Subject: [Tweeters] RBA: Portland, OR 11-19-09
Date: Nov 19 11:47:46 2009
From: Harry Nehls - hnehls6 at comcast.net


- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* November 19, 2009
* ORPO0911.19

- birds mentioned

Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Eurasian Wigeon
Canvasback
White-winged Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Barrow?s Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
BROWN BOOBY
Brown Pelican
Northern Goshawk
Swainson?s Thrush
Gyrfalcon
American Golden-Plover
Heermann?s Gull
Tropical Kingbird
Varied Thrush
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
American Tree Sparrow
Harris?s Sparrow

- 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 November 19. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

The Coos Bay BROWN BOOBY continues to be seen. On November 15 a bright
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen in Redmond. It could not be relocated.

Large numbers of BROWN PELICANS continue along the central and southern
Oregon coast. Three TROPICAL KINGBIRDS were seen during the week in
Florence, three at Sallys bend near Newport, and two along Wireless Road
near Astoria.

On November 15 a GYRFALCON was near Brookings. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was
seen that day at New River near Langlois. On November 17 seven TRUMPETER
SWANS were at Svenson Island east of Astoria.

On November 14 a movement of 104 VARIED THRUSHES was seen at Mt. Tabor Park
in Portland. A GOSHAWK was also there that day. Large flocks of wigeon are
now at Westmoreland Park in Portland, including some EURASIAN WIGEON. A TREE
SPARROW is now being seen at the Fernhill Wetlands. On November 14 two
SWAINSON?S HAWKS were along Livermore Road north of Baskett Slough NWR. A
HEERMANN?S GULL was seen November 17 at Finley NWR.

On November 15 four BARROW?S GOLDENEYES and 25 COMMON GOLDENEYES were at the
mouth of Eagle Creek near Bonneville Dam. A HARRIS?S SPARROW was in Bend
November 12. On November 14 a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER,
320 TUNDRA SWANS, and 300 CANVASBACKS were on Davis Lake south of Bend.

That?s it or this week.

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