- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* December 24, 2003
* ORPO0312.24

- birds mentioned

Ross?s Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Greater Scaup
Yellow-billed Loon
White-tailed Kite
Rough-legged Hawk
Gyrfalcon
Prairie Falcon
Short-eared owl
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
Black Phoebe
Say?s Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Sage Thrasher
MacGillivray?s Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Brewer?s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Harris?s Sparrow
Common Redpoll

- 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 December 24. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

An adult male YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER is now coming to a feeder in
Florence. A subadult Yellow-bellied is coming to a feeder in Burns.

On December 21 a TREE SPARROW was north of Bandon on the North Spit of the
Coquille River. On December 17 a BREWER? SPARROW and a BLACK PHOEBE were
along Fiddle Creek Road on the east side of Siltcoos Lake. A BLACK PHOEBE
and over 20 KITES were seen on the December 20 Tillamook Christmas Count. On
December 21 a YELLOW-BILLED LOON was off Cape Meares. A flock of 25 COMMON
REDPOLLS and two BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen on the December 21 Columbia
Estuary Count.

On December 17 six BARN SWALLOWS were at Ridgefield NWR. On December 21 a
BLUE-WINGED TEAL was at Burlington Bottoms near the Sauvie Island Bridge, a
PRAIRIE FALCON was on the east side of the Island along Rentenaar Road, and
12 SHORT-EARED OWLS and four ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were in Scappoose Bottoms.
On December 20 a MACGILLIVRAY?S WARBLER was at Jackson Bottom in Hillsboro.
A juvenile gray phase GYRFALCON has been at Baskett Slough NWR since
December 21. A ROSS?S GOOSE was in SE Salem and two HARRIS?S SPARROWS and a
SWAMP SPARROW were in Minto-Brown Park December 20. On December 21 six
CINNAMON TEAL and five EURASIAN WIGEON were at Ankeny NWR.

A SAY?S PHOEBE was near Harrisburg December 22. On December 20 a SAGE
THRASHER and 24 KITES were at Fern Ridge Reservoir. On December 22 ten BARN
SWALLOWS and a probable VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW were there. On December 23 a
GREATER SCAUP and a MACGILLIVRAY?S WARBLER were at Grants Pass. A TREE
SWALLOW was at cave Junction December 21.

That?s it for this week.

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