As springtime rolled into May, we ventured across the Cascades to explore more of central Oregon. The landscape heading southeast from Bend is very different from our home in the lush Willamette Valley, taking us through the sparse forests, high desert vistas, and volcanic geology of the “Oregon Outback”. The wetlands of the Summer Lake basin are a hot spot for local and migrating birds, and for two days we drove and walked around the wildlife refuge and surrounding areas. Here are my bird photos from the trip. Other non-avian photos are here. And, Nancy has written about this trip on her blog!
A Brewer’s Blackbird surveys the entrance.
Tree Swallow
Swallows in flight.
A Tree Swallow in sunlight.
A Tree Swallow considering its next meal.
A Barn Swallow in its nest.
A Female Brewer’s Blackbird.
Red-winged Blackbird
A Yellow-Headed Blackbird, one of the dozens we saw along the roadway.
Yellow-Headed Blackbird
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
A Sparrow considering its next meal.
Perhaps a Savannah Sparrow
A Marsh Wren announcing its presence.
A Marsh Wren ready to slide down the Horsetail fire-pole style.
A Harrier Hawk
A Ring-billed Gull
A Forster’s Tern.
A pair of Forster’s Terns.
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