- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* November 14, 1996
* ORPO9611.14

- birds mentioned

Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Snow Goose
Ross' Goose
TUFTED DUCK
Greater Scaup
Oldsquaw
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Barrow's Goldeneye
White-tailed Kite
No. Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
GYRFALCON
Marbled Godwit
Herring Gull
Ancient Murrelet
Cassin's Auklet
Snowy Owl
No. Pygmy-Owl
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
TROPICAL KINGBIRD
Northern Shrike
American Tree Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco
Snow Bunting
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Lesser Goldfinch

- transcript

hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly) date: November 14, 1996
number: (503) 292-0661
to report: Harry Nehls (503) 233-3976 <hnehls at teleport.com>
compiler: Harry Nehls
coverage: entire state

Hello, this is Portland Audubon Society's Rare Bird Report. This recording
was made Thursday November 14. If you anything to add call Harry Nehls at
233-3976.

An adult gray phase GYRFALCON was at the southeast end of Wickiup
Reservoir, southwest of Bend, November 10. It could not be relocated.

The TROPICAL KINGBIRD continues to be seen along Reeder Road on Sauvie
Island. The bird is now most often found along the gravel road that leads
to a house a ways off the main road. The mailbox there reads Vetch's Dairy.


A bright male TUFTED DUCK was found November 10 at Bingen, Washington, in
the Columbia River Gorge. In Bingen turn south at the Shell Station onto
Maple Street. Continue to the Columbia River then drive along the dike to
the log rafts. The bird is in that area.

SNOWY OWLS continue to be seen on the beach along the Bayocean Peninsula at
Tillamook Bay. Another has been reported from the North Spit of Coos Bay.
SNOWY OWLS are now increasing in British Columbia and in Washington.

Up to five CATTLE EGRETS have been reported recently along Highway 101 at
the C and M Stables north of Florence. The three along Wireless Road south
of Astoria are still being reported.

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, BLACK PHOEBES, and a SWAMP SPARROW were in the
Coquille Valley November 12. A pair of ANCIENT MURRELETS were at Bandon and
two SNOWY EGRETS were at North Bend that day.

An OLDSQUAW was at Alsea Bay November 12. Up to 25 MARBLED GODWITS were at
Siletz Bay and 22 ANCIENT MURRELETS and a CASSIN'S AUKLET were at Boiler
Bay that day.

The Nestucca River Flats along Highway 101 near Pacific City has been very
good lately. In addition to the SNOW GOOSE and the ROSS' GOOSE among the
CANADA GOOSE flocks on the Refuge, there has been up to four WHITE-TAILED
KITES, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and a TREE SPARROW. The
TREE SPARROW was seen November 10 and 13 along Meda Loop Road near the
light blue dairy Barn. On November 10 a BLACK PHOEBE was along the highway
at the goose flocks. It was watched flying southward out of the area.

There is at least one SNOW BUNTING on the Bayocean Peninsula, but it is
rarely seen. There are also an OLDSQUAW and an EARED GREBE in the Lake
Meares area.

An adult GOSHAWK has been reported working on the pigeons and resting on
the buildings in downtown Portland lately. One wintered in downtown
Portland a couple of years ago. Six LESSER GOLDFINCHES were at a southeast
Portland feeder November 10. A SLATE-COLORED JUNCO is coming to Pat
Johnston's feeders on the east side of Mt. Tabor in Portland. If interested
in seeing the bird call Pat at 255-7170.

A SWAMP SPARROW and a SAY' PHOEBE are now at the E.E. Wilson SWA north of
Corvallis. A flock of ROSY-FINCHES were on top of Marys Peak November 9.
The PYGMY-OWLS are still regularly seen there.

Along with the GYRFALCON at Wickiup Reservoir November 10 were nine PACIFIC
LOONS, a RED-THROATED LOON, 25 COMMON LOONS, 15 EARED, 12 HORNED, 30
WESTERN, and one RED-NECKED GREBE. Among the swarm of ducks were six
GREATER SCAUP, seven SURF SCOTERS, and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. Also one
HERRING GULL.

Large numbers of waterfowl were also on East Lake, south of Bend during the
week, including hundreds of BARROW'S GOLDENEYE.

On November 10 a TREE SPARROW and two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were coming
to a feeder at mile post 73 along Highway 31, near Silver Lake. A HERRING
GULL was at Schoolhouse Lake at the Summer Lake SWA that day as well as
thousands of SNOW GEESE. No WHOOPER SWAN has been seen yet this fall.

On November 9 a TREE SPARROW was near Milton-Freewater, north of Pendleton.

Thats it for this week.


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