- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* November 9, 2000
* ORPO0011.09

- birds mentioned

Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Northern Fulmar
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Ross's Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
WHOOPER SWAN
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Red-shouldered Hawk
BAR-TAILED GODWIT
PARAKEET AUKLET
Short-eared Owl
Northern Shrike
BLUE JAY
Black-billed Magpie
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Palm Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Bobolink

- 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
report was made Thursday November 9. If you have anything to add call
Harry Nehls at 503-233-3976.

On November 1 an adult WHOOPER SWAN accompanied by an adult TUNDRA SWAN
and three immature swans that appear to be hybrids were seen on the
Summer Lake SWA display pond along Highway 31. They are irregular but are
still being seen.

On November 4 a PARAKEET AUKLET flew past the Boiler Bay Viewpoint near
Depoe Bay. The BAR-TAILED GODWIT at Jackson Bottom in Hillsboro continues
to be seen but it is very elusive. A BLUE JAY is now being seen in the
Columbia River Gorge at White Salmon Washington.

There were several reports of SHORT-EARED OWLS during the week including
one flying over northeast 24th and Broadway Streets in mid-town Portland.
TUNDRA SWANS arrived in numbers during the week.

On November 6 nine PALM WARBLERS were seen near Cape Blanco. The next day
a BOBOLINK was in the same area. At Millicoma Marsh near Coos Bay
November 4 a HARRIS'S SPARROW, 4 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, 3 SWAMP
SPARROWS, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, and a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK were seen. Nearby
were a CATTLE EGRET, a SNOWY EGRET, and some GREAT EGRETS.

Heavy PACIFIC and RED-THROATED LOON movements were noted during the week
off Boiler Bay. On November 8 over 1000 FULMARS and a LEACH'S
STORM-PETREL were there. A SWAMP SPARROW was at the Warrenton Sewage
Ponds November 5. Two have been near the Astoria Airport all week.

A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was at Ridgefield NWR November 1. A LARK SPARROW
was found November 3 at Minto-Brown Park in Salem in the same area one
wintered last year. A MAGPIE is now in Monmouth. It is being seen around
Monmouth Avenue and Clay Street. Two TRUMPETER SWANS were seen near
Airlie November 6.

An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was at Fern Ridge Reservoir November 7. Another
was seen the same day in the Rogue Valley north of Central Point.

On November 7 two BARROW'S and two COMMON GOLDENEYES, 50 BUFFLEHEAD, and
two SURF SCOTERS were below Detroit Dam east of Salem.

Two ROSS'S GEESE were at the Prineville Sewage Ponds November 8.

Thats it for this week.

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