- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* October 18, 1995
* ORPO9508.03


- birds mentioned

Brown Pelican
Snow Goose
Surf Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Red-shouldered Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Black-bellied Plover
Snowy Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Heermann's Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Pigeon Guillemot
WHITE-WINGED DOVE
Vaux's Swift
Lewis' Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler


- Transcript


hotline: Portland, Oregon, Audubon RBA (weekly) date: October 19, 1995
number: (503) 292-0661
to report: Harry Nehls (503) 223-3976 <hnehls at teleport.com>
compiler: Harry Nehls
coverage: entire state, concentrating on NW Oregon


Hello, this is portland Audubon Society's Rare Bird Alert. This recording
was made Thursday October 19. If you anything to add call Harry Nehls at
233-3976.

The Brookings WHITE-WINGED DOVE hit a window and died October 11. A BLUE
JAY is coming to a feeder north of Bend since October 16. The SHARP-TAILED
SANDPIPER continues to be seen at Bully Creed Reservoir in Malheur County.

A PALM WARBLER was among a swarm of MYRTLE WARBLERS at Goose Point on
Tillamook Bay October 15. Fifteen BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 13 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERS, and four SNOWY PLOVERS were on Bayocean Beach at Tillamook Bay
October 18. Three PIGEON GUILLEMOTS were between the jetties at the mouth
of Tillamook Bay that day.

Thing have been slow at the mouth of the Columbia River except for large
numbers of BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, BROWN PELICANS, and HEERMANN'S GULLS.

Waterfowl are exeeding winter numbers in many areas along the coast and on
Sauvie Island. Up to 3000 SANDHILL CRANES are now on the Island. The swarm
of VAUX'S SWIFTS at northwest Portland's Chapman School left during the day
October 11, the day after a strong storm.

A LEWIS' WOODPECKER was at the northwest corner of the Hillsboro Airport
October 15. Up to a dozen are being seen near Perrydale in Polk County. On
October 13 a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was observed flying about the orchard at
the east end of the Willamette River bridge at Independance.

A COMMON GOLDENEYE was at Clear Lake in the Cascades south of Mt. Hood
October 14. Two SNOW GEESE were at Pine Hollow Reservoir and two SURF
SCOTERS were on Rock Creek Reservoir, both in Wasco County October 14.

Thats it for this week.


- End transcript

Harry Nehls, Portland, Or.
hnehls at teleport.com (503) 233-3976