- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* January 21, 1999
* ORPO9901.21

- birds mentioned

ARCTIC LOON
YELLOW-BILLED LOON
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
EMPEROR GOOSE
Snow Goose
Tundra Swan
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
Cinnamon Teal
"Eurasian" Green-winged Teal
TUFTED DUCK
Surf Scoter
Oldsquaw
Golden-Plover sp.
Black-bellied Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Glaucous gull
Black-backed Woodpecker
EASTERN PHOEBE
Horned Lark
Western Bluebird
Palm Warbler
Swamp Sparrow
BRAMBLING

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

The BRAMBLING is most likely still in the neighborhood east of Sellwood
Park in southeast Portland. On January 16 it was associating with a group
of Robins at 8th and Spokane Streets.

The EASTERN PHOEBE is still being seen in the Coquille Valley at the farm
at mile post 9 along North Bank Road.

The ARCTIC LOON was seen again January 16 on Blind Slough at Brownsmead,
east of Astoria. A possible YELLOW-BILLED LOON is also being reported
from there. Blind Slough is now a great place to study loons as many of
the three regular species, as well as the unusual ones, are gathered
there.

The TUFTED DUCK continues to be seen at Bingen in the Columbia River
Gorge. The Hood River BLACK DUCK and the Lewis and Clark State Park
EMPEROR GOOSE are still at their regular locations.

The wintering GOLDEN-PLOVER of undetermined species is still being seen
near Cape Blanco. Up to 7 OLDSQUAWS are now at Coos Bay; the best place
to look for them is at the entrance to the Charleston Boat Basin. Several
GLAUCOUS GULLS are also in that area. A WILLET, 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a
couple of MARBLED GODWITS, a couple of LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, and hundreds
of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS are now at Pony Slough on Coos Bay.

A TURKEY VULTURE, an "EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and 4 CINNAMON TEAL
were at Brownsmead last week-end.

The SNOW GOOSE flock on Sauvie Island has been conspicuous during the
week along Reeder Road on the east side of the Island. On January 17, 24
GREAT EGRETS were in Scappoose Bottoms.

The PALM WARBLER is still being seen in North Portland. It is found along
the slough at 33d avenue just north of Columbia Blvd. Park on 33d and
walk east on the grassy strip. On January 17 a flock of 20 HORNED LARKS
was along Marine Drive near the 42d avenue boat ramp, not far from the
Portland Airport.

The 1500 TUNDRA SWANS continue to be seen in the farm fields near Halsey
in the Willamette Valley. On January 19 a GLAUCOUS GULL was in a large
gull flock near the swans. On January 18 at least 150 WESTERN BLUEBIRDS
were near Roxy Ann Butte, just east of Medford in the Rogue Valley.

On January 16 among the flock of both goldeneyes and both scaups gathered
at the grain elevator at Biggs in the Columbia River Gorge were 2
immature SURF SCOTERS. On January 18 an OLDSQUAW was on the Columbia at
Hat Rock State Park, northeast of Hermiston. A SWAMP SPARROW was at
McNary Park below McNary Dam January 19.

The large numbers of woodpeckers, including many BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS
continue to be seen atthe burn along Burgess Road 9 miles west of LaPine.
The road is regularly plowed but expect some snow.

Thats it for this week.

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