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6-B-106. PURPLE MARTIN
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
88 8/16 8/16 . . . . . . . + . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . + . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . . + . . . .
Two were seen on 16 August 1988.
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6-B-107. TREE SWALLOW
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - 9/15 ? ? ? 10 10 10 10 8 1 . . .
74 3/11 9/12 . . 6 10 10 10 9 + 1 . . .
75 3/3 8/5 . . 5 9 10 10 8 1 . . . .
76 2/2 9/9 . + 5 10 10 10 9 1 1 . . .
77 2/19 7/28 . + 8 10 10 10 8 . . . . .
78 3/6 7/15 . . 8 10 10 10 5 . . . . .
79 2/28 8/18 . + 5 10 10 10 5 2 . . . .
80 3/8 7/24 . . 7 10 10 9 6 . . . . .
81 2/25 7/11 . 1 8 10 10 10 2 . . . . .
82 3/1 7/20 . . 3 7 10 10 1 . . . . .
83 3/11 8/29 . . 1 10 10 10 ? 3 . . . .
84 3/1 7/13 . . 3 9 10 10 3 . . . . .
85 3/9 8/15 . . 1 5 9 9 1 1 . . . .
86 - - . . P . 10 10 ? . . . ? .
87 3/31 7/11 . . 1 10 10 9 2 . . . . .
88 3/12 7/29 . . 1 8 9 9 9 . . . . .
89 3/7 7/12 . . 10 10 10 7 1 . . . . .
90 3/19 7/11 . . 3 10 10 10 4 . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . + 5 9 10 10 5 1 + . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . 5 10 10 10 10 10 6 3 . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . 10 9 10 10 10 2 . . . .
AV First=3/3 (2/2-3/31) AV Last=8/4 (7/11-9/15)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1977 7 0 9 56
1978 5 80 9 100
1979 8 38 7 29
1980 7 100 8 63
1981 7 71 9 44
Mean 57.8 58.4
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 58% 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 very low because their average daily presence was only
13% 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 58% of the days in the 10 days preceding
their departure.
The absence of records in April 1986 is probably because of an
oversight, not because they were absent.
Before the coming of the European Starling, Tree Swallows were more
abundant than Violet-greens; now the reverse is true (see section 4-F-4).
Here they arrive, nest once, and then depart.
Faxon was very familiar with and careful in distinguishing between
Tree and Violet-green swallows, so the late Tree Swallow records in
1973-1976 are not a result of misidentification.
In recent years, this species' Monthly Frequencies were reduced in
February and August-September.
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6-B-108. VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 10 10 8 10 3 . . . .
74 3/16 10/7 . . 3 4 8 7 9 5 + 1 . .
75 4/1 9/5 . . . 9 10 10 10 2 + . . .
76 3/8 9/9 . . 3 9 10 10 10 4 1 . . .
77 3/16 9/3 . . 2 10 10 10 10 3 1 . . .
78 3/18 9/13 . . 5 10 10 10 10 2 3 . . .
79 3/6 9/11 . . 9 10 10 10 10 4 1 . . .
80 2/29 9/16 . + 7 10 10 10 10 6 3 . . .
81 3/5 10/8 . . 5 10 10 10 10 4 . 1 . .
82 3/15 9/16 . . 4 10 10 10 10 5 7 . . .
83 3/16 9/1 . . 4 10 10 10 ? 2 1 . . .
84 3/8 9/25 . . 4 9 10 10 10 7 4 . . .
85 3/18 9/18 . . 1 10 10 10 10 8 4 . . .
86 - 10/1 . . P 10 10 10 ? 9 5 + ? .
87 3/15 9/18 . . 5 10 10 10 10 9 6 . . .
88 3/14 9/19 . . 4 10 10 9 10 5 2 . . .
89 3/15 - . . 5 10 10 10 10 5 . . . .
90 3/1 - . . 6 10 10 10 10 8 . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . + 4 10 10 10 10 5 2 + . .
73-81 MONTHLY . 1 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 2 . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 1 . .
AV First=3/13 (2/29-4/1) AV Last=9/17 (9/1-10/8)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1977 10 50 7 29
1978 8 88 9 44
1979 10 100 9 33
1980 9 22 8 38
1981 8 25 8 25
Mean 57.0 33.8
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 57% 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 35%
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 34% of the days in the 10 days preceding
their departure.
In 1974, none were seen between September 12 and October 4, and, in
1986, none were seen between September 18 and October 1. This absence in
late September was also noted in 1981. Thus, there seems to be a pattern
of their absence between mid-September and early October, when some
nonlocal birds appear to migrate through.
They competed with starlings for nest sites here (section 4-F-4).
Also see above comments for the Tree Swallow.
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6-B-109. NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 4/27 6/16
73 8/5 8/14 ? ? ? 1 8 1 . 3 . . . .
74 4/24 7/27 . . . 1 9 10 5 . . . . .
75 4/10 7/10 . . . 2 6 4 2 . . . . .
76 4/6 8/13 . . . 3 5 5 7 3 . . . .
77 3/21 8/17 . . + 6 8 6 3 + . . . .
78 4/16 8/24 . . . 2 7 1 3 + . . . .
79 4/9 6/1
79 8/7 8/10 . . . 4 7 + . 1 . . . .
80 4/1 5/3 . . . 2 1 . . . . . . .
81 4/13 8/6 . . . 6 7 2 5 1 . . . .
82 4/22 8/19 . . . 3 10 8 4 1 . . . .
83 4/8 8/25 . . . 6 10 4 ? 3 . . . .
84 4/13 7/31 . . . 9 9 3 5 . . . . .
85 4/6 8/29 . . . 2 6 4 4 1 . . . .
86 4/3 8/20 . . . 5 8 5 ? 2 . . ? .
87 4/8 8/23 . . . 4 + 1 + 1 . . . .
88 4/12 5/19 . . . 4 2 . . . . . . .
89 4/17 4/18 . . . 1 . . . . . . . .
90 5/5 5/24 . . . . 3 . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . + 3 6 3 2 1 . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . 1 10 10 9 7 7 . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . 9 9 7 6 6 . . . .
AV First=4/12 (3/21-5/5) AV Last=? (4/18-8/29)
AV First=8/6 (8/5-8/7)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1976 10 40 9 44
1977 9 0 10 0
1978 10 30 10 10
1981 9 44 10 60
1982 8 100 9 0
Mean 42.8 22.8
(First is for March-April dates; Last is for August dates.)
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 only 43% 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 26%
during the five day period before and after their average arrival date
(Table 5.2).
Prior to their departure, they were often absent. For instance, they
were found an average of 23% of the days in the 10 days preceding their
departure.
There were never more than 1-2 pairs here.
Some years it was a summer resident; other years, it appeared to be a
spring or fall migrant.
In 1980 and 1988-1990, its Daily Frequencies were much less than in
other years. Thus, this suggests that its population may be cyclic here,
not that the population is undergoing a recent decline.
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6-B-110. BANK SWALLOW
One was seen on an unknown date prior to 1973.
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6-B-111. CLIFF SWALLOW
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 4/15 8/21 ? ? ? 3 6 9 10 7 . . . .
74 4/12 7/26 . . . 5 7 10 8 . . . . .
75 4/28 8/13 . . . + 1 9 3 2 . . . .
76 4/27 8/20 . . . 1 2 7 7 4 . . . .
77 4/19 8/23 . . . + 3 3 4 1 . . . .
78 4/22 8/8 . . . 1 3 10 10 3 . . . .
79 4/13 8/24 . . . + 7 10 10 7 . . . .
80 4/6 8/8 . . . 5 3 5 2 1 . . . .
81 5/11 7/21 . . . . 4 3 4 . . . . .
82 4/26 8/31 . . . 1 4 8 9 4 . . . .
83 4/20 8/13 . . . 2 8 6 ? 4 . . . .
84 4/22 8/8 . . . 2 . 10 8 2 . . . .
85 5/1 8/21 . . . . 5 8 10 7 . . . .
86 4/15 8/22 . . . 2 10 10 ? 8 . . ? .
87 4/13 9/8 . . . 7 10 10 10 7 1 . . .
88 4/12 8/25 . . . 2 9 9 10 8 . . . .
89 4/7 8/22 . . . 6 10 10 10 7 . . . .
90 4/15 8/21 . . . 1 10 10 10 8 . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . 2 5 8 8 4 + . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . 9 10 10 10 8 . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . 9 9 10 10 10 1 . . .
AV First=4/19 (4/6-5/11) AV Last=8/17 (7/21-9/8)
On average, about four pairs nested here with a range of about
2-8 pairs.
The lack of records in May 1984 may be because they were overlooked,
not because they were absent.
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6-B-112. BARN SWALLOW
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 4/10 9/11 ? ? ? 7 10 10 10 9 1 . . .
74 4/15 9/12 . . . 6 10 10 10 10 3 . . .
75 4/17 9/14 . . . 5 10 10 10 10 5 . . .
76 4/14 9/14 . . . 4 10 10 10 10 5 . . .
77 4/8 9/13 . . . 8 10 10 10 10 4 . . .
78 4/11 9/20 . . . 7 10 10 10 10 6 . . .
79 4/6 9/24 . . . 8 10 10 10 10 3 . . .
80 4/8 9/16 . . . 6 10 10 6 10 6 . . .
81 4/13 9/7 . . . 4 10 10 10 10 3 . . .
82 4/16 9/16 . . . 5 10 10 10 10 9 . . .
83 4/13 9/10 . . . 6 10 10 ? 10 3 . . .
84 4/13 9/16 . . . 9 10 10 10 10 8 . . .
85 4/6 9/13 . . . 8 10 10 10 10 4 . . .
86 4/7 9/16 . . . 7 10 10 ? 10 5 . ? .
87 4/4 9/16 . . . 9 10 10 10 10 6 . . .
88 4/10 9/13 . . . 7 10 9 10 10 2 . . .
89 4/8 9/6 . . . 7 10 10 10 10 2 . . .
90 4/6 9/19 . . . 5 10 10 10 10 P . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . 7 10 10 10 10 5 . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . 10 10 10 10 10 10 . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . 10 10 10 10 10 10 . . .
AV First=4/10 (4/4-4/17) AV Last=9/14 (9/6-9/24)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1976 9 44 9 100
1977 10 80 8 75
1978 10 80 7 71
1979 9 89 6 17
1980 9 78 8 100
Mean 74.2 72.6
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 74% 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 moderate because their average daily presence was 52%
during the five day period before and after their average arrival date
(Table 5.2). But they were usually found each year on their arrival date
and 1-5 days thereafter (Table 5.2).
Prior to their departure, they were often present. For instance,
they were found an average of 73% of the days in the 10 days preceding
their departure.
Prior to 1988, there were 7-8 breeding pairs, but, in 1988, there was
a sudden decline to three pairs. In 1989, there were also not as many
nesting pairs as prior to 1988.
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6-B-113. GRAY JAY
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? . . . . . + + . .
74 - - . . . + . . . . . + . .
75 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
76 - - . . + . + + . . . . . .
77 - - + . . . + . + 2 1 . . .
78 - - 1 + + . . . . . . + . .
79 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
80 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
81 - - . . . . . + + . . . . .
82 - - . . . . . 1 1 . 1 . . 1
83 - - . + . . . . ? + 2 . . .
84 - - . . 1 . . + 2 . . . . .
85 - - + . . . . . . . . . . .
86 - - . . . . . . ? . 1 . ? .
87 - - . . . . . . + 1 1 + . .
88 - - . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1
89 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
90 - - . . . . . . . . . 2 . .
AV DAILY FREQ + + + + + + + + + + . +
73-81 MONTHLY 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 . .
82-90 MONTHLY 1 1 1 . . 2 4 2 6 2 . 2
They may be uncommon here because of a lack of appropriate habitat.
On 16 June 1982, three young of the year were flying around.
On 15 August 1987, three were seen eating cascara berries.
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6-B-114. STELLER'S JAY
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 7 4 7 3 7 6 10 8 10
74 - - 10 10 10 8 7 6 8 8 10 9 9 10
75 - - 8 9 8 10 6 6 4 7 9 9 10 9
76 - - 9 10 10 7 8 7 6 5 10 10 6 8
77 - - 9 9 10 9 9 6 4 9 10 10 10 10
78 - - 10 10 10 10 7 10 8 10 10 10 10 10
79 - - 10 8 10 7 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10
80 - - 10 10 10 8 2 10 10 9 10 10 9 8
81 - - 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
82 - - 10 10 10 10 10 10 . 3 10 10 1 4
83 - - 7 9 10 7 8 9 ? 4 6 10 9 4
84 - - 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 . 9 10 10 10
85 - - 10 10 10 10 10 10 . 9 10 10 10 10
86 - - 10 10 P 10 10 10 ? 10 10 10 ? 10
87 - - 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 7 9
88 - - 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
89 - - 9 10 10 10 9 10 9 7 7 10 7 9
90 - - 10 9 10 10 . 10 9 6 P 10 P 10
AV DAILY FREQ 9 10 10 9 8 9 7 7 9 10 8 9
73-81 MONTHLY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
82-90 MONTHLY 10 10 10 10 9 10 7 9 10 10 10 10
Faxon indicates that they were always present, eating about 90% of
the feed at his feeder, so months without records probably reflect an
oversight.
Once, in late fall or early winter in the 1950's, a flock of about 500
was seen in the orchard; such large numbers have not been seen since.
On 15 August 1987, 23 were seen eating cascara berries.
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6-B-115. SCRUB JAY
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
79 10/12 10/12 . . . . . . . . . + . .
81 10/2 10/2 . . . . . . . . . + . .
83 9/10 9/10 . . . . . . ? . 1 . . .
84 6/1 6/1
84 10/9 10/9 . . . . . + . . . + . .
87 9/19 9/19 . . . . . . . . + . . .
88 10/25 10/25 . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . + . . + + . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . 2 . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . 1 . . 2 2 . .
AV First=10/3(9/10-10/25) AV Last=10/3(9/10-10/25)
They seem to be more common in recent years.
Only one bird has been seen at a time.
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6-B-116. BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
82 7/12 8/15 . . . . . . 2 1 . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . + + . . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . 1 1 . . . .
Four birds stayed July 12-14; they then disappeared until August 14.
On August 14 and 15, three were seen. Floyd Schrock also photographed
them.
Eltzroth (1987:13) doesn't list them as occurring along the Oregon
Coast.
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6-B-117. AMERICAN CROW
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 8 9 10 5 4 5 7 1 5
74 - - 2 3 8 9 10 10 9 7 9 8 4 +
75 - - + 5 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 4 2
76 - - 3 6 10 10 9 10 10 3 7 5 9 4
77 - - 1 7 9 10 9 6 4 8 10 10 9 10
78 - - 4 7 8 10 9 . 7 9 9 10 10 9
79 - - 8 10 10 10 10 7 2 10 10 10 8 5
80 - - 5 9 7 10 9 1 4 10 7 6 5 1
81 - - 1 3 8 9 5 6 5 8 8 . . .
82 - - + 2 2 6 10 7 6 8 2 8 . 1
83 - - 2 . 5 9 6 9 ? 2 . 5 2 .
84 - - 2 2 4 9 9 10 10 4 4 7 10 6
85 - - 5 7 8 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 5 10
86 - - 9 10 P 10 10 10 ? 10 10 10 ? 10
87 - - 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
88 - - 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 6
89 - - 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 10
90 - - 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 4 P 10 . 10
AV DAILY FREQ 5 6 8 9 9 8 7 8 8 8 6 5
73-81 MONTHLY 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 9
82-90 MONTHLY 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 8 9
Although usually still present, their Average Daily Frequencies were
least from November through February.
On 18 March 1974, a crow was carrying sticks, presumably for a nest.
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6-B-118. COMMON RAVEN
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? . . 2 2 2 1 1 + .
74 - - 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 2 3 3 2
75 - - 1 2 + 2 + 6 2 2 3 2 1 2
76 - - 2 2 1 1 3 4 4 2 1 4 4 2
77 - - 2 2 + 2 3 1 1 2 4 4 . 1
78 - - 1 2 1 2 3 . 1 . 4 2 3 4
79 - - + . 3 7 3 . + 1 3 2 3 2
80 - - + 1 3 . 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 2
81 - - 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 5 8 2
82 - - 3 3 . 1 2 1 . 2 . 3 3 1
83 - - 1 1 . 2 2 3 ? 1 4 4 1 1
84 - - 1 2 3 . 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 4
85 - - 3 . 1 + 4 + 1 3 3 1 4 2
86 - - 3 . . 3 3 2 ? 3 4 . ? .
87 - - 2 1 2 1 3 1 + 3 3 2 3 2
88 - - 2 1 + 3 3 1 . + 6 9 6 3
89 - - 6 4 3 4 . . 1 6 3 10 8 4
90 - - 2 2 1 . 2 3 2 3 P 3 . 3
AV DAILY FREQ 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 2
73-81 MONTHLY 10 9 10 8 9 8 10 9 10 10 9 9
82-90 MONTHLY 10 8 7 8 9 9 7 10 9 9 9 9
Although there were usually 1-2 ravens, up to six were quite often
noted, and, once, on 1 Nov. 1989, a flock of 11 was recorded.
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6-B-119. BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 +
74 - - 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1
75 - - + 3 1 1 5 2 3 6 6 6 5 2
76 - - . 4 7 6 6 6 7 8 4 2 4 4
77 - - 3 6 6 8 9 9 7 6 5 5 5 5
78 - - 3 5 6 9 6 5 5 4 6 5 1 2
79 - - 4 2 3 5 7 4 4 8 9 5 3 3
80 - - 3 3 6 8 10 6 9 8 10 7 5 1
81 - - 3 7 5 8 10 7 5 4 6 5 2 5
82 - - 5 7 7 9 10 . 7 8 9 8 4 3
83 - - 6 4 8 7 10 8 ? 3 7 2 4 2
84 - - 1 3 9 7 9 6 5 8 5 3 6 4
85 - - 4 5 9 8 10 10 8 10 7 8 5 5
86 - - 6 6 P 10 10 10 ? 10 8 5 ? 7
87 - - 8 8 8 10 9 10 9 8 10 5 3 4
88 - - 3 4 5 7 10 5 5 1 . 8 . 2
89 - - 9 9 4 7 9 5 10 10 8 10 4 6
90 - - 5 . 10 6 10 8 9 6 P 7 P .
AV DAILY FREQ 4 5 6 7 8 6 6 6 6 5 3 3
73-81 MONTHLY 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
82-90 MONTHLY 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 9
It was generally more frequent than the Chestnut-backed Chickadee.
The low Daily Frequencies of records in 1973 and 1974 could be
because Faxon was just starting to keep records.
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6-B-120. CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 1 + 1 + 1 1 1 . 2
74 - - 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 + + 1 2 2
75 - - 1 . 1 1 . + . . + . . +
76 - - . 1 1 + 2 . 1 . . + + +
77 - - 1 . 1 1 + 1 . . 1 1 4 2
78 - - 1 + . 1 1 1 1 1 . + 1 1
79 - - 1 1 + 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 3
80 - - 3 2 + 2 1 1 . . 2 2 2 .
81 - - 2 . + 1 1 + 1 + 3 2 1 .
82 - - + 3 . 1 . . . . 1 1 1 .
83 - - 2 1 . + 2 . ? + 1 2 . 2
84 - - 3 2 4 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 6
85 - - . 1 2 . 2 . 3 3 6 4 5 7
86 - - 8 . P 5 7 3 ? 2 3 2 ? 3
87 - - 9 9 7 9 9 6 4 4 6 4 5 5
88 - - 3 1 3 6 9 3 7 1 6 10 3 4
89 - - . 5 . 3 3 2 1 3 3 6 4 7
90 - - 4 . 5 3 8 5 3 2 P 8 P 8
AV DAILY FREQ 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 4
73-81 MONTHLY 9 6 9 10 9 9 7 6 8 9 8 8
82-90 MONTHLY 8 8 7 9 9 7 9 9 10 10 9 9
Almost all of these were sight records. Since they were sometimes
heard and not seen, they might be more frequent that these records
indicate, especially in summer.
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6-B-121. BUSHTIT
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 7/4 9/29
73 12/18 12/18 ? ? ? . . . 2 . 1 . . +
74 3/26 4/5
74 8/14 11/21 . . + + . . . + 1 + 1 .
75 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
76 2/23 2/23
76 5/11 5/22
76 12/24 - . + . . 1 . . . . . . +
77 - - 1 2 1 5 4 4 4 1 1 + 3 1
78 - 10/20 . + 2 2 4 + 3 2 1 1 . .
79 1/3 1/3
79 7/14 7/31 + . . . . . 3 . . . . .
80 4/2 9/11 . . . 4 4 1 1 3 + . . .
81 3/1 5/8
81 10/8 11/25 . . 1 . 1 . . . . 2 1 .
82 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
83 2/24 4/18 . + + + . . ? . . . . .
84 7/26 10/2 . . . . . . 2 3 3 + . .
85 3/15 5/20
85 7/24 7/31 . . + 3 1 . 1 . . . . .
86 1/4 1/4
86 4/15 4/15 1 . . + . . ? . . . ? .
87 2/4 5/21
87 7/4 7/23 . 1 1 . + . 1 . . . . .
88 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
89 7/17 9/6 . . . . . . 1 . + . . .
90 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ + + + 1 1 + 1 1 + + + +
73-81 MONTHLY 3 4 5 4 6 3 6 4 6 4 3 3
82-90 MONTHLY 1 2 3 3 2 . 6 1 2 1 . .
They were erratically present. Their Monthly Frequencies were often
lower in recent years, especially since 1987.
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6-B-122. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? . . . . . . . . .
74 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
75 8/25 10/30 . . . . . . . + . + . .
76 1/11 1/11
76 5/11 5/11
76 7/2 7/2 + . . . + . + . . . . .
77 7/8 - . . . . . . 4 9 8 10 7 4
78 - 5/9 6 3 3 2 2 . . . . . . .
79 7/20 10/1 . . . . . . + + 3 + . .
80 4/18 7/8 . . . + . + 2 . . . . .
81 7/22 10/15 . . . . . . 1 . 2 1 . .
82 5/23 5/23
82 8/26 10/20 . . . . + . . + 1 1 . .
83 - - . . . . . . ? . . . . .
84 5/16 5/16
84 9/6 9/29 . . . . 1 . . . 4 . . .
85 3/2 9/28 . . 1 1 + . 1 1 + . . .
86 2/7 - . 1 . 1 . 2 ? . . 1 ? .
87 5/20 5/20
87 7/14 - . . . . + . 2 2 10 10 5 4
88 - 5/23
88 10/1 10/1 3 1 3 6 4 . . . . + . .
89 8/31 - . . . . . . . + 4 9 5 7
90 - - 3 2 3 6 . 1 1 . P . . .
AV DAILY FREQ 1 + 1 1 + + 1 1 2 2 1 1
73-81 MONTHLY 3 1 1 2 2 1 6 3 3 4 1 1
82-90 MONTHLY 2 3 3 4 6 2 4 4 7 6 3 2
This species was irregularly present. They were sometimes very
abundant during fall migration "waves" (section 5-G-3).
The birds present in summer may sometimes only be post-breeders.
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6-B-123. BROWN CREEPER
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? . . . . . . + . .
74 - - . . + . . . . . . . . +
75 - - . 1 . . . . . . . . + .
76 - - . + 1 . . . . . . . . .
77 - - . . . . . . . . . . + 1
78 - - . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
79 - - . . + + . . . . . . . .
80 - - + + . . . . . . . . . .
81 - - 1 . . . . . . . . . . .
82 - - + 1 . + . . . . . . . .
83 - - . . . . . . ? . . . . .
84 - - 1 + + 1 . . . + 3 . . .
85 - - + . . . . . . . . . . 2
86 - - . 1 . . + . ? . 1 1 ? 1
87 - - 1 1 1 . 2 . 1 + 1 3 1 .
88 - - 1 1 . . . 1 . . 1 1 1 4
89 - - 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . 1
90 - - . . . . . . . 1 P 2 P .
AV DAILY FREQ + + + + + + + + + + + 1
73-81 MONTHLY 3 4 4 1 . . . . . 1 3 2
82-90 MONTHLY 7 7 3 2 2 1 1 3 6 4 4 4
They were usually detected only in Douglas-firs 1.5 ft (0.5 m) or
greater in thickness and were found generally while Faxon was fern-picking.
They were usually first detected by their calls.
They appear to be uncommon in summer, but this may be an incorrect
conclusion for several reasons. First, Faxon often was using a chain saw
in summer and consequently may not have heard their high-pitched calls.
Second, in summer, they may have been more inconspicuous because they were
higher up in trees or less in view than they were during fall-spring.
Finally, Faxon may have not recorded them in summer because he usually
found them while fern-picking, which he did not do in summer until about
Sept. 15.
The increased number of records in recent years may have resulted
from the aging of the trees, which made them more suitable habitat for
Brown Creepers, and/or Faxon's growing familiarity with them.
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6-B-124. BEWICK'S WREN
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? + 1 1 3 1 5 6 . 1
74 - - 1 3 4 7 9 7 8 9 3 5 1 4
75 - - 1 5 + + 1 . 1 5 8 9 4 4
76 - - 2 2 . 1 . 1 1 7 6 5 6 5
77 - - 8 9 9 . . . 1 4 7 9 4 2
78 - - + 2 3 2 . + 1 5 4 7 4 .
79 - - 1 . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 1
80 - - . . . . . . . 1 1 3 . 2
81 - - + + + 3 2 + 3 1 2 5 7 2
82 - - 2 3 5 8 10 4 7 1 6 7 4 1
83 - - 3 5 + 3 3 6 ? . 4 5 2 .
84 - - + 1 3 2 . 1 2 + 1 1 1 .
85 - - + 2 . . 1 1 1 2 + 1 . 1
86 - - 1 1 P 3 8 8 ? 4 5 5 ? 1
87 - - 3 7 3 + 3 . 2 3 10 5 1 1
88 - - 1 2 1 3 . 1 . . . 6 1 1
89 - - 4 2 1 . . . 1 5 . 3 3 2
90 - - 1 2 3 6 4 . 2 9 P 10 P 1
AV DAILY FREQ 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 2 2
73-81 MONTHLY 9 8 6 7 4 6 8 10 9 10 8 9
82-90 MONTHLY 10 10 9 8 7 7 9 8 8 10 9 8
They may be cyclic rather than showing a population decline in 1979
and 1980.
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6-B-125. HOUSE WREN
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 5/31 6/28 ? ? ? . + 3 . . . . . .
74 5/10 5/31
74 8/30 9/3 . . . . 5 . . + + . . .
75 7/29 8/22 . . . . . . + 1 . . . .
76 5/5 8/20 . . . . 8 6 1 + . . . .
77 7/31 8/27 . . . . . . + 5 . . . .
78 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
79 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
80 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
81 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
82 5/10 5/10 . . . . + . . . . . . .
83 - - . . . . . . ? . . . . .
84 5/18 6/9 . . . . 3 1 . . . . . .
85 5/2 5/5
85 8/13 8/19 . . . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
86 - 9/13 . . . . . . ? + 1 . ? .
87 4/24 5/20 . . . 1 1 . . . . . . .
88 5/18 5/19
88 8/16 8/29 . . . . 1 . . 3 . . . .
89 5/8 6/11 . . . . 1 2 . . . . . .
90 5/22 5/28 . . . . 2 . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . + 1 1 + 1 + . . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . 3 2 3 4 1 . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . 1 8 2 . 3 1 . . .
AV First=5/12 (4/24-5/31) AV Last=5/28 (5/5-6/28)
AV First=8/11 (7/29-8/30) AV Last=8/28 (8/19-9/13)
They nested here in old Barn Swallow's nests several years prior to
1973, and they nested in 1973 but not since then.
In 1974, they appeared only during spring migration but did not remain
to nest.
In 1975, they failed to show up in spring, but a bird or birds
appeared in late July and August.
In 1976, a territorial bird, presumably a male, showed up on May 6
and sang vigorously until the 17th, without attracting a mate. One
reappeared on June 19 and again on July 15-16, each time singing and
showing territorial behavior, but never succeeding in finding a mate.
In 1977, one bird showed up in late summer, and another was not seen
until 10 May 1982.
In 1984, a pair took up housekeeping in a bird house, filling it
with sticks, but they didn't remain to nest.
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6-B-126. WINTER WREN
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 3 5 . 2 1 5 10 9 10
74 - - 9 9 8 6 7 2 5 2 3 7 10 10
75 - - 8 7 9 7 8 2 4 + 4 10 6 9
76 - - 4 9 8 5 3 3 2 4 4 10 8 6
77 - - 7 9 7 9 5 5 4 2 6 10 10 10
78 - - 9 10 10 9 3 1 1 1 6 10 10 10
79 - - 10 10 10 4 2 + . 1 3 7 10 6
80 - - 6 10 7 6 2 3 3 . 5 10 10 8
81 - - 7 9 8 8 3 . 1 4 5 10 9 9
82 - - 9 10 8 6 5 3 2 . . 9 10 9
83 - - 10 8 8 4 2 3 ? 2 8 10 10 10
84 - - 10 10 10 10 8 2 2 2 6 10 10 10
85 - - 10 7 6 9 8 10 9 6 9 10 10 10
86 - - 9 9 P 9 7 . ? 8 5 10 ? 10
87 - - 10 9 10 9 10 8 5 6 10 10 10 10
88 - - 9 8 9 10 10 6 6 1 8 10 8 8
89 - - 10 10 10 10 4 5 2 4 8 10 10 9
90 - - 10 10 10 10 . 5 1 1 P 10 . 10
AV DAILY FREQ 9 9 9 7 5 3 3 3 6 10 9 9
73-81 MONTHLY 10 10 10 10 10 8 9 9 10 10 10 10
82-90 MONTHLY 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 9 9 10 9 10
Their Average Daily Frequencies were greatest from September through
May.
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6-B-127. MARSH WREN
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
87 10/10 10/10 . . . . . . . . . + . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . . . + . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . . . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
One bird was seen once in 1987 in a little marshy area with a few
cattails that wasn't larger than 50 ft (15 m) long and 15 ft (4.6 m) wide.
They were probably not recorded more often because of a lack of
appropriate habitat.
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6-B-128. AMERICAN DIPPER
Faxon only noted one along Haxel Creek in about 1970.
Perhaps, there isn't enough streamflow along Thornton Creek in Faxon's
Study Area to attract dippers (e.g., see Fig. 2.3).
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6-B-129. GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 10/7 - ? ? ? . . . . . . 2 1 2
74 10/5 4/11 2 2 1 + . . . . . 2 5 7
75 8/26 5/26 4 4 1 + 1 . . 1 + 3 2 2
76 8/22 4/25 5 4 2 1 . + . + + 6 2 3
77 9/25 4/23 4 6 2 + . . . . + 5 4 6
78 9/6 7/29 7 3 3 + 2 1 1 . 3 2 6 5
79 8/30 4/28 6 3 2 + . . . + 7 4 6 7
80 9/17 6/28 8 4 1 2 + 1 . . 2 6 4 2
81 9/22 5/16 5 2 + + 1 . + . 2 8 9 8
82 10/9 5/31 7 5 2 + 1 . . . . 2 4 4
83 - - 9 3 6 . + + ? 1 2 7 4 5
84 10/1 6/25 8 8 7 1 2 3 . . . 3 2 9
85 10/1 3/28 6 8 2 . . + . + . 9 9 9
86 8/8 5/20 10 9 P 5 2 . ? 1 2 3 ? 8
87 - - 10 10 8 1 2 5 3 3 7 9 4 7
88 10/1 4/26 8 7 6 5 . 1 . + . 9 9 9
89 - - 9 10 5 1 1 4 2 . + 3 5 7
90 9/28 4/14 7 3 5 1 . . . . P 10 P 8
AV DAILY FREQ 7 5 3 1 1 1 + + 2 5 5 6
73-81 MONTHLY 10 10 10 9 4 3 2 3 8 10 10 10
82-90 MONTHLY 10 10 10 8 7 7 3 6 6 10 10 10
The lack of records in 1973-1974 is probably because Faxon was then
becoming familiar with their call. Thus, differences in Monthly
Frequencies between the 1973-81 and 1982-90 intervals may be from
differing observation skills, especially in summer.
Their Average Daily Frequencies were greatest from October through
February or March, but they might be more common in summer than these
records indicate for several reasons. First, Faxon often was using a
chain saw in summer and consequently may not have heard their high-pitched
calls. Second, in summer, they were more inconspicuous and could be missed
because they were higher up in conifers or less in view than they were
during fall-spring when they appeared to wander around more and use lower
branches of conifers or even bare branches of deciduous trees. Third,
Faxon often found them while fern-picking, which he did not do in summer
until about Sept. 15.
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6-B-130. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? . . . . . . . 2 +
74 10/9 4/23 1 1 1 3 . . . . . + . 2
75 10/5 4/29 1 2 1 5 . . . . . 3 + 5
76 10/10 5/1 4 2 4 4 + . . . . 2 5 5
77 9/30 4/28 6 4 4 4 . . . . + 5 6 9
78 9/21 4/26 9 7 7 4 . . . . 1 4 8 10
79 8/22 4/28 5 1 1 4 . . . + 1 4 7 5
80 9/21 4/26 2 1 8 8 . . . . + 4 8 7
81 10/9 4/24 3 7 8 7 . . . . . 3 5 8
82 10/15 4/27 + 2 1 6 . . . . . 2 + 4
83 9/26 4/22 4 4 9 6 . . ? . 1 1 3 4
84 10/2 4/13 . 2 10 1 . . . . . 1 2 1
85 10/10 4/13 1 2 3 4 . . . . . 5 7 9
86 9/27 5/1 8 10 P 5 + . ? . 1 5 ? 5
87 10/8 4/15 2 8 8 5 . . . . . 1 6 8
88 10/1 4/18 8 6 8 7 . . . . . 10 5 9
89 10/6 4/7 9 10 . 3 . . . . . 4 10 9
90 9/29 3/24 9 8 8 . . . . . P 8 P 10
AV DAILY FREQ 4 5 5 4 + . . + + 3 5 6
73-81 MONTHLY 10 10 10 9 1 . . 1 4 9 9 10
82-90 MONTHLY 9 10 9 9 1 . . . 3 10 10 10
AV First=10/1 (8/22-10/15) AV Last=4/21(3/24-5/1)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1976 9 44 10 10
1977 9 67 10 10
1978 9 22 10 30
1979 7 0 9 33
1980 9 0 6 100
Mean 26.6 36.6
The lack of records in 1973-1974 is probably because Faxon was then
becoming familiar with their call.
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 27% 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 18%
during the five day period before and after their average arrival date
(Table 5.2).
Prior to their departure, they were often not present. For instance,
they were found an average of only 37% of the days in the 10 days preceding
their departure.
They were sometimes common during fall migration "waves" (see section
5-G-3).
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6-B-131. WESTERN BLUEBIRD
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? . . . . . . . . .
74 4/27 4/27 . . . + . . . . . . . .
75 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
76 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
77 11/22 11/22 . . . . . . . . . . + .
78 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
79 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
80 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
81 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
82 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
83 - - . . . . . . ? . . . . .
84 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
85 9/25 10/19 . . . . . . . . + + . .
86 4/29 6/13 . . . + 3 7 ? . . . ? .
87 10/8 11/27 . . . . . . . . . 1 2 .
88 3/25 5/28
88 10/10 11/11 . . 1 . 1 . . . . 2 3 .
89 1/4 3/7
89 8/27 8/27 1 1 1 . . . . + . . . .
90 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ + + + + + + . + + + + .
*1973 MONTHLY ? ? ? ? x ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
73-81 MONTHLY . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 .
82-90 MONTHLY 1 1 2 1 2 1 . 1 1 3 3 .
AV First=? (1/4-4/29) AV Last=? (3/7-6/13)
AV First=? (8/7-11/22) AV Last=? (8/7-11/27)
They appear to be a spring or fall migrant. Since the 1960's, they
have only been regularly seen after 1984.
One day in May 1957, a migrant flock of 200 or more was seen, but
this was the last time they were numerous. On 22 November 1977, five were
counted.
In May and June 1986, a pair was present, but Faxon doesn't think they
nested successfully because no fledged young were seen, and the adults left
abruptly on June 13.
In 1987, 3-5 were repeatedly observed during October 8-November 7. In
1988, a pair was seen on May 28, and 12 were counted on November 11. In
1989, seven were noted on January 4, and two small flocks passed through in
late August.
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6-B-132. TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . . . . . .
*1973 MONTHLY x ? ? ? ? x ? ? ? ? ? ?
One was seen in June 1962 and January 1969. The June 1962 bird was a
territorial bird that was singing along a ridge top on several different
days.
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6-B-133. SWAINSON'S THRUSH
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 5/14 10/2 ? ? ? . 6 10 10 . 4 + . .
74 5/9 10/5 . . . . 6 10 10 3 4 + . .
75 5/13 10/11 . . . . 6 10 10 6 7 3 . .
76 5/11 10/11 . . . . 6 10 10 7 8 2 . .
77 5/16 10/23 . . . . 5 10 10 8 7 4 . .
78 5/9 10/3 . . . . 6 10 10 6 6 + . .
79 5/14 10/12 . . . . 6 10 10 8 9 3 . .
80 5/8 10/4 . . . . 8 10 10 8 8 + . .
81 5/9 9/29 . . . . 6 10 10 6 10 . . .
82 5/4 10/9 . . . . 6 10 10 3 7 2 . .
83 5/11 10/3 . . . . 5 10 ? 5 9 1 . .
84 5/12 10/5 . . . . 5 10 10 10 10 2 . .
85 4/9 4/9
85 5/9 10/8 . . . 1 8 10 10 10 8 2 . .
86 5/11 9/25 . . . . 6 10 ? 4 8 . ? .
87 5/8 10/13 . . . . 7 10 10 10 10 2 . .
88 5/12 10/13 . . . . 6 9 10 9 10 5 . .
89 5/5 10/12 . . . . 7 10 10 10 10 6 . .
90 5/11 10/2 . . . . 8 10 10 9 P 1 . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . + 6 10 10 7 8 2 . .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . 10 10 10 9 10 9 . .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . 1 10 10 10 10 10 9 . .
AV First=4/9 (4/9) AV Last=4/9 (4/9)
AV First=5/11 (5/4-5/16) AV Last=10/7 (9/25-10/23)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1976 6 100 9 56
1977 8 100 9 11
1978 9 67 8 50
1979 8 100 7 57
1980 8 100 9 44
Mean 93.4 43.6
(First is for May dates; Last is for October dates.)
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 93% of the days in the 10 day period after their
arrival in May.
The probability that they would be present near their average arrival
date each year was low because their average daily presence was only 39%
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 often not present. For instance,
they were found an average of 44% of the days in the 10 days preceding
their departure.
The 9 April 1985 arrival was anomalous, since their earliest arrival
date in other years was May 4. Accordingly, it was not included in the
calculations of an average first recorded date.
Although some of Faxon's comments about this species in Nehls (1978)
are not corroborated by observations since then, nocturnal migration still
occurs here. Faxon's comments that are currently correct include: "On
clear nights [towards the end of September or in early October], or
especially in the mornings just before dawn, what must be vast numbers of
these birds pass overhead in the darkness. Their calls fill the sky from
one side to the other . . . I have noted it most often just before dawn
while deer hunting in early October. I am usually out an hour or so before
daylight, and this phenomenon can be heard at this time, right up until the
time when the sky begins to lighten up, then it stops abruptly. . . . What
becomes of these birds at daylight is somewhat of a mystery. The calls
stop, and in the daylight the birds are not visible in the sky, yet only
very, and I mean very, rarely do I see the birds on the ground. . . .
There is no question that there is a very heavy migratory flight of
apparently non-local Swainson's Thrushes which passes over the Coast Range
every year."
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6-B-134. HERMIT THRUSH
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 11/5 - ? ? ? . . . . . . . + +
74 12/31 2/23 3 1 . . . . . . . . . +
75 10/28 1/9 1 . . . . . . . . + . 3
76 12/13 4/25 1 1 1 + . . . . . . . 1
77 11/19 3/19 2 1 1 . . . . . . . + 2
78 10/10 1/27
78 3/4 3/4 + . + . . . . . . 1 8 10
79 12/10 2/3 7 1 . . . . . . . . . 2
80 10/31 1/19
80 3/11 4/22 1 . 1 1 . . . . . + 1 1
81 10/19 1/16 + . . . . . . . . + 2 6
82 10/14 2/10 6 1 . . . . . . . 1 + .
83 10/10 1/1 1 . . . . . ? . . 3 2 10
84 12/11 1/23
84 4/26 4/26 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . 2
85 11/21 1/24
85 4/24 4/29 1 . . 1 . . . . . . 3 5
86 10/4 2/7
86 5/5 5/5 1 1 . . + . ? . . 1 ? 6
87 10/8 2/16 1 1 . . . . . . . 4 + 8
88 10/1 3/21 8 + + . . . . . . 2 1 1
89 11/13 3/2 2 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 1
90 9/29 2/18 1 2 . . . . . . P . P 5
AV DAILY FREQ 2 1 + + + . . . + 1 1 4
73-81 MONTHLY 10 5 5 2 . . . . . 4 6 10
82-90 MONTHLY 10 7 2 2 1 . . . 1 6 9 9
AV First=? (9/29-12/31) AV Last=? (1/1-5/5)
AV First=? (3/4-5/5)
Their Average Daily Frequency was greatest in December, and this
species was found almost every December and January.
Its arrival and especially its departure dates were fairly irregular.
Note that in 1980, 1984, and 1985; they were absent for 1-2 months in
early spring before reappearing in April.
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6-B-135. AMERICAN ROBIN
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 10 10 10 10 10 7 9 5 6
74 - - 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 10 2 +
75 - - 2 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 7 5 5
76 - - 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 6 2 3
77 - - 4 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 8 8 4
78 - - 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 6 . 2
79 - - 3 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 5 2
80 - - 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 5 4 .
81 - - 2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 8 2 3
82 - - 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 6 6 3 1
83 - - . 9 10 10 10 10 ? 9 6 9 . 2
84 - - 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 4 6 4
85 - - 9 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 3 5
86 - - 8 10 P 10 10 10 ? 10 10 9 ? 8
87 - - 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 8 7 1 2
88 - - 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 9 1 .
89 - - 1 6 10 10 10 10 10 8 3 8 1 2
90 - - 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 4 P 10 P 2
AV DAILY FREQ 6 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 7 3 3
73-81 MONTHLY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
82-90 MONTHLY 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
Faxon notes that extremely hot summer or cold
winter weather tended to drive robins from here.
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There sometimes seemed to be some immigration of robins occurring in
January and/or February and an emigration in September through November.
Note that this migration was a partial migration because some birds were
noted almost every month.
They were sometimes abundant during fall migration "waves" (section
5-G-3); for example, on 13 October 1988, hundreds were seen that emigrated
or dispersed elsewhere.
The first heavy northward movement in 1986 occurred on January 24.
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6-B-136. VARIED THRUSH
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 9/25 4/12 ? ? ? 1 . . . . + 7 5 3
74 9/23 4/18 7 10 10 3 . . . . 1 10 1 .
75 9/26 5/6 3 3 5 7 1 . . . 2 4 4 3
76 10/2 4/24 1 3 6 2 . . . . . 4 3 1
77 9/28 4/29 5 1 3 2 . . . . + 9 4 6
78 9/30 4/26
78 6/26 6/27 8 10 7 3 . 1 . . + 3 1 +
79 9/27 5/4 4 5 2 2 + . . . + 3 3 2
80 9/22 5/8 5 2 5 4 1 . . . 2 4 + 5
81 10/2 4/16 4 + 4 3 . . . . . 5 5 6
82 10/10 12/7
82 - 6/16 10 9 10 8 2 1 . . . 1 2 1
83 9/6 - . . . . . . ? . 7 10 2 8
84 9/24 5/3 8 7 8 1 1 . . . 3 3 1 4
85 9/16 5/24 10 10 8 3 + . . . 1 2 2 1
86 9/12 4/4 2 4 . 1 . . ? . 1 6 ? 5
87 9/8 5/11
87 7/8 7/8 3 10 9 2 1 . + . 2 9 2 6
88 9/30 3/31
88 7/24 7/24 8 1 6 . . . 1 . 1 7 . 1
89 9/19 4/24 1 8 4 1 . . . . 1 2 . 1
90 9/19 4/14 4 6 6 3 . . . . P 10 P 7
AV DAILY FREQ 5 5 6 3 + + + . 1 6 2 3
73-81 MONTHLY 10 10 10 10 3 1 . . 8 10 10 9
82-90 MONTHLY 9 9 8 8 4 1 3 . 9 10 8 10
AV First=9/23 (9/6-10/10) AV Last=? (3/31-6/16)
AV First=? (6/26-7/24) AV Last=? (6/27-7/24)
AV Last=12/7 (12/7)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1976 9 56 9 22
1977 9 78 10 10
1978 7 57 10 30
1979 8 38 9 22
1980 9 44 7 43
Mean 54.6 25.4
(First is for Sept.-Oct. dates; Last is for April-May dates.)
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 55% 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 22%
during the five day period before and after their average arrival date
(Table 5.2).
Prior to their departure, they were often not present. For instance,
they were found an average of only 25% of the days in the 10 days preceding
their departure.
Because their Average Daily Frequency was greater in October than in
the rest of the fall, part of them may be fall migrants and others may be
winter residents.
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6-B-137. WRENTIT
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - - ? ? ? 1 1 2 1 . 3 3 2 1
74 - - 2 1 . 1 3 1 4 + 1 6 1 +
75 - - + . . . 2 + 2 1 2 4 . 2
76 - - 1 1 . + 1 1 1 1 2 3 + +
77 - - 2 2 1 2 2 + 2 3 1 5 1 +
78 - - 1 . 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1
79 - - + + 2 4 4 3 2 9 7 4 . 2
80 - - 3 1 2 3 2 + 3 5 2 1 + 1
81 - - 3 . + 3 1 . 1 2 1 + 4 .
82 - - 2 3 1 1 1 . . 4 4 2 1 3
83 - - 2 . . 2 1 1 ? 3 6 4 . +
84 - - 1 1 3 2 1 1 4 7 6 2 1 1
85 - - 2 3 1 5 9 6 9 10 7 7 9 3
86 - - 3 1 P 3 6 . ? 10 8 9 ? 3
87 - - 2 8 6 6 8 4 6 10 10 10 8 1
88 - - 3 2 4 5 5 2 4 4 8 9 4 5
89 - - 5 1 3 7 9 4 7 8 4 3 2 2
90 - - 1 3 3 4 6 4 7 10 P 7 P 5
AV DAILY FREQ 2 2 2 3 4 2 3 5 4 5 2 2
73-81 MONTHLY 10 6 6 9 10 9 10 9 10 10 8 9
82-90 MONTHLY 10 9 9 10 10 8 9 10 10 10 9 10
Adults were sometimes observed feeding fledgling Brown-headed
Cowbirds (section 6-B-184).
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6-B-138. NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . . . . . . . . .
*1973 MONTHLY ? ? ? ? ? x ? ? ? ? ? ?
One was seen on 9 June 1970.
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6-B-139. AMERICAN PIPIT
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 9/29 9/29 ? ? ? . . . . . + . . .
74 4/25 4/26
74 10/5 10/24 . . . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
75 4/30 5/2
75 10/7 10/7 . . . + + . . . . + . .
76 4/9 4/12
76 9/30 10/20 . . . 1 . . . . + + . .
77 4/12 4/21
77 10/10 10/14 . . . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
78 4/13 5/8 . . . 1 2 . . . . . . .
79 1/11 1/11
79 4/17 5/6
79 9/11 11/1 + . . 1 2 . . . 2 2 + .
80 5/19 5/31
80 11/17 11/17 . . . . 1 . . . . . + .
81 4/14 4/23
81 10/10 11/7 . . . 1 . . . . . + 1 .
82 4/8 5/9
82 10/11 10/25 . . . 2 + . . . . 1 . .
83 4/14 4/20 . . . 1 . . ? . . . . .
84 4/28 4/28
84 10/2 10/25 . . . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
85 4/14 4/27
85 10/1 10/7 . . . 1 . . . . . 1 . .
86 - 5/15
86 9/19 10/10 . . P 1 1 . ? . 1 1 ? .
87 4/21 4/21
87 10/9 10/29 . . . + . . . . . 2 . .
88 4/16 4/16
88 9/16 10/30 . . . 1 . . . . 1 1 . .
89 4/13 4/24
89 9/19 9/19 . . . 2 . . . . + . . .
90 - - . . . . . . . . . . . .
AV DAILY FREQ + . + 1 + . . . + 1 + .
73-81 MONTHLY 1 . . 8 4 . . . 3 7 3 .
82-90 MONTHLY . . 1 9 2 . . . 3 7 . .
AV First=4/19 (4/8-5/19) AV Last=4/29 (4/12-5/31)
AV First=10/3(9/11-11/17) AV Last=10/21(9/19-11/17)
They seemed to be mostly found in newly plowed fields.
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6-B-140. CEDAR WAXWING
Yr First Last Ja Fe Mr Ap My Jn Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De
73 - 10/15 ? ? ? . . 1 6 5 + 1 . .
74 5/23 11/9 . . . . 1 6 10 10 6 4 1 .
75 5/24 11/11 . . . . 1 6 9 10 6 4 1 .
76 5/24 11/29 . . . . 1 5 10 10 6 4 2 .
77 6/4 9/28 . . . . . 9 10 10 7 . . .
78 5/25 10/28 . . . . 1 8 10 9 5 1 . .
79 6/2 11/2 . . . . . 10 10 7 5 1 1 .
80 5/21 11/22 . . . . 2 7 10 10 8 7 2 .
81 5/26 10/17 . . . . 2 9 10 10 10 3 . .
82 5/22 10/27 . . . . 3 9 10 10 10 5 . .
83 5/21 9/22 . . . . 4 10 ? 10 6 . . .
84 5/19 9/15 . . . . 1 4 6 9 7 . . .
85 5/21 10/24 . . . . 3 5 10 10 9 2 . .
86 5/13 10/2 . . . . 4 8 ? 10 9 1 ? .
87 5/18 10/26 . . . . 2 10 10 10 10 5 . .
88 5/23 10/22 . . . . 3 8 8 9 9 6 . .
89 5/25 10/13 . . . . 1 10 9 8 7 4 . .
90 5/25 10/5 . . . . 2 10 10 10 P 2 . .
AV DAILY FREQ . . . . 2 8 9 9 7 3 + .
73-81 MONTHLY . . . . 7 10 10 10 10 9 6 .
82-90 MONTHLY . . . . 10 10 10 10 10 8 . .
AV First=5/23(5/13-6/4) AV Last=10/21 (9/15-11/29)
First + 10 Days Last - 10 Days
Obs. Present Obs. Present
YR Days (%) Days (%)
1976 8 13 7 0
1977 9 100 8 38
1978 9 44 7 0
1980 8 38 8 0
1981 8 100 9 33
Mean 59.0 14.2
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 59% 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 40%
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 often absent. For instance, they
were found an average of only 14% of the days in the 10 days preceding
their departure.
Sometimes they were very abundant during fall migration "waves" (see
section 5-G-3). On 24 October 1987, 250 were observed, and on 13 October
1988, hundreds were seen.
In 1987, a nest with four eggs was found on July 10; on July 20, two
of these eggs had hatched.
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