The Trip:
COLD winter day with temperatures in low 30s ... went to Woodland Bottoms to look for the Red-shouldered Hawk (SUCCESS !!!) and the Rough-legged Hawks reported there yesterday ... no luck on the Rough-legged guys ... a real surprise was a flock of Western Bluebirds !!!!!!!!!!
Woodland Bottoms:
Woodland Bottoms is the floodplain of the Lewis River. The area is in Cowlitz County and is bordered on the north by Burke Slough, on the south by the Lewis River, on the east by Interstate 5, and on the west by the Columbia River.
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Cowlitz County:
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Birds seen, heard, or photographed ... (in alphabetical order):
- American Crow ...
- American Kestrel ...
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 American Wigeon ...
- Bald Eagle ...
- Belted Kingfisher ...
- Bufflehead ...
- Cackling Geese ...
- California Scrub-Jay ...
- Common Goldeneye ...
- Common Merganser ...
- Common Raven ...
- Dark-eyed Junco ...
- Double-crested Cormorant ...
- Eurasian Collared-Dove ...
- European Starling ...
- Golden-crowned Sparrow ...
- Great Blue Heron ...
- Great Egret ...
- Green-winged Teal ...
- Hooded Merganser ...
- House Finch ...
- Killdeer ...
- Mallard ...
- Northern Harrier ...
- Pied-billed Grebe ...
- Red-shouldered Hawk ...
- Red-tailed Hawk ...
- Sandhill Crane ...
- Savannah Sparrow ...
- Song Sparrow ...
- Western Bluebird ...
- Western Meadowlark ...
- White-crowned Sparrow ...
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American Wigeon, male (front) and female (behind), Burke Slough, Woodland Bottoms, Woodland, Washington.
Cold sunny winter day, slight breeze, temps in the low 30s.
Image taken January 6, 2017.
Nikon P900.
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Belted Kingfisher, male, Woodland Bottoms, Woodland, Washington.
Cold sunny winter day, slight breeze, temps in the low 30s.
Image taken January 6, 2017.
Nikon P900.
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Bufflehead, female, Burke Slough, Woodland Bottoms, Woodland, Washington.
Cold sunny winter day, slight breeze, temps in the low 30s.
Image taken January 6, 2017.
Nikon P900.
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Green-winged Teals, males, Burke Slough, Woodland Bottoms, Woodland, Washington.
Cold sunny winter day, slight breeze, temps in the low 30s.
Image taken January 6, 2017.
Nikon P900.
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Hooded Merganser, male, Burke Slough, Woodland Bottoms, Woodland, Washington.
Cold sunny winter day, slight breeze, temps in the low 30s.
Image taken January 6, 2017.
Nikon P900.
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Killdeer, Woodland Bottoms, Woodland, Washington.
Cold sunny winter day, slight breeze, temps in the low 30s.
Image taken January 6, 2017.
Nikon P900.
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Red-shouldered Hawk, Woodland Bottoms, Woodland, Washington.
Cold sunny winter day, slight breeze, temps in the low 30s.
Image taken January 6, 2017.
Nikon P900.
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Red-tailed Hawks (dark-morph on right), Woodland Bottoms, Woodland, Washington.
Cold sunny winter day, slight breeze, temps in the low 30s.
Image taken January 6, 2017.
Nikon P900.
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Red-tailed Hawk, dark-morph, Woodland Bottoms, Woodland, Washington.
Cold sunny winter day, slight breeze, temps in the low 30s.
Image taken January 6, 2017.
Nikon P900.
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Song Sparrow, Woodland Bottoms, Woodland, Washington.
Cold sunny winter day, slight breeze, temps in the low 30s.
Image taken January 6, 2017.
Nikon P900.
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Western Bluebird, Woodland Bottoms, Woodland, Washington.
Cold sunny winter day, slight breeze, temps in the low 30s.
Image taken January 6, 2017.
Nikon P900.
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White-crowned Sparrow, youngster, Woodland Bottoms, Woodland, Washington.
Cold sunny winter day, slight breeze, temps in the low 30s.
Image taken January 6, 2017.
Nikon P900.
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