Pacific NW Birder

Question: (June 6) "Hello Greg, My son and I spotted a unique bird in our backyard. Can you identify this from the attached picture? Th...

American Avocet, Hines, Oregon on 23 May 2009 by Greg Gillson.   Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is an oasis in Oregon's sage desert s...

Most Trumpeter Swans in the Pacific NW are wild migrants. However, I learned that these at Brownsmead, Oregon on 31 December 2007 were pen-r...

Wandering Tattler on Shorebird Festival Field Trip, Bandon, Oregon on 2 September 2007 by Greg Gillson.   The 23rd annual Oregon Shorebird F...

A muddy Sooty Fox Sparrow, Forest Grove, Oregon on 8 December 2007 by Greg Gillson.   The following common yardbirds are found in Campbell R...