- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* May 21, 1998
* ORPO9805.21

- birds mentioned

ARCTIC LOON
Eared Grebe
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
American White Pelican
Green Heron
American Golden-Plover
Whimbrel
BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEW
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Parasitic Jaeger
Franklin's Gull
Common Tern
WHITE-WINGED DOVE
Black Swift
COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD
Calliope Hummingbird
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
American Redstart
OVENBIRD
Northern Waterthrush
Harris's Sparrow
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
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 May 21. If you have anything to add call
Harry Nehls at 233-3976.

An ARCTIC LOON was found on Yaquina Bay May 16. It is still being seen,
mostly in the channel between the LNG tank and the Idaho Flats Boat
Yards. The large white flank patches and upturned bill are easily seen.

The two BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEWS are still at the South Jetty of the
Columbia River. On May 19 one was seen at New River, south of Bandon, and
at Yaquina Bay. They are most often found at rocky tide pools and on
salicornia flats.

A very cold WHITE-WINGED DOVE was at Malheur NWR Headquarters May 12. It
did not remain.

A FRANKLIN'S GULL was at Yaquina Bay May 19. Three BLACK SWIFTS were at
the Bayocean Peninsula May 16, and four were several miles farther south
at Sand Lake the next day. A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was at Bayocean May
16.

A FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL flew over the shorebird flats at the South
Jetty of the Columbia River May 14. Two PARASITIC JAEGERS and a COMMON
TERN were there May 17, and a bright AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was there May
19.

The spring migration has peaked but many birds are still moving through.
Many SWAINSON'S THRUSHES were reported during the week. A HARRIS'S
SPARROW was at Bybee Lake in North Portland May 15. A flock of 30 WHITE
PELICANS flew northward over SW Portland May 19. A WHIMBREL was at
Baskett Slough NWR May 16. Three EARED GREBES were at Ankeny NWR May 16,
and one was at the Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove May 18.

A possible COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD was at Deer Island May 19. Single CALLIOPE
HUMMINGBIRDS visited feeders in Silverton and in Eugene during the week.
Up to 200 CEDAR WAXWINGS were at Springfield May 19.

A VEERY was reported May 16 at Lost Lake near Santiam Pass. On May 17 a
VEERY and a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER was at McKenzie Creek Canyon
Reservoir, east of Sisters. Another SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER was at
Hatfield Lake near Bend May 16. A GREEN HERON was in Prineville May 13.

The central Patrol Road at Malheur NWR is still flooded, but Headquarters
has been good during the week. On May 20 the BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER that
had been there for several days was caught and eaten by the resident
Kestrel. Two OVENBIRDS were there May 20. A male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
was there May 15. A HARRIS'S SPARROW was at the Malheur Field Station May
17.

A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was at Fields May 17. A LEAST FLYCATCHER was there
May 18, and on May 20 a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and a male REDSTART were
there.

Thats it for this week

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