Subject: RBA: Portland, OR
Sent: 7/1/98 9:00 PM
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- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* July 2, 1998
* ORPO9807.2

- birds mentioned

Black-footed Albatross
Northern Fulmar
Pink-footed Shearwater
Buller's Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Green Heron
Yellow Rail
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Upland Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Elegant Tern
Marbled Murrelet
XANTUS'S MURRELET
Ancient Murrelet
Cassin's Auklet
Rhinoceros Auklet
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Great Gray Owl
Calliope Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Ash-throated Flycatcher
PLUMBEOUS VIREO
VIRGINIA'S WARBLER
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
BLUE GROSBEAK
Pine Grosbeak

- transcript

hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly)
number: (503) 292-661
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 July 2. If you have anything to add call
Harry Nehls at 233-3976.

On June 18 several territorial VIRGINIA'S WARBLERS were found in a large
Mountain Mahogany grove in remote southeast Malheur County. The site is
about ten miles northeast of McDermitt, Nevada. Several birders have
since braved the almost impossible roads to observe the warblers.

A female BLUE GROSBEAK was observed June 28 along Willow Creek near
Brogen. This sighting was a bit farther upstream from where a pair nested
last summer.

A fresh dead XANTUS'S MURRELET was found June 26 on the beach of the
North Spit of Coos Bay.

A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was at Fields June 26.

A June 20 pelagic trip out of Garibaldi found some FULMARS, SOOTY
SHEARWATERS, many PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS, and 3 very unexpected BULLER'S
SHEARWATERS. Four BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS were about 12 miles offshore.

Small numbers of ELEGANT TERNS moved up the Oregon Coast and into
Washington during the week.

Fall shorebird migrations are now under way with many SEMIPLAMATED
PLOVERS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and WESTERN SANDPIPERS being reported. A
breeding plumaged STILT SANDPIPER was at New River, south of Bandon June
30.

An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was near Cape Blanco June 23. The next day one
was seen near Coos Bay. A LEACH'S STORM-PETREL was over the Siuslaw River
at Florence June 22. Two ANCIENT MURRELETS were on the ocean off Yachats
June 28. An ANCIENT and a CASSIN'S AUKLET were at Heceta Head north of
Yachats June 22. Four CASSIN'S AUKLETS, 4 MARBLED MURRELETS, and 3
RHINOCEROS AUKLETS were off the South Jetty of the Columbia River July 1.

A CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD and many RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS were at Saddle
Mountain, east of Seaside June 21.

On June 20 a PINE GROSBEAK was at the junction of Highway 20 and Civil
Road, west of Santiam Pass.

Several UPLAND SANDPIPERS were at the junction of Scotty Creek Road and
FS road 24 in Bear Valley June 28. A GREAT GRAY OWL has been observed
several times during the past two weeks on the west side of Highway 295
at mile post 71, six miles south of Dale. The hummingbird feeders at Dale
have attracted a number of CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDS and at least one
BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD.

On June 19 a singing PLUMBEOUS VIREO was near the Klamath Marsh NWR.
Several calling YELLOW RAILS were on the refuge that day also.

A female CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was at Malheur NWR Headquarters June
21-22. A BAND-TAILED PIGEON was at the Frenchglen Hotel June 28. One had
been at Denio, Nevada a week or two earlier.

On June 27 a GREEN HERON was observed along the Snake River at Ontario.


Thats it for this week.

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