The Flycatcher

To describe my lifelong fascination with flight and with creatures that fly I like to echo the words of John James Audubon who in 1839 wrote of himself as "...one who never can cease to admire and to study with zeal and the most heartfelt reverence, the wonderful productions of an Almighty Creator."

Monday, June 20, 2016

Rufous Hummingbird female showing her colors

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Today this female Rufous Hummingbird showed up in my backyard, and immediately found herself in conflict with the male Anna's Hummi...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Hermit Warbler in Western Oregon

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This bird was singing continuously this afternoon in the fir forest west of Willamina, Oregon. It seemed to be the only one present, alth...
Saturday, April 09, 2016

Red-breasted Sapsucker

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Today this pair of Red-breasted Sapsuckers did not seem at all interested in finding food, but were playing hide-and-seek on the trun...
Monday, April 04, 2016

Eurasian Collared Dove nest

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Eurasian Collared Dove numbers have increased dramatically in recent years here in Oregon, but this is the first nest I have found. This...
Friday, January 08, 2016

Mountain Plover at Newport, Oregon

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This Mountain Plover has been hanging out on the ocean beach at South Beach State Park south of Newport, Oregon, for several weeks. Y...
Saturday, January 02, 2016

Merlin in Yamhill County, Oregon

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This adult Merlin was watching a stretch of ditch and road shoulder near the McMinnville Airport today. I was not able to see the front ...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Pine Siskins arrive

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A flock of Pine Siskins suddenly discovered my thistle seed feeder this week. In this flock only about one in 29 show the yellow wing pa...
Friday, June 19, 2015

Brewer's Sparrow in western Oregon

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This Brewer's Sparrow was discovered by Chris Adlam, another Oregon birder, singing in a clearcut in the Coast Range forest in Yam...
Friday, June 12, 2015

Violet-green Swallow on eggs 2015

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A pair of Violet-greens has again chosen to use my nest box equipped with a camera, and today for the first time I am able to see that t...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Orange-crowned Warbler nest

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This nest of an Orange-crowned Warbler is situated on the ground on a sloping bank along a forest road in Yamhill County in western Ore...
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