Whitaker Ponds Nature Park

A lot of times birding at just one location doesn't cut it, so we'll head to another location.  Like we did on this day!

• Canada Geese
• Mallards - male and female
• Wood Ducks - male and female
• Belted Kingfisher - female
• House Finches - male and female
• Tree Swallows
• Cedar Waxwing
• American Goldfinches - male and female
• Red-Tailed Hawk
• Turkey Vulture

Weeping Willow Tree

Rhododendron Garden

• Canada Geese
• Mallards - male and female
• Wood Ducks male and female
• Steller's Jay
• Hooded Merganser*
• Green Heron*
• Great Blue Heron
• Red-Winged Blackbirds - male and female
• Belted Kingfisher - female
• Tree Swallows
• Song Sparrows
• Northern Flicker
• Cedar Waxwing
• American Robin
• Black-Capped Chickadee
• Domesticated Waterfowl

*Lifer! 

Great Blue Heron

Canada Goose

Domesticated Goose

Sauvie's Island

• Red-Winged Blackbirds
• Tree Swallows
• Barn Swallows
• Cliff Swallows
• American Goldfinches
• Turkey Vultures 
• Western Scrub-Jay
• House Sparrows
• Red-Tailed Hawk
• Osprey
• Song Sparrows
• Brown-Headed Cowbird
• Brewer's Blackbird
• Cedar Waxwing
• American Robin
• White-Crowned Sparrow
• American Coot
• Pied-Billed Grebe*
• Northern Flicker
• Lesser Scaup
• Mallards
• Albino Finch?* (It was the weirdest thing, it looked finch-like or even sparrow, but almost completely white.  During our debrief we considered the possibility of it being a McKay's or Snow Bunting, but quickly dismissed that because their not around here, especially in the summer months.  Later we would reconsider this.  Also, months later a report to OBOL said someone else saw this bird in the same place.)

Young Barn Swallows

*Lifer

Trojan Park

Mainly a place to play frisbee golf, but there's a few lakes, and where there's water, there's birds!

• Mallard - male
• Domesticated waterfowl
• European Starlings (I include them in hopes that one day I'll look back and realize their not so wide spread as they use to be.  Wishful thinking, I know.)
• American Robins
• Great Blue Heron
• Osprey
• Bald Eagle
• Tree Swallows
• Red-Winged Blackbird
• White-Crowned Sparrow
• Violet-Green Swallow
• Turkey Vulture 
• Western Scrub-Jay
• Belted Kingfisher*

*Lifer

Bald Eagle

Tualatin Hills Nature Park

A day I will never forget!  I so wish I had my camera.

• Marsh Wren
• Red-Winged Blackbird
• Mourning Doves
• Tree Swallows
• Bewick's Wren
• Spotted Towhee
• Great Blue Heron
• American Robin
• Chestnut-Backed Chickadee*
• Great Horned Owl!!!*
• Western Scrub-Jay
• Lesser Goldfinch

*Lifer