2012 April 21 - Mt. Tabor

Happy Earth Day folks.

On our field trip to Mt. Tabor yesterday, birding got a lot better when the day finally warmed up from the cold fog in the early morning. Unfortunately we and the expert birders we ran into, including Tom McNamara, were unable to find the Townsend's Solitaire and Hammond's Flycatcher.

I counted 32 species seen and heard. Did we see none of the usuals, like House Sparrow or European Starling?

Highlights were seeing three different nests (the Bushtit and Lesser Goldfinch nests were active), as well as great view of the Black-throated Gray Warbler and Hermit Thrush. Yesterday there was a post on 10,000 Birds about the lovely Hermit Thrush.

Mallard. Anas platyrhynchos.
Cooper's Hawk. Accipiter cooperii.
Red-tailed Hawk. Buteo jamaicensis.
Band-tailed Pigeon. Patagioenas fasciata.
Anna's Hummingbird. Calypte anna.
Rufous Hummingbird. Selasphorus rufus.
Red-breasted Sapsucker. Sphyrapicus ruber.
Downy Woodpecker. Picoides pubescens.
Northern Flicker. Colaptes auratus.
American Crow. Corvus brachyrhynchos.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee. Poecile rufescens.
Bushtit. Psaltriparus minimus.
Red-breasted Nuthatch. Sitta canadensis.
Brown Creeper. Certhia americana.
Pacific Wren. Troglodytes pacificus.
Golden-crowned Kinglet. Regulus satrapa.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Regulus calendula.
Hermit Thrush. Catharus guttatus.
American Robin. Turdus migratorius.
Orange-crowned Warbler. Oreothlypis celata.
Black-throated Gray Warbler. Dendroica nigrescens.
Spotted Towhee. Pipilo maculatus.
Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia.
Lincoln's Sparrow. Melospiza lincolnii.
White-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia leucophrys.
Golden-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia atricapilla.
Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
Purple Finch. Carpodacus purpureus.
House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus.
Pine Siskin. Spinus pinus.
Lesser Goldfinch. Spinus psaltria.
American Goldfinch. Spinus tristis.

2012 April 7 - Finley NWR

Killdeer nest at Finley NWR

Today it actually felt like Spring as we birded Finley NWR under a bright, sunny sky. Of note was us nearly parking on top of a Killdeer nest in the gravel at the boardwalk (we put a semi-circle of rocks around the nest in hopes others see the nest before causing harm), and at headquarters seeing a Lewis's Woodpecker on the west side of the Cascades. In all I counted 70 species, including excellent looks at Cinnamon Teal, Horned Lark, a large flock of Greater Yellowlegs and Long-billed Dowitchers, and pairs of Black Phoebes and Rufous Hummingbirds.

Greater White-fronted Goose. Anser albifrons.
Cackling Goose. Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose. Branta canadensis.
American Wigeon. Anas americana.
Mallard. Anas platyrhynchos.
Cinnamon Teal. Anas cyanoptera.
Northern Shoveler. Anas clypeata.
Northern Pintail. Anas acuta.
Green-winged Teal. Anas crecca.
Ring-necked Duck. Aythya collaris.
Hooded Merganser. Lophodytes cucullatus.
Double-crested Cormorant. Phalacrocorax auritus.
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias.
Turkey Vulture. Cathartes aura.
Osprey. Pandion haliaetus.
Bald Eagle. Haliaeetus leucocephalus.
Northern Harrier. Circus cyaneus.
Cooper's Hawk. Accipiter cooperii.
Red-tailed Hawk. Buteo jamaicensis.
American Kestrel. Falco sparverius.
American Coot. Fulica americana.
Killdeer. Charadrius vociferus.
Greater Yellowlegs. Tringa melanoleuca.
Long-billed Dowitcher. Limnodromus scolopaceus.
Wilson’s Snipe. Gallinago delicata.
Band-tailed Pigeon. Patagioenas fasciata.
Mourning Dove. Zenaida macroura.
Rufous Hummingbird. Selasphorus rufus.
Lewis’s Woodpecker. Melanerpes lewis.
Acorn Woodpecker. Melanerpes formicivorus.
Red-breasted Sapsucker. Sphyrapicus ruber.
Downy Woodpecker. Picoides pubescens.
Northern Flicker. Colaptes auratus.
Black Phoebe. Sayornis nigricans.
Steller's Jay. Cyanocitta stelleri.
Western Scrub-Jay. Aphelocoma californica.
American Crow. Corvus brachyrhynchos.
Common Raven. Corvus corax.
Horned Lark. Eremophila alpestris.
Tree Swallow. Tachycineta bicolor.
Violet-green Swallow. Tachycineta thalassina.
Cliff Swallow. Petrochelidon pyrrhonota.
Barn Swallow. Hirundo rustica.
Black-capped Chickadee. Poecile atricapillus.
Bushtit. Psaltriparus minimus.
White-breasted Nuthatch. Sitta carolinensis.
Brown Creeper. Certhia americana.
Bewick's Wren. Thryomanes bewickii.
Marsh Wren. Cistothorus palustris.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Regulus calendula.
Western Bluebird. Sialia mexicana.
American Robin. Turdus migratorius.
European Starling. Sturnus vulgaris.
American Pipit. Anthus rubescens.
Orange-crowned Warbler. Oreothlypis celata.
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Dendroica coronata.
Common Yellowthroat. Geothlypis trichas.
Spotted Towhee. Pipilo maculatus.
Savannah Sparrow. Passerculus sandwichensis.
Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia.
White-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia leucophrys.
Golden-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia atricapilla.
Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
Red-winged Blackbird. Agelaius phoeniceus.
Western Meadowlark. Sturnella neglecta.
Brewer's Blackbird. Euphagus cyanocephalus.
Purple Finch. Carpodacus purpureus.
House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus.
American Goldfinch. Spinus tristis.
House Sparrow. Passer domesticus.