- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* December 30, 2003
* ORPO0312.30

- birds mentioned

Green Heron
White-throated Kite
Red-shouldered Hawk
Gyrfalcon
Dunlin
Red Phalarope
Herring Gull
Thayer?s Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous gull
Burrowing Owl
Brred Owl
Rufous/Allen?s Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
Say?s Phoebe
Loggerhead Shrike
Northern Shrike
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Rock Wren
Clay-colored Sparrow
Harris?s Sparrow
Snow Bunting
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 Tuesday December 30. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

Two RUFOUS/ALLEN?S type HUMMINGBIRDS are now coming to a feeder in
Brookings. A BARRED OWL and a BARN SWALLOW was near there December 25. The
December 28 Port Orford Christmas Count found many gulls including a
GLAUCOUS GULL. The December 27 Coos Bay count recorded three BARN SWALLOWS
and some RED PHALAROPES. On December 25 two TREE SWALLOWS were on the North
Spit of Coos Bay. A large gull flock at Yachats December 26 contained 240
THAYER?S GULLS and 100 HERRING GULLS, all adults. A RED PHALAROPE was at the
South Jetty of the Siuslaw River December 27.

On December 24 a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE and a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK were reported
from Rentenaar Road on Sauvie Island. A HARRIS?S SPARROW was near the
Vanport Wetlands in North Portland December 29. On December 30 a
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and a NORTHERN SHRIKE were nearby at the Smith/Bybee
Lakes. A ROCK WREN has been seen during the week coming to a residential
house south of Milwaukie.

The Baskett Slough NWR GYRFALCON continues to be seen. A GREEN HERON , a
GLAUCOUS GULL, and a WESTERN GULL were seen on the December 28 Dallas Count..
On December 28 a RED PHALAROPE was with 25,000 DUNLIN at Ankeny NWR. A SNOW
BUNTING was seen along Glaser Road west of Lebanon December 27. On December
28 a BURROWING OWL was found along Dorsey Road west of Junction City. The
Blueberry Road BURROWING OWL near Halsey is still being seen. A CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW was at Fern Ridge Reservoir December 27. The December 27 Grants Pass
count recorded 62 BLACK PHOEBES, 19 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, and 12 KITES.

On December 25 a SAY?S PHOEBE was near Helix north of Pendleton, and a
COMMON REDPOLL was near Pilot Rock.

That?s it for this week.

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