- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* November 14. 2013
* ORPO1311.14

- birds mentioned

Snow Goose
Ross?s Goose
Brant
Mute Swan
Cinnamon Teal
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark?s Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Pacific Golden-Plover
Rock Sandpiper
Red Phalarope
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Band-tailed pigeon
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
Say?s Phoebe
Tropical Kingbird
LARK BUNTING
Red Fox Sparrow
Harris?s Sparrow
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
Bullock?s Oriole

- 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 November 14. If you anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

A LARK BUNTING is now being seen on Bayocean Spit at Tillamook Bay. On
November 10 an immature YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was near Bend. A possible
BLACK-HEAD GULL was reported November 9 in Corvallis. The LaGrande
Red-bellied Woodpecker, the Hillsboro RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and the Monmouth
Sewage Ponds RUSTY BLACKBIRD continue to be reported.

On November 10 a PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was on the North Spit of Coos Bay.
Two TROPICAL KINGBIRDS are now at the Science Center on Yaquina Bay. A late
oriole, probably a BULLOCK?S ORIOLE was seen November 11 in Newport. On
November 10 a ROCK SANDPIPER was seen on Barview Jetty at Tillamook Bay. Up
to nine MUTE SWANS were seen during the week at the mouth of the Necanicum
River at Seaside. A HARRIS?S SPARROW is now coming to a feeder in Seaside.

On November 12 a PACIFIC LOON was on the Columbia River off Broughton Beach
near the Portland airport. . Water birds are now gathering on the Columbia
River off Hayden Island. During the week 60 WESTERN GREBES, a CLARK?S GREBE,
RED-NECKED and HORNED GREBES, three RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, and a
LONG-TAILED DUCK were seen there. On November 7 a PELAGIC CORMORANT was
photographed there. On November 11 six CINNAMON TEAL were at Ridgefield NWR.
A BRANT and a SNOW GOOSE were at Tualatin NWR November 9. A BRANT was seen
November 8 at Baskett Slough NWR. A ROSS?S GOOSE is now being seen at Blount
Swale near Canby

On November 10 a HARRIS?S SPARROW was at Haystack Reservoir near Madras. A
RED PHALAROPE was at Hatfield Lake near Bend November 13. A BAND-TAILED
PIGEON was seen November 7 in Bend. A RED FOX SPARROW was in Bend November
12. On November 11 over 11,000 SNOW GEESE were at Cold Springs NWR near
Hermiston. The LaGrande Sewage Ponds LONG-TAILED DUCK continues to be seen.

That?s it for this week.

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