- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* September 10, 2009
* ORPO0909.10

- birds mentioned

Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sabine?s Gull
Common Tern
Forster?s Tern
Elegant Tern
WHITE-WINGED DOVE
Black Swift
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
BLUE JAY
TENNESSEE WARBLER
NORTHERN PARULA
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
INDIGO 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 September 10. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

On September 5 a possible PHIADELPHIA VIREO and a TENNESSEE WARBLER were at
Malheur NWR Headquarters On September 7 a female NORTHERN PARULA was at the
Malheur Field Station. A male BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was seen September 5
at New Pine Creek south of Lakeview. The next day a WHITE-WINGED DOVE was
there.

Two HUDSONIAN GODWITS are now being seen behind the Marine Science Center on
Yaquina Bay. On September 3 a BROAD-WINGED HAWK was south of Seaside at the
Circle Creek Preserve. An INDIGO BUNTING in heavy molt is now at the EE
Wilson SWA.

Very heave migrations were reported during the week. On September 8 four
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were at the South Jetty of the Siuslaw River. On
Cascade Head September 5 were a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, a GOLDEN-CROWNED
SPARROW, and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR. On September 8 a BLUE JAY, a BLACK SWIFT,
and three GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS were there. A FOX SPARROW was in Astoria
September 9. On September 6 an ELEGANT TERN and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR were at
the South Jetty of the Columbia River.

On September 4 a GOSHAWK was in Milwaukie. A SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was seen
September 8 at Baskett Slough NWR. Three SABINE?S GULLS, 35 COMMON TERNS,
and a FORSTER?S TERN were at Fern Ridge Reservoir September 4. The SABINE?S
GULLS at Ochoco Reservoir near Prineville continue to be seen.

That?s it for this week.

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