- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* June 5, 2008
* ORPO0806.05

- birds mentioned

Redhead
YELLOW-BILLED LOON
Eared Grebe
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Black-bellied Plover
Whimbrel
American Avocet
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Black Tern
Calliope Hummingbird
Ash-throated Flycatcher
NORTHERN PARULA
Ovenbird
Yellow-breasted Chat
EASTERN TOWHEE
Brewer?s Sparrow
INDIGO BUNTING
Cassin?s Finch

- 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 June 5. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On June 1 a male EASTERN TOWHEE was photographed at Malheur NWR
Headquarters. On June 2 a NORTHERN PARULA was on the North Spit of Coos Bay.
An OVENBIRD was at Malheur Headquarters June 2 and another was in Bend June
3. On May 31 an INDIGO BUNTING was at Headquarters and a WHIMBREL was near
Burns. On June 4 a YELLOW-BILLED LOON was on Yaquina Bay.

A breeding plumaged EARED GREBE was at Ridgefield NWR May 31. On May 30 a
CHAT was on Oak Island on Sauvie Island. A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and a
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was on the east side of Sauvie Island May 31. There
are now four pairs of REDHEADS at the Vanport Wetlands in North Portland.

On May 31 a CASSIN?S FINCH was at a northwest Portland feeder. A female
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was at a Portland feeder June 3. A pair were at a
Hillsboro feeder June 4. On May 29 a STILT SANDPIPER and two AVOCETS were
at a wetland near Turner. On June 1 a BLACK TERN was there. On June 1 a
BREWER?S SPARROW and an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER were SW of Brownsville. An
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was in Eugene June 4. A FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL was
at Fern Ridge Reservoir May 30.

That?s it for this week.

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