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Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" "Birds -- Blind Slough, Knappa Slough, Saspal Slough"

Includes ... Blind Slough ... Saspal Slough ... Western Grebe ... Red-throated Loon ... Arctic Loon ... Glaucous-winged Gull ... Double-crested Cormorant ...

Click image to enlarge Western Grebe, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Blind Slough ... The concrete bridge across Blind Slough, Oregon -- which winds itself along the floodplain on the south side of the Columbia River -- is a great place to photograph diving birds such as the Western Grebe, Red-throated Loon, and Double-crested Cormorant. In February 2008 two Glaucous Gull's were spotted. For two months during the winter of 2007-2008 an Arctic Loon hung out. Apparently the fishing was good. Knappa Slough ... The Public Dock at Knappa Slough, Oregon is a great place to photograph birds such as the Greater Scaup and Horned Grebe. Saspal Slough ... Saspal Slough is also on the floodplain, located north of Blind Slough. The community of Brownsmead is located on its northeast end. On a photo trip in January 2008 Loons and Grebes were spotted here, with only a mature Red-throated Loon photographed. Arctic Loon ... Blind Slough ... Click image to enlarge Arctic Loon, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. An Arctic Loon, rather rare, hung out for a while on Blind Slough during the winter of 2007-2008. The fishing was good. Click image to enlarge Arctic Loon, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Double-crested Cormorant ... Blind Slough ... Click image to enlarge Double-crested Cormorant, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Click image to enlarge Double-crested Cormorant, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Click image to enlarge Taking Off, Double-crested Cormorant, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Click image to enlarge Airborne, Double-crested Cormorant, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Glaucous-winged Gull ... Blind Slough ... Click image to enlarge Glaucous-winged Gull, adult, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2008. Click image to enlarge Glaucous-winged Gull, adult, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2008. Greater Scaup ... Knappa Slough ... Click image to enlarge Greater Scaup, Knappa Slough, Oregon. Image enlarged 150%. Image taken February 17, 2008. Click image to enlarge Greater Scaup, Knappa Slough, Oregon. Image enlarged 150%. Image taken February 17, 2008. Horned Grebe ... Knappa Slough ... Click image to enlarge Horned Grebe, Knappa Slough, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2008. Click image to enlarge Horned Grebe, Knappa Slough, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2008. Red-throated Loon ... Blind Slough ... Click image to enlarge Red-throated Loon, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Click image to enlarge Red-throated Loon, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Click image to enlarge Red-throated Loon, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Red-throated Loon ... Saspal Slough ... Click image to enlarge Red-throated Loon, adult winter plumage, Saspal Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Click image to enlarge Red-throated Loon, adult winter plumage, Saspal Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Western Grebe ... Blind Slough ... Click image to enlarge Western Grebe, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Click image to enlarge Western Grebe, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Click image to enlarge Western Grebe, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. Click image to enlarge Western Grebe, Blind Slough, Oregon. Image taken January 13, 2008. From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ... Clark, ... Return to Menu   SNAKE RIVER CONFLUENCE | COLUMBIA PLATEAU COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE | VANCOUVER PLAINS | JOURNEY TO THE PACIFIC CASCADE RANGE VOLCANOES | CAMPSITES HOME | REGIONS | PENNY POSTCARDS | MY CORPS OF DISCOVERY IMAGE INDEX | LINKS | ABOUT THIS SITE

*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Website, 2003 Sources: All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.

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