I have photographed 70+ species of birds. Most of them I see migrating in the spring or autumn. Our full time resident birds are 2 Great Horned Owls that have nested almost every year since our arrival, sometimes 1, 2 or 3 owlets at a time. Ravens, Grouse, and Magpies also spend the whole year with us. Our summer birds are Robins, Black Birds, Kingbirds, Ducks, a variety of Sparrows, Tree and Barn Swallows. Most song birds that you may see in towns don’t stay with us as we are too isolated, with not enough trees. Precocial versus Altricial Development – read more on the differences.

Please click on a species below to view more photos.
Over the years my photos have improved with better equipment (600mm lens) and practice.

American Coot	American Kestrel	American Redstart	Black-billed Cuckoo
Blackbirds	Blue Jay	Brown Creeper	Brown Thrasher
Common Grackle	Common Redpoll	Common Snipe	Cowbird
Dove & Pigeon	Double-crested Cormorant	Duck	Eagle
Goose	Golden Crowned Kinglet	Goldfinch	Gray Catbird
Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch	Great Blue Heron	Grosbeak	Grouse
Gull	Hawk	Horned Lark	House Finch
Hummingbird	(Dark Eyed) Junco Oregon	Killdeer	Kingbird
Kingfisher (Belted)	Lark Bunting	Lazuli Bunting	Magpie
Meadowlark	Mountain Bluebird	Northern Flicker	Northern Shrike
Oriole	Ovenbird	Great Horned Owl	Other Owls
Partridge	Pelican	Pine Siskin	Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ring-necked Pheasant	Robin	Sandhill Crane	Sandpiper
Say’s Phoebe	Sparrow	Spotted Towhee	Starling
Swallow	(Swainson’s) Thrush	Swan	Townsend’s Solitaire
Turkey Vulture	Varied Thrush	Warbler	Waxwing
Western Wood-Pewee	Western Tanager	Willet	Wilson’s Phalarope
White-winged Crossbill	Woodpecker	Wren

You can hear mostly Red Winged Blackbirds chirping.