New Year, new year bird list.
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Farthest north I've gone on the coast this year (Haystack Rock) and sadly no puffins today. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. But I did see these beauties. But the real treat was the rock itself.
84) Common Murre
85) Pelagic Cormorant
#BirdsOf2026 #oregon
@ianrosewrites I saw puffins in Port Orford yesterday -- you went the wrong direction!
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Farthest north I've gone on the coast this year (Haystack Rock) and sadly no puffins today. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. But I did see these beauties. But the real treat was the rock itself.
84) Common Murre
85) Pelagic Cormorant
#BirdsOf2026 #oregon@ianrosewrites
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Farthest north I've gone on the coast this year (Haystack Rock) and sadly no puffins today. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. But I did see these beauties. But the real treat was the rock itself.
84) Common Murre
85) Pelagic Cormorant
#BirdsOf2026 #oregonMorning was the puffin time. Alcid paradise at Haystack Rock this morning.
86) Tufted Puffin
87) Pigeon Guillemot
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@ianrosewrites I saw puffins in Port Orford yesterday -- you went the wrong direction!
@sarae I just went at the wrong time. Great puffins this morning at Haystack!
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@sarae I just went at the wrong time. Great puffins this morning at Haystack!
@ianrosewrites oh good!
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Morning was the puffin time. Alcid paradise at Haystack Rock this morning.
86) Tufted Puffin
87) Pigeon Guillemot
#BirdsOf2026Another one that I really thought I'd already counted this year, but apparently not. Always happy to see these stripey boys with their trademark whistling calls and the most misleading name in all of birddom. An old coworker of mine once drew a comic of them flying straight through deer like arrows.
88) Killdeer
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Another one that I really thought I'd already counted this year, but apparently not. Always happy to see these stripey boys with their trademark whistling calls and the most misleading name in all of birddom. An old coworker of mine once drew a comic of them flying straight through deer like arrows.
88) Killdeer
#BirdsOf2026I'm pretty sure I've heard them already, but got my first good look of the year at this classic American farm bird. Incidentally, when I started typing its name, my phone tried to autocorrect to "Brown-hearted" and I have questions.
89) Brown-headed Cowbird
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I'm pretty sure I've heard them already, but got my first good look of the year at this classic American farm bird. Incidentally, when I started typing its name, my phone tried to autocorrect to "Brown-hearted" and I have questions.
89) Brown-headed Cowbird
#BirdsOf2026This shouldn't be a rare sight, but it's starting to be. These beauties, with that strong cardinal bill, are one of the fastest declining songbirds in North America. It was great to see two today, and see reports of many more around town. Stick around. Make babies.
90) Evening Grosbeak
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This shouldn't be a rare sight, but it's starting to be. These beauties, with that strong cardinal bill, are one of the fastest declining songbirds in North America. It was great to see two today, and see reports of many more around town. Stick around. Make babies.
90) Evening Grosbeak
#BirdsOf2026@ianrosewrites
It's been at least 15 years since I've seen any in our area (Middle Fork of the Willamette).
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This shouldn't be a rare sight, but it's starting to be. These beauties, with that strong cardinal bill, are one of the fastest declining songbirds in North America. It was great to see two today, and see reports of many more around town. Stick around. Make babies.
90) Evening Grosbeak
#BirdsOf2026I'm really tired of waiting for the decolonized new common names for North American birds. It was supposed to happen years ago, and I have a suspicion that a few old men are holding it back. Like everything else. Anyway, nice to see what should be called a Black-capped Yellow Warbler. And I don't rank birds, but if I did, waxwings would be top ten.
91) Cedar Waxwing
92) Band-tailed Pigeon
93) Wilson's Warbler
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I'm really tired of waiting for the decolonized new common names for North American birds. It was supposed to happen years ago, and I have a suspicion that a few old men are holding it back. Like everything else. Anyway, nice to see what should be called a Black-capped Yellow Warbler. And I don't rank birds, but if I did, waxwings would be top ten.
91) Cedar Waxwing
92) Band-tailed Pigeon
93) Wilson's Warbler
#BirdsOf2026 #BirdNamesForBirds@ianrosewrites @handmade_ghost yes, waxwings, definitely!
