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Shoot 2025-04-12-203439

Some spring migrants have started to trickle into the area here in western Oregon. Migration season will get more busy here over the next few weeks, but I found plenty of birds to photograph here in the meantime. Some of my favorites below include my first-of-year Rufous Hummingbird, a pair of Chipping Sparrows among some blossoms, and a pair of Wood Ducks up in a tree.

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

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9:56AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

Townsend's Warbler

9:56AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

Townsend's Warbler

10:12AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

House Finch

10:12AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

House Finch

10:13AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

House Finch

10:13AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

House Finch

10:13AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

House Finch

10:14AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

American Robin

10:14AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

American Robin

10:15AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

American Robin

10:15AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

American Robin

10:15AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

American Robin

10:15AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

American Robin

10:17AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

House Finch

10:23AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted)

This male hybrid flicker held a nice pose for me for a minute and gave nice profile shots and well as a clear shot of his semi-red nape area.

10:23AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted)

10:23AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted)

10:23AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted)

10:23AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted)

10:23AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted)

10:31AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)

10:31AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)

I saw a pair of flickers and what I presumed was a tree with a nest cavity. This female was calling/singing from a branch near the nest hole.

10:31AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)

10:31AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)

10:36AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

California Scrub-Jay

I used Lightroom Classic's generative remove feature to paint over a bit of grass stuck to the far side of the bird's bill.

10:36AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

California Scrub-Jay

10:36AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

California Scrub-Jay

10:37AM Wednesday April 02, 2025

California Scrub-Jay

8:31AM Friday April 04, 2025

Wood Duck

I saw a big thing in a tree, and my eyes couldn't make sense of what it was. After a look with binoclulars I was surprised to see a female Wood Duck above my head! I saw the male soon afterwards, and stepped away from a tree to get a better angle for a photo. I didn't see any nest cavity, and they were walking around quite a bit, perhaps exploring a few trees.

8:32AM Friday April 04, 2025

Wood Duck

8:32AM Friday April 04, 2025

Wood Duck

8:32AM Friday April 04, 2025

Wood Duck

8:32AM Friday April 04, 2025

Wood Duck

8:32AM Friday April 04, 2025

Wood Duck

8:32AM Friday April 04, 2025

Wood Duck

9:26AM Friday April 04, 2025

Orange-crowned Warbler

9:26AM Friday April 04, 2025

Orange-crowned Warbler

9:26AM Friday April 04, 2025

Orange-crowned Warbler

9:26AM Friday April 04, 2025

Orange-crowned Warbler

9:26AM Friday April 04, 2025

Orange-crowned Warbler

9:26AM Friday April 04, 2025

Orange-crowned Warbler

9:29AM Friday April 04, 2025

Orange-crowned Warbler

9:29AM Friday April 04, 2025

Orange-crowned Warbler

9:29AM Friday April 04, 2025

Orange-crowned Warbler

9:29AM Friday April 04, 2025

Orange-crowned Warbler

9:29AM Friday April 04, 2025

Orange-crowned Warbler

10:08AM Friday April 04, 2025

Common Raven

8:32AM Monday April 07, 2025

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

This appears to be a male Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler, but doesn't have the expected distinct white eyebrow. It may have some Audobon's Yellow-rumped Warbler genes.

8:34AM Monday April 07, 2025

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle x Audubon's)

This is my first photo of a Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle x Audbodon's) hybrid. He has both a dark cheek and a yellow throat. I believe they're somewhat regular in this part of the country.

8:34AM Monday April 07, 2025

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle x Audubon's)

8:34AM Monday April 07, 2025

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle x Audubon's)

8:34AM Monday April 07, 2025

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle x Audubon's)

8:39AM Monday April 07, 2025

Violet-green Swallow

8:39AM Monday April 07, 2025

Violet-green Swallow

8:59AM Monday April 07, 2025

American Bittern

I used Lightroom Classic's generative remove feature to paint over a distracting stick ahead of the bird. I kept this photo a bit dark to highlight the rain visible in the shot.

8:59AM Monday April 07, 2025

American Bittern

9:16AM Monday April 07, 2025

American White Pelican

I probably could have spent longer looking at the rainbow, and waited for some birds to fly across it. This shot has some flying and some standing pelicans, so it turned out pretty cool!

8:40AM Wednesday April 09, 2025

Hermit Thrush

9:08AM Wednesday April 09, 2025

Rufous Hummingbird

This shot shows the pair of tail feathers with "notched" ends, which is the only way to tell a Rufous from an Allen's. All the male orange hummingbirds here are assumed to be Rufous, but I wonder how often Allen's Hummingbirds go unnoticed in this part of Oregon.

9:08AM Wednesday April 09, 2025

Rufous Hummingbird