| Date: November 10, 2011 | | Location Calling All Wrentits | | Where: Bluebill Lake, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area | In route to our home in Elkton after spending four days in Coos Bay we stopped at Bluebill Lake to do some birding. We had stayed in the campground here at Bluebill back in July and enjoyed several days of hiking and birding, so I was interested in seeing what changes we would find. I was expecting to see lots of waterfowl, but we only saw two Pied-billed Grebes and one Great Blue Heron. We were surprised to find the water level of the lake and surrounding wetlands lower than July, I imagine the result of the lack of rain we have had this fall. Robins were everywhere, easily over 100, but not much else, save for some Northern Flickers, and Dark-eyed Juncos. By the time we were halfway around the lake we had made up our minds that this was not going to be a good bird day. Then, all of a sudden we had lots of small bird activity, Black-capped Chickadees, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Hutton's Vireos, Spotted Towhees, Fox Sparrows, and a Hairy Woodpecker. However, the birds that were making the most noise was some Wrentits. They put out a lot of volume for their size, but they usually stay just out of sight.
|  | | Jeanette calling Wrentits Jeanette was determined to be able to see the elusive Wrentits. She got out her iPod Touch and using a birding App played the Wrentit's song. In short order she had a couple of curious Wrentits come to investigate this strange happening. This provided us an unusual opportunity to observe them closely as their curiosity seemed to overcome their shyness.
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