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6-B-66. BAND-TAILED PIGEON
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 4/26 10/6 ? ? ? + 1 4 5 4 7 + . .
74 4/25 10/22 . . . 1 3 4 9 8 8 6 . .
75 5/6 10/14 . . . . 2 7 6 9 8 2 . .
76 4/10 10/14 . . . + 3 6 7 9 7 4 . .
77 4/16 9/22 . . . 1 6 7 10 10 7 . . .
78 4/20 10/3 . . . 1 6 7 10 7 8 + . .
79 4/24 10/17 . . . 1 6 8 10 10 10 1 . .
80 4/18 10/20 . . . 2 5 9 10 10 8 3 . .
81 4/20 10/5 . . . 2 7 10 10 10 10 + . .
82 4/26 10/22 . . . 2 6 10 10 10 9 4 . .
83 4/10 10/6 . . . 3 9 10 ? 9 9 3 . .
84 4/21 9/25 . . . 2 6 10 10 10 8 . . .
85 4/22 10/7 . . . 1 5 7 9 10 5 + . .
86 4/7 10/3 . . . 4 10 10 ? 9 6 1 ? .
87 4/26 10/21 . . . 1 9 10 9 10 9 2 . .
88 4/28 10/19 . . . 1 4 7 9 2 3 3 . .
89 4/15 9/28 . . . 3 1 7 4 4 2 . . .
90 5/5 10/11 . . . . 2 7 4 2 P 3 . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . 1 5 8 8 8 7 2 . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 . .
AV First=4/21 (4/7-5/6) AV Last=10/10 (9/22-10/22)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1976 9 0 9 78
1977 10 20 8 100
1978 9 22 8 88
1979 9 33 5 40
1980 6 33 6 33
Mean 21.6 67.8
On the days following their arrival each year, they were often absent.
For example, the previous tabulation indicates that Band-tails were present
an average of only 22% of the days in the 10 day period after their arrival.
The probability that they would be present near their average arrival
date each year was also low because their average daily presence was only
20% during the five day period before and after their average arrival date
(Table 5.2).
Prior to their departure, they were not always present. For instance,
they were found an average of 68% of the days in the 10 days preceding their
departure.
Formerly, 6-10 birds could normally be seen daily during the summer,
and during fall migration they sometimes moved through in large numbers
feeding on cascara berries. For example, once (on an unrecorded date) a
flock of about 500 or so were noted that were either so involved in eating
or so unafraid that Faxon was able to walk amongst them. In recent years
they have been much less numerous, but 100 were noted on 14 October 1988;
this was the largest flock seen in quite a few years. In 1989, a flock of
13 was noted on June 24, and a flock of 15 was seen on August 21.
A nest with eggs was observed on 1 June 1974. A nearly fledged pigeon
was seen at the nest on 24 August 1989.
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6-B-67. MOURNING DOVE
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 9/14 10/16 ? ? ? . . . . . 1 + . .
74 5/27 6/5 . . . . + + . . . . . .
75 5/14 5/14 . . . . + . . . . . . .
76 9/22 9/22 . . . . . . . . + . . .
77 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
78 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
79 4/28 4/28 . . . + . . . . . . . .
80 5/31 5/31
80 10/3 10/3 . . . . + . . . . + . .
81 1/1 1/1
81 5/9 5/28 + . . . 1 . . . . . . .
82 5/21 5/21 . . . . + . . . . . . .
83 4/18 5/13 . . . + 1 . ? . . . . .
84 5/22 5/22 . . . . 1 . . . . . . .
85 5/21 5/21 . . . . + . . . . . . .
86 5/23 5/23 . . . . + . ? . . . ? .
87 5/24 5/24
87 7/21 7/21 . . . . + . + . . . . .
88 6/3 6/3 . . . . . 1 . . . . . .
89 4/20 4/20 . . . 1 . . . . . . . .
90 5/5 5/5 . . . . 1 . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ + . . + + + + . + + . .
73-81 MONTHLY 1 . . 1 4 1 . . 2 2 . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . 2 8 1 1 . . . . .
AV First=1/1 (1/1) AV Last=1/1 (1/1)
AV First=5/15 (4/18-6/3) AV Last=5/19 (4/20-6/5)
AV First=? (7/21-10/2) AV Last=? (7/21-10/16)
May was when they were most likely to be found.
1-2 birds were seen at a time.
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6-B-68. YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . . . . . .
*1973 MONTHLY ? ? ? ? ? x ? ? ? ? ? ?
The only sighting was of a pair in June 1961.
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6-B-69. BARN OWL
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
89 7/4 7/4 . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . + . . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
Single bird.
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6-B-70. WESTERN SCREECH-OWL
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? . . + . . + 4 . .
74 - - 1 2 . . . . . . . + . .
75 - - . . . . . . . . 1 + + .
76 - - 1 . . . . . . . 1 6 5 .
77 - - + 1 . . . . . + . 3 . .
78 - - . . . . . . . + 3 6 . .
79 - - 1 . 1 . . . . + 1 3 1 .
80 - - . . + . + . . . 2 3 1 .
81 - - . . . . . . + . . 2 2 .
82 - - . . . + . . . . . 1 . .
83 - - 1 . . . . . ? . 1 . . .
84 - - . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
85 - - . 4 1 . . . + . + . . .
86 - - 1 2 . . . . ? . . 4 ? .
87 - - . 2 1 . 1 2 . . + 3 + .
88 - - 1 . . . . . 1 + . 1 . .
89 - - 3 . . . . . . . 1 3 . 2
90 - - . . . . 1 . . 1 P 8 P 1
AV DAILY FREQ 1 1 + + + + + + 1 3 1 +
73-81 MONTHLY 5 3 3 . 1 1 1 3 7 10 6 .
82-90 MONTHLY 4 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 6 8 3 2
These records are probably incomplete (see section 3-B-4). These owls
were most often noted in September-October.
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6-B-71. GREAT HORNED OWL
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? . + . . . + + + +
74 - - 1 . . . . . . . . . . .
75 - - . . . . + . . . . . . .
76 - - + 1 3 1 + . . . + 2 . 2
77 - - 1 3 . . + . . + . 1 + .
78 - - + 2 + 2 1 1 . 3 6 . . 2
79 - - 3 1 1 . + . . . . 1 + .
80 - - . . + . . . . . 1 . . .
81 - - 7 . + 1 . + + . . . 1 2
82 - - . 4 . . + 1 . 1 . + + .
83 - - . . . . . . ? . . . . .
84 - - + . 1 . 1 . . + . 1 1 .
85 - - . . + . . . . . . . . 1
86 - - 1 1 . 2 . . ? . 1 . ? .
87 - - 1 1 . . + + . + 1 1 + .
88 - - . . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 1
89 - - . . . . . . . . + . . 1
90 - - 1 . 1 1 . . . . P 4 P 2
AV DAILY FREQ 1 1 1 + + + + + 1 1 + 1
73-81 MONTHLY 8 5 6 3 7 2 1 2 4 4 4 4
82-90 MONTHLY 4 3 3 3 3 2 . 3 6 4 6 4
These records are probably incomplete (see section 3-B-4).
This species' Monthly Frequencies have declined in recent years in
January, March, and May; but differences in other months did not appear
significant.
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6-B-72. NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? . . . . . . . . .
74 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
75 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
76 - - . . . . . . . . . + 1 .
77 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
78 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
79 - - . . . . . . . . . . . +
80 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
81 - - . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
82 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
83 - - . . . . . . ? . . 2 . .
84 - - + . 1 . . . . + 1 2 . 2
85 - - . . . . . . . 1 3 + . 1
86 - - . . . 3 . . ? 1 3 4 ? .
87 - - 1 1 1 6 6 + 2 5 6 7 1 .
88 - - 2 . + . . . . . 3 5 3 .
89 - - 2 1 . 1 . . . + 1 4 1 .
90 - - . . 2 9 1 . . 1 P 6 P .
AV DAILY FREQ + + + 1 + + + + 1 2 + +
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . 1 2 1
82-90 MONTHLY 4 2 4 4 2 1 1 7 8 9 5 2
These records are probably incomplete (see section 3-B-4).
Recently, they were most often found in August-October.
The increased number of records since about 1983 is probably because
Faxon started imitating their call to attract other birds, which caused any
Pygmy's present to also call.
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6-B-73. SPOTTED OWL
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . . . . . .
*1973 MONTHLY ? ? ? ? ? ? x x ? ? ? ?
One bird was seen in July and August 1964. There is no suitable
habitat for them here.
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6-B-74. BARRED OWL
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
90 10/5 10/5 . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . . . + . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
UNCONFIRMED.--One was calling at about 2030 PST along
with other owls; the Barred Owl gave eight hoots that were noticeably
different from the other owls. Faxon listened to audiotapes of bird calls
to identify it as a Barred.
Eltzroth (1987:11) does not list this species as occurring along the
Oregon Coast.
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6-B-75. GREAT GRAY OWL
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . . . . . .
*1973 MONTHLY ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? x ?
UNCONFIRMED.--One was observed in November 1965. It was
very large, quite gray, and had concentric circles around its eyes. The
bird was very curious and followed Faxon. It was sometimes within 15 ft
(4.6 m) of him.
This species is not listed for the Oregon Coast by Eltzroth (1987:11).
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6-B-76. LONG-EARED OWL
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 10/31 10/31 ? ? ? . . . . . . + . .
90 10/11 10/11 . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . . . + . .
*1973 MONTHLY ? ? ? ? ? ? ? x ? ? x ?
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
UNCONFIRMED.--A single bird was also recorded on 11 August 1970 and in
November 1970.
The 1973 and 1990 owls were each identified on the basis of their
calls.
Eltzroth (1987:11) lists them as vagrants along the Oregon Coast.
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6-B-77. NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
80 - - . . . . . . . . . + . .
85 - - . . . . 1 . . . . . . .
86 - - 1 1 . . . . ? . . . ? .
87 - - . . 1 . . . . . 1 1 . .
88 - - . . + . . . . . . . . .
89 - - . . . . . . . . + 1 . 1
90 - - . . 1 . . . . . P 1 . .
AV DAILY FREQ + + + . + . . . + + . +
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
82-90 MONTHLY 1 1 3 . 1 . . . 3 3 . 1
These records are probably incomplete (see section 3-B-4).
They appear to be more common in recent years.
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6-B-78. CAPRIMULGIDAE SPP.
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
90 6/23 6/23 . . . . . 1 . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . + . . . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . 1 . . . . . .
UNCONFIRMED.--This nighthawk-like bird was flushed from
the roadside. It was, however, larger than a nighthawk, had rounded wings,
had a long rounded tail, was brownish, had a moth-like flight, and had a
slight amount of white markings in the primaries.
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6-B-79. COMMON NIGHTHAWK
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
76 6/29 - . . . . . + . . . . . .
78 6/25 8/2 . . . . . + + + . . . .
83 6/24 - . . . . . + ? . . . . .
87 - 7/27 . . . . . . + . . . . .
90 6/15 - . . . . . + . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . + + + . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . 2 1 1 . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . 2 1 . . . . .
AV First=6/23 (6/15-6/29) AV Last=7/30 (7/27-8/2)
Faxon was commonly out at twilight and is familiar with this species
from elsewhere, so his few nighthawk records at Thornton Creek indicates
that they were really uncommon here.
See also Caprimulgidae spp. (section 6-B-78).
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6-B-80. BLACK SWIFT
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
85 9/13 9/13 . . . . . . . . + . . .
87 9/19 9/19 . . . . . . . . + . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . . + . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . 2 . . .
UNCONFIRMED.--The 1985 bird was alone, but the 1987 sighting was of a
flock of about 30-35 birds (about half of which were Black Swifts) that were
identified by their size and manner of flight.
Eltzroth (1987:11) lists them as rare along the Oregon Coast.
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6-B-81. VAUX'S SWIFT
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
82 8/28 8/28 . . . . . . . + . . . .
87 9/3 9/3 . . . . . . . . + . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . + + . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . . 1 1 . . .
In 1982, two birds were seen. Faxon is familiar with this bird from
the east slope of the Coast Range, so the absence of records here is real.
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6-B-82. ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
74 10/5 10/5 . . . . . . . . . + . .
79 10/31 10/31 . . . . . . . . . + . .
86 - - . . P . . . ? . . . ? .
AV DAILY FREQ . . + . . . . . . + . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . 2 . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
The 1986 spring bird was a single adult male that competed with
arriving Rufous Hummingbirds for about three days. The other sightings
were of singleton females or immatures.
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6-B-83. CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
77 4/26 4/26 . . . + . . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . + . . . . . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . 1 . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
UNCONFIRMED.--One adult male was observed on 26 April 1977.
It was very small with a purple streaked gorget on a white background; it
also displayed the courtship flight characteristic of a Calliope Hummingbird
(see Robbins et al. 1983).
This species is a vagrant along the Oregon Coast (Eltzroth 1987:11).
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6-B-84. BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
85 7/9 7/9 . . . . . . + . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . + . . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
UNCONFIRMED.--An adult male was seen at a feeder. Its throat was
rose-red, its flanks were dull gray, and its breast and belly were white.
The crown, nape, and entire upper parts were dull green. It was a little
larger than a Rufous Hummingbird. It flew within 10 ft (3 m) of Faxon, who
had a good look at both its dorsal and ventral sides.
They are not listed as occurring along the Oregon Coast
(Eltzroth 1987:12, Schmidt 1989:78).
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6-B-85. RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - 8/22 ? ? ? 5 3 4 7 1 . . . .
74 3/11 9/4 . . 3 9 10 10 9 8 1 . . .
75 3/5 9/9 . . 1 9 10 10 10 5 + . . .
76 3/9 8/18 . . 5 9 10 10 9 5 . . . .
77 2/21 8/9 . + 4 9 10 10 9 2 . . . .
78 3/16 9/5 . . 6 10 10 10 10 5 + . . .
79 3/1 8/27 . . 3 9 10 10 10 2 . . . .
80 3/7 8/8 . . 4 8 10 10 10 3 . . . .
81 3/4 9/10 . . 4 10 10 10 10 7 2 . . .
82 3/7 9/3 . . 5 9 10 10 10 7 1 . . .
83 3/12 9/3 . . 4 10 9 10 ? 9 1 . . .
84 3/3 9/3 . . 7 9 10 10 10 7 2 . . .
85 3/9 8/27 . . 7 10 10 10 9 7 . . . .
86 - 9/5 . . P 10 10 10 ? 10 3 . ? .
87 2/28 9/9 . 1 10 10 10 10 10 9 2 . . .
88 2/29 9/3 . + 10 10 10 9 10 10 1 . . .
89 3/7 8/31 . . 9 10 10 10 10 7 . . . .
90 - 8/25 . . . 4 10 10 10 9 . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . + 5 9 10 10 10 6 1 . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 4 . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . 2 9 10 10 10 10 10 7 . . .
AV First=3/6 (2/21-3/16) AV Last=8/30 (8/8-9/10)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1976 10 30 10 50
1977 8 0 9 44
1978 8 88 7 0
1979 8 13 6 0
1980 7 29 9 78
Mean 32.0 34.4
On the days following their arrival each year, they were often absent.
For example, the previous tabulation indicates that they were present an
average of only 32% of the days in the 10 day period after their arrival.
The probability that they would be present near their average arrival
date each year was also low because their average daily presence was only
28% during the five day period before and after their average arrival date
(Table 5.2).
Prior to their departure, they were also often absent. For instance,
they were present an average of only 34% of the days in the 10 days
preceding their departure.
The low frequency of records in 1973 was probably because Faxon was
just learning to keep records.
On 11 April 1974, a nest had two eggs, and on 28 June 1974 a different
nest had one egg and one newly hatched young.
In 1987, the last adult male was seen on June 25, and, in general,
Faxon noted that adult males were always gone by June 28-29.
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6-B-86. BELTED KINGFISHER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? + . 2 3 8 7 5 2 +
74 - - 2 + . + . . 6 9 9 8 3 .
75 - - . 2 1 . 1 2 9 8 5 6 5 2
76 - - 1 4 3 3 4 6 5 4 8 8 7 3
77 - - + . 6 7 6 6 10 9 5 5 4 2
78 - - 5 4 7 6 6 4 8 9 8 8 6 2
79 - - 4 4 3 . . . 4 10 8 10 8 3
80 - - 1 . + . 1 + 7 8 10 3 4 4
81 - - 3 1 3 + 3 7 5 9 8 8 5 3
82 - - 1 2 2 1 1 . 6 7 9 9 4 2
83 - - 4 6 5 9 9 8 ? 4 5 3 6 4
84 - - 2 5 9 5 5 8 8 7 6 3 6 3
85 - - 2 2 3 1 1 + 7 7 7 9 3 3
86 - - 1 4 P . . 2 ? 8 7 8 ? .
87 - - . . . 1 1 + 4 4 8 3 5 1
88 - - . . + 1 . . 4 5 4 4 5 4
89 - - . . . . . . 5 7 1 1 1 1
90 - - 1 1 2 . 1 4 1 2 P . P 5
AV DAILY FREQ 2 2 3 2 2 3 6 7 7 6 5 2
73-81 MONTHLY 9 8 9 7 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 9
82-90 MONTHLY 7 7 8 7 7 7 10 10 10 9 10 9
Its Average Daily Frequencies were usually greatest from July through
November, when the population may have increased with fledglings.
They were mostly seen along Thornton Creek.
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6-B-87. LEWIS' WOODPECKER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . . . . . .
*1973 MONTHLY ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? x ? ? ?
Faxon's only record here since the early 1950's was one sighted on
25 September 1972.
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6-B-88. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
87 4/20 4/20 . . . + . . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . + . . . . . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . 1 . . . . . . . .
UNCONFIRMED.--It flew towards Faxon for about 50 yards (46 m) and also
flew over his head at a height of about 50 yards (46 m). It had a brilliant
red head that seemed a bright scarlet. The red on the head cut off sharply
right at the breast line, and the rest of its underparts were pure white.
As the bird passed overhead, the wings were clearly seen to be blackish,
with the ventral side of each wing having a white patch that nearly covered
the entire region of the secondary feathers. Faxon did not have a dorsal
view of the bird, but he was using 7 x 35 binoculars, and is familiar with
this species from two years of observations in Michigan.
There are no Oregon Coast records and only one Oregon record for this
species (Schmidt 1989:78).
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6-B-89. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
77 7/17 7/17 . . . . . . + . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . + . . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
UNCONFIRMED.--The one sighting was not of a Red-naped Sapsucker. The
bird sighted, a male, had extensive white on the back, black and white
facial marks, and a red throat and crown; but it had no red on the nape.
Eltzroth (1987:12) doesn't list them as occurring along the Oregon
Coast.
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6-B-90. RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 1 . 4 3 + . . + +
74 - - . . + . + 3 . . 1 . . +
75 - - . . . . + 1 + . . . . .
76 - - + . . . . 2 . 1 . . . .
77 - - . 1 . 2 2 2 3 5 + + 2 1
78 - - . . 1 4 3 . . . . + . +
79 - - . . . . . + 4 2 . . + +
80 - - . . . . + + . . . + . 1
81 - - . + . . . + . . . . . 2
82 - - . . . . . 2 1 . . 1 . 1
83 - - . . . . . 1 ? + . 2 . .
84 - - . . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 2
85 - - + . . . + . . . . . . .
86 - - 1 . . . . . ? . . . ? .
87 - - . . . . + . . . . . . .
88 - - . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 2
89 - - . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
90 - - . . . . . . . . . 1 P 2
AV DAILY FREQ + + + 1 + 1 1 + + + + 1
73-81 MONTHLY 1 3 3 3 6 9 4 4 2 3 3 8
82-90 MONTHLY 2 . . 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Although usually infrequent anytime, they were most likely to be
recorded during the 1973-1981 period in June and December; more recently,
their Monthly Frequencies are more equable among months.
This species may be becoming extirpated by humans because it girdles
and kills trees. Accordingly they are shot, but not at the Faxon Farm.
Nevertheless, their Monthly Frequencies were much less here in Feb.-March,
May-Aug., and Dec. in recent years, so they appear to be declining.
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6-B-91. DOWNY WOODPECKER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 1 1 1 1 + 1 . + .
74 - - 1 + 3 1 1 1 1 + . 2 . 2
75 - - + 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 + . . .
76 - - 2 . 1 . . . 4 1 1 + + +
77 - - 1 + 1 1 . . 1 1 . 1 + +
78 - - 1 . + + 2 2 3 2 1 . . 1
79 - - . + + . . . 2 . + . + 2
80 - - 2 1 1 1 + + . . . . . .
81 - - . . 1 + . . + . . . . .
82 - - . 1 . + 1 2 1 2 . 1 . .
83 - - . . + . . + ? + 1 1 . .
84 - - + . 1 . 1 1 3 1 . . . 1
85 - - 1 . . 1 1 1 3 1 . . . .
86 - - 1 . P 1 2 . ? 3 3 . ? 1
87 - - 5 3 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 . . 1
88 - - 1 + 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 .
89 - - 1 1 1 . . . 5 2 1 1 . 3
90 - - 3 . 2 7 . 2 4 7 P 3 P 2
AV DAILY FREQ 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 + + 1
73-81 MONTHLY 8 6 10 8 6 6 9 7 6 3 4 6
82-90 MONTHLY 8 4 8 7 7 8 10 10 7 4 3 6
It has been much scarcer since about 1970, probably as a result of
competition for nesting cavities with European Starlings (see section
4-F-3). But its Monthly Frequencies are similar in recent years to those
of 1973-1981.
On 29 January 1987, three Hairy and five Downy woodpeckers were seen
together, but usually only single Downies were noted.
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6-B-92. HAIRY WOODPECKER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 1 3 8 3 4 2 2 1 2
74 - - 3 3 4 2 3 5 5 + 1 + 1 .
75 - - 2 + 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 + +
76 - - 1 3 2 4 3 6 2 5 2 1 3 1
77 - - 4 2 6 4 8 5 + 2 2 2 4 5
78 - - 4 5 5 6 9 2 4 2 4 4 5 2
79 - - 4 . 3 2 4 4 7 7 2 2 2 2
80 - - 2 3 4 6 8 8 2 8 2 3 1 4
81 - - 3 1 3 5 3 4 4 2 2 3 4 1
82 - - 4 6 4 2 6 8 2 2 2 2 . 1
83 - - 2 3 4 5 4 3 ? 4 1 2 2 5
84 - - 5 2 6 5 1 1 . 2 1 1 . 4
85 - - 3 3 2 5 4 2 3 4 3 + 1 4
86 - - 7 3 P 4 7 5 ? 2 1 5 ? 3
87 - - 2 8 2 4 7 3 3 3 6 3 1 1
88 - - 2 3 4 8 6 4 1 . 2 2 5 3
89 - - 2 6 4 3 1 2 2 4 3 2 2 2
90 - - 2 4 4 1 3 2 . 3 P 8 P 6
AV DAILY FREQ 3 3 4 4 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 3
73-81 MONTHLY 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
82-90 MONTHLY 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 9 10 10 8 10
On 21 May 1974, a nest with young was found. On 15 May 1986, an adult
was at a nest.
On 29 January 1987, three Hairy and five Downy woodpeckers were seen
together, but usually only single Hairy's were noted.
Hairy Woodpeckers competed with European Starlings for nesting space
(section 4-F-3), but the Monthly Frequencies of Hairy's do not appear to
have changed markedly in recent years.
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6-B-93. NORTHERN FLICKER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 5 6 6 3 5 7 10 10 10
74 - - 9 5 6 7 5 4 3 5 9 10 10 10
75 - - 10 7 8 8 6 3 5 7 7 10 10 10
76 - - 10 10 10 9 4 5 7 8 10 10 10 10
77 - - 10 10 9 10 9 9 6 10 10 10 10 10
78 - - 10 10 10 8 10 5 9 9 10 10 10 10
79 - - 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 7 7 8 10 9
80 - - 10 10 9 10 4 3 9 10 . 7 10 10
81 - - 8 10 10 9 6 5 7 5 10 10 10 8
82 - - 10 8 8 7 9 7 1 9 10 10 10 10
83 - - 10 10 10 10 10 10 ? 5 10 10 10 10
84 - - . . 10 10 . . 10 . 9 10 10 9
85 - - 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 8 9 10 9 9
86 - - 10 10 P . 2 . ? 9 9 10 ? 6
87 - - 10 10 10 10 3 . 1 3 8 10 10 9
88 - - 10 10 10 10 2 2 1 4 6 10 10 9
89 - - 6 9 9 4 5 . 1 + 1 9 6 3
90 - - 5 . 4 7 2 6 6 5 P 10 P 10
AV DAILY FREQ 9 8 9 8 6 5 5 6 8 10 10 9
73-81 MONTHLY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
82-90 MONTHLY 9 8 10 9 9 6 10 9 10 10 10 10
Their Average Daily Frequencies were greatest from September through
April.
On 26 November 1988, a flock of 13 was noted.
The absence of flickers in some months may be a result of oversight,
but Faxon noted that flickers also seemed to be less common in recent
summers.
Flickers fought with starlings for nesting
sites (section 4-F-3).
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6-B-94. PILEATED WOODPECKER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 1 . 3 1 1 3 2 . .
74 - - . 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 . 4 2 1
75 - - . 2 1 1 1 + 2 3 2 5 2 .
76 - - + 2 1 + 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 3
77 - - 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 3 4 7 1 1
78 - - 1 1 4 1 3 3 1 4 3 3 1 +
79 - - 3 2 4 3 3 1 2 3 4 3 + 3
80 - - 2 2 1 3 3 . 1 1 3 2 1 .
81 - - 1 . 1 . 1 1 2 3 5 10 7 .
82 - - 1 . 1 + 6 1 4 3 1 3 2 .
83 - - 1 1 + 3 1 3 ? 1 6 4 1 .
84 - - 2 2 3 1 6 2 3 3 5 4 1 1
85 - - . . + 1 3 . 4 9 9 10 4 .
86 - - 3 1 P 3 5 2 ? 4 4 . ? .
87 - - 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 7 8 4 2 +
88 - - . 3 3 4 7 1 4 3 4 10 4 1
89 - - 1 2 1 4 5 2 2 5 2 6 1 2
90 - - . 1 + 7 3 2 4 3 P 3 P 3
AV DAILY FREQ 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 4 5 2 1
73-81 MONTHLY 8 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 9 6
82-90 MONTHLY 7 8 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 6
Their Average Daily Frequency was slightly greater in September and
October. They were least common in December. Their Monthly Frequencies
have not changed markedly in recent years.
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6-B-95. OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 5/2 8/25 ? ? ? . 4 7 2 4 . . . .
74 5/7 8/30 . . . . 3 4 4 1 . . . .
75 5/6 8/26 . . . . 4 3 5 + . . . .
76 5/18 8/19 . . . . 1 5 4 1 . . . .
77 5/20 8/18 . . . . 3 9 10 6 . . . .
78 5/9 8/3 . . . . 6 8 10 1 . . . .
79 5/11 8/21 . . . . 6 9 10 5 . . . .
80 5/15 8/20 . . . . 6 10 7 8 . . . .
81 5/2 8/17 . . . . 10 8 10 1 . . . .
82 5/6 7/30 . . . . 6 4 7 . . . . .
83 5/10 8/2 . . . . 7 8 ? + . . . .
84 5/19 8/8 . . . . 2 1 . 1 . . . .
85 5/3 8/4 . . . . 8 5 5 2 . . . .
86 5/14 8/8 . . . . 5 10 ? 1 . . ? .
87 5/8 7/21 . . . . 7 4 3 . . . . .
88 - 7/21 . . . . . . 4 . . . . .
89 - - . . . . . 3 . . . . . .
90 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . 4 5 5 2 . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . 10 10 10 10 . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . 7 8 6 4 . . . .
AV First=5/10 (5/2-5/20) AV Last=8/11 (7/21-8/30)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1976 9 56 10 10
1977 9 78 10 100
1978 9 44 10 100
1979 8 100 7 29
1980 8 100 6 83
Mean 75.6 64.4
On the days following their arrival each year, they were usually
present. For example, the previous tabulation indicates that they were
found an average of 76% of the days in the 10 day period after their
arrival.
The probability that they would be present near their average arrival
date each year was low because their average daily presence was only
36% during the five day period before and after their average arrival date
(Table 5.2). However, they were usually found each year 4-5 days after
their average arrival date (Table 5.2).
Prior to their departure, they were often present. For instance, they
were found an average of 64% of the days in the 10 days preceding their
departure.
The lack of records in recent years appears to be because they are
becoming rarer, not because of reduced observation effort.
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6-B-96. WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 4/30 9/25 ? ? ? + 10 10 9 8 3 . . .
74 4/26 9/4 . . . 1 7 10 10 8 2 . . .
75 5/6 9/15 . . . . 7 8 4 9 1 . . .
76 5/17 9/18 . . . . 4 9 7 9 1 . . .
77 5/10 9/8 . . . . 3 10 10 10 3 . . .
78 5/10 8/29 . . . . 6 10 10 9 . . . .
79 4/27 8/24 . . . + 7 10 9 8 . . . .
80 5/9 8/6 . . . . 5 9 10 1 . . . .
81 5/6 8/15 . . . . 7 6 6 + . . . .
82 5/1 9/10 . . . . 2 7 9 10 3 . . .
83 5/6 8/25 . . . . 4 10 ? 8 . . . .
84 5/12 9/14 . . . . 5 10 10 10 2 . . .
85 5/5 9/12 . . . . 7 10 8 2 + . . .
86 5/17 9/4 . . . . 4 7 ? . 1 . ? .
87 5/11 8/29 . . . . 2 1 . 1 . . . .
88 5/12 9/1 . . . . 5 4 2 . 1 . . .
89 5/12 8/30 . . . . 1 7 5 1 . . . .
90 5/12 9/1 . . . . 5 6 . 3 P . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . + 5 8 7 5 1 . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . 3 10 10 10 10 6 . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . 10 10 7 8 7 . . .
AV First=5/8 (4/26-5/17) AV Last=9/3 (8/6-9/25)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1976 9 89 8 0
1977 9 0 8 100
1978 9 78 8 100
1979 10 30 7 100
1980 8 13 8 50
Mean 42.0 70.0
On the days following their arrival each year, they were usually
absent. For example, the previous tabulation indicates that they were found
an average of 42% of the days in the 10 day period after their arrival.
The probability that they would be present near their average arrival
date each year was low because their average daily presence was only
28% during the five day period before and after their average arrival date
(Table 5.2).
Prior to their departure, they were often present. For instance, they
were found an average of 70% of the days in the 10 days preceding their
departure.
They seem to be having trouble maintaining a large enough population to
continue to breed here. They were regular breeders right up through 1980,
but their population, never high, seemed to dip in 1981. In 1982, for the
first time in at least 10 years, they failed to breed. In 1987 and 1988,
their Daily Frequencies were markedly lower than in other years, but in
1989 they seemed to rebound.
Cowbird parasitization (section 6-B-184) may be a factor in the pewee's
decline, as pewees seem to build their nests on exposed limbs and are thus
vulnerable to cowbirds.
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6-B-97. EMPIDONAX SPP.
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
75 9/14 10/10
75 12/5 12/5 . . . . . . . . + + . +
76 12/30 12/30 . . . . . . . . . . . 1
77 - 10/14 . . . . . . . 1 . + . .
78 - - . . . . . . + + . . . .
82 - - . . . . . . . + 2 . . .
85 3/28 3/28 . . + . . . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . + . . . + + + + . +
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . 1 2 1 2 . 2
82-90 MONTHLY . . 1 . . . . 1 1 . . .
These records were for Empidonax (i.e., the following Willow, Least,
Hammond's, Dusky, and Pacific-slope flycatchers) that were not identified to
species.
The unidentified Empidonax seen on 30 December 1976 had a back that
was greenish-gray, with a crown darker than its back. But the back
coloration lightened up toward the level of the eye, and the rest of its
head was plain-colored. Its wings were dark with two conspicuous broad,
dingy-white to yellowish wingbars. Its tail was dark, its throat was
whitish, its breast was light brownish gray with a lighter streak up the
center of the breast that was whitish. The belly was yellow, and its bill
was either all black or at least quite dark. Its voice was high-pitched
with rather loud "cheeps" or "cheeks," which were repeated about once a
second for 10-15 seconds. It preferred medium to high perches (20-35 feet
tall [6-11 m]) in willows and alders, although it was lower on occasion.
At times it sat motionless, and at other times it flicked its tail and also
its wings. The wings were flicked similarly to a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
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6-B-98. WILLOW FLYCATCHER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 5/30 8/30 ? ? ? . + + 1 1 . . . .
74 - 8/19 . . . . . + . + . . . .
75 5/18 8/29 . . . . + 10 6 5 . . . .
76 5/18 8/14 . . . . 4 10 9 4 . . . .
77 5/24 9/5 . . . . 3 10 10 9 2 . . .
78 5/19 8/18 . . . . 4 10 10 5 . . . .
79 5/18 8/18 . . . . 4 10 9 7 . . . .
80 5/20 9/5 . . . . 4 10 10 9 1 . . .
81 5/26 8/28 . . . . 2 10 10 10 . . . .
82 5/24 8/13 . . . . 2 10 10 4 . . . .
83 5/26 8/11 . . . . 2 10 ? 1 . . . .
84 - 8/11 . . . . . 4 . 2 . . . .
85 5/26 8/24 . . . . 2 7 2 1 . . . .
86 5/23 9/4 . . . . 2 7 ? 1 1 . ? .
87 6/2 9/2 . . . . . 8 6 1 + . . .
88 5/26 8/13 . . . . 1 2 4 1 . . . .
89 5/26 - . . . . 1 8 10 . . . . .
90 6/1 8/24 . . . . . 7 . 2 . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . 2 7 6 4 + . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . 9 10 9 10 2 . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . 7 10 7 9 2 . . .
AV First=5/24 (5/18-6/2) AV Last=8/23 (8/11-9/5)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1976 9 89 9 78
1977 10 100 7 100
1978 8 88 10 60
1979 7 100 7 100
1980 8 100 6 67
Mean 95.4 81.0
On the days following the Willow's arrival each year, they were almost
always present. For example, the previous tabulation indicates that they
were found an average of 95% of the days in the 10 day period after their
arrival.
The probability that they would be present near their average arrival
date each year was low because their average daily presence was only 49%
during the five day period before and after their average arrival date
(Table 5.2). However, they were usually found each year 2-5 days after
their average arrival date (Table 5.2).
Prior to their departure, they were often present. For instance, they
were found an average of 81% of the days in the 10 days preceding their
departure.
There have been 2-3 pairs here.
The relative absence of their records in 1973 and 1974 is probably
because Faxon was just learning to keep records. In 1984-1988, their Daily
Frequencies were lower than in the past, but they apparently rebounded in
1989.
Also see Empidonax spp. (section 6-B-97) for other possible records.
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6-B-99. LEAST FLYCATCHER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
85 8/13 8/13 . . . . . . . + . . . .
87 9/1 9/1 . . . . . . . . + . . .
90 8/24 8/24 . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . + + . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . . 2 1 . . .
UNCONFIRMED.--The 1985 bird had upperparts that were brownish gray,
underparts that were whitish, and a head that was proportionately large for
the body and slightly crested. The crown, nape, back, and rump were light
brownish gray; it was slightly browner on the crown, and the rump had a
slight olive tinge. The tail was short, rather deeply forked for an
Empidonax, but the bird was in molt and a central tail feather was loose so
the deep fork may have been an illusion; the tail was grayish brown, having
a slight to moderate contrast with the brownish gray of the upper parts.
The wings were medium brown, darker brown on the primaries, and had two
broad white wing bars. The precise color of each set of wing coverts was
undetermined due to molting wing feathers. The throat was whitish. The
breast was dull grayish on the sides and whitish gray in the center. The
belly was white, and slightly yellow on the lowest portion. The undertail
coverts were light yellow. The eye-ring was white and round. The bill was
short and thin from a side view; the upper mandible was black, and the lower
mandible was mostly orange-pink. The points that separated this bird from a
Hammond's Flycatcher include a whitish (not gray) throat, the whitish-gray
central breast (rather than a gray breast band), the grayer (less olive)
upper parts, and, perhaps most importantly, the orangish-pink (not black)
lower mandible. Also the bird once uttered a "che-wick" (as it sounded to
Faxon) call, like Least Flycatchers do.
The September 1987 bird was smaller than a Pacific-slope Flycatcher,
based on a direct comparison; it was also proportionately big-headed and
moderately short-tailed. The upper parts were brownish-olive, and the
wings were somewhat darker with two whitish wing bars. The tail was only
slightly darker than the back. The crown was brownish-olive, fading very
minimally to light grayish in a very small area behind the eye. The
grayish area appeared ragged, as the head feathers were apparently just
beginning to molt. The eye-ring was white, very bold, and was slightly
wider behind the eye. The throat was white, and the breast was dull
grayish, forming a dull breast band. The belly and undertail coverts were
whitish, with only a slight trace of yellowish discernible under certain
light conditions. The bill was short, the upper mandible was dark, and the
lower mandible was orangish. In 1990, one was vigorously calling on
August 24; its voice was a "che-bek," the "k" very emphatic. It called
about 30 times in five minutes. It was a small Empidonax. Its upperparts
were brownish, and its underparts were largely whitish. Its head was
proportionately large with a prominent white eye-ring; its crown and nape
were brown and very nearly the same color as its back. Its back was brown,
with a little olive tinge. Its tail was darker brown and short. Its breast
was whitish with a light suffusion of gray. Its belly was whitish, with
almost no yellowish wash. Its throat was pure white. Its bill was short
and thin, when viewed from the side; when viewed from the front and looking
up at the bird, the bill was quite wide-based, making it look almost
triangular. Its upper mandible was dark, but the lower mandible was
entirely orange. Its wings were darker brown than the back with two white
wingbars.
The single Oregon Coast record for this species is of an immature
seen on 1 Sept. 1985 (Schmidt 1989:80).
Also see Empidonax spp. (section 6-B-97) for other possible records.
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6-B-100. HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? . . .
74 - - . . . ? ? ? ? ? ? . . .
75 - - . . . ? ? ? ? ? ? . . .
76 - - . . . ? ? ? ? ? ? . . .
77 5/15 - . . . . 4 4 1 . . . . .
78 5/9 9/21 . . . . 4 4 1 . 1 . . .
79 5/1 9/6 . . . . 7 6 5 1 + . . .
80 4/29 9/21 . . . + 7 5 4 1 1 . . .
81 4/30 9/7 . . . + 8 9 5 + 2 . . .
82 4/26 9/16 . . . 1 10 8 2 . 1 . . .
83 5/5 9/8 . . . . 8 8 ? 1 1 . . .
84 5/9 8/19 . . . . 7 5 4 + . . . .
85 5/1 8/28 . . . . 8 9 8 3 . . . .
86 4/17 9/19 . . . 1 9 10 ? 2 1 . ? .
87 4/29 9/10 . . . + 10 8 8 1 3 . . .
88 4/26 9/19 . . . 1 7 6 4 5 1 . . .
89 4/20 8/31 . . . 1 7 7 1 2 . . . .
90 5/11 9/5 . . . . 6 5 3 . P . . .
AV DAILY FREQ * . . . + 7 7 4 1 1 . . .
73-81 MONTHLY * . . . 4 10 10 10 6 8 . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . 6 10 10 10 8 7 . . .
AV First=5/1 (4/17-5/15) AV Last=9/9 (8/19-9/21)
* Calculated from 1977-1990 data only.
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1978 9 44 7 0
1979 10 50 8 0
1980 7 43 7 14
1981 8 63 6 33
1982 10 70 3 -
Mean 54.0 11.8*
* Mean is for 4 years because few 1982 Obs. Days.
On the days following their arrival each year, they were usually
present. For example, the previous tabulation indicates that they were
found an average of 54% of the days in the 10 day period after their
arrival.
The probability that they would be present near their average arrival
date each year was low because their average daily presence was only
32% during the five day period before and after their average arrival date
(Table 5.2).
Prior to their departure, they were usually absent. For instance,
they were found an average of only 12% of the days in the 10 days preceding
their departure.
It was first recognized in 1977 when its call was first learned, and it
was probably present before 1977. Thus, the summary averages are only for
1977-1990.
This species is probably the most common flycatcher in 30 yr or older
coniferous timber.
On 16 August 1980, one was feeding a fledged cowbird (also see section
6-B-184).
Also see Empidonax spp. (section 6-B-97) for other possible records.
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6-B-101. DUSKY FLYCATCHER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
85 5/2 5/3 . . . . 1 . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . + . . . . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . 1 . . . . . . .
UNCONFIRMED.--The 2 and 3 May 1985 sightings seemed to be of the same
bird. It was the size of a Pacific-slope Flycatcher. Its upper parts were
olive-gray; the underparts were light yellowish. The crown, nape, back, and
rump were uniform grayish-olive; the olive tinge being slightly stronger on
the upper back, and least strong on the rump, which looked plain gray in
flight. The white eye-ring was conspicuous, but not bold. The area behind
the ear was dull grayish-white, similar to the color of the throat, and
somewhat blending with the coloration of the throat. The wings were dark
grayish-olive, not strongly contrasting with the the rest of the upper body
plumage. There were two white wing-bars. The tail was long, slightly
forked, warm brown, and contrasting sharply with a grayish rump. The inner
margins of the secondaries were tinged with whitish, and the inner margin of
the outermost primaries were tinged with the same warm brown color as the
tail. The throat was grayish-white. The breast, belly, and undertail
coverts were light yellowish, were suffused with gray; the gray suffusion
being strongest on the breast and weakest on the lower belly. The bill was
mostly dark, with a pale orange base to the lower mandible. The voice was
an occasional low "wit," softer than the "whit" of the Willow Flycatcher.
It preferred a low perch less than 5 ft (1.5 m) from the ground in a strip
of riparian willow.
This flycatcher is considered extremely rare along the Oregon Coast
(Eltzroth 1987:12).
Also see Empidonax spp. (section 6-B-97) for other possible records.
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6-B-102. PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - 9/28 ? ? ? . + + . 1 + . . .
74 - 9/1 . . . . . + . 1 + . . .
75 5/10 9/14 . . . . 3 4 8 6 1 . . .
76 5/1 9/5 . . . . 6 7 6 6 + . . .
77 4/26 9/3 . . . 1 9 10 10 2 1 . . .
78 4/29 9/6 . . . + 8 10 9 2 + . . .
79 4/24 8/14 . . . 2 10 10 9 2 . . . .
80 4/26 8/20 . . . 2 10 10 10 9 . . . .
81 4/22 8/21 . . . 3 10 10 10 6 . . . .
82 4/26 8/28 . . . 2 9 10 10 5 . . . .
83 4/18 8/25 . . . 3 9 10 ? 7 . . . .
84 4/17 8/31 . . . 4 10 9 10 4 . . . .
85 4/19 9/15 . . . 2 10 10 10 6 1 . . .
86 4/23 8/22 . . . 2 10 10 ? 7 . . ? .
87 4/24 9/4 . . . 3 10 10 10 6 1 . . .
88 5/2 8/18 . . . . 8 9 10 5 . . . .
89 4/24 9/6 . . . 1 9 10 6 4 + . . .
90 5/5 8/25 . . . . 10 10 9 4 . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . 1 8 8 8 4 + . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . 6 9 10 8 10 7 . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . 8 10 10 10 10 3 . . .
AV First=4/26 (4/17-5/10) AV Last=8/31 (8/14-9/28)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1976 10 40 7 29
1977 10 70 8 13
1978 7 57 7 0
1979 9 89 7 29
1980 7 86 6 100
Mean 68.4 34.2
On the days following their arrival each year, they were usually
present. For example, the previous tabulation indicates that they were
found an average of 68% of the days in the 10 day period after their
arrival.
The probability that they would be present near their average arrival
date each year was low because their average daily presence was only
42% during the five day period before and after their average arrival date
(Table 5.2). However, they were usually found each year 1-5 days after
their average arrival date (Table 5.2).
Prior to their departure, they were usually absent. For instance,
they were found an average of only 34% of the days in the 10 days
preceding their departure.
This flycatcher seems to be the most common one at Thornton Creek.
It seems to prefer deciduous trees, and there are more deciduous than
coniferous trees here; if the reverse was true, the Hammond's Flycatcher
would probably be the most common flycatcher at Thornton Creek.
On 10 August 1976, a nest contained three fledglings (i.e., young
still at the nest that could or nearly could fly).
The lack of records in 1973-1974 is probably because Faxon was then
learning to identify them.
Also see Empidonax spp. (section 6-B-97) for other possible records.
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6-B-103. BLACK PHOEBE
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
84 5/15 5/15 . . . . 1 . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . + . . . . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . 1 . . . . . . .
A single bird.
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6-B-104. EASTERN PHOEBE
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
83 8/11 8/11 . . . . . . ? + . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . + . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
UNCONFIRMED.--This bird was the size of a Western
Wood-Pewee. Its upper parts were medium brown, and it was darkest on the
crown and nape. It had no wing bars and no eye ring. The underparts were
dull whitish. The bill was entirely black. It continuously wagged its
tail, both up and down and sideways.
The Oregon Bird Records Committee has not accepted any records for
this species in Oregon (Schmidt 1989), and it is not listed in Eltzroth
(1987).
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6-B-105. WESTERN KINGBIRD
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 6/2 6/2 ? ? ? . . + . . . . . .
86 4/22 4/22 . . . + . . ? . . . ? .
87 5/23 5/23 . . . . + . . . . . . .
88 4/27 4/27 . . . 1 . . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . + + + . . . . . .
*1973 MONTHLY ? ? ? ? x ? ? x ? ? ? ?
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . 1 . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . 2 1 . . . . . . .
AV First=5/16 (4/22-6/2) AV Last=5/16 (4/22-6/2)
It was also seen in August 1961 and on 26 May 1972.
The June 1973 record was for a pair; all other sightings were of
singletons.
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