- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* December 2, 2010
* ORPO1012.02

- birds mentioned

Ross?s Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
TUFTED DUCK
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Brown Pelican
Snowy Egret
Osprey
Gryfalcon
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Franklin?s Gull
Glaucous Gull
COMMON GROUND-DOVE
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Say?s Phoebe
Northern Mockingbird
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
American Redstart
Wilson?s Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Harris?s Sparrow
Gray-headed Dark-eyed Junco

- 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 December 2. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

The very elusive COMMON GROUD-DOVE on Sauvie Island continues to be
occasionally seen. The EE Wilson SWA YELLOW-BILLED SAPSUCKER continues to be
seen.

On November 25 a HARRIS?S SPARROW was in Brookings and a FRANKLIN?S GULL was
at nearby Lone Ranch State Park. On November 24 a TREE SPARROW was at
Millicoma Marsh at Coos Bay. A GLAUCOUS GULL, SNOWY EGRET, 24 MARBLED
GODWITS, and a LONG-BILLED CURLEW were at Coos Bay November 28. On November
26 a LONG-TAILED DUCK was on Yaquina Bay. A dark phased GYRFALCON was
reported November 25 at Tillamook Bay. A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen November
26 on the Bay City Oyster Company jetty. A MOCKINGBIRD was at Twin Rocks
near Rockaway November 28.

On November 28 a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was on the Columbia River at
Rainier. Five SURF SCOTERS and 3000 scaup were off the mouth of the Lewis
River November 27. On November 23 a BROWN PELICAN was in midtown Vancouver.
Two TRUMPETER SWANS were at Ridgefield NWR November 26. A EURASIAN
GREEN-WINGED TEAL was on Virginia Lake on Sauvie Island November 28.

Up to nine SURF SCOTERS and eight WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS continue to be seen
on Heyden Island near the I5 Bridge. On November 30 a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
was nearby. The TUFTED DUCK was seen November 26 east of the I405 Bridge. A
LONG-TAILED DUCK was on Bybee Lake in North Portland November 28. A bright
male WILSON?S WARBLER was seen November 27 at Grand Ronde in Yamhill County.
On November 26 a ROSS?S GOOSE was at Philomath. The Eugene REDSTART was seen
again November 26.

On November 28 four WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were in Cascade Locks. A late
OSPREY was at Warm Springs November 30. Another was in Bend the same day. On
November 29 a GRAY-HEADED JUNCO and a RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER were in
Redmond. A SAY?S PHOEBE was in Prineville November 30. Three LAPLAND
LONGSPURS and two SNOW BUNTINGS were seen November 24 near Cove.

That?s it for this week.

- end transcript