- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* August 24, 2006
* ORPO0608.24

- birds mentioned

Snowy Egret
Red-shouldered Hawk
Wandering Tattler
Stilt Sandpiper
Ruff
Red-necked Phalarope
South Polar Skua
Common Tern
Short-eared Owl
Vaux?s Swift
American three-toed Woodpecker
Swainson?s Thrush
Brewer?s Sparrow
Bobolink

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

A heavy surge of migrant shorebirds passed through the state during the
week, including large numbers of RED-NECKED PHALAROPES. The first nocturnal
wave of SWAINSON?S THRUSHES was reported, and numbers of VAUX?S SWIFTS are
now gathering at Willamette Valley chimneys.

An early SHORT-EARED OWL was seen August 21 at New River, south of Bandon.
On August 22 a RUFF was seen at the South Jetty of the Siuslaw River. Among
the many seabirds seen on the August 20 offshore trip out of Newport was a
SOUTH POLAR SKUA. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen August 22 on Cascade Head,
north of Lincoln City. On August 22 a STILT SANDPIPER was at Stanley Lake in
Seaside.

A completely out of place WANDERING TATTLER was seen August 22 foraging on
streets and lawns in Dallas, west of Salem. A BREWER?S SPARROW was at
Pioneer Villa Sewage Ponds near Brownsville August 18. A juvenile SNOWY
EGRET is now being seen at Fern Ridge Reservoir. A COMMON TERN was there
August 23. On August 18 a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was at Lost Lake in Santiam
Pass.

On August 19 a STILT SANDPIPER was at Tumalo Reservoir, west of Bend. On
August 23 a flock of about 110 BOBOLINKS was near Paulina. An unexpected
AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was seen August 18 at Walton Lake in the
Ochoco Mountains.

That?s it for this week.

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