Tag Archives: Bufflehead

Winter Birding

Posted on February 26, 2021 by John Rakestraw

We finally had a bout of winter weather in the Portland area. The west side of town got more ice than actual snow, so travel conditions were not ideal. Since we had an appointment in Hillsboro anyway, I made a … Continue reading →

Posted in identification challenges, OR Birding Sites, seasonal movements | Tagged Bufflehead, Cook Inlet Gull, Hooded Merganser, Olympic Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Ring-necked Duck, Townsend's Warbler, Varied Thrush | 1 Comment

Early Spring in the 5MR

Posted on April 6, 2019 by John Rakestraw

The weather has gone from winter rain to spring rain, still rather gloomy but definitely more pleasant overall. Spring migration is slowly picking up with new species gradually accumulating in my 5-Mile Radius. Most of the new sites that I … Continue reading →

Posted in mammals, OR Birding Sites, seasonal movements | Tagged Band-tailed Pigeon, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Bufflehead, Coyote, Great Egret, Greater Yellowlegs, House Sparrow, Rufous Hummingbird, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Wilson's Snipe, Yellow-rumped Warbler | Leave a comment

Pacific City

Posted on May 6, 2015 by John Rakestraw

I led a couple of tours for the Birding and Blues Festival last weekend. The weather was dry and reasonably warm, despite rather vicious afternoon winds on the beach. North winds brought good numbers of migrating shorebirds close to land. … Continue reading →

Posted in OR Birding Sites, seasonal movements | Tagged Bufflehead, Dunlin, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Red-breasted Merganser, Western Sandpiper, White-crowned Sparrow | Leave a comment

Sauvie Island

Posted on February 16, 2015 by John Rakestraw

I took my waterfowl class out to Sauvie Island. The trip produced a nice variety of ducks and geese, and the weather was freakishly nice for February. Here are some Ring-necked Ducks, Dusky Canada Geese, and a couple of Buffleheads. … Continue reading →

Posted in identification challenges, OR Birding Sites | Tagged Bufflehead, Dusky Canada Goose, Ring-necked Duck, Satyr Comma, Sauvie Island | Leave a comment

Waterfowl Class

Posted on February 28, 2014 by John Rakestraw

I led my waterfowl class on a field trip to Sauvie Island and Dawson Creek. We had a few big misses (Gadwall and Wood Duck) but the diversity was pretty good. At Wapato Access Greenway we found some Dusky Canada … Continue reading →

Posted in mammals, OR Birding Sites | Tagged American Coot, American Wigeon, Bufflehead, Canvasback, Coyote, Dawson Creek, Dusky Canada Goose, Northern Pintail, Ridgeway's Cackling Goose, Sauvie Island, Wapato Access Greenway | Leave a comment

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, 13 November 2013

Posted on November 17, 2013 by John Rakestraw

The weather has entered its dark and dreary pattern, typical for Portland in late autumn. This makes for dark grainy photos, but here are a few shots from Crystal Springs in southeast Portland. Steller’s Jay, looking all artsy among the … Continue reading →

Posted in OR Birding Sites | Tagged American Coot, American Wigeon, Bufflehead, Canada Goose, Crystal Springs, Steller's Jay, Wood Duck | Leave a comment