Subject: [Tweeters] RBA: Portland, OR 10-15-09
Date: Oct 14 23:36:36 2009
From: Harry Nehls - hnehls6 at comcast.net


- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* October 15, 2009
* ORPO0910.15

- birds mentioned

White-winged Scoter
Pacific Loon
Brown Pelican
Brandt?s Cormorant
Sandhill Crane
American Golden-Plover
American Avocet
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Heermann?s Gull
Common Tern
Pomarine Jaeger
Northern Shrike
Tropical Kingbird
Clark?s Nutcracker
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Swamp 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 October 15. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

On October 11 a TROPICAL KINGBIRD was on the North Spit of Coos Bay. That
day a MOCKINGBIRD was at Pistol River. Another was seen at the Nehalem
Sewage Ponds October 10.

Large flocks of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were reported during the week from
many areas. Heavy southward movements of BROWN PELICANS and HEERMANN?S GULLS
were reported along the Oregon coast. On October 9, 13,000 BROWN PELICANS
and 400 HEERMANN?S GULLS were at Yaquina Head.

On October 13 a NORTHERN SHRIKE was on the North Spit of Coos Bay. A PALM
WARBLER is now being seen along the nature trail behind the Marine Science
Center on Yaquina Bay. On October 14 three POMARINE JAEGERS and 1200
BRANDT?S CORMORANTS were off Boiler Bay. A CLARK?S NUTCRACKER was seen
October 8 in the Lincoln County Coast Range.

On October 14 a SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was at Ridgefield NWR. A SWAMP
SPARROW was seen October 9 on Sauvie Island. SANDHILL CRANES are now peaking
on the Island. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, a TREE SPARROW, and a SANDHILL
CRANE were at Fern Ridge Reservoir October 11.

On October 13 an AVOCET was at the Prineville Sewage Ponds. On October 11
two PACIFIC LOONS and a COMMON TERN were at Phillips Reservoir south of
Baker, and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and a NORTHERN SHRIKE were at Unity
Reservoir.

That?s it for this week.

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