- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* August 17, 2006
* ORPO0608.17

- birds mentioned

Northern Fulmar
Pink-footed Shearwater
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
American White Pelican
Great Egret
Semipalmated Sandpiper
LITTLE STINT
Baird?s Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Red Phalarope
Bonaparte?s Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Mountain Bluebird

- 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 August 17. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On August 15 a juvenile LITTLE STINT was reported from the ?Redhead Pond?
area of Fern Ridge Reservoir.

Among the many birds seen on the August 8 offshore boat trip out of Newport
were 20 PINK-FOOTED SHEARWAATERS, 500 FORK-TAILED STORM-PETRELS, 350
FULMARS, and 35 RED PHALAROPES.

On August 13 a male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was at Vancouver Lake and a STILT
SANDPIPER was at nearby Ridgefield NWR. The next day 30 GREAT EGRETS and
four WHITE PELICANS were on Sauvie Island. EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were seen
during the week near 144th. And Halsey in Portland, at Verboort, north of
Forest Grove, and in McMinnville.

On August 16 A BONAPARTE?S GULL, a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, and a PECTORAL
SANDPIPER were at Ankeny NWR. Among the many shorebirds at Fern Ridge
Reservoir during the week were two SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, two PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, and two SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS.

On August 14 six BAIRD?S SANDPIPERS were at Ochoco Reservoir, and an
AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was at nearby Walton Lake in the Ochoco
Mountains.

That?s it for this week.

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