Washington County Bird Highlights: 2006
Also on June 2, Doug Robberson found 2
Black Terns
at the Tualatin River NWR. These are very rare spring migrants.
Lazuli Bunting at West Union, August 2006, by
Khanh Tran
Lazuli Buntings
have been rather local and difficult to find in Washington County in the past. That changes, now, with access to the Tualatin River NWR. Tim Janzen spotted 6 birds there on June 14, with most visitors to the refuge mentioning them in June.
Another species that is often hard to detect within the county is
Chipping Sparrow
. On June 17 Greg Gillson recorded one at the David Hill Winery, one on Hillside Drive, and a recently fledged family group on Old Wilson River Highway near Thornburgh. The low pastured hillsides and small ranchettes near the town of Gales Creek seem to be the proper habitat within the county.
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