- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* June 25, 2015
* ORPO1506.25

- birds mentioned

American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Black-bellied Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
Ancient Murrelet
Heermann?s Gull
LEAST FLYCATCHER
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Catbird
AMERICAN REDSTART
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
White-throated 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 June 25. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On June 23 a CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was at Clearwater Park in Springfield.
This park is also good for Red-eyed Vireos. A LEAST FLYCATCHER was seen June
23 near Rocky Point on Upper Klamath Lake. The Fern Ridge Reservoir LEAST
FLYCATCHER continues to be seen.

On June 22 a pair of ANCIENT MURRELETS were observed actively feeding a
chick off Fishing Rock near Lincoln City. A HEERMANN?S GULL was among a
large group of BROWN PELICANS at Nehalem State Park June 17. A GRAY CATBIRD
was seen June 23 on the North Spit of Coos Bay.

Shorebirds at Ridgefield NWR June 20 included five GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a
LESSER YELLOWLEGS, four LEAST SANDPIPERS, two RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and a
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. That day about 30 WHITE PELICANS were over Scappoose
Bay.
On June 23 an adult WHITE THROATED SPARROW was at Pittock Mansion in SW
Portland.

On June 19 a REDSTART was near Bend and another was at Malheur NWR
Headquarters.

That?s it for this week.

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