- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* January 5, 2012
* ORPO1201.05

- birds mentioned

Emperor Goose
Brant
BEWICK?S TUNDRA SWAN
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Long-tailed Duck
American White Pelican
Black-bellied Plover
MOUNTAIN PLOVER
Rock Sandpiper
Glaucous Gull
Snowy Owl
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
Red-naped Sapsucker
Tropical Kingbird
BLUE JAY
Barn Swallow
Northern Mockingbird
Snow Bunting
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Harris?s Sparrow
HOODED ORIOLE
Common Redpoll

- 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 January 5. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On December 31 a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was photographed in Bandon. It was
near NE Second and Lexington street. A BEWICK?S TUNDRA SWAN was at
Ridgefield NWR December 30. The Seaside HOODED ORIOLE and MOCKINGBIRD
continue to be seen, as are the Bald Hill BLUE JAY in Corvallis, and the
MOUNTAIN PLOVER near Tangent.

The only SNOWY OWLS reported during the week were near Burns and on the
Salishan Spit at Siletz Bay. Another was reported December 27 at SE 36th and
Johnson Creek in Portland.

On January 2 several hundred AUDUBON and MYRTLE YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were
gathered at the Bandon State Natural Area. A REDPOLL was seen January 3
among a goldfinch flock at a feeder near Coos Bay. A TROPICAL KINGBIRD was
seen December 24 at Tahkenitch Lake south of Florence. Another was at
Yaquina Bay January 1. At least two ROCK SANDPIPERS are now at Seal Rocks
State Park. A EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was south of Warrenton December 29.
ON January 1 a flock of 21 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were in the bottomlands
near Rainier.

On December 30 a BRANT, a WHITE PELICAN, and a GLAUCOUS GULL were at the
Heron Lakes Golf Course in North Portland. The Broughton Beach/Portland
Airport SNOW BUNTING continues to be seen. A BARN SWALLOW and a HERMIT
WARBLER were in Portland December 31. The Tualatin River NWR EMPEROR GOOSE
is still being seen. It is most often observed during the morning. The
Cornelius HARRIS?S SPARROW continues to be seen. On December 31 a EURASIAN
GREEN-WINGED TEAL was at Baskett Slough NWR. A female RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER
was seen January 1 in Eugene.

On December 31 a male LONG-TAILED DUCK was on the Prineville Sewage Ponds.
The next day a female was on Suttle Lake.

That?s it for this week.

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