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Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
07/19/2014
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias).
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
07/19/2014
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
07/19/2014
The William L. Findley National Wildlife Refuge includes a large area of upland oak savannahs.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
07/19/2014
A young female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) at the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
01/05/2014
Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, Applegate Unit.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
09/26/2014
Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, East Coyote Unit.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
09/26/2014
Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) at the East Coyote Unit.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
09/06/2014
Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, West Coyote Unit.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
12/07/2013
The Coast Range from Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, Royal Amazon Unit.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
12/07/2013
Large flocks of Canada geese at Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, Royal Amazon Unit.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
12/07/2013
Female red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, Royal Amazon Unit.
Gerard Smith
Photo Date:
11/24/2012
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge at the Klamath Basin Complex.
Robyn Anderson
Photo Date:
10/23/2016
Summer Lake is home to a wide variety of waterfowl.
Robyn Anderson
Photo Date:
10/23/2016
American coots (Fulica americana) at Summer Lake.
Robyn Anderson
Photo Date:
10/23/2016
Hawk at Summer Lake.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
09/28/2014
Savannah sparrow (Paserculus sandwichensis) at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Snag Boat Bend Unit.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
09/28/2014
Spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) at William L. Findley National Wildlife Refuge, Snag Boat Bend Unit.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
09/28/2014
Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) at William L. Findley National Wildlife Refuge, Snag Boat Bend Unit.
Zachary Hawn
Photo Date:
02/03/2014
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
Zachary Hawn
Photo Date:
04/03/2013
American robin (Turdus migratorius) at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
Zachary Hawn
Photo Date:
11/25/2012
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
Zachary Hawn
Photo Date:
10/17/2013
Twin Barns Loop boardwalk at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
Zachary Hawn
Photo Date:
02/03/2014
Canada goose (Branta canadensis) at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
Zachary Hawn
Photo Date:
02/17/2013
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
John Cody
Photo Date:
10/19/2014
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.
John Cody
Photo Date:
10/19/2014
Beach at Elkhorn Slough.
John Cody
Photo Date:
10/19/2014
Long billed curlew at Zumudowski State Beach at Elkhorn Slough.
John Cody
Photo Date:
10/19/2014
Endangered brown pelican at Elkhorn Slough.
John Cody
Photo Date:
10/19/2014
A great egret looking for a meal at Elkhorn Slough.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/04/2015
Taking the plunge from the rocks just off of Geoffroy Drive.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/04/2015
Cormorants on the cliffside along Geoffroy Drive.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/04/2015
A cormorant along Geoffroy Drive.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
06/15/2014
American avocet (Recurvirosta americana) at Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, Fisher Butte Unit.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
06/15/2014
Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, Fisher Butte Unit.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
06/15/2014
Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) at Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, Fisher Butte Unit.
Robyn Anderson
Photo Date:
09/21/2014
Jackson-Frazier Wetland.
Anshul Singh
Photo Date:
09/26/2016
Yesler Swamp Trail.
John Cody
Photo Date:
04/20/2014
Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) along the Moses Springs Trail.
Gina Teichert
Photo Date:
06/26/2014
American black duck (Anas rubripes) along the Lake Anza Trail.
Gina Teichert
Photo Date:
06/26/2014
Steller's jay at Lake Anza.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
09/15/2016
A white-crowned sparrow at Sea Lion Point.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
09/15/2016
A western scrub jay at Sea Lion Point.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/08/2016
Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) along the Wetland Loop Trail, Cherry Creek State Park.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Photo Date:
01/20/2009
Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) at Damon Point.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
08/22/2016
Friendly locals along the Willow Heights Hike.
Anthony Kasner
Photo Date:
05/12/2014
Padilla Bay Shore Trail.
Anthony Kasner
Photo Date:
05/12/2014
A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) poised for a bite at Padilla Bay Shore Trail.