- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* April 10 , 2003
* ORPO0304.10

- birds mentioned

Blue-winged Teal
White-tailed Kite
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Short-billed Dowitcher
Tufted Puffin
Calliope Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
Say?s Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Wilson?s Warbler
Brewer?s Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird

- transcript

hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly)
number: 503-292-6855
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 10. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

The spring migration is progressing with YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS and
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS the most conspicuous during the week. A
WILSON?S WARBLER was at Cape Meares April 5. Good numbers of TUFTED PUFFINS
are now on Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach. Shorebirds are moving with the
first SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER at Coos Bay April 9.

A BREWER?S SPARROW was at Skamania, WA April 2. A SAY?S PHEBE was near the
Portland Airport April 5, and another was on Mt Tabor in southeast Portland
April 6. A CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was at a southeast Portland feeder during
the week. A BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen April 3 at a roadside pond near the
Ripplebrook Ranger Station in the Cascades above Estacada.

Four WHITE-TAILED KITES were at McMinnville April 6. A BLACK PHOEBE was at
Creswell April 7. BLUE-WINGED TEAL are now in the Rogue Valley.

On April 9 two AVOCETS were at the Prineville Sewage ponds and four
BLACK-NECKED STILTS were at Huston Lake near Powell butte. EASTERN KINGBIRDS
are now at Jordan Valley.

That?s it for this week.

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