- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* April 27, 2000
* ORPO0004.27

- birds mentioned

Black-footed Albatross
Sooty Shearwater
Cattle Egret
Ross's Goose
Blue-winged Teal
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
KING EIDER
Oldsquaw
Ruddy Duck
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Solitary Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Marbled Godwit
Pectoral Sandpiper
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD
Hammond's Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Sage Thrasher
RED-THROATED PIPIT
Western Tanager
Lapland Longspur
Black-headed Grosbeak
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bullock's Oriole

- 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 Alert. This
report was made Thursday April 27. If you have anything to add call Harry
Nehls at 233-3976.

Two winter plumaged RED-THROATED PIPITS were reported from Oak Island on
Sauvie Island April 21. They left immediately after and were not
relocated.

A probable KING EIDER was seen April 20 flying past Boiler Bay. A ROSS'S
GOOSE, 50 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, and a probable BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS were
also seen. Two OLDSQUAWS have been just off Boiler Bay all week.

A male COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD is now coming to an Astoria feeder. A probable
STILT SANDPIPER was along Wireless Road near Astoria April 20.

A heavy wave of warblers arrived in Oregon during the week, along with
the first flycatcher movements. There were also several reports of
WESTERN TANAGERS and BLUE-WINGED TEAL. BULLOCK'S ORIOLES and BLACK-HEADED
GROSBEAKS are now in the Rogue Valley.

BLACK-NECKED STILTS were reported during the week from Bandon, Fern Ridge
Res., Baskett Slough NWR, and from the new Tualatin NWR near Sherwood.

Four AVOCETS were south of Bandon April 21. A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was on
the North Spit of Coos Bay April 22.

A SAGE THRASHER has been on the Clark College Campus in Vancouver most of
the week. A DUSKY FLYCATCHER was with a migrant wave on Mt. Tabor in
southeast Portland April 21. Single YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were
reported during the week from the Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove and
from the Tualatin NWR.

On April 15 a hybrid BLUE-WINGED/CINNAMON TEAL was on the Mollala Sewage
Ponds. Another was reported April 21 from Ankeny NWR.

Two SOLITARY SANDPIPERS have been near Canby during the week. Another has
been at the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area. Among the flycatcher movement at
Detroit Flats April 24 were 2 HAMMOND'S, 3 DUSKY, and 5 GRAY FLYCATCHERS.
A bright male LAPLAND LONGSPUR was on top of Marys Peak in Benton County
April 22.

Among the many sandpipers at Finley NWR April 25 were over 50
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, many SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, and a SOLITARY
SANDPIPER. At Lower Klamath NWR April 21 were 600 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS,
2000 DUNLIN, 5 WHIMBREL, and 60 MARBLED GODWITS. 59 MARBLED GODWITS and
350 RUDDY DUCKS were at Antelope Res. in Malheur Co. April 21.

12,800 RUDDY DUCKS, 30 MARBLED GODWITS, and a CATTLE EGRET were at the
Narrows in Malheur NWR during the week. Warbler migrations are now
underway at Malheur Headquarters and at Fields.

Thats it for this week.

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