- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* February 9, 2012
* ORPO120207

- birds mentioned

Cinnamon Teal
Tufted Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-throated Loon
Brown Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Wandering Tattler
Long-billed Curlew
Horned Puffin
Tufted Puffin
Snowy Owl
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
Red-naped Sapsucker
Tree Swallow
Mountain Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Harris?s Sparrow
Bullock?s Oriole
Evening Grosbeak

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

On February 6 an adult YELLOW-BELLIED SPASUCKER was seen at the EE Wilson
State Wildlife Area north of Corvallis. It was thought to be the same bird
seen there the past two winters.

There was an in crease in TURKEY VULTURE sightings during the week with some
as far north at Astoria, Scappoose, and Sisters. CINNAMON TEAL are arriving
now also. EVENING GROSBEAKS are now increasing west of the Cascades.

SNOWY OWL reports during the week included one near Ione, another north of
Pendleton, and one flying south over Mt. Hood Meadows on the east slope of
Mt. Hood.

On February 1 about 12 BROWN PELICANS were at Brookings. The male BULLOCK?S
ORIOLE continues at Myrtle Point, and the wintering MOCKINGBIRD is still at
Gold Beach. The wintering TATTLER continues at Haystack Rock in Cannon
Beach. HORNED and TUFTED PUFFINS are now showing up dead on Clatsop Beach
with a few at the North Coast Rehab center.

On February 7 a male TUFTED DUCK was seen on the Columbia River near
Clatskanie. A HARRIS?S SPARROW was seen February 5 on Sauvie Island in the
same area along Rentenaar Road where one wintered last year. The Vancouver
MOCKINGBIRD continues to be seen. A male RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER was seen
February 2 in Washougal. That day a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was at nearby
STEIGERWALD NWR. On February 4 a RED-THROATED LOON was at the mouth of the
Clackamas River in Oregon City. Two TREE SWALLOWS were seen February 4 near
Sherwood. That day a LONG-BILLED CURLEW was near Tangent. On February 5 a
RED-THROATED LOON was in Springfield.

On February 2 a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was at the Redmond Sewage Ponds.

That?s it for this week.

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