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Shoot 2022-08-16-193340

On August 11th, we had every kind of woodpecker I've ever seen in the yard, apart from Pileated, visit the yard all at once. We had a Downy, a Hairy, a couple Red-breasted Sapsuckers, and several Northern Flickers.

I had the opportunity to visit the coast a few days later, and I was lucky enough to see several new lifers and county birds there.

I was finally able to conclusively identify some Western Sandpipers and add that one to the life list. I also saw a Marbled Godwit (which wasn't as big as I was expecting). California Gull had also somehow previously eluded my life list. I also added Pacific Loon to my life list, though it was a poor picture of a distant bird.

Lastly, I took my best photos yet of a Black Oystercatcher, though none of the photos were as sharp as I was expecting. My shutter speed was fine, and the conditions were great, but something was off. I'm hoping that I left the focus limiter enabled on the lens or something. Either way, I enjoyed watching the Oystercatcher for a while.

My "birds in review" collages can be found here.

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10:40AM Thursday August 11, 2022

Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)

10:41AM Thursday August 11, 2022

Hairy Woodpecker

10:41AM Thursday August 11, 2022

Hairy Woodpecker

10:43AM Thursday August 11, 2022

Red-breasted Sapsucker (Juvenile)

6:05AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Sutton Lake

6:05AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Sutton Lake

6:06AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Sutton Lake

6:06AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Sutton Lake

6:19AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Heceta Head Lighthouse

6:20AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Heceta Head Lighthouse

6:38AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Western Gull

6:44AM Sunday August 14, 2022

7:32AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Ring-billed Gull (Juvenile)

7:34AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Wrentit

7:34AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Wrentit

7:45AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Least Sandpiper

7:55AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Swainson's Thrush (Juvenile)

8:14AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Great Blue Heron

8:17AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Marbled Godwit

8:18AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Marbled Godwit

8:18AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Marbled Godwit

8:21AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Belted Kingfisher

8:31AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Great Blue Heron

8:44AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Common Loon

8:44AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Song Sparrow

8:46AM Sunday August 14, 2022

American Crow

8:46AM Sunday August 14, 2022

American Crow

8:46AM Sunday August 14, 2022

American Crow

8:46AM Sunday August 14, 2022

American Crow

8:46AM Sunday August 14, 2022

American Crow

8:48AM Sunday August 14, 2022

California Gull

8:49AM Sunday August 14, 2022

Pacific Loon

This bird was quite far away. The bill appears too small to be a Common Loon. The colors on the head and neck, the size of the head and neck, and how the head is held horizontally, all indicate Pacific Loon over Red-throated Loon.