- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* January 8, 2009
* ORPO0901.08

- birds mentioned

Emperor Goose
Brown Pelican
LITTLE BLUE HERON
Swainson?s Hawk
Golden Eagle
Gyrfalcon
Sandhill Crane
JACK SNIPE
Heermann?s Gull
Glaucous Gull
Say?s Phoebe
Cassin?s Vireo
Clark?s Nutcracker
Northern Mockingbird
BROWN THRASHER
Black-throated Gray Warbler
PINE WARBLER
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson?s Warbler
PYRRHULOXIA
Black-headed 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 January 8. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

A PINE WARBLER is now being seen in LaGrande. A probable JACK SNIPE was seen
January 4 at Fern Ridge Reservoir. The Siletz Bay LITTLE BLUE HERON is still
being seen along Drift Creek. The Peoria PYRRHULOXIA continues to be seen.

A few BROWN PELICANS are still scattered along the coast, but most have
dropped south into California. On January 3 two HEERMANN?S GULLS were at
Yaquina Bay. There has been a report of a flock of CLARK?S NUTCRACKERS being
seen east of Neskowin. The January 3 Coquille Valley Count found an EMPEROR
GOOSE, YELLOWTHROAT, SAY?S PHOEBE, and a SANDHILL CRANE.

The Shillapoo SWAINSON?S HAWK continues to be seen. On January 6 a GOLDEN
EAGLE was at Ridgefield NWR. A GLAUCOUS GULL was in Vancouver January 5.
Another was in downtown Portland December 31. On January 3 a WILSON?S
WARBLER and a CASSIN?S VIREO was in a southwest Portland neighborhood. On
January 7 a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER was in northeast Portland.

On January 4 a MOCKINGBIRD was in Finley NWR. A BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK
visited a Eugene feeder January 1. On January 4 a GYRFALCON was north of
Eugene.

That?s it for this week.

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