Day 2
Canon Beach
5.19.12
My cousin, husband, brother (I just love getting new people involved in birding!) and I.
- House Sparrows
- Barn Swallows
- Western Gulls
- Bald Eagle
- Pelagic cormorants
- Surf Scoters
- Common Murre
- Pigeon Guillemot*
- Brant's Cormorant
- Harlequin Ducks - males
- Tufted Puffins
- Tree Swallow
- Violet-Green Swallows
- American Crow
58 species (8 new species at Haystack Rock)
Well, we needed 60 species to meet the goal, and not only that, but we've only just begun birding for the day, we needed to hit up at least one other spot.
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| Harlequin Ducks (on the rocks) |
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| Gull of sorts |
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| Unlike the last trip to Haystack Rock, the place was swarming with birds. |
Cannon Beach Settling Ponds (One of those waste water treatment centers.. I wasn't expecting a lot out of it, but I was in for a surprise!)
- Red-Necked Phalaropes* - a lifer, right off the bat! The place was looking good!
- Mallards + 2 duckling sets
- Red-Winged Blackbirds
- Spotted Sandpipers
- Yellow Warblers - Lots of them!
- Black-Capped Chickadee
- Barn Swallows
- Violet-Green Swallows
- Song Sparrows
- American Robins
- Brown-Headed Cowbirds
- Steller's Jay
- Wilson's Warbler
- Wood Ducks
- Common Raven
- Eurasian Collared Doves
Add 6 more species to the list..
Grand total:
64 Species! We made our goal, and with 4 lifers!!!
*Lifers!
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| Red-Necked Phalaropes |
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| Spotted Sandpiper |
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| Red-Winged Blackbird |
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| Mallard - female with curious ducklings <3 |
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| Song Sparrow |
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| Male Mallard in floating algae water |
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| American Crow |
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| Yellow Warbler - male |
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| Wilson's Warbler - male |
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| Red-Necked Phalarope |
