Colton V Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 4 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Don’t feel bad, they’re supposed to be breeders here as well and I only ever see them in migration. I don’t know if this is true where you live, but here in Portland they can only be found in a specific habitat in the summer: the cottonwood forests in the Columbia River floodplains. Outside of breeding season they can show up anywhere, including my backyard. Again, I don’t know how it is where you live, but maybe you just haven’t been in the right habitat? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Colton V said: I don’t know if this is true where you live, but here in Portland they can only be found in a specific habitat in the summer: the cottonwood forests in the Columbia River floodplains. Outside of breeding season they can show up anywhere, including my backyard. Again, I don’t know how it is where you live, but maybe you just haven’t been in the right habitat? I don't know, I've see them by a river, and then I've seen them in a pretty dry park both during the breeding season. Edited August 29, 2021 by Quiscalus quiscula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 Migration in Action! Hermit Warbler up top, 2 Townsend's Below Yellow Warbler Gnatcatcher Presumed Orange-crowned Warbler 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: I don't know, I've see them by a river, and then I've seen them in a pretty dry park both during the breeding season. I don’t think they necessarily prefer water, I think they prefer cottonwood trees (at least in my area) and those trees prefer water. The cottonwoods where I live do often grow away from water but the most extensive cottonwood forests we have are located in the floodplains along the river. So maybe if we had some cottonwood forests away from rivers there would be YEWAs there too but all of our cottonwood forests are near water. Or maybe I don’t know what I’m talking about and YEWAs don’t care about cottonwoods, but that’s the only habitat I’ve seen them in during the breeding season. This is all speculation from limited experience on my part. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 31 minutes ago, Colton V said: I don’t think they necessarily prefer water, I think they prefer cottonwood trees (at least in my area) and those trees prefer water. The cottonwoods where I live do often grow away from water but the most extensive cottonwood forests we have are located in the floodplains along the river. So maybe if we had some cottonwood forests away from rivers there would be YEWAs there too but all of our cottonwood forests are near water. Ah, that must be it. I'm hardly ever around cottonwoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Connor Cochrane said: Migration in Action! Hermit Warbler up top, 2 Townsend's Below Yellow Warbler Gnatcatcher Presumed Orange-crowned Warbler Awesome! Watching flyover migrants is one of my favorite “variants” of birding. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Colton V said: I don’t think they necessarily prefer water, I think they prefer cottonwood trees (at least in my area) and those trees prefer water. The cottonwoods where I live do often grow away from water but the most extensive cottonwood forests we have are located in the floodplains along the river. So maybe if we had some cottonwood forests away from rivers there would be YEWAs there too but all of our cottonwood forests are near water. Or maybe I don’t know what I’m talking about and YEWAs don’t care about cottonwoods, but that’s the only habitat I’ve seen them in during the breeding season. This is all speculation from limited experience on my part. I've actually never seen a YEWA in a cottonwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 5 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Awesome! Watching flyover migrants is one of my favorite “variants” of birding. It would be one of mine too if I was any good at identifying warblers (or most passerines for that matter) in flight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 6 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Awesome! Watching flyover migrants is one of my favorite “variants” of birding. AKA "vis mig." Shorthand for visual migration. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 This past week I’ve gotten Painted Bunting, Northern Waterthrush, Yellow Warbler, Spotted Sandpiper, and others. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 37 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: This past week I’ve gotten Painted Bunting, Northern Waterthrush, Yellow Warbler, Spotted Sandpiper, and others. Great! I would love to see some of those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Let’s go! Hopefully some of these guys stop over. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: Let’s go! Hopefully some of these guys stop over. You gotta get the NFC equipment out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 minute ago, Connor Cochrane said: You gotta get the NFC equipment out. You bet. The insect noise is pretty bad as the night starts though, so I’ll probably just get up an hour or so before sunrise to get the most out of it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 78 Common Nighthawks tonight. Not a huge amount, I know, but it's a record for us. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 Many Willow Flycatcher's have been moving through the area in the past two weeks 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 12 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: 78 Common Nighthawks tonight. Not a huge amount, I know, but it's a record for us. I went for a nighthawk watch with a local birding club recently, and we only got one common nighthawk! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 13 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Let’s go! Hopefully some of these guys stop over. Wow! I think that literally never happens in my sleepy county. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 minute ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Wow! I think that literally never happens in my sleepy county. Wait a moment- just checked BirdCast, and actually there is high migration predicted for the next two days! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Stepping outside for a few minutes, and I heard a couple seeps and other flight calls. Should be good in a few hours when the insect noise and hopefully the wind dies down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Lots of phalaropes coming through. Mostly red necked, no Wilson’s yet. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 On 8/31/2021 at 9:36 AM, Quiscalus quiscula said: I went for a nighthawk watch with a local birding club recently, and we only got one common nighthawk! Yeah, most of the time it's like that here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 13 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Stepping outside for a few minutes, and I heard a couple seeps and other flight calls. Should be good in a few hours when the insect noise and hopefully the wind dies down. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansabirdguy Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 @Seanbirds this is for Colorado Springs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 1 minute ago, kansabirdguy said: @Seanbirds this is for Colorado Springs WOW! I have high tomorrow and the day after as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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