AOU Order

Seq

Region

Codes

Species

Quantity

Date First

Date Last

County

Location

Observer(s)

Comments

0

1

0 Oregon


FALL 2007 FIELD NOTES








0

2

0 Oregon










0

3

0 Oregon


Key to Codes Used to Highlight Particular Records




0

4

0 Oregon

*

Species that are rare to the region or for the season




0

5

0 Oregon

**

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




0

6

0 Oregon

***

OBRC review species, very rare to state




0

7

0 Oregon

HC

Notable as high count.




0

8

0 Oregon

LC

Notable as low count or absence




0

9

0 Oregon

DE

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




0

10

0 Oregon

DL

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




0

11

0 Oregon

B

Breeding observation




0

12

0 Oregon

X

Notable hybrid or intergrade




0

13

0 Oregon










0

19

2 SCoast










0

20

2 SCoast


South Coast Oregon Field Notes: Fall 2007




0.01

21

2 SCoast


Compiled by Tim Rodenkirk








0.02

22

2 SCoast










0.03

23

2 SCoast


Temperatures and precip were about normal from August through October. November started out dry (through the 11th) and then the usually wet weather pattern set in. Temps were close to normal throughout



0.04

24

2 SCoast


this period with no real big storms in November. There was a plethora of rare bird sightings with two significant rarities, a Jack Snipe shot and photographed by a hunter in Lane Co. in November and a Great-winged Petrel seen on a



0.05

25

2 SCoast


4 hr. pelagic off Charleston in August - both potential first state records if accepted by OBRC. Curry had several rarities including: Crested Caracara (2nd record), Red-naped Sapsucker, Eastern Kingbird, American



0.06

26

2 SCoast


Tree Sparrow, Lark Sparrow (3!), Brewer's Sparrow (3!), and Dickcissel (2nd record). Coos had a long list including: Flesh-footed Shearwater, Gyrfalcon, Bar-tailed Godwit, White-winged Dove (2nd record), Summer Tanager



0.07

27

2 SCoast


(3rd record), American Tree Sparrow (3!), Lark Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow (2nd record), and a Bobolink. Lane County had several also including: Yellow-billed Loon, Manx-type Shearwater, and Snow Bunting. It was perhaps the



0.08

28

2 SCoast


best year on record for Buff-breasted Sandpipers with a total of 31 reported on the south coast with a flock of 15 seen on the north spit of Coos Bay- the largest ever in Oregon. Tropical Kingbirds made an excellent showing with three



0.09

29

2 SCoast


reported in Lane, two in Coos, and at least one in Curry Co. The first ever record of breeding Harlequin Ducks on the south coast was recorded on the South Fork of the Coquille River near Powers in Coos



0.1

30

2 SCoast


County in early August. Harbingers of a possible winter invasion, both Mountain Chickadees and Clark's Nutcrackers were seen high up in the Coast Range of SE Coos Co. in early November.



0.11

31

2 SCoast










102

32

2 SCoast


Greater White-fronted Goose

1

23 Sep 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

first fall report from Coos

102

33

2 SCoast


Greater White-fronted Goose

3

23 Sep 07


Lane

Florence

Alan Contreras

Siltcoos River mouth, flyovers

102

34

2 SCoast


Greater White-fronted Goose

80

30 Sep 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk


108

35

2 SCoast


Cackling Goose

1

28 Sep 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

probable minima subspecies

108

36

2 SCoast


Cackling Goose

300+

03 Oct 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

many flocks of Aleutians moving south; major movement reported down in Humboldt Co. CA this same day

108

37

2 SCoast


Cackling Goose

500+

20 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey

total seen from multiple locations; mostly Aleutians with a few minima

105

38

2 SCoast


Snow Goose

1

20 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey


109

39

2 SCoast


Brant

2

27 Nov 07


Coos

Empire

Tim Rodenkirk


111

40

2 SCoast

DE

Tundra Swan

2

25 Oct 07


Coos

Bandon Marsh NWR

Russ Namitz

earliest Coos fall record

121

41

2 SCoast


Blue-winged Teal

1

08 Oct 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Bill Shelmerdine

breeders still around?

122

42

2 SCoast


Cinnamon Teal

1

08 Oct 07


Lane

Florence

Alan Contreras, Dave Irons, Dave Fix, Jude Powers, Diane Pettey

south jetty- dog pond

116

43

2 SCoast

DE

Eurasian Wigeon

1

16 Sep 07

22 Sep 07

Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Russ Namitz, Tim Rodenkirk

earliest fall Coos record; male still in eclipse plumage

118

44

2 SCoast


American Wigeon

1

20 Aug 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

earliest fall record in Coos Co.

124

45

2 SCoast


Northern Pintail

5

24 Aug 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

first fall report from Coos

131

46

2 SCoast


Canvasback

1

07 Oct 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Russ Namitz

first Coos fall report

139

47

2 SCoast

*B

Harlequin Duck

several

11 Aug 07


Coos

S. Fork of the Coquille River

Jon Lowe fide Steve Namitz

feamle with young,; first south coast breeding record!

139

48

2 SCoast

DE

Harlequin Duck

1

14 Aug 07


Lane

Florence

Eleanor Sullivan

female on Siuslaw River near Florence

139

49

2 SCoast


Harlequin Duck

14

16 Sep 07


Coos

Cape Arago

Russ Namitz


142

50

2 SCoast


Black Scoter

1

20 Oct 07


Lane

Florence

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey

seen out the mouth of the Siuslaw River

142

51

2 SCoast


Black Scoter

1

04 Nov 07


Coos

Coos Bay

Russ Namitz

female off Fossil Point in Empire

132

52

2 SCoast


Redhead

1

21 Oct 07


Curry

Floras Lake

Tim Rodenkirk


132

53

2 SCoast


Redhead

1 to 5

06 Nov 07

through end of period

Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

only one female left at end of period

143

54

2 SCoast


Long-tailed Duck

2

04 Nov 07


Curry

Port Orford

Lois Miller


143

55

2 SCoast


Long-tailed Duck

1

11 Nov 07


Coos

Cape Arago

Russ Namitz


143

56

2 SCoast


Long-tailed Duck

1

15 Nov 07


Lane

Florence

Diane Pettey

N. Jetty area

145

57

2 SCoast


Common Goldeneye

6

26 Nov 07


Coos

Empire

Tim Rodenkirk

late arriving this fall

151

58

2 SCoast


Ruddy Duck

1

01 Aug 07

through September

Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

oversummering non-breeder

168

59

2 SCoast


Pacific Loon

500+

28 Oct 07


Coos

Tenmile Creek estuary

Tim Rodenkirk

on ocean at river mouth

168

60

2 SCoast


Pacific Loon

5000+

11 Nov 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey

Toketee-Klootchman & Neptune waysides

170

61

2 SCoast

**

Yellow-billed Loon

1

03 Nov 07


Lane

Florence

Ryan Kepler & Dana McCosky

seen between the jetties; not relocated.

170.1

62

2 SCoast


Loon sp.

up to 90,000

05 Nov 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk, Dan Matthews

400 to 500/min. for at least 3 hrs., mostly Pacifics but also lots of RT and Commons

172

63

2 SCoast

DE

Horned Grebe

1

25 Aug 07


Lane

Florence

Alan Contreras, Tim Lee, Daniel Farrar

One of earliest fall Lane Co. arrivals

173

64

2 SCoast


Red-necked Grebe

1

08 Sep 07


Lane

Florence

Holly Reinhard, Alan Contreras


174

65

2 SCoast


Eared Grebe

2

29 Sep 07

through end of period

Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

one through end of period

174

66

2 SCoast


Eared Grebe

1

18 Nov 07

through end of period

Coos

Empire

Tim Rodenkirk


179

67

2 SCoast


Black-footed Albatross

15

26 Aug 07


Coos

Charleston 4 Hr. Pelagic

Eric Horvath et al.


179

68

2 SCoast


Black-footed Albatross

65

01 Sep 07


Coos

Shorebird Festival 6 Hr. Pelagic

Greg Gillson et al.


179

69

2 SCoast


Black-footed Albatross

1

21 Oct 07


Coos

Cape Arago

Russ Namitz


180.5

70

2 SCoast

***

Great-winged Petrel

1

26 Aug 07


Coos

Charleston 4 Hr. Pelagic

Eric Horvath, Tim Rodenkirk


181

71

2 SCoast


Northern Fulmar

60

26 Aug 07


Coos

Charleston 4 Hr. Pelagic

Eric Horvath et al.


181

72

2 SCoast


Northern Fulmar

130

01 Sep 07


Coos

Shorebird Festival 6 Hr. Pelagic

Greg Gillson et al.


181

73

2 SCoast


Northern Fulmar

40

06 Oct 07


Lane

Florence

Alan Contreras, Holly Reinhard, Magnus Persmark

from Klootchman wayside

181

74

2 SCoast


Northern Fulmar

4 to 5

07 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Dave Fix, Jude Powers, Diane Pettey


181

75

2 SCoast


Northern Fulmar

2

14 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey

from Klootchman wayside

181

76

2 SCoast


Northern Fulmar

1

20 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey

total seen from multiple locations

181

77

2 SCoast


Northern Fulmar

3

21 Oct 07


Coos

Cape Arago

Russ Namitz


181

78

2 SCoast


Northern Fulmar

250 to 300

22 Oct 07


Lane

Florence

Dave Irons

from the north jetty

181

79

2 SCoast


Northern Fulmar

200

11 Nov 07


Coos

Cape Arago

Russ Namitz

25% light phase

181

80

2 SCoast


Northern Fulmar

300 to 400

11 Nov 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey

Toketee-Klootchman & Neptune waysides

185

81

2 SCoast


Pink-footed Shearwater

100

26 Aug 07


Coos

Charleston 4 Hr. Pelagic

Eric Horvath et al.


185

82

2 SCoast


Pink-footed Shearwater

75

01 Sep 07


Coos

Shorebird Festival 6 Hr. Pelagic

Greg Gillson et al.


185

83

2 SCoast


Pink-footed Shearwater

14

06 Oct 07


Lane

Florence

Alan Contreras, Holly Reinhard, Magnus Persmark

from Klootchman wayside

185

84

2 SCoast

HC

Pink-footed Shearwater

600 to 800

07 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Dave Fix, Jude Powers, Diane Pettey


185

85

2 SCoast


Pink-footed Shearwater

1

13 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Daniel Farrar

from Klootchman wayside

185

86

2 SCoast


Pink-footed Shearwater

40

14 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey

from Klootchman wayside

185

87

2 SCoast


Pink-footed Shearwater

500+

20 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey

total seen from multiple locations

185

88

2 SCoast


Pink-footed Shearwater

2

21 Oct 07


Coos

Cape Arago

Russ Namitz


185

89

2 SCoast


Pink-footed Shearwater

2

22 Oct 07


Lane

Florence

Dave Irons

from the north jetty

186

90

2 SCoast

**

Flesh-footed Shearwater

1

26 Aug 07


Coos

Charleston 4 Hr. Pelagic

Tim Rodenkirk, Eric Horvath et al.


187

91

2 SCoast


Buller's Shearwater

2

26 Aug 07


Coos

Charleston 4 Hr. Pelagic

Eric Horvath et al.


187

92

2 SCoast


Buller's Shearwater

3

01 Sep 07


Coos

Shorebird Festival 6 Hr. Pelagic

Greg Gillson et al.


187

93

2 SCoast


Buller's Shearwater

10+

20 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey

total seen from multiple locations

187

94

2 SCoast


Buller's Shearwater

1

28 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Alan Contreras, Roger Robb

Bob Creek wayside

188

95

2 SCoast


Sooty Shearwater

50

26 Aug 07


Coos

Charleston 4 Hr. Pelagic

Eric Horvath et al.


188

96

2 SCoast


Sooty Shearwater

25

01 Sep 07


Coos

Shorebird Festival 6 Hr. Pelagic

Greg Gillson et al.


188

97

2 SCoast


Sooty Shearwater

1500 to 2000

11 Sep 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons

Toketee-Klootchman, Bob Creek, and Strawberry Hill Waysides

188

98

2 SCoast


Sooty Shearwater

2400 to 3200

07 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Dave Fix, Jude Powers, Diane Pettey


188.5

99

2 SCoast


Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater

2000+

20 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey

total seen from multiple locations

188.5

100

2 SCoast


Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater

50

21 Oct 07


Coos

Cape Arago

Russ Namitz


189

101

2 SCoast


Short-tailed Shearwater

15

11 Nov 07


Coos

Cape Arago

Russ Namitz

seen close to shore

190.5

102

2 SCoast

***

Manx (type) Shearwater

1

14 Oct 07


Lane

N. Lane Coast

Dave Irons, Diane Pettey

from Klootchman wayside

193

103

2 SCoast


Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

1

26 Aug 07


Coos

Charleston 4 Hr. Pelagic

Eric Horvath et al.


194

104

2 SCoast


Leach's Storm-Petrel

2 to 3

02 Sep 07


Curry

Brookings

Dan & Anne Heyerly

at the South Coast Lumber Mill

194

105

2 SCoast


Leach's Storm-Petrel

1

09 Sep 07


Curry

Brookings

Russ Namitz

at the South Coast Lumber Mill

202

106

2 SCoast

HC

Brown Pelican

500+

05 Aug 07


Lane

Florence jetty

Wayne Hoffman

feeding south of south jetty

202

107

2 SCoast


Brown Pelican

a few


through end of period

Coos

Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk


211

108

2 SCoast


Snowy Egret

1

25 Aug 07


Coos

Bandon Marsh NWR

Malkolm Boothroyd et al.


211

109

2 SCoast


Snowy Egret

1

16 Sep 07


Coos

Cape Arago

Russ Namitz


211

110

2 SCoast


Snowy Egret

1

06 Oct 07


Douglas

Reedsport

Russ Namitz

seen at Bolon Island north of town

215

111

2 SCoast


Green Heron

1

19 Aug 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

unusual at this site- definite migrant

220

112

2 SCoast


Turkey Vulture

1

20 Nov 07


Curry

Brookings area

Don Muson, Buzz Stewart


222

113

2 SCoast


Osprey

8+

05 Aug 07


Lane

Florence jetty

Wayne Hoffman


226

114

2 SCoast


Sharp-shinned Hawk

1

29 Aug 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Russ Namitz

seen grabbing Red-necked Phalaropes off a pond there

234

115

2 SCoast


Rough-legged Hawk

1

03 Nov 07


Coos

Langlois area

Tim Rodenkirk

2.8 miles up the Bethel Mt. Road

235

116

2 SCoast


Golden Eagle

1

27 Oct 07


Coos/Curry

Langlois area

Troy Guy

uncommon in both Counties; seen about 3-4 miles up the Bethel Mt. Road so close to the county line that it could easily have been in both counties?

235

117

2 SCoast


Golden Eagle

1

11 Nov 07


Coos

North Bend

Tim Rodenkirk

Haynes Inlet area, rare coastal observation

236

118

2 SCoast

***

Crested Caracara

1

18 Nov 07


Curry

Port Orford

Jay Randolph

seen well at close range at the Rocky Point overlook south of town along Hwy 101.

239

119

2 SCoast

**

Gyrfalcon

1

23 Oct 07


Coos

North Bend

Jim Heaney

Probable seen flying south near Pony Slough

251

120

2 SCoast


Pacific Golden-plover

1

01 Aug 07

02 Aug 07

Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk, Dave Lauten, Kathy Castelein

heavily molted adult, counted exposed primary tips

251

121

2 SCoast


Pacific Golden-plover

1

06 Aug 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

different molting adult, counted exposed primary tips

251

122

2 SCoast


Pacific Golden-plover

4 to 10

10 Aug 07

19 Aug 07

Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk, Russ Namitz

different molting adult, counted exposed primary tips- 10 on 8/19.

251

123

2 SCoast


Pacific Golden-plover

1 to 3

23 Aug 07

29 Aug 07

Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

different molting adult, counted exposed primary tips

251

124

2 SCoast


Pacific Golden-plover

1

31 Aug 07


Lane

Florence

Diane Pettey

flyover at the south jetty foredune

251

125

2 SCoast


Pacific Golden-plover

1

04 Sep 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

first juvie, counted exposed primary tips

251

126

2 SCoast


Pacific Golden-plover

2

04 Sep 07


Lane

Florence

Noah Strycker

seen flying south from a south jetty deflation plain parking area

251

127

2 SCoast


Pacific Golden-plover

1

16 Sep 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Russ Namitz


251

128

2 SCoast


Pacific Golden-plover

2

17 Sep 07


Coos

New River

Dave Lauten, Kathy Castelein


251

129

2 SCoast


Pacific Golden-plover

1

28 Sep 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

juvie, counted exposed primary tips

251

130

2 SCoast


Pacific Golden-plover

1

10 Oct 07


Lane

Florence

Alan Contreras

flyover calling- south jetty deflation plain

251

131

2 SCoast


Pacific Golden-plover

1

21 Oct 07


Coos

Bandon Marsh NWR

Russ Namitz


249

132

2 SCoast


American Golden-plover

1 to 3

23 Aug 07

29 Aug 07

Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

all juvies, counted exposed primary tips

249

133

2 SCoast


American Golden-plover

1

29 Aug 07


Coos

Bandon Marsh NWR

Russ Namitz


249

134

2 SCoast


American Golden-plover

1

14 Oct 07


Coos

Bandon Marsh NWR

Russ Namitz, Eric Clough


249

135

2 SCoast


American Golden-plover

1

21 Oct 07


Coos

Bandon Marsh NWR

Russ Namitz


255

136

2 SCoast


Semipalmated Plover

400

17 Aug 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk

peak fall Coos count

259

137

2 SCoast


Black Oystercatcher

50

23 Nov 07


Coos

Cape Arago

Dan & Anne Heyerly


263

138

2 SCoast


Lesser Yellowlegs

2

06 Aug 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk


263

139

2 SCoast


Lesser Yellowlegs

1

07 Aug 07


Lane

Florence

Noah Strycker

north jetty mudflat

263

140

2 SCoast


Lesser Yellowlegs

5

18 Aug 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk


263

141

2 SCoast


Lesser Yellowlegs

3

19 Aug 07


Coos

N. Spit of Coos Bay

Tim Rodenkirk


265

142

2 SCoast


Solitary Sandpiper

1

10 Aug 07