The Trip:
Beautiful gorgeous summer day, bright sun, LOTS of wind however blowing mist around ... the camera lens kept getting coated with mist and the wind was blowing the camera around ... went looking for the Pigeon Guillemot and we found them feeding on the south side of the rock ... Black Oystercatcher were there too ... found a NEW PHOTO bird - two Harlequin Duck females (or youngsters) ... the Pelagic Cormorants, Tufted Puffins, and Common Murre were there but not as plentiful as in June, and didn't see any Puffins landing on shore side of the Rock ... the Western Gull chicks were very cute ...
Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon:
Haystack Rock is a large 235-feet-high basalt sea stack located at Cannon Beach, Oregon. It is protected as a sanctuary for birds and marine creatures. Tufted Puffins, Pigeon Guillemots, Pelagic Cormorants, and a variety of Gulls nest on the rock. Immediately to the south of Haystack Rock likes the two "Needles".
At Ecola Point we saw Gulls, Brown Pelicans, Common Murre, Brandt's Cormorants (a NEW PHOTO BIRD), American Crows, and had an inquistive White-crowned Sparrow. Ecola Point is located on the south side of Ecola State Park on Tillamook Head.
Birds seen or photographed (alphabetical order):
- American Crow ...
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 Black Oystercatcher ...
- Brandt's Cormorant ...
- Brown Pelican ...
- Common Murre ...
- Harlequin Duck ...
- Pelagic Cormorant ...
- Pigeon Guillemot ...
- Tufted Puffin ...
- Western Gull ...
- White-crowned Sparrow ...
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Black Oystercatcher, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Weather sunny but very windy with lots of blowing mist. Hard to keep mist off of camera lens.
Image taken July 14, 2010.
Canon Rebel T2i, 300mm.
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Harlequin Ducks, females (or juveniles ???), Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Weather sunny but very windy with lots of blowing mist. Hard to keep mist off of camera lens.
Image taken July 14, 2010.
Canon Rebel T2i, 300mm.
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Pigeon Guillemot, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Weather sunny but very windy with lots of blowing mist. Hard to keep mist off of camera lens.
Image taken July 14, 2010.
Canon Rebel T2i, 300mm.
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Pigeon Guillemot, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Weather sunny but very windy with lots of blowing mist. Hard to keep mist off of camera lens.
Image taken July 14, 2010.
Canon Rebel T2i, 300mm.
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Western Gull, family, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Weather sunny but very windy with lots of blowing mist. Hard to keep mist off of camera lens.
Image taken July 14, 2010.
Canon Rebel T2i, 300mm.
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Western Gull, family, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Weather sunny but very windy with lots of blowing mist. Hard to keep mist off of camera lens.
Image taken July 14, 2010.
Canon Rebel T2i, 300mm.
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Western Gull on nest (note chick under her left wing), Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Weather sunny but very windy with lots of blowing mist. Hard to keep mist off of camera lens.
Image taken July 14, 2010.
Canon Rebel T2i, 300mm.
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Ecola Point, Ecola State Park, Tillamook Head
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Offshore rock with birds, Ecola Point, Ecola State Park, Tillamook Head, Oregon.
Image taken July 14, 2010.
Canon Rebel T2i, 300mm.
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Closeup of offshore rock with Brown Pelicans, Brandt's Cormorants, and Common Murre, Ecola Point, Ecola State Park, Tillamook Head, Oregon.
Image taken July 14, 2010.
Canon Rebel T2i, 300mm.
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