- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* July 16, 2009
* ORPO0907.16

- birds mentioned

Pacific Loon
Brown Pelican
Great Egret
LITTLE BLUE HERON
No. Goshawk
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Whimbrel
Marbled Godwit
Surfbird
Baird?s Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Calliope Hummingbird
Least Flycatcher
Gray Catbird

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

The Siletz Bay LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen again July 11 along Hwy 101 south
of Lincoln City.

Large schools of small fishes are now pushing close to shore attracting
clouds of birds. On July 13, 2500 BROWN PELICANS, hundreds of PACIFIC LOONS
and other fish eating birds were just off Clatsop County Beaches.

On July 13 a TATTLER was at Bandon. Seven SURFBIRDS were on the South Jetty
of Yaquina Bay July 9. A male CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was seen July 12 in
Toledo.

On July 11 a PECTORAL SANDPIPER and a SOLITARY SANDPIPER were at Ridgefield
NWR. The next day 19 GREAT EGRETS were reported there. On July 12 a WHIMBREL
was at Baskett Slough NWR. A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was seen July 13 at Ankeny
NWR. Another was at Fern Ridge Reservoir July 10.

Calliope Crossing north of Sisters has been very good lately; a LEAST
FLYCATCHER, a GRAY CATBIRD, and a family of GOSHAWKS have been regularly
seen. On July 10 two SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were at Hatfield Lake near
Bend. A BAIRD?S SANDPIPER was at Chickahominey Reservoir July 12. On July 10
two MARBLED GODWITS were at Thief Valley Reservoir south of LaGrande.

That?s it for this week.

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