1. Corban College The Nature of This Place Part I: Birds For comments, questions, and corrections – contact John Scott, Assistant Professor of History.

2. God’s good creation “How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.” Psalm 104:24

3. The Nature of this Place Corban is biologically and botanically rich. Birds like Corban. What follows are images of over fifty species of birds seen on, or next to, the Corban campus in birding here the last few years. This species list will grow – although as this region of Salem is developed we will lose several of these countryside species. Botanist, Kent Coe, helped identify approximately 50 -60 species of trees, shrubs and flowers on campus last June. The campus was broken into five zones. Two zones were finished over a parts of a Saturday and Sunday. We will work to complete this work next spring. All the plants that were identified in Zones 1 and 2 will be available with common names and Latin names by the end of September. The plan is to save images of the major tree, shrub, and flower species as a companion to the birds and mammals.

4. Corban Wildlife Zones Zone 1 – Athletic fields and oak / fir woods up to Aumsville Highway. Also gravel path and seasonal Deer Park pond. Zone 2 – Our old growth Douglas fir / Big leaf Maple / Oak forest up above and below Prewitt Van Gilder. Zone 3 – The open bramble and berry fields up above the parking lots. Zone 4 – the Oak and Maple forest over near the police shooting range and old campus storage buildings. Zone 5 – The campus proper – landscaped and decorative areas near buildings where we work.

5. Yellow-rumped Warbler 0r Audubon’s Warbler. Warblers can be seen in all five zones. Be patient and get good binoculars. www.nps.gov

6. Orange-crowned Warbler – regular in May, probably a nester. http://thebirdguide.com

7. Wilson’s Warbler seen in zone 1. A curious warbler. http://resources.edb.gov

8. Anna’s Hummingbird These hummers are also in Oregon in the winter time. Their call is a metallic clicking sound. staffwww.fullcollege.edu

9. Belted Kingfisher. One sighting – he checked out our all too shallow creek and quickly left. http://dsf.chesco.org

10. Brown Creeper starts at the bottom of a tree trunk and goes up. www.saaudubon.org

11. Red-breasted Nuthatch Often starts on upper trunk and goes down. Common in our Oregon Garry Oaks. http://pbase.com

12. White-breasted Nuthatch He/she is headed down - typical behavior. Both nuthatches sound like tiny tin horns when they call. http://birdsart.com

13. Song Sparrow – Fox Sparrows are also be here at Corban. http://ib.berkeley.edu

14. White-crowned Sparrow. Used to nest in our causeway ground cover in good numbers. http://upload.wikimedia.org

15. Dark-eyed Junco www.dereila.ca

16. Golden-crowned Kinglet usually n conifers. www.birdsource.org

17. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Usually in conifers. http://buildyourownbirdhouseplans.com

18. Western Bluebird only one sighting – oak trees – 2002 – Edge of Zone 2 next to Prewitt Van Gilder oaks. Now uncommon. http://wdw.wa.gov

19. Winter Wren Especially in Zone 2. Loves conifer forests. Small bird with a strong call. www.clarebiodiversity

20. Pileated Woodpecker – Zone 2. Student sightings in 2001. After extinction of the Ivory billed - now North America’s largest woodpecker. http://upload.wikimedia.org

21. Hairy Woodpecker. Likely Downy Woodpeckers as well. And common flickers. http://content.ornith.cornell.edu

22. Black-capped Chickadee www.birdsandblooms.com

23. Chestnut-backed Chickadee www.birdsamore.com

24. Crow www.crows.net

25. Western Kingbird – two Corban sightings, not regularly seen in these parts. Zone 4. Probably nested 2007 near Turner Road. www.outdooralabama.com

26. California Quail Seen in Zone 3 www.redbuttecanyon.net

27. Western Tanager These lovely birds have been seen by Jan and Mary Louise from their office windows. Regular spring visitor. http://wdfw.wa.gox

28. Warbling Vireo Zone 1 – one sighting. Probably common. http://thebirdguide.com

29. Spotted Towhee. Often shuffling leaves on the ground stirring up food. www.dereila.ca

30. Black-headed Grosbeak. A strong robin-like song. http://tringa.org

31. Varied Thrush. Called by some the Alaska Robin. Winter time visitor. Usually on, in, or under conifers. www.dereila.ca

32. American Robin www.coffeecreekwc.org

33. Great-horned Owl Zone 2. Seen from 2003-2007 roosting in big Douglas firs. www..ohio-nature.com

34. Screech Owl Zone 5 near Academic Center. Seen by Communications staff. www.urbanhabitats.org

35. Barn Swallow. Deer Park pond. Occasional. http://pie.midco.net

36. Mallard. Rare on Deer Park pond. http://upload.wikimedia.org

37. Steller’s Jay mostly zone 2 conifers. www.geocities.com

38. Scrub Jay. All zones. www.surfbirds.com

39. Violet-Green Swallow Has nested for decades on Schimmel Hall http://farm4.static.flickr.com

40. Cedar Waxwing All zones. Eats loads of berries and its feathers become so pigment rich there are red waxy ends to the feathers. http://farm2.static.flickr.com

41. House Finch www.utahbirds.org

42. Gold Finch Also Lesser Goldfinch sightings. Zone 3 – most common. www.birdingmaine.com

43. Pine Siskin Near the tops of conifers. www.rivernen.ca

44. Western Meadowlark two sightings near Turner Road - 2008 – once common in this region. State bird now rare near state capital. http://upload.wikimedia.org http://upload.wikimedia.org

45. Mourning Dove – often on Deer Park power lines. http://opload.wikimedia.org http://opload.wikimedia.org

46. Vaux’s Swift These birds have used Corban chimneys for decades for night roosting. Sometimes seen in the thousands. http://farm1.static.flickr.com

47. Bald Eagle Seen flying over campus / Roosting on prison land Douglas firs. We will lose these as the land is commercialized. www.travel-destination-pictures.com

48. Northern Harrier/Marsh Hawk – uncommon in the fields across from the campus. Note the white rump. http://farm1.static.flickr.com

49. American Kestrel – common along Deer Park Drive on telephone lines. http://sdakotabirds.com

50. Red-tailed Hawk www.smm.ort

51. Cooper’s Hawk Probably Sharp-shinned hawks as well. www,thebirdguide.com

52. Turkey Vulture www.earthethics.com

53. Osprey - only one sighting. Fly by on a 102 degree day in July 2005 – He dropped down near our sprinklers. http:/animals.nationalgeographic.com

54. Starling imprudently introduced to N. America in 1885. At times there are 1,000’s roosting on the trees near our upper campus. www.columbia.edu

55. Killdeer. Zone 1 – gravel path – 2008 http://thebirdguide.com

56. Western Wood Peewee http://farm2.static.flickr.com

57. Cackling Canada Goose. ODF&W has seen over 5,000 in our nearby fields at one time. The cackler is the small goose, www.oceanwanderers.com

58. Great Blue Heron. Nearby wet fields and rare on Deer Park pond. http://accad.osu.edu