- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* April 2, 1998
* ORPO9804.02


- birds mentioned

White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Great Egret
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
Bald Eagle
GYRFALCON
Sage Grouse
Sandhill Crane
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Red Phalarope
Heermann's Gull
Caspian Tern
Ancient Murrelet
Rhinoceros Auklet
Tufted Puffin
Lewis's Woodpecker
Cassin's Vireo
Swainson's Thrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Bullock's Oriole

- transcript

hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly)
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 April 2. If you have anything to add call
Harry Nehls at 233-3976.

The GYRFALCON wintering along the Silver Lake Highway east of Highway 97
in Klamath County was seen again March 29.

The BLACK DUCK continues at Hood River but all other stake-out rarities
apparently have left.

A few CASPIAN TERNS are now along the coast as are HEERMANN'S GULLS. A
BROWN PELICAN was at Yaquina Bay March 23. A COMMON TERN was observed off
Ecola State park near Cannon Beach March 29. Among the alcids off the
point that day were a single RHINOCEROS AUKLET, an ANCIENT MURRELET, and
a TUFTED PUFFIN.

A RED PHALAROPE was at Bandon March 24. Two LEWIS'S WOODPECKERS were in
the Coquille Valley March 29.

The partial albino BALD EAGLE that has wintered in the Sauvie Island -
Ridgefield NWR area for the past several years was seen near Ridgefield
Refuge March 28. Several CASSIN'S VIREOS and a SWAINSON'S THRUSH were
reported from the refuge March 29. Hundreds of SANDHILL CRANES are in the
Ridgefield area now with smaller numbers on Sauvie Island. GREAT EGRETS
are still being seen there as well as elsewhere in the Willamette Valley.

ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and COMMON YELLOWTHROATS are now singing in many
areas and shorebirds are becoming more conspicuous. Two very early
BULLOCK'S ORIOLES were reported from a Portland feeder March 31. The
ROSS'S GOOSE is still at Ankeny NWR near Salem.

SAGE GROUSE leks are now active east of the Cascades so now is the time
to visit one.

AVOCETS, STILTS, and WHITE PELICANS are now back at their breeding sites
and in Gilliam and Morrow Counties. Malheur NWR is now active but with
few uncommon migrants. SNOW and ROSS'S GEESE are still in the Klamath
Basin so only about a thousand are in the Harney Basin.

Thats it for this week.

- end transcript