- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* May 22, 2008
* ORPO0805.22

- birds mentioned

American White Pelican
GLOSSY IBIS
White-faced Ibis
Swainson?s Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Red Knot
Franklin?s Gull
Black Swift
Red-eyed Vireo
Northern Mockingbird
YELLOW WAGTAIL
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
American Redstart
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
INDIGO BUNTING
Yellow-headed Blackbird
COMMON GRACKLE

- 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 May 22. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On May 16 a probable YELLOW WAGTAIL was among a migrant fallout on Cascade
Head. An AMERICAN REDSTART and two BLACK SWIFTS were also seen. On May 15 a
GLOSSY IBIS was videotaped at Malheur NWR. An INDIGO BUNTING was at a Eugene
feeder May 19. On May 17 a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was in Seaside. Another
was at Prospect in the Rogue Valley May 20. A COMMON GRACKLE and a
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER were in Fields during the week.

There were numerous reports during the week of flocks of WHITE-FACED IBIS
flying northward along the coast. On May 16, 24 were at Fern Ridge Reservoir
and 27 were near Harrisburg.

On May 19 a FRANKLIN?S GULL was off Heceta Lighthouse north of Florence. A
KNOT was seen May 18 near Waldport. On May 15 two WHITE PELICANS were at
Yaquina Bay. A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was in Newport May 14. A RED-EYED
VIREO was seen May 16 near Toledo. Three BLACK SWIFTS were there May 19. On
May 15 a FRANKLIN?S GULL was at the Necanicum River mouth at Gearhart. A
SWAINSON?S HAWK was reported May 18 over Oysterville, WA.

On May 18 seven WHITE PELICANS were over Creswell, south of Eugene. A
MOCKINGBIRD was in Klamath Falls May 16. The next day a late ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK was at Upper Klamath Lake.

That?s it for this week.

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