The Trips:
Went to see if we could find the Burrowing Owl which has been being seen there. FINALLY SUCCESS on the 4th trip !!! ... A LIFER !!! ...
EXTREMELY windy on the 18th and 19th but only breezy and overcast on the 23rd, and the 25th started drizzly but ended up a beautiful spring day. The 31st was just a gorgeous spring day.
Friday the 18th we hiked out to the dike via the Refuge but the rest of the trips we hiked out on the dike via Captain William Clark Park.
The birds we looked for and others were seeing:
- Burrowing Owl ... YES !!!
- Greater White-fronted Goose ... nope
- Loggerhead Shrike ... nope
- Ross's Goose ... nope
- Say's Phoebe ... YES, saw them on the first four trips
The Locale:
The Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located along the Columbia River east of Washougal, Washington. There is a nice hiking trail through and around parts of the Refuge, with views of fields, creeks, woodlands, lakes, plus the Columbia River.
For more birds seen, heard, or photographed at Steigerwald Lake Refuge ... click here.
Birds seen, heard, or photographed ... (in alphabetical order):
- American Coot ...
- American Crow ...
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American Kestrel ...
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American Robin ...
- American Wigeon ...
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Bald Eagle ...
- Belted Kingfisher ... (heard)
- Black-capped Chickadee ... (heard)
- Bufflehead ...
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Burrowing Owl ...
- Cackling Geese ...
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Canada Geese ...
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Double-crested Cormorant ...
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Eurasian Collared-Dove ...
- European Starling ...
- Gadwall ...
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Glaucous-winged Gull ...
- Golden-crowned Sparrow ...
- Great Blue Heron ...
- Green-winged Teal ...
- Horned Grebe ...
- House Finch ... (heard)
- House Wren ... (heard)
- Lesser Scaup ...
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Mallard ...
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Mew Gull ...
- Northern Flicker ...
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Northern Harrier ...
- Northern Pintail ...
- Pied-billed Grebe ...
- Pileated Woodpecker ...
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Red-tailed Hawk ...
- Red-winged Blackbird ...
- Ring-necked Duck ...
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Ring-necked Pheasant ...
- Savannah Sparrow ...
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Say's Phoebe ...
- Song Sparrow ...
- Tree Swallow ...
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Turkey Vulture ...
- Violet-green Swallow ...
- Western Meadowlark ...
- Western Scrub-Jay ...
And the:
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California Sea Lion ...
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American Kestrels, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Left image, windy and sunny, taken March 19, 2016.
Right image, overcast and gray, taken March 23, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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American Kestrel, with mouse, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Overcast and gray.
Image taken March 23, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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American Robin, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
March 23, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Bald Eagle, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Nice Spring afternoon.
March 25, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Burrowing Owl, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Nice Spring afternoon.
March 25, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Burrowing Owl, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Nice Spring afternoon.
March 31, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Burrowing Owl, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Nice Spring afternoon.
March 31, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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California Sea Lion with Sturgeon, Columbia River at Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Nice Spring afternoon.
March 25, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Canada Goose pair, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy and sunny.
Image taken March 18, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 200z.
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Canada Geese, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy and sunny.
Image taken March 18, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 200z.
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Double-crested Cormorants, Columbia River at Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 300m.
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Eurasian Collared-Dove, Columbia River at Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Beautiful spring day.
Image taken March 31, 2016.
Canon EOS 7d2, 400mm.
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Glaucous-winged Gull and California Sea Lion, Columbia River at Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Nice Spring afternoon.
March 25, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Mallard pair, male (left) and female (right), Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy and sunny.
Image taken March 18, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 200z.
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Mew Gull, Columbia River at Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Nice Spring afternoon.
March 25, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Northern Harrier, male, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy and sunny.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 300mm.
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Northern Harrier, male, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy and sunny.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 300mm.
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Northern Harrier, male, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy and sunny.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 300mm.
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Ring-necked Pheasant, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy and sunny.
Image taken March 18, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Ring-necked Pheasant, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy and sunny.
Image taken March 18, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Ring-necked Pheasant, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Overcast and windy, then sunny and windy.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 300mm.
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Ring-necked Pheasant pair, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Overcast and windy, then sunny and windy.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 300mm.
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Ring-necked Pheasant pair, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Overcast and windy, then sunny and windy.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 300mm.
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Ring-necked Pheasant, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Overcast and windy, then sunny and windy.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Ring-necked Pheasants, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Sunny and windy.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 300mm.
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Back and Front, Ring-necked Pheasant, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy and sunny.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Left image Canon Rebel, 300mm.
Right image Nikon P900.
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Ring-necked Pheasant, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy and sunny.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Left image Canon Rebel, 300mm.
Right image Nikon P900.
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Say's Phoebe, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Image taken March 25, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Say's Phoebe, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Image taken March 25, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Say's Phoebe, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Image taken March 25, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Say's Phoebe, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Image taken March 25, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Red-tailed Hawk, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy and sunny.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Left image Canon Rebel, 300mm.
Right image Nikon P900.
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Red-tailed Hawk, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Windy and sunny.
Image taken March 19, 2016.
Nikon P900.
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Turkey Vulture, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Image taken March 18, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 200z.
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Turkey Vulture, Steigerwald Lake NWR, Washington.
Image taken March 18, 2016.
Canon Rebel, 200z.
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