- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* December 8, 1994
* ORPO9412.08

- Birds mentioned

Horned Grebe
Brown Pelican
WHOOPER SWAN
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Mallard x Gadwall hybrid
Mallard x American Wigeon hybrid
Northern Pintail
Canvasback
Oldsquaw
Barrow's Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Prairie Falcon
ROSS' GULL
Bonaparte's Gull
Glaucous Gull
COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD
Anna's Hummingbird
Horned Lark
Blue Jay
Bohemian Waxwing
Palm Warbler
Snow Bunting
Lapland Longspur
Western Meadowlark
Pine Grosbeak
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

-Transcript

hotline: Portland, Oregon, Audubon RBA (weekly)
date: December 8, 1994
number: (503) 292-0661
to report: Harry Nehls (503) 233-3976
compiler: Harry Nehls
coverage: entire state, concentrating on NW Oregon
Internet contact and transcriber: Greg Gillson gregg at tdd.hbo.nec.com
(503) 681-3337

Hello, this is Portland Audubon's Rare Bird Alert. This recording was
made Thursday, December 8th. If you have anything to add, call Harry Nehls
at 233-3976.

The ROSS' GULL has not been seen since DEC 1.

We've had no recent info on the WHOOPER SWAN.

There's still many eastern BLUE JAYS around, including 1 at North Plains,
[1] south of Newport, and 1 at the south meadow of Black Butte Ranch, near
Sisters.

The COSTA'S HUMMINBIRD reported from Agate Beach was reidentified as an
atypical ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD.

A PALM WARBLER is being seen at the South Jetty of Yaquina Bay. A GLAUCOUS
GULL was at the D River mouth at Linclon City DEC 3. A late BROWN PELICAN was
at Boiler Bay DEC 3.

There are now at least 4 or 5 TRUMPETER SWANS in the [TUNDRA] SWAN flocks in
the Forest Grove/Hillsboro area, with 2 wearing green collars. Thousands of
[NORTHERN] PINTAILS are also in that area, as well as many HOODED MERGANSERS.
A PRAIRIE FALCON was north of Hillsboro DEC 3. A flock of 34 [WESTERN]
MEADOWLARKS were near the Forest Grove ponds that day.

A hybrid female MALLARD x GADWALL was in the McNary dam Wildlife Area DEC 3.
There are still large numbers of gulls in the area, with BONAPARTE'S GULLS in
very much reduced numbers. Bonies [BONAPARTE'S GULLS] are also much reduced at
the John Day dam. A male OLDSQUAW was among the HORNED GREBE flocks at the
John Day dam DEC 4. And single female RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were at McNary
and John Day dams DEC 4.

A male MALLARD x [AMERICAN] WIGEON hybrid was at the mouth of the Deschutes
River DEC 4, along with a large flock of CANVASBACKS. Four SNOW BUNTINGS were
reported at mile post 30, on Hwy 206, in Gilliam Co., DEC 5. At mile post 3,
near the town of Wasco, a flock of 300 HORNED LARKS containing a LAPLAND
LONGSPUR was seen.

A flock of 210 SNOW BUNTINGS were along Crow Creek Road, near Zumwalt, DEC 4.
Three [GRAY-CROWNED] ROSY-FINCHES and 15 HORNED LARKS were nearby. Six PINE
GROSBEAKS were in Joseph DEC 3. There are now large conspicuous flocks of
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Wallowa Co. A flock of 27 BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were on
Pete's Pond, in Enterprise, DEC 4.

That's it for this week.

- End transcript