Troutdale.
I am loving the dike trail in Troutdale lately- the habitat is just a continuation of the Sandy River Delta, with just as many rad birds yet fewer people. Perfect. Yesterday morning I spent two hours exploring the area with the dogs.
The most abundant, or at least the most vocal birds were Willow Flycatchers. I think this is one of 'em:
I was psyched to finally find a Western Kingbird in the area after missing them on my last million visits...
While I was out there my camera's auto focus started going phooey. It acts like it's trying to focus but ends up vibrating like crazy and making odd noises. The weird thing is that this happened last time I was out there too. It's right next to lots of power lines and a substation- could this affect my focus? Seems like a long shot but curious if others have had this problem. It's never happened to me anywhere else, ever.
House Wren
I finally (finally!) found my first Rufous Hummingbird of the year.
Lady time:
Black-hea…
The most abundant, or at least the most vocal birds were Willow Flycatchers. I think this is one of 'em:
I was psyched to finally find a Western Kingbird in the area after missing them on my last million visits...
While I was out there my camera's auto focus started going phooey. It acts like it's trying to focus but ends up vibrating like crazy and making odd noises. The weird thing is that this happened last time I was out there too. It's right next to lots of power lines and a substation- could this affect my focus? Seems like a long shot but curious if others have had this problem. It's never happened to me anywhere else, ever.
House Wren
I finally (finally!) found my first Rufous Hummingbird of the year.
Lady time:
Black-hea…