- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* July 19, 2007
* ORPO0707.19

- birds mentioned

Long-tailed Duck
American Golden-Plover
Solitary Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Marbled Godwit
Red Knot
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Black Swift
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill

- transcript

hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly)
number: 503-292-6855
To report: Harry Nehls 503-233-3976 <hnehls at teleport.com>
coverage: Entire State

Hello, this is the Audubon Society of Portland Rare Bird Report. This report
was made Thursday July 19. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

A RED KNOT was seen July 15 on the North Spit of Coos Bay. A SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPER was there the next day. A CATBIRD is now being seen at the Dog
Pond near the South Jetty of the Siuslaw River. Nine RED KNOTS were on the
beach there July 14. On July 16 a MOCKINGBIRD was at Moolack Beach north of
Newport.

On July 14 a BLACK SWIFT was over southeast Portland. At least four BLACK
SWIFTS were over Ridgefield NWR July 17. On July 15 a WHIMBREL was at
Baskett Slough NWR. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and a
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER were seen July 12 at Fern Ridge Reservoir. On July 12
a WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was seen among a small group of RED CROSSBILLS just
north of Hwy 20 at the summit of Santiam Pass.

On July 14 two BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS were on the north slopes of Gray Butte
in the Crooked River Grasslands south of Madras. A SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
was at the Redmond Sewage Ponds July 11. The LONG-TAILED DUCK continues to
be seen at Crane Prairie Reservoir. On July 13 four MARBLED GODWITS were at
Gutierrez Ranch in eastern Crook County.

That?s it for this week.

End transcript