2011 Nesting Season Photos
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2011 Nesting Season

Common Loon, still feeding young, September 21, 2011

Barn Swallow, September 11, 2011

Yellow-rumped Warbler, September 6, 2011

Barn Swallow, September 4, 2011

Gadwall, August 29, 2011

Black Swift, August 26, 2011

Sooty Grouse, August 24, 2011

Western Wood-Pewee, August 19, 2011

Yellow Warbler, August 15, 2011

Gray Catbird, August 9, 2011

American Goldfinch, August 8, 2011

Double-crested Cormorants, August 7, 2011

Violet-green Swallow, August 5, 2011

Redhead, August 5, 2011

Barn Swallow, August 3, 2011

Western Grebes, August 2, 2011

Common Loon, July 28, 2011

Barn Swallows. July 28, 2011

Ring-necked Pheasant, July 27, 2011

Cinnamon Teal, July 27, 2011

Black-headed Grosbeak, July 23, 2011

Gray Catbird, July 23, 2011

Spotted Towhee, July 20, 2011

Warbling Vireo, July 17, 2011

Ring-necked Duck, July 16, 2011

Violet-green Swallow, July 16, 2011

Lewis's Woodpecker, July 16, 2011

Violet-green Swallow, July 15, 2011

Bank Swallow and Northern Rough-winged Swallow, July 15, 2011

American Kestrel, July 14, 2011

Spruce Grouse, July 13, 2011

Song Sparrow/Brown-headed Cowbird, July 13, 2011

White-crowned Sparrow, July 12, 2011

Lazuli Bunting, July 12, 2011

Black-billed Magpie, July 12, 2011


Eastern Kingbird, July 11 - 19, 2011


Cedar Waxwing, July 11 - 15, 2011

Osprey, July 11, 2011


Western Kingbird, July 10 - 19, 2011

Mourning Dove, July 10, 2011

Western Wood-Pewee, July 10, 2011

Bank Swallow, July 10, 2011

Red-naped Sapsucker, July 10, 2011

Double-crested Cormorant, July 9, 2011

Dusky Flycatcher, July 8, 2011

Swainson's Thrush/Brown-headed Cowbird, July 8, 2011



Spotted Sandpiper, July 8 - 15 and June 22, 2011

Bald Eagle, July 7, 2011

American Redstart/Brown-headed Cowbird, July 6, 2011
Ruddy Duck, July 6, 2011

Black Tern, July 5, 2011

Sora, July 5, 2011

Black Tern, July 4, 2011

Grasshopper Sparrow, July 4, 2011

Barn Swallow, July 3, 2011

House Wren, July 2, 2011

Willow Flycatcher/Brown-headed Cowbird, July 2, 2011

Single Ruddy Duck egg in Ring-necked Duck nest, July 2, 2011

Brewer's Blackbird, July 2, 2011

Common Nighthawk, July 2, 2011

Cliff Swallow nests on Barn Swallow nest, July 1, 2011

American Crow, June 28, 2011

Downy Woodpecker, June 28, 2011

Eared Grebe, June 27, 2011

American Coot nest with Ruddy Duck egg, June 27, 2011

Mountain Bluebird eggs pecked by House Wren, June 26, 2011

Tree Swallow, June 25, 2011

Western Wood-Pewee, June 24, 2011

Pacific-slope Flycatcher, June 24, 2011

Savannah Sparrow, June 24, 2011

Townsend's Solitaire, June 24, 2011

American Coot, June 24, 2011

Ruffed Grouse, June 22, 2011

Wilson's Phalarope, June 22, 2011

Willow Ptarmigan, June 21, 2011

Mountain Chickadee, June 20, 2011

Spotted Sandpiper, June 20, 2011

American Dipper, June 20, 2011

Savanah Sparrow, June 19, 2011

Killdeer, June 19, 2011

Least Sandpiper, June 18, 2011

House Sparrow, June 17, 2011

Mew Gull, June 16, 2011

Abandoned Redhead nest with two Ruddy Duck eggs and one Lesser Scaup egg,
June 16, 2011

Ring-necked Duck nest with three Redhead eggs, June 16, 2011

Redhead nest with single Lesser Scaup egg, June 16, 2011

Yellow Warbler, June 15, 2011

Red-winged Blackbird, June 15, 2011

Chipping Sparrow, June 15, 2011

American Bittern, June 15, 2011

Northrn Shrike, June 15, 2011

Say's Phoebe, June 14, 2011

Barrow's Goldeneye, June 14, 2011

Swainson's Thrush, June 14, 2011

Redhead nest parasitized with two Ruddy Duck eggs, June 14, 2011

Vaux's Swift, June 14, 2011

Least Flycatcher, June 13, 2011

Cliff Swallow, June 13, 2011

Red-breasted Sapsucker, June 12, 2011

American Coot nest with 2 American Bittern eggs, June 12, 2011

Red-necked Grebe, June 11, 2011

Black Oystercatcher, June 9, 2011

Belted Kingfisher, June 9, 2011

Northern Saw-whet Owl, June 8, 2011

Cliff Swallow, June 7, 2011

Northern Flicker, June 6, 2011

American Robin, June 5, 2011

European Starling, June 4, 2011

Black-capped Chickadee. June 4, 2011

Black Tern, June 3, 2011

House Finch, June 2, 2011

Yellow-rumped Warbler, June 2, 2011

Marsh Wren, June 2, 2011

Bald Eagle, June 1, 2011

House Sparrow, June 1, 2011

Chestnut-backed Chickadee, May 31, 2011

Mute Swan, May 31, 2011

Orange-crowned Warbler, May 31, 2011

Hammond's Flycatcher, May 31, 2011

American Coot, May 30, 2011

White-crowned Sparrow, May 30, 2011

Common Raven, May 30, 2011

Hairy Woodpecker, May 29, 2011

Mallard, May 29, 2011

MacGillivray's Warbler, May 27, 2011

Northern Rough-winged Swallow, May 26, 2011

Red-winged Blackbird, May 25, 2011

Pied-billed Grebe, May 21, 2011

Long-billed Curlew, May 18, 2011

Long-billed Curlew, May 17, 2011

Common Goldeneye, May 17, 2011

Anna's Hummingbird, May 12, 2011

Bewick's Wren, May 12, 2011

Barred Owl, May 6, 2011

Red-breasted Nuthatch, May 6, 2011

American Dipper, May 4, 2011

Red-tailed Hawk, May 2, 2011

Update: Great Horned Owl, May 1, 2011 (see April 1, 2011)


Rufous Hummingbird, May 1, 2011

Pacific Wren (with 5 eggs), April 30, 2011

Red-winged Blackbird, April 30, 2011

Northwestern Crow, April 30, 2011

European Starling, April 27, 2011

House Sparrow, April 27, 2011

Brewer's Blackbird, April 27, 2011

Canada Goose, April 26, 2011

Chestnut-backed Chickadee, April 25, 2011

Black-capped Chickadee, April 25, 2011 (young have fledged)

Mallard, April 23, 2011

Osprey, April 23, 2011

Common Raven, April 22, 2011

Canada Goose, April 22, 2011 © Rita Wege

American Dipper, April 21, 2011

Update: Great Horned Owl, April 19, 2011 (see February 19, 2011)

Anna's Hummingbird, April 18, 2011 © Keith MacDonald

Spotted Towhee, April 18, 2011

Rufous Hummingbird, April 17, 2011

American Robin, April 17, 2011

Canada Goose, April 16, 2011

Dark-eyed Junco, April 16, 2011

American Robin, April 16, 2011

Canada Goose, April 13, 2011

Killdeer, April 10, 2011

American Dipper, April 10, 2011

Wild Turkey, April 9, 2011

Steller's Jay, April 9, 2011

American Robin, April 9, 2011

Pileated Woodpecker excavating, April 9, 2011

Mallard, April 8, 2011

Great Horned Owl, April 5, 2011

Great Horned Owl, April 3, 2011

Bewick's Wren building, April 3, 2011

American Robin, April 2, 2011

Great Blue Heron building, April 2, 2011

Bushtits building, April 2, 2011

Great Horned Owl on mistletoe, April 1, 2011

Great Blue Herons return to colony, March 23, 2011

Canada Goose, March 21, 2011

Bald Eagle, March 20, 2011
Red-tailed hawk, March 18, 2011

Anna's Hummingbird, March 8, 2011 (young have fledged)

Great Horned Owl, March 3, 2011

Bald Eagle, February 25, 2011

Great Horned Owl, February 19, 2011