- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* March 11, 2010
* ORPO1003.11

- birds mentioned

TUFTED DUCK
Laysan Albatross
Short-tailed Shearwater
Brown Pelican
Black-legged Kittiwake
Ancient Murrelet
Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
Northern Mockingbird

- 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 March 11. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

Among the more regular species the March 6 offshore boat trip out of Newport
found two LAYSAN ALBATROSS, two SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATERS, 118 KITTIWAKES,
and 33 ANCIENT MURRELETS.

Up to 60 BROWN PELICANS were seen during the week at Yaquina Bay. The main
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD movement reached the Portland area during the week. On
March 10 a bright male CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was in Newberg.

A male TUFTED DUCK with a conspicuous tuft was seen during the week on Drano
Lake at the mouth of the White Salmon River in the Columbia River Gorge. On
March 8 a MOCKINGBIRD was in Klamath Falls. On March 6 two BLACK PHOEBES
were at the Lower Klamath NWR exit on Stateline Road.

That?s it for this week.

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