- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* December 24, 2009
* ORPO0912.24

- birds mentioned

Ross?s Gull
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Barrow?s Goldeneye
Brown Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Golden Eagle
Prairie Falcon
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
Baird?s Sandpiper
Red Phalarope
Red-naped Sapsucker
Say?s Phoebe
Tropical Kingbird
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
Clay-colored Sparrow
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Bullock?s Oriole
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Pine Grosbeak

- 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 December 24. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
503-233-3976.

On December 20 an AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was reported from Yachats. It could
not be relocated. A male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was at a Waldport feeder
December 21. A bright BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was reported during the week at a
Eugene feeder.

Good numbers of BROWN PELICANS continue along the coast with 1150 on the
Netarts Sand spit December 19. Several Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) during
the week found tardy CINNAMON TEAL.

On December 21 a SAY?S PHOEBE and 27 RED PHALAROPES were near Flores Lake.
The December 20 Coos Bay CBC found a ROSS?S GOOSE, a female BULLOCK?S
ORIOLE, a BARROW?S GOLDENEYE, two BARN SWALLOWS, and a RED PHALAROPE. The
Newport TROPICAL KINGBIRD continues to be seen. On December 17 a pair of
BARROW?S GOLDENEYES were on Siletz Bay. On December 20 a BAIRD?S SANDPIPER
and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW were along Wireless Road near Astoria. A
BLUE-WINGED TEAL was seen that day at Camp Rilea.

On December 20 a GOLDEN EAGLE was at Oxbow Park east of Troutdale. A TREE
SPARROW was seen December 21 at Jackson Bottom in Hillsboro. Four TURKEY
VULTURES and 17 RAVENS were seen December 20 near Fern Ridge Reservoir. The
December 22 Airlie/Albany CBC recorded a GOLDEN EAGLE, a PRIARIE FALCON, a
RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER, and a BARN SWALLOW.

On December 20 two PINE GROSBEAKS were south of Sisters. A GRAY-CROWNED
ROSY-FINCH was seen December 21 on Grizzly Butte north of Prineville.

That?s it for this week.

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