{"id":692276,"date":"2009-05-25T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/0319df9.netsolhost.com\/blog\/?p=692276"},"modified":"2009-05-25T14:08:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-25T14:08:00","slug":"birding-at-malheur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.preparationeducation.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/birding-at-malheur\/","title":{"rendered":"Birding at Malheur"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was a child, my parents took me to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>. I have been wanting to take my husband, an avid birder, there for years. We finally got our chance and my husband’s sister’s family and my brother joined us on the trip too. We had lots of fun and saw scores of birds. On the trip my husband and I identified 82 birds. (My list is at the bottom of the post.) Rather than tell you anymore about our trip. I’m just going to share tons of pictures with captions in chronological order of how they were taken.<\/p>\n

\"Horned<\/a><\/p>\n

Horned Lark — taken in John Day, Oregon, shortly before we arrived at Malheur.<\/p>\n

\"Uncle<\/a><\/p>\n

My brother with our new bird scope.<\/p>\n

\"American<\/a><\/p>\n

American Avocet<\/p>\n

\"Great<\/a><\/p>\n

Great Blue Heron<\/p>\n

\"White<\/a><\/p>\n

White-faced Ibis<\/p>\n

\"Yellow-throated<\/a><\/p>\n

Common Yellowthroat<\/p>\n

\"Bullock's<\/a><\/p>\n

Bullock’s Oriole<\/p>\n

\"Yellow<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Yellow<\/a><\/p>\n

Yellow Warbler–in flight and perched<\/p>\n

\"Lazuli<\/a><\/p>\n

Lazuli Bunting Pair <\/p>\n

\"Pancakes<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy campers enjoying a pancake breakfast.<\/p>\n

\"Cliff<\/a><\/p>\n

Cliff Swallow<\/p>\n

\"Northern<\/a><\/p>\n

Northern Shoveler<\/p>\n

\"Ruddy<\/a><\/p>\n

Ruddy Duck–Can you see his blue bill?<\/p>\n

\"Barn<\/a><\/p>\n

Barn Swallow<\/p>\n

\"Canada<\/a><\/p>\n

Canada Goose with goslings.<\/p>\n

\"House<\/a> <\/p>\n

House Wren serenading us during our lunch.<\/p>\n

\"American<\/a><\/p>\n

American Robin feeding her chicks. It was really special to watch the parents feeding these chicks. They were perched right in between a couple of our tents. This was one bird that the kids were actually willing to stay quiet to watch.<\/p>\n

\"Birding\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking at a Northern Pintail–sorry no picture of the Pintail, but boy, was I happy to see it!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

My favorite photographer in the world! (My husband)<\/p>\n

\"Common<\/a><\/p>\n

Common Raven and chicks–This Raven is landing in her nest. You can see the mouths of the babies wide open waiting for their snack.<\/p>\n

\"Malheur\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Just a nice view (to prove that my point-and-shoot can take good pictures too! Actually, i took all the people pictures with my point and shoot too.)<\/p>\n

\"Zippy<\/a><\/p>\n

Zippy, the birder. <\/p>\n

We don’t completely have Zippy’s life list updated with her Malheur list. We have to finish weeding out the doubles, but she should have around a hundred when we are finished. Not too bad for a nine year old who’s been working on her life list for a year.<\/p>\n

\"Red-winged<\/a><\/p>\n

A displaying Red-winged Blackbird<\/p>\n

\"Sandhill<\/a><\/p>\n

Sandhill Crane<\/p>\n

\"Yellow-headed<\/a><\/p>\n

Yellow-headed Blackbird<\/p>\n

\"Female<\/a><\/p>\n

Female California Quail<\/p>\n

\"Western<\/a><\/p>\n

Western Tanager–Is he pretty or what?<\/p>\n

\"Ring-necked<\/a><\/p>\n

Ring-necked Pheasant–This seemed to be the kids’ favorite bird to see and he really is a beauty.<\/p>\n

\"Long-billed<\/a><\/p>\n

Long-billed Curlew<\/p>\n

\"Black-necked<\/a><\/p>\n

Black-necked Stilt<\/p>\n

\"Great<\/a><\/p>\n

Great Egret<\/p>\n

We read the book The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon<\/em><\/a> while we were on our expedition. (A few times actually. It was such a good one.) That is the artist that we’ve decided to learn about right now. I thought it would be fun to learn about him while we were getting to do this birding trip. We’re really enjoying learning about nature and art together.<\/p>\n

We also tried our hand at our own bird illustrations. The two big kids and I did some nature journal entries in our individual journals. <\/p>\n

\"Ring-necked<\/a><\/p>\n

Ring-necked Pheasant by Zippy (age 9)<\/p>\n

\"Sandhill<\/a> <\/p>\n

Sandhill Crane by JD Boy (age 6)<\/p>\n

\"American<\/a> <\/p>\n

American Avocet by me<\/p>\n

Here is our list of identified birds from the trip:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1 <\/td>\n\n

Horned Lark<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

42<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Yellow-breasted Chat<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Bald Eagle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

43<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Common Raven<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Wilson’s Snipe<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Cliff Swallow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Wilson’s Phalarope<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Goldfinch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Magpie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

46<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

European Starling<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Common Grackle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

47<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Song Sparrow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Western Kingbird<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

48<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Bobolink<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

American Robin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Barn Swallow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Mourning Dove<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Brewers Blackbird<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Great Egret<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

51<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Northern Harrier<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Great Blue Heron<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

52<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Mallard<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Canadian Geese<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

53<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Trumpeter Swan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Red-winged Blackbird<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Spotted Sandpiper<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Western Meadowlark<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Black-crowned Night Heron<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Killdeer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

56<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Black Tern<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

American Kestral<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

57<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Ruddy Duck<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

American Avocet<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

58<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Forster Tern<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Black-necked Stilt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

59<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Tree Swallow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Yellow-headed Blackbird<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

60<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Redhead<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Long-billed Curlew<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

61<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Lesser Scaup<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Franklin’s Gull<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

62<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Northern Pintail<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sandhill Crane<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

63<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Bufflehead<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Northern Shoveler<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Willet<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

American Coot<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

65<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gadwall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Brown headed Cowbird<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

66<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Western Grebe<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Turkey Vulture<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

67<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Black-headed Grosbeak<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

White Pelican<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

68<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Western Wood Pewee<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Ring-necked Pheasant<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Osprey<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

California Quail<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Western Tanager<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Double-crested Cormorant<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

71<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Olive-sided Flycatcher<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

White Faced Ibis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

72<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Evening Grosbeak<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Cinnamon Teal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

73<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

House Sparrow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Common Yellowthroat<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

74<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Red-tailed Hawk<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Bullock’s Oriole<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

75<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Pine Siskin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Red-shafted Flicker<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

76<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Warbling Vireo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Yellow Warbler<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

77<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Eastern Kingfisher<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Lazuli Bunting<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

78<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Canvasback<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

38<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Virginia Rail<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

79<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

California Gull<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

39<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

House Wren<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

80<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Mountain Bluebird<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Song Sparrow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

81<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Scrub Jay<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

41<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Cedar Waxwing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

82<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Mountain Chickadee<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I was a child, my parents took me to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. I have been wanting to take my husband, an avid birder, there for years. We finally got our chance and my husband’s sister’s family and my brother joined us on the trip too. We had lots of fun and saw […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.preparationeducation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692276"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.preparationeducation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.preparationeducation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.preparationeducation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.preparationeducation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=692276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.preparationeducation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692276\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.preparationeducation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.preparationeducation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=692276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.preparationeducation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=692276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}