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Immature White-fronted Goose at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. February 2002.
Viewed: 1008 times.
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| Greater White-fronted Geese in an alfalfa field along W. Washington Ave. in Yakima, WA. They were with about 300 Canada Geese. December 4, 2004.
Viewed: 786 times.
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| Greater White-fronted Goose, immature on the left and adult on the right, on the Ocean Shores Golf Course. Nov. 24, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 539 times.
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| Greater White-fronted Geese in a flooded pasture at Island Road and Marion Drain Road, Yakima County, WA. Digiscoped. Oct. 4, 2008.
Viewed: 233 times.
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| Greater White-fronted Geese #2. Digiscoped. Oct. 4, 2008.
Viewed: 224 times.
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| Greater White-fronted Goose at the Yakima Area Arboretum. Nov. 1, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 235 times.
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Snow Geese along Maupin Road on Fir Island, Skagit County, WA. Part of a flock of over 8000. January 18, 2004.
Viewed: 923 times.
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| Snow Geese getting grit on a gravel road running south from Rawlins Road on Fir Island, Skagit County, WA. January 18, 2004.
Viewed: 934 times.
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| . . . and one Snow Goose. An incredibly tight flock of easily 2000 Canada Geese with one Snow Goose, and a few Northern Pintails, in the middle on the McNary Pool south of Pasco, WA. February 7, 2004.
Viewed: 1033 times.
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| Juvenile Snow Goose on the Ocean Shores Golf Course. Nov. 24, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 552 times.
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| Part of a flock of about 5000 Snow Geese at the west end of Rawling Road on the Skagit Flats as they flew from one side of the road to the other. Jan. 21, 2007. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 572 times.
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| Barnacle Goose in a flock of Canada Geese at the Yakima Area Arboretum. First seen on about Nov. 15 by John Hebert and Richard Repp on Buchanan Lake. It, unfortunately, is an escaped bird. I have talked to the owner, who said he had one fly away from his pond in September. It is still a nice bird to see.
Viewed: 445 times.
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Taverner's Cackling Goose (left)with a Lesser Canada Goose on Park Lake, Grant County, WA. Nov. 8, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 564 times.
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| Two Cackling Geese at Park Lake, Grant County, WA. The right one is a Richardson's Cackling Goose and the one of the left is a Taverner's Cackling Goose. Nov. 8, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 607 times.
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| A Richardson's Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii) at Park Lake, Grant County, WA. Nov. 8, 2006. Digiscoped. This is the first documented Richardson's Cackling Goose in Washington.
Viewed: 576 times.
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| Three Dusky Canada Geese on the Ocean Shores, WA, golf course. Nov. 24, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 490 times.
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| Canada Goose taking flight at the Terrace Heights Cemetery in Yakima, WA. Nov. 24, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ28.
Viewed: 202 times.
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| Pair of Trumpeter Swans, with a Redhead between them, on a slough of the Yakima River south of Union Gap, Yakima County, WA. They had been at this place for nine months. Their origin is unknown. They are probably not wild birds. Dec. 3, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 700 times.
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Immature Trumpeter Swan in a backwater of the Yakima River just north of the Parker Dam south of Union Gap, WA. This is the first sighting of this species on the Yakima Valley Christmas Bird Count. Dec. 15, 2007. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 441 times.
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| Male Wood Duck at Sportsman's State Park, Yakima, WA. Dec. 19, 2003.
Viewed: 1216 times.
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| Female Wood Duck at Sportsman's State Park, Yakima, WA. Dec. 19, 2003.
Viewed: 904 times.
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| Wood Duck pair at Sportsman's State Park, Yakima, WA. Dec. 14, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 620 times.
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| Wood Duck at Sportsmans State Park, Yakima, WA. Nov. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 574 times.
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| Male Wood Duck at the Terrace Heights Cemetery in Yakima, WA. Nov. 23, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ28.
Viewed: 218 times.
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Female Wood Duck searching for berries in a hawthorn tree in the Terrance Heights Cemetery in Yakima, WA. Nov. 24, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ28.
Viewed: 242 times.
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| Gadwall at Wenas Lake, Yakima County, WA. Oct. 22, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 556 times.
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| Gadwall on Lake Washington at Magnuson Park in Seattle, WA. Nov. 17,2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 525 times.
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| Male Eurasian Wigeon at Randle Park in Yakima, WA. Initially found on April 11, 2008. Photographed here on April 20, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 356 times.
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| Eurasian Wigeon at Randle Park in Yakima, WA, #2. This is probably a first spring male, due to the limited amount of cream color on its crown. April 21, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 339 times.
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| Eurasian Wigeon at Randle Park in Yakima, WA, #3. April, 21, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 363 times.
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American Wigeon near creek along Birchfield Road east of Yakima, WA. April 2002.
Viewed: 905 times.
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| Leucistic American Wigeon in the Columbia River at Leslie Groves Park in Richland, WA. October 8, 2004.
Viewed: 823 times.
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| Hybrid Eurasian/American Wigeon near the Three Crabs Restaurant north of Sequim, WA. October 24, 2003.
Viewed: 1267 times.
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| Hybrid Eurasian X American Wigeon at Columbia Park, Richland, WA. March 24, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 653 times.
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| Mallard at the Terrace Heights Cemetery in Yakima, WA. Doesn't this duck look happy? Nov. 24, 2008. Panasonic DMC-FZ28.
Viewed: 220 times.
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| Blue-winged Teal on pond near Molson, Okanogan County, WA. July 34, 2004.
Viewed: 824 times.
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Blue-winged Teal on one (possibly the only) pond at the Snow Mountain Ranch south of Cowiche, WA. Notice the band on its right leg. May 17, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 316 times.
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| The male Blue-winged Teal in the photo in the previous photo with its mate at the Snow Mountain Ranch south of Cowiche, WA. May 17, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 292 times.
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| A second Blue-winged Teal pair at the Snow Mountain Ranch south of Cowiche, WA. May 17, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 326 times.
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| Cinnamon Teal on one of the ponds north of the Toppenish NWR headquarters, Yakima County, WA. May 8, 2005.
Viewed: 758 times.
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| Northern Shovelor on a pond in Gleed, near Yakima, WA. May 28, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 579 times.
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| Green-winged Teal, starting to molt into eclipse plumage, at the Zimmerman ponds. June 27, 2994.
Viewed: 888 times.
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Female Green-winged Teal in the wetland on the south side of Sarg Hubbard Park, Yakima, WA. Feb. 16, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 356 times.
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| Common (Eurasian Green-winged) Teal on Birchfield Road east of Yakima, WA. He seems to be paired with this female. She doesn't like to pose for photos. March 20, 2005.
Viewed: 713 times.
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| Common Teal, possibly soon to be split from Green-winged Teal, in a creek along Birchfield Road south Highway 24 east of Yakima, WA. April 2003.
Viewed: 938 times.
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| Redhead on Priest Rapids Lake on the north side of Priest Rapids Dam near Desert Aire, WA. May 18, 2006.
Viewed: 613 times.
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| Male Ring-necked Duck on my neighbor's pond southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. The brown neck ring can really be seen. May 7, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 611 times.
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| Pair of Ring-necked ducks on my neighbor's pond. May 7, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 595 times.
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Tufted Duck, in front of five Greater Scaup, in the Columbia River just south of Wanapum State Park south of Vantage, Kittitas County, WA. February 20, 2005.
Viewed: 715 times.
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| Another of the Tufted Duck, north of Wanapum State Park, Kittitas County, WA. March 6, 2005.
Viewed: 699 times.
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| Greater Scaup near the Priest Rapids Dam. May 19, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 593 times.
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| Common Eider, the first found in Washington, at Port Angeles, Callam County, WA. August 8, 2004.
Viewed: 925 times.
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| Harlequin Ducks at Fort Flagler, Jefferson County, WA. October 23, 2003.
Viewed: 1160 times.
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| Harlequin Duck off Grassy Point, Victoria, British Columbia. October 19, 2004.
Viewed: 796 times.
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