- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* March 5, 1998
* ORPO9803.05

- birds mentioned

Pacific Loon
LAYSAN ALBATROSS
Black-footed Albatross
Northern Fulmar
Short-tailed Shearwater
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Cinnamon Teal
White-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
GYRFALCON
Sandhill Crane
SLATY-BACKED GULL
Glaucous Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rufous Hummingbird
Say's Phoebe
BLUE JAY
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
BROWN THRASHER
Cedar Waxwing
American Tree Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Pine Siskin

- 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 March 5. If you have anything to add call
Harry Nehls at 233-3976.

An immature white phased GYRFALCON was at Bandon Marsh March 1. It did
not remain and was not relocated.

A grayish-brown GYRFALCON was between mile post 4-5 along the Silver Lake
Road, south of Chemult February 28. The WHITE-TAILED KITE wintering there
was not seen that day.

On February 28 a BROWN THRASHER was found at a blackberry patch about 40'
south of the junction of Tub Run Road and Bond Butte Drive east of I5 in
Linn County. See Delorme Maps p.47 B8. It is very shy and hard to see.
The LARK SPARROW near Brownsville is still being seen along Bond Lane.

There is a report of two BLUE JAYS now in Burns.

The SLATY-BACKED GULL is still being seen at the Pellet Plant on Sauvie
Island. The Westmoreland Park bird was not reported during the week.

A February 28 offshore boat trip out of Depoe Bay found a LAYSAN
ALBATROSS about 15 miles offshore and nine immature BLACK-FOOTED
ALBATROSS, many within 10 miles of shore. 74 FULMARS, 2 SHORT-TAILED
SHEARWATERS, and a FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL were also seen.

Good numbers of BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES were offshore and many are still
being seen along the beaches. The two BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were
seen again March 2 at the pond near the Oregon Coast Aquariam parking lot
in Newport.

The main movement of TREE and VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS, TURKEY VULTURES, and
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS are now arriving. An early RUFOUS HUMMER was in
Portland February 28. Many flocks of SANDHILL CRANES were reported during
the week flying north over the Willamette Valley.

The pair of BALD EAGLES are now back at their nest on Ross Island in
Portland, and two adults were side by side at Fernhill Wetlands February
27. A PACIFIC LOON and several CINNAMON TEAL were at Fernhill March 1.

A flock of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS was along Hwy 35 March 4, at the White
River West parking lot near Mt. Hood Meadows. Some RED CROSSBILLS and
PINE SISKINS were in the same area.

The AMERICAN TREE SPARROW is still being seen among the sparrow flocks
along Buena Vista Road near the railroad tracks in Ankeny NWR south of
Salem. The KITTIWAKE and GLAUCOUS GULL are still being seen among the
gull flock at Airlie Road south of Monmouth. A KITTIWAKE was at the Fern
Ridge Res. dam west of Eugene March 4. A flock of 100 CEDAR WAXWINGS was
in Springfield February 26.

The first SAY'S PHOEBE was at Fields March 3.

Thats it for this week.

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