- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* May 19, 2005
* ORPO0505.19

- birds mentioned

GARGANEY
Harlequin Duck
Yellow Rail
Red Knot
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Spotted Owl
WHIP-POOR-WILL
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Costa?s Hummingbird
Allen?s Hummingbird
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
BLUE JAY
Clark?s Nutcracker
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
Western Tanager
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE

- 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 May 19. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On May 14 a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was at Coos Head west of Charleston.
There are now our EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES near Port Orford. On May 17 two
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS were among many migrant warblers at Smith/Bybee
Lakes in North Portland. A GARGANEY is now at the Tangent Sewage Ponds, but
the ponds are closed to entry. On May 15 a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was at
Calliope Crossing north of Sisters. A BLUE JAY was near Bend May 12. Four
are now being seen in Prineville. On May 15 a GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE was at
Summer Lake.

Spring migration is still going strong. Prominent during the week were
WESTERN TANAGERS and RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.

A BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD is now coming to a Vancouver, WA feeder. A
SPOTTED OWL was reported May 15 near Boring. On May 18 a SEMIPLMATED
SANDPIPER was at the Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove. Two HARLEQUIN DUCKS
were seen May 15 along the South Yamhill River. A male ALLEN?S HUMMINGBIRD
was near Grants Pass May 14.

A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was at the east end of Prineville Reservoir May 15.
On May 16 a flock of about 100 CLARK?S NUTCRACKERS were west of Bend along
the highway to Mt. Bachelor. Two RED KNOTS were seen May 14 at Summer Lake.
Good numbers of YELLOW RAILS are now at Klamath Marsh. Check around mile
post 7. A male COSTA?S HUMMINGBIRD is now visiting a feeder in Bonanza, east
of Klamath Falls.

Malheur Refuge is now very active despite the heavy rains and flooding. A
VEERY and a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER were in Fields during the week and a
possible WHIP-POOR-WILL was reported near Frenchglen.

That?s it for this week.

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