![]() The Columbia River has continued to host uncommon water birds including White-winged Scoter, Pacific Loon, and Red-breasted Merganser. Another Snow Bunting was seen the day before at Rooster Rock, and was also a one day wonder.Ī Brant was a nice find at Fernhill Wetlands, where the Long-tailed Duck continued into the week, even as questions about its health arose, amid the many cacklers who have sadly perished from what is presumed to be Aspergillosis. The Kittiwake, a juvenile, continues as of press time, while the Snow Bunting was not refound on subsequent days. The Patagonia Picnic Table was in full effect this week, as a Black-legged Kittiwake was reported at Bonneville Dam on Friday, and, on Monday, a birder searching for that bird found a Snow Bunting in the parking lot. For reports, corrections, and tips, email Brodie Cass Talbott at and for more information on any of these rarities, including locations and observers, visit. Other continuing birds include Townsend’s Solitaires at several locations, and the Pleasant Valley Road Northern Mockingbird. And the Harris’s Sparrow continues to visit two different yards in the Arbor Lodge neighborhood.Īcorn Woodpeckers continue to be reported from across the region. ![]() Birders on the other side of the river also found a Bewick’s Tundra Swan, a threatened Eurasian subspecies of Tundra Swan formally considered a separate species, and quite rare in the lower 48.Ī Sora was photographed on the Fairview-Gresham trail for the third winter in a row. The Sauvie Island CBC was held on Monday, giving local birders a rare chance to access sections of the refuge that are typically off-limits to non-hunters in winter, and the efforts rewarded with a single Brant, as well as a Lesser Yellowlegs, which, while rare in winter, seem to have an affinity for Columbia County and nearby Clark County, which together account for nearly all regional winter records. For reports, corrections, and tips, email Brodie Cass Talbott at, and for more information on any of these rarities, including locations and observers, visit. Īnd an Eared Grebe was found in Clackamas County at Brown’s Ferry. Other continuing birds inlcude the TUFTED DUCK that seems to bounce between 148th and Sea Scout Base on the Columbia River the North Portland Harris’s Sparrow the Pleasant Valley Road NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD multiple Washington County Say’s Phoebes multiple Acorn Woodpeckers and multiple Townsend’s Solitaires. Western Oregon has been awash in Red Phalaropes this week, and accordingly, up to 5 wer found at Hagg Lake in Washington Coutny, where a Long-tailed Duck made for a very nice combo.Īnother Long-tailed was reported from Kelly Point Park, where Brandt’s Cormorants have continued to loaf ever since their discovery on NYE, marking what could be the longest known incidence of inland Brandt’s Cormorants. A Brewer’s Sparrow was reported at press time, but has not been refound or confirmed. A Red-naped Sapsucker at Powell Butte was much less cooperative, being seen for only two hours, which seems to be the standard for these migratory woodpeckers. On Powell Butte, the Mountain Bluebird show continued into the week, with nearly 20 birds observed over the weekend. Another was seen at a feeder outside of Woodburn. ![]() Tabor during a Portland Audubon Spring Birdsong Walk there on Wednesday, where it remained into Thursday, being seen by many. The most welcome migrant of the week was likely the Calliope Hummingbird found on Mt. But the trickle seems to have finally started, with warblers (Nashville, Hermit, and Black-throated Gray), flycatchers (Hammond’s, Dusky, and Gray), and Vireos (Cassin’s) finally being noted across the valley and northern Oregon. The well-below-average temps and persistent rainfall seem to have kept spring at bay, and, in an enduring mystery of just how they know, has kept spring migration delayed as well. Take Action Take Action Post news and reviewsīold: Local rarity | CAPS: Statewide rarity.
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