Haystack Rock, Oregon
2 km. south of Cannon Beach, Oregon is a wonderful rock formation called Haystack Rock. The morning light and the mist make it very special.
Farther north you can visit a state park with spectacular views of the Haystack formation.
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The Black-footed Albatross, Phoebastria nigripes, is the common albatross seen on Oregon pelagics, in fact it is virtually a certainy to see. Click below for a video of a Black-footed takeoff:
It is one of the smaller members of the family, mostly dark with varying portion of lighter feathers behind the bill. They nest in the Hawaiian Islands as well as islands off of Japan.
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I spent a day and a half around the Sisters/ Bend area, looking to see some of the higher elevation
species. I ended up with a nice assortment of species including some of the harder to find like
Pinyon Jay and American Three-toed Woodpecker . (more…)
A 20 knot wind kicked up rough seas which made observations and photography difficult, but resulted in a good mix of birds.
Black-footed Albatross are always found from this trip and we saw about 50 on this day. There was a mix of young birds with a dark upper rump, and adult birds with a white upper rump and more extensive white on the face. (more…)
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