- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* May 26, 2011
* ORPO1105.26

- birds mentioned

MURPHY?S PETREL
Flesh-footed Shearwater
ASHY STORM-PENTREL
White-faced Ibis
South Polar Skua
PARAKEET AUKLET
Long-billed Curlew
Long-eared Owl
Black Swift
Costa?s Hummingbird
Red-naped Sapsucker
LEAST FLYCATCHER
Ash-throated Flycatcher
PLUMBEOUS VIREO
Rock Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Lapland Longspur
Western Tanager
COMMON GRACKLE
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE
ORCHARD ORIOLE

- 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 May 26. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

A possible ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen May 21 in the Fairmont Hill section of
Salem. On May 20 a PLUMBEOUS VIREO and a LEAST FLYCATCHER were at Fields. A
COMMON GRACKLE was south of Burns Junction May 20. Another was at Fields
then next day. A GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE was at Cape Blanco May 18.

An offshore cruise off Oregon May 20 found five MURPHY?S PETRELS, an ASHY
STORM-PETREL, two PARAKEET AUKLETS, five SKUAS, and a FLESH-FOOTED
SHEARWATER.

The heavy movement of WESTERN TANAGERS through the Willamette Valley
continues with peak numbers now in the Portland area. BLACK SWIFTS moved
along the coast May 20-25. On May 24 a flock of up to 250 were at Flores
Lake. One was in southwest Portland May 23.

On May 19 a ROCK WREN was near Langlois. A late LAPLAND LONGSPUR was at New
River May 21. A LONG-EARED OWL was at Cape Perpetua during the week.

On May 21 a RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER was in Gresham. A LONG-BILLED CURLEW was at
Fern Ridge Reservoir May 21. A WHITE-FACED IBIS was there the next day. An
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was on Skinners Butte in Eugene May 24. On May 20 a
COSTA?S HUMMINGBIRD was at Fort Rock. A MOCKINGBIRD was along the road on
the east side of Steens Mountain May 23.

That?s it for this week.

- end transcirp