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Immature White-fronted Goose at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. February 2002.
Viewed: 682 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: 533 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: 305 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: 646 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: 673 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: 786 times.
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Juvenile Snow Goose on the Ocean Shores Golf Course. Nov. 24, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 306 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: 327 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: 205 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: 325 times.
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| Two Cackling Geese at Park Lake, Grant County, WA. The right one is an apparent Richardson's Cackling Goose and the one of the left is a Taverner's Cackling Goose. Nov. 8, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 360 times.
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| An apparent Richardson's Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii) at Park Lake, Grant County, WA. Nov. 8, 2006. Digiscoped. The Richardson's Cackling Goose is very rare in Washington.
Viewed: 334 times.
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Three Dusky Canada Geese on the Ocean Shores, WA, golf course. Nov. 24, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 258 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: 455 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: 211 times.
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| Male Wood Duck at Sportsman's State Park, Yakima, WA. Dec. 19, 2003.
Viewed: 951 times.
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| Female Wood Duck at Sportsman's State Park, Yakima, WA. Dec. 19, 2003.
Viewed: 652 times.
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| Wood Duck pair at Sportsman's State Park, Yakima, WA. Dec. 14, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 378 times.
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Wood Duck at Sportsmans State Park, Yakima, WA. Nov. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 319 times.
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| Gadwall at Wenas Lake, Yakima County, WA. Oct. 22, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 310 times.
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| Gadwall on Lake Washington at Magnuson Park in Seattle, WA. Nov. 17,2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 291 times.
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| American Wigeon near creek along Birchfield Road east of Yakima, WA. April 2002.
Viewed: 638 times.
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| Leucistic American Wigeon in the Columbia River at Leslie Groves Park in Richland, WA. October 8, 2004.
Viewed: 583 times.
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| Hybrid Eurasian/American Wigeon near the Three Crabs Restaurant north of Sequim, WA. October 24, 2003.
Viewed: 960 times.
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Hybrid Eurasian X American Wigeon at Columbia Park, Richland, WA. March 24, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 419 times.
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| Possible Hybrid Mallard/American Wigeon at the Grandview Sewage Treatment Plant, Grandview, Yakima County, WA. May 15, 2004.
Viewed: 645 times.
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| Blue-winged Teal on pond near Molson, Okanogan County, WA. July 34, 2004.
Viewed: 596 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: 516 times.
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| Northern Shovelor on a pond in Gleed, near Yakima, WA. May 28, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 330 times.
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| Green-winged Teal, starting to molt into eclipse plumage, at the Zimmerman ponds. June 27, 2994.
Viewed: 631 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: 478 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: 679 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: 338 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: 355 times.
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| Pair of Ring-necked ducks on my neighbor's pond. May 7, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 325 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: 471 times.
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Another of the Tufted Duck, north of Wanapum State Park, Kittitas County, WA. March 6, 2005.
Viewed: 455 times.
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| Greater Scaup near the Priest Rapids Dam. May 19, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 334 times.
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| Common Eider, the first found in Washington, at Port Angeles, Callam County, WA. August 8, 2004.
Viewed: 676 times.
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| Harlequin Ducks at Fort Flagler, Jefferson County, WA. October 23, 2003.
Viewed: 879 times.
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| Harlequin Duck off Grassy Point, Victoria, British Columbia. October 19, 2004.
Viewed: 567 times.
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| Pair of Harlequin Ducks resting on a boulder in the Tieton River along Hwy 12 west of Naches, WA. May 20, 2006.
Viewed: 342 times.
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Harlequin Duck at Rosario Beach, Skagit County, WA. April 1, 2007. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 327 times.
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| Surf Scoter near the Point Brown Jetty at Ocean Shores, WA. Nov. 24, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 252 times.
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| Surf Scoter #2. It seemed to be in good condition but wasn't interested in heading for water. Nov. 24, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 273 times.
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| Female White-winged Scoter at the Desert Aire, Grant County, WA, "marina". Dec. 2, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 298 times.
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| White-winged Scoter #2. Dec. 2, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 292 times.
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| Female Black Scoter at Tokeland, Pacific County, WA. January 19, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 146 times.
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Bufflehead at the Westport, WA, marina. Nov. 25, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 270 times.
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| Bufflehead at the Westport, WA, marina. Nov. 25, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 252 times.
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| Juvenile Hooded Mergansers on Lost Lake, Okanogan County, WA. July 4, 2004.
Viewed: 621 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: 133 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: 129 times.
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| Eurasian Wigeon at Randle Park in Yakima, WA, #3. April, 21, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 134 times.
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