- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* October 30, 2009
* ORPO0910.30

- birds mentioned

Cackling Goose
Surf Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
BROWN BOOBY
American White Pelican
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Heermann?s Gull
Boreal Owl
Red-naped Sapsucker
Tropical Kingbird
Common Redpoll
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 October 29. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

On October 28 a BROWN BOOBY was seen on a piling in Coos Bay; best seen from
Fossil Point.

On October 24 there was a conspicuous southward movement of SANDHILL CRANES
over the Willamette Valley. Up to 60 WHITE PELICANS were seen with them.
Another CRANE movement was reported October 27 along with a major flight of
CACKLING GEESE. Migrations along the coast included large numbers of loons
and scoters.

On October 25 a TROPICAL KINGBIRD was in North Bend. Up to 17 SURF SCOTERS
and a LONG-TAILED DUCK are now being seen at Scoggins Valley Park south of
Forest Grove. On October 22 a RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER was in Sheridan. A GOSHAWK
was seen October 24 at Snag Boat Bend NWR south of Corvallis.

On October 28 two HEERMANN?S GULLS were at the mouth of Hood River. A flock
of EVENING GROSBEAKS at Tumalo Falls near Bend October 25 included five
COMMON REDPOLLS. On October 24 a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was near LaPine and 21
SURF SCOTERS were on Wickiup Reservoir. That day over 700 KILLDEERS were at
Cold Springs NWR near Hermiston. On October 24 a BOREAL OWL was heard
calling near Boot Springs Camp north of Tollgate in the Umatilla National
Forest.

That?s it for this week.

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