Bird Story Photography By Kathleen Bailey

Locations — South Puget Sound

Scatter Creek Wildlife Area

native prairie, riparian and forest, Oregon white oak stands · South Puget Sound · 13 frames

South Puget Sound prairie ecosystem with walking paths, and wildflower meadows surrounded by forest and wetlands

Location given as a general area only — never a nest or sensitive site.

  • Molting adult crossbills and a juvenile perched on a snag at Scatter Creek

  • Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow among blackberry vines at Violet Prarie

  • Red Crossbill perched in tree near watering hole at Scatter Creek

  • Curious Western Wood-Pewee in an Oregon White Oak

  • Juvenile Red Crossbill watches small flock of adult crossbills at Scatter Creek

  • Red Crossbill flock gather at the top of a Douglas Fir at Violet Prairie

  • Crossbill adults and juveniles from a large flock at Violet Prairie fly between Douglas Firs

  • Western Wood-Pewee at Scatter Creek

  • Crossbills gather at the top of Douglas Firs at Violet Prairie

  • Adult male (red) and female (yellow) with juveniles on snags

  • A flock of crossbills flys between Douglas Fir trees at Violet Prairie

  • Molting adult Red Crossbills and a juvenile from a small flock gather on a snag

  • Female crossbill with juvenile at watering hole in Scatter Creek

Field notes from here