Saturday, September 22, 2012

3 Sisters


Indian Ford Camp 9.05.12 - 9.06.12
  • Common Ravens
  • Turkey Vultures
  • Mountain Bluebirds
  • Red-Breasted Nuthatch
  • Brown Creeper
  • Red-Tailed Hawk
  • Mountain Chickadees*
  • Northern Flicker
  • Chipping Sparrows
  • Rock Wren
  • Oregon Junco
  • Green-Tailed Towhee*
*Lifers - right at the campsite!
Mountain Chickadee
Head of Metoilius River and along the river
9.05.12
  • Steller's Jays
  • Clark's Nutcracker*
  • Yellow-Rumped Warbler - juv
  • Williamson's Sapsucker* - female
  • Vaux's Swifts
  • Mallards
  • Song Sparrow
  • Black-Capped Chickadee
  • Pacific-Slope Flycatcher*
  • Belted Kingfisher - female
  • White-Headed Woodpeckers*
  • White-Breasted Nuthatches
  • Pygmy Nuthatches*
Squeeze time!!!  A kid sprinkled hamster food all over the path.  The chipmunks were going nuts!

Steller's Jay - mouth open possibly to cool down.

Steller's Jays everywhere.

Pacific-Slope Flycatcher in a nearby tree.

A Clark's Nutcracker flies in from the other direction.

Clark's Nutcracker joins the chipmunk feast.

Hops around a bit and is off again.

White-Headed Woodpecker - male

White-Headed Woodpecker - female
 Calliope Crossing 9.06.12

  • White-Breasted Nuthatches
  • Common Ravens
  • Mountain Chickadees
  • Orange-Crowned Warblers
  • Downy Woodpecker
  • Clark's Nutcrackers
  • Olive-Sided Flycatcher
  • Pacific-Slope Flycatcher
  • Yellow-Rumped Warblers
  • Red-Breasted Nuthatch
  • Brewer's Sparrow*
  • Northern Goshawk*
*Lifers!


This little tree frog entertained me for quite some time.  So cute!

the crossing.

The water there was so clear.

Luckily there was a lot of other wildlife there, because the birds were few and far between.  At least new birds, anyway.



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