Parking Lot Birds

I've been meaning to post this for a while now.  Back in March, a pair of Killdeer laid their eggs in the parking lot at my husband's work.  This has been going on for generations now.  What's weird, is they made their nest right in the middle of the parking lot, in a median, on top of bark mulch that the Killdeer and their eggs blended right into.  I was so afraid someone would accidentally step on them, luckily the parent Killdeer were pretty vocal when anyone came near.

Killdeer on nest

Oops, I scared her away. (I really didn't mean to, I was keeping a distance and being quick about it.)

Then, in mid April, three of the eggs hatched.  No one knows what happened with the fourth egg, but there were some crows and starlings that had been bothering them.

As a size reference, check out the regular sized curb it's standing in front of.

Worried Mom keeps a close eye on things.

fast motion!

A week or two after this, they were flying!

Fanno Creek / Knoll Wetlands

• Mallards
• Anna's Hummingbird
• Song Sparrows
• Northern Shoveler - female
• Black-Capped Chickadees
• Western Scrub-Jay
• American Goldfinch
• American Crows
• Cooper's Hawk
• European Starling
• Red-Tailed Hawk
• Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
• Northern Flickers
• Spotted Towhee
• Red-Winged Blackbirds - males and females
• Canada Geese
• Green-Winged Teals
• American Wigeons
• Killdeers
• Gadwalls
• Bewick's Wren

Cooper's Hawk

Killdeer

Red-Winged Blackbird - female
(pretty sure... we had a hell of a time with it.  I think it was reddish from the setting sun.  So weird.)

Beaverton Creek

• Ringed-Necked Duck - female
• Buffleheads - female
• Mallards
• Canada Geese
• Red-Winged Blackbirds - male and female
• Ruby-Crowned Kinglets
• American Robins
• Spotted Towhees
• Gadwalls
• Anna's Hummingbird
• Mourning Doves
• Yellow-Rumped Warblers
• Northern Flickers
• Green-Winged Teals
• Bewick's Wren
• Killdeers
• European Starling
• Black-Capped Chickadee - call
• Song Sparrows

Beaverton Creek Nature Trail

01.29.12

• Buffleheads
• Mallards
• Northern Shovelers
• Ring-Necked Ducks
• American Coots
• Great Blue Herons
• Gadwalls
• Red-Winged Blackbirds
• Song Sparrow
• Western Scrub-Jay
• Northern Flicker
• Yellow-Rumped Warblers
• Canada Geese

01.30.12

• Mallards
• Red-Winged Blackbirds
• Northern Shovelers
• Buffleheads
• Killdeer
• Canada Geese
• American Robin

Fire Station 18 - Marine Drive (near PDX)

Not a place to go birding, but we had heard a Snow Bunting had been hanging around there, so we had to go check it out, obviously.  Check out Elvira's post for the details of the trip.  (Believe me, you will NOT be disappointed!)

• Red-Shouldered Hawk* (we happened upon this out of pure luck because I missed the turn for the fire station.  It was perched on the fence by the road.  So cool!)
• Song Sparrows
• Great Blue Heron
• Killdeer - pair
• Snow Bunting*
• European Starlings
• Various Gulls

*Lifers! (Two lifers in less than an hour!)

Snow Bunting!
 I was so happy to be able to see this bird, let alone get a photo of it, even if the photo is sub-par)

After this we were so reved up, my cousin and I went to Delta Park, where an Acorn Woodpecker has been known the frequent.  No Acorn, but we did see:

• Northern Flicker - male
• Mallards - male and female
• Western Scrub-Jay

But the day wasn't over there...

Beaverton Creek Nature Trail

Another stroll through Beaverton Creek.  Nothing ground breaking, but I like to keep track of what I see each visit.

6.21.11

• Cedar Waxwing
• Mallards
• Red-Winged Blackbirds - male and female
• American Robin
• Barn Swallows
• Tree Swallows
• Mourning Doves
• White-Crowned Sparrow
• Bushtits

6.22.11

• Mallards
• Wood Duck
• Killdeer

Cannon Beach

An awesome trip to the beach just to do some birding.  The first of what would turn into several beach birding trips.

• Brown Pelicans*
• Pelagic Cormorants*
• Red-Breasted Merganser* - female
• Harlequin Ducks* - male and female
• Tufted Puffins* (high atop Haystack Rock, only visible through the scope, saw 3)
• Mallards
• Common Murre* (by the hundreds)
• Western Gulls
• Common Tern*
• Barn Swallows
• Killdeer*
• Northern Flicker
• American Goldfinch
• House Sparrows - male and female
• Black Oystercatchers*
• Common Raven* (Surprisingly impressive!)
• American Crows

* Lifer

Haystack Rock