- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* April 10, 2008
* ORPO0804.10

- birds mentioned

Blue-winged Teal
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Brown Pelican
CARACARA
Black-bellied Plover
Black-necked Stilt
SLATY-BACKED GULL
Vaux?s Swift
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Cassin?s Vireo
Purple Martin
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Mountain Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend?s Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson?s Warbler
Yellow-headed Blackbird

- 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 April 10. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

A possible CARACARA was seen April 6 along I5 near Brownsville. It could not
be relocated. On April 6 a SLATY-BACKED GULL was photographed on the Lane
County coast at Cape Creek .

Noticeable movements during the week included RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS,
CASSIN?S VIREOS, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS, ORANGE-CROWNED, YELLOW-RUMPED,
BLACK-THROATED GRAY, and TOWNSEND?S WARBLERS. COMMON YELLOWTHROATS are now
back and BROWN PELICANS are moving along the coast.

On April 5 a PURPLE MARTIN was on Sauvie Island. A male BLUE-WINGED TEAL was
at Killin Wetlands, west of Banks April 4. On April 5 a WILSON?S WARBLER was
reported from Oregon City. On April 4 a EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was at
Ankeny NWR and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was at Baskett Slough NWR.

A male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was near Brownsville April 7. That day a
MOCKINGBIRD, a PURPLE MARTIN, and three BLACK-NECKED STILTS were at Fern
Ridge Reservoir. A PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER and an early VAUX?S SWIFT were
in Eugene April 9.

A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was back April 7 at the Manzanita Rest stop on I5
near Merlin.

That?s it for this week.

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