- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* April 4, 2002
* ORPO0204.04

- birds mentioned

Red-throated Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
MANX SHEARWATER
American Bittern
Emperor Goose
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Greater Scaup
Barrow's Goldeneye
Ruddy Duck
Killdeer
Red Phalarope
Bonaparte's Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Caspian Tern
Great Gray Owl
Williamson's Sapsucker
Western Kingbird
Western Scrub-Jay
Pinyon Jay
Purple Martin
N. Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Mountain Bluebird
Orange-crowned Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-headed Blackbird

- 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 April 4. If you have anything to add call Harry
Nehls at 503-233-3976.

On April 1 a MANX SHEARWATER was seen off Boiler Bay. Heavy movements of
KITTIWAKES, RED-THROATED LOONS, and CASPIAN TERNS were reported along the
coast during the week.

PURPLE MARTIN, CLIFF, BARN, and ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS are now moving
through the state. COMMON YELLOWTHROATS and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS are
now arriving in numbers.

The EMPEROR GOOSE is still being seen at Catching Slough at Coos Bay. On
March 31 a RED PHALAROPE was at the mouth of the Siuslaw River. On April
3 a very large flock of BONAPARTE'S GULLS was there. A YELLOW-BILLED LOON
was at Yaquina Bay March 27. The EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL is still at
Fenk Road west of Tillamook. On March 30 two RED PHALAROPES were at the
South Jetty of the Columbia River. The male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continues
in Seaside.

A KILLDEER nest with three eggs was near Brownsmead March 27. A WESTERN
SCRUB-JAY was near Birkenfeld in the Coast Range March 27. BITTERNS are
now becoming active at Cedar Canyon Marsh west of Banks.

A BLUE-WINGED TEAL was in west Eugene April 3 and another was at Fern
Ridge Reservoir the same day. A male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD and a WESTERN
KINGBIRD were on Mt. Pisgah, near Eugene March 27. A female HERMIT
WARBLER was near Roseburg March 31.

The GREAT GRAY OWL was seen again March 29 at Sunriver, south of Bend.
WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKERS are now back in eastern Oregon. PINYON JAYS are
now being seen at Sisters, and very large numbers are now at Cabin Lake.
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS are now back at eastern Oregon nesting sites. A
white-headed RUDDY DUCK was at Summer Lake last week. On April 2 two
GREATER SCAUP and a CLIFF SWALLOW were at the LaGrande Sewage Ponds.

Thats it for this week.

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