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Wheatear September 18, 2009 Sand Lake, TILLAMOOK Greg Gillson Xantus's Murrelet September 12, 2009 off Cape Perpetua, LINCOLN Greg Gillson Hudsonian Godwit September 11, 2009 Newport, LINCOLN Greg Gillson White-winged Dove August 31, 2009 Port Orford, CURRY Lois Miller Manx Shearwater April 6, 2009 20 km off TILLAMOOK Ryan Merrill Slaty-backed Gull Slaty-backed Gull February 9, 2009 Portland, MULTNOMAH Mike Marsh Yellow-throated Warbler January 17, 2009 Langlois, CURRY Lois Miller Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Scissor-tailed Flycatcher November 27, 2008 Coos Bay, COOS Lois Miller Pyrrhuloxia Randy Campbell Pyrrhuloxia Pat Tilley November, 2008 Peoria, LINN Ruff Ruff November 14, 2008 Bandon, COOS Knute Andersson Emperor Goose Chris Warren Emperor Goose Greg Gillson October 29, 2008 Hillsboro, WASHINGTON Bewick's (Tundra) Swan October 26, 2008 Chickahominy Res., HARNEY Steve Dowlan Emperor Goose October 22, 2008 Corvallis, BENTON Rich Armstrong Tropical Kingbird October 16, 2008 Port Orford, CURRY Lois Miller Wood Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper & Lesser Yellowlegs September 29, 2008 Fern Ridge Res., LANE John Sullivan White-winged Dove September 29, 2008 Yachats, LINCOLN Paul Hirsch Black-throated Blue Warbler September 28, 2008 Frenchglenn, HARNEY Steve Dowlan Ruff September 14, 2008 Bend, DESCHUTES Kimdel Owen Wandering Albatross Wandering Albatross Wandering Albatross September 13, 2008 off Newport, LINCOLN Greg Gillson Broad-tailed Hummingbird September 6, 2008 Lebanon, LINN Cheryl Welchel Little Blue Heron Little Blue Heron Little Blue Heron September 2, 2008 Bybee Lake, MULTNOMAH Shawneen Finnegan Lesser Black-backed Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull August 29, 2008 Newport, LINCOLN Glen Lindeman Yellow Wagtail August 26, 2008 Gearhart, CLATSOP Owen Schmidt Elegant Tern August 12, 2008 Gold Beach, CURRY Lois Miller Greater Shearwater August 9, 2008 off Newport, LINCOLN Dan Barton Least Tern June 24, 2008 Tualatin River NWR, WASHINGTON Bjorn Fredrickson Yellow-billed Loon June 6, 2008 Newport, LINCOLN Don Roberts Clay-colored Sparrow June 5, 2008 Sauvie Island, MULTNOMAH Shawneen Finnegan Eastern Towhee Eastern Towhee June 1, 2008 Malheur NWR, HARNEY Jim Carlson Hooded Warbler May 25, 2008 Malheur NWR, HARNEY Eric Hough Lawrence's Goldfinch May 8, 2008 Eagle Point, JACKSON Howard Sands Harris's Sparrow May 8, 2008 Newport, LINCOLN Cindy Lippincott Hooded Oriole April 18, 2008 Eagle Point, JACKSON Howard Sands Murphy's Petrel April 13, 2008 off s. Oregon Terry Hunefeld Mountain Plover February 17, 2008 Russ Namitz Mountain Plover Mountain Plover February 20, 2008 Lois Miller Floras Lake, CURRY Arctic Loon December 31, 2007 Greg Gillson Arctic Loon Arctic Loon December 18, 2007 Mike Marsh Brownsmead, CLATSOP Tropical Kingbird October 14, 2007 Astoria, Clatsop Shawneen Finnegan Ruff Ruff October 13, 2007 Forest Grove, WASHINGTON Greg Gillson Tropical Kingbird Tropical Kingbird October 10, 2007 Florence, LANE James Little Blackpoll Warbler September 16, 2007 Fields, HARNEY Karl Fairchild Cape May Warbler September 15, 2007 Alan Contreras Cape May Warbler September 15, 2007 Holly Reinhard Malheur NWR, HARNEY White-winged Dove September 1, 2007 Greg Gillson White-winged Dove September 5, 2007 Roger Robb Bandon, COOS Xantus's Murrelet August 25, 2007 Off Newport, LINCOLN Greg Gillson Indigo Bunting June 21, 2007 Owen Schmidt Indigo Bunting June 18, 2007 Jeff Harding Baskett Slough NWR, POLK White-winged Dove May 12, 2007 Wahl Ranch, CURRY Russ Namitz Scissor-tailed Flycatcher May 26, 2007 Malheur NWR, HARNEY Russ Namitz Summer Tanager 1 Summer Tanager 2 May 27, 2007 Malheur NWR, HARNEY Greg Gillson Baltimore Oriole 1 May 25?, 2007 Russ Namitz Baltimore Oriole 2 May 26, 2007 Greg Gillson Baltimore Oriole 3 May 26, 2007 Greg Gillson Baltimore Oriole 4 May 25, 2007 Rudi Rudolph Baltimore Oriole 5 May 29, 2007 Leith McKenzie Malheur NWR, HARNEY Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 May 27, 2007 Malheur NWR, HARNEY Greg Gillson Magnolia Warbler 1 Magnolia Warbler 2 May 28, 2007 Malheur NWR, HARNEY Greg Gillson Chestnut-sided Warbler May 29, 2007 Lakeview, LAKE Jeff Harding Great-tailed Grackle May 24, 2007 CURRY Lois Miller Magnolia Warbler May 19, 2007 HARNEY Owen Schmidt Common Grackle May 11, 2007 HARNEY Steve Dowlan Clay-colored Sparrow May 1, 2007 JACKSON Howard Sands Red Fox Sparrow April 24, 2007 CURRY Lois Miller Horned Puffin March 25, 2007 LINCOLN Greg Gillson Laysan Albatross March 25, 2007 LINCOLN Greg Gillson Great Gray Owl January 22, 2007 CLACKAMAS Al Ahlgrim Falcated Duck January 20, 2007 Eugene, LANE Roger Robb Ovenbird January 7, 2007 Medford, JACKSON Bruce Eliason Hooded Oriole November 24, 2006 Reedsport, DOUGLAS Tim Gannon Brown Thrasher November 9, 2006 Eugene, LANE Roger Robb Hooded Oriole October 26, 2006 Port Orford, CURRY Lois Miller Common Redpoll #1 Common Redpoll #2 October 25, 2006 Portland, MULTNOMAH Nancy Brown Eurasian Collared-Dove October 7, 2006 Verboort, WASHINGTON Greg Gillson Red-necked Stint October 5, 2006 Florence, LANE Diane Pettey Manx Shearwater #1 Manx Shearwater #2 September 30, 2006 Newport, LINCOLN Jay Gilliam Chestnut-sided Warbler September 17, 2006 Frenchglen, HARNEY Alan Contreras Baltimore Oriole September 17, 2006 Malheur NWR HQ, HARNEY Daniel Farrar Magnolia Warbler #1 Magnolia Warbler #2 September 16, 2006 Benson Pond, Malheur NWR, HARNEY Alan Contreras Common Ground Dove #1 Common Ground Dove #2 August 3, 2006 Port Orford, CURRY Lois Miller Glossy Ibis #1 Glossy Ibis #2 May 28, 2006 Malheur NWR, HARNEY Graham Floyd Broad-tailed Hummingbird May 26, 2006 Camp Sherman, JEFFERSON Khanh Tran Least Flycatcher adjusted May 27, 2006 Malheur NWR, HARNEY Khanh Tran Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler May 27-28, 2006 Fields, HARNEY Khanh Tran Eastern Phoebe Eastern Phoebe May 27-28, 2006 Fields, HARNEY Khanh Tran American Redstart American Redstart May 27-28, 2006 Fields, HARNEY Khanh Tran Canada Warbler May 28, 2006 Malheur NWR, HARNEY Alan Contreras Eurasian Collared-Dove May 10, 2006 Sauvie Island, MULTNOMAH Khanh Tran Brambling April 11, 2006 Eugene, LANE Rudi Rudolph Maitreya Short-tailed Albatross March 18, 2006 Perpetua Bank, LINCOLN Troy Guy Ed McVicker Caracara March 12-19, 2006 Corvallis, BENTON Greg Gillson Harris's Sparrow December 16, 2005 La Grande, UNION Ted Schroeder Snowy Owl A Snowy Owl B December 8, 2005 Newport, LINCOLN Pat Tilley Emperor Goose A Emperor Goose B December 20, 2005 Hammond, CLATSOP Khahn Tran Curlew Sandpiper December 18, 2005 Bastendorf Beach, COOS Dan Heyerly Alan Contreras Snowy Owl December 2, 2005 Gaston, WASHINGTON Violet Brown Snowy Owl November 19, 2005 South Jetty Columbia River, CLATSOP Khanh Tran Murphy's Petrel October 31 - November 2, 2005 150 miles offshore, OR Rich Pagen Laura Morse Mottled Petrel October 31 - November 2, 2005 150 miles offshore, OR Rich Pagen Laura Morse Cook's Petrel October 20, 2005 80 miles off CURRY Peter Pyle Sprague's Pipit A Sprague's Pipit B October 1, 2005 Port Orford, CURRY Terry Wahl Short-tailed Albatross September 3, 2005 Seven Devils Wayside, COOS Washup, banded (#13B5127) as chick April 2005 Keith Iding Lark Bunting August 13, 2005 Baskett Slough NWR, POLK Ben Young Lesser Sandplover July 17, 2005 Gearhart, CLATSOP Dan Heyerly Scissor-tailed Flycatcher May 15, 2005 Coos Head, COOS John Chatt Gargany May 13, 2005 Tangent, LINN Randy Campbell Eastern Towhee (original) Eastern Towhee (cropped, sharpened) April 6, 2005 Portland, MULTNOMAH Gerard Lillie Canada Warbler September 11, 2004 Malheur Field Station, HARNEY John Matthews Curlew Sandpiper July 19 & 21, 2004 Summer Lake, LAKE Sylvia Maulding & David Tracy Hooded Oriole July 7, 2004 Central Point, JACKSON Clint Brumitt Rose-breasted Grosbeak July 2-26+, 2004 Port Orford, CURRY Lois Miller Eastern Phoebe May 10, 2004 Bend, DESCHUTES Craig Miller Eurasian Collared Dove May 9-11, 2004 Port Orford, CURRY Lois Miller and Don Munson Red-throated Pipit April 29, 2004 Port Orford, CURRY Lois Miller & Don Munson Costa's Hummingbird April 7, 2004 Brownsville, LINN Tom Snetsinger Falcated Duck March 4, 2004 Kirk Pond, LANE Owen Schmidt Lucy's Warbler January 17+, 2004 Harbor, CURRY Sheila L. Chambers Yellow-bellied Sapsucker December 22, 2003 Florence, LANE Diane Pettey Rusty Blackbird November 9, 2003 McNary Wlidlife Area, UMATILLA MerryLynn Denny Sharp-tailed Sandpiper October 25, 2003 Forest Grove, WASHINGTON Greg Gillson Red-throated Pipit October 6, 2003 Wickiup Res., DESCHUTES David Tracy Smith's Longspur 1 October 2003 North Portland, MULTNOMAH Steve Jaggers Wilson's Storm Petrel September 13, 2003 Astoria Canyon, CLATSOP Steve Shunk Sedge Wren June 4, 2003 n. spit Coos Bay, COOS Owen Schmidt Manx Shearwater March 1, 2003 off Newport, LINCOLN Jeff Harding Steve Shunk Vermilion Flycatcher January 8, 2003 Woodburn, MARION Owen Schmidt Baltimore Oriole January 6-11+, 2003 Florence, LANE Dave Lauten and Owen Schmidt Scissor-tailed Flycatcher November 10, 2002 Siletz Bay, LINCOLN Floyd Schrock Sharp-tailed Sandpiper October 22, 2002 Fernhill Wetlands, WASHINGTON Ruth Sullivan Chestnut-collared Longspur October 11, 2002 Floras Lake, CURRY Noah Stryker Hooded Warbler September 15, 2002 Malheur NWR, HARNEY Kevin Smith Blue-footed Booby September 7-9, 2002 Yaquina Head, LINCOLN Pat Tilley Ruth Sullivan Buff-breasted Sandpiper September 3, 2002 Bayocean, TILLAMOOK Pat Tilley Broad-tailed Hummingbird July 21-22, 2002 Bend, DESCHUTES Dave Tracy Little Stint July 13, 2002 North Spit, COOS Dave Lauten and Kathy Castelein Common Redpoll July 11, 2002 Bandon, COOS Indigo Bunting June 30, 2002 Takilma, JOSEPHINE Greg Gillson Rose-breasted Grosbeak June 17, 2002 Bend, DESCHUTES Scott Carpenter Yellow-throated Warbler June 8, 2002 Malheur NWR, HARNEY David Tracy Scissor-tailed Flycatcher May 25, 2002 Port Orford, CURRY Lois Miller Costa's Hummingbird A Costa's Hummingbird B May 18, 2002 Bend, DESCHUTES Kevin Smith Brambling Janaury 13, 2002 Burns, HARNEY David Tracy Yellow-bellied Sapsucker December 16, 2001 Bay City, TILLAMOOK Owen Schmidt Common Redpoll December 2, 2001 Bend, DESCHUTES David Tracy Summer Tanager November 17-18, 2001 Bend, DESCHUTES David Tracy and Chuck Gates Prothonotary Warbler November ?, 2001 Halfway, BAKER Trent Bray Cassin's Kingbird October 29, 2001 and November 8, 2001 November 10, 2001 Canby, CLACKAMAS Trent Bray and Charlie Wright Owen Schmidt Barred Owl October 20, 2001 Port Orford, CURRY Evan Kramer Shy Albatross October 7, 2001 Perpetua Bank, LINCOLN Wayne Hoffman and Bruce Craig Black-throated Blue Warbler October 1, 2001 Riley, HARNEY Trent Bray Buff-breasted Sandpiper August 24, 2001 Redmond sewage pond, DESCHUTES Chuck Gates Prothonotary Warbler 2 July 2001 Upper Klamath Lake, KLAMATH Ben Wieland Lark Bunting 11 June 2001 Eugene, LANE Dan Heyerly, Bruce Newhouse, Owen Schmidt Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6 June 2001 Port Orford, CURRY Lois Miller Common Moorhen 27 May 2001 Malheur NWR, HARNEY Jeff Gilligan Short-tailed Albatross 24 March 2001 Perpetua Bank, LINCOLN Tim Shelmerdine Whooper Swan 19 February 2001 White Lake, KLAMATH Kevin Spencer Tufted Duck 3-17+ February 2001 Astoria, CLATSOP John Woodhouse Rusty Blackbird 2-14 February 2001 Gold Beach, CURRY Trent Bray Cape May Warbler 4-14 February 2001 Gold Beach, CURRY Trent Bray Summer Tanager 5-17+ February 2001 Beaverton, WASHINGTON Trent Bray, Steve Berliner Blue Jay 3-5 February 2001 Redmond, DESCHUTES David Tracy Harris's Sparrow 1 January 2001 Millicoma Marsh, COOS David Tracy Snow Bunting 30 December 2000 North Jetty Siuslaw River, LANE David Tracy Snowy Owl 20 December 2000 Clatsop Spit, CLATSOP Brian Godfrey White Ibis 16 November 2000 Newport, LINCOLN Owen Schmidt Tropical Kingbird 26 October 2000 Newport, LINCOLN Trent Bray Tropical Kingbird 19-21 October 2000 Seaside, CLATSOP Mike Patterson Ruff 7 October 2000 Forest Grove, WASHINGTON Steve Berliner Tropical Kingbird 30 September 2000 Florence, LANE Dileep Nageswaran White-winged Dove 6 September 2000 Gold Beach, CURRY Greg Gillson Costa's Hummingbird 28 August 2000 Bend, DESCHUTES David Tracy Bar-tailed Godwit 20 August 2000 Gearhart, CLATSOP Mike Patterson Broad-tailed Hummingbird 14 August 2000 Steens Mt., HARNEY David Tracy Hooded Warbler 13 August-September 2000 Hart Mtn., LAKE David Tracy Blue-winged Warbler 24 July-20 September 2000 Sisters, DESCHUTES Greg Gillson and Owen Schmidt Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 15 July 2000 Burns, HARNEY Steve Dowlan Gray Catbird 12 July 2000 Bend, DESCHUTES David Tracy Harris's Sparrow 28 February 2000 Finley NWR, BENTON Trent Bray Clay-colored Sparrow 29 December 1999 Tangent, LINN Trent Bray