- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* December 5, 2013
* ORPO1311.13

- Birds mentioned

Trumpeter Swan
Long-tailed Duck
Golden Eagle
Red Knot
Short-billed Dowitcher
Red Phalarope
Burrowing Owl
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
Gyrfalcon
VERMILION FLYCATCHER
Tropical Kingbird
BLUE JAY
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
RUSTY BLACKBIRD

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

A very bright YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is now being seen at the interpretive
center at Ankeny NWR. A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was photographed December 4 in
Yoncalla. The LaGrande RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, the Hillsboro RUSTY
BLACKBIRD, and Ridgefield NWR VERMILION FLYCATCHER continue to be seen. The
Brookings and Cove BLUE JAYS also continue.

Large numbers of RED PHALAROPES are now just offshore. On December 1 many
were at the entrance to Tillamook Bay. 4000 were off Boiler Bay November 27.

On November 27 a late SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and four LONG-TAILED DUCKS were
at Coos Bay. The Science Center TROPICAL KINGBIRD at Yaquina Bay continues.
Another was in Garibaldi November 29. A RED KNOT was at Bayocean Spit
Tillamook Bay November 27.

On November 28 a flock of 20 TRUMPETER SWANS were in the fields near Airlie.
A BRANT was over North Albany November 28. A GOLDEN EAGLE was at Finley NWR
November 30. A BURROWING OWL was photographed November 30 near Harrisburg. A
GYRFALCON was seen November 18 in Woodland Bottoms, WA. On December 4 a
GYRFALCON was in northwest Gilliam County.

That?s it for this week

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