- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* September 24, 1998
* ORPO9809.24

- birds mentioned

Sooty Shearwater
American Black Duck
Ferruginous Hawk
Sandhill Crane
WILSON'S PLOVER
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Franklin's Gull
LITTLE GULL
Bonaparte's Gull
Sabine's Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Barred Owl
Vaux's Swift
Western Kingbird
Juniper Titmouse
American Pipit
Palm Warbler
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
White-throated Sparrow
WHITE-WINGED OREGON JUNCO
PINK-SIDED OREGON JUNCO
Bobolink
Black Rosy Finch

- 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 the Audubon Society of Portland Rare Bird Report. This
recording was made Thursday September 24. If you have anything to add
call Harry Nehls at 233-3976.

A bright male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER has been at Malheur NWR Headquarters
since September 19. It was caught and banded September 21.

The WILSON'S PLOVER continues to be found on the beach at Bullard's State
Park north of Bandon. It is most often observed about a half mile north
of the lighthouse.

The adult LITTLE GULL is still being seen at Summer Lake Wildlife Area
among the flock of BONAPARTE'S GULLS at the west end of Schoolhouse Lake.
Unfortunately the refuge was closed for the season September 23.

The most noticeable migrants during the week were sparrows, warblers, and
AMERICAN PIPITS, but most everything seems to be on the move. Good
numbers of COMMON TERNS are being reported along the coast.

A PALM WARBLER and a late WESTERN KINGBIRD were near Cape Blanco
September 20. The next day a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was there. Large
numbers of SOOTY SHEARWATERS are now about the mouth of the Columbia
River. The BOBOLINK at the South Jetty of the Columbia River was seen
again September 19.

VAUX'S SWIFTS are now at peak numbers with over 25,000 at Chapman School
in Portland and at Condon School in Eugene. Smaller numbers are using
chimneys in other Willamette Valley locations.

Several hundred SANDHILL CRANES are now in the Sauvie Island-Ridgefield
NWR area. A FERRUGINOUS HAWK was at Delta Park in North Portland
September 20. An adult and two flying young BARRED OWLS were in NE
Portland September 18. They were near NE Floral and Davis Streets. A
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was at Damascus east of Portland September 23.

A STILT SANDPIPER was at Fern Ridge Reservoir September 19. A late
CASPIAN TERN and a COMMON TERN were at Fern Ridge the next day.

A FRANKLIN'S GULL and two COMMON TERNS were at the mouth of Hood River
September 20. The BLACK DUCK is still being seen there. FORSTER'S TERNS
were also reported from there and in Wasco County that day.

Among the many shorebirds at Malheur NWR September 20 was a SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER at Beuna Vista Station and a SABINE'S GULL among a flock of
BONAPARTE'S GULLS north of the Narrows. That day a large flock of BLACK
ROSY FINCHES was at the east rim of Steens Mountain.

In a large juniper grove about 15 miles south of Adel September 20 were
three PINK-SIDED JUNCOS and what appeared to be a hybrid WHITE-WINGED
JUNCO. Several JUNIPER TITMICE were also present.

Thats it for this week.

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