- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* April 6, 2006
* ORPO0604.06

- birds mentioned

TUFTED DUCK
YELLOW-BILLED LOON
MANX SHEARWATER
Monk Parakeet
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
Snowy Owl
White-throated Swift
Northern Shrike
BLUE JAY
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Northern Mockingbird
Common Yellowthroat
Vesper Sparrow
BRAMBLING

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

On April 4 a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was at Union in the Grande Ronde Valley.
A BLUE JAY was seen April 1 in LaGrande. On April 3 an adult YELLOW-BILLED
LOON was at Yaquina Bay. The BRAMBLING continues to be seen at 620 Main
Street in Monmouth. The Meares Lake TUFTED DUCK is still being seen, as is
the SNOWY OWL north of Condon. On April 2 a MANX SHEARWATER was seen off
Boiler Bay.

Many first of year migrants arrived during the week including CLIFF, BARN,
and ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS and COMMON YELLOWTHROATS. On April 1
WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS were at Smith Rocks State Park.

A colony of MONK PARAKEETS is now being watched in Vancouver. A flock was
seen March 28 north of Scappoose. On March 30 a VESPER SPARROW was found at
the Sandy River Delta. A MOCKINGBIRD is now being seen at the Delta. A late
NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen April 3 at Powell Butte Park in Gresham.

That?s it for this week.

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