Subject: [Tweeters] RBA: Portland, OR 11-3-09
Date: Dec 2 23:26:15 2009
From: Harry Nehls - hnehls6 at comcast.net


- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* November 3, 2009
* ORPO0911.03

- birds mentioned

Ross?s Goose
Trumpeter Swan
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
BROWN BOOBY
Gyrfalcon
Black-legged Kittiwake
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Glaucous Gull
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Northern Mockingbird
EASTERN TOWHEE

- 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 November 3. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

Birders have confirmed that there are now two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS at
the John Day Dam, a full adult and a third year bird. The Coos Bay BROWN
BOOBY continues to be seen. A possible EASTERN TOWHEE was reported November
25 from the Fernhill Wetlands.

TROPICAL KINGBIRDS continue to be seen in Florence and at Sallys Bend near
Newport. Two ROSS?S GEESE were reported near Flores Lake November 24 and
another at Coos Bay November 26. On November 29 a first year GLAUCOUS GULL
was at Gold Beach. An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was seen November 28 at
Woahink Lake south of Florence. On November 29 a LONG-TAILED DUCK was on
Yaquina Bay. Another was seen December 2 at the South Jetty of the Columbia
River.

On November 25 a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was on Vancouver Lake. A MOCKINGBIRD
was reported November 27 at Bethany Pond north of Beaverton. On November 25
a KITTIWAKE was at the Fernhill Wetlands. A GYRFALCON was seen November 27
at Jackson Bottom in Hillsboro. TRUMPETER SWANS are now returning to the
Airlie area south of Monmouth.

On November 26 three WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and four PACIFIC LOONS were near
the John Day Dam. Two KITTIWAKES were there November 24. That day a
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was near Grass Valley. A GYRFALCON is now being seen east
of Joseph.

That?s it for this week.

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