Subject: RBA: Portland, OR
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- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* January 14, 1999
* ORPO9901.14

- birds mentioned

ARCTIC LOON
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Tundra Swan
Oldsquaw
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
Gyrfalcon
Ruffed Grouse
Blue Grouse
Black-bellied Plover
Northern Pygmy Owl
Burrowing Owl
COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD
Black-backed Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
EASTERN PHOEBE
Tree Swallow
Northern Mockingbird
Bohemian Waxwing
Palm Warbler
American tree Sparrow
BRAMBLING
Gray-crowned 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 January 14. If you have anything to add call
Harry Nehls at 233-3976.

The BRAMBLING continued to be reported during the week in the
neighborhood east of Sellwood Park in southeast Portland. It moves around
quite a bit and seems to be covering more area than it did when it first
arrived. Lately it has been seen around SE Nehalem Street. To locate the
bird drive or walk the neighborhood seeking flocks of Robins and other
birds. Then stop and search for the bird.

The ARCTIC LOON on Blind Slough at Brownsmead was reported during the
week, but it is very erratic and is often missed.

The EASTERN PHOEBE at mile post 9 along North Bank Road in the Coquille
Valley is consistantly being seen, along with the BLACK PHOEBE that is in
the same area.

A dark GYRFALCON and a FERRUGINOUS HAWK were seen January 8 among a large
number of hawks gathered in the fields north of Finley NWR.

A TREE SWALLOW was still at the North Spit of Coos Bay January 8. That
day two OSPREY, a SNOWY EGRET, and six OLDSQUAWS were at Coos Bay.

On January 9 a PALM WARBLER was found in North Portland among a group of
Yellow-rumped Warblers. It is being seen east of 33d. Avenue along a
grassy strip between the Columbia Slough and a PGE garage. The area is
just south of Columbia Blvd. at Argile Street.

Lake Labish, a farming area north of Salem has been very good all winter
for waterfowl and shorebirds. On January 13 over 100 Black-bellied Plover
were seen there. The BURROWING OWL along 119th. Street east of Salem is
still being seen.

On January 8 a GOLDEN EAGLE was with three BALD EAGLES at Baskett Slough
NWR, west of Salem.

The MOCKINGBIRD continues to be seen at 513 Witham in West Corvallis. Up
to 1500 TUNDRA SWANS are now being seen in the extensive fields near
Halsey. Up to nine BALD EAGLES are also in that area.

On January 10 three ROSY-FINCHES, a PYGMY OWL, and both BLUE and RUFFED
GROUSE were seen on Marys Peak southwest of Corvallis.

Two VULTURES were seen in the Rogue Valley near the town of Rogue River
January 10. The COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD continues to be seen at its grants
Pass feeder.

A large burn west of LaPine has attracted large numbers of woodpeckers,
including many BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS. Turn west on Burgess Road off
Highway 97 just north of LaPine and drive nine miles to the burn on the
south side of the road.

Several TREE SPARROWS and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS continue to be seen at Summer
Lake.

Thats it for this week.


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