ICABird: Oregon and Washington Part 4

On Wednesday on our trip, we went to Pittock Mansion. It is a fairly old house, but the people who had lived there were quick to get the newest technology, such as electricity. It was a very large and beautiful mansion with nice views of mountains and Portland. There were also nice pathways and it was surrounded by tall trees. Early in the morning, or when there are few people around, there are probably many birds. Even with all of the people there, I saw Wilson's warblers and Stellar's jays. Below are three photos. The first is of the mansion (the photo is just the top because the bottom was being repaired). The second and third are of views around the mansion.

After the mansion, we went to the Portland Audubon Center, which is very close by. There were a couple Wilson's warblers there; a male and a female. Wilson's warblers are found in the northwest United States, Canada, and Alaska in the summer, most of the United States in migration, and south into Mexico in the winter. They are found in woods near water. They are very small and bright yellow below, and greenish-yellow on their backs. Males have black caps while females have greenish-yellow that extends from their back to their head. Below are three photos of them. The first and third are of the male. The second is of the female.

Wilson's Warbler

The center was very big and nice, and there was a window to view some bird feeders. There was a hummingbird feeder and a suet feeder. Below are two photos of Anna's hummingbirds at the feeder. The first is a male and the second is a female.

Anna's Hummingbird

There were also trails nearby. We followed a few. They led through a beautiful forest that looked like a rainforest. It had very tall trees with long moss hanging off some of their branches, and there were large ferns everywhere. It was also quite humid like a rainforest. Below are four views from the trails.

We then went back to the center and saw many, many chickadees at the suet feeder. There were mostly black-capped chickadees. Below are four photos of them.

Black-Capped Chickadee

There were also chestnut-backed chickadees, which are very pretty. They are found along the Pacific Northwest all year round in wet, mixed woods. They have faded black and white faces (not as bold as black-capped chickadee), gray wings, pale chests, and reddish-brown sides and backs. They are smaller than black-capped chickadees. Below are two photos of them.

Chestnut-Backed Chickadee

We saw another Steller's jay there. Steller's jays are found along the Pacific coast, in the Rocky Mountains, and down into Mexico all year round. They are found in coniferous or mixed woods, often in the mountains. They have tall black crests, black upper bodies, and blue bellies, wings, and tails. Birds on the coast have blue marks on their foreheads, while the ones farther inland have white marks. They are similar in size to western scrub-jays. Below is a Steller's jay. The photo below wasn't taken in Oregon, because I wasn't able to get one there; I took the photo below at the Pinnacles in California.

Steller's Jay

After the Audubon center we went to a restaurant. Out the window I saw an American robin that was catching either caterpillars or large grubs out of the grass. They are found in Alaska and Canada in the summer, the United States year round, and the very southern United States south into Mexico in the winter. Males are gray above and reddish below with darker faces with some white markings. Females are more faded over all. Below are two photos. The first is the one is Oregon with the grub. I believe is was a young one. The second is a photo I took of one in Colorado that shows the colors a bit better.