ ] The annual meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union will be held October 7-10, 1985, at Arizona State University in Tempe. Registration is $40 for non-AOU mem­bers. Items of interest include a symposium on avian olfaction and a workshop on visual aids in presenting scientific data. For more information write to Dr. Robert D. Ohmart, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 85287.

[ ] A joint meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group and the Colonial Waterbird Group will be held December 4-8, 1985, in San Francisco. There will be symposia on gull research and the use by seabirds and waterbirds of man-modified wetlands. For more information write to Lora Leschner, Washington Department of Game, 16018 Mill Creek Blvd., Mill Creek WA 98012

[.] The 1985 Raptor Research Foundation international meet­ing will be held in Sacramento from November 2-20, 1985.

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Topics include conservation techniques, raptor reintroduc-tion, captive breeding, and public education. For more information write to Dr. Richard R. Olendorff, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento CA 95825.

[ ] The official list of birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act was re-published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on April 5, 1985. If you have access to the Federal Register, it is Vol. 50, No. 66, pages 13708 to 13722. If you do not, write for a free copy to Rollin D. Sparrowe, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Washington D.C. 20240.

[ ] This is your last issue of OREGON BIRDS for the year if you have not paid your 1985 dues. Check your records. A convenient form is enclosed on the center pages. Fill it out to continue your subscription without interruption. Extra subscription forms are included to pass on to others.

[ ] Nominations to the Oregon Bird Records Committee are due by November 30, 1985. Each year 3 of the 9 terms on the OBRC expire. A short a r t ic le by the OBRC Secretary in this issue gives detai ls .

[ ] Deadline for the next issue of OREGON BIRDS — Volume 11 Number 4 — is November 20, 1985. The next issue should get to you by about December 10. Material can be submitted at any time, however, and the sooner the be t te r . OREGON BIRDS is looking for material in these categories:

- News Briefs, on things of temporal importance. Ex­amples are meetings, birding trips, news items, e tc . - Short Notes, shorter contributions dealing with the biology of Oregon birds. Short Notes typically cite no references, or at most a few in parentheticals in the tex t . Author's name and address appears at the end of the tex t .

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- Articles, longer contributions dealing with the biology of Oregon birds. Art icles cite references (if any) at the end of the text; author's name and address appears at the beginning of the text . - Bird Finding Guides, "where to find a in Ore­gon" (for some of the rarer birds) and "where to find birds in spots). the area" (for some of the better

- Reviews, for published material on Oregon birds or otherwise of interest to Oregon birders. - Photographs of birds, especially photos taken r e ­cently in Oregon. Please submit color slide dupli­cates or black-and-white glossies in 3 x 5 size. Label a l l photos with photographer's name and address, bird identification, date and place the photo was taken; photos cannot be returned.

Please send materials for the next issue of OREGON BIRDS by November 20 to the Editor, 3007 N.E. 32nd Avenue, Portland OR 97212.

CURLEW SANDPIPER at Bandon, Coos Co., Oregon on July 27, 1985. This adult bird, first seen on July 25, was the first verified record of this species for Oregon; there had been 4 sight reports approved by the Oregon Bird Records Committee. Photograph by

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Short Notes

King Mt. White-crowned Sparrows. The small group of breeding White-crowned Sparrows on King Mt. (Josephine-Jackson Co. line) reported in the King Mt. Site Guide (OREGON BIRDS 10(3&4):112-113), from July 1984, are again nesting there . From song recordings and bet te r visual opportunities, they have been found to be of the Zu. L. pugetensis race , same as in the Willamette Valley, not Zu. L. oriantha, as some have thought. However, there is s t i l l interest in locating breeding areas of the Mountain White-crowned Sparrow in the Southern Cas­cades, so we would welcome data from any sightings of black-lored White-crowns found with evidence of nesting, probably in higher mountain meadows. Send information to the author. Eleanor A. Pugh, P.O. Box 25, Wolf Creek OR 97497.

Mystery warbler. This note describes an unusual warbler I found while birding in the Coast Range. On August 20 I was birding on Walker Point ( legal description NW1/4 NE1/4 Section 27, T17S, R8W, W.M.), a t about the 2100-foot level when I encountered a small flock of birds. The flock included 10 Chestnut-backed Chickadees, 5 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 5 Hermit Warblers, and 3 Black-throated Gray Warblers. The warbler in question was a male in breeding plumage and resembled a Golden-cheeked Warbler. The crown and nape were black with the back dark gray or black. There was no obvious contrast between the nape and back. The face was yellow with a black ear patch, like that of a Townsend's Warbler. The throat and upper breast were black, less extensive than a Townsend's but more so than a Hermit's. The lower breast , belly, and undertail coverts were a brilliant white like a Hermit or Black-throated Gray. The OREGON BIRDS 11[2&3]:84

flanks were lightly streaked with black. The wings were dark gray with 2 neat white wing bars. I did not see the back wel l , or the rump and ta i l a t a l l . I was unable to see the upper parts well because the birds were feeding in the tips of second growth Douglas fir about 70 feet above my head. The flock was a t t rac ted to the edge of the road by my Pygmy Owl ca l l s . The bird in question was very aggressive, chasing a l l other close-by warblers. I saw the bird twice over a period of 20 minutes, for a tota l of 2 minutes. Each time the bird flew off in pursuit of another warbler. The habitat was 65-year old second growth Douglas fir with 100 percent crown closure. The understory consisted of rhododendron and sa la l from 2 to 4 feet high. This is typical Hermit Warbler breeding habitat in the Coast Range. I do not believe the warbler was a Golden-cheeked because overal l appearance was more dark to black than the je t -black shown by the many Golden-cheekeds I saw in Texas this spring. The range of Golden-cheeked also makes it very unlikely. It does not appear to be a Townsend's X Hermit because they normally show yellow on the breast below the black and lack the black ear patch of the Townsend's. I originally thought it might be a Hermit X Black-throated Gray. However, I have been unable to locate any informa­tion about what such a bird would look like. I would like to know what other birders think this bird is. If anyone has any information about what a Hermit X Black-throated Gray might look like or has any ideas about what this bird may be, I would appreciate hearing from you. Tom Mickel, 4633 Scot tsdale , Eugene OR 97404, 688-6053

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OBRC Report:

JULY 1984 - AUGUST 1985 CLARICE WATSON, OBRC Secretary, 3787 Wilshire Lane,

Eugene OR 97405

This is a summary of the records reviewed by the Oregon Bird Records committee from July 1, 1984, to August 31, 1985. The first group of records are those for which the written report and/or photographs, tape recordings, or specimens supported the s ta ted identification and are accepted records. If photo, tape recording, or specimen is indicated for a record, it was accepted as verified? others were accepted as sight records. Information given for each record includes the location of the sighting, number of birds, sex if known, special con­ditions (such as collecting), and date(s); initials of observer(s) submitting written or other evidence for accep­ted records — underlining indicates discovery of the bird(s); the record file number (includes the AOU number for the species, the last two digits of the year of the sighting, and consecutive number within each species); and a notation for first verified Oregon record. Many obser­vers are indicated by "m.ob."; several by "et a l . " .

Accepted records Record No.

LAYSAN ALBATROSS (no longer on the review list) 25 miles off Tillamook Bay, Tillamook C o . , one on October 6, 1963 (photo by G S ) . IN: Mlirxeiel 4 6 : 1 , 1965.

82.1-63-01 OREGON BIRDS 11(Sa3):B6

YELLOW RAIL (no longer on review list) Fort Klamath, Klamath C o . , two calling on June 19 and 20, 1982 (tape recording by L t i ) .

215-82-03 COMMON MOORHEN

Malheur N . W . R . , Harney C o . , one adult on May 20, 1972 (EE, et a l . ) .

219-72-01 RUFF

South jet ty of the Siuslaw River, Lane C o . , three immature birds on September 12, 1983 (SB* DE, m . o b . ) .

260-83-11 Nehalem sewage pond, Tillamook C o . , one in basic plumage on September 21 and 22, 1983 (photos by ME, CJW, T C ) .

260-83-12 LEAST TERN

Fort Stevens, mouth of the Columbia River, Clatsop C o . , two males col lected on May 2 1 , 1964 (WB), specimens in Tillamook Co . Pio­neer Museum, IN: Mlirrejel 53:52, 1972. First verified Oregon record.

074-64-04 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO

Fields, Harney C o . , one on June 11 , 1984 (HN) .

387-84-06 LEAST FLYCATCHER

Clyde Holliday Sta te Wayside, Grant C o . , a calling adult feeding a fledgling Brown-

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headed Cowbird on July 4 , 1983 ( O S , e t a l . ) . 467-83-08

TROPICAL KINGBIRD Newport, Lincoln C o . , one immature on Sep­tember 30, 1984 (DJL, e t a l . ) .

446-84-12 BLUE JAY

Highway 26, 2 miles west of Austin, Grant C o . , one on October 1 1 , 1984 (ES).

477-84-06 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (new species on s ta te l ist)

Near Elk Meadows trailhead at the base of the southeast side of Mt. Hood, Hood River C o . , one adult (probably a male) on August 5, 1984 ( D l ) .

641-84-02 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER

Fields, Harney C o . , one immature on Septem­ber 18, 1983 (IMfi) .

659-83-14 Malheur N .W.R. , Harney C o . , one adult in fall plumage on October 12 and 13 , 1984 (ES).

659-84-16 MAGNOLIA WARBLER

Near Horse Ridge on Highway 20, 15 miles east of Bend, Deschutes C o . , one immature on September 24, 1981 (V.I et a l . ) .

657-81-06 Euchre Creek, Curry C o . , one immature fe ­male col lec ted on September 8, 1971 (ARE), specimen in Delaware Museum of Natural History, number 19291, IN: Northwest Sci -

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ence 48 :166-171 . First verified Oregon record.

657-71-07 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER

Malheur N . W . R . , Harney C o . , one male in breeding plumage on October 13 , 1984 (ES).

654-84-06 BLACKPOLL WARBLER

Fields, Harney C o . , one immature on Septem­ber 27, 1983 (J_G, OS , m . o b . ) .

661-83-11 Malheur N . W . R . , Harney C o . , a male and a female on May 19, 1984 (TMo, et a l . ) .

661-84-13 "P" Ranch, Malheur N . W . R . , Harney C o . , one immature on September 2 1 , 1984 (SH, e t a l . ) .

661-84-14 OVENBIRD

Fields, Harney C o . , one adult in breeding plumage on May 27, 1984 ( 1 C , et a l . ) .

674-84-10 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW

Fields, Harney C o . , one immature on Septem­ber 27, 1983 ( JG, m . o b . ) .

561-83-12 LARK BUNTING

Saddle But te , Linn C o . , one male on May 14, 1939 (KG), IN: Auk 57:119, 1940.

605-39-06 LE CONTE'S SPARROW (new species on s ta te l ist)

Fields, Harney C o . , one (probably immature) OREGON BIRDS 11(2&3]:89

on September 27, 1983 (OS, DI , photos by J_G). First verified Oregon record.

548-83-01

SWAMP SPARROW Fern Ridge Reservoir, Lane C o . , one imma­ture on February 2 , 1984 (SH, e t a l . ) .

584-84-14

CONTRIBUTORS Wesley M. Batterson Tom Crabtree Elsie El tzroth Merlin El tzroth David Fix Jeff Gilligan Kenneth Gordon Loren Hays Steve Heinl

David Irons Terry Morgan Harry Nehls A.R. Phillips Gerald A . Sanger Owen Schmidt Paul Sullivan Verda Tea le C . J . Weiss

Unaccepted records The following records were not accepted because the docu­mentation supplied did not completely support the identity of the bird as determined by the contributor. Names of contributors have been omitted.

COMMON EIDER Netarts Bay, Tillamook C o . , one immature male on November 28 , 1982.

159-82-02 TEMMINCK'S STINT

South Je t ty of the Columbia River, Clatsop C o . , one in breeding plumage on August 17, 1984.

241.1-84-01 OREGON B I R D S 11(2GL3):90

LONG-TOED STINT Bayocean Spit , Tillamook C o . , one on Sep­tember 2 - 3 , 1978 (photos) . This record had been accepted but was rejected after recon­sideration.

242.1-78-01 CURLEW SANDPIPER

Yaquina Bay, Lincoln C o . , one in winter plumage on October 23 , 1983.

244-83-06 YELLOW-FOOTED GULL

Manzanita Beach, Tillamook C o . , one adult on October 15 , 1984.

49.1-84-01 COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD

Roseburg, Douglas C o . , a male from June 8 to 15, 1983, photos.

430-83-07 TROPICAL KINGBIRD

Pony Slough, North Bend, Coos C o . , one on September 14, 1984.

446-84-11 PHAINOPEPLA

Medford, Jackson C o . , one male on March 15, 1961, IN: Murxeiel 47:76, 1966.

620-61-01 BLACKPOLL WARBLER

Coos Bay, Coos C o . , one male in breeding plumage on September 4 and 5 , 1983.

661-83-08

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BAIRD'S SPARROW Nehalem sewage ponds, Tillamook Co . , one immature on Septmeber 23, 1983.

545-83-03 SHARP-TAILED SPARROW

Tillamook Bay, Tillamook C o . , one immature on September 26, 1984.

549-84-01 HOODED ORIOLE

Ashland, Jackson Co . , 2 males and a female or immature on May 15, 1963, IN: Murrelet 47:76, 1966.

505-63-05 Ruch, Jackson Co . , a male and a female on October 1, 1964, IN: MUEIfilel 47:76, 1966.

505-64-06

ADDENDUM CLARICE WATSON, OBRC Secretary, 3787 Wilshire Lane, Eugene OR 97405

Reference: "OBRC Report, Committee Actions 1978-1983", OREGON BIRDS Vol. 11 No. 1, pp 18-68. Add this account of Bar-tailed Godwit between the accounts for Hudsonian Godwit and Semipalmated Sandpiper:

Record No. BAR-TAILED GODWIT (LiffiflSfl lapponica)

Bandon, Coos C o . , one on September 23, 1976 (photos by I L ) . First verified Oregon Record.

250-76-01

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Bandon, Coos C o . , one on September 11 , 1977 (SS, DI, et a l . ) . 250-77-02 Nehalem Meadows, Tillamook C o . , one female in breeding plumage on May 28, 1978 (J_G, et a l . ) .

250-78-03 Newport, Lincoln Co . , one September 14+, 1979 (photo by RLL, m .ob . ) .

250-79-04 Newport, Lincoln Co . , one April 25, 1980 in basic plumage (DE).

250-80-05 South Jetty of the Columbia River, Clatsop C o . , one on June 1, 1980 (TM, et a l . ) .

250-80-06 Coos Bay, Coos C o . , one on August 25 and 29, 1980 (TF, et a l ) .

250-80-07 Bandon, Coos C o . , two in winter plumage on October 4 -5 , 1980 (MS* MH).

250-80-08 SPECIES DROPPED FROM THE OBRC REVIEW LIST CLARICE WATSON, OBRC Secretary, 3787 Wilshire Lane,

Eugene OR 97405

The following species were dropped from the Review List at the April 6, 1985, OBRC meeting:

- Yellow Rail; - Stilt Sandpiper; - Buff-breasted Sandpiper; and - Swamp Sparrow.

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The Committee decided that there was enough evidence avai l ­able to establish the regular presence of these species in Oregon. No more reports of these will be reviewed by the Committee.

REQUEST FOR OBRC NOMINATIONS CLARICE WATSON, OBRC Secretary, 3787 Wilshire Lane,

Eugene OR 97405

OFO members are again encouraged to send their nominations for the 3 positions on the Oregon Bird Records Committee to be vacated in January 1985. Those Committee members whose terms expire are Tom Crabtree (Bend), Joe Evanich (Beaver-ton), and Steve Summers (Klamath Fal ls) . Terms are for 3 years. Nominators are responsible for obtaining the consent of the nominee to serve if e lec ted . Nominees should be experi­enced and knowledgeable in identification of birds. In addition to the 3 vacancies on the Committee, there are 5 al ternate positions which will be filled from the list of nominees. Please send nominations, with the nominee's address and phone number, to the OBRC Secretary at the above address. Nominations must be received by the Secre­tary before November 30, 1985.

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Articles

AOU ADDS THREE NEW OREGON SPECIES TOM CRABTREE, 1667 N.W. Iowa, Bend OR 97701

Two new birds were added to the Oregon list this year and another potential s ta te species was created by the American Ornithologists' Union. The July issue of the Allk (the official publication of the AOU), contained the 35th Sup­plement to the AOU Checklist of North American Birds. This is the first supplement to be issued since the publication of the 6th Edition of the Checklist in 1983. Clark's Grebe. Oregon birders are the beneficiaries of two changes. The first is the recognition of Clark's Grebe Aej^moj^hjorjis. olarkii as a separate species. Until recently it was considered just a color phase of the Western Grebe. The center of this species' breeding range is along the Oregon-California border. The highest concentration of these birds can be found a t Goose Lake where almost a l l grebes of this type are Clark's . At the southern end of Klamath Lake about half of the Aej&moj2hjQrjl£ grebes are Clark's, with the percentage decreasing further north. The species is uncommon at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The field marks of Clark's Grebe are well described in the National Geographic Field Guide and the Master Guide to Birding. To briefly summarize, in the Clark's Grebe the white of the foreneck extends above the eye so the eye is entirely surrounded by black feathers. The bil l of the Clark's is a bright orange-yellow, while in the Western it is a dull greenish-yellow. The back and flanks of the Western are usually uniformly dark. The Clark's has paler flanks and the back usually is speckled with white feath­ers . The ca l l notes are also distinct. The Western has a 2-note "creet-creet" ca l l , while Clark's gives a single note ca l l — "creet".

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Actua l ly Clark ' s Grebe is not a "new" spec ies , because i t was first descr ibed as a s e pa ra t e species in 1858. But t h e AOU did no t recognize it as a dist inct spec ies in i ts f irs t checkl is t in 1884. F ina l ly , 101 years l a t e r , i t now does .

Red-naped S a p s u c k e r . T h e o ther new spec ies for Oregon is the Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalisT which a l s o , co inc iden ta l ly , was descr ibed as a species new t o sc ience in 1858 by Spencer Baird. Vir tual ly a l l au thor i t ies s ince tha t t ime have considered i t mere ly t o be a race of t h e Ye l low-be l l i ed Sapsucker . But once again the orni thologi­ca l community has deemed i t t o be a val id species . The Red-naped Sapsucker is the most common breeding s a p ­sucker in Eas te rn Oregon. Males differ from the Y e l l o w -bel l ied Sapsucker in having more b lack on the face and a red nape . Female Ye l low-be l l i eds have an unbroken b lack "frame" t o the red or whi te of the t h roa t . In female Red-napes, t h e red of the t h r o a t breaks through this frame and extends onto the lower cheek . Immature Ye l low-be l l i eds a r e mot t led with brown, b lack , and whi te . Immature Red-napes have no brown, but a re b l a c k and whi te l ike adu l t s . Be ­cause the Ye l low-be l l i ed Sapsucker is a r a r e vagrant t o Oregon, the Oregon Bird Records Commit tee wi l l consider any sightings of it within the s t a t e .

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P a c i f i c L o o n . The final "new" species is t he Pacif ic Loon, GflYifl pacif ica . From 1858 t o 1931 the "Arc t ic Loon" was spl i t into 2 species , the Arc t i c (sometimes c a l l e d Black-throated) and the Pacif ic . The 4th AOU Check l i s t lumped the two species , a decision fo l lowed unti l now when the AOU again spl i t them. The Pacif ic Loon is the only one of the two tha t occurs in Oregon. The Arct ic Loon breeds in Siberia and a t Cape Pr ince of Wales, Alaska . I t winters south to t he Ba l t i c Sea and Japan . The 5th Checkl is t indicated i t was casual a t Nome, S t . Michael , and S t . George Is land, Alaska , and a t Victoria and Comox, British Columbia. The Pacific Loon has a purplish th roa t , pa l e gray nape, and a shor ter b i l l and wing. The Arc t i c loon has a greenish (blackish in European races) t h r o a t sheen, a darker gray nape , and a longer b i l l and wing. The birds a r e indisting­uishable in win te r plumage, so the odds of one being iden­t if ied in the f ie ld in Oregon a re remote .

More s p l i t s ? Almost as in te res t ing as the changes made by the AOU are some of the no tes on existing spec ies . For example , under t he White-fronted Goose a r e the following comments:

There is evidence t ha t t h e la rge form breeding . . . in the Cook In le t a rea of southern Alaska and win te r ­ing in t he Sacramento Va l l ey of Cal i fornia represents a dis t inct subspecies group Anser albifrons elgasi (Tule Goose) . . . t he differneces noted for e lgas i are l a rge enough tha t invest igat ion of whe ther or not it deserves recognit ion as a ful l species is in order .

For further information see Krogman, "The T u l e Goose mys­t e r y — a problem in taxonomy," 32 American Birds 164 (1978). Other Oregon species the AOU is considering for future sp l i t t ing a re (1) the Sooty and Dusky Grouse, which have been considered subspecies of t h e Blue Grouse since the first AOU Checkl i s t in 1895, (2) the fulva and dominica r aces of the Lesser Golden P lover , (3) the "Yel low-green" and Red-eyed Vireos, just r e c e n t l y lumped in the 6th Edit­ion Checkl i s t , and (4) the American and Eurasian Water P ip i t s .

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F I E L D N O T E S — Western Oregon

STEVE HEINL, 210 E. 3rd Apt . B, Eugene OR 97401

Loons-Tubenoses A Red- th roa ted Loon a t T r i ang l e L., (Lane Co.) Dec . 8 was the only inland repor t (SG). An Arc t i c Loon a t C o t t a g e Grove Res . J a n . 26 was unusual inland (MP). Two Y e l l o w -bi l led Loons were repor ted this winter . One was seen a t S i l e tz B. on Feb . 3 (BB, WY). Another was found a t Yaquina B. Feb . 17 (TLo) and was seen through t he end of the period (m.ob.). An unusual concent ra t ion of 415 P ied-b i l l ed Grebes was a t Devil 's L. (Lincoln Co.) in l a t e December . Most of these birds had dispersed by J a n . 5 (PP). F i f teen Horned Grebes a t Hagg L. D e c . 18 was t h e l a rges t concen t ra t ion found in the W.V. ( JE, VT). Red-necked grebes found on the Medford CBC and a t Co t t age Grove Res . Dec . 18 (MP) were very r a r e inland in W. Oregon. Eared Grebes were found in normal smal l numbers on the coas t . One on the Medford CBC was t he only inland r epor t . A "Clark ' s" Western Grebe was a t Pony Slough D e c . 12 (fide LT) . This form is underrepor ted in western Oregon and should be looked for espc ia l ly during fa l l migrat ion. A Fork- ta i l ed S to rm-Pe t r e l found on the F lo rence CBC D e c . 28 was a CBC first for Oregon (SH, MH). This sighting foreshadowed events t o come as smal l numbers were found inside Yaquina B. on Feb . 28 (KI). Up t o 100 pe t re l s could be found inside the bay as far as Sa l ly ' s Bend throughout March (m.ob.). There has been much specu la t ion as to the i r appearance . The birds were not s torm-dr iven. There were only minor s torms during t he period, and storm-driven birds usual ly do not s tay around more than 1 or 2 days. Poor feeding condit ions offshore may have forced the birds t o come inshore t o find food (RB). Dead p e t r e l s autopsied in California during the same period were found to be emac ia ­ted and s ta rv ing (fide SB). Dead s to rm-pe t r e l s were found by seve ra l people including Bob Loeffe l , who has been surveying beached-birds for 7 years . In those 7 years he has never found a s ingle dead Fork- ta i l ed S to rm-Pe t r e l (fide RB).

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Cormorants-Herons Double-c res ted Cormorants cont inue to increase in the W.V. south of Po r t l and . Large groups were r epor ted from the Salem area wi th 24 a t McGilchrist P . J a n . 5 the la rges t noted (DP). The usual smal l numbers were r epor ted from the Rogue and Umpqua Val leys (fide CBC resu l t s ) . G r e a t Egre ts remained much l a t e r than usual in the FRR a r e a . Twenty-one were found on the CBC which is 4 times t he r ecen t 5-year average . The only Snowy Egre t repor ts were from Coos Bay. Nine were a t Pony Slough on Nov. 11 (BG), but only 2 were found on t he CBC. C a t t l e Egre ts made a very s t rong showing this f a l l with numbers peaking in the first half of December . Seventeen were a t Harbor (Curry Co.) D e c . 4 (RAE) and 16 were further nor th in Curry C o . on Dec . 9 (CO). Most in te res t ing was a f lock of 12 t o 15 egre t s flying nor th near Goat I s . (Curry Co.) on Dec . 17 (Ray Ekstrom, Mike Robbins). Of equal in te res t was an eg re t flying in the opposite direct ion a t t he south beach of Reedsport D e c . 19 (MH, MS). Another l a rge group of birds was found in the Si le tz /Logsden a rea of Lincoln Co . during mid-December (RG, FS) . Smal l numbers were repor ted from a l l o ther coas t a l count ies . Record numbers of C a t t l e Egre ts were found in the W.V. An e x t r a ­ordinary f lock of 50 west of Salem Dec . 9 was the la rges t group by far , if not the l a rges t group ever found in the s t a t e (Judy Armstrong). An e g r e t in a backyard in mid-town Por t l and Dec . 13 must have been a welcome addition to the yard l is t (fide HN). Two near t he Ashland a i rpor t Nov. 14 were the only ones repor ted from t he Rogue V. (DT). Num­bers dropped off signif icant ly by the end of December . Three egre t s a t Bay City (Ti l lamook Co.) J a n . 10 were the l a s t repor ted ( J J ) . Good numbers of Black-crowned Night-Herons were found on 4 CBCs, most l i ke ly from roost s i t e s . Twelve were a t Med­ford, 15 were a t Grants Pass , 14 were a t Roseburg, and 22 were a t Po r t l and . A Night-Heron was seen a t McGilchrist P . J a n . 31 (Steve Dowlan) and birds were r e p e a t e d l y seen around Yaquina Bay throughout t he period (m.ob.).

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Waterfowl Two "Bewick's" Swans, t he Eurasian form of t he Tundra Swan, were r epor ted from the Fores t Grove sewage ponds Dec . 22 (Karen Chase , Je r ry Kearny) . "Bewick's" Swan has occurred in Oregon only 2 or 3 t imes and should be considered very r a r e . As is usual , Trumpete r Swans were repor ted in smal l numbers from the nor thern W.V. and t h e coas t . One or 2 were a t Keizer Dec . 1 t o mid-December (BB), Forest Grove sewage ponds Dec . 9 (Jim Vardeman, VT), Sauvie Is . (fide CBC resu l t s ) , and Meares L. Feb. 10 t o t he end of t he period ( J J e t a l . ) . Th ree were a t t he Sixes R. on J a n . 5 for t he second Curry Co . record (JR, CO). Another a t Tr iangle L. D e c . 10-18 was one of very few Lane Co. records (TM, SG). White-fronted Geese were repor ted in ones to th rees from a l l over t he region. They can show up anywhere geese a r e expec ted . Twenty along Highway 34 southwest of Phi lomath Dec . 16 (Jim Conley), and 20 on the Eugene CBC were t he larges t concent ra t ions no ted . The 2700 Snow Geese on Sau­vie Is . CBC were 10 t imes t h e normal number for the count . Othewise 200 were t h e r e a l l winter (fide HN). One t o 2 were a t BSNWR, FNWR, and the Eugene a i rpor t (m.ob.). A blue-phase Snow Goose was in the Minto I s . a rea Dec . 17 t o mid-January for the second year in a row (Jammie Hannum e t a l . ) . Blue-phase Snow Geese a re very r a r e in Oregon. A Barnacle Goose was seen a t BSNWR Dec . 11 (RG), ANWR J a n . 6 (JA), and a t FNWR on Feb . 19 (DC). This is undoubtedly t he same bird found a t FNWR in ea r ly November. Although t he bird is a lmost sure ly an escapee , it does he lp r evea l t h e movements of Canada Geese in the W.V. I t is obvious t h a t the geese move around qui te a bit and one wonders if t h e Snow Geese t ha t show up a t the different refuges a re not possibly t he same 1 or 2 birds . Wood Ducks were espec ia l ly numerous this winter in the W.V. Three-hundred- twenty were found on the Sauvie Is . CBC af te r an absence of th ree yea r s . They a lso cont inue to increase in the Por t l and area where 186 was a record for the CBC. A wel l -descr ibed female Black Duck was a t S t e w a r t P . (Eugene) on Chris tmas Day (DF, TL) . The val idi ty of Black Duck as a vagrant in t he Pacific Nor thwest is uncer ta in because of r ecen t ly introduced populat ions in nor thern Washington. Two Blue-winged Tea l on t h e Ti l lamook CBC were the only

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ones r epor t ed . Larger numbers of Cinnamon T e a l were found this winter than in past win te r s . The birds s t ay l a t e r and l a t e r each year , but a re usua l ly gone by Janua ry . Thi r teen on the Eugene CBC and 7 on t h e Columbia Es tuary CBC were the highest coun ts . Eight a t t he Eugene ai rpor t Feb . 9 e i the r wintered , or were e a r l y migrants (KL, DF). Singles a t Ashland F e b . 25 (Bruce S t ewar t ) , and Sauvie Is . Feb . 26 (JE, VT), were on expected a r r iva l da t e s . A high concen­t ra t ion of 420 Gadwal l a t Devil 's L. in l a t e December had decreased 90 percen t by J a n . 5 (PP). Smal l numbers of Eurasian Wigeon were repor ted from every a rea t ha t supports American Wigeon. The gradua l increase of Eurasian s ight ­ings over t he years is probably due to observer awareness r a the r than an ac tua l increase of thei r numbers . A hybrid Eurasian X American Wigeon was repor ted from Beaverton F e b . 2 (JE, BB). Two Redhead a t t he Sheridan sewage ponds F e b . 6 (RG) and 4 a t P l a t I Res . (Douglas Co.) F e b . 2 (MS, RM) were the only inland r epo r t s . Normal sma l l nubers of Oldsquaw were found on t he coas t , with 10 a t Yaquina Head Feb . 23 t he l a rges t group (Don Shrouder). An imm. male Black Sco te r was near Cascade Locks Dec . 11 for one of the very few inland records (Craig Corder) . On Jan . 5 the unofficial Lincoln City CBC found a remarkable 330 Black Scoters (PP). This is a lmost double the off icial CBC high for the spec ies in Oregon. Single Surf Sco t e r s a t Ford's P . (Douglas Co.) Dec . 21 (MH), and the Gaston sewage ponds J a n . 2 (Milford Perren) , were a l l tha t remained of l a s t fa l l ' s inland invasion. A female Barrow's Goldeneye a t Cannon Beach sewage ponds F e b . 10 was an unusual coas ta l sighting (JE). The only o the r repor t was t he regular wintering flock*of 25-30 a t T o k t e e Res. (Douglas Co.)(MR, MS). Hooded Mergansers were e spec i a l ly common in severa l a reas in December . Seventy-four on t he Columbia Estuary, 69 on the Salem CBC, and 58 on t he Por t l and CBC, were a l l higher than the previous Oregon CBC high of 56. Large concen t ra ­t ions of mergansers were a t t r a c t e d to C o t t a g e Grove and Dorena Res. in December when low water l eve l s caused a d i e -off of fish. The Cot tage Grove CBC found an a l l - t ime high 106 Hooded Mergansers, as w e l l as 248 Commons and a single Red-breas ted . A Red-breas ted Merganser was a l so found on the Por t land CBC, and 2 were a t the Forest Grove sewage ponds J an . 1 (JG) Seven-hundred-thir ty Ruddy Ducks a t Devil 's L , in l a t e Dec . (PP) and 452 on the Columbia Es tu-

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ary CBC were high c o a s t a l concent ra t ions . Rapiers. A turkey Vulture in t he a r ea southwest of Corval l i s D e c . 15 to J an . 3 was apparen t ly a t tempt ing t o winter (John Adair) . Two over Corval l i s F e b . 3 were e a r l y migrants (Kent & Sharon Rodecap). Singles a t Eugene F e b . 14 (CW, Brookings Feb . 15 (JR), and Lincoln City Feb . 18 (PP), were on typ i ­ca l a r r iva l da t e s . Two Ospreys were found this win te r . One was a t t he MSC J a n . 7 (VO), and ano the r was in Eugene Jan . 27 (DF, KL, SH). Ospreys had re tu rned to Fern Ridge and Dex te r reservoirs by Feb . 19 (Kick Lamster) , and one was a t t he Rogue/Elk picnic a rea on F e b . 18 (Ann Biggs). A l l these birds were a good 3 weeks e a r l i e r than t he usual a r r iva l d a t e s for the spec ies . Black-shouldered Ki tes were repor ted in normal numbers . Eleven on the Medford CBC was a high for the count and suggests t h e use of a roost s i t e . Four teen kites were a t the Fern Ridge roost D e c . 8 (TM). However , only 7 ki tes y were using the roost by t he end of December , and through the end of t he period (m.ob.). Only 3 Red-shouldered Hawks were r e po r t ed . One was a t F lorence in ea r ly Dec . (CW), and one was a t Fern Ridge Res . Dec . 30 where 1 or 2 have shown up r e g u l a r l y in past win­te r s (LM). Another was a t Bandon where the species is probably present year-round (EGW). Rough-legged Hawks were present in very la rge numbers this year in con t ras t t o recen t yea r s . Western Oregon CBCs found 93 Rough-legs which is 3 t imes the r e c e n t 5-year a ve r a ge . Twenty-f ive on the D a l l a s CBC was t h e la rges t concen t ra t ion . A Golden Eagle nor th of Chitwood J a n . 2 was one of very few Lincoln Co. records (D. Faxon fide RB). As is usua l , only a hand­ful of Golden Eagles were found in t he W.V. Single birds were near BSNWR Nov. 28 (BL), Cresswe l l Dec . 22 (SH, DF, DI, TL), and FNWR Feb . 27 (DC). Nine Glden Eagles were found on t he Roseburg CBC. Peregrine Falcons were repor ted in normal numbers from the interior and the coas t . Of in te res t was a pair a t t he Canby a i rpor t Dec . 7 (Tim Blount). T h r e e Gyrfalcons were repor ted this winter , a l l from the c o a s t . One was a t the south end of Ti l lamok B. J an . 18 t o t he end of the period

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(Car l Baker), and one was a t Yaquina Head J a n . 19 (SH). Another bird was seen a t For t S tevens S t a t e Park on Feb . 28 (Durrel Kapan). I t is in te res t ing t o note t h a t Gyrfalcons were found in l a rge r numbers than usual in Washington this year (fide Phi l Mattocks). P ra i r i e Fa lcons were repor ted in normal sma l l numbers from inland va l l eys th is winter . Rai ls-Shorebirds Virginia Rai l s were widely r epor ted this win te r . They a re t o be expec ted in su i tab le hab i ta t anywhere in western Oregon during t he winter and a r e loca l ly common in many p l aces (e.g. , Fe rn Ridge Res . and Devil 's L.). Soras were found on t he Coos Bay and Columbia Estuary CBCs. Singles were a lso nea r F lo rence D e c . 28 (MS), and Devil 's L. Mar. 7 (PP). About 90 Sandhi l l Cranes were present on Sauvie Is . a l l winter (HN). Forty c ranes were migrat ing north over Salem on F e b . 18 (Kathy Fox), and a l a rge movement was noted over Beaver ton on F e b . 28 (VT, RS). Over 1000 were a t Sauvie Is . by t he end of t h e period (HN). Two Semipalmated Plovers a t Newport J an . 30 were the only ones noted away from Coos Bay (Becky Henty) . Willets were found a t the i r usual Coos B. , Winchester B., and Yaquina B. haunts . The Wil le t a t Winchester B. is usua l ly seen on the j e t t i e s with rockpipers (RM, MS). Two Wandering T a t t l e r s found on the Ti l lamook CBC were probably l a t e migrants (Jim Olson e t a l . ) . A Long-bilied Cur lew noted for count week on the Coos Bay CBC had been present for a t l eas t a month (BG, LT). T h r e e Ruddy Turns tones a t Ti l lamook a l l winter (m.ob.) and 1 a t S i l e t z B. J a n . 12 (Donna Lusthoff) were the only ones repor ted . Two Red Knots were a t S i l e t z B. Feb . 12 (PP). One on the Ti l lamook CBC was a first for the count (SH, DI , DF , MH). Rock Sandpipers appeared to be in low numbers th is year (m.ob.). Gul l s -Alc ids A F r a n k l i n ' s G u l l found nor th of Keizer D e c . 12 was ex ­t remely l a t e and one of very few December records in Oregon (Jack C o r b e t t , Tom DeSousa) . Even more unusual was a first winter Franklin 's on Sauvie I s . F e b . 14-16 (Bob O'Brien, CM). This is possibly t he first win te r record for Oregon. Three Heerman's Gu l l s flying south off the mouth of the Winchuek R. Dec . 4 were the l a t e s t ones noted (RAE).

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An unprecedented 1675 Mew Gulls were found on the Eugene CBC. This is probably the highest concentration of Mew Gulls ever found on an inland CBC by more than a thousand. Western Gulls were found inland in very small numbers with the usual 3-5 birds present at Sauvie Is., the Salem area, and the Eugene area (m.ob.). Fifty percent of the 300+ gulls at the Astoria dump Dec. 16 were judged to be hybrid Western X Glaucous-winged Gulls (SH, MH). Only one Herring Gull, and no Thayer's Gulls, were found at the same dump. This is very typical of coastal dumps where Westerns and Glaucous-wings out-compete the smaller gulls. Glaucous Gulls were reported in normal small numbers on the coast from Reedsport north (m.ob.). They also wintered at their usual inland spots with 3 on Sauvie's Is. (HN), 3 in the Salem area (BB), and 1 in the Eugene area (DF, SH, TL).

Common Murres had returned to the rocks at Cape Meares in large numbers by Feb. 24 (Paula Hyatt). Marbled Murrelets were found in very small numbers along the entire coast, with 6 at Yaquina Head the largest group noted (m.ob.). One-hundred-thirty Ancient Murrelets were found at sea off Coos Co. on Dec. 7 (Mike Graybill). Otherwise very small numbers were reported from shore in Coos, Lane,,and Lincoln Cos. (m.ob.). Two Cassin's Auklets found on the Yaquina B. CBC were the only ones reported.

Pigeons-Hummingbirds

There were several reports of Band-tailed Pigeon this win­ter. Six were found on the Portland CBC, and 18 were found on the Salem CBC. Fifty-seven were found at Bonneville Dam Feb. 15 and Mar. 2 (HN), and small numbers were also found in Curry Co. during Feb. (RAE, DS). The status of this species in winter is poorly understood.

Although of minor proportions, a Snowy Owl movement into Oregon took place for the first time since the winter of 1977-78. Adding to the birds found at Salem and White City in November were birds at Eugene Dec. 5 to mid-Feb. (AM), Gearhart Dec. 1 to Jan. (Wilt Stewart), Scappoose Jan. 12 (Priscilla & Grant Christenson), and Bayocean Spit Mar. 5 (CM). The SJCR often attracts Snowy Owls on years when they are absent everywhere else. One was found there on the Columbia Estuary CBC (JG, JJ et al.) and by the end of the Deriod 4 birds were present (m.ob.).

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Burrowing Owls were found at their traditional winter loca­tions. Two were at the Eugene airport, and south of Peoria a l l winter (m.ob.), and one was near Talent on Jan. 25 (KT). The Alma-Upper Siuslaw CBC found 1 Spotted Owl, and the Upper Nestucca CBC tal l i e d 4. Aside from these monitor counts, the only report was of a single bird near Lobster Valley (Benton Co.) Jan. 18 (D&EM). A Long-eared Owl photographed at Lookingglass Dec. 5 provided a first Doug­las Co. record (fide MS). Short-eared Owls were f e l t to be in low numbers this year (HN, EE, DF).

A Poor-wil l was found dead at New River on Nov. 21 (DR, CO). This was the second Curry Co. record and one of fewer than 5 coastal records. Two Rufous Hummingbirds provided rare winter records. An Adult male at Hunter Creek (Curry Co.) in late Decmeber was later found dead on Jan. 8 (DS). Another bird was present at a Salem feeder during December and was found on the CBC (fide Gerald Smith). Single Rufous Hummingbirds at Charleston Feb. 17 (EGW), and New­port Feb. 23 (Marilyn Guin), and two at Reedsport Feb. 27 (MS), were the first spring arrivals noted.

Woodpeekers-Flyeatchers

Two Lewis' Woodpeckers were found on the Salem CBC for the first time in 6 years. This was one of fewer and fewer reports of this species outside of the Rogue V. Two Black Phoebes were found outside their normal Curry, Jackson, and Josephine Co. areas. One returned to Roseburg for the fourth winter in a row (MS et al.). Another Black Phoebe was found on the Eugene CBC (M&MD), and remained through the end of January (m.ob.). Unusual were a Say's Phoebe near Corvallis Jan. 13 (R&JK), and 1 wintering near Glide (fide RM). Two Say's Phoebes on the Medford CBC was nor­mal. A Tropical Kingbird found at Cape Arago Feb. 18 was an unusual winter record (Scott & Karen Robinson).

Horned Lark-Corvids

Three-hundred Horned Larks north of BSNWR Dec. 7 was an unusually large flock for the W.V. (RG). The only others reported were 15 on the Forest Grove CBC, and 10 on the Portland CBC. A very late Tree Swallow was found on the Corvallis CBC Dec 18. The first spring arrivals were found at Devil's L . Feb. 10 (PP), FNWR Feb. 15 (BL). and at

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Medford Feb. 18 (John Keller). Large numbers moved into the region by the end of the period (m.ob.). A Violet-green Swallow in Roseburg Feb. 17 was about a week or so early MS). The first coastal sighting was Feb. 22 at Port Orford (CO). Numbers moved into the area in late Febru­ary/early March (m.ob.). An extremely late Barn Swallow was found on the Salem CBC. Amazingly this is the third' year in a row that the count has found this species. A Barn Swallow at Waldport Feb. 8 was one of few, i f any, truly winter records for this species (Elizabeth Carlson). The Blue Jay found on Sauvie Is. in November remained through the end of the period (m.ob.). Two Scrub Jays were reported coastally this winter. One was found on the Florence CBC, and one was found on the Lincoln City CBC. Unusual was a Black-billed Magpie at a farm near Sandy (Clackamas Co.) Nov. 25 to Jan. 8 (Jeff Crook). Although common throughout the state, Common Ravens are scarce in the Portland/Sauvie Is. area. Thus one at Oaks Bottoms in Portland Dec. 20 is noteworthy (Jimbo Beckman).

r.hifikadees-Shrike •

After last year's invasion, Mountain Chickadees were in normal numbers with 3 on the Upper Nestucca CBC the only ones reported. A White-breasted Nuthatch found on the Florence CBC was a rare coastal sighting (Doug Laraine).

Two Western Bluebirds at Cascade Head Jan. 19 were unusual (Phyllis Reynolds). Small numbers of bluebirds were also encountered in eastern Lincoln Co. One was there Feb. 19 (Darrell Faxon), and 3 were at Moonshine Park and Logsden Mar. 9 (FS). Two adult male Western Bluebirds were found dead in Corvallis and Philomath in mid-December. Interest­ingly enough, both birds had been banded in Pateros (Okano­gan Co.), Washington on the upper Columbia River (EE).

A high total of 24 Wrentits were counted at FNWR Nov. 30 (DC). Seven Mockingbirds were found in western Oregon this winter. One was at Portland a l l winter (VT, JG), and one was at North Plains, west of Portland, December-February (Rebecca Hatcher). Singles wre also at Salem Nov. 25 to Jan. 27 (Claire & Mike Puchy), Albany Dec. 3-8 (JA), and at Medford Jan. 15 (JO Carr). Finally, 2 were found on the Eugene CBC. Cedar Waxwings were in extremely low numbers everywhere this winter with the exception of the Rogue OREGON BIRDS 11(2&3]s106

Valley (m.ob.). This winter was a very good one for North­ern Shrike. They were in better numbers than they have been in a few years, with 8 on the Tillamook CBC the high­est total noted (fide CBC results).

Warblers -Tanag -Pr

Orange-crowned Warblers were found in good numbers this winter in the southern W.V. Seven Orange-crowns on the Eugene CBC tied the state record. Many observers f e l t that Yellow-rumped and Townsend's Warblers were in lower num­bers than usual this winter, especially in the W.V. A Nashville Warbler at Tillamook Dec. 15 was a first for the CBC, where i t is rare any time of the year (DF, SH, MH, DI). Single Palm Warblers were at the Elk R. (Curry Co.) Jan. 5 (JR, CO) and on the Coos Bay and Tillamook CBCs. Two Common Yellowthroats were found at Fern Ridge Res. this winter. One was found Dec. 13 (SH, DF, TL), and a differ­ent bird was found Dec. 30 for the Eugene CBC (DI, DF, TL). A Wilson's Warbler at Corvallis Dec. 19 was a rare sighting for the time of year (A&KC). An extremely late Western Tanager was at Roseburg Dec. 24 (AP).

Finches. A very late female Black-headed Grosbeak was at a Medford feeder Dec. 10 (O.K. Anderson). Any grosbeaks seen at this time of year should be carefully scrutinized as Rose-breasted is just as likely, i f not more li k e l y , than Black-headed. A rare "flock" of 3 Tree Sparrows was at Fern Ridge Res. Dec. 8 to the end of the period (TM et al.). Three Chipping Sparrows on the Eugene CBC was a high for the count, and one at the MSG Jan. 9 was rare for the coast in winter (LO). A Clay-colored Sparrow returned to Hunter Creek (Curry Co.) Nov. 22 for the second winter in a row (DS). I t was present until at least Mar. 16 (RAE, CO, JR). there were 2 rare winter reports of Vesper Sparrow. Four were at the Wedderburn sewage ponds (Curry Co.) Jan. 4 (JR, CO), and one was at the Forest Grove sewage ponds on Jan. 19 (JJ). Two-hundred plus Savannah Sparrows wintered in the area west of BSNWR (RG). Lincoln Sparrows were f e l t to be in low numbers this year, especially on the coast (m.obC) Three Swamp Sparrows were reported this winter. Singles were at Loosley P. (Douglas Co.) Dec. 29 to Jan. 3 (MS, MH), Sauvie Is, Feb. 9 to the end of the period (JJ),

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and at Beaverton Feb. 9 (Khanh Tran). Two Harris* Sparrows were found on the Tillamook CBC Dec. 15 (Bing Wong). An­other Harris' Sparrow was at a feeder in Corvallis during December (Ulo & Vierve Kiigemagi), and one was also found on Sauvie Is. Feb. 2 to the end of the period (Jeff G i l l i -gan).

Eleven Snow Buntings were found on the Columbia Estuary CBC at their traditional South Jetty spot (JG, J J). A male was found at the South Jetty of Yaquina B. Jan. 19 (Paul Sherrill, SH, KL). I t was joined later by a female and both were seen until the end of the period (m.ob.). An­other Snow Bunting was seen at the south jetty of Bandon Dec. 1 (fide LT).

Several small flocks of Rosy Finches were found this winter on Mary's Peak from December to the end of the period (m.ob.). They have been found there sporadically in past winters as well. A Rosy Finch at Cottage Grove Jan. 8 was highly unusual (MP). A flock on Mt. Hood Feb. 17 was a more typical location for the species (Eric Pozzo).' Single Cassin's Finches were at a Corvallis feeder in December (D&EM), Dorena Res. (Lane Co.) Jan. 3 (MP), and on the Oakridge CBC. Pine Siskins were generally low in numbers this winter except in the northwest corner of the state. Two-thousand-six-hundred-eighty-eight of the l i t t l e birds were tallied on the Columbia Estuary CBC. A Lesser Gold­finch found on the Lincoln City CBC was noteworthy as they are rare on the coast north of Coos Co.

Icterids

There were several rare winter reports of icterids. A male Yellow-headed Blackbird was in a blackbird flock in north­east Portland Dec. 31 (Rob Fergus), and a female was in a blackbird flock on Sauvie Is. Feb. 17 (David Bailey). A Northern Oriole was at Newport Dec. 11 (Sue Beal), and an adult male was in Roseburg Jan. 6 (AP).

Contributors:

JA - John Anderson RB - Range Bayer BB - Barb Bellin

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KC - Kit Carson DC - Dawn Conway A&KC - A. & K. Cromack

M&MD - Mark & Mary Dimbulb RM - Ron Mertz EE - Elzy Eltzroth AM - Allison Mikel RAE - Richard A. Erikson HN - Harry Nehls JE - Joe Evanich CO - Carrie Osborne DF - David Fix LO - Laimons Osis JG - John Gatchet VO - Vicki Osis RG - Roy Gerig AP - Alice Parker SG - Steve Gordon PP - Phil Pickering BG - Barb Griffin MP - Mike Patterson SH - Steve Heinl DP - Don Pederson MH - Matt Hunter JR - Jim Rogers KI - Kamal Islam MS - Martha Sawyer JJ - Jim Johnson DS - Dorothy Sevey TK - Tom Kikel FS - Floyd Shrock R&JK - Rick & Jan Krabbe VT - Verda Teale TLo -Tom Love LT - Larry Thornburg BL - Bob Lucas DT - Dorothy Tompkins TL - Tom Lund CW - Clare Watson D&EM - Donald & Elizabeth EGW - EG White-Swift

MacDonald WY - Walt Yungen LM - Larry McQueen

Walt Yungen

CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR near the South Jetty of the Columbia River* Clatsop Co.* on J u l y 18* 1985. This bird stayed for at least 6 weeks* gradually molting b\it of breeding plumage. Photograph by Owen Schmidt

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1984 OREGON L I S T I N G R E S U L T S

STEVE SUMMERS, 1009 Merryman Drive, Klamath Falls OR 97603

This year marks the first year that reports of over 100 were turned in for every Oregon county. I t took 3 years to get here but now the hard work begins — 200 in every county. So i f you are interested pick a county this year and go bird i t .

Except for county year lists, totals marked with an aster­isk (*) are previously-submitted totals. Only totals of 350 or more for the state are carried through from year to year without a yearly update. In the counties only totals of 200 or more (or totals under 200 i f leading a county) are carried through without an updated total submitted each year.

Oregon state list (275)

410 Jeff Gilligan 341 Steve Heinl 384 Owen Schmidt 340 Alan McGie 381* Richard Smith 339 Barb Bellin 380 Tom Crabtree 338 Bob Lucas 377 Dave Irons 338 Clarice Watson 366 Alan Contreras 337 Tom Mickel 365 Larry Thornburg 333 Marion Corder 361 Joe Evanich 331 Allison Mickel 358 Jim Carlson 330 Elzy & Elsie Eltzroth 356 John F. Gatchet 329 Tim Bickler 356* Terry Morgan 328 Tom Love 352* Tad Finnell 322 Jim Rogers 351 Judy Carlson 320 Ken Knittle 351 David Fix 318 David Anderson 351 Steve Gordon 318 Merle Archie 351 Steve Summers 318 Alice Parker 350 Dennis Rogers 316 Mike Robbins 350* Matt Hunter 314 Fred Parker 349 Barbara Combs 312 Nancy Bock 349 Richard Palmer 309 Sayre Greenfield 348 Martha Sawyer 309 Walter Yungen 345 John P. Gatchet 306 Marshall Baretta 342 Verda Teale 304 David Herr OREGON BIRDS 11[2Gi3r:110

302 Sheran Jones 302 Ron Maertz 300 Anne Archie 297 Phil Pickering 289 Jim Johnson

288 Craig Miller 287 Paul Sullivan 282 Paul Sherrell 275 David Bailey

1984 Oregon Y£flr_Lisl (250)

314 Dave Irons 309 John F. Gatchet 308 Larry Thornburg 296 Verda Teale 293 Steve Heinl 292 Dennis Rogers 290 Martha Sawyer 288 Jim Johnson 287 Tom Mickel 286 Tom Crabtree 284 Jim Carlson

283 John P. Gatchet 282 Craig Miller 281 Tom Love 280 Walter Yungen 279 Phil Pickering 275 David Fix 268 David Bailey 256 David Herr 255 Jim Rogers 250 Paul Sherrell

[344 Jeff Gilligan, all-time single year record in 1981]

1984 County lists (100)

Bflkex

225* Ann Ward 166 Joe Evanich 137 Matt Hunter 131 Mike Robbins 119 Bob Lucas 113 Steve Gordon 107 Merle Archie 107 Dennis Rogers 101 Anne Archie

Benton v

208* Jan & Rick Krabbe 198 Elzy & Elsie Eltzroth 185 Matt Hunter

Benton eont.

158 Dave Irons 148 Barb Bellin 147 Barbara Combs 145 Clarice Watson 133 Mike Robbins 133 Richard Palmer 132 Dennis Rogers 128 Joe Evanich 128 Roy Gerig 126 Phil Pickering 122 Steve Gordon 120 Bob Lucas 114 Jim Carlson 108 Steve Heinl 103 Walter Yungen 100 Alan McGie

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Clackamas Coos conl. 261 Larry Thornburg

134 David Fix 254* Ben Fawver

119 Dave Irons 215 David Fix

104 Dennis Rogers 212 Dave Irons

103 John F. Gatchet 212* Alan Contreras 102 Barbara Combs 210 Matt Hunter

206 Dennis Rogers

Clatsop 186 Steve Gordon 183 Alice Parker

244* Jeff Gilligan 179 Fred Parker

224 Joe Evanich 177 Steve Heinl

221 Dave Irons 177 Jim Rogers

215 David Fix 170 Jim Carlson

197 John F. Gatchet 170 Barbara Combs

194 Tom Crabtree 168 Phil Pickering

190 David Anderson 166 Richard Palmer

187 Matt Hunter 155 Tom Crabtree

149 Craig Corder 154 Steve Summers

149 Verda Teale 151 Martha Sawyer

145 Steve Heinl 150 Barb Bellin

143 Richard Palmer 148 Clarice Watson

141 Dennis Rogers 144 Mike Robbins

140 Jim Johnson 137 Ron Maertz

133 Bob Lucas 132 Elzy & Elsie Eltzroth

132 Barbara Combs 117 Verda Teale

129 Barb Bellin 117 Walter Yungen

119 Marion Corder 116 Sayre Greenfield

119 Tom Love 113 Bob Lucas

114 Walter Yungen 113 Carrie Osborne

107 David Bailey 102 Anne Archie 103 Steve Gordon

Crook Columbia

156 Mike Robbins 152* Jeff Gilligan 136 Bob Lucas

150 Dave Irons 130 Tom Crabtree 110 Dennis Rogers 105 Matt Hunter

107 Dave Anderson 103 Steve, Gordon 106 John F. Gatchet 102 Craig Corder Curry

Coos 268 Jim Rogers 253 Dennis Rogers

281 Alan McGie 217 Carrie Osborne

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Curry cont. 216 Matt Hunter 212 Steve Summers 192 Dave Irons 190 Mike Robbins 157 Jim Carlson 141 Alice Parker 138 Barbara Combs 137 Steve Gordon 129 Martha Sawyer 128 Steve Heinl 127 Fred Parker 126 Sayre Greenfield 109 Verda Teale

Deschutes

228 Tom Crabtree 202 Craig Miller 171 Matt Hunter 164 Mike Robbins 157 Jim Carlson 145 Richard Palmer 144 Steve Gordon 138 Dave Irons 132 John F. Gatchet 123 Sayre Greenfield 121 Dennis Rogers 119 Barb Bellin 119 Joe Evanich 118 Steve Heinl 110 Marion Corder 109 Barbara Combs 106 Craig Corder 104 Walter Yungen 102 Elzy & Elsie Eltzroth

Douglas.

275 Martha Sawyerv 273 Matt Hunter 258 David Herr 255 Ken Knittle 248 Ron Maertz 240 Alice Parker

Douglas eont. 232 Fred Parker 228 Dennis Rogers 221 David Fix 209 Steve Gordon 206 Steve Heinl 199 Dave Irons 147 Mike Robbins 146 Steve Summers 139 Jim Carlson 131 Barbara Combs

Gilliam

113 Craig Corder

Grant

183 Merle Archie 137 Anne Archie 134 Matt Hunter 127 Steve Gordon 124 Joe Evanich 123 Richard Palmer 119 Dave Irons 119 Mike Robbins 106 John F. Gatchet 104 Walter Yungen 103 Dennis Rogers

Harney

254 Merle Archie 236 Anne Archie 232 Dave Irons 223* Jeff Gilligan 220 Bruce Deuel 220 David Fix 219 Tom Crabtree 213 Matt Hunter 212* Terry Morgan 209 Jim Carlson 204 Steve Summers 197 Steve Heinl 193 Joe Evanich

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Harney cont. 184 John F. Gatchet 184 Steve Gordon 184 Martha Sawyer 178 Alan McGie 176 Verda Teale 173 Craig Miller 173 Richard Palmer 170 Tom Love 164 Barbara Combs 159 Jim Johnson 158 Barb Bellin 152 Nancy Bock 150 David Anderson 149 Craig Corder 148 Tim Bickler 144 Elzy & Elsie Eltzroth 143 Dennis Rogers 139 Sayre Greenfield 138 Bob Lucas 135 Walter Yungen 131 Marion Corder 125 David Bailey 115 Mike Robbins 107 Ray Eckstrom

HQOH Riyex

164 David Anderson 101 Dennis Rogers

Jackson

242 Otis Swisher 228 Marjorie Moore 212 Mike Robbins 212 Steve Summers 140 Ray Eckstrom 137 Dennis Rogers 135 Barbara Combs 125 Matt Hunter 125 Dave Irons 118 Richard Palmer 115 Steve Gordon 115 Bob Lucas

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Jackson cont. 113 Carol Yoder 112 Alice Parker 107 Fred Parker

Jefferson

110* Jeff Gilligan 106 Tom Crabtree 103 Richard Palmer

Josephine

195 Steve Summers 138 Mike Robbins 131 Matt Hunter 123 Dennis Rogers 104 Steve Gordon 101 Barbara Combs

Klamath

270 Steve Summers 240 Jim Carlson 238 Mike Robbins 235 Steve Gordon 225* Tad Finnell 207 Matt Hunter 204 Jerry Pierce 200 Ray Eckstrom 197 Martha Sawyer 196 Dennis Rogers 193 Tom Mickel 192 Allison Mickel 185 Steve Heinl 183 David Fix 176 Richard Palmer 171 Dave Irons 167 Barbara Combs 160 Carol Yoder 155 Merle Archie 152 Anne Archie 150 Bob Lucas 149 Ron Maertz 138 Barb Bellin

Eiamath cont. 127 John F. Gatchet 126 Jim Rogers 123 Sayre Greenfield 118 Alan McGie 106 David Anderson 105 Marion Corder 101 Joe Evanich

Lake.

205 Ken Voget 205* Kevin Spencer 180 Merle Archie 176 Dave Irons 173 Steve Summers 170 Craig Miller 161 Anne Archie 148 Matt Hunter 143 Dennis Rogers 139 Richard Palmer 130 Mike Robbins 129 Steve Gordon 126 Alan McGie 122 Sayre Greenfield 121 Martha Sawyer 119 Joe* Evanich 115 Barbara Combs 115 Tom Crabtree 108 Elzy Eltzroth 104 Barb Bellin

Lane.

273 Clarice Watson 272* Alan Contreras 267 Jim Carlson 265 David Fix 265 Steve Gordon 264 Steve Heinl 263 Barbara Combs 256 Tom Mickel 246 Dennis Rogers 243 Allison Mickel 239 Sayre Greenfield

Lane cont. 234 Matt Hunter 229* Tad Finnell 229* Eva Schultz 222* Jan & Rick Krabbe 209 Steve Summers 207 Dave Irons 204* Roger Robb 201* Dick Lamster 197 Martha Sawyer 189 Paul Sherrell 182 Phil Pickering 169 Richard Palmer 167 Mike Robbins 144 Elzy & Elsie Eltzroth 132 Fred Parker 130 Alice Parker 109 Walter Yungen 101 Bob Lucas 100 Barb Bellin

Lincoln.

282 Darrel Faxon 240 Phil Pickering 231 Joe Evanich 227* Jan & Rick Krabbe 219 Dave Irons 219 Floyd Schrock 215 Matt Hunter 202* Jeff Gilligan 199 David Fix 181 Verda Teale 178 Tom Crabtree 176 Bob Lucas 176 Clarice Watson 172 Barbara Combs 172 Richard Palmer 170 Jim Carlson 170 Steve Heinl 168 Steve Gordon 161 John F. Gatchet 158 Barb Bellin 153 Elzy & Elsie Eltzroth 149 Dennis Rogers

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Lincoln cont. Morrow cont. 140 Martha Sawyer 168 Marion Corder 136 Craig Corder 134 Nancy Bock 134 Sayre Greenfield 122 Matt Hunter 127 David Anderson 122 Dennis Rogers 123 Steve Summers 119 Steve Heinl 119 Walter Yungen 114 Nancy Bock Multnomah 100 Tom Love

239* Jeff Gilligan Linn 209 Dave Irons

199 Tom Crabtree 141* Jan & Rick Krabbe 194 David Fix 134 David Fix 193 Tom Love 120 Barbara Combs 191 Verda Teale 118 Dennis Rogers 184 Joe Evanich 116 Elzy & Elsie Eltzroth 169 Jim Johnson 114 Richard Palmer 166 David Bailey 108 Steve Heinl 160 Tim Bickler 107 Steve Gordon 154 John F. Gatchet

104 Matt Hunter 151 Dennis Rogers 148 David Anderson

Malheur 129 Steve Heinl 128 Bob Lucas

117 Merle Archie 116 Steve Gordon

112 Matt Hunter 114 Craig Corder 113 Phil Pickering

Marion 108 Walter Yungen 106 Barb Bellin

194 Bob Lucas 106 Matt Hunter 170 Barb Bellin 163 Richard Palmer Polk 161 Roy Gerig

Roy Gerig 158 Tom Crabtree 203 Roy Gerig 135 Joe Evanich 185 Barb Bellin 131 Barbara Combs 175 Richard Palmer 126 Walter Yungen 152 Tom Crabtree 115 Tim Bickler 142 Bob Lucas 107 Steve Gordon 142 Walter Yungen 105 Dave Irons 125 Matt Hunter 103 Dennis Rogers 120 Barbara Combs Dennis Rogers

119 Dave Irons Morrow 117 Phil Pickering

111 Dennis Rogers 180 Craig Corder

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Sherman

102 Roy Gerig

Tillamook

261* Jeff Gilligan 254 Dave Irons 241 David Fix 236 Tom Crabtree 220 Matt Hunter 219 Joe Evanich 217* Jan & Rick Krabbe 206* Terry Morgan 204 Phil Pickering 202 Richard Palmer 198 Dennis Rogers 196 John F. Gatchet 190 Barbara Combs 189 Verda Teale 186 David Anderson 181 Steve Heinl 180 Jim Johnson' 175 Barb Bellin 175 Walter Yungen 172 Roy Gerig 171 Bob Lucas 168 Tim Bickler 168 David Bailey 165 Craig Corder 164 Tom Love 154 Clarice Watson 138 Elzy & Elsie Eltzroth 127 Merle Archie 127 Steve Gordon 121 Craig Miller 115 Nancy Bock 113 Mike Robbins 106 Marion Corder

Umatilla

244 Craig Corder 242 Marion Corder 221 Nancy Bock

Umatilla cont. 188 Joe Evanich 153 Matt Hunter 138 Jim Carlson 134 Dave Irons 113 Dennis Rogers 110 Mike Robbins 103 Steve Heinl 100 Steve Gordon

Union

243 Joe Evanich 204* Dennis VanHorn 201 Matt Hunter 175 Craig Corder 163 Dennis Rogers 162 Barb Bellin 151 Steve Heinl 148 Dave Irons 143 Mike Robbins 142 Richard Palmer 131 David Anderson 127 Jim Rogers 126 Steve Gordon 125 Barbara Combs 121 John F. Gatchet 119 Tom Love 109 Jim Carlson 109 Elzy & Elsie Eltzroth 106 Alice Parker 106 Walter Yungen 105' Fred Parker 101 Verda Teale 100 Marion Corder

Wallowa

227* Frank Conley 199 Paul Sullivan 189 Joe Evanich 151 Matt Hunter 146 Mike Robbins 119 Richard Palmer 116 Steve Gordon

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Wallowa cont. 109 Steve Heinl 108 Marion Corder 107 Bob Lucas 105 Phil Pickering 101 Craig Corder 100 Barb Bellin 100 Dennis Rogers Wasco 139 Roy Gerig 124 Steve Heinl 113 Dennis Rogers 101 Richard Palmer Washington 207 John F . Gatchet 204 Verda Teale 200 Joe Evanich 186 Dave Irons 166 David Fix 144 Tom Crabtree 131 Jim Johnson

244 Douglas 231 Douglas 228* Lincoln 222 Klamath 222 Coos 221 Lane 219* Harney 217 Douglas 210 Douglas 209* Tillamook 207* Curry 207 Harney 204 Lane 200 Coos 198* Jackson

Washington, cont. 130 Dennis Rogers 125 Barb Bellin 120 David Bailey 115 Walter Yungen 114 Richard Palmer 104 Craig Corder 100 Barb Combs Wheeler 111 Matt Hunter 110 Dennis Rogers 106 Steve Heinl Yamhill

173 Tom Love 164 John F . Gatchet 142 Dave Irons 128 Walter Yungen 111 Barbara Combs 111 Richard Palmer 109 Verda Teale 105 Dennis Rogers

Martha Sawyer David Herr Phil Pickering Steve Summers Larry Thornburg Steve Heinl Merle Archie Ken Knittle Ron Maertz Dave Irons Jim Rogers Anne Archie David Fix Alan McGie Marjorie Moore

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198* Deschutes 197 Tillamook 191 Deschutes 190* Polk 188* Washington 186 Harney 182 Klamath 178 Lane 177 Douglas 174 Lane 173* Multnomah 171 Washington 169 Douglas 169 Curry 168* Clatsop 166 Polk 164 Lincoln 163 Lake 161 Harney 156 Lake 151* Hood River 150 Multnomah 150 Washington

Tom Crabtree Phil Pickering Craig Miller Roy Gerig John F . Gatchet Tom Crabtree Steve Gordon Steve Gordon Alice Parker Dave Irons Dave Irons Verda Teale Fred Parker Carrie Osborne Dave Irons Barb Bellin Dave Irons Craig Miller Craig Miller Ken Voget David Anderson Dennis Rogers Dave Irons

* New county record year list -

Previous county record vear-lists 178 Benton (1982/83) 233 Coos (1983) 247 Douglas (1983) 234 Klamath (1983) 179 Lake (1982) 235 Lane (1983) 218 Umatilla (1982) 207 Union (1983) 197 Wallowa (1982)

Jan & Rick Krabbe/ Matt Hunter

Alan McGie Martha Sawyer Steve Summers Ken Voget David Fix Craig Corder Joe Evanich Frank Conley

Counties not listed have not had year lists reported.

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Bird Finding Guides HHBWH

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SKINNERS BUTTE, EUGENE DAVID FIX, 210 E. 3rd Apt. B, Eugene OR 97401

The Eugene area offers a wide variety of opportunities for the city birder. Its parks, gardens, and river frontage provide refreshing breaks in an urban landscape where brush is discouraged, trees grow mostly in rows, and standing water is restricted to gravel rooftops. Skinners Butte, a Eugene city park, is a prominent island of mixed vegetation adjacent to the downtown core. It is a concentration point for migrant passerines. During April and into May it can be the hottest birding spot in town. The butte is easily reached on foot from any direction, and by car via the main access roads off Pearl Street and Third Avenue or the south end of Lincoln Street . ^formally it can be covered in an hour or so, but large numbers of birds in spring demand that one spend a longer time thoroughly checking the whole area. The breeding birds are worth looking for, and fall migration is sometimes lively, but in winter there is l i t t le of any real interest and I do not recommend a trip then. It should be noted that many non-birders use the butte, including flocks of teenagers and the occasional wino or transient. One should use common sense when poking about in out-of-the-way corners. I have never had an unpleasant run-in with anyone in the park, although at times I wished the multi-speaker car stereo had never gained such popular­ity. One of the reasons for the drawing power of Skinners Butte is the diversity of vegetation. The entire hill is fairly steep, accentuating the variety imposed by different slope aspects. The north side is covered with mature second-growth Douglas Fir woods, with an understory of Bigleaf Maple, Sword Fern, Twisted-Stalk, Trillium, and other shady-site plants. The top is lined with Oregon White Oak, Red Alder, Cherry, and Snowberry, surrounding a grassy opening and a large parking area. The south side is a hodge-podge of native and exotic trees and brush.

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The butte is best birded by walking the access roads and, more importantly, the many footpaths which traverse the south and north sides. Most of the trails are maintained. I usually have objectives in mind when I see that there are plenty of birds around. Depending on the season, strategy differs. It is generally most productive to check the area by leaving the southeast access road at point (A) on the map, following a stone path uphill to the parking area on top. Go slowly, pishing up the scattered warblers, spar­rows, and other small birds. Anna's Hummingbirds, Empid-onflx flycatchers, and the brush warblers like this section. A male Calliope Hummingbird was feeding in a flowering Madrone along this path on April 21, 1984. Bushtits nest here commonly. Having reached the parking lot, spend a few moments scan­ning the sky over the city for any Turkey Vultures, Vaux's Swifts, or raptors which may be passing by. The rank grass and weeds below the parking lot are good for sparrows, including Lincoln's, which is frequently seen in spring and fal l . During spring migration, a single major foraging flock of small birds assembles at the top of the south slope. As the morning wears on, this flock tends to drift across the top of the butte and disperse into the woods on the north side. The birds are more easily located and viewed while in the shorter trees along the south crest, so an early-morning visit is often more rewarding than one made later in the day. Nearly all of the regular spring and fall migrants and breeding birds of the Willamette Valley are represented here at some point during the year. Some of the common* warblers can be amazingly abundant in April and May. At various times, as many as 225 Orange-crowned, 20 Nashville, 300 Yellow-rumped, 100 to 150 Black-throated Gray, 80 Town-send's, and 100 Wilson's Warblers have been estimated. Vireos are also numerous. Western and Hammond's Flycatch­ers and Western Wood-Pewees are frequently very common, and easily studied. Pine Siskins, Dark-eyed Juncos, and other seedeaters are continually present during spring, and many of them nest. An occasional Northern Oriole shows up in the ta l l Douglas Firs in early May. Western Tanagers also OREGON BIRDS 11(2&3]:122

furnish a spectacle, brightening the foliage after many of the earlier migrants have passed. On days when many birds are using the north slope forest, I suggest an extended tour. Where the loop road on top bends around at the west end of the butte's crest, take a signed trail on down the north side. This path ends at a large parking area between the butte and the Willamette River. Vireos, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Hermit Thrushes, and Brown Creepers are numerous. House Finches nest well within the woods here, placing their nests in crevices in the ivy entwining the conifer trunks. Wood Ducks have prospected for nest sites here, and may occasionally bring off a brood. A few Hermit Warblers have been found in May, singing high in the treetops. Fall migration on Skinners Butte is sometimes exciting. Many Wisons's Warblers begin to appear in late August, followed by Black-throated Gray Warblers and many Western Wood-Pewees. A check of the scrubby conifers on the south side may turn up an Olive-sided Flycatcher, House Wren, or other oddity. Band-tailed Pigeons pass the butte in Sep­tember. Some of the more unusual species seen on Skinners Butte are Peregrine Falcon, Pileated Woodpecker, "Red-naped" Sap-sucker, Black Swift (several sightings), Ash-throated Fly­catcher, Common Raven, and White-throated Sparrow (mi­grants). A Wrentit has been seen off and on around the south side since 1981, possibly the same individual. The following species breed or probably breed on Skinners Butte: Wood Duck California Quail Mourning Dove Great Horned Owl Screech Owl Rufous Hummingbird Anna's Hummingbird Common Flicker Downy Woodpecker Western Wood-Pewee Western Flycatcher

Violet-green Swallow Scrub Jay Common Crow Bushtit Black-capped Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee Brown Creeper Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Bewick's Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet

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American Robin Cedar Waxwing Eurasian Starling Hutton's Vireo Solitary Vireo Warbling Vireo Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler MacGillivray's Warbler

Black-headed Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Rufous-dided Towhee Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Brown-headed Cowbird Western Tanager Pine Siskin Lesser Goldfinch Purple Finch House Finch

I thank members of the Southern Willamette Ornithological Club for sightings I have included in this guide.

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iCURLEW SANDPIPER at Tillamook Bay, Tillamook Co.,

lOregon on August 24, 1985. This juvenile bird was

Ifirst spotted on August 20. This was the third

Ireport of this species in Oregon in 1985. Photograph

\by Owen Schmidt.

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Harry Nehls, 2736 SE 20th, Portland 97202 Barb B e l l i n , 4730 Elizabeth N., Salem 97303 M.S. "Elzy" E l t z r o t h , 3595 NW Roosevelt, C o r v a l l i s 97330

4. Mark & Mari Dembrow, 1059 Tyler St., Eugene 97402 5. Fred Parker, 313 W. Hickory, Roseburg 97470 6. Larry Thornburgh, 2109 Oak St . , N. Bend, OR 97459 7. Jim Rogers, Star Rt. Box 151-A, Port Orford 97465 8. Mike Paczolt, 911 Murray, Apt. 1, Medford 97501

Steve Summers, 1009 Merryman, Klamath F a l l s 97603 Tom Crabtree, 1667 NW Iowa, Bend 97701 Frank Conley, P.O. Box 6, Joseph 97846 Merle Archie, P.O. Box 341, Hines 97738

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