Tag: Purple Finch

An excellent week of birds

It started when I left work early one day to find a rare Snowy Egret in the Vancouver Lake Lowlands that was associating with a Great Egret and Mallard decoy. Also present were Greater Yellowlegs, a couple of hardy Tree and Barn Swallows, and Purple Finch, a year bird I was happy to see lower…

By Audrey January 20, 2018 0

Springtime Birds

Back home from Texas and it’s spring in Portland? I’m okay with that. My 5 mi radius has blown up lately. The evening before I left for Texas, a Rufous Hummingbird paid our feeder a visit.  First time for the yard! And on a more recent morning, I found an unlucky Anna’s Hummingbird knocked out…

By Audrey April 20, 2017 0

Kennewick, WA

Not long after birding Vancouver Lake, Tomas and I packed up the car for a return trip to southeastern Washington. I felt like there was more to be seen along the Snake River than the weekend before. I was right. On the drive there (and back) we saw Bighorn Sheep! A first for both of…

By Audrey February 29, 2016 2