- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* April 29, 1999
* ORPO9904.29

- species mentioned

G. White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Peregrine Falcon
Sandhill Crane
Pacific Golden-Plover
Black-necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Wandering Tattler
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Pectoral Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Franklin's Gull
LITTLE GULL
Bonaparte's Gull
Long-eared Owl
Vaux's Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Bank Swallow
House Wren
Townsend's Solitaire
Sage Thrasher
MacGillivray's Warbler
Western Tanager
Lapland Longspur
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Black-headed Grosbeak
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bullock's Oriole
Purple 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
covage: entire state

Hello, this is the Audubon Society of Portland Rare Bird Report. This
recording was made Thursday April 29. If you have anything to add call
Harry Nehls at 233-3976.

On April 22 an adult LITTLE GULL was observed with FRANKLIN'S and
BONAPARTE'S GULLS at Mann Lake east of Steens Mountain in southeastern
Oregon.

A group of 3 male and 3 female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS were reported in
Newport April 25. They did not remain.

Up to 9 PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVERS and a SANDHILL CRANE were near Cape
Blanco, and two probable LONG-EARED OWLS were along the Chetco River
during the week.

Heavy shorebird movements along the coast April 25 brought 10 RED KNOTS,
a WILLET, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW, and a MARBLED GODWIT to Bandon and Coos
Bay, and three RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and two TATTLERS to Cape Arago. Two
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were at Coos Bay during the week. A WESTERN KINGBIRD
was in the Coquille Valley April 24.

RED KNOTS, WHIMBREL, and MARBLED GODWIT were reported all along the coast
as large numbers of shorebirds passed northward during the week. A SAGE
THRASHER was along the Nature Trail at the Marine Science Center at
Yaquina Bay all week. A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was at the Neawanna Wetlands
in Seaside April 25. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was still at the South Jetty of
the Columbia River April 24. That day a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was at the
Warrenton Sewage Ponds.

Large numbers of WHITE-FRONTED and CANADA GEESE, GREATER YELLOWLEGS and
other shorebirds, VAUX'S SWIFTS, and swallows migrated through western
Oregon during the week.

A breeding plumaged BLACK TURNSTONE and 16 TUNDRA SWANS were at the
Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove April 25. On April 23 a CALLIOPE
HUMMINGBIRD was at Mt. Tabor Park in southeast Portland. Two
BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRDS were at the Camassia Natural Area in West
Linn April 24. A WESTERN TANAGER was at Pittock Mansion in Portland's
West Hills during the week, and another was at Mitchell Point in the
Columbia River Gorge April 26.

During the week several GRAY FLYCATCHERS, a DUSKY FLYCATCHER, a
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, and a PEREGRINE FALCON were among the many
migrants at Detroit Flats in the Cascades east of Salem.

A BLACK-NECKED STILT was at Ankeny NWR April 24. A WESTERN KINGBIRD was
on the refuge, another was near Tangent, and two were were near
Brownsville April 23. Three were west of Lebanon April 27. Two SOLITARY
SANDPIPERS were at the EE Wilson Wildlife Area during the week. A
LONG-BILLED CURLEW and a SOLITARY SANDPIPER were at Finley NWR all week,
and a WESTERN KINGBIRD was there April 27.

Among the many migrants at Skinners Butte in Eugene April 24 was a HOUSE
WREN. On April 28 a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, a MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER and a
WESTERN TANAGER were there. Another TANAGER was at Fern Ridge Reservoir
April 24. HOUSE WRENS, WESTERN TANAGERS, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS, and
BULLOCK'S ORIOLES were in the Rogue Valley during the week.

On April 27 a lone PURPLE FINCH visited a feeder in Sisters. On April 22
eight WHIMBRELS, 3 MARBLED GODWITS, and 2200 DUNLIN were among the swarms
of shorebirds in the farm lands south of Klamath Falls. About 35,000
WHITE-FRONTED, SNOW, and ROSS'S GEESE were still in that area.

Migrations are still slow in eastern Oregon, but last week-end a BANK
SWALLOW was at Malheur Headquarters and several thousand SNOW and ROSS'S
GEESE were in the fields south of Burns.

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Harry Nehls
Portland, Oregon
503-233-3976
hnehls at teleport.com