2024 Wildlife Gallery Part 1 – Feathered Friends

A couple of my favorite posts to put together every year is our wildlife galleries. Seeing animals on our hikes is always a highlight. (Maybe not rattlesnakes, but in 15 years of hiking we’ve still only seen one on trail.) A couple of years back we spilt our gallery post into two, feathered and featherless. This helps keep the number of pictures to a more reasonable number. While we do our best at identification, we are not experts’ Any corrections or further identification of species are appreciated.

A couple of other notes, while we really enjoy taking pictures as a way to record what we see on our hikes, we are by no means photographers. We use our phones and a point and shoot camera on the auto setting, so the pictures are far from professional, but we hope you enjoy them. We also practice Leave No Trace Principles including Principle 6: Respect Wildlife which means observing from a distance, never feeding, and respecting any area wildlife closures.

Acorn woodpecker – 3/30/24 Mulkey Ridge Trail, Corvallis, OR

Lewis’s woodpecker – 8/31/24 Sky Lakes Wilderness, OR

Northern flicker – 6/19/24 Deception Butte, OR

Black-backed woodpecker? – 9/13/24 Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, OR

Hairy? woodpecker (I have a hard time with Hairy vs Downy woodpeckers) – 6/19/24 Deception Butte Trail, OR

Anna’s hummingbird – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

Rufous hummingbird – 8/3/24 Crater Lake National Park, OR

American goldfinch – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

American robin – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

American dippers (ouzels) – 5/12/24 Lee Wooden Fishhawk Falls County Park, Clatsop County, OR

Black-headed grosbeak – 6/8/24 Cedar Butte (Tillamook State Forest), OR

Bullock’s oriole (top of photo) – 5/25/24 Willow Creek Trail, Madras, OR

LOL! This is the best photo of a varied thrush I could get this year. 2/3/24 Forest Park, Portland, OR

Hermit thrush – 6/15/24 O’Leary Mountain Trail (Willamette National Forest), OR

Chickadee – 9/9/24 Hidden Lake Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Dark-eyed junco – 3/30/24 Mulkey Ridge Trail, Corvallis, OR

Common yellowthroat – 5/28/24 Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Dusky flycatcher – 8/19/24 Pine Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Hammond’s flycatcher – 8/22/24 East Fork Wallowa River Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Ash-throated flycatcher – 5/25/24 Willow Creek Trail, Madras, OR

Lazuli bunting – 5/25/24 Willow Creek Trail, Madras, OR

Mountain bluebirds – 8/18/24 Cliff Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Western bluebirds – 3/16/24 Middle Fork Path, Eugene, OR

Cedar waxwing – 5/28/24 Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

California jay – 3/30/24 Mary’s River Natural Park, Corvallis, OR

Canada jay – 6/19/24 Deception Butte Trail, OR

Stellar’s jay – 10/10/24 William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Crow – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

Raven – 5/11/24 Ecola State Park, OR

Sage thrasher (new sighting for us) – 9/8/24 National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, OR

Western meadowlark – 5/28/24 Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Western tanager – 7/24/24 Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Pine siskins – 8/20/24 Chimney-Wood Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Ruby-crowned kinglet – 3/16/24 Middle Fork Path, Eugene, OR

Spotted towhee – 5/28/24 Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Townsend solitaire – 9/13/24 Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, OR

Yellow-rumped warbler – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

Orange-crowned warbler – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

Wilson’s warbler – 6/8/24 Kilchis Forest Road (Tillamook State Forest), OR

Purple martins – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

Tree swallows – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

Barn swallows – 5/11/24 Fort Stevens State Park, OR

European starling – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

Brewer’s blackbird – 5/27/24 Crooked River Wetlands, Prineville, OR

Yellow-headed blackbird – 5/27/24 Crooked River Wetlands, Prineville, OR

Red-winged blackbird – 2/10/24 Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Bushtit – 7/6/24 Independence River Front Park, Independence, OR

Brown creeper – 6/19/24 Deception Butte Trail, OR

White-breasted nuthatch – 3/16/24 Middle Fork Path, Eugene, OR

Red-breasted nuthatch – 7/23/24 McCully Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Pacific wren – 3/16/24 Middle Fork Path, Eugene, OR

Marsh wren – 5/27/24 Crooked River Wetlands, Prineville, OR

Rock wren – 5/25/24 Willow Creek Trail, Madras, OR

Golden-crowned sparrow – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

Savanah sparrow – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

Song sparrow – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

Chipping sparrow – 4/13/24 Sams-Walker Day Use Area, WA

White-crowned sparrow – 4/13/24 Sams-Walker Day Use Area, WA

House finch – 5/28/24 Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Cassin’s finch – 8/4/24 Crater Lake National Park, OR

Cassin’s vireo – 8/21/24 Maxwell Lake Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

American kestral – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

Peregrine falcon – 10/10/24 William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Copper’s hawk – 3/16/24 Middle Fork Path, Eugene, OR

Red-tailed hawk – 5/25/24 Willow Creek Trail, Madras, OR

Northern harrier – 5/28/24 Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Osprey – 5/27/24 Crooked River Wetlands, Prineville, OR

Bald eagles – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

Turkey vulture – 3/16/24 Middle Fork Path, Eugene, OR

Dusky grouse – 7/23/24 McCully Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Sooty grouse – 8/31/24 Sky Lakes Wilderness, OR

Ruffed grouse – 11/28/24 Silver Falls State Park, OR

California quail – 10/10/24 William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Dove – 5/27/24 Crooked River Wetlands, Prineville, OR

Pigeons – 9/8/24 National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, OR

Band-tailed pigeons – 6/8/24 Kilchis Forest Road (Tillamook State Forest), OR

Pigeon guillemont – 5/11/24 Ecola State Park, OR

Oyster catcher – 5/11/24 Ecola State Park, OR

Whimbrel – 5/11/24 Ecola State Park, OR

Seagull – 5/11/24 Ecola State Park, OR

Spotted sandpiper – 7/24/24 Bonny Lakes (Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR

Wilson’s phalarope (another first for us) – 5/27/24 Crooked River Wetlands, Prineville, OR

Double-crested cormorant – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

American bittern – 5/28/24 Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Great egret, female mallard, and great blue heron – 10/10/24 William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Mallard drake – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

Ruddy ducks – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

Northern shoveler – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

Buffleheads – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

Green-winged teal – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

Northern pintail and American wigeons – 2/10/24 Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Canvasbacks (first time sighting for us) – 2/10/24 Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Common merganser drake – 3/16/24 Middle Fork Path, Eugene, OR

Hooded mergansers – 3/16/24 Middle Fork Path, Eugene, OR

Cinnamon teal – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

Lesser scaups – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

Greater scaup – 5/11/24 Skippanon River, Warrenton, OR

Ring-necked duck – 5/26/24 Bull Prairie Lake (Umatilla National Forest), OR

Gadwalls – 5/27/24 Crooked River Wetlands, Prineville, OR

Barrow’s goldeneye – 9/11/24 Pyramid Lake (Mt. Hood National Forest), OR

American coot – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

Pie-billed grebe – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

Eared grebe – 5/26/24 Bull Prairie Lake (Umatilla National Forest), OR

Horned grebe – 2/10/24 Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Canada geese – 4/20/24 Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Hillsboro, OR

Cackling geese – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR

Tundra swans (first sighting for us) – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, OR