- RBA
* Portland
* Oregon
* May 21, 2009
* ORPO0905.21

- birds mentioned

Barrow?s Goldeneye
American White Pelican
Cattle Egret
White-faced Ibis
Whimbrel
Pectoral Sandpiper
Forster?s Tern
Black Swift
Rock Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Swainson?s Thrush
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
Yellow-breasted Chat
White-throated Sparrow
INDIGO BUNTING
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Evening 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 May 21. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On May 19 a male and female INDIGO BUNTING were reported from Malheur
Headquarters. A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen May 20 in Fields.

Heavy movements of SWAINSON?S THRUSHES were reported during the week. Large
flocks of EVENING GROSBEAKS are now reported from many parts of Oregon.
Flocks of WHIMBREL were reported along the coast during the week.

On May 16 a PECTORAL SANDPIPER was at Cape Blanco. Six WHITE PELICANS are
now at Coos Bay. A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD and a ROCK WREN were seen during
the week along Siltcoos Creek south of Florence. On May 17 a CATTLE EGRET
and a BLACK SWIFT passed Boiler Bay. Two BLACK SWIFTS were at Cascade Head
May 20. On May 17 two GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES were on Saddle Mountain east
of Seaside.

On May 16 eleven WHITE-FACED IBIS were near Smith-Bybee Lakes in North
Portland. A WHITE PELICAN was at Oaks Bottom in Portland May 19. A bright
male BARROW?S GOLDENEYE was on the Columbia River near the Portland Airport
May 15. On May 16 three YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS were at the Sandy River Delta.
On May 15 a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was in north Corvallis. Single ROCK WRENS
were reported during the week from the top of Marys Peak and on Pigeon Butte
at Finley NWR. Two FORSTER?S TERNS are now being seen at Fern Ridge
Reservoir.

A late WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was near Bend May 14.

That?s it for this week.

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