- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* October 9, 2014
* ORPO1410.09

- birds mentioned

Surf Scoter
Pacific Loon
Horned Grebe
FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATER
ASHY STORM-PETREL
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
Ferruginous Hawk
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
South Polar Skua
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
Say?s Phoebe
Tropical Kingbird
Northern Shrike
Lapland Longspur
OVENBIRD
MAGNOLIA WARBLER
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
BLACKPOLL WARBLER
Palm Warbler
LARK BUNTING
White-throated Sparrow
INDIGO BUNTING
DICKCISSEL

- 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 October 9. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

A probable OVENBIRD was reported last week in a Tigard neighborhood. On
October 4 a MAGNOLIA WARBLER was at the Arizona Beach Park south of Port
Orford. An INDIGO BUNTING was seen October 5 at Talking Waters in Albany. On
October 5 a BLACKPOLL WARBLER was at the Winchuck River mouth south of
Brookings. A DICKCISSEL was heard October 6 over the Philomath Sewage Ponds.
On October 8 a CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was in Drewsey. A YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER was at Malheur NWR Headquarters October 4. An October 4 offshore
boat trip found an ASHY-STORM PETREL, a FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATER, and three
SKUAS.

On October 5 a LARK BUNTING was near Langlois. The next day a TROPICAL
KINGBIRD was there and at Sixes River. Also on October 6 a LAPLAND LONGSPUR,
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, SAY?S PHOEBE, and two PALM WARBLERS were in that
area. That day an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was at Flores Lake and a PACIFIC
GOLDEN-PLOVER at Bandon. On October 6 a TROPICAL KINGBIRD was at Cape Arago.
Another was at the South Jetty of the Columbia River October 4.

A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was at Ridgefield October 7. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was
seen that day at the Philomath Sewage Ponds. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was reported
October 6 at the top of Marys Peak. A SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was seen all
week at Fern Ridge Reservoir. A NORTHERN SHRIKE, LAPLAND LONGSPUR and an
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVR were there October 3. That day a FERRUGINOUS HAWK was
over the Rogue Valley. On October 2 five SURF SCOTERS and 19 HORNED GREBES
were on Suttle Lake. A PACIFIC LOON was on Tumalo Resevior the next day.

On October 4 the Green Ridge Hawkwatch Station recorded their fourth
BROAD-WINGED HAWK of the season.

That?s it for this week.

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