- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* April 21, 2005
* ORPO0504.21

- birds mentioned

Redhead
Red-breasted Merganser
MANX-TYPE SHEARWATER
Cattle Egret
Black-necked Stilt
Marbled Godwit
Sabine?s Gull
Black Tern
HORNED PUFFIN
Calliope Hummingbird
Red-naped Sapsucker
Black Phoebe
Western Scrub-Jay
White-throated Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Bullock?s Oriole
Red Crossbill
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 April 21. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On April 20 a HORNED PUFFIN flew past Boiler Bay. A MANX-TYPE SHEARWATER was
there the day before.

Migrations were heavy during the week, especially among the shorebirds and
geese. BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS and BULLOCK?S ORIOLES are now arriving at the
south end of the state. Flocks of RED CROSSBILLS are being reported from
many areas. A probable BLACK TERN was at Lincoln City April 13. A COMMON
REDPOLL visited a Bay City feeder during the week. Two SCRUB-JAYS were at
Nehalem April 20. On April 15 a flock of 20 MARBLED GODWITS were at the
South Jetty of the Columbia River.

A BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen April 17 at the Ridgefield NWR. Two
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were near the mouth of the Sandy River April 13. Two
REDHEADS and 4 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were at the Vanport Wetlands in North
Portland April 18. A CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was at a Southeast Portland feeder
April 20. Another is visiting a feeder in Brownsville.

A RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER is now being seen in Corvallis. A CATTLE EGRET is now
at a large pond near Alvadore north of Fern Ridge Reservoir . A BRANT was
seen among a goose flock at Fern Ridge April 19. A SABINE?S GULL stopped at
the Kirtland Road Sewage Ponds in White City April 13.

A BLACK PHOEBE is now being seen in Bend, and another was at Malheur NWR
during the week.

That?s it for this week

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