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Photo by Cheryl Shippentower





Cedar Waxwing


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Birds In Art

Birding on the Border

It was reunion time when June and Duane Whitten, Aaron Skirvin, Connie Betts, Ann Wyatt and Betty Klepper joined Bob and Dannell Tapley in Southern Arizona for some first class birding. The Tapleys, who moved to Arizona from Pendleton nearly two years ago, greeted the Pendleton crowd with a delicious welcome dinner on Saturday evening, May 29th.

The next day we visited Sweetwater Wetlands (Tucson's wastewater treatment facility) and then birded our way to Willcox, a town on the northern border of the Chiricahua Mountains. On the way, we visited Ann's son (Mark) and his girlfriend at St. David, where we got close-up looks at a Greater Roadrunner carrying a lizard in its beak. At the Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, we saw a pair of N. Beardless-Tyrannulets at close range, a Vermilion Flycatcher pair, Tropical and Cassin's Kingbirds, and Gila Woodpeckers. Along the way, birds of note included Purple Martin and Gray Hawk. There were many Chihuahuan Ravens in desert areas and some Common Ravens in the mountains. That evening, we drove into the western Chiricahua Mountains...(Full story).


What a Difference a Year Makes

On Sunday, July 4th Sharon and I travelled to the Albee-Ukiah Bluebird Trail to check on nesting bluebirds. What a beautiful day it was! Temperature was perfect with a light breeze, sunny and the wildflowers were everywhere. A perfect day in bluebird country or at least that was our first impression. Unfortunately, our little buddies in their boxes were not doing so well. It appeared that the weather had impacted bluebird production this year. I think we all had some doubts about how well nesting would go this year given the cold, wet conditions this spring. Here were the numbers for July 4th...(Full story).



                                  
     

  

  New Species Reported Last Week

 
New Bird Species Sighted in Umatilla County From Jul 20 to Jul 26, 2010:

R Sorry, no new sightings last week

227 species recorded since January 1, 2010.

    
Way To Go Club Members!

 
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Calendar of Events

 

Bird Club Meeting

7:00 p.m., Thursday,
October 14, 2010

GROUSE OF THE WORLD

Presented by Mike Gregg &    Jenny Barnett

Pendleton First Christian Church
North Main St., Pendleton

 


Bird Club Meeting

7:00 p.m., Thursday,

November 11, 2010

A BIRDING ADVENTURE – SOUTHERN AFRICA

Presented by Terry Steele

Location to be determined

 
 
 

Bird Club Meeting

7:00 p.m., Thursday,
December 9, 2010

AMAZING HUMMINGBIRDS OF
THE UNITED STATES

A Video Presentation Produced by Charles W. Melton

Followed by

THE ANNUAL FUNDRAISER

Pendleton First Christian Church North   Main St., Pendleton

 



 
 
 
 
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