School of Birding: October 2010

Saturday, October 30, 2010

2010 October 30 - North Oregon Coast

I recorded 66 species of birds today. Very nice!

Mammals
Harbor Seal
Douglas Squirrel

The Cove at Seaside
Cormorant, Double-crested
Cormorant, Pelagic
Crow, American
Duck, Harlequin
Grebe, Eared
Grebe, Western
Gull, Glaucous-winged x Western hybrid
Gull, Heerman's
Gull, Western
Jay, Steller's
Loon, Common
Pelican, Brown
Pigeon, Rock
Raven, Common
Scoter, Surf
Scoter, White-winged
Surfbird
Turnstone, Black

Necanicum Estuary
Auklet, Cassin's (body)
Bufflehead
Chickadee, Chestnut-backed
Eagle, Bald
Fulmar, Northern (body)
Gull, California
Gull, Herring
Gull, Mew
Heron, Great-blue
Killdeer
Kinglet, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned
Merganser, Red-breasted
Nuthatch, Red-breasted
Shoveler, Northern
Siskin, Pine
Snipe, Wilson's
Sparrow, Song
Warbler, Townsend's
Warbler, Yellow-rumped
Wigeon, American
Wren, Bewick's
Wren, Marsh
Wren, Pacific

Town of Nehalem
Chickadee, Black-capped
Flicker, Northern
Hawk, Red-tailed
Junco, Dark-eyed
Kite, White-tailed
Sparrow, Fox
Sparrow, Golden-crowned
Sparrow, Savannah

Nehalem Sewage Pond
Blackbird, Brewers (seen on a barn leaving the ponds)
Blackbird, Red-winged
Canvasback
Dove, Eurasian Collared
Duck, Ring-necked
Duck, Wood
Dunlin
Goose, Cackling
Goose, Greater White-fronted
Gull, Bonaparte's
Harrier, Northern
Kingfisher, Belted (heard by Elizabeth)
Phalarope, Red-necked
Redhead
Scaup, Greater
Teal, Green-winged

Thursday, October 28, 2010

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Coastal Birds (Newport) -Susan Glass

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

7 am Saturday meeting location for Coast Field Trip

Beaverton Fred Meyers on SW Canyon Rd near 217.

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Review: The Stokes Field Guide To The Birds of North America

Excellent New Stokes Field Guide

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Review: The Stokes Field Guide To The Birds of North America

-Dan

Monday, October 25, 2010

Sequim Birds Oct 22-24 2010

Here is a list of birds seen from Friday Oct 22- Sun Oct 24. There should be overlap with species we will be looking for on our November 12, 13, 14 trip.

Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Widgeon
American X Eurasian
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
American Kestrel
Ring-necked Pheasant
California Quail
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Sanderling
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Bonaparte’s Gull
Heerman’s Gull
Mew Gull
California Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous-winged X Western
Common Murre
Pigeon Guillemot
Marbled Murrelet
Rhinoceros Auklet
Eurasian Collard-Dove
Great Horned Owl H
Anna's Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Townsend’s Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
House Finch

Thursday, October 21, 2010

"The Legend of Pale Male" movie

The Legend of Pale Male movie trailer.

"In The Legend of Pale Male director Frederic Lilien tells the true tale of Red-tailed hawk Pale Male and his mate, Lola, who take up residence on a swanky 5th Avenue co-op overlooking Central Park. New Yorkers became enthralled and obsessed with the pair, and then took to the streets to protest when the building demolished the birds’ nest."

If you haven't read the book Red-Tails in Love I highly recommend it.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Field Trip #1: Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Here's the list of 48 species I recorded at Steigerwald today.

Bittern, American
Chickadee, Black-capped
Coot, American
Cormorant, Double-crested
Crane, Sandhill
Creeper, Brown
Crow, American
Duck, Ring-necked
Duck, Wood
Egret, Great
Falcon, Peregrine
Finch, House
Flicker, Northern
Goldfinch, American
Goose, Cackling
Goose, Canada
Grebe, Pied-billed
Harrier, Northern
Hawk, Red-tailed
Heron, Great Blue
Jay, Scrub
Jay, Steller's
Junco, Dark-eyed
Kestrel, American
Killdeer
Kingfisher, Belted
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned
Mallard
Meadowlark, Western
Merganser, Common
Nuthatch, White-breasted
Raven, Common
Robin, American
Shoveler, Northern
Sparrow, Golden-crowned
Sparrow, Lincoln's
Sparrow, Song
Starling, European
Swan, Mute
Teal, Green-winged
Thrush, Varied
Towhee, Spotted
Warbler, Yellow-rumped
Wigeon, American
Woodpecker, Downy
Woodpecker, Hairy
Wren, Bewick's
Wren, Pacific