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RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* August 20, 2009
* ORPO0908.20

- birds mentioned

Sooty Shearwater
MANX SHEARWATER
Clark?s Grebe
Am. White Pelican
Great Egret
Sandhill Crane
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Black Swift
Vaux?s Swift
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

- 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 August 20. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On August 16 a MANX SHEARWATER was seen off Boiler Bay.

Thousands of SOOTY SHEARWATERS are now being seen off Oregon beaches along
with some POMARINE and PARASITIC JAEGERS and other seabirds. GREAT EGRETS
are now showing up at western Oregon wetlands with up to 140 now at
Smith-Bybee Lakes in North Portland. VAUX?S SWIFTS are now gathering in
various chimneys in the state.

A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen August 19 at Bandon Beach. On August 13
an EASTERN KINGBIRD was at Ridgefield NWR. An immature SANDHILL CRANE was
reported August 17 at Oaks Bottom in southeast Portland. Up to 13 WHITE
PELICANS continue to be seen at the Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove. About
20 were at Baskett Slough NWR August 17. On August 13 a RED-EYED VIREO was
at the EE Wilson SWA. About ten BLACK SWIFTS were seen August 15 at Salt
Creek Falls southeast of Eugene.

On August 17 six BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS and two CLARK?S GREBES were at
Prineville Reservoir. A probable LEAST FLYCATCHER and a RED-EYED VIREO were
at New Pine Creek south of Lakeview August 16.

That?s it for this week.

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