April 10, 2010 Bird Walk at Siletz Bay, Lincoln City

Nearly 20 people enjoyed wonderful weather and exciting sights as they hiked the Salishan Nature Trail in search of birds this Saturday, April 10th. Participants spotted 25 different birds in Siletz Bay and in the marshes, shrubs, and dunes along the Salishan Nature Trail. Most of the participants on this walk were new to Audubon and almost half were from out of the area. On the second Saturday of most months, ASLC hosts a bird walk beginning at 9 AM. We provide binoculars and field guides to new birders and welcome beginning birders on these monthly outings. "It's great to be able to introduce our wonderful coastal birding sites to both new and experienced birders from other parts of the state," said ASLC President, Jack Doyle.

Sightings of the Day
Bald Eagle
Bufflehead
Mallard
Great Blue Heron
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
American Robin
American Goldfinch
American Crow
Marsh Wren
House Finch
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Flock of flying Cormorants
Pelagic Cormorant
Brandt's Cormorant
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Western Gull
California Gull
Great Egret
Northern Pintail

January 9, 2010 Yaquina Bay Bird Walk

Photos by Jack Doyle

"Great day, with 29 other birders!
We had such nice close looks
at so many of these birds,
and the red-necked grebe was a first for me."
- Laura Doyle
 
YAQUINA BAY BIRDS:
Rock Dove
Western Gull
California Gull
Surf Scoter
Western Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Bufflehead
White Scoter
American Coot
Common Loon
Brandts Cormorant
Brandt Goose
Great Blue Heron
Northern Flicker
Song Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Bewicks Wren
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Goldfinch
House Finch
White-crowned Sparrow
American Kestrel
Bald Eagle
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Bushtit
Belted Kingfisher
Common Goldeneye
 
SOUTH JETTY SITE:
Western Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Common Loon
Harlequin Duck
Mew Gull
Black Turnstone
Brown Pelican
Surf Scoters
Western Gull
California Gull

December 12, 2009 with Mark Elliott - Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Sightings of the Day
Killdeer
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern Pintail
Pied-billed Grebe
Green-winged Real
Bufflehead
Mallard
Dusky Canada Geese
Flicker
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
Lincoln's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Mew gull
Red-tailed Hawk
Steller's Jay
Northern Harrier
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Dark-eyed Junco
Dunlin
Great Blue Heron
Varied Thrush

November 7, 2009 - Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Today we saw a Bald Eagle that hovered over a Bufflehead trying to become a diving bird until it tired out and the eagle flew off with it.
(This was a day to remember not only for the number of birds viewed, but also for the daring souls who weathered lightning and thunder, pouring rain, and hail. It was also the same day that a tornado hit Roads End, ripping off a roof of a house and blowing out car windows!)

Sightings of the Day
Black Scoter
Surf Scoter
Black Turnstone
Red-necked Phalarope
Common Merganser
Brown Pelican
Bufflehead
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
American Crow
Western Gull
California Gull
Western Grebe
Kingfisher

June 9, 2009 with Dick Demarest - Nestucca Wildlife Refuge

Photo by Jack Doyle

Sightings of the Day
Red-tailed Hawk
Immature Bald Eagle
Great Blue Heron
American Crow
Common Raven
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Band-tailed Pigeon
Western Gull
Steller's Jay
Turkey Vulture
White-tailed Kite
Red-shouldered Hawk
Brandt's Cormorant
Cedar Waxwing
Female Black-headed Grosbeak
American Goldfinch
American Robin