- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* July 3, 2014
* ORPO1407.14

- birds mentioned

Long-tailed Duck
American White Pelican
Pacific Golden-Plover
Baird?s Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Wilson?s Phalarope
Black Swift
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Chestnut-sided warbler
Brewer?s Sparrow

- 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 July 3. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

A bright male CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was photographed July 2 at Fort Stevens
State Park.

The fall movement of shore birds is now underway with good numbers of
WESTERN SANDPIPERS reported. On June 30 two SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were at
Yaquina Bay. On July 2 a BAIRD?S SANDPIPER was reported at the Kirtland Road
Sewage Ponds near White City. A breeding plumaged PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was
at the Duckflat Wetlands near Turner June 28.

On June 28 a MOCKINGBIRD was on the North Spit of Coos Bay. The CATBIRD
continues along the Marine Science Center nature trail on Yaquina Bay. On
June 30 a LONG-TAILED DUCK was at Yaquina Bay. A BLACK SWIFT was reported
June 27 at Oceanside.

On June 30 a group of ten WHITE PELICANS flew over mid-town Portland. A
BREWER?S SPARROW was at the Sandy River Delta June 28. A male WILSON?S
PHALAROPE with three chicks was seen July 2 at the Jackson Bottoms Wetlands
in Hillsboro. On June 30 RED-EYED VIREOS were seen and heard off Gopher
Valley Road east of Sheridan. A CATBIRD was at N. Mountain Park in Ashland
June 26.

That?s it for this week.