- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* March 18, 2004
* ORPO0403.18

* birds mentioned

FALCATED DUCK
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Gyrfalcon
Black-legged Kittiwake
Vaux?s Swift
Costa?s Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Say?s Phoebe
Loggerhead Shrike
Cliff Swallow
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler

- 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 March 18. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

The Fern Ridge FALCATED DUCK was not seen March 16 and 17, but may still be
in the area.

During the week YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS swarmed into the state along with a
few ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS. OSPREY are moving onto their nesting sites,
there were some reports of VAUX?S SWIFTS. SURF and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS are
moving along the coast.

On March 11 three BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES were off Seal Rock State Park. A
EURASIAN TEAL was at Warrenton March 14.

The female COSTA?S HUMMINGBIRD returned to a Vancouver feeder March 13. An
ACORN WOODPECKER was on Cooper Mountain near Beaverton March 15. On March 14
up to 76 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were seen flying south over the
Willamette River south of Dayton.

The GYRFALCON continues to be seen at Baskett Slough NWR. On March 11 a
BLACK PHOEBE was at Corvallis. A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was near Lebanon March
12. A SAY?S PHOEBE was north of Fern Ridge Reservoir March 15. On March 17
ten CLIFF SWALLOWS were west of Grants Pass.

That?s it for this week.

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