The Trip:
Overcast and gray day ... arrived at Horsethief Butte about 9:00 in order to take the guided Pictograph/Petroglyph walk ... IMMEDIATELY ran into a group of California Quail ... after the walk drove east to Goldendale ... photographed a "lifer" along Highway 14 --- the Black-billed Magpie !!!
24 birds seen/heard/photographed ... (in alphabetical order):
- American Coot ... (Columbia River)
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 American Kestrel ... (Highway 14, Klickitat County)
- American Wigeon ... (Horsethief Lake)
- Black-billed Magpie ... (Highway 14, Klickitat County)
- Bufflehead ... (Horsethief Lake)
- California Quail ... (Horsethief Butte)
- Common Raven ... (Horsethief Butte)
- Dark-eyed Junco ... (Horsethief Lake State Park)
- Double-crested Cormorant ...
- European Starling ... (Horsethief Lake State Park)
- Gadwall ... (Horsethief Lake)
- Gull (species) ... (Columbia River at Horsethief Butte)
- House Finch ... (Horsethief Lake State Park)
- House Sparrow ... (Goldendale)
- Northern Flicker ... (Horsethief Lake State Park)
- Pied-billed Grebe ... (Horsethief Lake)
- Red-tailed Hawk ... (Horsethief Butte)
- Red-winged Blackbird ... (Horsethief Butte)
- Ring-necked Duck ... (Horsethief Lake)
- Rock Pigeon ...
- Steller's Jay ...
- Western Grebe ... (Columbia River at Horsethief Butte)
- Western Meadowlark ... (Highway 14, Klickitat County)
- Western Scrub Jay ... (Horsethief Lake State Park)
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Black-billed Magpie, Klickitat County, Washington.
Overcast and gray day.
From Highway 14, along the Columbia River.
Image taken October 15, 2011, Sony "superzoom" hx100v.
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Scenic, Black-billed Magpie, Klickitat County, Washington.
Overcast and gray day.
From Highway 14, along the Columbia River.
Image taken October 15, 2011, Sony "superzoom" hx100v.
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Black-billed Magpie landing on wire next to American Kestrel, Klickitat County, Washington.
Overcast and gray day.
From Highway 14, along the Columbia River.
Image taken October 15, 2011, Sony "superzoom" hx100v.
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Black-billed Magpie confronting American Kestrel, Klickitat County, Washington.
Overcast and gray day.
From Highway 14, along the Columbia River.
Image taken October 15, 2011, Sony "superzoom" hx100v.
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Black-billed Magpie jumping American Kestrel, Klickitat County, Washington.
Overcast and gray day.
From Highway 14, along the Columbia River.
Image taken October 15, 2011, Sony "superzoom" hx100v.
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California Quail, Horsethief Butte, Washington.
Overcast and gray day.
Image taken October 15, 2011.
Sony "superzoom" HX100v.
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