We were so excited about the two uncommon lifers, that we took it as an omen to keep birding. We headed over to Smith and Bybee, a place I hadn't been since my first birding trip, just over a year ago.
- Oregon Juncos
- Rock Doves
- Canada Geese
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- Band-Tailed Pigeon
- Black-Capped Chickadees
- Belted Kingfisher - call
- American Robin
- Bald Eagles
- Brown Creepers
- Bushtits
- American Crows
- Northern Shovelers - males and females
- Hooded Merganser - female
- Gadwalls
- Bewick's Wren
- Hermit Thrush
- Spotted Towhee
- Golden-Crowned Kinglets
- American Wigeon
- Ruddy Ducks - male and female
- Pied-Billed Grebe
- Bank Swallows*
- Canvasbacks*
- Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
*More lifers!
The same day as the Fort Stevens/ South Jetty trip, on the way home.
- Black-Capped Chickadees
- Steller's Jay
- Ruffed Grouse* (That was a strange sight, like nothing I had ever seen before. Just standing on the side of the road. I was a little baffled by it. I exclaimed, "Did you see that?! Looked like a chicken... yet not...")
- Band-Tailed Pigeons* -male and female
- Tree Swallows
- Turkey Vulture
*Lifer
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| Elk at Jewell Meadows |
