Very Interesting!

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Gilligan" <jeffgill at teleport.com>
To: "OBOL" <OBOL at lists.orst.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 4:53 PM
Subject: [obol] Blue-footed Booby specimen for Multnomah Co.


> Earlier in the month an adult Blue-footed Booby was found in critical
> condition on the I-5 bridge between the Oregon mainland and Hayden Island
> (which is in Oregon). It was reported to ODFW by a motorist as being a
> Bald
> Eagle. The bird was taken to the Dove Lewis Animal Hospital where it was
> identified as a Double-crested Cormorant. Upon being taken to Portland
> Audubon's wildlife rehab center it was identified as a Blue-footed Booby.
> It
> was alive at Portland Audubon from August 15 through August 20. Harry
> Nehls
> saw and photographed the frozen specimen today. Harry said that there
> were
> indications that the bird is the
> same one that had been seen in the Puget Sound area a few weeks ago. This
> is the second record of the species for Oregon.
>
>
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