Birds Morning and Evening

Hi All,

After working 3 days of Memorial Day weekend, we spent our day off looking at (but not photographing) birds.

We met the Florence OR birding group  for a morning bird walk through a coastal wetland. The birds were interesting if not numerous. The highlight was a northern flicker nest hole where we got to see the flicker arrive and climb inside. A few minutes later a pair of stellar jays landed on the same tree while squawking loudly. The flicker stuck its head out of the nest hole to see what the commotion was.

The afternoon was spent shopping and internetting in Florence. Back at the coach we watched several black headed grosbeaks, an uncommon bird,  at the feeder right outside our window. 

Love
Sandy & Carl

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

The birding group meets close to this 1930's art deco bridge across the Siuslaw River

A northern flicker lives here- really!