It was a wonderful Friday the 13th! Fourteen birders walked from Villages of Cascade Head to Roads End State Park. We saw 29 species including Downy Woodpecker, Heerman's Gull, juvenile Bushtits, and Warbling Vireo. It was great to meet folks from Newport, Tidewater, and Southern California!
Thank you Lincoln City Visitor and Convention Bureau!
A very early downpour of rain had some folks questioning their thoughts of attending this bird walk. But the Yaquina Head Visitors Center parking lot saw 19 diehard birders gathered for the morning's birding adventure. Yes, it was raining at first but after awhile blue sky appeared and kept the birders dry for the rest of the walk.
Sightings of the Day
Peregrine Falcon
American Goldfinch
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Barn Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Common Murre
Black Oystercatcher
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
California Gull
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
American Crow
Wilson's Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Sightings of the Day
Canada Goose
Mallard
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Whimbrel
Western Sandpiper
Common Murre
Western Gull
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-PeweeSteller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Pacific Wren
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Red Crossbill
American Goldfinch
Saturday was a beautiful day for birding. Audubon had 26 birders turn out for a beautiful walk at the Refuge. Turkey Vultures and Tree Swallows showed us that Spring is just around the corner.
Sightings of the Day
Turkey Vulture
Tree Swallow
Common Raven
American Crow
Steller’s Jay
American Robin
Great Egret
Northern Pintail
American Wigeon
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Pacific Wren
Western Gull
Sandpiper (sp)
Bald Eagle
Sanderling
Red-shouldered Hawk
Rufus Hummingbird
Fox Sparrow
Red-tailed Hawk
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Bufflehead
Northern Harrier
Northern Flicker
Song Sparrow
Great Blue Heron
Prairie Falcon
American Coot
Ring-billed Duck
European Starling
American Kestrel
Eurasian Dove
Black Phoebe
Red-winged Blackbird
Saturday’s bird walk brought 30 birders out to enjoy sunshine and the birds. The tide was in at Siletz Bay and we were treated with a variety of birds at that location. The walk along the Salishan Nature Trail provided another opportunity to see up close more birds in the bay. Looking up directly overhead, as if on command, an immature Bald Eagle flew by to everyone’s delight.
Sightings of the Day
Canada Goose
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed HawkMew Gull
Western Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
gull sp.
Anna's Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Common Raven
Pacific Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Rock Pigeon
Saturday was a perfect day for a bird walk. Just ask any of the 27 birders that show up for the beautiful weather at the Marine Hatfield Science Center. Right away a female and male Peregrine Falcon were spotted and everyone got a good look at these beautiful birds. That was only the beginning.
Sightings of the Day
Bufflehead
Surf Scoter
Pelagic Cormorant
Peregrine Falcon
Red-throated Loon
Greater Scaup
Horned Grebe
American Wigeons
American Crow
Brant Goose
Hooded Merganser
Song Sparrow
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Bald Eagle
Pacific Wren
Red-tailed Hawk
Varied Thrush
Fox Sparrow
Greater White-fronted Goose
Common Loon
Swallow (sp)
Harlequin Duck
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Mew Gull
Common Goldeneye
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western Gull
