- RBA
- Oregon
- Portland
- September 9, 2010
- ORPO1009.09

-Birds mentioned

Great Egret
Rough-legged Hawk
Pacific Golden-Plover
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Sanderling
Ruff
Wilson?s Phalarope
Common Tern
Forster?s Tern
Parasitic Jaeger
Black Swift
Vaux?s Swift
Costa?s Hummingbird
Least Flycatcher
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
Violet-green Swallow
American Pipit
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Lapland Longspur
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow

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

On September 5 a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO was photographed at the Goose Lake
State Recreation Area south of Lakeview. A LEAST FLYCATCHER was seen
September 3 at Tethrow Crossing near Redmond.

Heavy fall migrations continue with sparrows, BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS,
VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS and PIPITS the most conspicuous. On September 2 a
VESPER SPARROW was in a SAVANNAH SPARROW flock at the Fernhill Wetlands in
Forest Grove.

On September 1 a RUFF was at Bandon. Two RUFFS and a juvenile FORSTER?S TERN
were at Yaquina Bay September 3. Eight BLACK SWIFTS were over South Beach
September 6. On September 4 three LAPLAND LONGSPURS were at the South Jetty
of the Columbia River.

On September 2, 122 GREAT EGRETS were at Smith/Bybee Lakes in North
Portland. A SANDERLING was seen September 5 at Broughton Beach near the
Portland Airport. On September 2 a WILSON?S PHALAROPE was at the Fernhill
Wetlands. Three COMMON TERNS were there September 6. On September 2 an early
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen passing southward over the west slope of Mt.
Hood. Two LONG-BILL CURLEWS were seen September 4 along Diamond Hill Road
south of Brownsville. On September 4 about 12,000 VAUX?S SWIFTS were at
Agate Hall in Eugene. Up to 19 COMMON TERNS were seen during the week at
Fern Ridge Reservoir. An adult PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was there September 2,
and three WHIMBREL were there September 4.

On September 8 a probable PARASITIC JAEGER was at the Redmond Sewage Ponds.
A female COSTA?S HUMMINGBIRD was at a Bend feeder September 5.

That?s it for this week.

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