I've had several birders ask me what I've seen in Chiloquin recently,
and my answer has been: "Not much, because I haven't really been out."
I decided to rectify that situation today, and here's my new answer:
Date: December 26, 2011
Location: Chiloquin, Klamath County, Oregon
Low temperature: 26 F - High temperature: 35 F
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 80%
Precipitation: none
I did an abbreviated version of my old walking route to see what was
up. A variety of waterfowl were taking advantage of the unfrozen water
on the Williamson. I added a new species to my town list (I'd never
seen a Green-winged Teal here before, really?) and also saw a nice
drake Mallard x Northern Pintail (second bird from the right here:
http://wesweb.homestead.com/
the way across the river and backlit). Large flocks of Red-winged
Blackbirds and Cedar Waxwings were surprising.
Total number of species seen: 46
Canada Goose 26
American Wigeon 21
Mallard 22
Green-Winged Teal 3 [1 male, 2 females on Williamson R. New to my
count list.]
Ring-necked Duck 4
Lesser Scaup 2
Bufflehead 71
Common Goldeneye 18
Hooded Merganser 12
Ruddy Duck 1
California Quail 6
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 2
Rock Pigeon 14
Eurasian Collared-Dove 55
Mourning Dove 26
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
White-headed Woodpecker 1 [Female near High School]
Northern Flicker 4
Steller's Jay 7
Western Scrub-Jay 5
Black-billed Magpie 13
Common Raven 2
Mountain Chickadee 21
Bushtit 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Pygmy Nuthatch 26
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 14
European Starling 45
Cedar Waxwing 45 [Large flock near city park.]
Spotted Towhee 4
Song Sparrow 3
Golden-crowned Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 18 [includes 2 "Slate-colored Juncos" plus a partial
albino.]
Red-winged Blackbird 298 [A couple of huge flocks, south side of town
along river and near
the Big Gym.]
House Finch 29
Pine Siskin 5
Lesser Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 56
