September 23, 2014

Lookout Mountain- Hawk Watching

Lookout Mountain in Hood River County was a great hawk watching spot yesterday. We arrived around 11:30am and hiked up the short trail to the top. Over a few hours we saw 38 individual raptors and 26 species of birds.


A beautiful view of Mt. Hood from our stake out.



Lichens at 6500'.




A number of Ravens put on a good show and escorted raptors through the valley. They often alerted us to a new bird on the way.

We counted 11 Sharp-shinned Hawks.



By 3:30 clouds started moving in and the temperature dropped.



This little guy had quite the panoramic view from his hide-y hole.

5 comments:

  1. wonderful photos! looks amazing up there. is this one of those places you need a 4x4 to get to?

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  2. Such a good idea- hawkwatching without the uncomfortable viewing of bait birds. I like it.

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  3. Wonderful photos! Love the hawk shot and the Thrush!

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  4. Excellent photos! I love all those lichens. :)

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  5. Amazing nature shots I so so really enjoyed those just beautiful thank so much for sharing them! =0)

    Just Fluttering Around

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