Barr Tender
World: 730 ABA: 603 Latest Lifer: Saw-whet Owl
Hi folks-- we're two birders from Denver who have birded the Oregon Coast, et al some years ago (and loved it!). We're looking for a shot in the arm for our life lists, and we're very thin on Alcids. We were there in early fall some years back, but I assume breeding season is when we might have luck seeing them on nesting colonies. We've seen Common Murre and Pigeon Guillemot, and need anything else we can get our eyes on.
The Tufted Puffin colony on Haystack Rock seems an obvious place to start. Any advice as to date ranges and places with good odds for Alcids would be greatly appreciated.
We're also pathetically low on pelagic birds, so if combining a breeding season shoreline trip with a same-time-of-year pelagic trip, we're all for it.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
- Dave in Denver
The Tufted Puffin colony on Haystack Rock seems an obvious place to start. Any advice as to date ranges and places with good odds for Alcids would be greatly appreciated.
We're also pathetically low on pelagic birds, so if combining a breeding season shoreline trip with a same-time-of-year pelagic trip, we're all for it.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
- Dave in Denver