- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* January 4, 2007
* ORPO0701.04

- birds mentioned

Emperor Goose
Mute Swan
Long-tailed Duck
White-tailed Kite
Rough-legged Hawk
GYRFALCON
Black-bellied Plover
Glaucous Gull
Burrowing Owl
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Say?s Phoebe
Northern Mockingbird
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Red Fox Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Harris?s Sparrow
Pine 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 4. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

The GYRFALCON south of the Corvallis Airport and at Tygh Valley continue to
be seen.

The HARRIS?S SPARROW continues to visit a feeder in Brookings. Another
HARRIS?S is coming to the food supply at Millicoma Marsh, and the
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continues at a feeder in North Bend. A GLAUCOUS GULL
was on the North Spit of Coos Bay January 1, and another is being seen near
Astoria.

On December 28 a WHITE-TAILED KITE was along Reeder Road on Sauvie Island. A
MUTE SWAN was seen January 3 at Steigerwald NWR near Washougal. A PINE
GROSBEAK continues to be seen around Pittock Mansion in Northwest Portland.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was there December 29. The December 31 Portland
Christmas Count recorded a LONG-TAILED DUCK on Hayden Island, 17 PILEATED
WOODPECKERS, and 12 HAIRY WOODPECKERS, mostly from Portland?s West Hills.
Three SAY?S PHOEBES and several BLACK PHOEBES are now in the Baskett Slough
NWR area. An EMPEROR GOOSE is also on the refuge. A number of CHIPPING
SPARROWS are being seen in Polk and Benton County filbert orchards.

A HARRIS?S SPARROW was seen December 31 at the EE Wilson SWA north of
Corvallis. A HARRIS?S, a SWAMP, and a RED FOX SPARROW were in the nearby
Luckiamute State Natural Area the same day. A NASHVILLE WARBLER was in
Corvallis January 2. On December 28 a BURROWING OWL was along Davis Road
south of Tangent. A flock of 88 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS was seen December 28
on the Brownsville Christmas Count. A SWAMP SPARROW is being seen along
Royal Avenue at Fern Ridge Reservoir. A MOCKINGBIRD was in North Eugene
January 3.

On December 30 three PINE GROSBEAKS were seen along the Three Creeks Ski
Trail south of Sisters.

That?s it for this week.

- end transcript