- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* April 30, 2009
* ORPO0904.30

- birds mentioned

Ross?s Goose
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Pacific Loon
MANX SHEARWATER
White-faced Ibis
YELLOW RAIL
Black-bellied Plover
Black-necked Stilt
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Short-billed Dowitcher
Franklin?s Gull
Vaux?s Swift
Calliope Hummingbird
Swainson?s Thrush
NORTHERN CARDINAL

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

On April 28 a female NORTHERN CARDINAL was photographed in the Vancouver
Lake Lowlands north of Vancouver. That day a YELLOW RAIL was reported from
nearby Ridgefield NWR. It was at the second pond on the left along the loop
road. On April 24 and 26 a MANX SHEARWATER was off Boiler Bay. On April 26 a
MANX SHEARWATER was off the South Jetty of the Siuslaw River.

The main northward flight of shorebirds passed Oregon During the week. Large
flocks of warblers were reported and good numbers of flycatchers and vireos
were reported. PACIFIC LOONS made impressive flights along the coast.
BLACK-NECKED STILTS were reported during the week at White City, Fern Ridge
Reservoir, Baskett Slough NWR, Tualatin NWR, and south of Forest Grove.
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDS continue to be reported in the Willamette Valley,
including a female and two males on Mt. Tabor in Portland.

On April 23 a LONG-BILLED CURLEW was at the South Jetty of the Siuslaw
River. Three WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen April 25 flying up the Columbia
River north of Vancouver. That day a SWAINSON?S THRUSH was in the Vancouver
lowlands. Over 2000 VAUX?S SWIFTS going to roost April 26 in the Chapman
School chimney in Portland. On April 26 a LONG-BILLED CURLEW and a ROSS?S
GOOSE were at Baskett Slough NWR. Two SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were at Ankeny
NWR that day. On April 28 eight BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and three WHIMBRELS
were at Baskett Slough NWR. A WHIMBREL was in Eugene April 23.

A EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was at Lower Klamath NWR April 24. Two
FRANKLIN?S GULLS and some IBIS were there April 27. About 500 BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVERS were seen April 26 in Bonanza, east of Klamath Falls.

That?s it for this week

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