- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* January 19, 2006
* ORPO0601.19

- birds mentioned

Redhead
Long-tailed Duck
Brown Pelican
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
White-tailed Kite
Northern Harrier
Swainson?s Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Snowy Owl
Short-eared Owl
BLUE JAY
Barn Swallow
Mountain Chickadee
Western Bluebird
Bohemian Waxwing
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson?s Warbler
Western Tanager
Swamp 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

Two BLUE JAYS wintering in Fossil continue to be seen. Two are also being
seen in Enterprise.

Up to five SNOWY OWLS are still being seen at the South Jetty of the
Columbia River and one is still at the Hatfield Science Center on Yaquina
Bay. The SNOWY OWL is still along West Perrydale Road west of Perrydale
where a dark phase FERRUGINOUS HAWK was seen January 14. The SNOWY OWL north
of Fern Ridge Reservoir at Alvadore is still seen along with the nearby
SWAINSON?S HAWK.

On January 15 a PALM WARBLER was with a flock of WESTERN BLUEBIRDS in
Florence. A BROWN PELICAN was seen January 12 at the South Jetty of Yaquina
Bay.

Over 100 GREAT EGRETS are now being seen in Scappoose Bottoms. On January 17
a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT was on the east side of Sauvie Island along Reeder
Road at Walton Beach. A WHITE-TAILED KITE is now being seen on the Island at
the sharp curve along Oak Island Road. On January 16 a REDHEAD was on Force
Lake in North Portland. A surprising PELAGIC CORMORANT was seen January 12
along the Columbia River at Chinook Landing in Troutdale. A TURKEY VULTURE
was in mid-town Portland January 18.

The FERRUGINOUS HAWK at Airlie and Sauerkraut Roads southwest of Monmouth is
still being seen. On January 15 a SWAMP SPARROW and a BARN SWALLOW were
along Royal Avenue on the east side of Fern Ridge Reservoir, and a CLARK?S
GREBE was on Kirk Pond near the dam. About 20 HARRIERS and a SHORT-EARED OWL
were at Royal Avenue the evening of January 18. An adult male WILSON?S
WARBLER was in Eugene January 13. A WESTERN TANAGER was in Eugene January
17, and a MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE was reported from Eugene January 15.

A LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen January 14 on the Columbia River at Cascade
Locks. Four PURPLE FINCHES are still being seen at the Prineville Cemetery.
A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was in Bend January 12. A flock was along Burnt River in
southwestern Baker County January 15. They are still common the Wallowa
Valley.

That?s it for this week.

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