The Trip:
Hot summer day in the valley (high 80s) but a mid-70s day along the Columbia ...
Julia Butler Hansen NWR:
Located in southwestern Washington and northwestern Oregon, the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge was established in 1972 specifically to protect and manage the endangered Columbian white-tailed deer. The refuge contains over 5,600 acres of pastures, forested tidal swamps, brushy woodlots, marshes, and sloughs along the Columbia River in both Washington and Oregon.
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26 species of birds seen and/or heard (in alphabetical order):
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Robin
- Barn Swallow
- Belted Kingfisher (family of 4 fishing)
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Canada Geese
- Caspian Tern (over Columbia)
- Cedar Waxwing
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 Cliff Swallow (building nests)
- Common Raven
- Common Yellowthroat (heard)
- Double-crested Cormorant (over Columbia)
- European Starling
- Flycatcher species (heard)
- Glaucous-winged Gull (over Columbia)
- Great Blue Heron
- Marsh Wren (heard)
- Northern Harrier (male only)
- Osprey
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Purple Martin (one family in gourds)
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Tree Swallow
- Turkey Vulture
Also saw:
- Columbian White-tailed Deer
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Cliff Swallow, Julia Butler Hansen NWR, Washington.
At Refuge Headquarters.
Image taken July 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Cliff Swallows, Julia Butler Hansen NWR, Washington.
At Refuge Headquarters.
Image taken July 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Cliff Swallows, Julia Butler Hansen NWR, Washington.
At Refuge Headquarters.
Image taken July 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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... "nest building is muddy work" ...
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Cliff Swallow, Julia Butler Hansen NWR, Washington.
At Refuge Headquarters.
Image taken July 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Cliff Swallow, Julia Butler Hansen NWR, Washington.
At Refuge Headquarters.
Image taken July 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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"nest building is muddy work"
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Osprey, Julia Butler Hansen NWR, Washington.
Image taken July 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Osprey, Julia Butler Hansen NWR, Washington.
Image taken July 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Columbian White-tailed Deer ...
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Columbian White-tailed Deer, Julia Butler Hansen NWR, Washington.
At Refuge Headquarters.
Image taken July 7, 2011.
Sony Cybershot hx100v.
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