- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* October 16. 2014
* ORPO1410.16

- birds mentioned

Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter
Common Loon
White-fronted Ibis
American Golden-Plover
Sanderling
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Common Murre
Sabine?s Gull
California Gull
Elegant Tern
Prairie Falcon
Tropical Kingbird
American Crow
Varied Thrush
Northern Mockingbird
Lapland Longspur
BLACKUBRNIAN WARBLER
Clay-colored Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Western Meadowlark
White-winged Crossbill

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

On October 11 a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was on the Bayocean Spit at Tillamook
Bay.

VARIED THRYSHES moved during the week into the westside lowlands. The
MOCKINGBIRDS returned October 9 to their annual wintering areas at Gold
Beach and at Alvadore. Swarms of CALIFORNIA GULLS are now being seen along
the coast. ELEGANT TERNS continue with 200 at the Hammond Boat Basin October
13.

On October 12 a TROPICAL KINGBIRD was south of Bandon. A WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW was north of Florence October 12. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was at
Yaquina Bay October 11. On October 14 a COMMON MURRE was far up the Yaquina
Estuary at Toledo. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was photographed October 11 at
Whalen Island south of Tillamook.

A SANDERLING was at Ridgefield NWR October 15. On October 9 a flock of
MEADOWLARKS were on Mt. Tabor in Portland. A WHITE-FACED IBIS was at Ankeny
NWR October 10. A PRAIRIE FALCON was seen October 9 at Finley NWR. The
SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER continues to be seen at Fern Ridge Reservoir. On
October 9 two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR were seen
there. At the Kirtland Road Ponds at White City October 14 were two DUNLIN.
On October 12 a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was at Ashland Pond.

On October 14 two GREATER SCAUP, three SURF SCOTERS, and a COMMON LOON were
on Haystack Reservoir near Madras. The next day four SURF SCOTERS were on
Suttle Lake. A flock of 20 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen October 8 at
Camp Sherman. On October 9 two SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were at Hatfield Lake
near Bend. A flock of 60 CROWS were in Bend October 8. The Agency Lake
SABINE?S GULL continues to be seen.

That?s it for this week

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