The Trip:
some sun, some clouds, breezy and dry ... nice day ... went to check out the Bank Swallows nesting site near the mouth of the Toutle River to see if they were feeding their young ... ditto for the Western Bluebirds ... SUCCESS on both !!! ... ended up then driving to the Silver Lake Mount St. Helens Visitor Center and walked some along the boardwalk.
25 bird species seen and/or heard (in alphabetical order):
- American Crow ...
- American Robin ...
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Bank Swallow ...
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Barn Swallow ...
- Black-capped Chickadee ...
- Black-headed Grosbeak ...
- Common Raven ...
- Common Yellowthroat ...
- Double-crested Cormorant ...
- Great Blue Heron ...
- Gulls (species) ...
- Killdeer ...
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Marsh Wren ...
- Olive-sided Flycatcher ...
- Pied-billed Grebe ...
- Red-breasted Sapsucker (holes) ...
- Red-winged Blackbird ...
- Rock Pigeon ...
- Song Sparrow ...
- Turkey Vulture ...
- Violet-green Swallow ...
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Western Bluebird ...
- White-crowned Sparrow ...
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Wilson's Warbler ...
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Yellow Warbler ...
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Bank Swallows, Toutle River, Washington.
Images taken May 30, 2011, Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Bank Swallows, Toutle River, Washington.
Images taken May 30, 2011, Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Western Bluebird, male (left) and female (right), Toutle River, Washington.
Image taken May 30, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Western Bluebirds feeding young, Toutle River, Washington.
Image taken May 30, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Barn Swallow, Silver Lake, Washington.
Image taken May 30, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Marsh Wren, Siver Lake, Washington.
Images taken May 30, 2011, Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Wilson's Warbler, with nesting material, Siver Lake, Washington.
Images taken May 30, 2011, Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Yellow Warbler, Silver Lake, Washington.
Image taken May 30, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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