- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* September 4, 2008
* ORPO0809.04

- birds mentioned

American White Pelican
LITTLE BLUE HERON
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Willet
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Ruff
Sabine?s Gull
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Elegant Tern
Long-tailed Jaeger
Black Swift
PHILADELPHIA VIREO

- 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 September 4. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

A juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON is now being seen at Bybee Lake in North
Portland. On August 30 a PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at Wilson Cady?s house
east of Washougal.

A WILLET was seen September 3 on the Necanicum River across from the Seaside
High School. On September 1 about 100 ELEGANT TERNS were at Gold Beach. Two
PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVERS were on the North Spit of Coos Bay August 29. Two
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were there the next day. On August 30 a RUFF was at
Bandon. A STILT SANDPIPER was there August 31. A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was
on the Bayocean Spit on Tillamook Bay August 30.

On September 3 five BLACK SWIFTS were over Bybee Lake in North Portland.
Eleven WHITE PELICANS and one SNOW GOOSE was at Baskett Slough NWR September
1. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen September 1 near Diamond Hill Road
south of Brownsville.

On August 30 an adult LONG-TAILED JAEGER, two COMMON TERNS, and an ARCTIC
TERN were at the John Day Dam on the Columbia River. On September 1 an adult
LONG-TAILED JAEGER, five COMMON TERNS, an ARCTIC TERN, and a SABINE?S GULL
were at Wickiup Reservoir south of Bend. On August 31 a COMMON TERN was at
Tumalo Reservoir west of Bend.

That?s it for this week.

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