Date: 11/8/26 5:32 pm From: frank lospalluto <fdlospalluto...> Subject: [RV Birds] Long-tailed Duck at Holy Waters
While we are at it just wanted to mention that Leslie Hart and MK Wells found a Long-tailed Duck by Rivers Edge Park up the Lost Creek Dam on Friday. Don't know if it is still around but it may be. It appeared to be a first winter male. A very nice spot by two eagle-eyed birders
good birding. frank
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Ps if someone is signed up to receive the Jackson county daily rare bird report They might post that in an email like Jeff T. Used to do for awhile. I am not volunteering to do that someone else can if so motivated or better yet sign up for ebird . You don't to ebird anything to have an account but you can receive alerts
On Sun, Nov 8, 2026 at 16:34 frank lospalluto <fdlospalluto...> wrote:
> Everyone > The Rosy-Finches have been up on Mt Ashland since Oct 26 when I and saw 1 > bird interestingly feeding on a moth larvae that must have fallen from > green leaf manzanita. I let the bird txt group I am in know an hour later 3 > other birders found 27 up by I mean right by where you park at the mt > Ashland summit They have been see n there off and on since the first day . > One might check the area to the Nw ( looking towards Wagner Butte ) just 50 > meters or so on the other side of the communication tower ( opposite side > of summit from the Doppler) > > Good birding > frank >
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Everyone The Rosy-Finches have been up on Mt Ashland since Oct 26 when I and saw 1 bird interestingly feeding on a moth larvae that must have fallen from green leaf manzanita. I let the bird txt group I am in know an hour later 3 other birders found 27 up by I mean right by where you park at the mt Ashland summit They have been see n there off and on since the first day . One might check the area to the Nw ( looking towards Wagner Butte ) just 50 meters or so on the other side of the communication tower ( opposite side of summit from the Doppler)
Good birding frank
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Great sighting and photos! The checklist states "continuing right at peak
parking lot." Were the birds along Forest Road 20 (past the ski area
parking lot), or up at the peak of Mt. Ashland (where the radar dome is)?
Thanks for any clarification.
Pepper
P.S. By the way, I searched for rosy-finches on Grizzly Peak a couple of
weeks ago, with no luck.
On Sun, Nov 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM <rv-birds...> wrote:
Date: 11/1/26 4:22 pm From: frank lospalluto <fdlospalluto...> Subject: [RV Birds] Raptor Run help
I am forwarding this for Andrew Donnelly. If you are interested reply to him at <acadonnelly...> good birding, frank
Hello RV Birders:
I volunteered to take over the Applegate-WIlliams Raptor Run this winter without really having anyone already on board to help me out with it. It is a relatively short run (53 miles) and I drove it today just to get my bearings and it took me a little less than two hours to drive, albeit with minimal birding. I can probably trim 10-15 minutes off of the finding-my-way part now that I know the route. The roads wind quite a bit and so I will really need a few others to help me do the raptor part, as I'll really have to keep my eyes on the road out there. The route starts just south of Grants Pass and ends up near Williams. It winds through quite a few open fields and vineyards, but there are also lots of trees in a lot of areas, so the extra eyes are really needed. I didn't see a whole lot today (RTHA, AMKE, one BAEA), but it is early in the fall/winter season. Typically this route gets 4-6 species and about 10-50 raptors. You never know what you might find. In addition to the raptors today were a lot of turkeys, some flocks of geese, and a few Varied Thrush. It seems to be a good start to the winter for Varied Thrush, maybe I just haven't gotten out enough in the previous few winters I've been here, but so far I've seen far more this fall than I usually do.
If anyone is interested in helping me do this, I'd appreciate it. I anticipate running it once in late November, once in December, once in first half of January, and sometime in both February and March. My schedule is flexible and I can run it on a weekday or weekend. I do travel a fair amount and have work around that.
Because the route is relatively short (probably 3-4 hours) I imagine there can be stops for other birds if the opportunity presents itself. And I will always stop to try and get photos of things if I can.
Thanks for any help I can get. This route has been run since 2005, so I'd like to keep it going and get some good data, and some extra eyes will definitely help with that.
Andy Donnelly Medford, OR <acadonnelly...>
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The following message was sent to RVAS and I am just passing it along. I
know no other details .
I am sorry for lack of photo or details, but, I was a passenger and while
driving by last Saturday and I saw what looked like a single Burrowing Owl,
height, size, color, posture, in open habitat, near Bear Creek, and all
that mess of highway. I am an outta towner, so haven't gotten back to look
yet.
42°21'07.3"N 122°52'44.5"W
good birding ,
frank
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Date: 10/23/26 9:08 pm From: Pepper Trail <pepper.trail...> Subject: [RV Birds] Lewis's Woodpeckers moving along Jenny Creek
On a hike along Jenny Creek today, I counted at least 41 Lewis's Woodpeckers moving south, fly-catching as they went. Also had two Black-billed Magpies and three Townsend's Solitaires.
While walking on the path named Rose Hip Lane (near the intersection of Hwy. 99 and Hwy. 66) earlier today I spotted a Northern Shrike at 12 noon perched not far from the path leading to the lake.
This is the first shrike species I have spotted at Emigrant Lake and I walk the area regularly (Greensprings Spur Rd., main entrance across from the Rowing Club, two areas blocked for entry near the old Hwy 66 weigh station).
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Date: 10/15/26 9:48 pm From: Pepper Trail <pepper.trail...> Subject: [RV Birds] Magpie in the valley and more
Hi,
In the belief that any observation of a Black-billed Magpie in the valley is worth reporting - I saw one today (10/15/26) along Dead Indian Memorial Road about a half-mile before the junction with the west end of Shale City Road. It was perched on a fencepost as I drove past. There was no place to stop to look for more magpies.
I then hiked the Grizzly Peak trail. I saw four raptors as I crossed over the peak: a Red-tail, a Sharp-shinned, an adult Bald Eagle, and a Prairie Falcon. The Prairie Falcon engaged in a brief aerial dogfight with a raven.
No other unexpected birds on the hike, but there were at least a half-dozen Varied Thrushes along the trail - always a pleasure to see.
Pepper
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