- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* November 5, 2015
* ORPO1511.05

- birds mentioned

Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter
White=winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Laysan Albatross
Norther Fulmar
Pink-footed Shearwater
BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER
White-faced Ibis
Harlan?s Red-tailed Hawk
Red Phalarope
Franklin?s Gull
Heermann?s Gull
Elegant Tern
COMMON GROUND-DOVE
Tropical Kingbird
Northern Shrike
Mountain Chickadee
Pygmy Nuthatch
SPRAGUE?S PIPIT
Green-tailed Towhee
Swamp Sparrow
Harris?s Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
SUMMER TANAGER
Western Tanager

- 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 November 5. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls
at 503-233-3976.

BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATERS continue to be seen off coastal headlands, often in
flocks. 110 were off the Rogue River October 20. The Yachats GROUND-DOVE
continues. A SPAGUE?S PIPIT was reported October 29 near Cape Blanco. A
SUMMER TANAGER was photographed November 1 near Woodland, Washington.

The MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE movement into Western Oregon continues. ELEGANT TERNS
continue, especially along the south coast.

On October 31 a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was at Gold Beach. Five SWAMP SPARROWS
and six WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were seen November 1 at Millicoma Marsh near
Coos Bay. On November 1 a LAYSAN ALBATROSS, 8000 FULMARS, 500 PINK-FOOTED
SHEARWATERS, 4000 SURF SCOTERS, 8000 RED PHALAROPES, a FRANKLIN?S GULL and
5000 HEERMANN?S GULLS were off Boiler Bay. A light phase HARLAN?S HAWK was
along hwy 6 east of Tiillamook November 4. On October 29 a WESTERN TANAGER
was photographed near Manzanita. A TROPICAL KINGBIRD and a NORTHERN SHRIKE
were at the Nehalem Sewage Ponds November 3. On November 4 a HARRIS?S
SPARROW was in Rockaway.

On November 3 a WHITE-FACED IBIS was near Vancouver Lake. The Gabriel Park
PYGMY NUTHATCH continues in Portland. On October 29 a SURF SCOTER, a
LONG-TAILED DUCK and two GREATER SCAUP were at the Philomath Sewage Ponds.
On October 31, 62 COMMON LOONS, a PACIFIC LOON, 16 EARED GREBES, 47 WESTERN
GREBES, a SURF SCOTER, and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER were on Timothy Lake south
of Mt. Hood. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was on the Columbia River east of The
Dalles November 1.