Subject: [Tweeters] RBA: Portland, OR 7-31-08
Date: Jul 30 23:26:51 2008
From: Harry Nehls - hnehls at teleport.com


- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* July 31, 2008
* ORPO0807.31

- birds mentioned

Trumpeter Swan
American White Pelican
White-faced Ibis
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Avocet
Wandering Tattler
Greater Yellowlegs
Black Turnstone
Surfbird
Pectoral Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson?s Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Franklin?s Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Elegant Tern
Black-chinned Hummingbird
White-headed Woodpecker
Northern Mockingbird
Brewer?s Sparrow

- 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 July 31. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On July 17 a WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER was reported from Sunset Beach State
Park near Coos Bay. It could not be relocated.

Two BLACK TURNSTONES were seen July 28 near Bandon. Two BLACK TURNSTONES,
two TATTLERS, and a SURFBIRD were at Yaquina Head July 27. Two TATTLERS were
at Devils Punch Bowl at Otter Rock July 28.

On July 25 at least three BREWER?S SPARROWS were near Toledo. On July 22 a
TRUMPETER SWAN was at the Necanicum River mouth at Seaside. ELEGANT TERNS
continue to be seen there.

A BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD was reported July 30 in Vancouver. On July 27 a
flock of 13 WHITE PELICANS were at Finley NWR. On July 26 three PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, 125 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and two SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were
among the many shorebirds at Fern Ridge Reservoir.

On July 27 a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was near Keno in the Klamath Basin. A
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK has been seen all week near Knox Pond in Malheur NWR.
Another RED-SHOULDERED was near Prineville July 25. On July 22 a MOCKINGBIRD
was at Malheur NWR near Benson Pond. Another MOCKINGBIRD was at Fort Rock
July 28.

The largest bird gathering in Oregon is now at Lake Abert where many
hundreds of thousand WILSON?S and RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, AVOCETS, IBIS,
CALIFORNIA, RING-BILLED, and FRANKLIN?S GULLS are staging. Now is the time
to visit the area.

That?s it for this week.

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