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The Trips:
March 7, late morning to early afternoon ... weather foggy, breaking into filtered sun, then heavy clouds ... went to see Snow Geese and to look for the young Golden Eagle whose been seen there ... found THOUSANDS of Snow Geese but no Golden Eagle ...
March 11, went to try and find the Golden Eagle again ... and again, no such luck ... day was overcast all day, but weather forecasters were predicting it would be the last dry day in the coming week ...
March 17, three and 1/2 hours sitting at "the sparrow spot" on Rentenaar Road, looking for the Harris's Sparrow ... no luck ... saw 7 other sparrows plus the Towhee and Juncos however ... day was drizzle ...
March 19, saturday, again went to look for the Harris's Sparrow (along with what seemed like a gazillion other people) ... nice overcast day with occasional sunbreaks ... the Harris's Sparrow appeared after 4 hours of waiting ... saw him at least 3 more times in the next 2 hours.
The Locale:
Sauvie Island is nearly 17 miles long and 7 miles wide and is located in the Columbia River northwest of Portland, Oregon. Scappoose Bottoms is the lowland south of Sauvie Island around the community of Scappoose. The Multnomah Channel separates the two.
To see a complete list and images of birds we've seen in this area ... CLICK HERE.
Species photographed (in alphabetical order):
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 American Coot ...
- American Robin ...
- Bald Eagle ...
- Black Phoebe ...
- Black-capped Chickadee ...
- California Quail ...
- Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon and Cassiar) ...
- Fox Sparrow ...
- Golden-crowned Sparrow ...
- Great Blue Heron ...
- Great Horned Owl ...
- Harris's Sparrow ...
- Lincoln's Sparrow ...
- Mallard ...
- Northern Flicker ...
- Northern Harrier ...
- Red-winged Blackbird ...
- Sandhill Crane ...
- Sharp-shinned Hawk ...
- Snow Geese ...
- Song Sparrow ...
- Spotted Towhee ...
- Western Meadowlark ...
- Western Scrub Jay ...
- White-crowned Sparrow ...
- White-throated Sparrow ...
- Yellow-rumped Warbler ...
Go to: SPARROW PAGE for images of seven different sparrows seen along Rentenaar Road, including (in alphabetical order) the Fox, Golden-crowned, Harris's, Lincoln's, Song, White-crowned, and White-throated Sparrow ... (the Junco and Towhee are on this main page).
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American Coots, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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American Robin and Northern Flicker, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 17, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Bald Eagle, adult (left) and youngster (right), Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Left image taken March 7, 2011.
Right image taken March 11, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Bald Eagle, adult, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 11, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Black Phoebe, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 11, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Black-capped Chickadee, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 17, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Black-capped Chickadee, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 17, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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California Quail, male, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Dark-eyed Junco, "Oregon", Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 17, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Possible "Cassiar" Dark-eyed Junco, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Possible "Cassiar" Dark-eyed Junco, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Possible "Cassiar" Dark-eyed Junco, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Great Blue Heron rookery, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 11, 2011.
Sony DSC-W370.
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Great Horned Owl, nest, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 11, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Mallards, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Mallards, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Northern Harrier, female, eating on a Snow Goose, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Northern Harrier, female, eating on a Snow Goose, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Red-winged Blackbird, female, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Red-winged Blackbird, female, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Sandhill Cranes, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 17, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Sandhill Crane, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 17, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Sandhill Cranes, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 11, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Sandhill Cranes, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 11, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Sharp-shinned Hawk, female, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Sharp-shinned Hawk, female, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Snow Geese, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Snow Geese, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Spotted Towhee, male (left) and female (right), Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Left image taken March 19, 2011.
Right image taken March 17, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Spotted Towhee, female, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 17, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Spotted Towhee, female, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 17, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Spotted Towhee, female, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 17, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Spotted Towhee, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Note quite a bit of white spotting.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Spotted Towhee, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Note black edging between rust and white.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Western Meadowlark, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 11, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Western Scrub-Jay, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 19, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Western Scrub-Jay, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 7, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Image taken March 11, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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