- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* March 19, 1998
* ORPO9803.19

- birds mentioned

YELLOW-BILLED LOON
Eared Grebe
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Brant
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
Blue-winged Teal
TUFTED DUCK
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
GYRFALCON
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Heermann's Gull
SLATY-BACKED GULL
Glaucous Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Pigeon Guillemot
LONG-BILLED MURRELET
Ancient Murrelet
Short-eared Owl
Loggerhead Shrike
BROWN THRASHER
Orange-crowned Warbler
Palm Warbler
Western Tanager
Lark Sparrow
Tricolored Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird

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

A LONG-BILLED MURRELET was seen for about 3 hours just off the Boiler Bay
Viewpoint near Depoe Bay March 14. A number of birders were able to see
it. It was last seen drifting out to sea. It has not been relocated.

A YELLOW-BILLED LOON was at the South Jetty of Yaquina Bay March 14. It
could not be relocated.

The Finley NWR GYRFALCON was seen again March 14 but could not be
relocated. A BRANT was on the refuge that day also.

The BROWN THRASHER continues to be seen near the junction of Bond Butte
and Tub Run Roads northeast of Harrisburg. On March 14 a LARK SPARROW was
nearby at the intersection of Bond Butte Road and Center School Road. The
LARK SPARROW along Bond Road in Brownsville continue to be seen. A PALM
WARBLER was at Airport Road and Hwy 99W, south of Corvallis over the
week-end.

The BLACK DUCK at Hood River and the TUFTED DUCK at Bingen continue to be
seen. The Sauvie Island SLATY-BACKED GULL was last reported March 11 but
it might still be in the area.

Three BLUE-WINGED TEAL and a RUDDY TURNSTONE were at Millicoma Marsh at
Coos Bay March 14. The wintering PALM WARBLER continues to be seen in
North Bend. PIGEON GUILLEMOTS arrived in numbers along the coast during
the week. Two ANCIENT MURRELETS were at the South Jetty of Yaquina Bay
March 14. A flock of WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were on Drift Creek Meadows at
Siletz Bay March 15. A RED KNOT was reported from Seal Rocks State park
March 14.

Two GLAUCOUS GULLS and 2 EARED GREBES were at the Nehalem Sewage Ponds
March 16. HEERMANN'S GULLS and KITTIWAKES continue to be seen all along
the coast.

Ten SHORT-EARED OWLS were at Baskett Slough NWR March 15. There are still
many HARRIERS and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS in the refuge area. The first
migrant ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS are now arriving in southwest Oregon. A
female plumaged WESTERN TANAGER was reported at a feeder northwest of
Salem March 14. It appeared to be taking sunflower seeds.

A SNOW GOOSE and a ROSS'S GOOSE are now at Ankeny NWR along with 7
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE. The RED-SHOULDERED HAWK is still being seen there. A
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was at Detroit Flats in the Cascades east of Salem
March 14.

Large flocks of ROSS'S GEESE and SNOW GEESE are still in the Klamath
Basin with blue phases of both being seen. YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS and
TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS were seen there over the week-end.

Thats it for this week.

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