The Trips:
Sunday, March 4: nice winter day, some clouds, some sun ... went out to see what was there ... nice views of Sandhill Cranes at Frenchman's Bar !!!
Wednesday, March 14: chilly day with mostly overcast, some sun ... went out to see if any Say's Phoebe's were in the area ... nope ... had a leucistic killdeer at Frenchman's Bar Park !!! ... also drove the LaFrambois area.
Frenchman's Bar Park:
For more birds seen or photographed at Frenchman's Bar ... click here.
LaFrambois Road:
For more birds seen or photographed along LaFrambois Road ... click here.
Vancouver Lake Lowlands:
For more birds seen or photographed at the Vancouver Lake Lowlands (Lower River Road, Vancouver Lake, Shillapoo Wildlife Area, Rufener's Pond, Frenchman's Bar, LaFrambois Road) ... click here.
Birds seen, heard, or photographed, March 4 ... (in alphabetical order):
- American Robin ...
- American Wigeon ... (Buckmire Slough)
- Bald Eagle ...
- Brewer's Blackbird ...
- Brown-headed Cowbird ...
- Cackling Geese ...
- California Scrub-Jay ...
- Common Merganser ... (Buckmire Slough)
- Eurasian Wigeon ... (Buckmire Slough)
- European Starling ...
- Golden-crowned Sparrow ...
- Great Blue Heron ... (Buckmire Slough)
- Great Egret ... (Buckmire Slough)
- Gull (species) ...
- Hooded Merganser ... (Buckmire Slough)
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 Northern Harrier ...
- Red-tailed Hawk ...
- Red-winged Blackbird ...
- Sandhill Crane ...
- Song Sparrow ...
- Snow Geese ...
- White-crowned Sparrow ...
Birds seen, heard, or photographed, March 14 ... (in slphabetical order):
- American Coot ... (LaF)
- American Crow ...
- American Kestrel ... (VLL)
- American Robin ... (VLL)
- American Wigeon ... (Buckmire Slough, LaF)
- Anna's Hummingbird ... (LaF)
- Bald Eagle ... (VLL)
- Belted Kingfisher ... (VLL heard)
- Black-capped Chickadee ... (LaF)
- Brewer's Blackbird ... (VLL)
- Brown-headed Cowbird ... (VLL)
- Cackling Geese ...
- California Scrub-Jay ... (VLL, LaF)
- Canada Geese ...
- Common Merganser ... (Buckmire Slough, LaF)
- Downy Woodpecker ... (VLL)
- Eurasian Collared-Dove ... (VLL)
- Eurasian Wigeon ... (Buckmire Slough)
- European Starling ...
- Fox Sparrow ... (VLL)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow ... (LaF, VLL)
- Great Egret ... (VLL)
- Great Horned Owl ... (VLL)
- Greater Scaup ... (LaF)
- Green-winged Teal ... (LaF)
- Hooded Merganser ... (Buckmire Slough)
- House Sparrow ... (VLL)
- Killdeer ... (VLL)
- Mallard ... (LaF, VLL)
- Northern Flicker ... (VLL)
- Northern Harrier ... (VLL)
- Northern Shoveler ... (LaF)
- Northern Pintail ... (LaF)
- Pied-billed Grebe ... (LaF)
- Red-tailed Hawk ... (VLL)
- Red-winged Blackbird ... (LaF, VLL)
- Ring-necked Duck ... (LaF)
- Rock Pigeon ... (VLL)
- Sandhill Crane ... (VLL)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk ... (VLL)
- Song Sparrow ...
- Spotted Towhee ... (VLL)
- Tundra Swan ... (VLL)
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Dusky Canada Geese, #254, Vancouver Lake Lowlands, Vancouver, Washington.
Image taken March 14, 2018.
Nikon P900.
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Leucistic Killdeer, Vancouver Lake Lowlands, Vancouver, Washington.
At Frenchman's Bar.
Image taken March 14, 2018.
Nikon P900.
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Northern Harrier, Mathews Point, Vancouver Lake Lowlands, Vancouver, Washington.
Image taken March 4, 2018.
Canon Rebel, 135z.
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Sharp-shinned Hawk, Vancouver Lake Lowlands, Vancouver, Washington.
(DIGISCOPED).
Image taken March 14, 2018.
Left image Nikon P900.
Right digiscoped image Nikon S9700.
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Snow Geese, Vancouver Lake Lowlands, Vancouver, Washington.
Image taken March 4, 2018.
Canon Rebel, 135z.
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Snow Geese, Vancouver Lake Lowlands, Vancouver, Washington.
Image taken March 4, 2018.
Canon Rebel, 135z.
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