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Great reports, Steve! I've been a big fan of the black-throated sparrow ever since I was taught that its call is the theme song to the Austin Powers movies. I have to smile every time I hear one. (https://xeno-canto.org/explore?query=black-throated%20sparrow) This was taken in Tucson Easter...

Spent the Easter weekend in Tucson and liked this interaction between a curve-billed thrasher and gila woodpecker. Patiently awaiting the arrival of our migrant birds in Washington over the next month...

Based a trip out of Murfreesboro TN visiting a family member and followed cloud predictions for the path of totality through Missouri and Illinois. We settled on Carbondale, IL the night before the eclipse and got lucky with clear skies. Took some shots up to and including totality with a wide...

Nice to see both Western and Mountain bluebirds back in Washington this weekend. Hang in there, spring is coming! Western bluebird

As fall rapidly approaches, I start pulling out my crane fly patterns. Favorite is still the Quigley pattern. Here's one that was sitting on my glass door this morning.

Swainson's hawk Common nighthawk

Heard a song I didn't recognize a couple weeks ago and discovered a rare visitor to WA. Magnolia warbler. Unfortunately, it didn't stick around long.

Acorn woodpecker from last weekend. Not a common visitor in Cle Elum

Cassin's finches

I think I have a new favorite bird. Gotta love anything that stalks the water. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron and its early breakfast. The pincers were shaken off prior to engulfing the crayfish.

We're all getting old! Prior to any understanding of photoshop on my part, Itchy Dog helped me create this photo, celebrating the WFF OMJ/Mumbles love affair "Mumbles and Old Man" thread back in 2010. Stolen from the original Cialis commercials: When the moment is right...

Western bluebirds are back

Anna's hummingbird in the spotlight

Just saw this... Bummer, but we all have our time. My favorite all time fly is the Matuka sculpin and years ago I purchased one he tied. I treasure it to this day. It remains my favorite fly to tie along with the Quigley crane fly. It's been sad over the years to lose Whitlock, LaFontaine...

With those shoulder bars, I think you're still dealing with a red-tailed hawk. The various morphs make it difficult and I'm admittedly often confused. Rough-legged hawks have carpal patches that are more lateral to the shoulder bars on red-tailed hawks, which is my key to comparing the two. I...

Cooper's hawk from the weekend, outed by a group of scolding Steller's jays

Sunday's pelagic out of Westport apparently saw a rarity: Hawaiian Petrel. Would have been pretty cool. Meanwhile, while visiting the Anan bear and wildlife observatory recently, I got into a staring contest with a bald eagle. This is a bird thread, but pink salmon were no match for the many...

An unexpected visitor to my camera trap in Cle elum (bat in flight)

Great-horned owl and squirrel breakfast from the weekend. The foliage gave it a Groucho Marx look.