- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* January 26, 2006
* ORPO0601.26

- birds mentioned

Trumpeter Swan
Great Egret
Osprey
Wandering Tattler
Herring Gull
Snowy Owl
Selasphorus Hummingbird
Say?s Phoebe
BLUE JAY
Black-billed Magpie
Barn Swallow
Bohemian Waxwing
Tree Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Snow Bunting
BLUE GROSBEAK

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

On January 23 a BLUE GROSBEAK was reported near the overlook at Sutton
Beach, north of Florence. A BLUE JAY is now being seen in the Rogue Valley
around Talent.

Four SNOWY OWLS are still being seen at the South Jetty of the Columbia
River, one is at Yaquina Bay, and another is being seen at Alvadore north of
Fern Ridge Reservoir.

It appears that BARN SWALLOWS are again moving north into Oregon during
January. Several sightings were reported during the week. A few OSPREYS are
also apparently on the move with sightings along the coast and elsewhere
where not reported earlier. An ALLEN?S or RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was near
Bandon January 24.

On January 24 three TRUMPETER SWANS were identified east of Florence. On
January 22 a flock of 500 HERRING GULLS were near Florence at the South
Jetty of the Siuslaw River. The wintering TATTLER north of Newport at
Yaquina Head continues to be seen.

The MAGPIE wintering in northeast Portland continues to be reported. On
January 22 two GLAUCOUS GULLS were among a large flock of gulls at Grand
Island south of Dayton. A SAY?S PHOEBE was seen January 23 near the
Corvallis Airport. On January 25, 55 GREAT EGRETS were seen off Irish Bend
Road southeast of Finley NWR.

On January 19 a flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was in northern Umatilla County
east of Milton-Freewater. Seven SAVANNAH SPARROWS were also in the area.
Good numbers of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS are still being seen in the Wallowa
Valley.

That?s it for this week.

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