Heidi's Randomness: Top 10 Birds of the Pacific Northwest I Want to See

Monday, April 27, 2020

Top 10 Birds of the Pacific Northwest I Want to See

Note: these are not in any particular order, but these are the top 10 I want to see, except the Black Turnstone and Varied Thrush.

10. Brandt's Cormorant

9. Harlequin Duck

8. American Dipper

7. Vaux's Swift

6. Spotted Owl

5. Black Tern

4. White-tailed Ptarmigan

3. Red-necked Grebe

2. Black Turnstone

Honourable mentions (I've seen these species, but I want to see them again):
Pigeon Guillemot, Western Tanager, Clark's Nutcracker, Western Scrub-Jay, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Canada Jay, Steller's Jay, Mountain Chickadee, Black-billed Magpie

1. Varied Thrush

I will make my life's work to find this beautiful bird. That is why it is number one. I am obsessed with finding one. It is my favourite species of thrush, tied with the Asian thrush called the Grandala.

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