Cannon Beach - Monthly Sewage Lagoon Walk

The Cannon Beach birding group saw a good assortment of ducks on our monthly walk at the sewage lagoons today. Highlights included a male Eurasian Wigeon, a male hybrid Eurasian Wigeon X American Wigeon, a Redhead, a Canvasback, and 2 Common Goldeneyes. A few hundred Red Phalaropes were still swimming in circles. There have been a couple of waves of Red Phalaropes this year, in greater than usual numbers.

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon X American Wigeon hybrid

Redhead

Canvasback with 3 Ring-necked Ducks

Red Phalarope

Red Phalaropes

Over 500 Red Phalaropes at Cannon Beach sewage ponds.
A few were wandering in the parking lot.

Red Phalarope

Bad Weather, Good Birds

Looking South from Silver Point
Snow Goose (above), Greater White-fronted Goose (below) taking shelter in Cannon Beach city park


Red Phalarope (above) and Red-necked Grebe (below), Cannon Beach sewage ponds

Surf Scoter (above) and high water in Ecola Creek

Red Phalarope

Video of Red Phalarope, Cannon Beach
Video of Red Phalarope from Nov. 2009, Westmoreland Park, Portland


Cannon Beach sewage ponds