2012 January 14-15 - Ocean Shores, WA

Well, this is going to be a pretty difficult weekend for Dan to top. Most of us got lifers, and some of us got multiples. The weather was interesting with pelting hail, gently falling snow, and dry and sunny conditions.

I listed 70 birds and, as always, if I've left anything out please email me or go ahead and comment on the blog and I'll update the list. Please post photos you took this weekend, or add anything else you want to share about our field trip.

*Additions to the list from Nancy Doty and Meg Ruby bring the total to 75.

Greater White-fronted Goose. Anser albifrons.
Emperor Goose. Chen canagica.
Cackling Goose. Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose. Branta canadensis.
Tundra Swan. Cygnus columbianus.
American Wigeon. Anas americana.
Mallard. Anas platyrhynchos.
Northern Pintail. Anas acuta.
Ring-necked Duck. Aythya collaris.
Greater Scaup. Aythya marila.
King Eider. Somateria spectabilis.
Surf Scoter. Melanitta perspicillata.
White-winged Scoter. Melanitta fusca.
Bufflehead. Bucephala albeola.
Common Goldeneye. Bucephala clangula.
Red-breasted Merganser. Mergus serrator.
*Hooded Merganser
Red-throated Loon. Gavia stellata.
Common Loon. Gavia immer.
Horned Grebe. Podiceps auritus.
Red-necked Grebe. Podiceps grisegena.
Western Grebe. Aechmophorus occidentalis.
Double-crested Cormorant. Phalacrocorax auritus.
Pelagic Cormorant. Phalacrocorax pelagicus.
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias.
Bald Eagle. Haliaeetus leucocephalus.
Northern Harrier. Circus cyaneus.
Sharp-shinned Hawk. Accipiter striatus.
Cooper's Hawk. Accipiter cooperii.
Red-tailed Hawk. Buteo jamaicensis.
American Kestrel. Falco sparverius.
*Peregrine Falcon (seen by Meg and Jenny on the road)
American Coot. Fulica americana.
Killdeer. Charadrius vociferus.
Long-billed Curlew. Numenius americanus.
Black Turnstone. Arenaria melanocephala.
Surfbird. Aphriza virgata.
Sanderling. Calidris alba.
Least Sandpiper. Calidris minutilla.
Rock Sandpiper. Calidris ptilocnemis.
Dunlin. Calidris alpina.
Mew Gull. Larus canus.
Ring-billed Gull. Larus delawarensis.
*Herring Gull
Western Gull. Larus occidentalis.
Glaucous-winged Gull. Larus glaucescens.
*Glaucous-winged x Western (Olympic) Gull
Rhinoceros Auklet. Cerorhinca monocerata.
Rock Pigeon. Columba livia.
Eurasian Collared-Dove. Streptopelia decaocto
Snowy Owl. Bubo scandiacus.
Anna's Hummingbird. Calypte anna.
Belted Kingfisher. Megaceryle alcyon.
Northern Flicker. Colaptes auratus.
Steller's Jay. Cyanocitta stelleri.
American Crow. Corvus brachyrhynchos.
Common Raven. Corvus corax.
Black-capped Chickadee. Poecile atricapillus.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee. Poecile rufescens.
Bewick's Wren. Thryomanes bewickii.
Golden-crowned Kinglet. Regulus satrapa.
American Robin. Turdus migratorius.
Varied Thrush. Ixoreus naevius.
European Starling. Sturnus vulgaris.
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Dendroica coronata.
Spotted Towhee. Pipilo maculatus.
Fox Sparrow. Passerella iliaca.
Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia.
White-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia leucophrys.
Golden-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia atricapilla.
Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
Red-winged Blackbird. Agelaius phoeniceus.
*Brewer's Blackbird
House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus.
House Sparrow. Passer domesticus.