The Trip:
Beautiful cold sunny WINDY fall day ... went to look for any Horned Larks which had been reported at Broughton Beach over the weekend ... no luck ... basically only had a flock of American Pipits and two Pacific Loons on the Columbia. Lots of gulls ... also stopped at Force Lake.
The Locale:
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10 species seen and/or photographed (in alphabetical order):
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 American Pipit ... (BB) ...
- Common Merganser ... (FL) ...
- Great Egret ... (FL) ...
- Gulls (species) ... (BB, FL) ...
- Hooded Merganser ... (FL) ...
- Mallard ... (FL) ...
- Pacific Loon ... (BB) ...
- Pied-billed Grebe ... (FL) ...
- Red-tailed Hawk ... (FL) ...
- Song Sparrow ... (FL) ...
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American Pipit, Broughton Beach, Columbia River, Oregon.
Weather windy sunny fall day.
Image taken November 2, 2011.
Canon Rebel T3i, 300mm.
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American Pipits, Broughton Beach, Columbia River, Oregon.
Weather windy sunny fall day.
Image taken November 2, 2011.
Canon Rebel T3i, 300mm.
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Great Egret, Force Lake, Portland, Oregon.
Weather windy sunny fall day.
Image taken November 2, 2011.
Canon Rebel T3i, 300mm.
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Mallard, male, Force Lake, Portland, Oregon.
Weather windy sunny fall day.
Image taken November 2, 2011.
Canon Rebel T3i, 300mm.
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Pacific Loon, Broughton Beach, Columbia River, Oregon.
Weather windy sunny fall day.
Image taken November 2, 2011.
Canon Rebel T3i, 300mm.
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Pacific Loon, Broughton Beach, Columbia River, Oregon.
Weather windy sunny fall day.
Image taken November 2, 2011.
Canon Rebel T3i, 300mm.
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Pacific Loon, Broughton Beach, Columbia River, Oregon.
Weather windy sunny fall day.
Image taken November 2, 2011.
Canon Rebel T3i, 300mm.
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