March 14, 2015 Seal Rock State Recreation Site

Wheww, what a morning! The rain and the wind were insistent on crashing down and around the 9 folks who came to Seal Rock for a morning of birding. Although we got pretty soaked and chilled, the experience was laughable because it reminded this writer of young kids sloshing through mud puddles in the rain! The song birds were smarter than us by hunkering down in this weather. We saw quite a few seals (thus the name Seal Rock, eh?!), crows, gulls, and sea birds. The Harlequin Ducks, Black Turnstones, Surfbirds, and a Peregrine Falcon were the hits of the day. All in all, yes we were soaked but we left with smiles on our faces!!

Sightings of the Day
Western Gull
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Black Oystercatcher
American Crow
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
Black Turnstone
Surfbird
Peregrine Falcon
Mourning Dove
Steller's Jay
Junco
Song Sparrow

February 14, 2015 Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Sightings of the Day
Steller's Jay
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Anna's Hummingbird
Bald Eagle
Great Blue Heron
American Crow
Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Pacific Wren
Hutton’s Vireo
Downy Woodpecker
Tundra Bean Goose
Dusky Goose
Mallards
Red-winged Blackbird
Prairie Falcon
European Starlings
Brewer's Blackbird
Great Egret
American Robin
Hooded Merganser
Killdeer

January 11, 2015 OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center Nature Trail, Newport

It was a wet and cold morning at the Marine Hatfield Science Center parking lot, but 13 folks decided to brave the elements. Field guide Mark Elliott was quick to find birds in his scope on the Yaquina Bay. After walking the trail we headed over to the south jetty to add a few more birds to our list.

Sightings of the Day

Great Egret

American Coot

Northern Harrier

Western Gull

Bald Eagle

Pelagic Cormorant

Surf Scoter

Bufflehead

Song Sparrow

Horned Grebe

Great Blue Heron

Hooded Merganser

Red-necked Grebe

American Crow

Northern Pintail

Lesser Scaup

Greater Scaup

European Starling Brandt

American Wigeon

Ring-necked Duck

Western Meadowlark

Northern Flicker

Red-shouldered Hawk

Dark-eyed Junco

Pine Siskin

House Finch

Rock Pigeon

Anna's Hummingbird

White-crowned Sparrow

American Goldfinch

Varied Thrush

Red-breasted Merganser

Common Merganser

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Black Turnstone

Harlequin Duck

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Mew Gull

Pigeon Guillemot

Marbled Murrelet

Barn Swallow