Sauvie's Island
Yesterday I went out to search for the Harris's Sparrow down Rentenaar Road that has been seen by everyone but me and a man I met there who was on his fourth return to try to see it. Although I didn't see it, I saw a lot of other birds and even....a lifer - gasp!
- Oregon Juncos
- Double-Crested Cormorants
- Red-Tailed Hawks
- Western Scrub-Jays
- American Robins
- American Wigeons
- Mallards
- Bald Eagles
- Golden-Crowned Sparrows - soooo many....
- Tundra Swans
- Mourning Doves
- European Starlings
- Great Blue Herons - including rookery
- American Crows
- Sandhill Cranes
- Snow Geese
- American Coots
- Northern Shovelers
- Ring-Necked Ducks - males
- Bufflehead - female
- Canada Geese
- House Sparrow
- Song Sparrows
- Northern Flickers
- White-Crowned Sparrows
- Great Egret
- Common Mergansers - males and females
- Spotted Towhees
- Black-Capped Chickadees
- Red-Winged Blackbirds - calls
- Northern Harrier
- White-Throated Sparrow*
- Green-Winged Teals
- Canvas Back
- Cackling Geese
- Dusky Canada Geese
- Western Meadowlarks
*Lifer!
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| Bald Eagle - take off |
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| Mourning Dove |
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| Bald Eagle - juvenile |
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| playing around |
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| Golden-Crowned Sparrow |
Very cool shot of the Bald Eagles! The Harris's can be a tough one- I found him on my second try (last year on my 3rd or 4th). Congrats on the White-throated lifer- they are awesome.
ReplyDeleteSo it's not the first year the Harris's Sparrow has come to visit...very interesting! Did he visit the same spot as this year?
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