- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* October 22,2009
* ORPO0910.22

- birds mentioned

Aleutian Cackling Goose
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Rough-legged Hawk
Ruddy Turnstone
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Black-legged Kittiwake
Say?s Phoebe
Northern Shrike
Black-billed Magpie
Northern Mockingbird
Clay-colored Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR
Snow Bunting

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

On October 18 a CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR was seen at Finley NWR.

A heavy southward movement of ALEUTIAN CACKLING GEESE has been seen along
the coast during the week. NORTHERN SHRIKES are now arriving with several
being reported.

On October 17 a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was in Brookings. A group of 14
KITTIWAKES was in Gold Beach October 16. A SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was seen
during the week at Bandon Marsh. On October 16 a LARK SPARROW was at the
South Jetty of the Siuslaw River. A MOCKINGBIRD was seen October 10 near the
Nehalem Sewage Ponds. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was in Seaside October 15.

On October 21 a MAGPIE was seen along the dike trail east of North Portland
Road in North Portland. A SNOW BUNTING was in northeast Portland during the
week. On October 18 a SAY?S PHOEBE and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK were at Baskett
Slough NWR. A BLACK-THROATED SPARROW was reported October 17 in a field near
North Albany.

On October 17 a SNOW BUNTING was near Grass Valley. That day a SURF SCOTER
was at Haystack Reservoir near Madras. On October 18, two SURF SCOTERS and
200 COMMON LOONS were on Wickiup Reservoir, and a PACIFIC LOON and a
HARLEQUIN DUCK were on Crane Prairie Reservoir. On October 21, 12 SURF
SCOTERS and two PACIFIC LOONS were at Crane Prairie. On October 14 four
RUDDY TURNSTONES were at Summer Lake.

That?s it for this week.

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