- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* November 8, 2007
* ORPO0711.8

- birds mentioned

Yellow-billed Loon
BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Golden Eagle
Rock Sandpiper
Ruff
Franklin?s Gull
Glaucous Gull
Ancient Murrelet
Burrowing Owl
Black Phoebe
Say?s Phoebe
Northern Shrike
Clark?s Nutcracker
Mountain chickadee
Palm Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Snow Bunting

- 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 November 8. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

On November 6 a BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER was off Boiler Bay.

Very heavy loon movements are now passing just offshore. On November 6 a
number of MOUNTAIN CHICKADEES and CLARK?S NUTCRACKERS were seen in the Coos
County Coast Range. Other chickadees were reported from Josephine County and
in Eugene.

On November 5 a SAY?S PHOEBE, a PALM WARBLER, and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
were at Pistol River. A YELLOW-BILLED LOON was seen November 3 at the mouth
of the Siuslaw River. On October 30 three SNOW BUNTINGS and a GLAUCOUS GULL
were at Ponsler Wayside north of Florence. On November 7 a FRANKLIN?S GULL
and 65 ANCIENT MURRELETS were off Boiler Bay. A SNOW BUNTING was seen
November 3 on the beach at Tillamook Bay. On November 1 a ROCK SANDPIPER was
at Seaside.

On November 4 a BLACK PHOEBE was on Sauvie Island at the slough on Gillihan
Road near its junction with Reeder Road. On November 5 an adult GOLDEN
EAGLE was soaring over downtown Portland. A NORTHERN SHRIKE is now at Powell
Butte Park in Gresham. Two BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen November 5
at the marsh across from the Fernhill Wetlands parking lot. That day a SAY?S
PHOEBE was at Champoeg State Park. On November 5 an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
was at Baskett Slough NWR. The BLACK PHOEBE is now back at the junction of
Smithfield and Livermore Roads north of the refuge. A BURROWING OWL is now
being seen off Davis Road near Halsey. A RUFF was reported November 3 west
of Junction City. It has not been relocated.

A SNOW BUNTING was reported November 7 near Bend.

That?s it for this week.

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