AOU Order Seq Region Codes Species Quantity Date First Date Last County Location Observer(s) Comments
0 1 0 Oregon
WINTER 2007-08 FIELD NOTES






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0.02 3 0 Oregon
Key to Codes Used to Highlight Particular Records






0.03 4 0 Oregon * Species that are rare to the region or for the season






0.04 5 0 Oregon ** Species that are rare to the state and/or very rare to the region






0.05 6 0 Oregon *** OBRC review species, very rare to state






0.06 7 0 Oregon HC Notable as high count.






0.07 8 0 Oregon LC Notable as low count or absence






0.08 9 0 Oregon DE Notable early date (early for region and/or earliest report of season)






0.09 10 0 Oregon DL Notable late date (late for region and/or last report of season)






0.1 11 0 Oregon B Breeding observation






0.11 12 0 Oregon L Unusual location






0.12 13 0 Oregon US Unusual species (Christmas Bird Count)






0.13 14 0 Oregon X Notable hybrid or intergrade






0.14 15 0 Oregon








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0 23 2 SCoast
South Coast Oregon Field Notes: Winter 2007-08






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Compiled by Tim Rodenkirk






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The Coos Bay CBC was the first weekend and ended up with 154 species, the high for the state again this year. Florence was on the second weekend and suffered from some nasty wet and windy conditions






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and ended up with 117 species. The Port Orford CBC was the third weekend and it also had pretty marginal wet and windy conditions but still managed 132 species. January was much wetter and cooler than






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normal, with one nice sunny but cold break around mid-month. February was below normal for precip and a bit cooler than average with the expected dry spells. The bird of the winter was Oregon's first






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Black Skimmer seen near the mouth of Pistol River in Curry Co. in late January by a single pair of observers but never refound. Other Curry rarities included: a Ross's Goose (2nd Curry record), two Mountain






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Plover (2nd Curry record), a Chestnut-collared or McCown's Longspur on the PO CBC, and a Red Fox Sparrow overwintering in Gold Beach. Coos rarities included: two Mountain Plovers (one day wonder,






0.08 31 2 SCoast
probably the same birds that later showed up in Curry), a late January Blue-winged Teal, a Black-and-White Warbler (one day wonder), an overwintering American Tree Sparrow and two Snow Buntings.






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Douglas Co. had an Emperor Goose for a short time in December. Lane County had an early February Wandering Tattler. Two Coos Bay CBC count week Caspian Terns were very late as were Brown






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Pelicans- a few which lingered until early January on the south coast. A minor incursion of Mountain Chickadees was noted in coastal Coos Co. For the seventh straight year, Barn Swallows made a mid-winter






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appearance at several locations and Tree Swallows made their earliest spring arrival in Coos Co. Up to four Say's Phoebes overwintered at the Wahl ranch in Curry Co. and there were two in Coos Co.,






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one in mid-Jan and one in early Feb- this species has not been documented to overwinter in Coos but it may be in the future. Northern Shrikes were conspicuously absent this winter on the south coast






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except for a single bird in Coos Co. For the first time in several years, neither Harris's or Clay-colored Sparrows were reported overwintering.






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102 38 2 SCoast
Greater White-fronted Goose 1 09 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay Russ Namitz Ross Inlet area
102 39 2 SCoast
Greater White-fronted Goose 12 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb
102 40 2 SCoast
Greater White-fronted Goose 6 20 Jan 2008
Lane Florence Russ Namitz in pastures 3 miles east of town
102 41 2 SCoast
Greater White-fronted Goose 1 24 Feb 2008
Coos Coquille Tim Rodenkirk one with domestic geese at Sturdivant Park
102 42 2 SCoast
Greater White-fronted Goose 16 26 Feb 2008
Curry Floras Lake Tim Rodenkirk
104 43 2 SCoast ** Emperor Goose 1 17 Dec 2007 26 Dec 2007 Douglas Reedsport area Russ Namitz et al. at the Dean's Creek Elk viewing area east of Reedsport
105 44 2 SCoast * Snow Goose 1 02 Dec 2007 03 Dec 2007 Coos Bandon Marsh NWR Glenn Harkleroad, Dave Lauten
106 45 2 SCoast ** Ross's Goose 1 30 Jan 2008 through end of period Curry Gold Beach Jeff Gilligan, Owen Schmidt originally reported as a Snow Goose, seen again on 1 March by Don Munson
107 46 2 SCoast X Canada Goose 1 16 Dec 2007
Coos North Bend Joe Metzler Adult female banded on the Lower Columbia River on 6/24/2004.
108 47 2 SCoast
Cackling Goose 7 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
108 48 2 SCoast LC Cackling Goose 3 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb
108 49 2 SCoast
Cackling Goose 16 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers
109 50 2 SCoast
Brant 2 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
109 51 2 SCoast
Brant 24 03 Feb 2008
Coos Empire area- Coos Bay Tim Rodenkirk
109 52 2 SCoast
Brant 100+ 23 Feb 2008
Coos Empire area- Coos Bay Tim Rodenkirk
111 53 2 SCoast
Tundra Swan 28 to 39 21 Dec 2007 through end of period Coos Coquille Valley Tim Rodenkirk et al.
111 54 2 SCoast LC Tundra Swan 4 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb
111 55 2 SCoast
Tundra Swan 28 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers
111 56 2 SCoast
Tundra Swan 2 20 Jan 2008
Lane Florence Russ Namitz in pastures 3 miles east of town
111 57 2 SCoast
Tundra Swan 50 25 Jan 2008
Coos New River Tim Rodenkirk one with black neck collar
111 58 2 SCoast
Tundra Swan 46 26 Feb 2008
Coos Coquille Valley Tim Rodenkirk at Winter Lake
116 59 2 SCoast
Eurasian Wigeon 6 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
116 60 2 SCoast US Eurasian Wigeon 1 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers hard to find species in Curry Co.
117 61 2 SCoast
American x Eurasian Wigeon 1 04 Dec 2007
Coos Empire area- Coos Bay Tim Rodenkirk hybrid male
120 62 2 SCoast HC Mallard 1600 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
121 63 2 SCoast * Blue-winged Teal 1 27 Jan 2008
Coos Coquille Tim Rodenkirk male on the Roseburg Mill Pond, rare winter record
122 64 2 SCoast
Cinnamon Teal 1 27 Jan 2008
Coos Coquille Tim Rodenkirk male on the Roseburg Mill Pond
123 65 2 SCoast
Northern Shoveler 500+ 27 Jan 2008
Coos Coquille Tim Rodenkirk on the Roseburg Mill Pond
128 66 2 SCoast HC Green-winged Teal 1172 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
129 67 2 SCoast * Eurasian Green-winged Teal 1 25 Jan 2008
Coos Coos Bay Tim Rodenkirk male on the east side of Coos Bay
131 68 2 SCoast
Canvasback 28 18 Feb 2008
Curry Pistol River Tim Rodenkirk a high count for Curry Co.
132 69 2 SCoast
Redhead 1 to 5 20 Dec 2007 through late Feb Coos N. Spit of Coos Bay Tim Rodenkirk up to 3 males and 2 females
132 70 2 SCoast
Redhead 2 25 Jan 2008
Coos New River Tim Rodenkirk a pair
132 71 2 SCoast
Redhead 1 26 Jan 2008 20 Feb 2008 Coos Coquille Valley Tim Rodenkirk at least one male in the valley
133 72 2 SCoast HC Ring-necked Duck 222 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
140 73 2 SCoast HC Harlequin Duck 24 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
140 74 2 SCoast
Harlequin Duck 1 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb
140 75 2 SCoast
Harlequin Duck 1 17 Feb 2008
Coos Cape Arago Wayne Hoffman Imm Bald Eagle seen catch and eat a Harlequin!
141 76 2 SCoast HC Surf Scoter 2010 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
143 77 2 SCoast
Black Scoter 5 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
143 78 2 SCoast
Black Scoter 3 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers
144 79 2 SCoast
Long-tailed Duck 2 04 Dec 2007 through end of period Coos Charleston area Dave Lauten, Kathy Castelein, Tim Rodenkirk et al. overwintering
144 80 2 SCoast
Long-tailed Duck 1 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb
144 81 2 SCoast
Long-tailed Duck 1 05 Jan 2008
Curry Brookings area Don Munson at the Port of Brookings
152 82 2 SCoast HC Ruddy Duck 132 29 Dec 2007
Curry Curry CBC fide Jim Rogers
164 83 2 SCoast US Mountain Quail 1 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC Alan Contreras 4th Coos Bay CBC record
164 84 2 SCoast
Mountain Quail 7 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb
175 85 2 SCoast
Eared Grebe 12 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
175 86 2 SCoast
Eared Grebe 1 25 Jan 2008
Coos New River Tim Rodenkirk unusual location
178 87 2 SCoast X Western x Clark's Grebe 1 01 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC Tim Rodenkirk near Eastside boat ramp, bright orangish-yellow bill with dark lore
179 88 2 SCoast
Clark's Grebe 2 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk overwintering birds
188 89 2 SCoast *US Pink-footed Shearwater 2 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC Anne & Dan Heyerly 1st Coos Bay CBC record
192 90 2 SCoast
Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater 9 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC Anne & Dan Heyerly
193 91 2 SCoast
Short-tailed Shearwater 1 28 Dec 2007
Coos Cape Arago Tim Rodenkirk
193 92 2 SCoast
Short-tailed Shearwater 1 29 Dec 2007
Curry Curry CBC fide Jim Rogers
193 93 2 SCoast
Short-tailed Shearwater 1 04 Jan 2008
Coos Cape Arago Tim Rodenkirk
206 94 2 SCoast
Brown Pelican 50+ 03 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford Russ Namitz many injuried/dead birds due to big wind storm
206 95 2 SCoast
Brown Pelican 25 12 Dec 2007
Curry Pistol River Don Munson
206 96 2 SCoast
Brown Pelican 10 12 Dec 2007
Curry Gold Beach Don Munson
206 97 2 SCoast
Brown Pelican 48 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
206 98 2 SCoast
Brown Pelican 2 12 Jan 2008
Coos Charleston Mike Wihler, Tim Rodenkirk, et al. present through early January
206 99 2 SCoast * Brown Pelican 1 16 Jan 2008
Curry Brookings Shiela Chambers at the Port of Brookings/Harbor
209 100 2 SCoast HC Pelagic Cormorant 415 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
211 101 2 SCoast
American Bittern 1 29 Dec 2007
Curry Curry CBC fide Jim Rogers
214 102 2 SCoast
Great Egret 70 28 Feb 2008
Coos Coquille Valley Tim Rodenkirk
215 103 2 SCoast
Snowy Egret 2 04 Jan 2008
Coos Empire area- Coos Bay Tim Rodenkirk 1-2 overwintering
220 104 2 SCoast
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
224 105 2 SCoast *US Turkey Vulture 1 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC Russ Namitz, Joe Fontaine 3rd Coos Bay CBC record
224 106 2 SCoast
Turkey Vulture 2 16 Jan 2008
Curry Brookings area Don Munson first "spring" migrants reported from Curry Co.
224 107 2 SCoast
Turkey Vulture 1 28 Jan 2008
Coos Coquille Valley Dave Ledig first spring report from Coos Co.
226 108 2 SCoast HC Osprey 3 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk overwintering
226 109 2 SCoast
Osprey 1 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC Tim Rodenkirk north of Floras Lake
226 110 2 SCoast
Osprey 1 21 Jan 2008
Coos New River Tim Rodenkirk possibly same bird as on the PO CBC
227 111 2 SCoast
White-tailed Kite 13 28 Jan 2008
Coos Coquille Valley Dave Ledig Coquille Valley raptor route survey
228 112 2 SCoast
Bald Eagle 9 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb
228 113 2 SCoast
Bald Eagle 5 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers
228 114 2 SCoast
Bald Eagle 4 11 Jan 2008
Coos Coquille Valley Jim Heaney, Holly Witt Annual mid-winter BAEA survey
228 115 2 SCoast
Bald Eagle 5 13 Jan 2008
Coos Coos Bay area Tim Rodenkirk Annual mid-winter BAEA survey
233 116 2 SCoast
Red-shouldered Hawk 18 28 Jan 2008
Coos Coquille Valley Dave Ledig Coquille Valley raptor route survey
233 117 2 SCoast
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 21 Dec 2008
Lane Florence area Roger Robb at Baker Beach
238 118 2 SCoast
Rough-legged Hawk 1 29 Dec 2007 23 Feb 2008 Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers overwintering on ranchland in the New River bottoms area
238 119 2 SCoast
Rough-legged Hawk 1 19 Jan 2008
Curry SE of New River Tim Rodenkirk From the Bethel Mtn. Road- seen in two counties
238 120 2 SCoast
Rough-legged Hawk 1 19 Jan 2008
Coos SE of New River Tim Rodenkirk From the Bethel Mtn. Road- seen in two counties
239 121 2 SCoast
Golden Eagle 2 19 Jan 2008
Coos SE of New River Tim Rodenkirk From the Bethel Mtn. Road
239 122 2 SCoast
Golden Eagle 2 11 Feb 2008
Curry Sives River bottoms Jim Heaney
251 123 2 SCoast HC American Coot 1577 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers
258 124 2 SCoast
Snowy Plover 4 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb
258 125 2 SCoast
Snowy Plover 2 30 Jan 2008
Douglas Winchester Bay Frank Mayer
263 126 2 SCoast *** Mountain Plover 2 12 Jan 2008
Coos Empire Jack Thomas Excellent description of two birds in a grassy area near the Empire boat ramp, not there the next day. 3rd Coos record.
263 127 2 SCoast *** Mountain Plover 2 24 Jan 2008 25 Feb 2008 Curry Floras Lake Tim Rodenkirk, Russ Namitz, Eric Clough, Jim & Carrie Rogers et al. on beach next to Floras Creek, probably the same birds as seen in Coos Co.? 2nd Curry record.
264 128 2 SCoast HC Black Oystercatcher 18 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb
268 129 2 SCoast US Lesser Yellowlegs 1 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC Russ Namitz, Joe Fontaine
271 130 2 SCoast
Willet 5 16 Dec 2007 through end of period Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk overwintering birds- up to 6 present
272 131 2 SCoast * Wandering Tattler 1 08 Feb 2008
Lane Northern Lane Coast Dave Irons seen below the Strawberry Hill Wayside; probably overwintering
275 132 2 SCoast
Whimbrel 1 25 Jan 2008
Coos Bandon Tim Rodenkirk Overwintering bird
280 133 2 SCoast
Marbled Godwit 40 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
281 134 2 SCoast * Ruddy Turnstone 1 12 Jan 2008
Coos Empire-area Tim Rodenkirk, M. Wihler et al. overwintering birds
296 135 2 SCoast LC Rock Sandpiper 0 01 Dec 2007 29 Feb 2008


None reported in region this winter
313 136 2 SCoast
Jaeger sp. 1 03 Dec 2007
Coos Bandon Dave Lauten & Kathy Castelein probably a Parasitic blown in by big wind storm
313 137 2 SCoast US Jaeger sp. 1 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC Anne & Dan Heyerly 4th Coos Bay CBC record
318 138 2 SCoast
Bonaparte's Gull 2 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
318 139 2 SCoast
Bonaparte's Gull 2 29 Dec 2007
Curry Curry CBC fide Jim Rogers
318 140 2 SCoast
Bonaparte's Gull 6 04 Jan 2008
Coos Cape Arago Tim Rodenkirk
321 141 2 SCoast HC Mew Gull 1703 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
323 142 2 SCoast HC California Gull 1128 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
326 143 2 SCoast HC Thayer's Gull 116 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
326 144 2 SCoast
Thayer's Gull 13 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb
326 145 2 SCoast HC Thayer's Gull 11 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers
332 146 2 SCoast
Gull sp. 5500 03 Dec 2007
Coos Bandon area Dave Lauten & Kathy Castelein blown in by big wind storm
333 147 2 SCoast * Glaucous Gull 1 15 Dec 2007
Coos Charleston Lars Norgren
333 148 2 SCoast * Glaucous Gull 1 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb at Devil's Elbow SP
333 149 2 SCoast * Glaucous Gull 1 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers
333 150 2 SCoast * Glaucous Gull 1 05 Jan 2008
Curry Brookings area Don Munson
333 151 2 SCoast * Glaucous Gull 1 17 Feb 2008
Curry Floras Lake Russ Namitz, Eric Clough
335 152 2 SCoast
Black-legged Kittiwake 6 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
335 153 2 SCoast
Black-legged Kittiwake 3 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers
338 154 2 SCoast *US Caspian Tern 2 17 Dec 2007
Coos North Bend Jim Heaney count week birds for Coos Bay CBC
345 155 2 SCoast *** Black Skimmer 1 26 Jan 2008
Curry Pistol River Bob Hunter 1st Oregon record of this species, report sent to OBRC- could not be relocated
348 156 2 SCoast
Pigeon Guillemot 2 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk
348 157 2 SCoast
Pigeon Guillemot 6 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers
352 158 2 SCoast
Ancient Murrelet 1 03 Dec 2007
Coos Cape Arago Dave Lauten & Kathy Castelein
352 159 2 SCoast
Ancient Murrelet 1 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers
355 160 2 SCoast
Rhinoceros Auklet 1 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers
359 161 2 SCoast US Band-tailed Pigeon 1 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb
359 162 2 SCoast
Band-tailed Pigeon 2 20 Feb 2008
Coos North Bend Jim Heaney first Coos spring arrivals
359 163 2 SCoast
Band-tailed Pigeon 1 28 Feb 2008
Lane Mapleton Roger Robb
361 164 2 SCoast
Eurasian Collared-Dove 31 13 Dec 2007
Curry Brookings Don Munson in Harbor along Oceanview Drive
361 165 2 SCoast US Eurasian Collared-Dove 6 16 Dec 2007
Coos Coos Bay CBC fide Tim Rodenkirk 2nd year on the CBC for this species
361 166 2 SCoast US Eurasian Collared-Dove 3 22 Dec 2007
Lane Florence CBC fide Roger Robb 1st CBC record
361 167 2 SCoast US Eurasian Collared-Dove 6 29 Dec 2007
Curry Port Orford CBC fide Jim Rogers 1st CBC