AOU Order

Seq

Region

Codes

Species

Quantity

Date First

Date Last

County

Location

Observer(s)

Comments

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WINTER 2006-2007 FIELD NOTES








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Key to Codes Used to Highlight Particular Records




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4

0 Oregon

*

Species that are rare to the region or for the season




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5

0 Oregon

**

Species that are rare to the state and/or very rare to the region




0

6

0 Oregon

***

OBRC review species, very rare to state




0

7

0 Oregon

HC

Notable as high count- including high CBC counts.




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8

0 Oregon

US

Unusual CBC species




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9

0 Oregon

DE

Notable early date (early for region and/or earliest report of season)




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10

0 Oregon

DL

Notable late date (late for region and/or last report of season)




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11

0 Oregon

B

Breeding observation




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12

0 Oregon

X

Notable hybrid or intergrade




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13

0 Oregon










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76

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0

77

2 SCoast


South Coast Oregon Field Notes: Winter 2006-07




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78

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Compiled by Tim Rodenkirk








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December was a bit wetter than average with temperatures about normal. There was a two week break in the wet weather in January during which morning temperatues were consistently at or below freezing. The wet weather returned in February



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with a brief cool spell that brought snow levels down to sea level with snow lingering for several days. All three Christmas Bird Counts had fairly decent weather this year. The Florence CBC ended up 136 species, the Port Orford CBC had 130 species, and Coos Bay



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broke the state record with 161 species. The most notable find during this period was a young male Steller's Eider off northern Lane Co. which if accepted would only be the 2nd state record. Other rarities included a Hooded Oriole in Douglas Co., a Tufted Duck in



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Coos County, and an Emperor Goose in Curry Co. Common Redpolls made a strong showing in W. Oregon this winter and Curry had its first ever record and Coos had its second and third records. Glaucous Gulls were numerous with 13 records from the south coast alone!



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Varied Thrushes were also noted in large numbers throughout the coastal lowlands this winter.



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2 SCoast










102

86

2 SCoast


Greater White-fronted Goose

10

19 Feb 07


Douglas

Dean's Creek- e of Reedsport

Russ Namitz

one possible Greenland ssp?

102

87

2 SCoast

US

Greater White-fronted Goose

2

17 Dec 06

through end of period

Coos

Cape Arago/East Bay- Coos Bay

fideTim Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC- 8th record in 34yrs.

104

88

2 SCoast

**

Emperor Goose

1

06 Feb 07

through end of period

Curry

Harris Beach SP

Denny Neibuhr et al.

5th Curry record?

105

89

2 SCoast


Snow Goose

5

02 Dec 06

???

Curry

Wahl ranch- Elk River area

Toozer Wahl


108

90

2 SCoast


Cackling Goose

70

11 Feb 07


Douglas

Tahkenitch beach

Tim Rodenkirk

Aleutians flying south?

108

91

2 SCoast

DE

Cackling Goose

80

17 Feb 07


Coos

Coquille Valley

Tim Rodenkirk et al.

Aleutians, a flock of 48 seen at New River this day also.

109

92

2 SCoast


Brant

5

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

109

93

2 SCoast


Brant

1

30 Dec 06


Curry

Port Orford area

fideJim Rogers

Port Orford CBC.

111

94

2 SCoast


Tundra Swan

18+

20 Jan 07


Coos

Coquille Valley

Tim Rodenkirk


116

95

2 SCoast

*

Eurasian Wigeon

1

18 Feb 07

may be overwintering?

Curry

Pistol River

Paul Sullivan, Tim Rodenkirk, et al.

5th Curry record.

120

96

2 SCoast

HC

Mallard

425

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

120

97

2 SCoast

HC

Mallard

829

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

fideTim Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC.

121

98

2 SCoast

*

Blue-winged Teal

1

07 Jan 07


Coos

Coquille Valley

Mike Wihler

Male- rare winter report.

122

99

2 SCoast


Cinnamon Teal

1

07 Jan 07


Coos

Coquille Valley

Mike Wihler


132

100

2 SCoast


Redhead

1

30 Dec 06


Curry

Port Orford area

fideJim Rogers

Port Orford CBC.

132

101

2 SCoast


Redhead

5

Throughout period


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk et al.

A high number for recent years.

133

102

2 SCoast

HC

Ring-necked Duck

165

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

fideTim Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC.

134

103

2 SCoast

**

Tufted Duck

1

14 Dec 06


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

female- 2nd Coos record; not relocated.

137

104

2 SCoast

***

Steller's Eider

1

03 Feb 07


Lane

off Bray's Point (5 miles s of Yachats)

Alan Contreras, Cole Wild

young male, 2nd Oregon record if accepted; could not be relocated.

140

105

2 SCoast

HC

Surf Scoter

4034

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

140.5

106

2 SCoast

HC

Surf/White-Winged Scoters

15000

15 Jan 07


Lane

Florence and vicinity

Dave Irons


142

107

2 SCoast


Black Scoter

61

30 Dec 06


Curry

Port Orford area

fideJim Rogers

Port Orford CBC.

143

108

2 SCoast

US

Long-tailed Duck

1

30 Dec 06


Curry

Port Orford area

fideJim Rogers

Port Orford CBC.

143

109

2 SCoast


Long-tailed Duck

4

Throughout period


Coos

Charleston area

Tim Rodenkirk et al.


143

110

2 SCoast


Long-tailed Duck

1 to 2

06 Dec 06

through end of period

Curry

Brookings- Chetco R. mouth

Diane Cavaness et al.

both females, probably overwintering in area.

143

111

2 SCoast

US

Long-tailed Duck


16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

144

112

2 SCoast

HC

Bufflehead

549

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

146

113

2 SCoast

*

Barrow's Goldeneye

1

03 Nov 06

03 Dec 06

Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk, Russ Namitz, Diane Pettey

Immature male; only a few modern Coos records.

148

114

2 SCoast

HC

Hooded Merganser

53

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

fideTim Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC.

151

115

2 SCoast


Ruddy Duck

550

04 Dec 06


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Roger Robb


163

116

2 SCoast

US

Mountain Quail

4

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

fideTim Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC- 3rd record in 34 yrs.

163

117

2 SCoast

HC

Mountain Quail

24

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

168

118

2 SCoast

HC

Pacific Loon

1177

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

169

119

2 SCoast

HC

Common Loon

77

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

174

120

2 SCoast


Eared Grebe

1

29 Jan 07


Curry

Floras Lake

Roger Robb


174

121

2 SCoast

HC

Eared Grebe

16

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

fideTim Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC- unusually high number.

174

122

2 SCoast


Eared Grebe

1

19 Dec 06


Curry

Floras Lake

Tim Rodenkirk


176

123

2 SCoast


Clark's Grebe

3

17 Dec 06

through end of period

Coos

Coos Bay

fideT. Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC.

179

124

2 SCoast

*

Black-footed Albatross

2

18 Dec 06


Coos

Cape Arago

Tim Shelmerdine, David Smith

Seen from land.

181

125

2 SCoast


Northern Fulmar

2

16 Dec 06


Lane

Heceta Head

Roger Robb

Florence CBC.

189

126

2 SCoast


Short-tailed Shearwater

1

29 Jan 07


Lane

Siltcoos River mouth

Dave Irons

seen from shore

189

127

2 SCoast


Short-tailed Shearwater

10

17 Dec 06


Coos

Cape Arago

Dan & Anne Heyerly

Coos Bay CBC.

202

128

2 SCoast

*

Brown Pelican

1

15 Jan 07


Douglas

Tahkenitch Cr. mouth

Tim Rodenkirk


202

129

2 SCoast

*

Brown Pelican

1

15 Jan 07


Lane

Devil's Elbow SP- n of Florence

Dave Irons


202

130

2 SCoast

US, HC

Brown Pelican

5

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC- 3rd record.

202

131

2 SCoast

US

Brown Pelican

4

30 Dec 06


Curry

Port Orford area

fideJim Rogers

Port Orford CBC.

211

132

2 SCoast


Snowy Egret

2

Throughout period


Coos

Empire area Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk et al.


215

133

2 SCoast


Green Heron

1

17 Feb 07


Coos

Coquille

Tim Rodenkirk et al.


216

134

2 SCoast


Black-crowned Night-Heron

1 to 3

20 Jan 07

through at least 2/17/2006

Coos

Myrtle Point

Tim Rodenkirk et al.

Historic winter roost.

220

135

2 SCoast


Turkey Vulture

1

14 Jan 07


Curry

Gold Beach

Alan Contreras, Floyd Graham


220

136

2 SCoast


Turkey Vulture

1

24 Jan 07


Curry

Langlois

Terry Wahl


220

137

2 SCoast

DE

Turkey Vulture

1

26 Jan 07


Coos

Charleston area

Don Schrouder et al.

Earliest Coos spring arrival on record.

220

138

2 SCoast


Turkey Vulture

2 or 3

02 Dec 06


Curry

Port of Brookings

Don Munson


220

139

2 SCoast


Turkey Vulture

1

13 Jan 07


Curry

Brookings

Don Munson


220

140

2 SCoast


Turkey Vulture

1

07 Jan 07


Curry

Wahl Ranch near Cape Blanco

Terry Wahl


222

141

2 SCoast


Osprey

4

30 Dec 06


Curry

Port Orford area

fideJim Rogers

Port Orford CBC, probably overwintering.

222

142

2 SCoast


Osprey

2

Throughout period


Coos

Charleston/Empire area

Tim Rodenkirk et al.

Overwintering birds.

225

143

2 SCoast

HC

Northern Harrier

21

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

fideTim Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC.

227

144

2 SCoast

HC

Cooper's Hawk

7

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

fideTim Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC.

229

145

2 SCoast

HC

Red-shouldered Hawk

14

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

fideTim Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC.

229

146

2 SCoast

US

Red-shouldered Hawk

2

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC- 3rd record.

232

147

2 SCoast

HC

Red-tailed Hawk

34

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

fideTim Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC.

239

148

2 SCoast

**

Gyrfalcon

1

07 Feb 07


Curry

Floras Lake area

Jim Rogers


246

149

2 SCoast

HC

American Coot

252

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

253

150

2 SCoast


Snowy Plover

104



Coos/Douglas/Lane co.

Various coastal locations

Dave Lauten, Kathy Castelein

winter survey total

255

151

2 SCoast

US

Semipalmated Plover

1

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC- 2nd record.

266

152

2 SCoast


Willet

6

Throughout period


Coos

Coos Bay waterfront

Tim Rodenkirk et al.

Have wintered here the past several years.

268

153

2 SCoast

HC

Spotted Sandpiper

20

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

fideT. Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC.

270

154

2 SCoast


Whimbrel

1

Throughout period


Coos

Bandon Marsh/Jetty area

Dave Lauten, Kathy Castelein, et al.

Historic wintering site.

276

155

2 SCoast


Ruddy Turnstone

1

24 Feb 07


Coos

Bandon South Jetty area

MerryLynn & Mike Denny et al.

Probably overwintering here.

276

156

2 SCoast


Ruddy Turnstone

1

17 Feb 07


Curry

Brookings- Chetco R. mouth

Don Munson, Paul Sullivan et al.


291

157

2 SCoast


Rock Sandpiper

1

19 Feb 07


Curry

Brookings- Chetco River mouth

Don Munson

tough bird to find in Curry Co.

303

158

2 SCoast


Red Phalarope

11

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

fideTim Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC.

303

159

2 SCoast


Red Phalarope

3

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

313

160

2 SCoast

*

Heermann's Gull

1

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC- 1st record.

316

161

2 SCoast

HC

California Gull

185

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

317

162

2 SCoast

HC

Herring Gull

1395

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

318

163

2 SCoast

HC

Thayer's Gull

154

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

324

164

2 SCoast


Glaucous Gull

1

20 Feb 07


Curry

Pistol River mouth

Paul Sullivan et al.


324

165

2 SCoast


Glaucous Gull

1

15 Jan 07


Lane

Devil's Elbow SP- n of Florence

Dave Irons

1st cycle.

324

166

2 SCoast

HC

Glaucous Gull

3

14 Jan 07


Coos

Bandon

Alan Contreras, Graham Floyd

one still present 25 Jan

324

167

2 SCoast


Glaucous Gull

2

29 Jan 07


Lane

Siltcoos River mouth

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey

1st cycle.

324

168

2 SCoast

US

Glaucous Gull

1

30 Dec 06


Curry

Port Orford area

fideJim Rogers

Port Orford CBC.

324

169

2 SCoast


Glaucous Gull

1

16 Dec 06


Lane

Sea Lion Caves area

Roger Robb

Florence CBC- 6th record.

324

170

2 SCoast


Glaucous Gull

1

15 Jan 07


Douglas

Tahkenitch Cr. mouth

Tim Rodenkirk

1st cycle.

324

171

2 SCoast


Glaucous Gull

2

07 Dec 06

28 Jan 07

Coos

Charleston/N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk, Russ Namitz, Joe Fontaine, et al.

1st cycle.

324

172

2 SCoast


Glaucous Gull

1

31 Dec 06

01 Jan 07

Curry

Winchuck River mouth

Mark Elliot

1st cycle.

326

173

2 SCoast


Black-legged Kittiwake

many

19 Feb 07


Curry

Brookings- Chetco River mouth

Don Munson


326

174

2 SCoast


Black-legged Kittiwake

8

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

326

175

2 SCoast


Black-legged Kittiwake

5

13 Feb 07


Lane

Heceta Head

Roger Robb


338

176

2 SCoast


Pigeon Guillemot

1

29 Jan 07


Lane

N. Jetty Siuslaw River

Diane Pettey


338

177

2 SCoast


Pigeon Guillemot

2

Throughout period


Coos

Charleston/Empire area

Tim Rodenkirk et al.

Overwintering in lower bay.

340

178

2 SCoast


Marbled Murrelet

several

late January


Coos

Up the Coos River

Joe Metzler

Birds heard calling overhead at sunrise; uncommon to hear in winter.

342

179

2 SCoast

DL

Ancient Murrelet

2

29 Jan 07


Lane

Siltcoos Rec. Area

Dave Irons


342

180

2 SCoast

HC

Ancient Murrelet

8

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

342

181

2 SCoast


Ancient Murrelet

1

15 Jan 07


Coos

Cape Arago

Russ Namitz, Eric Clough

Latest date reported

347

182

2 SCoast

*

Tufted Puffin

4

17 Dec 06


Coos

Cape Arago

Dan & Anne Heyerly

Coos Bay CBC- 2nd record in 34 yrs.

348

183

2 SCoast

HC

Rock Pigeon

126

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

349

184

2 SCoast

US

Band-tailed Pigeon

1

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

Barb Griffin

Coos Bay CBC- 9th record in 34 yrs.

351

185

2 SCoast

US

Eurasian Collared-Dove

2

29 Jan 07


Curry

Port Orford

Roger Robb

Have been in the area a while.

351

186

2 SCoast

HC

Eurasian Collared-Dove

15

08 Jan 07

through end of period

Coos

North Bend neighborhoods

Tim Rodenkirk

Have been in this area since summer.

351

187

2 SCoast

US

Eurasian Collared-Dove

2+

Throughout period


Curry

Brookings- Ocean View Dr

Sheila Chambers et al.

been around since summer

351

188

2 SCoast

US

Eurasian Collared-Dove

1

17 Dec 06


Coos

North Bend neighborhood

Russ Namitz, John Sullivan, Laura Johnson

Coos Bay CBC- 1st record.

354

189

2 SCoast

HC

Mourning Dove

128

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

356

190

2 SCoast

US

Barn Owl

2

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

363

191

2 SCoast

*

Burrowing Owl

1

28 Dec 06


Curry

Port Orford

Lois Miller


363

192

2 SCoast

*

Burrowing Owl

2

17 Dec 06

through at least 17 Jan

Curry

Wahl Ranches- Langlois Mt. and Elk River

Terry Wahl

One on the Port Orford CBC.

368

193

2 SCoast


Short-eared Owl

1

28 Feb 07


Coos

Bandon

Kathy Castelein, Dave Lauten

seen while bathing in a hot ub in their backyard!

368

194

2 SCoast


Short-eared Owl

1

04 Dec 06

08 Dec 06

Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk et al.


368

195

2 SCoast


Short-eared Owl

1

17 Dec 06


Coos

North Bend- Simpson Park area

Lars Norgren

Coos Bay CBC.

379

196

2 SCoast

HC

Anna's Hummingbird

66

17 Dec 06


Coos

Coos Bay area

fideTim Rodenkirk

Coos Bay CBC.

379

197

2 SCoast

HC

Anna's Hummingbird

32

16 Dec 06


Lane

Florence area

fideRoger Robb, George Grier, Kit Larsen, Diane Pettey

Florence CBC.

383

198

2 SCoast

DL

Rufous Hummingbird

1

17 Feb 07