- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* July 9, 2009
* ORPO0907.09

- birds mentioned

Cackling Goose
Bufflehead
Am. White Pelican
COMMON MOORHEN
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Baird?s Sandpiper
Dunlin
Heermann?s Gull
Parasitic Jaeger
Eastern Kingbird
HOODED WARBLER
Tricolored Blackbird
Black Rosy-Finch

- 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 July 9. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On July 4 a COMMON MOORHEN was at Borax Lake in the Alvord Basin. A singing
male HOODED WARBLER was seen July 7 in a southwest Portland neighborhood. It
did not remain.

On July 4 an EASTERN KINGBIRD was at Cape Blanco. Both PACIFIC and AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVERS were reported from the North Spit of Coos Bay. A BAIRD?S
SANDPIPER and two late CACKLING GEESE were there July 6. On July 2 a
PARASITIC JAEGER was at the Dunes Overlook south of Florence. A heavy
northward movement of HEERMANN?S GULLS was reported July 3.

On July 2 two DUNLIN were among a flock of migrant shorebirds at Ridgefield
NWR. Ten WHITE PELICANS were at the mouth of the Deschutes River July 2.
Over 150 BUFFLEHEAD were gathered July 5 on Agency Lake near Upper Klamath
Lake. On July 5 a TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD was reported from Malheur NWR. Two
BLACK-ROSY-FINCHES were seen on Steens Mountain that day.

That?s it for this week.

- end transcript