- RBA
* Portland
* Oregon
* February 2, 2012
* ORPO1202.02

- birds mentioned

Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon Common Loon
American White Pelican
Great Egret
Bald Eagle
Prairie Falcon
THICK-BILLED MURRE
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-breasted Chat
Harris?s Sparrow
Western Tanager
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin

- 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 February 2. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

On February 1 a dead THICK-BILLED MURRE was found on Clatsop Beach south of
Warrenton.

A CHAT is now visiting a Coos Bay feeder. On January 30 a PRAIRIE FALCON was
near Tillamook. A EURASIAN TEAL and 20 WHITE-FRONTED
GEESE were seen January 26 along Wireless Road near Astoria.

RED CROSSBILLS are now being seen in the Coast Range. PINE SISKINS continue
to increase in the Willamette Valley with a few REDPOLLS spotted among them.

On January 31 COMMON, RED-THROATED, and PACIFIC LOONS were in the Woodland
Bottoms near Woodland, WA. Forty one GREAT EGRETS were also in the Bottoms.
A MOCKINGBIRD is now being seen at 53d and Harney Streets in Vancouver. On
January 26 a BLUE GOOSE was seen in a large SNOW GOOSE flock on Sauvie
Island. That day ten PURPLE FINCHES were at the Wapato Greenway on the
Island. On January 24 three TRUMPETER SWANS and one TUNDRA were at Oaks
Bottom in southeast Portland. On January 29 an adult winter plumaged male
WESTERN TANAGER was photographed at a northeast Portland feeder. The
Cornelius HARRIS?S SPARROW continues to be seen. On January 30 the BALD
EAGLE night roost near Tangent contained 65 birds. Two WHITE PELICANS are
still being seen at Fern Ridge Reservoir.

On January 28 three PINE GROSBEAKS and ten WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were in
the Tumalo Falls area west of Bend.

That?s it for this week.

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