- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* September 8, 2011
* ORPO1109.08

- birds mentioned

Red-necked Grebe
Sooty Shearwater
MANX-TYPE SHEARWATER
American White Pelican
Great Egret
Sanderling
RED-NECKED STINT
Stilt Sandpiper
RUFF
Short-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
Common Tern
Elegant Tern
Cassin?s Auklet
Black Swift
Vauz?s Swift
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Pipit
Lapland Longspur
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
BLACKPOLL WARBLER

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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 4 a juvenile BLACKPOLL WARBLER was at Malheur NWR Headquarters.
A female CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was seen September 5 at Flores Lake. The New
River RED-NECKED STINT was last reported September 3.

Fall migration is now conspicuous. On September 3, 7700 VAUX?S SWIFTS
entered a chimney in Eugene. Over 3000 were at Chapman School in NW Portland
September 1. Among heavy movements off Boiler Bay September 2 were 2000
SOOTY SHEARWATERS, 30,000 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 900 ELEGANT TERNS, 4000
CASSIN?S AUKLETS, and a MANX-TYPE SHEARWATER.

On September 3 a MOCKINGBIRD was in Brookings. That day a STILT SANDPIPER
was at Bandon Marsh. Also on September 3 three LAPLAND LONGSPURS were with a
flock of PIPITS on Cascade Head.

Two juvenile STILT SANDPIPERS, a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, seven COMMON TERNS,
50 GREAT EGRETS, and a flock of PIPITS were on Sauvie Island September 3.
On September 7, 86 WHITE PELICANS were there. An EASTERN KINGBIRD was in
Scappoose Bottoms September 3. The North Portland SANDERLING continues to be
seen. A WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen September 6 near Wilsonville. On September
4 a RED-NECKED GREBE, still showing some color, was at the Fernhill
Wetlands.

Two RUFFS, five STILT SANDPIPERS, and 15 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS are still
being seen at Ridgefield NWR. On September 3 a juvenile MOCKINGBIRD was near
Cave Junction.

That?s it for this week

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