Subject: [Tweeters] RBA: Portland, OR 4-8-09
Date: Apr 7 23:40:26 2009
From: Harry Nehls - hnehls6 at comcast.net


- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* April 8, 2009
* ORPO0904.08

- birds mentioned

Tundra Swan
TUFTED DUCK
Surf Scoter
Pacific Loon
Brown Pelican
LITTLE BLUE HERON
Northern Goshawk
SLATY-BACKED GULL
Glaucous Gull
Tufted Puffin
Band-tailed Pigeon
Short-eared Owl
Calliope Hummingbird
Say?s Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Cassin?s Vireo
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
LARK BUNTING

- transcript

hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly)
number: 503-292-6855
To report: Harry Nehls 503-233-3976 <hnehls6 at comcast.net>
compiler: Harry Nehls
coverage: entire state

Hello, this is the Audubon Society of Portland Rare Bird Report. This report
was made Thursday April 9. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On April 6 a first winter plumaged male LARK BUNTING was seen at the
reservoir at the south end of the Jackson Bottom Wetlands in Hillsboro. The
SLATY-BACKED GULL and the GLAUCOUS GULL are still being seen along the
Portland waterfront. The Broughton Beach TUFTED DUCK is still being seen
near the Portland Airport. The LITTLE BLUE HERON continues to be seen at
Siletz Bay.

A heavy YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER movement was reported during the week.
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS, COMMON YELLOWTHROATS,
and a few CASSIN?S VIREOS were also reported. CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDS were
seen during the week at Philomath, Silverton, northeast Portland, St.
Helens, and Ridgefield Washington. A good PACIFIC LOON migration was seen
along the coast during the week. BROWN PELICANS are also beginning to move
into the state.

TUFTED PUFFINS were back to Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach by April 5. That
day a WESTERN KINGBIRD was in Brookings.

On April 3 a male SURF SCOTER and two SHORT-EARED OWLS were at Broughton
Beach near the Portland Airport. On April 5 a SAY?S PHOEBE and a GOSHAWK
were in Oaks Bottom in southeast Portland.

A BAND-TAILED PIGEON was in Bend April 3. A group of ten TUNDRA SWANS were
seen April 2 near Bend. On April 3 a WESTERN KINGBIRD was at Malheur NWR.

That?s it for this week.

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