Khanh Tran asked me to post this for him, as he is
still in the process of signing up to post on
Tweeters.

Bill Clemons
***********************

Hi Tweeters!

On Friday at 8:30 AM, I was lucky to relocate the
oriole twice, the
first
with the help of an incessantly scolding Stellar's Jay
which flushed
the
bird out into an open area.

The skittish, elusive but beautiful bird perched on a
bare tree on the
corner of Perkins Lane and Faye St. It also didn't
help with alot of
construction going on.

It immediately flew and was not located until 9:15 AM
and perched in
the
exact same location.

Access to Faye St and Perkins Lane is to your left
about 200 yards from
Monfort and W. Magnolia. You will see a large sign
saying "Perkins
Lane is
closed". Take Faye St downhill until you reach the
bottom of Perkins.
The
oriole was on the right hand side of Faye St in a
large bare tree with
no
leaves.

According to a few earlier reports, this has been a
reliable location.
Interestingly, I found a big tall palm tree behind a
remodeled house
just
few yards from this location. I know this species has
an affinity for
palms
so it might explain why it likes to hang around here.

I also spoke to a very helpful and kind residence on
Montfort St who
has
seen the bird several times in her backyard. She also
mention see the
bird
a block up near a large flowering dogwood tree.

Good luck and good birding,

Khanh Tran (Portland, Oregon)
khanhbatran at hotmail.com


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