- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* October 30, 2014
* ORPO1410.30

- birds mentioned

Surf scoter
White-winged Scoter
BROWN BOOBY
Brown Pelican
Rough-legged Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Sanderling
Rock Sandpiper
Red Phalarope
Sabine?s Gull
Franklin?s Gull
Heermann?s Gull
?vega? Herring Gull
Tropical Kingbird
BLUE JAY
BROWN THRASHER
Grasshopper Sparrow
Pine Grosbeak

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

A major storm pushed ashore and inland during the week bringing offshore
migrants close to the beaches. Birders along the coast recorded amazingly
high numbers for many species. Few rare birds were recorded but on October
23 a BROWN BOOBY was off Boiler Bay. On October 25 one was north of Pacific
City off Tierra del Mar. A probable VEGA HERRING GULL was at Yaquina Bay
October 27.

Inland reports of wind blown birds included a BROWN PELICAN, two HEERMANN?S
GULLS, and a SABINE?S GULL at the Philomath Sewage Ponds; two RED PHALAROPES
at Fern Ridge Reservoir and two at Foster Reservoir near Sweet Home. Four
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Foster Reservoir and up to four along the
Columbia River in the Portland-Ridgefield area. SURF SCOTERS were reported
from Lake Selmac, the Copeland Ponds in Grants Pass, in Salem, at the
Philomath Sewage Ponds, and 10 on Foster Reservoir. Many reports along the
Columbia River in the Portland area included up to 13 off Hayden Island.

On October 26 a FRANKLIN?S GULL was off Boiler Bay. The next day a
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at the South Jetty of Yaquina Bay. A ROCK
SANDPIPER was there October 29. On October 26 three TROPICAL KINGBIRDS were
in Astoria. A southward movement of CRANES was reported October 27 in
southwest Portland and in Canby. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was at Jackson Bottom
in Hillsboro October 26. A BLUE JAY was reported October 28 in Albany.

On October 24 a male PINE GROSBEAK was seen near Boardman. A BROWN THRASHER
was in Mt. Vernon October 28. A SANDERLING was at the Redmond Sewage Ponds
October 26.

That?s it for this week.

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