- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* November 19, 2015
* ORPO1511.19

- birds mentioned

Emperor Goose
Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Great Egret
Black-bellied Plover
Red Phalarope
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Heermann?s Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer?s Gull
COMMON GROUND-DOVE
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Varied Thrush
Northern Mockingbird
DICKCISSEL
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin

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

On November 14 a BLACK-HEADED GULL was photographed at Suttle Lake in
Santiam Pass. The DICKCISSEL and MOCKINGBIRD first reported on the Bayocean
Spit of Tillamook Bay November 10 continue to be seen. The wireless Road
GROUND-DOVE continues.

Good numbers of PINE SISKINS continue west of the Cascades. With snow
building in the mountains VARIED THRUSHES are now increasing in the
Lowlands. The heavy loon movement along the coast continues. SURF and
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS are now increasing. On November 15, 200 RED PHALAROPES,
900 BROWN PELICANS, and 600 HEERMANN?S GULLS passed Boiler Bay.

On November 14 an EMPEROR GOOSE was photographed in a goose flock in Warren.
It was seen again November 18 along with 50 GREAT EGRETS along Honeyman Road
in Scappoose Bottoms. On November 14 a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and three
GREATER SCAUP were on Hagg Lake south of Forest Grove. Two WHITE-WINGED
SCOTERS were on Vancouver Lake and one was off Hayden Island November 18. A
HEERMANN?S GULL was at Broughton Beach November 18. On November 13 two
LONG-TAILED DUCKS were on Timothy Lake south of Mt. Hood. A large gull flock
is now being seen near Tangent. It is comprised mostly of HERRING GULLS with
a few THAYER?S GULLS. On November 16 a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was at the
Philomath Sewage Ponds. On Plat I Reservoir east of Sutherlin November 14
were 83 WHITE PELICANS and 40 GREAT EGRETS.

On November 7 a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was at Klamath Falls and seven
CHESTNUT-BAKCED CHICKADEES were at Malin. A REDPOLL was at Page Springs
Campground near Frenchglen November 15.

That?s it for this week.

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