- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* August 27, 2009
* ORPO0908.27

- birds mentioned

Gr. White-fronted Goose
Canada Goose
WILSON?S STORM-PETREL
Am. White Pelican
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Swainson?s Hawk
Pacific Golden-Plover
Long-billed Curlew
Baird?s Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Red Phalarope
Elegant Tern
Black Swift
Western Scrub-Jay
Swainson?s Thrush
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
Brewer?s Sparrow

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

On August 24 a WILSON?S STORM-PETREL was seen about 65 miles west of Curry
County. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was seen August 26 at Cape Meares Village.

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, BAIRD?S SANDPIPERS, and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS are
now arriving on Oregon shorebird flats. The first nocturnal flights of
SWAINSON?S THRUSHES are now being reported. The first movements of
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE are also being reported.

On August 23 a PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER and a SNOWY EGRET were at Bandon. Two
ELEGANT TERNS were at Charleston August 21, but could not be relocated.

On August 23 a flock of LESSER CANADA GEESE were over Ridgefield NWR. There
are now 165 WHITE PELICANS at Sauvie Island and 296 GREAT EGRETS at the
Smith/Bybee Lakes in North Portland. A large flock of BLACK SWIFTS was
reported August 20 over NW Portland. On August 26 a LONG-BILLED CURLEW was
at the Tualatin NWR. One was at Fern Ridge Reservoir August 22. On August 26
a RED PHALAROPE and two BREWER?S SPARROWS were at Fern Ridge. Two SWAINSON?S
HAWKS were along Plainview Road north of Brownsville August 26.

On August 25 a flock of 12 SCRUB-JAYS were at Crooked River Ranch north of
Terrebonne, and one was at LaPine, south of Bend.

That?s it for this week.

- end transcript