Our McMinnville birding class made a field trip to the Trappist Abbey north of Lafayette. I had told the class the main reason I wanted to bird there was a hope of seeing a Pileated Woodpecker. First he flew over our heads, then landed and we relocated him on a high dead limb of an oak, chiseling hias way to a meal. Click on any image for full screen view.
I saw two birds for the first time this year–Chipping Sparrows where were near the parking lot at the entrance. Then two Black-throated Gray Warblers in trees along the hiking trail. Other critters we saw:
Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey trails, Yamhill, Oregon, US
Apr 26, 2019 9:25. 27 species
Mourning Dove X
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Acorn Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Steller’s Jay 1
American Crow X
Common Raven X
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Bewick’s Wren 1
American Robin 20
House Finch 4
Purple Finch X
Lesser Goldfinch 3
American Goldfinch 8
Chipping Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-crowned Sparrow 12
Golden-crowned Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 2
Spotted Towhee X
Orange-crowned Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Black-throated Gray Warbler 2
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