Sauvie Island Birding March 2012

Sauvie Island just north of Portland on the Columbia River is a famous and very accessible bird haven.  In the spring especially it is full of interesting stuff.  Greg Baker, a friend and very accomplished birder leads Saturday morning birding events and we joined him on one in March.  Here are some of the fun things we saw.

Sparrows!

White Throated

 

 Golden Crowned

 

 White Crowned



 And several more including this rare (to this region) Harris's Sparrow.

 

 

 What is this mystery bird grandchildren?  Hint... it is not a sparrow!

 

 Other fun birds.

Sandhill Crane



 Juvenile Bald Eagle

 

 Red Tail Hawk

 

 Common Merganser



 

 Greg really is a pretty dang good birder.  How about spotting this Great Horned Owl nest way off in the trees.  This first shot was taken with the 800mm on the D7000 for a total of 1200mm!!



 Same shot cropped way way in.



 And we finally found the male sitting nearby.  This also is a very tight crop.

 

 A highly recommended place for anyone who is coming to the Portland Area to bird.