11.25.12
Early B-day gift for me! I had been to the Gorge birding one other time, visiting different places. It was about a year ago, and like then, it was super chilly.
Across the river, on the Washington side, we tried for Horsetheif Butte, but it was closed for the season. Must try again after April...
Early B-day gift for me! I had been to the Gorge birding one other time, visiting different places. It was about a year ago, and like then, it was super chilly.
- Red-Tailed Hawks
- Great Egrets
- Bufflehead - male - first of the season!
- Northern Flickers
Rowena Crest
- Oregon Juncos
- Common Ravens
- Bald Eagles + juveniles
(We also saw 5 Black-Tailed deer!)
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| Juvenile Bald Eagles |
Tom McCall Nature Preserve (across the street from Rowena Crest)
- Northern Flicker
- Western Scrub-Jays
- American Robins
- Steller's Jays
- Mallards
- Purple Finches
- Red-Winged Blackbirds - male
- Song Sparrows
- Varied Thrush
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| Excellent views |
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| Confusing with no sky, only water. |
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| Hope shining through the distant clouds. It was a cold first half of birding. |
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| An American Robin among all the Red-Winged Blackbirds. |
Across the river, on the Washington side, we tried for Horsetheif Butte, but it was closed for the season. Must try again after April...
Chamberlain Lake
- American Kestrels
- Double-Crested Comorants + juveniles
- Mountain Chickadees - These, and the next 4 species were seen at the rest stop, who knew? Granted it was a nice rest stop... :)
- White-Breasted Nuthatches
- Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
- Canada Geese
- Red-Tailed Hawk
Rowland Lake
- Golden-Crowned Kinglet
- Black-Capped Chickadees
- Golden-Crowned Sparrows
- Spotted Towhee
- Western Scrub-Jays
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| We stared at this rock for a long time, thinking it was where an Acorn Woodpecker has been spotted. Turns out it was the wrong spot. Do'h! Pretty area though. |
