- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* January 5, 2006
* ORPO0601.05

- birds mentioned

Ross?s Goose
Red-breasted Goose
FALCATED DUCK
Cinnamon Teal
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Great Egret
Swainson?s Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Rock Sandpiper
Red Phalarope
Bonaparte?s Gull
Snowy Owl
Western Scrub-Jay
Tree Swallow
Mountain Chickadee
Northern Mockingbird
Bohemian Waxwing
Hermit Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson?s Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
Purple Finch

- 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 January 5. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

The Coburg FALCATED DUCK has not been seen in recent days, but is believed
to be still in the area.

A SNOWY OWL is now being seen a Franklin Road about a mile north of Fern
Ridge Reservoir. Also in the area is a SWAINSON?S HAWK and a ROSS?S GOOSE.
Another SNOWY OWL was found during the week along West Perrydale Road about
three miles west of Perrydale. The Newport SNOWY OWL has moved to a new
location at the old fish hatchery across the road from the Hatfield Science
Center. There are still four at the South Jetty of the Columbia River.

RED PHALAROPES are still being seen especially along the coast. The last
storm brought new birds to shore. On January 2 a flock of 200 were at
Nehalem Meadows.

On January 2 a RUDDY TURNSTONE was in a flock of BLACK TURNSTONES at
Bullards Beach State Park near Bandon. On January 2 three ROCK SANDPIPERS
were at Depoe Bay and the CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS was at the South Jetty of
Yaquina Bay. Up to 80,000 SURF SCOTERS and 35,000 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS have
been seen off Boiler Bay during the week. On January 2, 20 BONAPARTE?S GULLS
and 60 GREAT EGRETS were at Tillamook. On December 29 a WILSON?S WARBLER was
east of Astoria at Brownsmead and 52 CINNAMON TEAL were at Svenson.

On December 29 a ROSS?S GOOSE was at Steigerwald NWR near Washougal. On the
December 31 Portland Count a EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL and three MOUNTAIN
CHICKADEES were seen. On January 3 a RED-BREASTED GOOSE was spotted in a
goose flock near the McMinnville Airport. On the January 1 Eugene Count a
YELLOWTHROAT, two TREE SWALLOWS, and two MOCKINGBIRDS were seen. On January
4 a HERMIT WARBLER was in Eugene.

During the week BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at Pelton Dam near Madras and in
Redmond. Four PURPLE FINCHES were seen January 2 at the Prineville Cemetery.
A FERRUGINOUS HAWK was near Milton-Freewater January 2. A WESTERN SCRUB-JAY
was in LaGrande during the week for the second Union County record. Good
numbers of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and COMMON REDPOLLS are now being seen in
Northeast Oregon.

That?s it for this week.

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