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Species |
Quantity |
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Date Last |
County |
Location |
Observer(s) |
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0 Oregon |
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SPRING 2007 FIELD NOTES |
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0 Oregon |
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3 |
0 Oregon |
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0 Oregon |
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Species that are rare to the region or for the season |
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0 Oregon |
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Species that are rare to the region or for the season |
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6 |
0 Oregon |
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Species that are rare to the state and/or very rare to the region |
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7 |
0 Oregon |
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OBRC review species, very rare to state |
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8 |
0 Oregon |
HC |
Notable as high count. |
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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 |
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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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253 |
2 SCoast |
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254 |
2 SCoast |
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South Coast Oregon Field Notes: Spring 2007 |
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255 |
2 SCoast |
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Compiled by Tim Rodenkirk |
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0 |
256 |
2 SCoast |
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257 |
2 SCoast |
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There was a big alcid die-off this winter, with large numbers of several species found moribund up and down the coast. Horned and Tufted Puffins and Rhinoceros Auklets seemed to be the dead species found in the greatest numbers. |
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258 |
2 SCoast |
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There were low numbers of Aleutian Cackling Geese reported this spring. Late April/ early May shorebird migration peak numbers were much lower than last year. Blue-winged Teal reports were scarce on the south coast as they |
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259 |
2 SCoast |
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were state-wide. Eurasian Collared-Dove numbers continued to grow with birds seen in new areas including New River, Bullards Beach SP, and Florence. It was a banner spring for the Black Swift migration at New River with large |
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260 |
2 SCoast |
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numbers also seen from the North Spit of Bay in mid- to late May. In general, most flycatchers arrived late this spring, perhaps due to the wet, cool last half of April and the first week of May. Great-tailed Grackles made their best |
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261 |
2 SCoast |
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showing ever with multiple reports in Curry and Coos Counties. Rare bird report numers were impressive, particularly a deep water cruise ship birding trip that reported a Black/Markham's Storm-Petrel off Curry, Ashy Storm-Petrels |
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262 |
2 SCoast |
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off Curry, Coos, and Douglas Cos., and Hornby's Storm-Petrel off Coos County. Curry rarities included Emperor Goose, White-winged Dove, Mountain Bluebird, Red-throated Pipit, A. Tree Sparrow and Common Redpoll. Coos |
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263 |
2 SCoast |
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County rarities included: Ross's Goose, Yellow-billed Loon, White-faced Ibis, Crested Caracara, Least Tern, a moribund Thick-billed Murre, Rock Wren, and Mountain Bluebird. Douglas Co. had a Northern Goshawk and in Lane County a |
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264 |
2 SCoast |
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Snowy Owl and Rock Wren were found. |
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0 |
265 |
2 SCoast |
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102 |
266 |
2 SCoast |
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Greater White-fronted Goose |
3 |
04 Apr 07 |
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Curry |
Cape Blanco area |
Terry Wahl |
seen on the Wahl ranch |
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102 |
267 |
2 SCoast |
HC |
Greater White-fronted Goose |
156 |
29 Apr 07 |
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Coos |
N. Spit of Coos Bay |
Tim Rodenkirk |
largest number reported this spring |
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102 |
268 |
2 SCoast |
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Greater White-fronted Goose |
85 |
06 May 07 |
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Lane |
Heceta Head |
Diane Pettey |
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102 |
269 |
2 SCoast |
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Greater White-fronted Goose |
11 |
15 May 07 |
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Curry |
Cape Blanco area |
Terry Wahl |
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104 |
270 |
2 SCoast |
** |
Emperor Goose |
1 |
01 Mar 07 |
09 Apr 07 |
Curry |
Brookings |
Antonio Salvadori (last report) |
overwintering bird |
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108 |
271 |
2 SCoast |
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Cackling Goose |
200 |
10 Mar 07 |
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Curry |
Brookings |
Don Munson |
Aleutians seen flying north |
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108 |
272 |
2 SCoast |
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Cackling Goose |
2000 |
06 Apr 07 |
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Coos |
New River bottoms |
Tim Rodenkirk |
Aleutians on the McKenzie ranch |
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105 |
273 |
2 SCoast |
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Snow Goose |
1 |
07 Apr 07 |
08 Apr 07 |
Coos |
Bandon Marsh NWR |
Russ Namitz, Tim Rodenkirk |
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106 |
274 |
2 SCoast |
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Ross's Goose |
1 |
27 Apr 07 |
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Coos |
Bandon Beach SP |
Dave Lauten, Kathy Castelein |
with a flock of Aleutian Cackling Geese; 3rd Coos record |
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109 |
275 |
2 SCoast |
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Brant |
480 |
12 May 07 |
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Coos |
Empire |
Russ Namitz et al. |
largest number reported this spring |
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121 |
276 |
2 SCoast |
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Blue-winged Teal |
4 |
11 May 07 |
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Coos |
N. Spit of Coos Bay |
Tim Rodenkirk |
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121 |
277 |
2 SCoast |
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Blue-winged Teal |
2 |
14 May 07 |
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Coos |
New River |
Tim Rodenkirk |
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122 |
278 |
2 SCoast |
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Cinnamon Teal |
quite a few |
08 Apr 07 |
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Coos |
Coquille Valley |
Joe Metzler |
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122 |
279 |
2 SCoast |
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Cinnamon Teal |
16 |
17 Apr 07 |
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Coos |
N. Spit of Coos Bay |
Tim Rodenkirk |
peak spring count |
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116 |
280 |
2 SCoast |
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Eurasian Wigeon |
1 |
07 May 07 |
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Coos |
New River |
Tim Rodenkirk |
male; late date for this species |
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118 |
281 |
2 SCoast |
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American Wigeon |
1 |
23 May 07 |
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Coos |
New River |
Tim Rodenkirk |
latest date in Coos this spring |
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139 |
282 |
2 SCoast |
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Harlequin Duck |
3 |
20 May 07 |
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Coos |
Cape Arago |
Russ Namitz, Tim Rodenkirk |
latest date in Coos this spring |
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142 |
283 |
2 SCoast |
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Black Scoter |
1 |
26 Mar 07 |
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Coos |
Empire |
Tim Rodenkirk |
latest date in Coos this spring |
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132 |
284 |
2 SCoast |
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Redhead |
1 |
08 Apr 07 |
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Coos |
N. Spit of Coos Bay |
Tim Rodenkirk |
latest date in Coos this spring |
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143 |
285 |
2 SCoast |
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Long-tailed Duck |
1 |
03 Mar 07 |
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Coos |
Empire |
David Smith, Tim Rodenkirk |
latest date in Coos this spring |
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143 |
286 |
2 SCoast |
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Long-tailed Duck |
1 |
01 Apr 07 |
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Douglas |
Winchester Bay |
Russ Namitz |
female |
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148 |
287 |
2 SCoast |
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Hooded Merganser |
3 |
20 May 07 |
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Coos |
Between Myrtle Point and Broadbent |
Russ Namitz, Tim Rodenkirk |
female with young; seen on ranch pond along Powers Hwy |
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150 |
288 |
2 SCoast |
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Red-breasted Merganser |
1 |
20 May 07 |
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Coos |
Charleston |
Russ Namitz, Tim Rodenkirk |
latest date in Coos this spring |
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159 |
289 |
2 SCoast |
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Blue Grouse |
1 |
16 Mar 07 |
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Coos |
east of Remote in Coast Range |
Tim Rodenkirk |
first vocalizing birds of the spring |
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163 |
290 |
2 SCoast |
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Mountain Quail |
1 |
16 Mar 07 |
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Coos |
east of Remote in Coast Range |
Tim Rodenkirk |
first vocalizing birds of the spring |
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168 |
291 |
2 SCoast |
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Pacific Loon |
1 |
30 May 07 |
around several days |
Curry |
Port Orford |
Lois Miller |
leucistic bird- all white except for a dark bill and dark eye |
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170 |
292 |
2 SCoast |
** |
Yellow-billed Loon |
1 |
13 May 07 |
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Coos |
Cape Arago |
Russ Namitz |
fly-by in breeding plumage |
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176 |
293 |
2 SCoast |
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Clark's Grebe |
3 |
10 Apr 07 |
16 May 07 |
Coos |
New River |
Tim Rodenkirk |
unusual concentration and location |
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176 |
294 |
2 SCoast |
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Clark's Grebe |
1 |
20 May 07 |
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Coos |
Bandon |
Russ Namitz, Tim Rodenkirk |
latest date in Coos this spring |
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176 |
295 |
2 SCoast |
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Clark's Grebe |
1 |
20 May 07 |
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Curry |
Brookings |
Sheila Chambers |
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178 |
296 |
2 SCoast |
* |
Laysan Albatross |
1 |
16 May 07 |
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Coos |
Pelagic |
Bill Tweit |
seen from a trawler |
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179 |
297 |
2 SCoast |
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Black-footed Albatross |
small numbers |
03 May 07 |
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Curry, Coos |
Ocean Cruise Ship |
Jeff Gilligan, Owen Schmidt, Sheran Wright, Nanette & Rick Armstrong |
42 to 68 miles offshore |
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179 |
298 |
2 SCoast |
HC |
Black-footed Albatross |
400 |
16 May 07 |
17 May 07 |
Coos |
Pelagic |
Bill Tweit |
seen from a trawler |
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181 |
299 |
2 SCoast |
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Northern Fulmar |
1 |
02 Mar 07 |
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Lane |
Baker Beach |
Ann Caples fide Diane Pettey |
dead bird, COASST mile 175 |
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181 |
300 |
2 SCoast |
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Northern Fulmar |
1 |
30 Mar 07 |
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Lane |
Florence area |
Dave Irons |
dead bird, found on either Heceta or Baker Beach |
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181 |
301 |
2 SCoast |
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Northern Fulmar |
many |
03 May 07 |
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Curry, Coos |
Ocean Cruise Ship |
Jeff Gilligan, Owen Schmidt, Sheran Wright, Nanette & Rick Armstrong |
42 to 68 miles offshore |
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181 |
302 |
2 SCoast |
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Northern Fulmar |
20 |
16 May 07 |
17 May 07 |
Coos |
Pelagic |
Bill Tweit |
seen from a trawler |
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185 |
303 |
2 SCoast |
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Pink-footed Shearwater |
2 |
03 May 07 |
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Curry, Coos |
Ocean Cruise Ship |
Jeff Gilligan, Owen Schmidt, Sheran Wright, Nanette & Rick Armstrong |
42 to 68 miles offshore |
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185 |
304 |
2 SCoast |
HC |
Pink-footed Shearwater |
1000 |
16 May 07 |
17 May 07 |
Coos |
Pelagic |
Bill Tweit |
seen from a trawler |
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188 |
305 |
2 SCoast |
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Sooty Shearwater |
350 |
30 Apr 07 |
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Coos |
Cape Arago |
Russs Namitz |
peak count reported |
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188 |
306 |
2 SCoast |
HC |
Sooty Shearwater |
5000 |
16 May 07 |
17 May 07 |
Coos |
Pelagic |
Bill Tweit |
seen from a trawler |
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189 |
307 |
2 SCoast |
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Short-tailed Shearwater |
1 dead |
16 Mar 07 |
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Coos |
Bandon area |
Russ Namitz |
dead bird on Whiskey Run beach |
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189 |
308 |
2 SCoast |
DL |
Short-tailed Shearwater |
1 |
16 May 07 |
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Coos |
Pelagic |
Bill Tweit |
seen from a trawler |
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186 |
309 |
2 SCoast |
* |
Flesh-footed Shearwater |
3 |
16 May 07 |
17 May 07 |
Coos |
Pelagic |
Bill Tweit |
seen from a trawler |
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193 |
310 |
2 SCoast |
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Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel |
1 dead |
02 Mar 07 |
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Lane |
Baker Beach |
Ann Caples fide Diane Pettey |
dead bird, COASST mile 175 |
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193 |
311 |
2 SCoast |
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Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel |
1 dead |
10 Mar 07 |
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Coos |
Whiskey Run Beach |
Russ Namitz |
dead bird |
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193 |
312 |
2 SCoast |
HC |
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel |
200 |
03 May 07 |
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all coastal counties |
Ocean Cruise Ship |
Jeff Gilligan, Owen Schmidt, Sheran Wright, Nanette & Rick Armstrong |
42 to 68 miles offshore; total includes birds seen along entire OR coast |
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193 |
313 |
2 SCoast |
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Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel |
3 |
16 May 07 |
17 May 07 |
Coos |
Pelagic |
Bill Tweit |
seen from a trawler |
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194 |
314 |
2 SCoast |
HC |
Leach's Storm-Petrel |
1000 |
03 May 07 |
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Curry, Coos, Douglas |
Ocean Cruise Ship |
Jeff Gilligan, Owen Schmidt, Sheran Wright, Nanette & Rick Armstrong |
42 to 68 miles offshore; seen fron 45 miles n. of border to s. Doug Co. |
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197 |
315 |
2 SCoast |
*** |
Black/Markham's Storm-Petrel |
1 |
03 May 07 |
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Curry |
Ocean Cruise Ship |
Jeff Gilligan, Owen Schmidt, Sheran Wright, Nanette & Rick Armstrong |
42 to 68 miles offshore; bird seen off Gold Beach |
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195 |
316 |
2 SCoast |
*** |
Ashy Storm-Petrel |
1 |
03 May 07 |
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Curry |
Ocean Cruise Ship |
Owen Schmidt |
42 to 68 miles offshore; birds seen off Cape Blanco |
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195 |
317 |
2 SCoast |
*** |
Ashy Storm-Petrel |
6 |
03 May 07 |
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Coos |
Ocean Cruise Ship |
Jeff Gilligan, Owen Schmidt, Sheran Wright, Nanette & Rick Armstrong |
42 to 68 miles offshore; birds seen off northern Coos Co. |
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195 |
318 |
2 SCoast |
*** |
Ashy Storm-Petrel |
1 |
03 May 07 |
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Douglas |
Ocean Cruise Ship |
Owen Schmidt |
42 to 68 miles offshore; birds seen off Cape Blanco |
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198 |
319 |
2 SCoast |
*** |
Hornby's Storm-Petrel |
1 |
03 May 07 |
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Coos |
Ocean Cruise Ship |
Jeff Gilligan, Owen Schmidt, Sheran Wright, Nanette & Rick Armstrong |
42 to 68 miles offshore; bird seen off Coos Bay |
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202 |
320 |
2 SCoast |
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Brown Pelican |
4 |
13 May 07 |
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Coos |
Empire |
Tim Rodenkirk |
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210 |
321 |
2 SCoast |
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Great Egret |
120+ |
13 May 07 |
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Coos |
Coos Bay area |
Tim Rodenkirk |
rookery has 65+ GREG nests and 15+ GBHE nests |
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211 |
322 |
2 SCoast |
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Snowy Egret |
1 |
17 Apr 07 |
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Curry |
Brookings |
Don Munson |
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216 |
323 |
2 SCoast |
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Black-crowned Night-Heron |
a few |
14 Mar 07 |
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Curry |
Brookings |
Don Munson |
first few of the summering birds in the harbor area |
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219 |
324 |
2 SCoast |
** |
White-faced Ibis |
18 |
14 May 07 |
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Coos |
New River |
Tim Rodenkirk |
flying south |
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219 |
325 |
2 SCoast |
** |
White-faced Ibis |
2 |
20 May 07 |
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Coos |
Between Myrtle Point and Broadbent |
Russ Namitz, Tim Rodenkirk |
seen on ranch pond along Powers Hwy |
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222 |
326 |
2 SCoast |
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Osprey |
2 |
06 Mar 07 |
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Lane |
Florence |
Diane Pettey |
Mercer Lake pair return date |
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228 |
327 |
2 SCoast |
* |
Northern Goshawk |
1 |
22 May 07 |
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Douglas |
East of Reedsport |
Tom Snetsinger |
rare in the Coast Range |
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232 |
328 |
2 SCoast |
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Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
17 Mar 07 |
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Coos |
Coos Bay area |
Russ Namitz |
Harlan's Hawk at Kentuck Inlet, perhaps the 1st Coos record? |
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236 |
329 |
2 SCoast |
*** |
Crested Caracara |
1 |
21 Apr 07 |
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Coos |
Myrtle Point |
Richard Brooks |
photos taken and submitted to OBRC; 2nd Coos record |
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251 |
330 |
2 SCoast |
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Pacific Golden-Plover |
1 |
16 May 07 |
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Coos |
N. Spit of Coos Bay |
Dave Lauten, Kathy Castelein |
3 primary tips past tertials |
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250 |
331 |
2 SCoast |
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Golden-Plover sp. |
1 |
30 May 07 |
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Coos |
New River |
Tim Rodenkirk |
probable Pacific based on da-REET call. |
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250 |
332 |
2 SCoast |
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Golden-Plover sp. |
1 |
16 May 07 |
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Coos |
New River |
Tim Rodenkirk |
fly-over calling, not sure on species. |
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250 |
333 |
2 SCoast |
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Golden-Plover sp. |
1 |
29 May 07 |
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Coos |
N. Spit of Coos Bay |
Dave Lauten, Kathy Castelein |
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255 |
334 |
2 SCoast |
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Semipalmated Plover |
150 |
30 Apr 07 |
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Lane |
Florence and vicinity |
Dave Irons, Diane Pettey |
total includes several locations |
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263 |
335 |
2 SCoast |
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Lesser Yellowlegs |
1 |
20 Apr 07 |
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Coos |
New River |
Tim Rodenkirk |
very few reported this spring |
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265 |
336 |
2 SCoast |
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Solitary Sandpiper |
1 |
17 Apr 07 |
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Curry |
Brookings |
Don Munson |
earliest South Coast report this season |
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265 |
337 |
2 SCoast |
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Solitary Sandpiper |
1 |
09 May 07 |
10 May 07 |
Coos |
Bandon |
Jim Robinson |
at the Bandon Fish Hatchery |
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266 |
338 |
2 SCoast |
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Willet |
4+ |
18 Mar 07 |
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Coos |
Downtown Coos Bay |
Tim Rodenkirk |
last reported date for overwintering birds |
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266 |
339 |
2 SCoast |
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Willet |
1 |
07 May 07 |
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Lane |
Florence |
Diane Pettey |
n. jetty mudflat |
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267 |
340 |
2 SCoast |
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Wandering Tattler |
4 |
06 May 07 |
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Lane |
Heceta Head |
Diane Pettey |
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267 |
341 |
2 SCoast |
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Wandering Tattler |
2 |
20 May 07 |
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Coos |
Bandon |
Russ Namitz, Tim Rodenkirk |
latest date in Coos this spring |
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267 |
342 |
2 SCoast |
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Wandering Tattler |
7 |
25 May 07 |
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Douglas |
Reedsport |
John Gatchet |
seen at the jetty |
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270 |
343 |
2 SCoast |
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Whimbrel |
1+ |
05 Apr 07 |
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Curry |
Cape Blanco area |
Terry Wahl |
first spring report; heard only at the Wahl ranch |
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270 |
344 |
2 SCoast |
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Whimbrel |
390 |
05 May 07 |
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Curry |
Cape Blanco area |
Terry Wahl |
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272 |
345 |
2 SCoast |
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Long-billed Curlew |
2 |
06 Apr 07 |
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Curry |
Brookings area |
Don Munson |
earliest South Coast report this spring |
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272 |
346 |
2 SCoast |
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Long-billed Curlew |
5 |
06 May 07 |
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Lane |
Heceta Head |
Diane Pettey |
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275 |
347 |
2 SCoast |
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Marbled Godwit |
6 |
06 May 07 |
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Douglas |
Winchester Bay |
Russ Namitz |
south jetty area |
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275 |
348 |
2 SCoast |
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Marbled Godwit |
2 |
07 May 07 |
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