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The quarterly journal of Oregon field ornithology Volume 24, Number 1, Spring 1998

Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project:

1997 Field Season 3 mjm Paul Adamus and Kit Larsen

A Day in Jackson Creek Canyon, Malheur Co., Oregon 6 Mike Denny

Bone Creek Canyon, Malheur Co., Oregon 7 Mike Denny

Woolhawk Canyon, Malheur Co., Oregon: Oregon's Hidden Treasure 9 Mike Denny

The Northwestern Ornithological Association 11 George A. Jobanek

Spring Migration Dates for Birds at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon, and Surrounding Area 18 Gary L. Ivey

Web Sites for Oregon Birders 22

Lucy Biggs

NEWS AND NOTES OB 24(1) 24

2 A FIEIDNOTES 28

Eastern Oregon, Summer 1997 29 Kevin T. Spencer

Western Oregon, Summer 1997 34 Jim Johnson

COVER PHOTO Blue Grosbeak, 13 July 1997, nearBrogan, Malheur Co. Photo/Skip Russell.

CENTER | OFO Membership form • OFO Bookcase • OFO £ Birding Weekends • Oregon Rare Bird Phone Network

Checklist of Oregon's birds

Oregon Birds \ ^ J F The quarterly journal of Oregon field ornithology

OREGON BIRDS is a quarterly publication of Oregon Field Ornithologists, an Oregon not-for-profit corporation. Membership in Oregon Field Ornithologists includes a subscription to Oregon Birds. ISSN 0890-2313

Editor Owen Schmidt Assistant Editor Sharon K. Blair Associate Editor Jim Johnson

OREGON FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS President Ray Korpi, Portland (1997-98) [email protected] Secretary Cindy Lawes, Beaverton (1997-98) [email protected] Treasurer Reid Freeman, Eugene (1997-98) [email protected]

Past President Mike Patterson, Astoria [email protected] Directors Paul T. Sullivan, Beaverton (1996-98) [email protected]

Chuck Gates, Powell Butte (1997-98) [email protected] Ted Ernst, Corvallis (1997-99) [email protected] MaryAnne Sohlstrom, Hillsboro (1997-99) [email protected]

Publications Ray Korpi Archivist Paul T. Sullivan

OFO Bookcase Clarice Watson

OREGON BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE Secretary Harry Nehls, Portland (1998) [email protected] Members Tom Crabtree, Bend (1998-2000) [email protected]

Colin Dillingham, Brookings (1998-2000) Jeff Gilligan, Portland (1996-98) [email protected] Jim Johnson, Portland (1996-98) [email protected] Gerard Lillie, Portland (1997-99) [email protected] Larry McQueen, Eugene (1997-99) [email protected] Craig Roberts, Tillamook (1996-98) Skip Russell, Beaverton (1998-2000) [email protected] Owen Schmidt, Portland (1997-99) [email protected]

Alternates Craig Corder, Hermiston (1998) [email protected] Steven Dowlan, Salem (1998) [email protected] Kamal Islam, Corvallis (1998) Kevin Spencer, Tulelake, CA (1998) [email protected] Bill Tice, Falls City (1998) [email protected]

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Oregon Birds is looking for material in these categories: news briefs on things of

temporal importance, such as meetings, birding trips, announcements, news items, etc.; articles are longer contributions dealing with identification, distribution, ecology, management, conservat ion, taxonomy, behavior, biology, and historical aspects of ornithology and birding in Oregon (articles cite references — if any — at the end of the text, names and addresses of authors typically appear at the beginning of the t e x t ) ; short notes are shorter communications dealing with the same subjects as articles (short notes typically cite no references, or at most a few i n parentheses in the text; names and addresses of authors appear at the end of the text); bird

finding guides "where to find a in Oregon" (for some of the rarer birds) and "where to find birds in the area" (for

some of the better spots); reviews for published material on Oregon birds or of interest to Oregon birders; photographs of birds, especially photos taken recently in Oregon (color slide originals are preferred; please label ah photos with photographer's name and address, bird identification, date and place the photo was taken; all photos wi l l be returned; contact the Editor for more information).

Deadline for the next issue of Oregon

Birds — OB 24(2) , Summer 1998 — is 20 April 1998. The next issue should get to you by the first week of June1998. Material can be submitted any time, and the sooner the better. Please send materials directly to the Editor.

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Oregon Birds 24(1): 2, Spring 1998

OFO Board Ray Korpi, President


Reid Freeman, Treasurer 541-343-7488 [email protected]

OFO Publications Clarice Watson 3787 Wilshire Lane Eugene OR 97405

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OFO Birding Weekends Paul T. Sullivan 4470 S.W. Murray Boulevard #26 Beaverton OR 97005


Oregon Breeding Bird Adas Project 1997 Field Season Paul Adamus and Kit Larsen, Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project, P.O. Box 2189, Corvallis, OR 97330 (phone 1-800-440-5454;Web Site: www.teleport.com/~guide/atlas/atlas.htm)

I m a g i n e C h r i s t m a s B i r d C o u n t s w h e r e the c o u n t circles are square and hexagonal rather than r o u n d , and w h e r e y o u search for birds at your leisure, any t ime i n the pleasant spring and summer months rather than i n blustery Christmastide. N o w imagine y o u d o n ' t have to count indiv idual birds — just note their presence and i f possible some evidence o f breed-ing.That, essentially, is w h a t the Breeding B i rd Atlas Project is about.

W i t h 3 summers b e h i n d us and only 2 left to go, m u c h remains to be accomplished by OFO'sAtlas Project. The good news is that 563 birders so far have c o n t r i b u t e d observations to the project . Several more are h e l p i n g w i t h data entry and day-to-day aspects o f r u n n i n g Oregon's largest w i l d l i f e inventory.We are progressing steadily t o w a r d meeting the project goals (see maps).

The unfortunate and inexplicable news is that dozens o f active birders, inc luding many OFO members, have yet to send i n a single observation. W i t h t ime running out o n this project, 1998 is a good t ime to do your part .

Hexagons Most in Need of Coverage in 1998

As long as you're w i l l i n g to travel, call the project's toll-free number (above) and leave your address.You'U receive a free packet w i t h some color maps s h o w i n g the spots w h e r e w e ' l l ask y o u to spend part o f a day or t w o b i r d i n g . We m i g h t even cover some of y o u r gas costs. Your c o m m i t m e n t is f lexible and w h e n y o u visit the reco m m e n d e d spots, y o u m i g h t be surpr ised w h a t y o u f i n d . Last year one part ic ipant s tumbled u p o n Oregon's f irst nesting Blue Grosbeak i n an area he otherwise m i g h t no t have b i r de d !

The 1997 Coverage Results f r o m an atlas pro jec t are

most useful w h e n all parts o f a state are b i rded sufficiently. A t the outset o f this pro ject the steering commit tee establ ished a s tandard f o r adequacy o f coverage, appl i cab le t o each atlas u n i t . The atlas uni ts are shaped l ike hexagons and squares, and there are about 4 3 0 T h e standard for sufficient coverage has four parts:

1. At least 75 % of species "predicted" to occur in the hexagon should be verified to occur there. (The predic

tions were based o n vegetation interpre ted f r o m aerial photographs f r o m 1988).

2. Breeding should be confirmed, by observation of a nest or other evidence, for at least 25 % of the species expected in the hexagon.

3. At least 75% of species predicted to occur in the hexagon's square should be verified to occur there. (The squares are a small part o f each hexagon; they are about 3 miles to a side whereas the hexagons are about 17 miles across).

4. Breeding should be confirmed in the square for at least 25% of the species expected there.

The accompanying table summarizes progress t o w a r d meet ing each of these objectives. As was true last year, w e especially need observations f r o m central and eastern Oregon. We also need observations that c o n f i r m nesting, and observations f r o m the squares regardless o f w h e r e they are.

The People I t seems each year brings a n e w

crop of participants to the forefront ,

Expected Species Found

~ ~ <50%

(highest priority)

50 - 60%

>60%

For a detailedfull-size copy of this map, contact the authors.


j o i n i n g those w h o already have dist inguished themselves by f inding species not repor ted f r o m hexagons i n previous years ( " N e w Finds")- I n this category, the f o l l o w i n g 1997 efforts are especially laudable: • Frank Conley — 542 New Finds from 31

hexagons • Mike & MerryLynn Denny — 498 from 42

hexagons • Margaret LaFaive — 206 from 9 hexagons • Donna Lusthoff —192 from 32 hexagons

Outstanding, i m p r o v e d coverage of indiv idual hexagons was cont r ibuted by the f o l l o w i n g (NOTE: I n this article w e list participants only once even t h o u g h some have achieved distinct i o n i n several categories): • Frank Isaacs—94 New Finds from #26097

(Drew Reservoir, LAKE) • David Herr — 81 from #25140 (Emigrant

Hill, UMATILLA) • Jamie Simmons & Hendrik Herlyn — 79

from #25146 (Malheur N.F., HARNEY)

It's equally important to continually "upgrade" the evidence o f breeding o f all species. By upgrading, w e mean i m p r o v i n g the reported evidence o f nesting, such as f i n d i n g a b i r d carryi n g nes t ing mater ia l i n 1997 after not ing only its mere presence i n 1995 and 1996. Upgrading takes patience and alertness to b i r d behavior .About one-third o f the records i n the database were upgraded i n 1997,and 18%

Hexagons Whose Squares Are Most in Need of Coverage in 1998

Expected Species Found

<20%

of all the records are o f species previously u n r e p o r t e d f r o m part icular hexagons o r squares. People w h o upgraded the most records overall include: • Craig Miller — 171 records in 22 hexa

gons • Eric Horvath —123 in 16 hexagons • Duncan Evered & Lyla Messick — 119 in

5 hexagons • Henry Horvat — 116 in 9 hexagons

As noted, a remaining p r i o r i t y is to attain better coverage of the squares. Participants i n 1997 w h o contr ibuted the most n e w records ( N e w Finds plus upgrades) f r o m squares overall were : • Katy Wilson — 236 records from 11 squares • Don & Karen Munson — 184 from 29 squares • Paul Adamus —107 from 24 squares

The most n e w records f r o m any single square came f r o m : • Jean Van Hulzen — 54 records from #27081 • Patty Bowers — 49 records from #25509 • Marilynne Keyser—46 records from #26750

A f e w part ic ipants have gone far beyond the call o f d u t y and cont inued atlasing i n some o f their hexagons or squares even after meet ing the "target" numbers o f species and c o n f i r m a t i o n s for these areas. This intens i ty o f coverage is sometimes needed to f i n d unusual and secretive species. Notable are efforts by Greg

G i l l s o n , A n t h o n y F l o y d , and K e i t h Graves.

The Birds We Saw Unof f i c ia l ly 1997 was proc la imed

the "Year of the O w l " as a w a y o f highl i g h t i n g the part icular need for better data o n this group. Atlas pro ject part ic ipants responded enthusiastically, increasing the n u m b e r o f o w l repor ts i n the atlas database f r o m 1283 to 1885 (47% increase). A l l 13 Oregon species were reported, w i t h most being N . Pygmy-Owl and Great H o r n e d O w l . T h e r e cont inue to be a paucity of reports of Long-eared, Barn, andW. Screech O w l s , relative to their expected dis t r ibut ion .

O f all the b i r d species repor ted to the project so far, 7 species have been f o u n d i n all o f the hexagons w h e r e they w e r e p r e d i c t e d t o occur, 163 have been f o u n d i n most o f those p r e d i c t e d hexagons , a n d 97 have been f o u n d i n less than half o f their predicted hexagons T h e r e have been over 2000 incidents o f species occurr i n g i n hexagons w h e r e habitat condit ions (at least as interpreted f r o m 1988 aerial photographs) w o u l d seem not to predic t their presence. Some of the more unusual f inds f r o m 1997 — unusual i n some cases because they were i n parts o f the state w h e r e n o r m a l l y they ' re absent or r a r e — were Mer l in , Boreal O w l , Broad-tailed H u m m i n g b i r d , M o c k i n g b i r d (nest) ,

o 20 - 60%

>60%

For a detailed full-size copy of this map: contact the authors.


Fledgling Long-eared Owls, June 1997. Found in an abandoned magpie nest in a juniper, hexagon #26200 (vast of Madras, JEFFERSON). Photo/Rick Gerhardt.

W h i t e - w i n g e d Crossbill, Great-tailed Grackle, Pine Grosbeak, and the star attract ion: Blue Grosbeak.

The 1997 f i e ld season was the first i n w h i c h "travel grants" were offered t o a l i m i t e d n u m b e r o f q u a l i f i e d birders , selected t h r o u g h an applicat i o n process. These gas re imbursements were very popular and w e r e notably effect ive i n i m p r o v i n g the coverage o f some near ly roadless squares i n southeastern Oregon.The 21 participants awarded travel grants upgraded an average of 35 species per hexagon, compared w i t h 7 for participants w i t h o u t grants.The grants w i l l be available again t h r o u g h an appl i cat ion process i n 1998 (see b o x ) .

The Future Funding continues to be adequate

t o cover o u r o p e r a t i n g expenses, thanks main ly to s u p p o r t this year f r o m the Oregon Department o f Fish and Wi ld l i fe (Wildl i fe Diversi ty Program) , US Bureau o f Land Management, US Fish and Wildl i fe Service, and your organization — Oregon Field Orn i t h o l o g i s t s . A n o t h e r o u t s t a n d i n g source of support continues to be vol unteers f r o m Oregon's Natural Her i tage Program, w h o each year contr ibute m u c h t ime to enter thousands o f atlas data records i n to our c o m p u t e r database. Others w h o generously cont r i b u t e d t ime to project administra

t ive tasks i n 1997 i n c l u d e Sharon Clarke, Carol Col ton , Marcia Cutler, Manuela Huso, J im Johnson, Dennis M o n g , and Jon Plissner.

Recently, the project steering commit tee has b e g u n p l a n n i n g for the publ icat ion o f the project results. Prel iminar y plans call for publ i ca t ion as b o t h a book and a CD-ROM, shortly

after conclusion o f the pro jec t at the end o f the 1999 f i e ld season. We w e l come ideas f r o m anyone d u r i n g this p lan n in g process, and are t r y i n g to p r o m o t e col laborat ion w i t h related publ i ca t ion efforts.

Completion Status of Atlas Project Survey Units:

Number of Hexagons (of430)or Squares (of414)thatare: 100% 8039% 60-79% 4059% 2039% <20%

Criterion: complete complete complete complete complete complete Hexagon: Species Found 108 93 95 97 31 6 Hexagon: Confimed Breeding 114 49 59 73 78 57 Square: Species Found 7 19 54 89 112 133 Square: Confrmed Breedhg 8 14 20 47 70 255

Travel grants and lodging for Atlasers Once again, the Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project is of fer ing re im

bursements to 10-20 birders w i l l i n g to visit selected remote areas o f central and eastern Oregon. We call these "travel grants" and y o u must apply first by writing or phoning us by 1 April. Y o u ' l l be given a list o f several dozen areas to choose f r o m . I n some cases w e ' l l also cover the cost of rent ing a n e w 4-WD vehicle.You must be at least 24 (unless y o u d o n ' t need a rental 4-WD), able to recognize most b i r d songs, available for at least 4 consecutive days i n June/July, and agree to submit your b i r d l ist and receipts b y August . It 's a t e r r i f i c w a y to explore "Oregon's Outback" ! I f you're interested b u t w o u l d rather not drive or go alone, leave a message o n the atlas pro jec t phone (1-800-440-5454) and w e ' l l t r y to f i n d y o u a b i r d i n g buddy w h o also enjoys rugged country.

As an added incentive the Malheur Field Station has k i n d l y offered to give a discount rate o n lodging and k i t c h e n facilities for birders w h o spend 2 or more days atlasing d u r i n g June/July i n selected nearby areas (exc luding the Malheur National Wi ld l i fe Refuge) that need better coverage. For more i n f o r m a t i o n contact the atlas pro ject hot l ine .


A Day in Jackson Creek Canyon, Malheur Co., Oregon Mike Denny, 323 Scenic View Drive, College Place, WA 99324

The M c D e r m i t t hexagon looked easy enough to cover, b u t just i n case, w e ref i l led all our water and gas tanks before w e pushed n o r t h u p H w y . 95 o u t o f M c D e r m i t t , Nevada. M e r r y Lynn and I had been awarded a "Travel Grant" b y the Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project to discover just w h a t species of birds were breeders i n this p o r t i o n of the Great Basin i n Oregon.

We exi ted onto Jackson Creek Rd., and headed east u p onto the south f l a n k o f Battle M o u n t a i n . Af ter topp i n g out at w e l l over 5000' w e proc e e d e d s o u t h e a s t t o w a r d s t h e N o u q u e Ranch Road. A t about 5600 feet a single hal f -grown Sage Grouse burst f r o m the edge o f the road and o n b o w e d wings , soared d o w n in to a n a r r o w d r a w p u l l i n g t h r e e o t h e r grouse u p and away w i t h i t . I s topped and w e w a l k e d downs lope a b i t , u p w e n t an adult and 2 more chicks, all sailing d o w n in to the same sage-covered wash. Neat!

Slowly, w e began our advance u p a very d i m track that was the Nouque Ranch Road. After a mi le or so, this track was no longer a road, b u t resembled a gravel p i t . I t became easier t o d r i v e a l o n g i n t h e sage as w e c l i m b e d u p along this r u t t e d road towards the east r i m o f a good-sized canyon.After 20 minutes or so, all forw a r d progress came to a halt.

W i t h about 1.5 hours o f l ight left , w e pi tched the tent and walked d o w n to the edge o f this beaut i ful canyon. A mul t i tude o f songs reached our ears as w e sat u p o n the r i m . The entire face of the ro l l ing h i l l , in to w h i c h this canyon cut , was covered w i t h very short st iff sage. The only plants that stood taller than eight or t en inches w e r e t w o b l o o m i n g d e a t h camas stalks. As w e prepared to r e t u r n to camp the dist inctive calls of aYellow-breasted Chat reached us as d i d the songs o f many Vesper Sparrows. I t was w i t h great expectat ion that w e awaited the next morn ing .The weste r n face o f th is canyon s t i l l ma in t a i n e d t w o large s n o w patches. I t seemed more l ike the first w e e k o f May rather than the second w e e k of June w h e n I l o o k e d at t h e p l a n t


growth.As darkness crept u p the cany o n , three or four C o m m o n Poorwil ls began to call, one quite near our tent.

16 June 1997 was w e l c o m e d b y a very vocal g r o u p o f singing Vesper Sparrows that f i l l e d o u r ears w i t h the i r song. U p and out o f the tent w e headed just as the sun f l o o d e d the O w y h e e desert out to the east. After scrambling over fingers o f f lat basalt, w e reached the edge o f this spectacular canyon. Jackson Creek f l o w e d d o w n t h r o u g h c lumps o f golden current,service berry, w i l l o w and aspen. M u l t i - f l o r a l rose, c u r r e n t and sage covered the slopes. Birds were everyw h e r e . A screaming Red-tailed H a w k and its near-fledged young w e l c o m e d us in to this canyon. Green-tailed To-w h e e s sang a l l u p and d o w n th is steam as d i d Lazuli Buntings. I t was t h e n that a very familiar song w o r k e d its w a y in to m y head. Could i t be? I m u s t be w r o n g ! The adul t W h i t e -c r o w n e d Sparrow sang again. I t was then that more and more songs of this species reached us. Sitting o n a flat r o c k w e w a t c h e d a p a i r o f these sharp-looking birds carry food to, and exit f r o m , a dense stand o f mult i - f lo -

Common Poorwill - 3 calling birds Yellow-breasted Chat - 5 adults on territory Vesper Sparrow -15+ birds along rim, 2 pairs in can

yon bottom Common Raven -1 pair at nest Red-tailed Hawk -1 pair and 1 juv. Dusky Flycatcher - 5+ pair on territory Lazuli Bunting -1 pair Green-tailed Towhee -10+ pairs, most feeding young Spotted Towhee - 2 males Brewer's Sparrow -15+ pairs on territory White-crowned Sparrow - 8 pairs feeding young Vioiet-green Swallow - 5 pairs with young Mountain Bluebird - 1 pair on nest with young Northern Flicker - 1 pair nesting in basalt American Kestrel - 1 pair American Robin - 4 pairs on nests with eggs Hammond's Flycatcher -1 pair building a nest Prairie Falcon - 1 pair with 2 juv. Brown-headed Cowbird - 5+ birds Yellow Warbler -12+ pairs, most feeding young House Wren - 4 pairs feeding young Rock Wren - 6 pairs feeding young Northern Harrier - 1 pair on territory Warbling Vireo -1 singing Black-headed Grosbeak - 1 male singing Fox Sparrow - 5 pairs, very vocal, on territory, feed

ing young Say's Phoebe - 1 pair with 1 juv. Turkey Vulture - 1 bird

ral rose and golden current . I counted at least eight pairs o n terri tory.AU the birds I saw w e r e the black-lored race, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha. We were very surprised that this sparr o w was nesting i n this canyon.

Finding a short branch o f this cany o n going o f f to the southwest, I in vestigated. N o r t h e r n Flickers w e r e nesting i n a lava tube about 40 feet above the ground. Many Rock Wrens, Violet -green Swal lows, and Green-tai ledTowhees l ived u p this b o x cany o n . Near ing the e n d o f this short canyon I suddenly came u p o n a male M o u n t a i n B l u e b i r d perched atop a l o w r i m . As I watched , a female appeared w i t h a beak f u l l o f bugs. I t f l e w about i n an attempt to draw me away. Backing off, I kept an eye o n her as she m o v e d u p and d o w n the face of the basalt r i m , f inally duck ing in t o a stick-filled hole i n the rock.Their nest was i n a lava tube about 10 feet above the ground.What else cou ld be here? W i t h an odd, squeaky call, a c h i p m u n k ran along the very edge o f the r i m . This was a c h i p m u n k u n l i k e any I have ever seen. I t was a very l ight , creamy tan w i t h t w o slightly darker stripes along the f lanks . These ran back to a black saddle that covered half the h i n d leg and t h e n covered the r u m p and crossed d o w n onto the other h i n d leg. The tai l was creamy and str iped. I saw 2 o f these animals.

I r e j o i n e d M e r r y L y n n a n d w e w o r k e d our w a y d o w n the creek.This is w h e n w e came u p o n an a d u l t Hammond's Flycatcher carrying nesting materials. We saw only one pair of Hammond's , w h i l e Dusky Flycatchers were call ing all about and w e r e seen everywhere.Jackson Creek Cany o n is an exc i t ing place to b i r d . Its access is n o t t o o b a d o n c e t h e Nouque Ranch Road is repaired. Foll o w i n g is a list of species w e f o u n d o n 15-16 June 1997 w h i l e d o w n i n Jackson Creek Canyon.

Wel l , that is all w e f o u n d . I urge birders to visit this area. Be prepared for storms, w i n d and a hot sun. Br ing lots o f water and good boots. Enjoy Jackson Creek Canyon and southern Malheur County, Oregon. 0

B o n e Creek is s o u t h w e s t o f

B u r n s J u n c t i o n . T u r n west o f f Hwy. 95 o n t o B L M Rd. 6 3 1 4 - 1 - 0 0 . Pro ceed u n t i l the junct i o n o f B L M R d . 6314-1 -BO. Go only 1.5 miles south o n this road, then t u r n west or r i g h t o n t o t h e s p o t t y t r a c k and go u n t i l y o u c o m e t o t h e m o u t h o f B o n e C a n y o n . J a c k s o n C r e e k C a n y o n : take BLMRd.6357-O-OO t o 6374-0-O O ( N o u q u e Ranch Road). The canyon is 3.2 miles south o f this junct i o n . W o o l h a w k Canyon: take BLM Rd. 6361-0-OO to 6360-0 -OO, t h e n

o n to 6360-0-AO. Stay o n this road as i t turns south. You w i l l see W o o l h a w k Canyon i n f r o n t of y o u . D o not stay o n 6376-0-OO. Be sure to t u r n south onto 6360-0-AO.We camped 1.5 miles south o f 6376-0-OO, just above the east r i m o f this canyon. 0

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Bone Creek Canyon, Malheur Co., Oregon Mike Denny, 323 Scenic View Drive, College Place, WA 99324

Ahead o f us, r is ing u p out o f the vast sage-covered flat , appeared trees.This w e l c o m e break i n the u n r e l e n t i n g sage proved to be Burns Junction, our n e x t s top. A f t e r r e f i l l i n g all o f o u r water containers, w e again headed back out into the endless sage and our next hexagon. M e r r y Lynn and I were out to discover birds for the Oregon Breeding B i rd Atlas Project.This was o u r f i f t h hexagon i n 8 days. Things w e r e l o o k i n g bleak as w e left Burns Junct ion s inking back in to the sage.

Aside f r o m the scattered H o r n e d Larks that rose u p along the road, species diversity i n this hexagon seemed very l imited.Turning o f f Hwy. 95 onto a d i r t track that vanished over a far rise, w e headed west i n t o the u n k n o w n . Mi l e after b u m p y m i l e u n fo lded before us. H o r n e d Larks, sage, dust and more H o r n e d Larks ro l l ed by.

Suddenly, perched before us o n a sage was an adult Sage Sparrow bei n g h o u n d e d b y 2 of its o f fspr ing for more feedings. W h a t a rel ief to see something other than H o r n e d Larks. Count ing the 6 to 7 species w e had f o u n d at Burns Junct ion, this was an exc i t ing event. Taking a l o o k at the huge cumbersome BLM map, I not iced a faint dot ted l ine that crossed the track w e were o n , southwest o f o u r locat ion. Cris-crossing this d i m line was an even fainter blue line w i t h the b o l d name o f Bone Creek. We b o t h w o n d e r e d i f the w o r d "Creek" really meant the presence o f water or was this merely another d r y gulch? We crested a l o w ridge and there before us as far as the eye could see f r o m one h o r i z o n to the next , was sage.

A b o u t half w a y d o w n this ridge, I no t i ced a large l izard across the left w h e e l track. Swerving to the r ight , w e

shot past. H i t t i n g the breaks, I j u m p e d out and ran back u p the track.There along the edge o f the road was a 10-11 i n c h long, very spotted, long-nosed l eopard l izard . This orange-spotted female had caught and k i l l e d a sagebrus h vole and was i n the process o f shaking this m i c r o t ine l ike a rag d o l l . Retreating, I re turned to the Jeep t o grab the camera. U p o n approaching the lizard, I not iced i t had released the rodent and was s i t t ing w a t c h i n g me. T w e n t y minutes passed as the dead mouse lay i n the hot sun. Lines o f red ants had formed and seemed i m m u n e to the very h o t road as they r i p p e d and tore at tissue exposed i n a gash across the rodent's nape.The leopard l izard suddenly re-approached the dead vole and again began to violently shake i t b y the head.Ants f l e w i n all direct ions.After 2 minutes of this, the r e p t i l e gave o n e last shake a n d


d r o p p e d the vole i n a l i m p pi le and m o v e d o f f i n to the sage, abandoning its k i l l to the ants.

We too , m o v e d o f f i n t o the sage cons ider ing ourselves for tunate t o have been witness to this drama.

After bounc ing through a f e w more miles o f sage and ruts, w e came u p o n a very faint track that obviously had been last traveled b y wagons. Turni n g o n t o this ancient p a t h w e proceeded o n west towards a h i g h butte . This was to be our f irst i n t r o d u c t i o n to Bone Creek or at least to "Bonedry Creek." A v e r y d r y , b o u l d e r - f i l l e d t r e n c h p r o v e d t o be t h e cross ing p o i n t . So i t was that w e crossed this stream course w i t h very l i t t le hope o f f i n d i n g a n y t h i n g o t h e r t h a n H o r n e d Larks and Sage Sparrows. As w e n e a r e d t h e h i g h b u t t e , Bo n e Creek's w a s h again crawled i n f r o n t o f us and forced another fun- f i l l ed crossing over rocks and boulders .

A f e w h u n d r e d feet past this d r y gulch and w e came to a long-dropped salt b lock that had been sculpted into unique f o r m by u n t o l d hundreds o f tongues .With our desire to go o n fast evaporating, w e f o u n d a f lat area at the m o u t h o f this shallow canyon. U p w e n t the tent and camp or "home" as w e had come to call i t over the last week.

W i t h camp set, w e t o o k o f f u p the canyon to see w h a t m i g h t be f o u n d . This is w h e n I first not i ced w i l l o w s a n d m u l t i - f l o r a l rose s t i c k i n g u p above the sage over along the" creek". As w e neared the w i l l o w s , pools o f water appeared as d i d birds! A Spotted Towhee called as 2 others f l e w about.A small Empidonax f lycatcher

suddenly came in to sight. I t sat i n a w i l l o w o n an exposed perch and left no d o u b t as to w h a t i t was. A n adult Least Flycatcher! This is w h e n w e began to really w o n d e r w h a t w e had s t u m b l e d i n t o . P r o c e e d i n g o n w e f o u n d Lark Sparrows, Robins , and Cal i forn ia Q u a i l . Large patches o f golden current were n o w g r o w i n g o n b o t h banks o f the creek.As w e passed a side draw, M o u r n i n g Doves, Chukar, and Rock Wrens spoke u p . Ventur ing o n w e came to a 15-foot shadbush w i t h Brewer's Blackbirds and more Robins .With only a half hour o f l ight left , w e t u r n e d around and headed back "home." U p o n near ing a side gulch , a single adult N o r t h e r n Mocki n g b i r d f l e w i n t o v i e w and gave a couple "chak" calls. W O W ! So i t was w i t h renewed vigor and fading l ight that w e re turned to camp.

That n ight , C o m m o n Poorwil ls (3 pairs) , bats, kangaroo rats and a herd o f cattle all came in to camp.

20 June 1997 h i t early as the Black-throated Sparrows o p e n e d u p and filled the air w i t h their outstanding song.They w e r e soon jo ined b y Sage and Lark Sparrows and a lone adult Violet-green Swallow.

Jamming a bagel in to our mouths , w e strapped o n our packs .With cameras at the ready, w e started u p the c a t t l e - h a m m e r e d t r a i l i n t o B o n e Creek Canyon. We f o u n d more Spotted Towhees, Robins, and Chukars. U p o n nearing the M o c k i n g b i r d site, w e s lowed and w a t c h e d as an adult Mocker l i t atop a sage and began to eye us. I t was soon j o i n e d by a seco n d adult w i t h a beak f u l l of bugs.We w a t c h e d as this adult ducked in to a

spindly sage and emerged w i t h o u t the bugs.We asked each other i f the adult had eaten its catch or was i t feeding young? Keeping an eye o n the ta l l sage, w e w a t c h e d as these Mockingbirds each made several tr ips in to the sage w i t h beaks bulg ing . Slowly, w e approached this b ig sage, at about 10 feet away, I spotted a f lat , r o u g h stick nest w i t h a f ine grassy b o w l f i l l e d w i t h feathers and y e l l o w m o u t h s . There pressed in to this b o w l were three chicks. We had i t ! A N o r t h e r n Mock ingb i rd nest i n Malheur County! M e r r y Lynn was able t o photograph the nest and the adults.We backed o f f and w a t c h e d as the adults b r o u g h t more bugs and orange-red c u r r e n t berries to this nest.

Really exci ted now, w e headed o n u p the canyon h o p i n g to find m ore nests and unexpected species. Roundi n g a lazy b e n d i n the trai l w e came u p o n a patch o f w i l l o w , roses, and w o r m w o o d covering the banks along w i t h a l iberal spr ink l ing o f horse and deer bones. Erupting f r o m the ground i n f ront o f us were t o w e r i n g columns o f basalt f o r m i n g a gorge. Here Bone Creek complete ly changed f r o m an in termi t tent surface creek to a rushi n g stream p l u n g i n g over waterfalls and creat ing deep blue pools . The walls of the gorge were 45 to 75 feet h igh . There w e r e numerous seeps at the base o f this format ion , th i ck grass and ferns, ta l l go lden currents and rose b u s h e s . T h e r e w e r e G r e a t H o r n e d Owls , Kestrels, Rock Wrens, and Chukar. As w e w o r k e d our w a y t h r o u g h this total ly unexpected feature o f Bone Creek Canyon, Robins, andViolet-green Swallows f l e w about.


This incredibly br ight green slice i n this sage-covered desert was a shock. Just as abrupt ly as i t rose u p out o f the desert , th i s v i g o r o u s l i f e - f i l l ed gorge d r o p p e d back i n to the g r o u n d as d i d Bone Creek.We were left standing i n a d r y wash surrounded b y sage. Watching as w e w e n t , w e c l i m b e d u p a d r y waterfa l l and there i n f r o n t o f

us about 500 feet away, foraged 23 w i l d horses T h i s was certainly an area o f u n e x p e c t e d sights and e x p e r i ences.

Bone Creek Canyon is southwest o f Burns Junct ion w a y out i n the sage and should never be at tempted w i t h out four-wheel drive and p l e n t y o f water . B i r d m i g r a t i o n i n th i s area

c o u l d be very interesting. We f o u n d that do ing the Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas i n this area d u r i n g late June was f u n . So get out and atlas no matter h o w bleak the area appears.You w i l l never k n o w w h a t y o u c o u l d f i n d . Bone Creek Canyon is a p r i m e example o f an area that he ld surprises for us. 0

Woolhawk Canyon, Malheur Co., Oregon: Oregon's Hidden Treasure Mike Denny, 323 Scenic View Drive, College Place, WA 99324

M e r r y Lynn and I p u l l e d o f f the last paved road ( H w y . 95) w e w o u l d see for days just n o r t h o f Basque Station and headed east out in to the sage.We w e r e n u d g i n g the heels o f a f ierce Malheur County-sized thunder storm. M u d and rain-fi l led p o t holes covered this d i r t track.

We h a d been a w a r d e d a "Travel Grant" b y the Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project to go w h e r e no birder has gone before and re turned.

Coming to a small half-fi l led stock p o n d , w e s t o p p e d t o take a l o o k w h e n a s ingle drake W o o d D u c k s l ipped o f f the p o n d and w a d d l e d u p in to the sage to hide. A W o o d D u c k and not a tree i n sight.

O n w e w e n t t h r o u g h the sage and u p onto a ridge. Here w e stopped and l o o k e d east o u t i n t o the O w y h e e Desert.The w o r d s "vast,""light years," and "distant" came to m i n d . I t was n o w easy to see h o w i t was that the

BLM had come to o w n m i l l i o n s o f acres i n this county alone.

O u r next 2 hexagons were w a y out i n t h e vast sage-covered lands o f southern Malheur County, Oregon. T h i s e v e n i n g ' s d e s t i n a t i o n w a s marked o n the BLM map as Woolhawk Canyon. A t the m o m e n t this really d i d n ' t impress us.The name was a b i t o d d , b u t t h e n so were a lo t o f names i n t h i s desert . W h o e v e r h e a r d o f Nouque or W o r m w o o d , or Winter Fat? U n i q u e names f o r an i n c r e d i b l y unique region.

The sage dominates. Sage is a lo t l ike people. Each indiv idual plant is w i l d l y different i n size and shape, b u t at a distance sage all looks the same. I t is this sameness that creates mon o t o n y and dulls y o u r w i t s t o the p o i n t w here all f l y i n g birds start t o l o o k l ike H o r n e d Larks. W h y H o r n e d Larks? H o r n e d Larks dominate.

Normal ly thunderstorms only leave

puddles , b u t no t i n this c o u n t y — somehow the rain water pr imes the local aquifer and 60 to 80-foot long spring-fed lakes f o r m i n w h a t used to be the road.After going over endless c o w pies a n d n u m e r o u s b o u l d e r fields w e arrived o n the east r i m o f W o o l h a w k Canyon, just at s u n d o w n o n 17 June 1997. W i t h camp set, I w a l k e d over to the edge o f this split i n the crust to see i f there were any birds. From w a y d o w n i n the thickening night came the songs of birds. These melodies dr i f t ed u p f r o m hundreds o f feet b e l o w ! A real deep cany o n sliced its w a y o f f in to the darke n i n g g l o o m . C o m m o n P o o r w i l l s

Opposite page: Bone Creek Reservoir, 20 June 1997, Oregon Breeding Bird Alias southwest of Burns Junction, Malheur Co. Photo/Mike Denny.

Below: Northern Mockingbird, 20 June 1997, Bone Creek Canyon, Malheur Co. Photos/Merry Lynn Denny.

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called as w e dr i f ted o f f to sleep. The 18th o f June was announced

b y a single yapping coyote and 3 singi n g Black-throated Sparrows.With all the necessities completed , w h i c h i n M a l h e u r C o u n t y m e a n s y o u are most ly dressed and have your boots on , w e grabbed our water and packs and set out to c o n f i r m as many breeders as w e could .What w o u l d w e f i n d i n t h i s h i d d e n O r e g o n t r e a s u r e k n o w n as W o o l h a w k Canyon?

T h e f i r s t species w e p i c k e d u p w e r e Chukar, Rock W r e n , Red-tailed H a w k and C o m m o n Raven. So far so good! H i k i n g out to the t i p of a huge p r o m o n t o r y I stood l o o k i n g d o w n , w a y d o w n , to a clear watered stream as i t f l o w e d n o r t h towards the m o u t h o f this great canyon. I was amazed b y w h a t I saw here. Sitting d o w n , I list e n e d t o t h e a b u n d a n t l i f e t h a t teemed all about me. Something was m o v i n g around o n the c l i f f face just d o w n f r o m m y perch. N o t w i s h i n g to get any better looks at this c l i f f than I already had, I gave a soft whis t le . Suddenly o u t and away f r o m the c l i f f sai led an adul t G o l d e n Eagle. The p o w e r and silence o f this huge b i r d was m a g n i f i c e n t as i t f l e w n o r t h d o w n the canyon and out of sight. Still h o p i n g for a last gl impse o f this regal raptor, I was suddenly aware o f dozens o f other birds r i p p i n g and slicing t h r o u g h the air all about me. Above and b e l o w me were White- throated Swifts cu t t ing and cruis ing the sky, making any o f man's f ly ing inventions l o o k l i k e m u d - b o g g e d c o w s . W i t h grace and i n c r e d i b l e speed, these birds w h i p p e d along the shear rock faces a n d c l i f f s o f t h i s c a n y o n . Chi t ter ing and chasing, these swifts vanished f r o m around me as quickly as th ey had appeared. The air was e m p t y save for a l u m b e r i n g raven as i t passed to the south.

M e r r y Lynn and I proceeded south along this gorge's east r i m , look ing for an access p o i n t d o w n t o the clear stream. A Prairie Falcon came in to a r i m east o f us, screaming and call ing t o its near-fledged young. M e r r y Lynn f inds an o l d deer antler laying i n a c l u m p o f b u n c h grass not far f r o m a very defensive pair o f Lark Sparrows.

F inding a w a y d o w n in to the cany o n t o o k a b i t o f a h ike . After a mi le or so, there seemed to be a break i n the canyon walls . I t was here that w e f i rs t saw t h e m , 51 b i g h o r n sheep,

mostly ewes and lambs. We not i ced one ewe w i t h a neck collar, no d o u b t a radio tag. Chukar called f r o m b e l o w as d i d a single Yellow-breasted Chat. There were a couple c lumps o f current, choke cherry and spirea growing i n successive bends o f the creek.

Slowly, w e w o r k e d our w a y d o w n a steep slope in to this incredible cany o n . M o u r n i n g Doves, Say's Phoebes, and many hundreds o f Cl i f f Swallows caught our at tent ion as w e reached the stream. This is w h e n w e not i ced the huge number of fish i n this stream. Most were no longer than 6 inches and appeared to be a species o f dace. Would w e ever f i n d out just w h a t k i n d of dace these were ! Taking a rest i n the shade o f the east w a l l , w e heard Lazuli Bunt ing and f o u n d the nest.We also located 6 dif ferent colonies o f

Loggerhead Shrike, 20 June 1997, Bone Creek Reservoir, Malheur Co, Photo/Mike Denny.

Black-throated Sparrow - 3 singing males Common Nighthawk - 5+ birds Common Poorwill - 4 calling birds Sage Sparrow - 5 birds Northern Harrier - 1 female Golden Eagle -1 adult American Kestrel -1 pair Prairie Falcon - 3 pairs, all with near-fledged young Red-tailed Hawk - 1 pair with 2 young White-throated Swift - 200+ birds Violet-green Swallow - 5+ pairs Cliff Swallow - 400+ birds House Finch - 4 pairs Lincoln's Sparrow -1 adult Say's Phoebe - 2 pairs with 2 fledged young Common Raven -1 pair with 1 fledged young Mallard -1 female with 9 ducklings Brewer's Blackbird -1 pair Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 adult Lazuli Bunting -1 pair with 3 young Chukar - 5 adults Mourning Dove -1 pair Loggerhead Shrike - 1 adult Turkey Vulture - 1 adult Rock Wren - 9+ pairs, most feeding young House Wren - 3 pairs, all feeding young Lark Sparrow - 2 pairs Black-throated Gray Warbler - 3 males, all singing

Wh ite - th r oa ted Swift fo r a to ta l o f over 200 birds. A small b r o w n passer ine f l e w across the creek in to the coo l moist shade o f a dense th icket o f rose and spirea. I t was agitated and m o v e d t h r o u g h the brush c h i p p i n g at us. We pished i n r e t u r n and o u t p o p p e d an adult Lincoln's Sparrow! W O W ! We looked for its nest, b u t no luck. I t was t h e n that w e hear a distant warbler singing. Staying sti l l , w e w a t c h e d the west face o f this canyon as an adult male Black-throated Gray Warb ler f l e w i n and p e r c h e d just across f r o m us. Singing, i t f l e w f r o m perch to perch keeping an eye o n us. We l o c a t e d 2 a d d i t i o n a l B lack-throated Grays to the south o f our first b i r d . So i t w o u l d seem that i t is not the junipers that this species prefers, b u t rather the canyons.

House Wrens, Brewer's Blackbirds, Vio le t -green Swal lows , and House Finches all were f o u n d i n this spectacular place. W i t h the air over head filled w i t h swifts and swallows and the sun, w e decided i t was t i m e to coo l of f and take a d i p i n one o f the large deep i n v i t i n g pools. I n w e w e n t , the water was invigorat ing and just r ight w h e n , O U C H ! We w e r e under attack.The hundreds o f small fish had gone in to a feeding frenzy. Dozens fought to get at the soft skin between our toes and fingers. Protective action was useless as numerous nips and bites covered us. So i t was that w e f l e d the man-eating dace o f Rattlesnake Creek. D r y i n g ourselves, w e took care not to get near the water. I t was after this that w e f o u n d a female Mallard s w i m m i n g d o w n stream w i t h 9 ducklings i n tow.We d i d n ' t h o l d out for the duckl ings ' survival m u c h before the next bend i n the creek.

W o o l h a w k Canyon runs n o r t h and south and the walls only get higher the fur ther south y o u go. I t is a t r u l y spectacular place, so wel l -h idden and isolated that f e w birders w i l l ever get there.Those that do w i l l no t believe w h a t spreads out before them, w h a t w i l d l i f e and birds l ive here A t left is a list o f species w e f o u n d o n 17 and 18 June 1997.

I n closing, i f y o u are p lanning o n reaching this site, take a lo t o f water, a 4x4 , good boots and a hat. Stay out of the streams and enjoy this amazi n g place! W o o l h a w k Canyon is t r u l y a h i d d e n treasure. Use the Vale Dist r i c t BLM map. 0


The Northwestern Ornithological Association George A. Jobanek, 2730Alder, Eugene, OR 97405

Just over 100 years ago, o n 28 December 1894,12 y o u n g m e n met i n Portland, Oregon. Few of them were older than 20 years o l d . They all had enjoyed a b o y h o o d ho b by of col lect ing birds ' eggs and nests, but n o w they were aspiring to something beyond this .What they aimed for was the creation o f an orni thological association, a c l u b for y o u n g col lectors i n the N o r t h w e s t w h e r e they cou l d share ideas and techniques, experiences, and stories o f the study o f birds.

The association was the idea o f Al f re d Pope. Pope had been b o r n o n 26 D e c e m b e r 1 8 7 6 n e a r Trumansburg, N e w York. As a boy, he became i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e n a t u r a l w o r l d , i n part icular birds, and spent as m u c h t ime as he could roaming the c o u n t r y s i d e near t h e f a m i l y f a r m . W h e n he was 13, his family m o v e d f r o m N e w York to Oregon, settl ing i n Yamhil l County.

I n Oregon, the teen-age Pope cont i n u e d his interest i n birds. He read some of the orni thological magazines directed to an audience o f collectors, oologists, and taxidermists . W h e n he was 14 he c o n t r i b u t e d 2 articles to this orni thologica l press."Interesting notes f r o m O r e g o n , " w h i c h appeared i n an 1891 issue of the Oologist, rep o r t e d o n nesting of the Ring-necked Pheasant and Steller's Jay i n Yamhi l l County. I n the Taxidermist this same year, i n the n o t e "T h e M o n g o l i a n Pheasant," he again discussed the nesting of the pheasant i n Yamhil l County, adding that h u n t i n g pressure had reduced the pheasant p o p u l a t i o n .

I n 1893, at the age of 16, he published 2 more articles i n the Oologist. I n "The Sooty Grouse," he l isted Blue Grouse egg sets he had col lected i n 1892 at M c M i n n v i l l e Y a m h i l l County. He also discussed habits of the grouse and inc luded egg measurements. I n "Notes f r o m Yamhi l l County," Pope's experience as a naturalist was clear — he described co l lec t ing eggs o f Ring-necked Pheasant, Ruffed Grouse, Black-capped Chickadee, Swainson's Thrush , Spotted Towhee, Dark-eyed Junco, and Lesser Goldfinch.The next year he w r o t e a short note o n an un

usual nesting o f the Blue Grouse for the journal Nidiologist.

I n 1894, an event o c c u r r e d that proved fortui tous for Pope and other y o u n g naturalists i n Oregon. I n September 1894, the Naturalist Publishi n g Company of Oregon City, o w n e d b y G.B. Cheney, began publ i sh ing the Oregon Naturalist (a l though an earl ier p u b l i c a t i o n cal led the Oregon Naturalist, publ ished and edited by Aurel ius Todd o f Eugene, ran for 7 numbers f r o m February t h r o u g h October 1891, its material was repr inted f r o m the small journal West American Scientist; there was no material o n O r e g o n b i r d s ) . Cheney, w h o also served as edi tor of the Oregon Naturalist, intended that his l i t t le journal reach m u c h more than just interested naturalists i n Oregon."The matter o f starting a Natural His tory paper o n the Pacific Coast has been given caref u l consideration and w e predic t that i t w i l l be o f interest to Eastern Naturalists as w e l l as Western." He began an aggressive d i s t r ibut ion campaign. "We p r i n t several thousand copies of this issue." he w r o t e i n the f irst n u m ber, and ment ioned that i t was being "sent to Naturalists and Collectors i n every state of the U n i o n and to foreign countries."

Cheney also solicited and accepted articles, notes, and advertising f r o m individuals across the country . The second number included an article o n the Black Tern b y Rudolph Anderson of Forest City, Iowa, and notes w r i t t e n b y authors f r o m Flor ida , N e w York , and South Dakota. The t h i r d consecutive issue (dated November-December 1894, and n u m b e r e d vol u m e l , n o . 12) inc luded authors f r o m Michigan, N e w York, South Dakota, and Ohio . By this t h i r d issue, advertisers hailed f r o m Washington, D.C., California, South Dakota, Michigan , N e w York, Florida, PennsylvaniaTexas, I l l inois , N o r t h Carolina, Iowa, and Mississippi. By this issue also, Cheney had a c q u i r e d the s u b s c r i p t i o n s o f t h e Naturalist, publ ished and edited by Herbert Sterzing inAustin,Texas.The Naturalist had absorbed the American Magazine of Natural Science o f

Des Moines, I o w a , i n July 1894, so b y this consolidation, Cheney instantly increased the geographical base of his publ i ca t ion . W i t h the consol idat ion, Cheney changed the journal 's name f r o m Oregon Naturalist t o the Naturalist. A f t e r 2 n u m b e r s u n d e r th is name,however , i t re turned to Oregon Naturalist.

The c o n t r i b u t o r s and advertisers w e r e no d o u b t attracted to the nat ional d i s t r i b u t i o n of the l i t t le journal, as w e l l as its l o w cost. Cheney stressed keeping the subscription rate l o w i n order to attract a large n u m ber o f readers. A l t h o u g h he at f irst publ ished the subscr ipt ion rate as 25 cents a year, 4 cents for a single issue, w i t h the promise o f a f u l l year of prod u c t i o n and the acquis i t ion o f the Texas journal , he increased this to 50 cents per year, 60 cents for foreign subscribers. He guaranteed circulat i o n o f 3000 copies.

Local naturalists n o w had a convenient outlet for their o w n notes and articles. Cheney apparently solici ted t h e m as contr ibutors to his n e w journal. I n the first issue,Arthur Pope published a short article o n the nesting o f the Steller's Jay at M c M i n n v i l l e , Yamhil l County, w h i c h repeated some o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n i n h i s 1 8 9 1 Oologist article. This in i t ia l n u m b e r also inc luded an article b y D. Franklin Weeks, o f Portland, o n "Notes f r o m M u l t n o m a h County," descr ibing the eggs, i n c l u d i n g measurements, and n e s t i n g h a b i t s o f t h e Swainson 's Thrush ,Whi te -crowned Sparrow, and Dark-eyed Junco. I n an "Exchanges and Wants" section, Weeks asked for i n f o r m a t i o n o n the Dark-eyed Junco, and promised possible respondents that he w o u l d "make everything satisfactory." By the second n u m b e r , Pope had prepared an advertisement announcing "Oregon eggs for sale!" For 5 cents, naturalists could purchase s i n g l e eggs o f H o u s e W r e n , Swainson's Thrush , Amer ican Robin , W e s t e r n B l u e b i r d , W h i t e - c r o w n e d Sparrow, Western Meadowlark , and Red-winged B l a c k b i r d . Spot ted Tow h e e eggs w e r e 10 cents each, Viol e t - g r e e n S w a l l o w , B l a c k - c a p p e d


Chickadee, and Ring-necked Pheasant eggs cost 15 cents apiece , w h i l e Amer ican D i p p e r eggs cost the most, 50 cents each. Pope advert i sed "a beauti ful ly marked second-class set" o f the Blue Grouse, 10 eggs, for best offer i n cash.; indiv idual Blue Grouse eggs w e n t for 30 cents each, w h i l e Ruf fed Grouse eggs w e r e o n l y 20 cents.

This n e w journal for local naturalists offered a means to organize b i r d students t h r o u g h o u t the state and provided a f o r u m for communicat ion. A l t h o u g h the idea o f a regional association probably o c c u r r e d to A r t h u r Pope before Cheney's Oregon Naturalist a p p e a r e d (the Cooper Ornithological Club was f o r m e d i n 1893 and the rep o r t s o f its secretary, Chester Barlow, ran i n the Nidiologist, to w h i c h Pope a p p a r e n t l y subscribed), Pope was quick to take advantage o f the o p p o r t u n i t y the n e w j o u r n a l presented. I n the first n u m b e r of the Oregon Naturalist a p p e a r e d an ann o u n c e m e n t o f a p o s s i b l e " N o r t h w e s t e r n Orni thologis ts ' Association." "The organization o f a N.O.A. o n the Coast, to in clude the states of Oregon,Wash-i n g t o n and Idaho, has been discussed by several Ornithologists and Oologists.Those w h o have considered the subject are decidedly i n favor of such an organizat i o n and promise a great interest i n the same. The parties w h o are i n fav o r o f the objects and aims o f an association i n the Northwest , should do the i r utmost i n he lp ing i t along, and, those w h o desire l ight o n the subject towards organizing i n the near future , are invi ted to correspond w i t h A r t h u r L. Pope, M c M i n n v i l l e , Oregon." Pope was t h e n 17 years o l d .

The November-December 1894 issue o f the Oregon Naturalist carr ied a fur ther announcement that an organizational meet ing was to be he ld 28 and 29 December that year i n Portland."A meet ing for this purpose was to be he ld last September, b u t a good many being away o n vacations, i t was p o s t p o n e d u n t i l December, w h i c h has proved to be a more convenient date. The orn i tho logis t s o f O r e g o n have been especially enthusiastic i n this matter and there w i l l be a large n u m b e r p r e s e n t at t h e m e e t i n g ,

w h i c h p r o m i s e s a g r a n d success. There is talk o f not only i n c l u d i n g ornithologists o f Oregon, Washington and Idaho, b u t of the entire Pacific Coast.There are also other matters to come u p for discussion .A const i tut ion w i l l be adopted and a half day devoted to a l i terary program." The ann o u n c e m e n t asked interested i n d i viduals to w r i t e to Pope or D. Franklin Weeks, o f Portland, for more informat i o n .

T h a t December , as p l a n n e d , 12 y o u n g m e n met i n Port land at the

Figure 1. Arthur L. Pope, thefounder and first president of the NOA. This photograph illustrated the me-moriam to Pope in the Oregon Naturalist.

home o f J.R Finley to organize their n e w association A l f r e d Pope, w h o had celebrated his e ighteenth b i r t h d a y just 2 days earlier, presided over the meeting. Others i n attendance, i n alphabet ica l order, w e r e A.B . A v e r i l l , Herman T. Bohlman,A.J . Brazee, G.B. Cheney, W i l l i a m L. F inley, El l is F. Hadley , H e r v e y M . H o s k i n s , W. B. Malleis, Guy Stryker, S. Rey Stryker, and D. Franklin Weeks.

This was a p r o d u c t i v e g r o u p o f y o u n g m e n . I n about 5 years, Pope published 17 articles, mostly o f his observations i n Y a m h i l l County . A .B . Aver i l l became the edi tor of the Oregon Naturalist after Cheney i n 1895, and publ ished articles and editor ia l comments . Bohlman, 22 at the t ime of the meeting, was just beginning his w o r k i n nature photography. Hadley, o f Dayton, Yamhi l l County, l ike Pope

had publ ished i n the Oologist before the Oregon Naturalist came i n t o bei n g , and later publ ished many notes i n that journal . Hoskins also l ived i n Yamhil l County, had been active since 1890, and l ike his peers, publ i shed notes i n the Oregon Natura.list.hS. the t i m e o f the meet ing he was only a w e e k shy of his s ixteenth birthday. D. Franklin Weeks shared the dis t inct ion w i t h Pope o f publ i sh ing i n the in i t ia l number o f the Oregon Naturalist.The Stryker brothers, Guy and Rey, l ived at M i l w a u k i e , Clackamas County, and

col lected b o t h birds and eggs, p u b l i s h i n g t h e i r notes. I n the f i e ld they w e r e o f ten accompanied by W i l l i a m Finley. Finley, 18 at the t ime o f the meeting, publ ished his f irst article, o f w h a t w o u l d later be more than a h u n dred, i n the Oregon Naturalist i n 1895.

The December meeting culminated i n the establishment o f a n e w society. The y o u n g men's reasons f o r j o i n i n g t o g e t h e r w e r e noble ones. "The study o f o r n i t h o l o g y b e i n g a foremost science o f the day, calculated to cultivate the better qualities o f man and to strengthen the p o w ers o f systematic invest igat ion and close observation, the u n dersigned agree to f o r m an associat ion" to be k n o w n as the Northwestern OrnithologicalAs-

sociation.Arthur Pope, the young man largely responsible for b r i n g i n g these y o u n g col lec tors and oologists together, was elected the organization's f irst president. W i l l i a m L. Finley was first vice-president; G.B. Cheney, seco n d vice-president; D. Franklin Weeks, secretary; and A.B.Averi l l , treasurer.At this meet ing, the f o u n d i n g members named Al f r ed W Anthony, the p r o m i nent orni thologis t l i v i n g t h e n at Portland, as an honorary member. They also extended membersh ip to Fred Andrus , a 21-year o l d oologist f r o m Elkton, Douglas County, w h o had publ i s h e d i n t h e Oologist a n d t h e Nidologist, and to Robert Haines, a c o l l e c t o r f r o m Baker Ci ty , Baker County. Frederick L.Washburn, a Professor of Zoology at the Oregon Agri cul tural College i n Corvallis also became a member.

T h e n e w m e m b e r s h a d several ambitions for their n e w society. "The object of this association," they w r o t e


i n their const i tut ion,"shal l be, b y the active co operat ion o f its members, to advance the science o f orni thology i n all its forms, to disseminate o r n i thological knowledge i n the N o r t h west , to awaken an interest i n o r n i tho logy i n b o t h o l d and young , and to impar t m u t u a l benefit to its members ." O r n i t h o l o g i c a l k n o w l e d g e w o u l d be disseminated t h r o u g h the Oregon Naturalist, made the off ic ia l organ o f the N o r t h w e s t e r n O r n i t h o logical Association. Meetings w o u l d be annual events.

As president, Pope began w o r k o n w h a t he saw as the p r i n c i p a l pro jec t

o f the n e w association, the f o r m i n g of a complete list of the birds o f Oregon. W h a t o r n i t h o l o g i c a l informat i o n o n Oregon existed was i n disparate sources, f r o m the br ie f mentions o f birds i n Lewis and Clark's repor t o f t h e i r e x p e d i t i o n , J o h n K i r k Townsend's narrative o f his 2 years i n Oregon w i t h Nathaniel Wyeth , the zoological reports o f James G. Coop e r a n d George Suckley, J o h n S. Newberry , and Spencer E Baird, John Cassin, and George Lawrence arising f r o m the railroad surveys of the 1850s. I n 1894 there was no list specifically of the birds o f the state of Oregon.

Pope also began gathering informat i o n f r o m members o n various b i r d species, w i t h the intent of publ i sh ing a life h is tory o f at least one species a m o n t h . " I t is e x p e c t e d that every member w i l l send i n reports," Pope w r o t e . " D o n o t h o l d h o l d back because y o u cannot make a lengthy art ic le , b u t send any notes y o u may

have. N o matter h o w short." Requests w e n t out for in format ion o n the Song Sparrow and the White-crowned Sparrow, the Vesper Sparrow and the Dark-eyed Junco,the Bushtit and the House W r e n . Pope edited the i n f o r m a t i o n received and publ ished a short note i n the Oregon Naturalist g iv ing his and other members ' observations of nest ing behavior and egg measurements.

T h r o u g h o u t this first year o f the y o u n g association's existence, members c o n t i n u e d t o find the Oregon Naturalist a convenient out le t for their reports and advertisements .A.B.

Figure 2. William L. Finley, from about the time of his association with the NOA. Ms photograph, and figures 4 and 5, are from Worth Mathewson, William L. Finley: pioneer wildlife photographer (Oregon State University Press: Corvallis, 1986).

Averi l l , treasurer of the Nor thwes tern Orni thologica l Association, took over as publisher f r o m G.B. Cheney w i t h the February 1895 issue, changing the name back to Oregon Naturalist from its br ie f appearance as the Naturalist. He publ ished notes o n the Sharp-tailed Grouse and Ring-necked Pheasant. O f the grouse, Aver i l l remarked that " w h e r e f i f t een years ago they could be seen i n w i n t e r i n f locks of fifty or more; f locks o f a dozen are n o w u n c o m m o n . T h e n t h e i r great enemy was the coyote, w h o robbed the i r nest and caught the i r y o u n g . N o w i t is man w i t h his traps and gun."

I n the October issue, 1895,Wil l iam L. Finley publ i shed his first article, ent i t led "Field notes," an account o f c o l l e c t i n g w r e n nests w i t h Wade

Pipes and Rey Stryker i n Clackamas and M u l t n o m a h Counties .Two nests they co l lec ted h e l d birds that had d ied w h i l e incubat ing . Probably to Finley's chagrin, his by-line mistakenly gave his middle in i t ia l as S.

Naturalists f r o m other states also cont inued to regard the l i t t le j ourna l as a w o r t h y receptacle for their notes. C.C. Purdum, o f Massachusetts, published several articles o n birds o f his state d u r i n g the year, and b y the September issue had become edi tor o f the "Eastern Department" o f the l i t t le magazine.That same issue saw advertisements f r o m Florida, I l l inois , Massachusetts, Texas, N e w York, California , Pennsylvania, N e w Jersey, Nebraska, South Dakota , W a s h i n g t o n , Iowa, Ohio , and Maryland.

N o r t h w e s t e r n OrnithologicalAsso-ciat ion members, seized b y an entrepreneuria l spir i t , advertised the i r extra eggs and skins or other curios for sale or exchange. W B . Malleis, o f Cedar Mil ls , Washington County, one o f the f o u n d i n g members , advert ised h imse l f as a t ax idermis t and entomologist , and offered "Bird, Fish, Rept i l e s , A n i m a l s a n d A n i m a l Heads m o u n t e d to order. Insects preserved. Scientific, B i rd Skins made to order. Collections i n Natural His tory made. Collections Sold to Schools and Colleges o n Installment." S. Rey Stryker offered "Oregon eggs, f irst class, f u l l data." Besides selling eggs A r t h u r Pope also o f fered r u b b e r stamps, o f "a l l kinds," i n exchange for egg sets w i t h complete data. One o f the longer lists o f available i tems was o f f e r e d b y Aver i l l , w h o besides edi t ing a growi n g and popular journa l was managi n g an extens ive t rade i n c u r i o s , stamps, and shells f r o m his Portland offices. For $5.00 a person c o u l d purchase a m o u n t e d cock Ring-necked Pheasant ( the hen was $3-00, $7.00 for a pa i r ) , "Chinese dominoes" for $1.25, a piece o f amber "enclosing insect half an i n c h i n l ength" for 25 * , glass bracelets " w o r n b y b o t h sexes o f the Chinese race" for 50>t or 7 5 1 , depending o n w h e t h e r the bracelet was a man's or woman's , or for $3.00 a walrus-tusk handclub f r o m Alaska. A p p a r e n t l y A v e r i l l got many o f his Native A m e r i c a n curios b y r o b b i n g graves; for 50<t he of fered a b o x conta ining assorted objects taken f r o m a grave o n an island i n the Columbia River.


Bernard J. Brether ton was a p r o m i nent c o n t r i b u t o r b o t h i n articles and advertisements. A l t h o u g h residing i n Oregon d u r i n g the t ime of the N o r t h wes tern Orni tho log ica l Association, B r e t h e r t o n does n o t seem to have b e e n a member . B o r n i n England, Bretherton earned his l iv ing for many years as a c o l l e c t o r o f z o o l o g i c a l specimens, at times w o r k i n g for the Br i t i sh Museum. "Zoological collecting , " he adver t i sed i n t h e Oregon Naturalist. "That is m y occupat ion , and i f y o u desire to add to your coll ec t ion species indigenous to the Pacif ic Coast, i t w i l l pay y o u to d r o p me a l ine "Bretherton also contr ibuted an article, extended over several issues o f the Oregon Naturalist, o n Oregon mammals.

The November 1895 issue o f the Oregon Naturalist carr ied an important article i n regard to Oregon's orni thologica l his tory — the first part o f A r t h u r Pope's c o m p i l a t i o n o f the list o f the birds o f Oregon. Cont inued i n the December and January n u m bers, Pope's list inc luded 252 species, mostly w i t h o u t annotation. Compi led f r o m reports o f members, w i t h cont r i b u t i o n s also f r o m C.W. Swallow, Bretherton, and George D. Peck, the l ist i n c l u d e d a n u m b e r o f dubious r e c o r d s , s u c h as Grea ter Pra i r i e -Chicken, B r o w n Noddy, Greater Roa-drunner, Baird's Sparrow, among others . In i n t r o d u c i n g the list, Pope, w r i t ing for all members o f the Northweste r n O r n i t h o l o g i c a l Associat ion, remarked that " w e hope, i n cr i t ic is ing this list, that the readers of the Oregon Naturalist w i l l bear i n m i n d that i t is the w o r k of amateurs. O u r assoc iat ion is young , and so also, for the most part , are the members, beginners i n the great study of ornithology." Beginners or not , Pope and his f e l l o w m e m b e r s a c c o m p l i s h e d a g r e a t achievement b y p r o d u c i n g the f irst list o f Oregon birds. Pope was aware o f his list's l imitat ions , admit t ing that i t "probably does not conta in all the species to be found i n Oregon, yet w e h o p e the p u b l i s h i n g o f i t w i l l give ornithologists a better idea of the avifauna of this region than they have heretofore been able to obtain, and i t certainly w i l l be of great benefit to members o f the association."

The second annual meet ing o f the Northwestern OrnithologicalAssocia-t i o n t o o k place i n Por t land o n 27

D e c e m b e r 1895. P r e s i d e n t Pope called the meet ing to order and made his report , o u t l i n i n g the w o r k accompl ished i n the year just past and the w o r k that the association w o u l d att e m p t i n the c o m i n g year. Pope ident i f i ed as the m a i n w o r k o f the associat ion the state b i r d list, publ i ca t ion o f w h i c h had begun i n the November issue o f the Oregon Naturalist. Pope acknowledged that this list was not complete,"probably b y about f i f ty

Figure 3. The Oregon Naturalist. This little journal was published in Portland from September 1894 until January 1898, and was the official organ of the NOA.

species." O t h e r a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s w e r e the species reports w h i c h had appeared i n several numbers o f the Oregon Naturalist. However , notes f r o m members were not received for some o f the species selected for study. " I t is to be regretted that so f e w of the members sent i n notes for the m o n t h l y w o r k adopted b y the asso-ciation.We have enough members to make valuable and interesting articles, i f only all w o u l d send i n a f e w notes. We c a n n o t e x p e c t t o a c c o m p l i s h good w o r k unless all w i l l co-operate and each one do w h a t he is able." For t h e c o m i n g year P o p e saw t h e association's tasks as w o r k i n g to secure the passage o f a state law perm i t t i n g members t o co l lec t specimens for scientific study, and extendi n g p r o t e c t i o n to more of the state's "useful" native birds.Another task, one

that Pope realized w o u l d cont inue indefinitely, w o u l d be the "enlargement o f our list o f Oregon birds," b o t h i n species added to the list and i n details o f status and abundance o f those already o n the list.

The afternoon session o f the annual meet ing was a reading o f papers b y Ellis Hadley, Hervey Hoskins, and Fred A n d r u s A n e w member, C.W Swallow, w h o had m o v e d to Clatsop County f r o m N e w England i n 1890, spoke o n the Amer ican Bi t tern and the Nashvi l le Warbler as he had observed the species i n the east. N e w members for the year besides Swallow were Darsie C. Bard o f Port land, J .M. Gibson o f M c M i n n v i l l e , and George D. Peck o f Salem. The meet ing ended w i t h the e lect ion of n e w officers for the comi n g year.These w e r e W i l l i a m L. Finley, president ; Ellis F. Hadley, f i rs t vice-president; Guy Stryker, second vice-president; A r t h u r L. Pope, secretary; and Darsie C. Bard, treasurer.

Early i n 1896,Arthur Pope, n o w 19 years o l d , dec ided that j o u r n a l i s m w o u l d be his chosen profession, and he began w o r k i n g at t h e Yamhill County Reporter i n McMinnvi l l e . Perhaps this explains Pope's f u l l page advertisement i n the February 1896 issue o f the Oregon Naturalist that he was selling his "entire private collect ion of Oregon birds' eggs amounti n g at c a t a l o g u e ra tes t o a b o u t $150.00. N o t a large col lect ion, b u t a C H O I C E one. Every set o f w h i c h was col lected i n this State. A l l the choicest sets col lected b y myself and m y collectors d u r i n g the past five years are inc luded i n this sale. N o w is the t ime for collectors to add something of real scientific value to their collections." " W r i t e quick," he advised, "the spry ones w i l l get the finest sets."Alt h o u g h an 1895 issue of the Oologist st i l l car r ied Pope's a n n o u n c e m e n t that he was "book ing orders for Oregon b i r d eggs and nests to be collected the coming season," Pope must have sensed that his t ime for collecti n g was short. Besides devot ing t i m e to his n e w career, he discovered he was bat t l ing tuberculosis as w e l l .

The "Portland A n n e x " of the associat ion began h o l d i n g m o n t h l y meetings, o f ten at the h o m e o f Finley, the n e w president. The association also w e l c o m e d as a n e w m e m b e r Christ ian F. Pfluger. Pfluger brought to the association a true love o f birds, par-


t icularly the birds o f his native Germany. I n 1888, Pfluger became secretary o f the Society for the Introduct i o n o f German Singing Birds in to Oregon, or the Port land Song Bird Club, as i t was also k n o w n . T h i s society att e m p t e d t o acc l imat ize E u r o p e a n songbirds in to Oregon, i m p o r t i n g several species over several years. Pfluger repor ted o n the group's efforts and the fortunes o f the in t roduced birds i n several n u m b e r s o f the Oregon Naturalist t h r o u g h o u t 1896. Bernard J. Bretherton, meanw h i l e , began an extended article o n the birdl i fe o f Kodiak Island,Alaska.

W i l l i a m L. Finley, 19 w h e n e l e c t e d p r e s i d e n t o f t h e Northwestern Ornithological Association, proved a capable successor t o the energetic and product ive A r t h u r Pope. Frustrated b y his efforts to ident i fy some birds, part icularly to the subspecies level, b y descr ipt ions f r o m texts, Finley proposed that the assoc ia t ion establish a study skin c o l l e c t i o n . The collect i o n , to be the proper ty o f the a s s o c i a t i o n , w o u l d be accrued t h r o u g h donations by members.

Finley was also concerned w i t h h o w others perceived these young m e n i n Oregon. He urged the members after t h e i r s u m m e r vacations t o w r i t e u p their observations " i n systematically arranged n o t e s a n d p a p e r s " a n d present t h e m at the m o n t h l y meetings at his house. "This p lan is expedient for as soon as w e can demonstrate to the orn i tho log i cal w o r l d that w e are a w i d e awake, hard-working association of students of b i r d life, instead o f mere mercenary egg col lectors , t h e n can w e be assured of due r e c o g n i t i o n f r o m the older and more scientific societies o f the East[.] We are no t as obscure and insignificant as w e sometimes feel.We are being hopeful ly watched by many o f our chief ornithologists w h o are w a i t i n g to see of w h a t stuff w e are made. A n extensive, u n t r o d d e n f ie ld is o p e n to us. Let us do w h a t w e can to explore i t . "

The t h i r d annual m e e t i n g o f the Northwestern Ornithological Associa

t i o n occurred o n 29 and 30 December 1896 at Salem, Oregon. Darsie Bard, the association's n e w l y elected secretary, w r o t e that "the meeting was a success i n every respect, members be ing present f r o m all parts o f the state. Rounding o f f the w o r k o f the closing year, reading and the discuss ion o f the n u m e r o u s repor ts and papers, and starting the w o r k for the c o m i n g year o n a sol id, systematic basis was a task of such propor t ions

Figure 4. William L Finley (left) and Herman T. Bohlman. with young Northern Flickers.

that almost cont inuous session was required for its complet ion."

The association he ld its meetings i n the a u d i t o r i u m of Wil lamette Uni versity. George D. Peck displayed his large c o l l e c t i o n o f m o u n t e d birds . Peck had col lected for many years i n I o w a and inc luded many eastern species i n his display. "The most satisfact o r y feature o f this beauti ful exhibit ," Darsie Bard w r o t e , "was the large series o f the eastern and western varieties o f the same species.Those of us w h o are struggling w i t h that intricate taxonomical science o f d i v i d i n g and

subdividing, w i t h w h i c h the A .O.U. has burdened us, can easily appreciate the value o f such a col lect ion." M e m b e r s also b r o u g h t w i t h t h e m some of their o w n egg sets and nests. The result was "one o f the most complete and interest ing col lect ions o f Oregon bird's eggs that has ever been gathered i n t o one display." Besides associat ion m e m b e r s , t h e general p u b l i c i n v i t e d to this p o r t i o n o f the meet ing f o u n d the displays attractive

and interesting.

President W i l l i a m L. Finley called the evening meeting to order by out l in ing the history o f the association and the accomplishments since its establishment. He t h e n reiterated his belief that a great opp o r t u n i t y was before the society. Inspired b y this v is ion, the association's m e m b e r s began w o r k w i t h n e w vigor a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n . Several c o m m i t t e e s w e r e established. A f ie ld w o r k commit tee he ld the responsibi l i ty o f revising and c o m p l e t i n g the association's list o f Oregon's b i r d s t h a t Pope h a d p u b l i s h e d a year ago. I t also w o u l d d i r e c t t h e s tudy o f m i g r a t i o n i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h o t h e r o r n i t h o l o g i c a l groups, and i t w o u l d "organize col lect ing expedit ions" among its members.A l ibrary a n d m u s e u m c o m m i t t e e , c h a i r e d b y H e r m a n T. Bohlman, w o u l d accept don a t i o n s o f spec imens a n d books and w o r k t o w a r d establishing the museum that

F in ley h a d ear l ier discussed w i t h members t h r o u g h the Oregon Naturalist. The membersh ip commit tee , chaired b y A r t h u r Pope, was "especially instructed to e m p l o y due disc re t ion and select only active conscientious workers." Pope was also selected to act as edi tor of the papers p u b l i s h e d u n d e r the association's n a m e . A spec ia l c o m m i t t e e , c o m prised of C.F. Pfluger and Finley, was g i v e n t h e task o f e r a d i c a t i n g t h e House Sparrow f r o m Oregon. There were thought to be no more than 500 sparrows i n Portland and i f the committee c o u l d secure the cooperat ion o f businesses i n the city, t h e n " the ir total destruct ion w o u l d be b u t a mat-


ter o f a f e w years." The membersh ip voted W i l l i a m L.

Finley to cont inue as president for 1897. First vice-president was Ellis H a d l e y ; H e r m a n T. B o h l m a n w a s elected second vice-president; Darsie C. Bard, secretary; and D. F r a n k l i n Weeks, treasurer.The meet ing ended w i t h the last o f the members ' papers. Darsie Bard ended his repor t o f the meet ing b y n o t i n g that A r t h u r Pope was unable t o attend because o f i l l ness. " I t is h o p e d that before long his health may be regained."

I n the February 1897 issue o f the Oregon Naturalist, the members o f the l ibrary and museum commit tee publ ished the i r Circular No . 1. Herein they out l ined the plans to acquire an association l ibrary and t o establish rules and regulations t o guide members i n b o r r o w i n g books. They also again proposed the idea of an associat ion co l lec t ion o f skins and eggs. A n i m p o r t a n t step t o w a r d these ends was the decision b y the Portland City Counc i l to a l low "the scientific societies o f the state" t o use rooms i n the c i ty hal l . Finley and Bard, as president and secretary o f the N o r t h w e s t e r n Orni tho log ica l Association, attended a meet ing o f the several societies to arrange for divis ion of the available space. One idea that surfaced at this meet ing was that these various soci

eties, w h i c h i n c l u d e d "the O r e g o n Academy of Science, the Portland Historical Society, the Mazamas,the Mathematical Club, the Forestry Associat ion," and the N o r t h w e s t e r n O r n i t h o logical Association, j o i n together in to a greater sc ient i f ic association, an "Oregon Association for the Advancement of Science."

A r t h u r Pope, instrumental i n establ ishing the association, was not t o see these results o f his early labors. Suff e r i n g f r o m t u b e r c u l o s i s , he w a s forced to leave his job w i t h the Reporter a n d r e t u r n t o his parents ' home east o f Salem; he was not to leave i t again."Beautiful were the lessons o f patient endurance and calm submission taught b y the heroic soul i n the three m o n t h s b r i e f struggle w h e n he w i s h e d to live but was ready to die." A t 1:30 p m , o n 28 February 1897, just 20 years o ld ,Arthur Lamson Pope died. "He was a m a n fa i thful i n all things and has left b e h i n d h i m an endur ing reputation."

I am not certain w h e t h e r Pope's death played a part , b u t the associat i o n seems d i m i n i s h e d afterwards. The Oregon Naturalist c o n t i n u e d under the edi torship o f John Mar t in , w h o had taken over f r o m Aver i l l w i t h the November 1896 issue, b u t there seems to have been less association material.The last issue o f the Oregon

Naturalist was that o f January 1898, volume 4, number 9; i t no longer ident i f i ed itself o n the masthead as the off ic ial journa l of the N o r t h w e s t e r n Orni tho log ica l Association, as i t had just the issue before . M a r t i n t r i e d again to publ ish a natural history journal, the Petrel, i n January 1901, b u t i t ceased after the first number.

W h e t h e r there was a formal end to the N o r t h w e s t e r n Orni tho log ica l Association or not , members w e n t o n t o o ther things . W i l l i a m Finley and H e r m a n B o h l m a n c o n t i n u e d as a team; Finley publ i shed a numbe r o f articles o n birds i n the early years o f the 1900s, pr inc ipa l ly i n the Condor a n d Pacific Monthly, f o r w h i c h Bohlman provided photographs. Both also played a part i n the establishment o f the John Burroughs Society i n Portland and the Oregon A u d u b o n Socie t y w h i c h s u c c e e d e d i t . H e r v e y Hoskins graduated f r o m Pacific College i n 1899, Harvard i n 1903, and w o r k e d i n M c M i n n v i l l e i n the banking business for 25 years, t h e n as a county judge for 12 years. Pfluger cont inued his efforts to introduce foreign birds in to Oregon u n t i l his death i n

Figure 5. Herman T. Bohlman, William L. Finley, and Ellis F. Hadley (from left) wading to a Red-tailed Hawk s nest, around 1900. All 3 young men were members of the NOA.


1912. George D. Peck cont inued collect ing and publ i sh ing his results i n the Oologist. I f his r e p o r t can be believed, he was perhaps the last m a n to see the California Condor i n Oregon. He died i n his 90s. Many o f the other members o f the N o r t h w e s t e r n O r n i t h o l o g i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n have passed o n w i t h o u t revealing m u c h about their lives. For some w e only k n o w t h e m f o r a v e r y b r i e f t i m e , w h e n a 17 year o l d b o y had the idea o f a state orn i tho logica l association and brought his fr iends together to enjoy the i r c o m m o n interests. Like A r t h u r Pope's l i fe , the N o r t h w e s t e r n O r n i t h o l o g i c a l Associat ion's existence was too brief. Sadly, neither Pope n o r the association have enjoyed the endur ing reputat ion they deserve.

A note on the sources and other comments Most of this narrative is constructed

f r o m m y readings o f t h e Oregon Naturalist, 1894 to 1898. Lacking access to this l i t t le journal , readers can discover this l iterature i n m y Annotated bibliography of Oregon bird literature published before 1935 (Oregon State University Press: Corvallis, 1997). I have also w r i t t e n of Pope's Oregon birdl ist i n "Towards a revised bibl iography o f Oregon orn i tho logy pr ior to 1935," Oregon Birds 13(1):56-

1987. A n interesting aside is the ident i

ties o f a f e w p r o m i n e n t people w h o d i d not j o i n the N o r t h w e s t e r n O r n i thological Association.As m e n t i o n e d earlier, Bernard Bre ther ton contr ib u t e d to the Oregon Naturalist b u t does not seem to have been a member. Alber t G. Pri l l arr ived i n Oregon f r o m N e w York i n 1890, and began publ i sh ing short notes i n small journals o n the birds o f L i n n County. His interests m i r r o r e d those of the N o r t h western Orni thologica l Association's membership , b u t I f i n d no record o f his j o in ing the association or even o f w h e t h e r he was aware o f i t . I n 1891, he responded b y letter i n the Taxidermist to an article by A r t h u r Pope o n the Ring-necked Pheasant w h i c h h a d appeared i n tha t j o u r n a l . F T Corless published a f e w (5?) numbers o f the Weekly Oologist & Philatelist f r o m Lebanon, Oregon i n 1891 and 1892, and advertised eggs for sale i n the Oologist u n t i l 1909, b u t he d i d not j o i n the association or contr ibute to the Oregon Naturalist. J. Hooper Bowles and his brother, Charles W. Bowles, l ived atTacoma,Washington, and were active d u r i n g the 1890s as egg collectors, but they also d i d not

Figure 6. A page from the advertising section of the Oregon Naturalist. 1895.

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Respectfully wiicits y&or orders for rjs, Mammals, Reptiles I P J Insects native of Oregon.

For the coming Season.

59, 1987, and discussed the dubious species o n the list i n "Dubious records i n the early Oregon b i r d literature," Oregon Birds 20(1): 3-23,1994. For more o n Christian Pfluger and the Portland Song Bird Club's efforts to introduce European birds, see m y article "Bringi n g the O l d W o r l d to the N e w : the in t roduct ion o f foreign songbirds in to Oregon," Oregon Birds 13(1): 59-75,

j o i n the association. J. Hooper later became a p r o m i n e n t oologist nat ionally; Charles later l ived and studied birds i n southwestern Oregon. I n a 7 F e b r u a r y 1912 l e t t e r t o J o s e p h G r i n n e l l , w r i t t e n f r o m K e r b y , Josephine County, Charles Bowles remarked that he "never jo ined any organization that d i d not have some definite w a y o f disposing of frauds,

and therefore d i d not j o i n the organizat ion i n the N o r t h West w h e n w e m o v e d here and have an idea they may have b e e n ' m i f f e d . ' " B o w l e s w r o t e this letter d u r i n g a t ime w h e n he was losing an already tenuous h o l d o n his sanity; he short ly later mailed Grinnel l a nativistic and racist diatribe against the "graft ing cancer" that he felt was i n f e c t i n g the na t ion , co m pla in ing specifically against the Japanese i n the western Uni ted States, and detai l ing his o w n efforts to expose c o r r u p t i o n i n Tacoma, Washington. His negative c o m m e n t s about the Northwestern Ornithological Associat i o n , however slight, should be read i n this l ight .

One quest ion that remains is w h y Ira Gabrielson and Stanley Jewett, i n Birds of Oregon (Oregon State College: Corvallis, 1940), made no ment i o n o f the Northwestern Orni thologi cal Assoc ia t ion i n t h e i r o u t l i n e o f Oregon's ornithological history. I n the Birds of Oregon b ibl iography, they m e n t i o n o n l y one art ic le f r o m the Oregon Naturalist, Guy Stryker's rep o r t o f a G r e a t G r a y O w l at Mi lwaukie , Oregon. I n another paper, "Birds of the Portland area, Oregon," Pacific Coast Avifauna 19:1-54,1929 0 e w e t t is first author) , they refer several t imes to articles appearing i n the Oregon Naturalist..Why, w h e n Birds of Oregon was p u b l i s h e d 11 years later, w e r e these articles deemed no longer w o r t h y o f mention?

A r t h u r Pope's grave is i n the Stipp Cemetery i n the t o w n o f Macleay, Oregon. I vis i ted i t i n June 1997. I n paying homage to this remarkable young man, I t h o u g h t o f his central role i n organizing his fr iends and associates in to a state-wide orni thologi cal association. N o w , sadly, f e w are aware of h o w active these young m e n were over 100 years ago .While Finley and Bohlman, and some o f the others, are s t i l l r e m e m b e r e d a n d acknowledged, however dimly, Pope has largely been forgotten. Even his grave marker is d i f f i cu l t t o find, his name nearly effaced b y weather ing . Stop at t h e c e m e t e r y i f y o u are ever i n Macleay and take some t ime to locate his grave. Take a m o m e n t to reflect o n t h e fores ightedness o f Pope's dream and o n the tragedy o f his early death, and please remember h i m as one o f the founders o f o r n i t h o l o g y i n Oregon. 0


Spring Migration Dates for Birds at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon, and Surrounding Area Gary L. Ivey, Caroline EHerziger, and Eric J. Scheuering, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, HC 72, Box 245, Princeton,

OR 97721

M a l h e u r N a t i o n a l W i l d l i f e Refuge ( N W R ) i n southeast Oregon is w e l l k n o w n for its h i g h b i r d diversity. Over 320 b i r d species have been d o c u m e n t e d o n the Refuge. I n s p r i n g , many migratory birds nest o n the refuge w h i l e others stop over o n the i r w a y t o n o r t h e r n nesting areas, making i t one o f the most popular b i rd i ng sites i n the West. The Silvies Flood-p la in near Burns also provides good b i r d i n g .

We are of ten asked, " W h e n is the best t ime t o visit d u r i n g spring m i gration?" The response depends o n w h e t h e r y o u w o u l d l ike to see large concentrations o f birds or a lot o f different species. The f o l l o w i n g summ a r y o f spr ing migrat ion chronology should help y o u p lan y ou r visit to the area.

I n early March, f o l l o w i n g the long , c o l d w i n t e r , o n l y a f e w spr i ng m i grants have arrived i n the area.These include Greater Sandhill Cranes,Tun-dra Swans, N o r t h e r n Pintai ls , a n d W h i t e - f r o n t e d , Snow, Ross ' a n d Canada Geese. Sage Grouse begin displaying o n their leks. Lesser Sandhill Cranes begin arr iv ing i n early March along w i t h other species o f ducks. W a t e r f o w l numbers increase i n the area t h r o u g h March and, depending o n the weather, usually reach the i r peak late i n the m o n t h .

D u r i n g this early spr ing p e r i o d the ma jor i ty o f the birds can be f o u n d

feeding i n f l o o d e d m e a d o w s near Burns. Usually the best b i r d i n g areas i n c l u d e t h e m e a d o w s a l o n g Hotchkiss and Greenhouse Lanes and Potter Swamp Road near Burns.The Double-O u n i t of Malheur Refuge is another good b i r d i n g spot. Dependi n g o n water condit ions, good v iewi n g may also be f o u n d along Highway 20 be tween Burns and Buchannan. These areas continue to provide good b i r d i n g t h r o u g h A p r i l , however, locati n g birds o n a given day may take some scouting i n order t o f i n d the concentrat ion areas. Migrat ion i n the Bl i tzen Valley o f Malheur Refuge is m u c h less spectacular because the area is outside the major migrat ion corr idors , b u t the valley is the best place to v i e w Trumpeter Swans and Greater Sandhill Cranes.

As t ime progresses, more and more species migrate in to the bas inAmer i -can W h i t e Pelicans, Double-crested Cormorants , Western Grebes, Long-bi l led Curlews, and American Avocets are some of the birds w h i c h arrive i n late March. More marsh birds, shore-birds, and passerines species show u p as spring progresses in to A p r i l , w h i l e n u m b e r s o f migrant w a t e r f o w l decrease.

I n early A p r i l , the Harney County C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e sponsors "The John Scharff Migratory Bird Festival ." The festival begins o n Friday evening w i t h presentations o n migra

t o r y birds.Tours o f the area are given o n Saturday and Sunday, i n c l u d i n g tours to sage grouse leks. A l t h o u g h the festival occurs after the late-March peak for w a t e r f o w l migrat ion, birds are usually st i l l present i n large n u m bers and many addit ional species can be seen.

Major songbird migrat ion begins i n A p r i l and peaks i n mid-May. Refuge headquarters , Benson Pond and P-Ranch are the best places to l o o k for passerines. M a n y w a r b l e r s , v i reos , tanagers and buntings concentrate i n these areas. Most o f the refuge rare b i r d sightings have been f r o m these locations. By early June songbird m i grat ion wanes, leaving the refuge to the many local breeding species.

Based o n Malheur N W R records o f b i r d obs er va t i ons w e have d o c u mented the earliest and latest arrival dates for regular spring migrants.This list does not include species w h i c h frequently w i n t e r here. We have also c a l c u l a t e d m e a n a r r i v a l dates f o r these species t h r o u g h 1996 (Table 1). This data updates a similar repor t b y L i t t l e f i e l d a n d M c L a u r y (Western Birds 4:83-88,1973).

Acknowledgments We w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k C a r r o l l

Li t t lef ie ld, Phyllis Bailey and Garrett Jones for the i r edi tor ia l comments .

Table 1. Earliest, latest, and mean spring arrival dates for bird species recorded at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon, and surrounding area.

Species

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus

Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

Earliest Arrival Date

01/19/84

04/08/69

01/19/56

Latest Mean Arrival Arrival Date Date

04/10/73 March 11

05/30/64 April 20

04/20/62 March 30

Species


Western Grebe 02/22/79 Aechmophorus occidentalis

Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii

04/05/95

American White Pelican 02/21/91 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Latest Arrival Date

04/25/91

04/16/68

Mean Arrival Date

March 20

05/20/89 May 4

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30-31 May Malheur NWR We will look for spring migrants at this well-known hotspot in eastern Oregon. Leader for this trip will be Steve Shunk. Base: Malheur Field Station.

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18-19 July Lincoln Cou nty On Saturday we will join a 4-hr Family Day pelagic trip run by The Bird Guide out of Depoe Bay from 8AM-noon. "Here is the perfect trip for beginners and the whole family! A short trip to see shearwaters, phalaropes, jaegers, murrelets, and even Gray Whales!" The rest of the weekend we will spend around Lincoln county. Base: Newport. A separate registration ($35 per person) will be required for the pelagic trip. "Limited space; advanced registration required.The Bird Guide, 311 Park Street, Banks, OR 97106, phone (503) 324-0508.•

15-16 August Lake County August is shorebird time and the alkaline lakes of Lake county offer spectacular concentrations of shorebirds, gulls, and waterfowl. This trip will be led by local expert Craig Miller. Base: Summer Lake.

1 9 9 8 OFO Birding Weekends

(Clip this schedule and post it on your refrigerator)

29-30 August Sauvie Island/Fern Hill wetlands We will look for southbound shorebirds and summer nesters in the Columbia and Tualatin valleys. Base: Beaverton.

11- 13 September Enjoy the Shorebird Festival* Come to Charleston for the Oregon Shorebird Festival, an annual Oregon birding gathering.

19 September Fall N.A. Migration Count*

26-27 September Malheur NWR Come enjoy the crisp air at Malheur NWR and look for fall migrants. This trip will be led by Tim Janzen. Base: Malheur Field Station.

10-11 October NE Umatilla County We will search for that "most wanted" owl, the Boreal Owl, and enjoy the fall colors of the Blue Mountains. Base: Walla Walla, WA.

14-15 November Columbia River We will check out the fall migrants on the Columbia River from the John Day dam to Hood River. Base: The Dalles.

12- 13 December Wallowa County We will look for winter species: waxwings, finches, raptors, and gallinaceous birds, and enjoy the beauty of the Wallowas. Base: Enterprise.

December Christmas Bird Counts* Don't miss out on this special annual birding event.

' Events marked with an asterisk are not OFO Birding Weekends and require separate registration.

Please make a separate copy of this form for each weekend you wish to attend

Name

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City, State, Zip

Phone/email

Trip you wish to join

Number of persons Amount enclosed $15 per participant

Make checks payable to

Oregon Field Ornithologists Questions?

Call (503) 646-7889 Mall OFO Blrdlncf Weekend form to:

Paul T. Sullivan 4470 S.W. Murray Blvd. #26 Beaverton, OR 97005

Pendleton OR 97801 Bookstore Manager HC72 Box 260 Princeton OR 97721

Beth Rose 3893 S.W. Hall Boulevard Beaverton OR 97005

Mitch Lambley 352 B Avenue Lake Oswego OR 97034

Linda Marzocco 3574 S.E. Hawthorne Portland OR 97214

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

Laura Whittemore 560 N.W. Eastman Parkway Gresham OR 97030

Deb Kapral 810! N.E. Parkway — C-5 Vancouver WA 98662

Missy & Lance Litchy General Delivery FrenchglenOR 97736

Peggy Westfall 235-B E. Main Street Hermiston OR 97838-1870

Mike Uhtoff 154 Oak Street Ashland OR 97520

Phyllis Thurston 5151 N.W. Cornell Road Portland OR 97210

Dale & Tule Chiono P.O. Box 36 37580 Highway 31 Summer Lake OR 97640

107 E Main Street Enterprise OR 97828

Matthew Adamson 40 East 5th Avenue Eugene OR 97401

Greg Wallwork 1630-A S. Beavercreek Road Oregon City OR 97045-4156

Janet & Brian Godfrey Ecola Square Mall 123 S. Hemlock Cannon Beach OR 97110

Africa Private - small groups arranged Alaska Call or write

Many OFO members travel regularly with Oregon naturalist Mark Smith to see birds and study nature in distant lands. You don't have to be an experienced birder to enjoy these tours. Upcoming departures include: Brazil, Madagascar, Oregon, Yucatan,Costa Rica, Belize a Tikal! Enliven your list with toucans, quetzals, macaws, and Jabirus! Write for a brochure.

Mark Smith Full Circle Tours toll free 2421 N.W. Quimby 888-660-4286 Portland, OR 97210 503-223-7716

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) 541-575-2570 • Coos Bay/North Bend Ben Fawver, 793 Johnson, Coos Bay, OR

97420, (H)267-6485 Lyn Topits, 888 Telegraph, Coos Bay, OR

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Yellow-billed Loon _ Pied-billed Grebe _ Horned Grebe _ Red-necked Grebe _ Eared Grebe _ Western Grebe

Clark's Grebe Bl.-footed Albatross Laysan Albatross

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Pink-footed Shearwater Flesh-footed Shearwater Buller's Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Short-tailed Shearwater

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Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Leach's Storm-Petrel

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Cattle Egret Green Heron Bl.-crowned Night-Heron White-faced Ibis Turkey Vulture

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Tundra Swan ' WhooperSwan

Trumpeter Swan Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Ross' Goose Emperor Goose Brant Canada Goose Wood Duck Green-winged Teal Baikal Teal American Bl. Duck Mallard N. Pintail Garganey Blue-winged Teal

Cinnamon Teal N. Shoveler Gadwall Eurasian Wigeon American Wigeon Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck

* Tufted Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup

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Harlequin Duck Oldsquaw Bl. Scoter Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Common Goldeneye Barrow's Goldeneye Bufflehead

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* Mountain Plover Bl. Oystercatcher Bl.-necked Stilt American Avocet Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs

* Spotted Redshank Solitary Sandpiper Willet Wandering Tattler Spotted Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Whimbrel

" Bristle-thighed Curlew Long-billed Curlew

* Hudson ian Godwit * Bar-tailed Godwit

Marbled Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Bl. Turnstone Surfbird

* Great Knot Red Knot Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper

' Red-necked Stint ' Little Stint * Long-toed Stint

Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Rock Sandpiper Dunlin

' Curlew Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper

— Buff-breasted Sandpiper Ruff Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Common Snipe Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Red Phalarope South Polar Skua Pomarine Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Long-tailed Jaeger

* Laughing Gull Franklin's Gull Little Gull

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_ Mew Gull _ Ring-billed Gull

California Gull Herring Gull Thayer's Gull

" Slaty-backed Gull Western Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Glaucous Gull Bl.-legged Kittiwake

' Red-legged Kittiwake ' Ross'Gull

Sabine's Gull Caspian Tern Elegant Tern Common Tern Arctic Tern Forster's Tern

* Least Tem Bl.Tern Common Murre

' Thick-billed Murre Pigeon Guillemot Marbled Murrelet

* Xantus' Murrelet Ancient Murrelet Cassin's Auklet

* Parakeet Auklet Rhinoceros Auklet Tufted Puffin Horned Puffin

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* Yellow-billed Cuckoo Bam Owl Flammulated Owl Western Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl

* N. Hawk Owl N. Pygmy-Owl Burrowing Owl Spotted Owl Barred Owl Great Gray Owl Long-eared Owl Short-eared Owl

' Boreal Owl N. Saw-whet Owl Common Nighthawk Common Poorwill

_ Bl. Swift Vaux's Swift White-throated Swift Bl.-chinned Hummingbird Anna's Hummingbird

' Costa's Hummingbird _ Calliope Hummingbird _ Broad-tailed Hummingbird _ Rufous Hummingbird _ Allen's Hummingbird _ Belted Kingfisher _ Lewis' Woodpecker _ Acorn Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-naped Sapsucker Red-breasted Sapsucker Williamson's Sapsucker Nuttall's Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker White-headed Woodpecker Ttiree-toed Woodpecker Bl.-backed Woodpecker N. Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Western Wood-Pewee Eastern Wood-Pewee Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Gray Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Cordilleran Flycatcher Bl. Phoebe Eastern Phoebe Say's Phoebe Vermilion Flycatcher Ash-throated Flycatcher Tropical Kingbird Western Kingbird Eastern Kingbird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher N. Shrike

Loggerhead Shrike Bell's Vireo Cassin's Vireo Hutton's Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay Steller's Jay Blue Jay Western Scrub-Jay Pinyon Jay Clark's Nutcracker Bl.-billed Magpie American Crow Northwestern Crow Common Raven Horned Lark Purple Martin Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow N. Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Bl.-capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee Oak Titmouse Juniper Titmouse Bushtit

Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Pygmy Nuthatch

Brown Creeper * Kentucky Warbler * Blue Grosbeak Rock Wren ' Mourning Warbler Lazuli Bunting Canyon Wren MacGillivray's Warbler * Indigo Bunting Bewick's Wren Common Yellowthroat * Painted Bunting House Wren * Hooded Warbler * Dickclssel Winter Wren Wilson's Warbler Bobolink Marsh Wren • Canada Warbler Red-winged Blackbird American Dipper Yellow-breasted Chat Tricolored Blackbird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher • Summer Tanager Western Meadowlark Golden-crowned Kinglet * Scarlet Tanager Yellow-headed Blackbird Ruby-crowned Kinglet Western Tanager * Rusty Blackbird

* N. Wheatear Green-tailed Towhee Brewer's Blackbird Western Bluebird Spotted Towhee * Common Grackle Mountain Bluebird California Towhee * Great-tailed Grackle Townsend's Solitaire American Tree Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird Veery Chipping Sparrow * Orchard Oriole

* Gray-cheeked Thrush Clay-colored Sparrow * Hooded Oriole Swainson's Thrush Brewer's Sparrow * Streak-backed Oriole Hermit Thrush * Bl.-chinned Sparrow * Baltimore Oriole

* Wood Thrush Vesper Sparrow Bullock's Oriole American Robin Lark Sparrow " Scott's Oriole Varied Thrush Bl.-throated Sparrow * Brambling Wrentit Sage Sparrow Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Gray Catbird * Lark Bunting Bl. Rosy-Finch N. Mockingbird Savannah Sparrow Pine Grosbeak Sage Thrasher Grasshopper Sparrow Purple Finch

* Brown Thrasher * Le Conte's Sparrow Cassin's Finch ** California Thrasher Fox Sparrow House Finch 1 European Starling Song Sparrow Red Crossbill * Bl.-backed Wagtail Lincoln's Sparrow White-winged Crossbill

American Pipit Swamp Sparrow Common Redpoll Bohemian Waxwing White-throated Sparrow ** Hoary Redpoll Cedar Waxwing Harris' Sparrow Pine Siskin

* Phainopepla White-crowned Sparrow Lesser Goldfinch ** Blue-winged Warbler Golden-crowned Sparrow * Lawrence's Goldfinch * Golden-winged Warbler Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch

Tennessee Warbler McCown's Longspur Evening Grosbeak Orange-crowned Warbler Lapland Longspur I House Sparrow Nashville Warbler * Chestnut-collared Longspur

* Virginia's Warbler * Rustic Bunting * Lucy's Warbler Snow Bunting * N. Parula * McKay's Bunting

Yellow Warbler * Rose-breasted Grosbeak

* Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler

Bl.-headed Grosbeak

Cape May Warbler Bl.-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Bl.-throated Gray Warbler Townsend's Warbler Hermit Warbler Bl.-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Palm Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Bi.-and-white Warbler American Redstart Prothonotary Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Ovenbird N. Waterthrush

This list is based on the records of the Oregon Bird Records Committee (OBRC) and uses the taxonomic sequence and nomenclature of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU), as published in AOU, 1983, Check-list of North American birds, 6th edition (Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, KS), as supplemented. The OBRC asks for reports of any bird species recorded in Oregon not on this list, and all species represented on this list with one asterisk (') or two ("). Write: OBRC, P.O. Box 10373, Eugene, OR 97440

. A review species. At least one record verified by photograph, specimen, or video or sound recording -99 species.

. A review species. Sight records only, no verification - 1 3 species.

. Extirpated. No modern records - California Condor and Sharp-tailed Grouse.

Bl. N.

. Introduced species -species.

. Total species: 466.

. Black

. Northern

Prepared by Harry Nehls, Secretary, Oregon

Bird Records Committee July 1997

Species


Latest Arrival Date

Mean Arrival Date

Double-crested Cormorant 02/05/84 Phalacrocorax auritus

American Bittern 02/22/81 Botaurus lentiginosus

Great Egret 03/19/85 Ardea alba

Snowy Egret 03/12/84 Egretta thula

Cattle Egret 04/26/88 Bubulcus ibis

Black-crowned Night-Heron 03/01/85 Nycticorax nycticorax

White-faced Ibis 04/07/95 Plegadis chihi

Turkey Vulture 02/18/76 Cathartes aura

Tundra Swan 01/29/84/86 Cygnus columbianus

White-fronted Goose 02/02/94 Anser albifrons

Snow Goose 01/29/70 Chen caerulescens

Ross' Goose 02/02/79 Chen rossii

Northern Pintail 01/20/90 Anas acuta

Blue-winged Teal 02/27/83 Anas discors

Cinnamon Teal 02/04/72 Anas cyanoptera

Osprey 03/15/56 Pandion haliaetus

Swainson's Hawk 03/05/90 Buteo swainsoni

Virginia Rail 03/12/70 Rallus limicola

Sora 03/19/96 Porzana Carolina

Sandhill Crane 02/07/59 Grus canadensis

Black-bellied Plover 04/05/95 Pluvialis squatarola

Snowy Plover 02/27/68 Charadrius alexandrinus

Killdeer 01/31/71 Charadrius vociferus

04/14/59

04/29/93

04/16/68

05/02/70

05/13/95

04/24/80

05/24/67

04/05/62

02/25/66

03/14/77

03/06/56

04/14/69

March 16

April 4

March 26

April 18

May 6

March 28

April 28

March 15

February 11

February 18

February 13

March 9

02/24/67/74 February 8

05/05/58 April 10

04/21/78 February 28

05/25/62 April 15

04/27/76 April 5

05/13/67 April 20

05/20/64 April 20


05/13/90 April 27

06/13/65 April 27

02/27/72 Februarys

Species


Latest Mean Arrival Arrival Date Date

Black-necked Stilt 03/20/84 Himantopus mexicanus

American Avocet 03/11/80 Recurvirostra americana

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

01/22/63

04/04/91

Willet 03/21/58 Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Spotted Sandpiper 04/21/79 Actitis macularia

Long-billed Curlew 03/20/65/94 Numenius americanus

Marbled Godwit 03/19/90 Limosa fedoa

Western Sandpiper 04/02/66 Calidris mauri

Least Sandpiper 04/11/77 Calidris minutilla

Dunlin 03/28/85 Calidris alpina

Long-billed Dowitcher 02/22/75 Limnodromus scolopaceus

Wilson's Phalarope 04/02/64 Phalaropus tricolor

Red-necked Phalarope 04/17/85 Phalaropus lobatus

Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan

Bonaparte's Gull Larus Philadelphia

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

California Gull Larus califomicus

Caspian Tern Sterna caspia

Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri

Black Tern Chlidonias niger

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura

Burrowing Owi Athene cunicularia

03/11/88

04/14/84

01/26/93

02/14/85

03/27/96

03/09/83

04/23/59

01/31/93

06/18/57 April 16

04/14/67 March 26

04/07/67/73 March 17

04/26/96 April 13

04/21/65/67 April 10

05/13/84 May 2

04/05/82 March 26

05/25/81 April 27

05/05/73 April 21

05/06/88 April 25

05/16/66/71 April 27

05/13/80 April 2

05/07/60 April 25

05/28/73 May 12

05/03/58/64 April 13

05/30/64 May 2


04/02/66 March 7

06/16/70 April 27

05/04/63 April 23

05/12/61 May 3

04/23/91 April 3

02/18/90 04/20/67 March 27


Species


Latest Arrival Date

Mean Arrival Date

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi

Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rulus

Lewis' Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis

Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi

Western Wood-Peewee Contopus sordidulus

Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii

Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri

04/28/75

03/14/64

04/24/88

04/21/59

03/14/70

02/08/96

05/02/81

04/16/68

04/29/69

04/22/62/66

P.-slope/Cordilleran Flycatcher 04/23/70 Empidonax difficilis/occidentalis

Say's Phoebe 01/18/41 Sayornis saya

Ash-throated Flycatcher 04/21/84 Myiarchus cinerascens

Western Kingbird 03/26/86 Tyrannus verticalis

Eastern Kingbird 05/04/63 Tyrannus tyrannus

Solitary Vireo 04/18/71 Vireo solitarius

Warbling Vireo 04/24/84 Vireo gilvus

American Crow 02/07/92 Corvus brachyrhynchos

Tree Swallow 02/06/77 Tachycineta bicolor

Violet-green Swallow 02/24/82 Tachycineta thalassina

N. Rough-winged Swallow 03/06/68 Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Bank Swallow 04/21/66 Riparia riparia

05/29/76/88

05/31/82

06/01/94

06/28/65

05/06/91

05/04/87

06/01/88

05/21/60/65

06/14/66

05/11/68

06/17/65

03/16/73

05/29/92

05/03/67

05/29/60

05/15/67/83

05/29/72

03/22/93

03/11/90

04/28/62

04/22/60

06/13/65

May 24

May 14

May 7

May 7

April 26

April 6

May 17

May 10

May 14

May 2

May 14

February 22

May 18

April 23

May 19

April 30

May 10

March 6

March 2

March 27

April 7

May 9

Earliest Arrival

Latest Arrival

Mean Arriva1

Species

Cliff Swallow 02/28/82 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Barn Swallow 02/27/67 Hirundo rustica

Red-breasted Nuthatch 03/06/93 Sitta canadensis

Brown Creeper 03/05/82 Certhia americana

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 02/02/79 Regulus calendula

Western Bluebird 01/24/79 Sialia mexicana

Swainson's Thrush 04/30/84 Catharus ustulatus

Hermit Thrush 04/21/86 Catharus guttatus

Varied Thrush 02/10/84 Ixoreus naevius

Sage Thrasher 01/30/81 Oreoscoptes montanus

American Pipit 02/13/69 Anthus rubescens

Orange-crowned Warbler 04/06/89 Vermivora celata

Nashville Warbler 04/14/93 Vermivora ruficapilla

Yellow Warbler 04/16/71/89 Dendroica petechia

Yellow-rumped W. (Audubon's) 03/20/80 Dendroica coronata

Yellow-rumped Warb. (Myrtle) 03/24/80 Dendroica coronata

Black-throated Gray Warbler 04/23/79 Dendroica nigrescens

Townsend's Warbler 04/21/92 Dendroica townsendi •

American Redstart 05/02/74 Setophaga ruticilla

MacGillivray's Warbler 04/15/61 Oporornis tolmiei

Common Yellowthroat 04/13/84 Geothlypis trichas

Wilson's Warbler 04/24/81 Wilsonia pusilla

04/26/65

04/19/62

05/21/86

06/06/83

04/25/87

03/15/73

06/16/65

05/31/61

04/10/64

05/05/62

04/28/95

April 5

May 3

April 27

March 31

February 28

May 26

May 5

March 5

March 23

March28

05/11/59 April 25

05/08/64/76 April 26

05/08/64 April 26

04/22/63 April 6

05/15/65 April 23

05/29/96 May 12

05/19/88 May 8

06/05/90 May 23

05/19/90 May 5

05/20/64 May 1

05/15/67 May 2


Species


Latest Arrival Date

Mean Arrival Date Species


Latest Arrival Date

Mean Arrival Date

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens

05/07/68/82 05/20/78 May 12 Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii

03/22/87 05/14/60/85 April 23

Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana

04/10/77 05/15/61 May 3 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla

03/19/72 05/28/61 May 1

Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus

04/20/64 06/02/68 May 11 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys

02/17/90 04/19/83 March 22

Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena

04/24/66 05/25/65 May 3 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus

04/30/77 06/10/68 May 19

Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus

04/21/79 05/24/66 May 11 Western Meadowlark Sterna neglecta

01/28/72 03/19/88 February 25

Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus

02/17/77 03/19/62 March 2 Yellow-headed Blackbird 03/09/79/81 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

04/13/65 March 27

Brewer's Sparrow Spizella brewer!

04/06/74 05/19/64 May 1 Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus

02/03/72 04/16/88 March 10

Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus

02/28/75 04/28/62 March 26 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

04/04/82 05/13/60 April 24

Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus

03/19/71 05/05/67 April 25 Bullock's Oriole Icterus galbula

04/25/59 05/14/65/67 May 5

Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli

02/08/86 05/13/61 March 21 House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus

02/21/69 05/19/88 April 6

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis

03/01/87 04/12/62 March 23 Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus

03/01/90 05/06/67 April 25

Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca

03/16/69 04/30/84 April 10 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis

01/17/79 05/21/73 April 20


Web Sites for Oregon Birders Lucy Biggs, [email protected] [email protected]

The internet has greatly increased communication among ornithologists and birders around the world. For those w i t h access to an electronic mail account, it is possible to subscribe to email groups, or "listservs" that focus on specific interests, like Oregon Birders On-line, BirdChat, rec.birds, or ID-Frontiers. When someone sends a message to the listserv, the computer sends out a copy of that message to all the "subscribers" of the group, usually within minutes.

Oregon Birders On-line is dedicated to reports of rare birds seen recently, ID discussions, and trip reports for areas in Oregon. You can also find announcements for Portland Audubon Society field trips and pelagic trips on OBOL. ID-Frontiers features the frontiers of field identification, and BirdChat is where almost any bird-related topic is welcome. Check out Tor Ivar Bjoness' Bird Mail page (at http://home.sol.no/~tibjonn/birdmail.htm) for a comprehensive list and instructions on subscribing.

I f you are planning a birding expedition you may want to use the world wide web to plan your trip. First check the Road (gopher://gopher.odot.state.or.us/OO/police) and Weather (http://zebu.uoregon.edu/weather.html) Reports. If you are planning a trip to the coast you w i l l also want to check the Tide Tables (http://www.teleport. com/- skipr/pacific/).

Find out what birds you might see by checking the Rare Birds by County (http://www.teleport.com/~skipr/birds/ county.htm) listing on Skip Russell's page, and the "First and Last" dates for each species for each year through 1992 for all of Lincoln County and for South Beach Peninsula at (Mostly) Lincoln County Field Notes by Range Bayer (http ://www. cyber-dyne .com/- lb/linco .htm) .Also available on-line, the Journal of Oregon Ornithology (http://www.orednet.0rg/~rbayer/j/joomenu.htm) features "First and Last" dates for individual sites in Lincoln County. Look for some excellent travel guides to Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, Sauvie Island, Depoe Bay, Lincoln City, and many other regional destinations on Greg Gillson's Bird Guide Page (http://www.teleport.com/~guide/). Greg has also developed a website for the Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas project. Mike Patterson's web site includes reports on OFO Birding Weekends, Important Bird Areas in Oregon, and an excellent article on writing convincing details in your f ield notes (http://www.pacifier.com/ -mpatters/).

Take a virtual tour of the Malheur Field Station and Refuge at http://www.eosc.osshe.edu/~dkerley/ malheur.htm. Check out the Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP) http://www.gorp.com/ for extensive information on parks, locations, travel gear and even advice on your trip.

If you are planning on shopping for cameras, lenses, scopes, or new binoculars you w i l l want to check out Don Baccus' page. Dan Victor has compiled a list of Bird Books for Cascadia (http://weberu.washington.edu/ ~dvictor/books/index.html).You can even take a college

level course in Ornithology via the web at several colleges, including Cornell University.

The sites listed below are links to the vast array of information and knowledge available to anyone wi th an internet connection.

Comprehensive Bi rding Pages • Birding on the Web by Jack Siler - The Ultimate Site,

http://www-stat.wharton.upenn.edu/~siler/index.html • Fugleskue Birdwatch by Tor Ivar Bjoness - Birdmail/

Fieldguides/Bird Art/Ornithology, http://home.sol.no/ -tibjonn/

• www.birder.com — Features tours of 25 real sites around the world, link to the ABA Code of Ethics and more, http://www.birder.com

• Peterson Online, http://www.petersononline.com/

Regional Home Pages • Range Bayer, Journal of Oregon Ornithology, http://

www.orednet.org/~rbayer/j/joomenu.htm • Mike Patterson, Important Bird Areas in Oregon/Or

egon Field Ornithologists/Checklist for Ft. Stevens State Park/1997 CBC Results for the Columbia Estuary/Writing Details for Sketching and Field Notes, http://www. pacifier.com/~mpatters/

• Greg Gillson - Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas/Travel Guides to NW locations/Pelagic Trips, http://www. teleport.com/~guide/index.html

• Skip Russell, Rare Birds in Oregon by County/Oregon Bird Records Committee Report Form On Line/Complete Checklist of Oregon Birds/Skip's Pacific - Oregon Coast Page including TIDE TABLES for the Oregon Coast, http:/ /www. teleport.com/~skipr/birds/

• PortlandAudubon Society — A n excellent site, including classes taught by Harry Nehls, http://www.teleport. com/- audubon/

• Don Baccus Photo Gallery/Field Guides/Camera Equipment Info, http://donb.photo.net/

• The Harlequin Duck Page, Steve Dowlan, http:// members.aol.com/OWLHOOTER/HQPAGEl.html

• Oregon Birders On Line — Records of the Oregon Bird Records Committee/Complete Index to Oregon Birds/(Mostly) Lincoln County Field Notes, http:// w w w . cyber-dyne .com/- lb/obol. html

• Tweeters —Washington and British Columbia Birding, Dan Victor - Links to the Slater Museum Biodiversity Resources by Dennis Paulson, h t t p : / / w e b e r . u . W a s h i n g t o n . edu/~dvictor/

Ornithology Links • Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology — Includes Library

of Natural Sounds, http://www.ornith.cornell.edu/ • The Ornithological Web Library, Links to 1010 sites

(!), http://www.bright.net/~vfazio/the-owl.htm • The Malheur Field Station — Get all the information

you need for a trip to Malheur, http://www.eosc.osshe.


edu/~ dkerley/malheur. htm

C u r r e n t Oregon R o a d Conditions gopher ://gopher. odot. state. or.us/OO/police

C u r r e n t Oregon Weather http://zebu.uoregon.edu/weather.html

See on on-line version of this article at http://www. cyber-dyne. com/~lb/webbirder. htm

Lucy Biggs, Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, 541-346-4784 fax 541-346-3422

Additional Internet Sites: • The entire set of CBC results from Bird Lore, Ameri

can Birds, and Field Notes is now online. Be warned, to get info you must know computerese and have some free time. Chief compiler is John Shipman, [email protected]. It is located at: ftp://ftp.nmt.edu/pub/people/john/cbc/

The purpose of Oregc is keep HE members up-to-to* or; urni.-i;::J and rare bird.; zw-n recently in Oregon. Rare Bird Alerts srnM.il lv v. Pars Bird Aier' ^•:ekly phone message is posted, usually or; Tbursclsy Uiiiifiu! sittings from the past ^/-jekend1; Lurdinc .-r j vikoms. Postings of field trips, bird count aimotJiKeraerifs, ntz. aiso belong on this list.

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Birds: 0 R g o • | ^ | lnforniit1h>n <sa the a.mnii i h i IEIK! !ii>w So Mibscrfbe

^ Malheur Field Station

A Guide to Malhevj' Nanoin! ',¥;!•:'life Refuge ^ Oregon i-'k'id Ornithologists

jplcl < ? T l l i t h i ' f e n ' i f : . - • - .'.';'rjfkgr^f_ Mike Patterson Shorebird finding on the lover Columbia River, checklist for Fort Stevens State Park and more

^ C o m n l e t e tnttex to OR EC ON BIRDS

jplcl < ? T l l i t h i ' f e n ' i f : . - • - .'.';'rjfkgr^f_ Mike Patterson Shorebird finding on the lover Columbia River, checklist for Fort Stevens State Park and more

^ C o m n l e t e tnttex to OR EC ON BIRDS

AlanContreras j Complete Checklist nF Oregon's Birds Skip Russell

I^Siitorii i i i iTg rare hlwl reports Skip Russell, Oregon Bird Records Committee

^ | S k i a Russell's Home Pace

Rare birds in Oregon by County and more jJP The Records of the O r w o n B i rd Recordf; Committee

Submitted by Harry Nehls, Secretary £ T h * Bird Cidite

Greg Gillson - Look for travel guides and pelagic trip info here, also birding guide for Portland and Sauvie Island

First screen of the home page for Oregon Birders On Line, http://wimv.cyber-dyne. com/ ~ Ih/obol. html

• There are a couple of helpful sites on the internet for information on binoculars. One is Better View Desired, http://www.gwi.net/sing/BVD.html; the other is the New Jersey Audubon Society home page, which has reviews by Pete Dunne,http://www.nj.com/audubon/genlmenu/ optics.html. "They answer technical questions and provide a lot of comparisons and other information that w o u l d take months to compile on your own." Tom Crabtree, Bend, [email protected].

• The Cumulative Index to Oregon Birds is now on the web in pdf (Portable Document Format — Adobe Acrobat) and PostScript format: http://www.cyber-dyne.com/ ~lb/obol.html. Lucy Biggs, [email protected]

• Here's a useful internet address for travleing birders: http://www.el.com/To/Oregon/."! have used it in plan

ning the OFO Birding Weekends. It gives you a link to 'Communities' — a list of Oregon towns, and under each you can go to lodging, dining, attractions, activities, etc. Another useful address for WEATHER is: ht tp :// www.weather.com/weather/us/states/Oregon.html, which gives you a list of Oregon towns again. Under each you can get the current weather and a five day forecast on a single page to take wi th you." Paul T. Sullivan, [email protected]

• On my web page (http://www.teleport.com/~guide) is an excellent identification piece on telling Marbled Murrelets from the newly recognized (at the species level, anyway) Long-billed Murrelet. Included is text and drawings from: Chapter 2, The Asian Race of the Marbled Murrelet, by Nikolai B. Konyukhov and Alexander S. Kitaysky, in Ralph, C.John; Hunt, George L.,Jr.; Raphael, Martin G.; Piatt, John E,Technical Editors. 1995. Ecology and conservation of the Marbled Murrelet. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-152 Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 420 p.There are also links to photos and other web sites featuring Marbled/Long-billed Murrelets (link number 2 is no longer valid, but I haven't gotten in there to take it out yet). Greg Gillson,[email protected]

• The Christmas Bird Count Database Project has released version 5.05 of the database, containing 56 years of data for North America and Hawaii — the first 12 counts (1900-1911) and the 52nd-95th counts (1951-1994). All files are available via FTP at: ftp://ftp.nmt.edu/pub/ people/john/cbc/. "Please let me know if you have any questions about this project or these files."John Shipman, [email protected], http: //www. nmt. edu/ - shipman

• http://www.coos.or.us/~aigrette — Homepage of wildlife images by Steven Holt, [email protected]

• Bird Brain w i l l run on pre-PowerMacs, but it's much faster on a Power Mac. Diane Porter, Ideaform Inc., Fairfield, Iowa, [email protected]; http://www. birdwatching.com

•The first online edition ofWHSRNews (Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve) is now available on the Internet at: http://www.manomet.org/backup/whsrnewsl.htm. Jim Corven, Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, http:/ /www. wetlands. ca/wi-a/whsrn/whsmdex .html

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• "A discussion on identification of female goldeneyes has sprung up recently, following a bird photographed on the Carmel CBC by Bill Hill . I've just posted photos of the pair found by Steve Jaggers in Jan-Feb 1992 on the Mt. Hood CC pond. I showed these at birders night in 1992. If birders are interested, the photos are on my site at http://www.rdrop.com/users/green/billhill." Robert O'Brien, [email protected]


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projects related to the purposes of OFO, to be dedicated at the OFO Board's discretion. Examples include special publications, improvements in Oregon Birds, support for ornithological research projects, etc. The Fund was established by the OFO Board in 1988, and was begun wi th a generous donation from Medford birder Otis Swisher, a past OFO Presi-dent.All donations are tax-deductible. A handy check box on the OFO membership form makes it easy to earmark contributions to the Fund. Birders wishing to contribute to the Fund should send contributions to OFO Treasurer, PO. Box 10373,Eugene,OR 97440.

OFO's "Birder Cards" are available through the OFO Bookstore at

$2.50 for 50 cards. That is to cover shipping. They are handsome (see copy at r ight) . They are popular! Don't be the last birder on your block to get yours! Paul T. Sullivan, OFO Board of Directors, 4470 S.W. Murray Boulevard #26, Beaverton, OR 97005.

Oregon Field Ornithologists Book case has added the latest work

by Alan Contreras to its inventory. Northwest Birds in Winter, illustrated

by Ramiel Papish, summarizes the winter status and distribution of some 380 species in southern British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. Order your copy today by writing to: OFO Publications, c/o Clarice Watson, 3787 Wilshire Lane, Eugene, OR 97405. Make your check for $17.95 (which includes postage) payable to Oregon Field Ornithologists or OFO. See the center pages of this issue, the OFO Bookcase, for complete details.

Oregon Field Ornithologists w i l l h o l d its annual meet ing i n

Ontario, Oregon, 26, 27 & 28 June 1998.This wi l l be a joint meeting with the Southwestern Idaho Birders Association and the Golden Eagle Audubon Society of Boise, Idaho. Mark your calendars now to join us for a weekend of field trips, fellowship and informative speakers and workshops.Evening meetings and the Saturday banquet wi l l be held at the new Four Rivers Cultural Center. Attendees at the meeting are encouraged to visit the museum at the Cultural Center, which celebrates the confluence of cultures in the western Treasure Valley, where the Snake, Malheur, Owyhee and Payette Rivers converge. Since the 1800s, the rivers have supported a varied collection of people — the N o r t h e r n Paiute, Basques, Hispanics, Europeans, and Japanese-Americans — making this a diverse yet vital region. Complete details and a registration form wi l l be included in the summer issue of Oregon Birds. An information packet w i t h registration materials and board nominations wi l l be mailed to all OFO members in May. See you in Ontario!

The Oregon Field Ornithologists Board of Directors is seeking

nominations to f i l l positions for the next year. Nominees are needed for the offices of President, Secretary and Treasurer, plus 2 board positions. Officers serve for 1 year, board members are elected for a 2-year term. If you or someone you know would be wi l l ing and capable of serving on the Board of Directors, please contact the current OFO Secretary Cindy Lawes, 13380 S.W. Butner Road, Beaverton, OR 97005, 503-626-7532.

1 998 Natural Sound Recording Workshop, 6-12 June 1998, at

Cornell University's Arnot Teaching and Research Forest just south of Ithaca, NY. Learn state-of-the-art techniques for recording the sounds of wildlife with experts from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's Library of Natural Sounds. Topics to be covered include the selection and application of audio recorders and microphones; recording theory; metering; recording techniques; and documentation for sound recordings. Unique to this course is an introduction to microcomputer-based sound analysis. There are daily field recording sessions and lectures/discussions. Instructors are Greg Budney curator of the Library of Natural sounds; Bob Grotke, LNS Sound Engineer; Randolph S. Little, Laboratory Associate and AT&T Electrical Engineer with extensive recording experience; and David S. Herr, another experienced recordist.Accommodations are rustic but comfortable. Workshop fee is S625 (includes tuition, class materials, ground transportation, food and lodging). Enrollment is secured w i t h

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Quality wildlife habitat in your community is good for business. Please speak out to protect natural habitats needed by birds

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Oregon Field Ornithologists P.O. Box 10373, Eugene, OR 97440


a non-refundable SI00 deposit. Enrollment application and deposit deadline is 10 April 1998. Balance is due by 8 May. Participation is limited to 16. Participants should plan to bring a recording system and tape. A limited number of sound recording systems are available for loan to participants on a first-come, first-served basis. For more details, write or call the Library of Natural Sounds, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, 607-2542406 fax 607-254-2439 [email protected]

Oregon Birders On Line (OBOL) has become essential birding

equipment, in a sense, as many of Oregon's most active birders are "on line" exchanging news and notes via Internet email. To sign on to OBOL, you need email access to the Internet — usually through a personal computer and an Internet provider. How do I subscribe to OBOL? Send the command below to ListServ@mail. orst.edu:

SUBSCRIBE obol firstname lastname How do I unsubscribe to Obol? Send the command below to ListServ® mail.orst.edu:

SIGNOFF obol How do I send a message to all birders who subscribe to OBOL? Send your message to

[email protected] How do I contact the listowner for questions? Send your questions to

obol-request @ mail .orst.edu How do I set Obol to digest mode? Send the message

set obol digest to [email protected]. How do I retrieve a quick command summary? Send the message

HELP to [email protected]. How do I retrieve info on the Obol list? Send the message

INFO obol to [email protected]. How do I find out who is on OBOL? Send the message

REVIEW obol to [email protected]. How do I conceal my email address from public users and subscribers? Send the message

SET obol conceal to [email protected]. Please note: firstname lastname is

your actual first name and last name. For more information, go to Oregon State's ListServeWeb page, which is: h t t p : / / w w w . n e t . o r s t . e d u / l s / lsuserref.html. The OBOL list owner is Dan Owens, [email protected]. On several occasions OBOL subscribers have asked to have an email message re-sent because they inadvertently or prematurely "trashed" it from their In Basket. There is another way to accomplish this if not very much time has passed.You can go to www. cyber-dyne, then select Oregon Birders On Line, then select OBOL E-Mail Digest. The most recent messages are still on that list.

The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and the Humane Society of

the US (HSUS) launched a nationwide campaign, "Cats Indoors! The Campaign for Safer Birds and Cats," to persuade Americans that cats should not roam free. As part of the campaign launch ABC released a report that says hundreds of millions of birds and other wildlife are killed by cats, and millions of cats die each year because people let cats roam free.The material provided at a Washington DC press briefing emphasizes the resolutions approved in 1997 by the Cooper Ornithological Society and American Ornithologists Union. For further information, posters, fact sheets and other materials, contact Linda Winter of ABC, 202-778-9619 lwinter® abcbirds.org

The Siskiyou Field Institute (SFI), a science-based environmental

education program w i l l be held 12-19 June 1998, in southwestern Oregon. SFI w i l l include a wide range of field courses, including Birds of the Siskiyous (3 days), Geo-Botany, Herpetofauna of the Siskiyous, Nature Writing, Ethnobotany, Fire Ecology, Nature Illustration — and many more 2-7 day courses and 1-day field trips and workshops. Each course w i l l be taught by a leader in their respective areas of study, and many of the courses can be taken for college credit through Southern Oregon University. For more information, contact Jennifer Beigel or Erik Jules at the Siskiyou Regional Education Project, P.O. Box 220, Cave Junction, OR 97523, 541-592-4459 institute® siskiyou.org or www.siskiyou.org.

Five great information resources are now available on the Internet

homepage of the Committee for the National Institute for the Environment <www.cnie.org> :(1) Hundreds of reports from the Library of Congress on environmental topics. (2) Over 120 listings in the Directory of Higher Education Environmental Programs, a collaboration wi th the Center for Conservation Biology Network at Rice University. (3) Information on all aspects of Population and Environment Linkages. (4) Environmental Laws and Treaties, through a collaboration w i t h Pace University Law School. (5) The Virtual Library of Biodiversity, Ecology and Environment maintained by the Rice University Center for Conservation Biology Network.

The National Teaming With Wildlife Coalition, wi th over 2200 en

dorsements, is working actively to ensure introduction of a bill . Several members of Congress have expressed willingness to introduce legislation but more are needed to ensure a successful bill . Letters, phone calls, and personal contacts w i t h elected officials, businesses, sportsmen, recreation groups, and the media are increasing momentum for the introduction of a bill this fall. Immediate action by all concerned professionals w i l l ensure that the initiative continues to advance. The coalition is developing a media campaign and is preparing promotional materials including a color TWW poster that is available for display by organizations that endorse TWW. They may be obtained by wri t ing to Teaming With Wildlife, c/o National Wildlife Federation, 8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22184. For additional information,you may explore the TWW opinion page located at The Wildlife Society web site: www.wildl i fe .org/index.html and the Teaming With Wildlife home page at www.teaming.com

A Neotropical Companion, second edition, 1997 by John Kricher. Re

vised and much expanded wi th additional chapters on riverine and montane ecology, human ecology, and conservation/biodiversity issues, as well as increased focus on Amazonia. One chapter on birds as well as numerous bird examples discussed throughout


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b i r d e r s i n I d a h o , h a v e p r e p a r e d A Birder's Guide to Idaho f o r t h e A m e r i c a n B i r d i n g A s s o c i a t i o n . " E v e r y f e a t u r e o f A Birder's Guide to Idaho w a s c h o s e n f o r ease-of-use i n t h e f i e l d . A n i n f o r m a t i v e i n t r o d u c t i o n p r o v i d e s a n e c o l o g i c a l o v e r v i e w o f I d a h o , a n d o f f e r s a d v i c e o n w h e n , w h e r e , a n d h o w t o b i r d . T h e b o o k ' s c o r e t e l l s w h e r e I d a h o ' s b i r d e r s g o b i r d i n g . O v e r 1 1 0 m a j o r b i r d i n g sites are d e s c r i b e d , i n c l u d i n g d i r e c t i o n s , m a j o r h a b i t a t s p r e s e n t , b i r d s t o b e e x p e c t e d , a n d d e t a i l s o n t h e c l o s e s t s e r v i c e s a v a i l a b l e . S p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s o n

f i n d i n g I d a h o R a r i t i e s a n d S p e c i a l t i e s is g i v e n i n a s u p p l e m e n t a l c h a p t e r . T h e a b u n d a n c e , s e a s o n a l i t y , a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f I d a h o b i r d s is s u m m a r i z e d i n a h a n d y m u l t i - p u r p o s e c h e c k l i s t . " T h i s is o n e o f 1 4 g u i d e s i n t h e A B A B i r d f i n d i n g G u i d e Series — a l l p u b l i s h e d o r t h o r o u g h l y r e v i s e d s i n c e 1 9 9 0 . Se ve ral o t h e r s t a t e g u i d e s are i n p r e p a r a t i o n . I S B N 1 - 8 7 8 7 8 8 - 1 4 - 0 , 3 5 2 p a g e s ; 8 6 m a p s ; 1 1 l i n e d r a w i n g s ; w i r e - O b i n d i n g , $ 1 8 . 9 5 . A B A S a l e s , R O . B o x 6 5 9 9 , C o l o r a d o S p r i n g s , C O 8 0 9 3 4 , 8 0 0 - 6 3 4 - 7 7 3 6 .

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b e r o f B r e n t G o o s e c o l o n i e s i n t h e O l e n y o k a n d L e n a D e l t a ( b o t h east o f T a i m y r ) a n d c o l o r - r i n g e d 2 2 G e e s e w i t h 2 ( w h i t e a n d g r e e n ) r i n g s e a c h o n o n e l e g . T h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e b i r d s i n v o l v e d are B. b. nigricans b u t i n t h e O l e n y o k d e l t a w e a lso f o u n d a l o t o f t h e n o m i n a t e r a c e a n d a c t u a l l y s o m e m i x e d c o l o n i e s a n d i n t e r b r e e d i n g p a i r s ! T h r e e b i r d s r i n g e d are o f t h e r a c e bernicla.We a lso g o t s o m e r i n g r e c o v e r i e s f r o m m o s t l y A m e r i c a n o r i g i n b u t o n e D u t c h r i n g f r o m l o c a l h u n t e r s . A m o r e d e t a i l e d r e p o r t i s p l a n n e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n s o o n ! B e c a u s e w e t h i n k i t is q u i t e l i k e l y t o

h a v e s o m e r e c o v e r i e s o r s i g h t i n g s a l s o i n W e s t e r n E u r o p e a n w i n t e r g r o u n d s as w e l l as i n A m e r i c a a n d Jap a n , w e w o u l d l i k e t o a s k e v e r y b o d y o u t t h e r e p l e a s e s p e c i a l l y l o o k o u t f o r t h i s c o m b i n a t i o n . C h r i s t o p h Z o c k l e r c h r i s t o p h @ w c m c . o r g . u k

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y e a r f i l l e d t h e b o a t s , so w e i n c r e a s e d t h e n u m b e r a n d v a r i e t y f o r t h i s year . N e v e r t h e l e s s , i t is s t i l l n e c e s s a r y t o

s i g n u p ear ly . E a c h t r i p is a b a l a n c i n g a c t w i t h a m i n i m u m a n d m a x i m u m n u m b e r o f p a s s e n g e r s ( u s u a l l y 1 5 - 2 3 ) . E a r l y s i g n - u p is r e c o m m e n d e d , c h e c k s are n o t d e p o s i t e d u n t i l a f t e r t h e t r i p . L a s t - m i n u t e c a n c e l l a t i o n is f r o w n e d u p o n ( d o n o t c a n c e l w i t h i n 2 w e e k s o f t h e t r i p ) . O u r w e b p a g e is m o s t u p -t o - d a t e as c h a n g e s c a n h a p p e n , a n d m u c h m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n is p r e s e n t e d . A l l t r i p s d e p a r t i n g f r o m D e p o e Bay. Friday-Saturday, April 3-4, 1998, 20 hour deep

water trip! Departs 10:00 PM Friday night. Weather date April 10-11. $150.

Saturday, May 9, 1998,12 hour Heceta Bank trip! May 16 weather date. $100.

Saturday, July 18, 1998, 4 hour. $35. Saturday, August 1,1998, 8 hour. $69. Saturday, August 15,1998, 8 hour. $69. Saturday, September 12, 1998, 12 hour Heceta

Bank. September 19th weather date. $100. Saturday, October 3,1998, 8 hour. $69. Saturday, October 24,1998, 8 hour. $69. Saturday, December 5, 1998, 8 hour. December

5th weather date. $69. G r e g G i l l s o n T h e B i r d G u i d e , I n c . , 3 1 1 Park Street , B a n k s , O R 9 7 1 0 6 , 5 0 3 - 3 2 4 -0 5 0 8 8 0 0 - 7 2 5 - 3 0 1 8 g u i d e ® t e l e p o r t . c o m w w w . t e l e p o r t . c o m / - g u i d e

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1 9 9 8 , i n B u r n s , O r e g o n . " B i r d C e n t r a l " i s t h e B u r n s H i g h S c h o o l , w h e r e a l l t h e a r t is d i s p l a y e d . T h e r e a r e a d o z e n b i r d i n g

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* e l u d e d w i t h a l l - d a y t o u r s ) . T h e r e are also f r e e t o u r s a v a i l -

\s a n d s p e a k e r s . J V i e w t h o u s a n d s o f S a n d h i l l j l C r a n e s . S o m e m i g r a n t s h o r e -j f l b i r d s h a v e r e t u r n e d — W i l l e t

a n d L o n g - b i l l e d C u r l e w . W a t e r f o w l e v e r y w h e r e ! H a r n e y

C o u n t y C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e , 1 8 W e s t D S t r e e t , B u r n s , O R 9 7 7 2 0 , 5 4 1 -5 7 3 - 2 6 3 6 .

Wh a t w i l l b e O r e g o n ' s 5 n e x t " f i r s t " s t a t e r e c o r d b i r d s ? P r i z e

f o r w i n n i n g t h i s c o m p e t i t i o n is Stokes Field Guide to Birds, Western Region, w h i c h Oregon Birds has r e c e i v e d as a r e v i e w c o p y f r o m t h e p u b l i s h e r A n d t h e b i r d e r w h o w i n s t h i s c o n t e s t w i l l b e s h o w e r e d w i t h a f f e c t i o n b y o t h e r b i r d e r s , t o b e s u r e , a n d a c h i e v e p r o m i -


n e n c e o n t h e p a g e s o f O B . R e a d t h e a r t i c l e " O r e g o n ' s N e x t F i r s t S t a t e R e c o r d B i r d , " O B 2 0 ( 4 ) : 1 1 5 , W i n t e r 1 9 9 4 , f o r a r e f r e s h e r . N o o n e g u e s s e d t h e D u s k y - c a p p e d F l y c a t c h e r . I f t h e p o s s i b l e C o o k ' s P e t r e l f o u n d b y B o b L o e f f e l o n 4 D e c e m b e r 1 9 9 5 o n T h i e l C r e e k B e a c h , L i n c o l n C o . i s c o n f i r m e d , i t w i l l b e t h e f i r s t " n e x t . " T h i s s p e c i e s w a s g u e s s e d , so a n y o n e e n t e r i n g t h e c o n t e s t at t h i s l a t e d a t e w i l l s u f f e r t h i s h a n d i c a p . N o o n e g u e s s e d t h e Shy A l b a t r o s s , e i t h e r , so t h e r a c e is s t i l l o n . B i r d e r s w i s h i n g t o b o r r o w t h e G r a n d P r i z e f i e l d g u i d e f o r p u r p o s e s o f w r i t i n g a r e v i e w s h o u l d c o n t a c t t h e E d i t o r . B i r d e r s w i s h i n g t o e n t e r t h e c o n t e s t s h o u l d c o n t a c t B i l l T i c e , 7 5 0 W o o d S t r e e t , Falls C i t y , O R 9 7 3 4 4 .

No r t h A m e r i c a n M i g r a t i o n C o u n t s : s p r i n g 9 M a y 1 9 9 8 a n d f a l l 1 9

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 8 ( m a r k t h e s e d a t e s i n y o u r c a l e n d a r s n o w ) . W e s t i l l n e e d c o o r d i n a t o r s f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g O r e g o n c o u n t i e s : G r a n t , H o o d R i v e r , L i n c o l n , a n d W a s c o . I n a d d i t i o n , w e h a v e n e e d f o r a c o o r d i n a t o r i n W a s h i n g t o n C o u n t y s t a r t i n g t h i s y e a r . A l s o , Jacks o n C o u n t y is u p f o r g r a b s . W e h a v e n o t h a d a n y d a t a f r o m t h i s c o u n t y f o r m a n y p a s t c o u n t s — a C o u n t y w i t h g o o d s p e c i e s d i v e r s i t y t o o ( i f I d i d n ' t w o r k J o s e p h i n e , I ' d w o r k t h i s C o u n t y m y s e l f ) - I f y o u c a n c o o r d i n a t e o r k n o w s o m e o n e t h a t w o u l d b e w i l l i n g t o c o o r d i n a t e a n y o f t h e s e C o u n t i e s , l e t m e k n o w . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o k n o w w h a t a c o o r d i n a t o r ' s d u t i e s w o u l d b e , l e t m e k n o w ( n o t as b a d at y o u m i g h t t h i n k ) . W i t h n o c o o r d i n a t o r , n o d a t a is c o l l e c t e d f r o m t h e s e c o u n t i e s . C o n s i d e r h e l p i n g ! T h a n k s , D e n n i s P . V r o m a n , s t a t e c o o r d i n a t o r , 2 6 9 S h e t l a n d D r i v e , G r a n t s Pass, O R 9 7 5 2 6 , 5 4 1 - 4 7 9 - 4 6 1 9 d p v r o m a n ® C D S N E T . N E T

Me e t i n g s , e v e n t s & d e a d l i n e s m a d e k n o w n t o Oregon Birds:

- 3-5 April 1998, John Scharff Migratory Bird Festival & Art Show in Burns, Oregon. Harney County Chamber of Commerce, 18 West D Street, Burns, OR 97720, 541-573-2636.

- 6-12 April 1998,1998 North American Ornithological Conference, St. Louis, MO. Dave Hostermann, U. of Missouri—St. Louis, 8001 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63121-4499, 314-516-5958 fax 314-516-6414 dave_ [email protected]

- 26, 27 & 28 June 1998, Oregon Field Ornithologists will hold its annual meeting in Ontario, Or

egon. A registration form will appear in the next issue of OB.

-16-22 August 1998, The XXII International Ornithological Congress, Durban, South Africa. Letters of inquiry about the scientific program can be sent to Dr. Jenni, Prof. Berthold, or Prof. Walter Bock (Secretary of the IOC, Box 37 Schermerhorn Hall, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Columbia Univ., New York, NY 10027, USA).

- 30 September - 4 October 1998, Annual Meeting

of the Raptor Research Foundation, Ogden, Utah. Carl D. Marti, Department of Zoology, Weber State Univ., Ogden, UT 84408-2505,801-626-6172 fax 801-626-7445 [email protected].

-18 December 1998 through 3 January 1999,99th Christmas Bird Count, National Audubon Society.

-16 December 1999 through 3 January 2000,100th Christmas Bird Count, National Audubon Society.

-15 December 2000 through 2 January 2001,101st Christmas Bird Count, National Audubon Society.

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Eastern Oregon

Oregon Birds Regional Editors Western Oregon Jeff Gilligan 26 N.E. 32nd Avenue •Fall 503-231-0971 Portland, OR 97232

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Eastern Oregon Kevin Spencer P.O. Box 353 • Summer 916-667-4644 Tulelake,CA 96134

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206-754-7098 Olympia, WA 98507

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233-3976 Portland, OR 97202

Rogue Valley Howard Sands 826-5246

10655 Agate Road Eagle Point, OR 97524

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b i r d e r s . O F O s u p p o r t s p u b l i c a t i o n o f l o c a l field n o t e s a n d e n c o u r a g e s O F O m e m b e r s t o c o n t a c t l o c a l n e w s l e t t e r p u b l i s h e r s o r field n o t e s e d i t o r s w h e n e v e r b i r d i n g i n o r n e a r

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A r e a P u b l i c a t i o n P u b l i s h e r A d d r e s s F i e l d n o t e s ed i to r P h o n e B e n d E a g l e E y e C e n t r a l O r e g o n A u d u b o n

S o c i e t y P O B o x 5 6 5 B e n d O R 9 7 7 0 9

C r a i g Mi l le r c r m i l l e r @ b e n d n e t . c o m

5 4 1 - 3 8 9 - 9 1 1 5

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P .O. B o x 3 8 1 N o r t h B e n d O R 9 7 4 5 9

5 4 1 - 2 6 7 - 7 2 0 8

C o r v a l l i s T h e C h a t A u d u b o n S o c i e t y of C o r v a l l i s

P O B o x 148 Co rva l l i s O R 9 7 3 3 9

J o n a t h a n P l i s sne r p l i s s n e r i @ f s l . o r s t . e d u

5 4 1 - 9 2 9 - 6 2 0 7

E u g e n e T h e Q u a i l L a n e C o u n t y A u d u b o n S o c i e t y

P O B o x 5 0 8 6 E u g e n e O R 9 7 4 0 5

A l l i son M i c k e l 5 4 1 - 4 8 5 - 7 1 1 2

F l o r e n c e F l o r e n c e B i rd C l u b

G r a n t s P a s s

T h e S i s k i n S i s k i y o u A u d u b o n S o c i e t y

P O B o x 1 0 4 7 G r a n t s P a s s O R 9 7 5 2 6

E l e a n o r P u g h 5 4 1 - 8 6 6 - 2 6 6 5

H o o d R i ve r

C o l u m b i a G o r g e A u d u b o n S o c i e t y

P O Box 5 1 2 H o o d R ive r O R 9 7 0 3 1

J o h n D a y T h e U p l a n d S a n d p i p e r

G r a n t C o u n t y B i rd C l u b P.O. B o x 111 C a n y o n C i ty O R 9 7 8 2 0

T o m W i n t e r s 5 4 1 - 5 4 2 - 2 0 0 6 (h) 5 4 1 - 5 7 5 - 2 5 7 0 (w)

K l a m a t h Fa l ls

T h e G r e b e K l a m a t h B a s i n A u d u b o n S o c i e t y

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K e v i n S p e n c e r 9 1 6 - 6 6 7 - 4 6 4 4 (h)

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Ric T h o w l e s s 5 4 1 - 5 3 5 - 3 2 8 0

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5 1 5 1 N W C o r n e l l R o a d P o r t l a n d O R 9 7 2 1 0

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5 0 3 - 2 3 3 - 3 9 7 6

Por t O r f o r d

T h e S t o r m Pe t re l K a l m i o p s i s A u d u b o n S o c i e t y

P O B o x 1 2 6 5 Por t O r f o r d O R 9 7 4 6 5

R o s e b u r g W i n g - T i p s U m p q u a V a l l e y A u d u b o n S o c i e t y

B o x 3 8 1 R o s e b u r g O R 9 7 4 7 0

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5 0 3 - 5 8 5 - 9 4 4 2


FIELDIVOTES: Eastern Oregon, Summer 1997 Kevin T. Spencer, P.O. Box 353, Tulelake, CA 96134

Areas of past low coverage and obvious remoteness had above average observations, due in most part to the ongoing Breeding Bird Atlas Project. Many observations included notes on breeding status. Hopefully this same attention to behavior will continue well after the project concludes. The highlight of the period was the discovery of a nesting pair of Blue Grosbeaks in Malheur County, that was seen by many observers throughout the period. This pair fledged at least one individual, and the record represents only the third for the state and the first state record for nesting. A first record of nesting for the Northern Mockingbird in Malheur Co. was recorded. Eastern Kingbird had many reports that expanded its known nesting range within the state. Two breeding plumaged male Lapland Longspurs in different locations of Lake County were seen during an unexpected season. Observations of Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-tailed Crackle, Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Indigo Bunting, also added interest to the summer season.

FORMAT, ABBREVIATIONS The format used for each sighting in this report

is: # individuals, location, date, COUNTY ABBREVIATION (INITIALS OF OBSERVERS); next record.

Abbreviations used in this report: e.g. campground

m.ob. many observers SP State Park

Lk. Lake Mtn. Mountain

Ck. Creek Res. Reservoir

NWR National Wildlife Refuge HQ MNWR Headquarters Malheur NWR

XXX- All counties designated by their first three letters of the county name. Exception: HDR = Hood River

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' GULL - all capitals and underlined indi

cates the rarest sighting, first state records, etc.

Common Loon 1, Rock Creek Res., near Wamic, 26 June, WAS

QB); 1, Indian I k , 20 July, UMA (MD, MLD); 1, Bully Ck. Res, 26 July, MAL (PS, KI) Pied-billed Grebe

Pair on nest, Bone Ck. Res., 20 June, MAI (MD, MLD) Horned Grebe

1 pair, Beede Res., 2 June, HAR (ML, EH) Red-necked Grebe

1 ad., 1 chick, Big Lava Lk., 6 June, DES (MF) Eared Grebe

7, Rockhouse Res., 19 June, MAL (MD , MLD); 1, Blevens Res., 19June, MAL (MD, MLD); 4 ad. , I juv., Chevally Res., 21 June, MAL (MD, MID) Western Grebe

1, Warm Springs Res., 3 June, HAR (EH,ML); 3, Antelope Res. , 21 June, MAL (MD, MLD); 1, Chevally Res., 21 June, MAL (MD, MLD); 4, Bully Ck. Res., 26 July, MAL (EH, ML) Clark's Grebe

5, Bully Ck. Res., 26 July, MAL (PS, H ) ; 12, Cottonwood Res., 12 June, LAK (FI); 12, Goose Lake SP, 28 July, LAK (FI) American White Pelican

26-40, Dog Lk., 7-11 June, LAK (FI); 11, below McNary Dam, 27 June, UMA (MD, MLD); 8-10, Ochoco Res., 13-22 July, CRO (LS,TS); 1, below John Day Dam, 28 July, SHE (DB, DeB, LR) Double-crested Cormorant

2, Antelope Res., 21 June, MAL (MD, MLD) American Bittern 3, HosmerLk., 11 July, DES (FI)

Great Blue Heron "several" feeding young, rocky island in Crump

Lk. , 26 June, LAK (CM, KS); 1, Crane Prairie Res., 10 July, DES (FI) Great Egret

1, Bend, 17 July, DES (PM), where scarce; 30+, rocky island, Crump I k . , 26 June (CM, KS), young force-fed Black-crowned Night-Heron

2 ad., 1 imm., Ten Mile Ck. Ranch, 15 June, MAL (MD, MLD) White-faced Ibis

About 20, Silver Lk., 12 July, LAK (FI), high water year; 1, Gutierrez Ranch, 24 July, CRO (CG) second county record; 16, Malheur Res., 29 Julv, MAL (DB) Tundra Swan

1, Howard Prairie Lk., 20 July, JAC (PS) Turkey Vulture

24, plus pair at nest, Owyhee River Canyon, 22 June, M\ (MD, MLD);

60+, Juntura, 26 July, MAL (EH, ML); 1, near Jubilee L k . , 23 July, UNI (MD, MLD),rare at this location; 1, Spout Springs Ski Resort, 26 July, UNI (MD, MLD) Wood Duck

1, Little Flat Res., 17June, MAL (MD, MLD), small pond surrounded by sage; 2 pairs, Bone Ck. Res., wof Burns Jet., 20 June, MAL (MD, MLD); 7, flying over Willow Ck., 25 July, MAL (EH,ML) Green-winged Teal

1 fem./lO young, Rattlesnake Res. #2, 17 June, MAL (MD, MLD); 2, Klamath Marsh NWR, 6 June, KLAM (FI); Singles at Bull Meadow and Burnt Ck., I I +15 June, LAK (FI); 1, Cottonwood Ck. Res., 11 June, GRA (EH,ML) Northern Pintail

1 fem./2 young, stock pond near Echave Res., 16 June, MAL'(MD, MLD) Blue-winged Teal

pair, Warm Springs Res., 3 June, HAR (ML, EH);

2 (m + f) , Klamath Marsh NWR, 6 June, KLA (FI); male, Narrows MNWR, 7 June, HAR (AM) Ring-necked Duck

4 males, Blevens Res., 19 June, MAL (MD, MLD) Lesser Scaup

pair, Chevally Res., 21 June, MAL (MD, MLD) Common Goldeneye 1 fern., Richland, 22 June, Bak (MD, MLD)

Bufflehead 3, Klamath Marsh NWR, 6 June, KLA (FI), very

uncommon at lower elevs. during summer Sharp-shinned Hawk

1,Drewsey, 9June,MAL (EH, ML); 1, Cottonwood Res., 12June,LAK(FI); 1, Burnt Ck., 15 June, LAK (FI) Cooper's Hawk

Pair at nest, Van Horn Ck. , 13 June, HAR (MD, MID); 1 on territory, Denio Ck., Pueblo Mtns., 14 June, HAR (MD, MID) Northern Goshawk

1, Crane Ck., 14 June, LAK (FI); 1, Bear Valley, 29 June, GRA (TW); Nest, Long Creek Ranger Dist, 7 July, GRA (CK,PSS); 1, Ironside M t n . , 25 July, MAL (PS, KI) Red-shouldered Hawk

1, heard, Odessa Cg., Upper Klamath Lk., 23 July, KLA (KS); 1, i m , Odessa Cg., 24 July, KLA (HS, GS); 1, im. , Goose Lk. SP, 28-31 July, LAK (FI) Swainson's Hawk

1, near Malin, 8 June, KLA (KS) Merlin

1, carrying food, s. of Arlington, 8 June, GIL (HN), remarkable sighting considering lack of recent nesting records Peregrine Falcon

1, lawen, 12 June, HAR (SS); 1, Silver Lake, 12 July, LAK (FI) Chukar

38 ad., 62 juv.!, Willow Ck. Canyon, 19 July, MAL (MD, MID) Mountain Quail

several near Ashwood, throughout June, JEF (SK, JM, DK); 1, Bryant Mtn., 7July, KLA (FI) Yellow Rail

up to 2, calling, at Sycan Marsh, "throughout June" and 17-20 June, LAK (MH.CM, KT), where suspected to regularly occur Sora

2, Hosmer Lk., 11 July, DES (FI) American Avocet

10, East L k , 26 July, DES (ZR) Greater Yellowlegs

1, Agency L k , 2 0 June, KLA (KS); 8, Hatfield Lk, 4 July, DES (JM, DHa)

Upland Sandpiper 2 juv. Bear Valley, 29 June, GRA (TH)

Marbled Godwit 1, Bully Ck. Res, 29 July, MAL (DB)

Semipalmated Sandpiper 1, Hatfield Lk, 4 July, DES (JM, DHa); 1, near

Vale, 25 July MAL (PS, H ) ; 3, Bullv Ck. Res, 29 July, MAL (DB)


Western Sandpiper 92, w. shore Summer Lake, 24 June, LAK (CM,

KS); 20, Hatfield L k , 4July, DES (JM, DHa); 2500, Summer L k , 12 July, LAK (FI) Least Sandpiper

20, Hatfield Lk, 4 July, DES (JM, DHa) Baird's Sandpiper

3, Malheur Res, 29 July, MAL (DB) Short-billed Dowitcher

1, Hatfield L k , 26 July, DES (DHa); 1, near Willow Ck, 26 July, MAL (PS, H ) Red-necked Phalarope

1, fern, Chevally Res. near Burns, 21 June, MAL (MLD, MD) Franklin's Gull

2, Bully Ck. Res, 29 July, MAL (DB) Bonaparte's Gull

1 subadult, Hatfield L k , 4 July, DES (JM, DHa) California Gull

15+, juvs., rocky island in Crump Lk, 26 June, LAK (KS ,CM) Caspian Tern

26 a d , Malheur Lk., Malheur NWR, 12 June, HAR (MD, MLD); 9, Dog L k , 11 June, LAK (FI), nesting status here unclear COMMON TERN

l . H a r t L k , 12 July, LAK (FR) Band-tailed Pigeon

1, Ochoco Res, 4June, CRO (AD, DJ, TM); 1, N. Matthieu L k , 20 July, DES (DHa, PM) YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO

1, Fields, 11 June, HAR (DA, LW, HN) Flammulated Owl

2 calling, Deep Ck, N. Warner Mtns, 24 June LAK (CM, KS); 1, Lost Valley Rd, 25 June, GIL (PS); 1, se. of Heppner, 2 July, MOR (PS) Western Screech-Owl

1 a d , Owyhee River Canyon, 21-22 June, MAL (MD, MLD) Burrowing Owl

2 a d , 2-3 juv. Lower Lk. R d . , 2nd wk. July, KLA (DM- USFW) where very scarce in Klamath Basin Great Gray Owl

1 on nest, ne. of Chiloquin, 21 June, KLA 0oO, KS) Long-eared Owl

1, Hanna Res, 5 June, MAL (ML, EH); 1, Ten-mile Ck., 15 June, MAL (MD, MID); Ad. on nest, TullRes, 11 June, KLA (FI) Short-eared Owl

1, Echave Res, 16 June, MAL (MD, MLD); 2 a d , 6 juv. Upper Denio Ck, 14June, HAR (MD, MID); 1, near Hunnington, 18 July, BAK (MD, MID) Common Nigh thaw k

first arrival dates: Riley, 23 May (PN); Fort Klamath, 2 June (DV); Fossil, 3 June (BS); La Grande, 3 June (SL); 1 on nest/2 eggs, scab rock atop Abert Rim, 25June,LAK(KS,CM) White-throated Swift

5 pr nesting , Little Antelope Cr, 17 June, MAL (MD, MLD); 6 colonies with 200+, Woolhawk Canyon, 18June, MAL (MD, MLD); 50+, Owyhee Canyon @ Birch Ck. access, 21 June, MAL (MD, MLD) Black-chinned Hummingbird

1 territorial fern, w. of Gibbon, 7June,UMA (HN); 2 males, N. Fork Walla Walla River, 4 July, UMA (MD, MLD) Costa's Hummingbird

1 male, Bend, 16-21 July, DES (F&JC) Broad-tailed Hummingbird

2 fern. Table Rock Lookout, 10 July, GRA (GCBC); 1 fern, Hwy 26, Beaver Ck, s. of Dahl Pine, 13 July, WAS (HN); 1 male, Camp Sherman, 17 July, DES (LR) Rufous Hummingbird

"Several", Oregon Mine Cg, 6 July, GRA (EH, ML), males in courtship flight with nearby female; At least 1 male display near females, Sky Lakes Wilderness, 15 Julv, KLA (KS); 12, Seneca,' 27 July, GRA (PS, H ) Lewis' Woodpecker

2-3, Cold Springs Cg, 27 July, DES (EH, ML) Red-naped Sapsucker

Pair, Tenmile Ck. Ranch, 15 June, MAL (MD, MLD); 1, Clyde Holliday SP, 20 Jun, GRA (DHe) White-headed Woodpecker

1, Delintment L k , 18 July, HAR (FI) Three-toed Woodpecker

1, Hosmer Lk, 7 June, DES (DHa); 1, Indian Rock Lookout, 28 June, GRA (BH); 2, ad. feeding juv. Sky Lakes Wilderness, 15 July, KLA (KS) Black-backed Woodpecker

2, DelintmentLk, 18 July, R4R (FI) LEAST FLYCATCHER

1, Benson Pond Malheur NWR, 3 June, HAR (RS); active nest, Clyde Holliday SP, 20 June, GRA (DHe); 1, Page Springs, 23-24 June, HAR (JW); 1, Bone Ck. Canyon, 19-20 June, MAL (MD, MLD) Hammond's Flycatcher

Pair building nest, upper Jackson Ck, 16 June, MAL (MD, MLD), no conifers. Cordilleran Flycatcher

1, Fields, 12 June, HAR (HN); 2, singing, Crane Ck, 14june, LAK (FI); 1, Denio Ck. s of Fields, 14 June, HAR (MD, MLD) Eastern Kingbird

nesting pair, Grass Valley, 14 June, SHE (LR), 1st known nesting record for county; 1, Haystack Res, I6june, JEF (TR); 1, Rosebush Rd., 25 June, SHE (PS); 1, Lone Rock, 26 June, GIL (PS); 1, Hwy. 74, 2 July, MOR (PS); 1, Willow Ck, 12 July, MAL (MO, TW); 2 ad.-l juv., Black Butte Ranch, 12-13 July, DES (CL, JM, PAS, m.ob.), 1st breeding record for county ; 1 pair, Willow Ck. Canyon, 19 July, MAL (MD, MLD) RED-EYED VIRIO

1, Lower Bridge Deshutes Riv, 3 June, DES (SK, JM, DK, DHa); 1, HQ MNWR, 5-8 June, HAR (PB, CH, AM); 1, Fields, 12 June, HAR (PS, MD, MLD); 1, singing, Bend, 16 July, DES (TC, CM) SteUer'sJay

1, HQ MNWR, 1 June to period's end, HAR (PB, CH, GJ, m.ob.) Western Scrub-Jay

1, HQ MNWR, 1-2 June, HAR (DG), refuge first record; 1, HQ MNWR, 5-6 June (W&SC, PB, m.ob.); 1, Hood River, 26 June, HDR (PS); 1, Duncan Res. near Silver L k , 12 July, LAK (FI), at n edge of se Oregon range. Pin) on Jay

2, ad. with juv, e of Bend, 19 June, DES (DH) Clark's Nutcracker

9 in one flock, Crane Ck, 14 June, LAK (FI) American Crow

nest with young , Monument, 10 June, GRA (EH, ML); 3, Goose Lk. SP, 31 July, LAK (FI) where scarce

in southern Lake Co, Northern Rough-winged Swallow

2, Bull Meadow, 11 June, LAK (FI) Bank Swallow

200+, w of Drewsey, 4 July, HAR (EH,ML) Black-capped Chickadee

1, Mt. Bachelor Village, 8 June, DES (JF), rare in county Mountain Chickadee

1, Oregon Canyon Mtns. , 22 June, MAL (PA), where uncommon Chestnut-backed Chickadee

2, Kimball SP, 14 June, KLA (RH.FM) at e edge of range for county Bushtit

adults with young, Morgan Ck. Canyon e of Weatherby, 22 June, BAK (MD, MLD) at ne edge of range Red-breasted Nuthatch

1, male Jackson Ck. Canyon, 16 June, MAL (MD, MID); 1, male, Little Antelope Ck, 17 June, MAL ( MD, MLD), both birds feeding along basalt rims in treeless areas. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

1, North Warner Mtns, 25 June, LAK (KS, CM) Western Bluebird

1, Ironside M t n , 25 July, MAL (PS, H ) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Pair, nest in tree, PageSpr, 6 June, HAR (AM); 1, Bryant M t n , 7June, KLA (FI); Pair, e ofDrewsey, 3 July, HAR (EH, ML); Nest, Beulah R e s , 4july, MAL (EH, ML), first Malheur Co. record of nesting. Veery

3 pairs, upper Birch Ck., 4 Jul, UMA (MLD, MD), near western extent of range. Swainson's Thrush

1, Strawberry Lake, 6 July, GRA (MO) Hermit Thrush

1, Oregon Canyon, 23 June, MAL (PA) where rare Varied Thrush

1, Indian Rock Lookout, 28 June, GRA (BH); 1, Kimball SP, 14 June, KLA (RH,FM) Gray Catbird

1, Moro, 12 Jul SHE (LR), a second Sherman County record; 1, RockCk. Res, 27 June, WAS (JoB) Northern Mockingbird

nest with 3 young, Bone Ck. Canyon w of Burns Jet, 20 June, MAL (MD, MID), first confirmed nesting for Malheur County; 1, Sisters, 15 July, DES (JoG) Cedar Waxwing

migrants noted, but generally low numbers through period: 22+, lakeview, 2 June, LAK (FI); about 50, Sprague River/Medicine M m , 3 June, KLA (FI) Orange-crowned Warbler

nesting pair, Oregon Canyon, 23 June, MAL (PA) NORTHERN PARI 1A

1, HQ MNWR, 12 June, HAR (MD, MID), photographed CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER

1 singing, Lakeview, 2 June, LAK (FI), 2nd county record; fem. with brood patch, banded, Johnson Ck. near Surveyor M t n , 14 Jul, KLA (DV); Black-throated Gray Warbler

10, e of Pine Mtn. , 1 June, DES (PS); 1, Denio Ck. s of Fields, 14 June, HAR (MD, MLD); 1, Oregon Canyon Mtns. , 22 June, MAL (PA); 1, Mile


Post 78, Hwy 26, 25 June, WAS (PS); 2, w of Adel, 26June, LAK (KS, CM); l , e o f Drewsey, 3July, HAR (EH, ML); 1, Drewsey Cutoff Rd, 5 July, HAR (EH, ML); 3, Muleshoe Recreation Area, 6 July, WHE (EH,ML); 1, Steens Mtn. Loop, 6 Jul HAR (SD); most noted to be in Juniper habitat BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER

male, Fields, 12-13 June, HAR (M, MD, MLD); fern. Fields, 12-13 June (MD.MLD, PS) AMERICAN REDSTART

1, Fields, 13June (MD,MID,M); male, Beaver Ck./ Hwy26, 28 June, WAS (GG,MH); fern. Beaver Ck, 13 July (HN); 1, Rocky Point, Upper Klamath L k , 6 July, KLA (MU) OVENBIRD

1, banded, Odessa Cg, 23 June, KLA (DV); 1, recaptured 2nd time, Odessa Cg, 2 Jul (DV); 2, one recaptured 3rd time and one banded, Odessa Cg, 20 Jul (DV) Northern Waterthrush

1, Fields, 12 June, HAR (MD, MLD, M, PS); Several singing, Gilchrist, 18 June, KLA (HN) Wilson's Warbler

1 male, Ten-Mile Ck. Ranch, 15 June, MAL (MD, MLD); 1 male, Target Ck. Meadows, 23 July, UMA (MD, MLD) Green-tailed Towhee

2, Lava Lake area, 28 June, LIN (R&KK); 5 pairs, Denio Ck. s of Fields, 14 June (MD,MLD) Black-throated Sparrow

54, Warner Valley, 26 June, LAK (CM, KS); Grasshopper Sparrow

3, singing, McDermitt Ck, 22 June, MAL (ED); 1, Lost Valley Rd, 26 June, GIL (PS); 2+, s of Malheur Res, 18July,MAL(CCJS) Lincoln's Sparrow

1, WoolhawkCanyon, 18June, MAL (MD, MLD), located in oasis of desert canyon; 1, Indian Rock Lookout, 26 June, GRA (BH) White-crowned Sparrow

8 pair, Upper Jackson Ck, 16 June, MAL (MD, MLD)

Lapland Longspur 1, Sycan Marsh, 13June. LAK (CM); 1, Hart Moun

tain, 12 July, LAK (PV, CAS), both breeding plum-aged males and are first e Oregon summer records. ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK

1, Bend, 6 June, DES (SW) BLUE GROSBEAK

3, a pair and 1 juv. Willow Ck. nw of Brogan, 9 July through period's end, MAL (M&FZ, TW, m.ob.), third state record, first state nesting recordl Indigo Bunting

1 male, Denio Ck. s of Fields, 14 June, HAR (MD, MLD); pair, Trout Ck. w of McDermitt, 22 June, MAL (ED); 1, e of Milton-Freewater, 4 July, UMA (MD,MLD) Bobolink

1, male, w of Drewsey, 3 July, HAR (EH.ML) Tricolored Blackbird

40 pairs reported at the Stanfield colony, 7 June, UMA (HN); 40, near Malin, 8 June, KLA (KS), colony returned after 1 yr. absence; 1,000+ males, Wood River Ranch, 19June, KLA (KS), only foraging males counted GREAT-TAILED CRACKLE

1, near McDermitt. 24 June, MAL (PA) Black Rosy-Finch

up to 5, Steens M m , 3 July, HAR (DaH et a l ) , uncommon in summer at this location. Purple Finch

1, Hwy 216,2 5 June, WAS (PS); 1, Bear Valley, 13 July, GRA (TH), where considered uncommon. Red Crossbill

10, e of Drewsey, 3 July, HAR (EH, ML) White-winged Crossbill

"many"nofTollgate, 12 July, UNI (DaH); 7, Woodward Cg. and 1, Target Cg, both n of Tollgate, 23 July UNI (MD, MID);

2, Spout Springs Ski Resort, 26 July, UNI (MD, MID) Pine Siskin

14, Kimball SP, I4june, KLA (FM,KS); 1, Oregon Canyon Mtns, 22 June, MAL (PA), 1st for OC Mtns.?;

several, Cutsforth County Park, 25 July, MOR (EH,ML); elsewhere, negative reports all season Lesser Goldfinch

2-4, Fields, 5-13June, HAR (AM.PS); 4 a d , 2 juv. off nest, Owyhee River s of Adrian, 22 June, MAL (MD,MID), nesting status unclear for Malheur Co., but quite north for e of Cascades; 1, Goose Lk. SP, 28 June, LAK (FI), where locally uncommon.

OBSERVERS Observers: PA- Paul Adamus, DA-David Anderson,

DB-David Bailey, PB-Phyllis Bailey, JoB-Joe Blowers, JB-John Brennan,DeB-Deb Buetler, W&SC-Wilson & Susan Cady, F&JC-Frank& Joanne Cleland. CC-Craig Corder, CAS- Corvallis Aud. Soc, TC-Tom Crabtree, ED-Edwin Dale, AD-Amy Davidson, MD-Mike Denny, MID-Merry Lynn Denny , SD-Steve Dowlan, MF-Mark Fisher, JF-Jeff Fleisher, CG-Chuck Gates, GG-Greg Gillson, GCBC- Grant County Bird Club, DG-Dan Gleason, JoG-Jordan Glubka, DHa-Dean Hale, RH-Rick Hardy, MH-Mark Hedrick, DHe-Dan Herely, DaH-David Herr, CH-Carrie Herziger EH-Eric Henze, BH-Bob Hudson, TH-Tom Hunt, MH-Matt Hunter, FI-Frank Isaacs, KI-Kamal Islam, GI- Gary Ivey, DJ-Denise Jones, GJ- Garrett Jones, DK-Diane Kook, SK-Steve Kornfeld, R&KK-Rick & Kathy Krabbe, CK- Cindy Kranich, ML-Margeret LaFaive, CL-Cindy Lawes, SL-Susan Lindstedt, M-Maitreya, DM- Dave Mauser, FM-Frank Mayer, AM-Alan McGie, PM-Patty Mehan, JM- Judy Meredith, CM-Craig Miller, TM- T Mountz, HN-Harry Nehls, PN-Patty Newland, JoO-Joel Okula, MO-Marilyn O'Leary, PAS- Portland Aud. Soc, FR-Fred Ramsey.TR-Tyler Reid, LR-Lew Rems, ZR-Zoe Richenbach, HS-Howard Sands ,GS-Gary Shaffer, BS-Brian Sharp, TS-Tim Shelmerdine, LS-Lauren Sobkoviak,KS- Kevin Spencer, PS-Paul Sullivan, PSS-Pat & Sharon Sweeney, RS-Richard Smith, JS- Judy Stevens, KT-Karen Theodore, MU-Mike Uhtoff, PV-Paula Vanderhuel, DV- Dennis Vroman, JW-John Wahlund SW-Steve Walkley, TW-Tom Winter, LW-Linda Weiland, M&FZ-Melly& Fred Zeillemaker. 0

OBRC597-97-03, s/Tom Winters.


Clockwise from above:

Common Raven, 15 July 1997, Summer Lake, Lake Co. Photo/W.E. Hoffman.

Yellow-rumped Warbler, 15July 1997, Cabin Lake, Lake Co. Photo/W.E. Hoffman.

Black-necked Stilt, June 1997, Harney Co. Photo/ Merry Lynn Denny.

Wood Duck and turtle, June 1997, McNary Wildlife Area, Umatilla Co. Photo/Merry Lynn Denny.

Sage Grouse, 19 July 1997, 6 miles west of Huntington, Baker Co. Photo/Merry Lynn Denny.

Western Bluebird, 15 July 1997, Cabin Lake, Lake Co. Photo/W.E. Hoffman.

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A Red-eyed Vireo (right) and Cassia's I i'reo shared a nest early this summer in Jasper Park, Eugene, Lane Co. Unfortunately, I was out oftown after taking thephotos and do not know what developed. Roger Robb. 90970 Ridgevieiv Road. Eugene, OR 97408.

"Got it!" Birders line up for views of the Homed Puffin, Curry County's sixth record, 7 July 1997 Harris Beach State Park, Curry Co. Photo/Colin Dillingham.

Inset: Homed Puffin, 7 July 199,, Harris Beach State Park, Curry Co. Photo/Colin Dillingham


FDEIDNOTES: Western Oregon, Summer 1997 Jim Johnson, 10405 N.E. 9th Avenue, Apt. G-10, Vancouver, WA 98685 e-mail: jimjohn ©teleport.com

Abbreviaions used: BSNWR Baskett Slough National Wildhfe Refuge

Co. County FRR Fern Ridge Reservoir

m.ob. many observers NSBC North Spit Coos Bay NWR National Wildlife Refuge

OBOL Oregon Birders On-line (e-mail list) SJCR South Jetty of the Columbia River

S.P. State Park

Horned Grebe One at Ankeny NWR, 10 June (JL).

Western Grebe "Breeding" Westerns and Clark's were observed

at FRR 27 July, but no young were seen (A&TM). Breeding has been confirmed in previous years. Clark's Grebe

One was with Westerns at Yaquina Head, 1 June (KM); one was with Westerns at the Siuslaw R. mouth, 9 June (TM); and one was at SJCR, 16 July (MP) Northern Fulmar

One was found dead on NSCB, 29 June (DL&KC); 100 were off Tillamook Bay, 25 July, and 500 were 14 mi. off Alsea Bay, 30 July (RL).' Pink-footed Shearwater

20 were off Tillamook Bay, 25 July (RL). Sooty Shearwater

Singles were found dead at New River and NSCB, 1 June and 29 June, respectively (DL&KC). 14 June Pelagic to Heceta Bank, Lane Co. (GG,.MH,m.ob.)

Black-footed Albatross Northern Fulmar Pink-footed Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Short-tailed Shearwater Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Leach's Storm-Petrel

26 July Pelagic off Depoe Bay (GG.MII. m.ob.)

Black-footed Albatross Northern Fulmar Pink-footed Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel 8

American White Pelican The individual that wintered at Kirk Pond, just

north of the FRR dam was present throughout the summer (m.ob,i/?<feTM). Great Egret

The first of the post-breeders were noted at FRR, 27 July (A&TM). Black-crowned Night-Heron

One was in Portland, 12 July (fide HN); one was at BSNWR 22-24 June (BT, RG, AM); one was in Salem, 17 July (TR); one was at Denman Wildlife Area, Jackson Co., 20 July (PSu); 47 were along 1/ 2 mile of the Chetco R. estuary, 24 July (DM). Tundra Swan

One was at Howard Prairie Res, 18-19 July (PSu).

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10 159 41 109

Northern Pintail A female with five young were at Ankeny NWR, 18

July (JL) for a rare westside breeding record. Northern Shoveler

A brood was seen at BSNWR 16 June (RG). Gadwall

One was at FRR, 26 June (DG). Redhead

Five were at FRR, 26 June (DG). Oldsquaw

One was at South Jetty Siuslaw River, 25 & 28 June (B&ZS.DH). White-tailed Kite

One was at FRR, 26 June (DG); one was at the Siltcoos R. mouth, Lane Co, 5 July (not a normal wintering site, B&ZS); one was at Tillamook Bay, 5 July (JG, GL), and two were there 18 July (JG). Red-shouldered Hawk

One was at Cloverdale, Tillamook Co, 26 July (DFi); one was at Sufherlin, 27 July (KW) Sandhill Crane

One was seen flying north of Port Orford, 15 June (TW). American Golden-Plover

One was at South Jetty Siuslaw River, 15 July (SM, B&ZS) and another was at New River, Coos Co, 22 July (DL&KC).

Table 1. First migrant dates of south-bound shore birds. Species Date Location Observer Pacific Golden-Plover 15 July S. Jetty Siuslaw R. SM, B&ZS Semipalmated Plover 20 June S. Jetty Siuslaw R. B&ZS Greater Yellowlegs 23 June Salmon R, Lincoln Co. RL Lesser Yellowlegs 6July Warrenton MP Marbled Godwit 9 July Coos Bay DL&KC Wandering Tattler 11 July Seal Rocks, Lincoln Co. DPi Ruddy Turnstone 14 July Seal Rocks, Lincoln Co. DPi Black Turnstone 30 June near Seal Rocks, Lincoln Co. DPi Surfbird 18 June SJCR MP Semipalmated Sandpiper 30 June near Canby ES Western Sandpiper 20 June New River DL&KC Least Sandpiper 30 June near Seal Rocks, Lincoln Co. DPi Short-billed Dowitcher 29 June NSCB DL&KC Long-billed Dowitcher 16 July New River, Coos Co. DL&KC Red-necked Phalarope 2 July off Tillamook/Lincoln Cos. RL

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Franklin's Gull One was at Florence, 10 June (DPe); one adult

was on Sauvie I , 30 June (MN); one adult was at Tillamook Bay, 12 July (DB). Heermann's Gull

First noted at New River, Coos Co, 4 June (DL&KC). Glaucous-winged X Western Gull Hybrid

One pair nested on a concrete piling near Willamette Falls, Oregon City, during the summer for the third non-consecutive year (ES,TJ). Three juveniles with the adults were observed on 25 July. They successfully bred here in 1993 and 1995. Elegant Tern

Two at Yaquina Bay, 10 June (DPe); five off Seal Rocks, Lincoln Co, 12 June (DFi); 32 near South Jetty of Siuslaw R, Lane Co, 18 July (DL&KC); 56 at the Necanicum R. estuary, Seaside, 20 July (SR, DB); 45 at the Chetco R. mouth, Curry Co, 28 July (DM); about 200 at the Rogue R. mouth, 29 July (DM). Forster's Tern

Four were at BSNWR 3 July (BT). LEAST TERN

One was at the South Jetty Siuslaw R., 8 June (DS, PSh). Good description on OBOL. This was the fourth Oregon record — the first since 1976.

Black Tern Breeding was again

confirmed at FRR when an adult was seen feeding a fledgling 27 July (A&TM). Common Murre

Nesting success was very poor with complete failures at some colonies (RL). Many adults washed ashore dead in June for the second highest June

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Semipalmated Plover Peak count at Bandon Marsh: 400 on 20 July

(DL&KC). Whimbrel

Peak count at Bandon/New River: 150 on 8 July (DL&KC). Willet

One was at Tillamook Bay (HN) and two were at New River (DL&KC), 22 July. Western Sandpiper

The last north-bound migrant was noted at Bandon Beach, 2 June (DL&KC). RED-NECKED STINT

An adult at SJCR, 19 July (MP) was well-described on OBOL. Dunlin

One was at New River, Coos Co, 16 July (DL&KC).

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Red-necked Stint, 19 July 1997, south jetty of the Columbia River, Clatsop Co. OBRC 242.2-97-16A. Sketch/Mike Patterson.


Elegant and Caspian Terns, 20 July 1997, Necanicum estuary, Clatsop Co. Photo/Skip Russell.

total since 1978. In June and July, B&SL and S&DB found 99 dead adults along 4.5 miles of beach near Thiel Cr. They also found a low eight HY birds in July-Ancient Murrelet

David Fix found several: 3 off Florence, 12 June; one off Devil's Elbow S.P, 12 July; one off Neahkahnie Mtn , Tillamook Co, 13 July; one off Siletz Bay, 14 July; and one off Hunter Cr, Curry Co , 17 July. Kathy Merrifield had 4 at Yaquina Head, 29 June, and 2 there on 13 July.

Right center-least Tern, 8June 1997, s. jetty Siuslaw River, Lane Co., OBRC074-97-05C. Photo/BillStotz.

"The bird was found south of Florence in Lane County. It was on the sand flats at low tide southeast of the crab docks on the south jetty of the Siuslaw River. The bird was first observed from a distance of about 200feet as an object on the sand and until I saw it move I warn't even sure it was a bird. Using binoculars I realized that it was a very small tern approximately the size of a Robin. Observation through my scope gave me a small adult tern with very sharply definedfeatures. Moving to within 80-100 feet, the legs were short and yellow, bill all yellow except at the very tip which was dark, the head had a black cap and the forehead just above the bill had a white patch shaped like a thick V extending backup over the eye which was dark. The body of the bird was white below and light gray above. The bird got up and flew around a couple of times showing a short deeply notched tail. The leading edges of the wings (mter primaries) were dark while the rest of the underwings and body were white. It was a single bird not directly associated with the other species present, staying a short distance away from the Caspian Terns and large gulls nearby. It appeared to be resting on the sand. No feeding was observed nor were any calls heard." — Don Schrouder.

Right: Rose-breasted Grosbeak, male, OBRC595-97-33B, 1 June 1997, McMinnville, Washington Co. "There is a creek about 100 yards behind us with riparian woods. Adjacent to our home is a small grove of trees with 10-70 year old Douglasfir and 2 oak trees. Our small housing development is surrounded by farms — both crops and pastures. We consistently have a large variety of birds at ourfeeders and recall having seen also... goldfinches, Red-winged Blackbirds, Brewer's Blackbirds, White-breasted Nuthatches, Robins. Scrub Jays, Evening Grosbeaks, Black-headed < beaks, quail, doves, Acoii: Woodpeckers, etc. "Photo/LoisJayne.

Above: Hooded Oriole. OBRC505-97-19C, 18 April 1997, corner of 3rd and Pacific, Cape Meares, Tillamook Co. Photo/Margaret Tweelinckx.


Horned Puffin Two were at Harris Beach S.P, Curry Co, 7 July

(A&TM, CD) Mourning Dove

One was in Astoria, 4 July (MP). This was an early record for the north coast. They are usually found later in fall. Black Swift

Small numbers were at Salt Cr. Falls, Lane Co, as usual (m.ob.). This is the only presumed nesting site in Oregon. Ash-throated Flycatcher

One was at the Hwy 101 crossing of the Chetco R, Curry Co, 4 June (BS); two were in Eugene, 5 June (DG); one was at Powell Butte, Portland, 29 June (KJ); two were in appropriate looking breeding habitat on the south side of Mt. Pisgah, near Eugene, 8 July (AP, HB). This species is not known to breed north of the Limpqua Valley in western Oregon. Eastern Kingbird

Curry County's third (location not provided) was found 14 June (TW). One was noted at the Sandy R. Delta, Multnomah Co, 12 July (RK). Breeding has been noted here in recent years. Red-eyed Vireo

"Colonies" were active at Jasper, Lane Co, Sauvie I , North Portland, Sandy R. Delta, and up the Sandy R. to the town of Sandy. One at Jasper was mated and nested with a Cassin's Vireo, 20 June+, but the nest failed and the only egg in the nest appeared to be a cowbird's (m.ob.). One was observed briefly in Harbor, Curry Co, 24 July (DM). Rock Wren

Afamily was in a clearnit near Breitenbush M t n , Marion Co. (about six nines west of Olallie L ) , 6 JulylJL). Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Breeding was confirmed on Mt. Pisgah, near Eugene, 12 July, when a pair were seen exchanging places on a nest (A&TM). Apparently the nesting was unsuccessful since the nest was watched for some time on 27 July, with no adults in attendance and four unhatched eggs in the nest. Gray Catbird

One was singing at Oakridge, Lane Co, 17-20 July (DM, m.ob.). This was the second western Oregon record — the first for Lane Co. Northern Mockingbird

One was on NSCB, 5 June (DL&KC). Chestnut-sided Warbler

One male was at Chitwood, 15 miles east of Newport, 7 June (DFa); one was at Newport, 22 June (EH). Brewer's Sparrow

Two were at Lower Table Rock, Jackson Co, 18 July (DV) — one apparently with brood patch. This species is not known to breed west of the Cascades crest. Vesper Sparrow

One was at Bayocean sandspit, Tillamook Co, 19 July (BT). This species is rather rare on the north coast. Grasshopper Sparrow

One was seen feeding a fledgling near Lower Table Rock, Jackson Co, 18July(DV). Others were found breeding in areas near FRR (fide TM). Reported from west of Roseburg (number and dates un-

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known, fide RM). Rose-breasted Grosbeak

One was near Cape Ferrelo, Currv Co, 15 July 0B). Indigo Bunting

One male was at Powell Butte, Portland, 20 June (SN); one was at Forest Grove, Washington Co, 20

July(LF). Indigo X Lazuli Bunting Hybrid

An apparent hybrid was at Mt. Pisgah near Eugene, 28 June (MC, PV). A male Indigo was paired with a female Lazuli in Eugene a couple years ago. White-winged Crossbill

A pair was south of Melakwa L, SW of McKenzie Pass, Lane Co, 28 July (R&KK). Observers

David Bailey, Harry Bartels, John Bischoff, Sara & Don Brown (S&DB), Colin Dillingham, Darrel Faxon (DFa), Linda Ficere, David Fix (DFi), Roy Gerig, Jeff Gilligan, Greg Gillson, Dan Gleason, Dan Heyerly, Eric Horvath, Matt Hunter, Karen Jones, Ray Korpi, Rick & Kathy Krabbe (R&KK), David Lauten & Kathleen Castlelein (DL&KC), Gerard Lillie, Bob & Shirley Loeffel (B&SL), Roy Lowe, John Lundsten, Sylvia Maulding, Alan McGie, Kathy Merrifield, Ron Maertz, Allison & Tom Mickel (A&TM), Don Munson, Al & Terrie Murray, Mark Nebeker, Harry Nehls, Sally Nielsen, Mike Patterson, Diane Pettey (DPe), Dave Pitkin (DPi), Al Prigge, Tyler Reed, Skip Russell, Don Schrouder, Jamie Simmons, Elmer Specht, Paul Sherrell (PSh), Buzz Stewart, Bill & Zanah Stotz (B&ZS), Paul Sullivan (PSu), Bill Tice, Dennis Vroman, Terry Wahl, Katherine Wilson. 0

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