- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* Decembr 16, 2010
* ORPO1012.16

- birds mentioned

Ross?s Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Cinnamon Teal
TUFTED DUCK
Red-breasted Merganser
Western Grebe
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Rough-legged Hawk
Gyrfalcon
Prairie Falcon
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sabine?s Gull
Heermann?s Gull
Ancient Murrelet
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Acorn Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Say?s Phoebe
Northern Shrike
Clark?s Nutcracker
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
House Wren
Sage Thrasher
Common Yellowthroat
Bobolink

- transcript

hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly)
number: 503292-6855
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 16. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

The North Portland TUFTED DUCK continues to be seen in the scaup flocks on
the Columbia River.

A late YELLOWTHROAT was seen December 14 at Millicoma Marsh near Coos Bay. A
very late HEERMANN?S GULL, a SABINE?S GULL, 170 KITTIWAKES, and 341 ANCIENT
MURRELETS were off Boiler Bay December 14

On December 13 a very late HOUSE WREN was at Ridgefield NWR. The next day 13
TREE SWALLOWS, two BARN SWALLOWS, two CINNAMON TEAL, a BLACK PHOEBE, and
six TRUMPETER SWANS were on the refuge. The Sauvie Island BOBOLINK continues
to be seen at the end of Rentenaar Road. On December 14 four CINNAMON TEAL,
two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, and a NORTHERN SHRIKE were in Scappoose Bottoms. A
ROSS?S GOOSE was in Delta Park in North Portland December 12. The two ACORN
WOODPECKERS continue to be seen there. At the Fernhill Wetlands December 10
were 68 MOUNING DOVES, 16 COLLARED-DOVES, the female RED-BREASTED MERGANSER,
and two GREEN HERONS. A SAY?S PHOEBE was in McMinnville December 10.

On December 14 a young gray phased GYRFALCON being harassed by a PRAIRIE
FALCON was near Tangent. On December 11 a TURKEY VULTURE was near Lebanon.
Up to 11 VULTURES are being seen west of Eugene in the Fern Ridge area.

On December 9 a CLARK?S NUTCRACKER was along the Columbia River at McNary
Beach above McNary Dam. A SAGE THRASHER was at Powell Butte December 12.
Recently a WESTERN GREBE was in Bend. Up to 70 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES are
now being seen in Sisters.

That?s it for this week.

- end transcript