Subject: [Tweeters] RBA: Portland, OR 12-24-14
Date: Dec 23 23:45:55 2014
From: Harry Nehls - hnehls6 at comcast.net


- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* December 24, 2014
* ORPO1412.24

- birds mentioned

TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Laysan Albatross
MANX-TYPE SHEARWATER
BROWN BOOBY
CATTLE EGRET
Ibis?
Turkey Vulture
Greater Yellowlegs
Dunlin
Long-billed Dowitcher
Red Phalarope
Scripps?s Murrelet
Cassin?s Auklet
Black-legged Kittiwake
Common Tern
Forster?s Tern
Snowy Owl
Rufous Hummingbird
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Snow Bunting
Wilson?s Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
?red? Fox Sparrow
Great-tailed Grackle
Lesser Goldfinch

- 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 Wednesday December 24. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

The TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE continues at the Nestucca NWR near Pacific City. On
December 20 a CATTLE EGRET was found along Curry Road near Roseburg. The
SNOWY OWL continues at Fern Ridge Reservoir.

A major die-off of CASSIN?S AUKLETS was reported during the week on Oregon
beaches. Among the dead birds on Clatsop Beach December 21 were two dead
SCRIPPS?S MURRELETS. Live and dead RED PHALAROPES were also reported.

On December 21 a LAYSAN ALBATROSS, a MANX-TYPE SHEARWATER, a BROWN BOOBY,
and over 1000 RED PHALAROPES and 1000 KITTIWAKES were off Boiler Bay. The
December 20 Tillamook Christmas County recorded a FORSTER?S TERN and a
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD. A RUFOUS was also on the Florence Count. The Astoria
waterfront SNOW BUNTING continues. A COMMON TERN was reported December 21 in
Astoria.

A dark-backed LESSER GOLDFINCH is now coming to a Vancouver feeder. On
December 21 a male WILSON?S WARBLER was in the North Unit of Sauvie island.
On December 23 two TUNDRA and three TRUMPETER SWANS were at Oaks Bottom in
southeast Portland. Two CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS are now along Reiling Road
north of Forest Grove. At a rain pool at 36th. And Kuebler in Salem December
21 were 60 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 200 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS and 100 DUNLIN. On
December 20 an IBIS was at Fords Pond near Roseburg. Also there that day
were a BARN SWALLOW and two TREE SWALLOWS. The next day 22 TURKEY VULTURES
were near Roseburg. On December 20 a flock of eight GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES
was near Medford.

On December 22 a red-type FOX SPARROW visited a Bend feeder.

That?s it for this week.

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