- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* January 11, 2007
* ORPO0701.11

- birds mentioned

Emperor Goose
Long-tailed Duck
Common Merganser
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
White-tailed Kite
Northern Harrier
Goshawk
Killdeer
Dunlin
Long-eared Owl
Tree Swallow
SEDGE WREN
Hermit Warbler
SUMMER TANAGER
Western Tanager
Lapland Longspur
Tricolored Blackbird
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
Common Redpoll

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

A SEDGE WREN is now being seen at the Luckiamute State Natural Area off
Buena Vista Road in Polk County. It is a very wet area so wear proper
footwear. On January 6 a SUMMER TANAGER visited a feeder in Alvadore north
of Fern Ridge Reservoir. It may still be in the area. A female RUSTY
BLACKBIRD and two TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS were seen January 6 at a feedlot
near Milton-Freewater.

On January 8 a HERMIT WARBLER was in a yard in South Beach. Two LONG-TAILED
DUCKS were at the Cove in Seaside January 10. An EMPEROR GOOSE was seen
January 6 at the Warrenton Sewage Ponds. A flock of 18 REDPOLLS was at the
Astoria Mitigation Bank January 4.

On January 7 a PELAGIC CORMORANT was on the Columbia River near Corbett. A
WESTERN TANAGER was seen January 10 at Mt. Tabor Park in southeast Portland.
On January 5 seven LAPLAND LONGSPURS were along Livermore Road north of
Baskett Slough NWR. The EMPEROR GOOSE continues to be seen on the refuge. A
LONG-EARED OWL was at Ankeny NWR January 4. On January 6 a REDPOLL was at
OSU in Corvallis. A GOSHAWK was in Eugene January 10. On January 4, 450
COMMON MERGANSERS and 600 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were at Fern Ridge
Reservoir. Nearby were 400 KILLDEER and large numbers of DUNLIN. On January
6 several TREE SWALLOWS were at Fern Ridge Reservoir. At the Royal Avenue
Evening Roost that day were 25 HARRIERS and 15 WHITE-TAILED KITES.

That?s it for this week.

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