Great Horned Owl
an adult Great Horned Owl, taken near a nest at Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in British Columbia in January of 2002.
Northern Saw-whet Owl
This owl is one of several that winters at Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary near Vancouver, BC. This was sighted in December of 2003.
juvenile Red-tailed Hawk
This juvenile Red-tail was spotted feeding on a Mallard near Conway, WA in December of 2002.
Snowy Owl
This Snowy Owl showed up on a rooftop at Discovery Park, in Seattle, WA in November of 2005. These regularly appear during the winter in eastern Washington and the Skagit Valley, but are unusual in Seattle!
juvenile Bald Eagle
This juvenile Bald Eagle was sighted at Juanita Bay State Park in Kirkland during one winter, being harrassed by Glaucous-winged Gulls until he had to drop his fish. This photo was taken during his retreat.
Turkey Vulture
Not really a raptor since it feeds on carrion, this Turkey Vulture was seen circling over Shark Reef Park on Lopez Island (San Juans), Washington in June of 2003.
American Kestrel
This kestrel was photographed at Hart Mountain antelope refuge, just south of Malheur NWR, Oregon.
Peregrine Falcon
This Peregrine was spotted near Edison, in the Skagit Valley of Washington in December of 2002.
Merlin
This adult male Merlin was spotted at the top of a Western Red Cedar just south of Edison, in the Skagit Valley of Washington in December of 2002.
juvenile Bald Eagle
This juvenile Bald Eagle was photographed near the visitor's center at Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in British Columbia in January of 2002.
Rough-legged Hawk
A digiscoped Rough-legged Hawk in the Samish Flats in January 2005.
Sharp-shinned Hawk
This young Sharp-shinned Hawk was observed staking out our feeders in our backyard near Seattle in March of 2002.
Osprey
One fall on Whidbey Island, we caught sight of this Osprey, who was busy fishing in a small inlet along Highway 20.
Northern Pygmy Owl
This young Northern Pygmy Owl was sighted in the ponderosa pine forests of northeastern Washington, near Republic.
Sharp-shinned Hawk
One of the sharpies hanging out in our yard in fall of 2001.
Northern Goshawk
An adult goshawk, sighted at Colville National Forest, near Republic, WA in September, 1997.
juv. Northern Goshawk
This juvenile goshawk was sighted very close to the adult above, in September of 1997.
Rough-legged Hawk (juvenile)
A young Rough-legged Hawk, taken in the Waterville Plateau, Washington in February of 2003.
Red-tailed Hawk
These hawks are a common sight along the roadways throughout the area.
Northern Harrier
A common raptor of wetlands and grasslands, this female was photographed at Nisqually NWR, near Olympia, WA.
Swainson's Hawk
This intermediate Swainson's Hawk was sighted near Summer Lake, Oregon.
Ferruginous Hawk
This hawk was spotted near Plush, in southeastern Oregon.
Bald Eagle
A digiscoped Bald Eagle in the Samish Flats in January 2005.
Bald Eagle
This adult was digiscoped in the Skagit Valley of Washington in January of 2005.
Gyrfalcon
This Gyrfalcon was another of the 6 falcons observed in the Skagit Valley during early winter of 1999. This one was photographed in Edison.
Burrowing Owl
This is one of several Burrowing Owl sighted at Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello in central Washington during June of 1999.
Northern Hawk Owl
This very unusual bird visited the Blaine area in northwestern Washington, very close to the Canadian border in January of 2001.
Cooper's Hawk
This young Cooper's Hawk was one of two to pass through our yard during the fallof 1998.
Osprey
This Osprey was aslo spotted offLower Crab Creek Road in Grant County, Washington in June of 2002.
American Kestrel
A common sight east of the Cascades, this male was photographed in the Yakima Canyon in Washington in April of 2002.
