Washington's Rare and Hard-to-find Species
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Little Blue Heron near marsh along Ringer Road south of Ellensburg, WA. This photo was shot at quite a distance, which is why it is so out-of-focus. June 9, 2002.
Viewed: 1742 times.
Snowy Egret along Lower Crab Creek near Corfu, Grant County, WA. May 25, 2002.
Viewed: 1622 times.
Common (Eurasian Green-winged) Teal found on March 16, 2005, beside a small creek along Birchfield Road south of Hwy 24 east of Yakima, WA, the same location one was found in March 2003. March 19, 2005.
Viewed: 1596 times.
Eurasian Wigeon at Randell Park, Yakima, WA. April 21, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 885 times.
Tufted Duck, with Greater Scaup, in the Columbia River just north of Wanapum State Park. The black back of the Tufted Duck really stands out when seen in a flock of gray-backed male scaup. March 6, 2005.
Viewed: 1643 times.
Common Eider at Port Angeles, WA. This is a first record for Washington. August 8, 2004.
Viewed: 1762 times.
First-year King Eider west of Damon Spit at the south end of Ocean Shores, WA. July 4, 2009. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 815 times.
Female White-tailed Ptarmigan on the north side of Slate Peak near Hart's Pass, Okanagan County, WA. July 19, 2003.
Viewed: 1443 times.
Wilson's Plover at Bennington Lake, Walla Walla, WA. A first for Washington State. Sept. 1, 2012. Nikon Coolpix P510.
Viewed: 218 times.
Bar-tailed Godwit at the Tokeland marina, Pacific County, WA. August 26, 2007. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1059 times.
Female Hudsonian Godwit in breeding plumage found by John Hebert and Richard Repp at the Grandview, Yakima County, WA, sewage treatment plant on May 15, 2003. This is the first sighting of Hudsonian Godwit in Yakima County. May 15, 2003.
Viewed: 1379 times.
Two of three Sharp-tailed Sandpipers at the McCain potato ponds near Othello, Grant County, WA. October 15, 2002.
Viewed: 1369 times.
Juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpiper with a Pectoral Sandpiper in the background at Soap Lake, Grant Co., WA. October 16, 2004.
Viewed: 1733 times.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, one of seven, at the end of Damon Spit, Gray's Harbor County, WA. September 4, 2004.
Viewed: 1398 times.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Midway Beach, Pacific County, WA. August 25, 2007. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1005 times.
Stilt Sandpiper, with a Long-billed Dowitcher, at Lind Coulee near the Potholes Reservior, Grant County, WA. August 28, 2003.
Viewed: 1768 times.
Juvenile Stilt Sandpiper, with a Western Sandpiper in front, at the Grandview Sewage Treatment Plant, Grandview, WA. August 30, 2004.
Viewed: 1421 times.
Ruff in a wetland near Satsop,Grays Harbor County, WA. (Conditions were extreme - steady rain and wind.) January 1, 2003.)
Viewed: 1316 times.
Juvenile Ruff at Bottle Beach, Grays Harbor County, WA. Sept. 2, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 1176 times.
Black-tailed Gull, a first Washington record, found at North Cove, Pacific County, WA, by Charlie Wright and Fred Boesche on August 3, 2004.. August 14, 2004.
Viewed: 1567 times.
Lesser Black-backed Gull on Blue Lake, Grant County, WA. Nov. 8, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1159 times.
Great Black-backed Gull found by Gene Hunn at the mouth of the Cedar River in Renton, WA. First Washington record. January 17, 2004.
Viewed: 1739 times.
Thick-billed Murre north of the Point No Point Lighthouse, Kitsap County, WA. Jan. 20, 2007. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1206 times.
Spotted Owl found northwest of Cliffdell, Yakima County, WA. June 14, 2004.
Viewed: 1608 times.
Great Gray Owl at Bennington Lake east of Walla Walla, WA. February 7, 2004. Other photos of this guy can be seen in the "Owls" folder.
Viewed: 1811 times.
Northern Hawk Owl southeast of Bridgeport, WA. Jan. 24, 2009. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 817 times.
NHOW 1-29-12 1a ChelanNorhtern Hawk Owl along Union Valley Road north of Chelan, WA. Jan. 29, 2012. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 40 times.
Costa's Hummingbird at Mike Wile's house near Redmond, WA. May 24, 2002.
Viewed: 1452 times.
Acorn Woodpecker at Fort Simcoe west of White Swan, Yakima County, WA. Yakima County's second record. June 18, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1145 times.
American Three-toed Woodpecker in a burn west of Naches, Yakima County, WA. May 30, 2005. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1426 times.
Juvenile plumaged Yellow-bellied Sapsucker found by Mike Denny at Hood Park south of Pasco, WA. February 29, 2004.
Viewed: 1683 times.
Black Phoebe at the Julia Butler Hanson NWR west of Cathlalmet, WA. December 31, 2002.
Viewed: 1241 times.
Black Phoebe along M St., Auburn, King County, WA. June 10, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 1155 times.
Tropical Kingbird at Tokeland, Pacific County, WA, November 9, 2003. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1154 times.
Tropical Kingbird at Magnuson Park in Seattle, WA. First record for King County. Nov. 11, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 1153 times.
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher seen for several weeks on the east side of the Moses Lake, WA, airport. September 17, 2004.
Viewed: 1425 times.
Variegated Flycatcher at Windust Park, Franklin County, WA. The other three North American sightings were: Biddleford Pool, York Co, ME, 5-11 Nov. 1977; Reelfoot Lake, Obion Co., TN, 13-15 May 1984; and Toronto Islands, Toronto, ON Canada, 7 Oct. to 6 Nov. 1993. Sept. 7, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1218 times.
Blue Jay found at Fort Simcoe, Yakima County, WA. January 22, 2005.
Viewed: 1423 times.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher found in Hardy Canyon in the Wenas, Yakima County, WA, in June 2003 for the second year in a row. June 8, 2003.
Viewed: 1298 times.
Northern Mockingbird found by Nancy LaFramboise at Horn Rapids Park north of Richland, WA. May 22, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 1312 times.
Northern Mockingbird on Snakelum Point Road east of Coupeville on Whidbey Island, WA. April 2, 2007. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1097 times.
Redwing (Turdus iliacus) found in Olympia, WA, by Gene Revelas on December 20, 2004. The first record of this Eurasian thrush for Washington and the Western United States. December 22, 2004.
Viewed: 1524 times.
Album: Black-throated Blue Warbler near Wapato, Yakima County, WA, October 16-17, 2005.

Changed: Feb 20, 2011.
Contains: 7 items.
Viewed: 1753 times.
Cape May Warbler in a yard in Spokane Valley, WA. Had been visiting the feeders since the first of January. February 17, 2005.
Viewed: 1374 times.
Bay-breasted Warbler east of Toledo along Forest Road 1901, Lewis County, WA. First record for Washington. It stayed in this spot for at least seven weeks. June 10, 2006. digiscoped.
Viewed: 1069 times.
Album: Prothonotary Warbler at McNary NWR, WA.

Changed: Feb 20, 2011.
Contains: 7 items.
Viewed: 1852 times.
Common Grackle on Birchfield Road south of Highway 24 east of Yakima, WA. Found on March 9, 2002, and stayed for three months. Also returned for a week in March 2003. March 10, 2002.
Viewed: 1371 times.
Green-tailed Towhee on Biscuit Ridge, Walla Walla County, WA. May 28, 2005. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1328 times.
Clay-colored Sparrow west of Tenico, Thurston County, WA. June 10, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1101 times.
Black-throated Sparrow near Huntzinger Road south of Vantage, WA. May 31, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 1102 times.
Red Fox Sparrow at the sparrow patch at the Yakima Area Arboretum. Jan. 24, 2010. Panasonic DMC-FZ28.
Viewed: 482 times.
Harris's Sparrow that spent several weeks at Bill and Nancy LaFramboise's house in Richland, WA. January 15, 2005.
Viewed: 1434 times.
White-throated Sparrow at "Sparrow Patch South" along the south end of the Yakima Greenway Pathway, Union Gap, WA. Oct. 31, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 1324 times.
Chestnut-collared Longspur at Hoquiam, WA. Oct. 25, 2009. Panasonic DMC-FZ28.
Viewed: 616 times.
Orchard Oriole along Paulson Road, Hoquiam, WA, framed nicely by the cyclone fence. Oct. 25, 2009. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 662 times.
Hooded Oriole in the Magnolia district of Seattle, WA. July 8, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1168 times.
Baltimore Oriole at Marymoor Park, Redmond, King County, WA. June 10, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 1569 times.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Vicki Biltz's house in Bonney Lake, WA. April 3, 2010. Panasonic DMC-FZ28.
Viewed: 562 times.
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