- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* March 20, 2008
* ORPO0803.20


- birds mentioned

Snow Goose
Ross?s Goose
TUFTED DUCK
Long-tailed Duck
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Long-billed Curlew
Rock Sandpiper
Glaucous Gull
Black Phoebe
Say?s Phoebe
Cliff Swallow
Orange-crowned Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored 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 March 20. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

A male TUFTED DUCK is now being seen at Fern Ridge Reservoir.

ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS are now arriving with many singing birds. Early
shorebirds are also on the move including GREATER YELLOWLEGS and LONG-BILLED
CURLEWS. On march 16 a LESSER YELLOWLEGS was at Coos Bay.

The CLAY-COLORED SPARROW is still being seen at the Hatfield Science Center
on Yaquina Bay. On march 16 a LONG-TAILED DUCK and three ROCK SANDPIPERS
were at the South Jetty of Yaquina Bay. A LONG-TAILED DUCK flew past Tierra
del Mar the same day. Three GLAUCOUS GULLS are still being seen along
Wireless Road near Astoria.

A BLACK PHOEBE was on Sauvie Island March 16. A SAY?S PHOEBE was at
Beaverton March 19. On March 14 a CHIPPING SPARROW was at Lake Oswego. A
CLIFF SWALLOW was at Ankeny NWR March 15, and another was at Fern Ridge
Reservoir the next day. On March 15 a HERMIT WARBLER was in Roseburg.

Large numbers of SNOW and ROSS?S GEESE are now in the Burns area, including
one Blue SNOW and two Blue ROSS?S.

That?s it for this week.

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