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SMITH LAKE DECEMBER 22, 48 continued.
Audubon Or Myrtle Warbler - Total of 11 for the day, usually found
in one's, two's or three's.
English Sparrow - Along the slough as we started outl
House Finch - Six at the same location as above.
Willow Goldfinch - 125 which make up three flocks.
Oregon Towhee - One along the slough.
Evening Grosbeak - Three flying over.
Junco, Oregon - 80 total. Usually in flocks of about 10.
White-crowned Sparrow - Total of 5 seen, all immatures. One which
was not seen sang several times.
Song Sparrow - 55 total seen in two's and three's all day. We saw
one song sparrow which was very peculiarly colored, the bird
being a yellow-brown. XXXXXXXXXX Otherwise it was typical
song sparrow as to both call, appearance and actions.
American Merganser - Six on Smith Lake.
Harris Woodpecker - One on the Leadbetter property.
Brewer's Blackbird - 28 at Junction of Smith & Bybee Lakes.
Redwing
RAMSEY LAKE, WILLAMETTE RIVER AT OREGON SHIPYARD AND
CITY DUMP AREA, PORTLAND, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON
December 26 08:30 to 3:30 pm.
Weather: A beautiful day with no wind in this area. Clear but
freezing at start.
With Albert Marshall
Farallon Cormorant - We counted six on the river flying up and down
as we ate lunch.
Canada Goose - Flock of 22 flew over Ramsey Lake. Two of these were
very small and were probably cacklers.
Mallard - XX 4 near Ramsey Lake.
Green-winged Teal - Flock of 50 started to land in the swamp west of
the garbage dump, but flew off when shot at.
Scaup - One in the slough at the garbage dump just below the bridge.
Hooded Merganser - One male and two females or immatures in the river
close to shore as we drove up to eat lunch on the bank.
Cooper's Hawk - Albert spotted one near the dump.
Red-tail Hawk - Two seen near Ramsey Lake.
Ring-necked Pheasant - Nine between Ramsey Lake and the dump.
Killdeer - Flock of 23 flying over Ramsey. Later saw seven more in
the marsh between Oregon shipyard and Ramsey.
Wilson's Snipe - 10 between the shipyard and Ramsey. Actually along
the road which XXXX runs along the northside of the XXX yard.
Least Sandpiper - At the above location. Two individuals which I
studied for some time and managed to get close.
Dowitcher - Three at the above location, but not actually with the
least sandpipers. Showed the white rump and long bill. Killdeers
and the least sandpipers for size comparison.
Glaucous-winged Gull - There were 2,000 to 2,500 gulls at the dump.
The adults were in the ratio of about one herring gull to three
glaucous-winged Gulls.
Herring Gull - XXXXX See above.
Ring-billed Gull - One very tame adult at the dump. I looked and looked
for something besides pink feet at the dump. This was the only
exception, which I could find.
Short-billed Gull - Five seen along the river and about 50 more in the
slough between the incinerator and the dump.
Belted Kingfisher - one rattled for us between Smith Lake and the dump.
Red-shafted Flicker - Two.
Gairdner Woodpecker - Four, mostly around the dump.