- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* November 20, 2003
* ORPO0311.20

- birds mentioned

Now Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Northern Fulmar
Leach?s Storm-Petrel
Brown Pelican
Great Egret
Sandhill Crane
American Avocet
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Rock Sandpiper
Bonaparte?s Gull
Heermann?s Gull
Mew Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Red-naped Sapsucker
American Tree Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Snow Bunting
Tricolored 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 November 20. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

Coastal movements continue very strong with FULMARS, loons, SURF SCOTERS,
and gulls, especially HERRING, CALIFORNIA, and HEERMANN?S GULLS, most
conspicuous. On November 16 a LEACH?S STORM-PETREL was at the South Jetty of
the Columbia River. On November 19 over 5000 FULMARS were off Seaside. Many
BROWN PELICANS are still being seen along the coast. On November 15 a SNOW
BUNTING was at Snow Camp Lookout about 20 miles inland in Curry County. On
November 15 a ROCK SANDPIPER was seen on the South Jetty of Yaquina Bay.

Over 400 SNOW GEESE, 20 GREAT EGRETS, and 150 CRANES are now on Sauvie
Island. A female RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER has been at Clark College in Vancouver
all week. A TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD is being seen among a swarm of blackbirds
east of Portland Airport along Marine Driver at 148th Ave. An AVOCET has
been at the Fernhill Wetlands all week. A SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER continues
to be seen at Fern Ridge Reservoir. A TRUMPETER SWAN was reported there
November 13. A RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was near Grants Pass, and a RED-NECKED
GREBE at Lake Selmac November 19.

On November 15 a TREE SPARROW was at Hatfield Lake near Bend. A
RED-THROATED, two COMMON, and two PACIFIC LOONS were at Wickiup Reservoir
November 13. Two SURF SCOTERS were on Upper Klamath Lake November 17. Over
500 BONAPARTE?S GULLS are also in the area. On November 13 three MEW GULLS
and a SWAMP SPARROW were at McNary Dam. Two male WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were
at the LaGrande Sewage Ponds November 17.

That?s it for this week.

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