I’m still iffy on this part. I’ve never visited this part of the country at all. There are only a few must get birds in the area. I think most of this part will be sightseeing the spectacular scenery.
Day 21 (Friday July 3) – Coos Bay
- Coos Bay is a well-known spot for sea birds.
- Target Birds
- Brandt’s Cormorant
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Common Murre*
- Pigeon Guillemot*
- Western Gull
- California Gull
- Glaucous-Winged Gull*
- Rufous Hummingbird*
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pacific-Slope Flycatcher
- Violet-Green Swallow
- Black-Capped Chickadee
- Chestnut-Backed Chickadee*
- Wrentit
- Wilson’s Warbler
- Black-Headed Grosbeak
- Red Crossbill
- From here, I will trek up to Mount Hood for the night.
- Target Birds
- Ruffed Grouse*
- Sooty Grouse*
- Golden Eagle
- Sandhill Crane
- Vaux’s Swift*
- Rufous Hummingbird*
- Red-Breasted Sapsucker*
- Pacific-slope Flycatcher
- Gray Jay*
- Clark’s Nutcracker*
- Violet-Green Swallow
- Black-Capped Chickadee
- Chestnut-Backed-Chickadee*
- Pacific Wren
- Varied Thrush*
- Hermit Warbler*
- Purple Finch
- Evening Grosbeak
- Camp at Mount Hood
Day 22 (Saturday July 4) – Oregon Zoo, Grays Harbor, and Olympic National Park
- I will finish birding the Mouth Hood area in the early hours and head on into Portland.
- As a zoo buff, I will be hitting up the Oregon Zoo on this morning. I hope to be in and out quickly as the July 4th crowds will probably be hellish. Looking forward to seeing their Bornean Elephant and a few other species.
- Hopefully by noon or 1, I will be on my way into Washington. I’ve been informed that Grays Harbor is a great spot for birding.
- Target Birds
- Brant*
- Surf Scoter*
- White-Winged Scoter*
- Black Scoter
- Red-Throated Loon*
- Pacific Loon*
- Common Loon
- Sooty Shearwater
- Brandt’s Cormorant
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Black Turnstone*
- Surfbird*
- Red-Necked Phalarope*
- Common Murre*
- Pigeon Guillemot*
- Marbled Murrelet*
- Rhinoceros Auklet*
- Heerman’s Gull
- Western Gull
- California Gull
- Glaucous-Winged Gull*
- Rufous Hummingbird*
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pacific-Slope Flycatcher
- Northwestern Crow*
- Violet-Green Swallow
- Black-Capped Chickadee
- Chestnut-Backed Chickadee*
- Pacific Wren
- Wilson’s Warbler
- Purple FInch
- Red Crossbill
- From here, I will head up to Olympic National Park for the night.
- Target Birds
- Harlequin Duck
- Surf Scoter*
- White-Winged Scoter*
- Brandt’s Cormorant
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Common Murre*
- Pigeon Guillemot*
- Marbled murrelet*
- Rhinoceros Auklet*
- Western Gull
- Glaucous-Winged Gull*
- Northwestern Crow*
- Target birds leave out the birds I should have picked up by this point.
Day 23 (Sunday July 5) – Woodland Park Zoo and Mount Rainier
- The Woodland Park Zoo is one of the crown jewels in the world of zoo exhibit design, which I’ve been keenly interested in for some years.
- From here I will head to Mount Rainier for the night.
- Target Birds
- White-Tailed Ptarmigan*
- Sooty Grouse*
- Band-Tailed Pigeon
- Vaux’s Swift*
- Rufous Hummingbird*
- Olive-Sided Flycatcher
- Hammond;s Flycatcher
- Pacific-Slope Flycatcher
- Gray Jay*
- Violet-Green Swallow
- Chestnut-Backed Chickadee*
- Pacific Wren
- American Dipper
- Varied Thrush*