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    Great Blue Heron at the Edmonds pier.

    I went down to the waterfront to check for our celebrity gull (no luck) and found this GBH. I haven't taken a photo of a Great Blue Heron in quite a while but was glad I stopped to shoot this guy.
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    Swallow-tailed Gull at Carkeek Park

    A Swallow-tailed Gull was found this morning by Ryan Merrill at Carkeek Park. This is an extremely rare gull with only two other sightings in the ABA area (California) and the first ever sighting in Washington. I rushed down to see it and managed a few poor shots in the fog and rain.
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    Swamp Sparrow at Lake Union Park

    I went to Lake Union Park searching for a Swamp Sparrow which has been hanging out there. Although Swamp Sparrow is a fairly common sparrow in the US overall, it is pretty rare around Seattle. It was late in the day and cloudy but the sparrow finally showed up and allowed a few shots.
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    Black Oystercatcher at Rosario Head

    Last month I ventured up to Rosario Head to try for photos of the Yellow-billed Loon. The photos of the loon in the cloudy light didn't turn out well as it was too far a way. However a Black Oystercatcher was close in and cooperative. This shot was with my 7D2 and 100-400 zoom which is a...
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    Scriber Creek Park, Lynnwood

    I made a quick trip to Scriber Lake and Scriber Creek this morning. The first goslings have hatched out since I was here last. This pair only has 5 goslings which seems pretty small. The group often gets weeded down when they are older. I also found a few Spotted Towhees I must have...
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    Birds of the sage

    After Rocky's trip to Ellensburg I headed east in search of Sage Thrashers and Sagebrush Sparrows. I found both along the Vantage Highway just east of Kittitas. I also found other sage habitat birds including Mountain Bluebirds. This Sagebrush Sparrow was my primary target Sage Thrasher...
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    Road trip to Nisqually and Ridgefield NWR

    With a good two day forecast, I decided to make the drive down to Nisqually NWR. Wednesday mornings there is a guided bird walk which I really enjoyed. Then after lunch I continued south to Ridgefield NWR. Ridgefield has a wonderful four mile auto tour route which gave me great looks at many...
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    Chestnut-backed Chickadee at Carkeek Park

    This morning I birded Carkeek Park. This was my first time to visit this park. The birding was pretty slow but the highlight for me was finally getting a decent shot of a Checknut-backed Chickadee. Even though they are a very common species they usually stay well hidden in heavy cover. This...
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    Willow Creek birds

    I searched out the fish hatchery this morning and birded the trail which runs in front of the condos just above the hatchery. Nothing unusual but I did get a few shots of common birds when the sun came out for a few minutes.
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    Scriber Lake Park, Lynnwood,

    I went searching for the Green Heron at Sprague's Pond today. I found it but it was not very cooperative. I did get a few good shots of some of the other birds:
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    Searching for the Green Heron at Scriber Lake (no luck)

    I spent three hours this morning birding all the trails at Scriber Lake Park but the Green Heron eluded me. I did however find a few species cooperative in the nice sun today.
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    Just moved here

    Well not "just" but we settled in here in Nov last year and I just got signed up with this site. I moved here from Spokane where I lived for the past 35 years. I have a very keen interest in birding and bird photography. My wife and I travel a lot and enjoy cruise ship travel. We just...
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