- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* March 10.2011
* ORPO1103.10

- birds mentioned

Trumpeter Swan
MUTE SWAN
TUFTED DUCK
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Common Goldeneye
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
Ruddy Turnstone
Black-legged Kittiwake
Glaucous Gull
Long-eared Owl
Costa?s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
Common Raven
Wrentit
Western Bluebird
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 10. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

The Aloha COSTA?S HUMMINGBIRD continues to be seen.

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS moved northward during the week reaching Astoria and
Salem by March 6. A small but steady movement of BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES was
seen during the week along the coast.

The LONG-TAILED DUCK and the Bay City RUDDY TURNSTONE continues at Tillamook
Bay. On March 3 a TRUMPETER SWAN was at Flores Lake. Six FERRUGINOUS HAWKS
at Alfalfa March 5 was part of the general northward movement of hawks
during the week.

On March 6 two TUFTED DUCKS were at Jones Beach near Clatskanie. A
LONG-EARED OWL was seen March 6 on Sauvie Island. The young GOLDEN EAGLE
continues to be seen at the end of Rentenaar Road on the island. The pellet
plant BLACK PHOEBE continues to be seen.

Up to 1000 LESSER SCAUP, 250 GREATER SCAUP, 18 COMMON GOLDENEY, a SURF
SCOTER, and a TUFTED DUCK were seen during the week on the Columbia River in
North Portland. Three GLAUCOUS GULLS were along nearby Gertz Road. The Sandy
River WRENTIT was singing March 4. A small flock of WESTERN BLUEBIRDS are
now at Powell Butte Park near Gresham. A MUTE SWAN and two TRUMPETER SWANS
were among the swan flock near the Tillamook junction on Hwy 26 March 9. On
March 4 a MOCKINGBIRD was seen near Junction City. A flock of at least 30
RAVENS was seen March 4 near Merlin. On March 7 a GREATER SCAUP was in Bend.

That?s it for this week

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