- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* November 24, 2010
* ORPO1011.24

- birds mentioned

Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
American White Pelican
YELLOW-BILLED LOON
Brown Pelican
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red Phalarope
SLATY-BACKED GULL
Parasitic Jaeger
Rufous Hummingbird
Williamson?s Sapsucker
Northern Mockingbird
Bohemian Waxwing
Snow Bunting
Common Redpoll

- transcript

hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly)
number: 503-292-6855
To report: Harry Nehls 503-233-3976 <hnehls6 at comcast.net>
coverage: entire state

Hello, this is the Audubon Society of Portland Rare Bird Report. This report
was made Wednesday November 24. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

On November 20 a YELLOW-BILLED LOON was on Tillamook Bay. A probable
SLATY-BACKED GULL was seen November 21 at the mouth of Hood River.

An unprecedented gathering of birds is now being seen in North Portland.
During the week a PARASITIC JAEGER, six SURF SCOTERS, eight WHITE-WINGED
SCOTERS, a TUFTED DUCK, a LONG-TAILED DUCK, and a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER,
along with many GREATER and LESSER SCAUP were on the Columbia River just
east of the I5 Bridge.

A heavy southward movement of loons and BROWN PELICANS is being reported
along the coast. A WHITE PELICAN was at Port Orford November 23. At
Tillamook Bay November 20 were many RED PHALAROPES and a MOCKINGBIRD.

A SNOW BUNTING is now being seen at Ridgefield NWR. A possible REDPOLL was
heard November 23 at Pittock Mansion in NW Portland. The PACIFIC LOON and
WHITE PELICAN continue to be seen at the Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove.
A GREEN HERON was there November 23. Late RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS were seen
November 20 near Lebanon, Hillsboro November 22, and in Albany November 23.
A TURKEY VULTURE was near Roseburg November 18. On November 16 a male
WILLIAMSON?S SAPSUCKER was north of Kerby in Josephine County.

Up the three WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS are now at Cascade Locks. Two SURF SCOTERS
were on the Prineville Sewage Ponds November 21. A late OSPREY was in Bend
November 19. Two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were in Klamath Falls November 22. On
November 18 a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was on the LaGrande Sewage Ponds. On
November 22 eight BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were in Baker City.

That?s it for this week.

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