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Snow Goose
Snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley in large numbers.
However, this bird was found at the Montlake Fill in Seattle, associating with a flock of
more widespread Canada Geese.
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Snow Goose
More Snow geese, these photographed in the Skagit valley
in December of 1999.
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Trumpeter Swan
Another common winter resident of the Skagit Valley,
this swan was photographed near Edison, WA in December of 2001.
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Trumpeter Swan
More swans of the Skagit Valley, this time
photographed just south of Mount Vernon, WA in January of 2002.
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Trumpeter Swan
Another swan, this one flying over a field in Snohomish, WA.
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Northern Shrike
A Northern Shrike in the Samish Flats of Washington in January of 2005
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Savannah Sparrow
This Savannah Sparrow was found singing on driftwood at Spencer Spit State Park on Lopez Island (San Juans), Washington in June of 2003.
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Horned Lark
One of hundreds of Horned Larks that winter on the snowy fields of the Waterville Plateau in eastern Washington. This one was photographed in late February of 2003.
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Snow Bunting
A wintering Snow Bunting, also photographed on the Waterville Plateau in late February of 2003.
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Snow Bunting
Another Snow Bunting, Waterville Plateau, late February of 2003.
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Great Blue Heron
One of many herons in the Skagit after a snowfall in January 2005.
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Eastern Cottontail
These rabbits were abundant on Lopez Island in the San Juans, Washington in June of 2003. This one was in the parking area at Spencer Spit State Park.
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American Goldfinch
Two males and a female American Goldfinch, photographed along McAllister Creek at Nisqually NWR in May of 2003.
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Canada Goose
A Canada Goose family, at the Montlake Fill in Seattle, WA, photographed in
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Glaucous Gull
An unusual bird for the area, this juvenile
Glaucous Gull was spotted in a field near an adult, just outside Bow, WA in December of 1999.
The farmland in the Skagit valley is a popular spot for a variety of other types of gulls.
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Black-headed Gull
Another unusual bird for the area, this one
spotted in the Delta area of BC, just south of Vancouver, in January of 2001.
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Glaucous-winged Gull
These are the most abundant gull of western Washington. This one,
in winter plumage, was photographed near Peace Arch State Park in Blaine, WA.
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California Gull
Another abundant gull of both sides of the Cascades. This one
was photographed in a small park on the west side of Lake Washington in Seattle.
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Ring-billed Gull
Another very common gull in grasslands on both sides of the mountains. This was
photographed in the same vicinity as the California gull above.
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White-crowned Sparrow
This juvenile was photographed at Juanita Bay State Park
in December of 1997.
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Savannah Sparrow
this bird was photographed at Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA in August, 1997
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Harris Sparrow
A rarity for this region, this individual appeared at a feeder
near Auburn, WA, April, 2000
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Harris Sparrow
Auburn, WA, April, 2000
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Lincoln Sparrow
This bird was sighted at Nisqually NWR in December
of 2000, near the Twin Barns.
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