Subject: [Tweeters] RBA: Portland, OR 10-11-07
Date: Oct 10 23:42:54 2007
From: Harry Nehls - hnehls at teleport.com


- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* October 11, 2007
* ORPO0710.11

* birds mentioned

Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Tundra Swan
Surf Scoter
American White Pelican
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Sabine?s Gull
Common Tern
Parasitic Jaeger
Red-naped Sapsucker
Tropical Kingbird
Blue Jay
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
American Tree Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Bobolink

- transcript

hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly)
number: 503-292-6855
To report: Harry Nehls 503-233-3976
Compiler: Harry Nehls
coverage: entire state

Hello, this is the Audubon Society of Portland Rare Bird Report. This report
was made Thursday October 11. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

Conspicuous migrations during the week included SNOW, WHITE-FRONTED, and
CACKLING GEESE, VULTURES and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. The first TUNDRA SWANS
are now arriving.

On October 7 a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was in Brookings. A BOBLINK was on the
North Spit of Coos Bay October 5. A TROPICAL KINGBIRD was there October 10.
Another TROPICAL KINGBIRD was at the South Jetty of the Siuslaw River the
same day. On October 9 an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was in Seaside.

Three WHITE PELICANS were on Sauvie Island October 9. An RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER
was at Mt. Tabor Park in Portland October 4. On October 8 three SURF SCOTERS
were at the Sheridan Sewage Ponds. Eight SURF SCOTERS were at the Philomath
Sewage Ponds October 7. On October 10 a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and a PARASITIC
JAEGER were at Fern Ridge Reservoir. A SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER is still being
seen there.

On October 6 nine SURF SCOTERS were at Pelton Dam near Warm Springs. The
next day a PARASITIC JAEGER and a SABINE?S GULL were at Wickiup Reservoir. A
BLUE JAY was in John Day October 10.

During the week a PARASITIC JAEGER was at Malheur NWR and two COMMON TERNS
were at Chickahominy Reservoir.

That?s it for this week.

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