- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* April 7, 2005
* ORPO0504.07


- birds mentioned

FALCATED DUCK
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Northern Goshawk
Gyrfalcon
Pacific Golden-Plover
Black-necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
NORTHERN HAWK OWL ? NO
Vaux?s Swift
Cassin?s Vireo
Purple Martin
Orange-crowned Warbler
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Evening Grosbeak

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

On April 6 a female BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen on Skinners Butte
in Eugene. The Coburg FALCATED DUCK is still being seen, but the Bend HAWK
OWL has not been seen since March 30.

YELLOWHEADED BLACKBIRDS arrived during the week, along with good numbers of
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and COMMON YELLOWTHROATS. A few BLACK-THROATED GRAY
WARBLERS were also reported.

On March 31 three PURPLE MARTINS were at Tenmile Lake north of Coos Bay. On
March 31 two PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVERS were on the North Spit of Coos Bay. The
wintering GYRFALCON there continues to be seen. On April 5 a probable
GYRFALCON was reported from the Nature Trail at Yaquina Bay.

A GOSHAWK was seen March 31 off Skyline Road north of Cornelius Pass, and
another was seen April 4 south of Vernonia. On April 2, 75 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS were along Farmer Road west of Baskett Slough NWR. Very large
numbers of EVENING GROSBEAKS are now on the OSU campus in Corvallis. On
April 5 a EURASIAN TEAL was at Finley NWR.

A CASSIN?S VIREO was in Eugene April 1 and another was west of Grants Pass
April 5. On April 6 a group of VAUX?S SWIFTS were over Eugene. Two
BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen April 3 at Fern Ridge Reservoir.

That?s it for this week.

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