Bird Photos, Nisqually to Westport, WA 10/2/2011

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Lesser Yellowlegs along Nisqually Road

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Lesser Yellowlegs with Killdeer

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Wilson's Snipe (lower left) with Killdeer

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Wilson's Snipe

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Pectoral Sandpiper along Nisqually Road

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Pectoral Sandpiper

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Greater Yellowlegs resting along Mud Bay

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Killdeer, Mud Bay

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Great Blue Heron, Mud Bay

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Ring-billed Gulls, Mud Bay

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Ring-billed Gulls, Mud Bay. No more room on the perch.

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Ring-billed Gull in flight

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Common Loon, Westport marina. Retains traces of breeding plumage.

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Brown Pelican flying in front of more pelicans, Westport marina.

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Brown Pelican

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Double-crested Cormorant

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Peeps, probably a mix of Western and Least Sandpipers

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Marbled Godwit and Whimbrel on beach south of Westport marina

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Bar-tailed Godwit among Marbled Godwits and Heerman's Gulls

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Bar-tailed Godwit among Marbled Godwits. Note smaller size, grayish overall color, finer bill, barred rather than cinnamon underwing.

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Bar-tailed Godwit among Marbled Godwits. Note smaller size, shorter legs, streaked back, brighter supercilium, lack of cinnamon brown in wing, and of course, the barred tail.

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Marbled Godwits and Heerman's Gulls

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Marbled Godwits

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Marbled Godwits in flight

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Marbled Godwits on alert, Westport Coast Guard station

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Short-billed Dowitcher, Westport marina

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Western Gulls fighting

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Second cycle Western Gulls

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Second cycle Western Gull in flight

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Leucistic (?) gull, possibly Western, in poor condition. Wesport marina

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

European Starling, Westport

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Song Sparrow

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Savannah Sparrow

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Savannah Sparrow

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Great Egret

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Great Egret

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Bottle Beach fields

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Aster and Blackberry

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Juvenile female Yellow Warbler, Bottle Beach

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Bald Eagle over Bottle Beach

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Belted Kingfisher hovering

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Belted Kingfisher hovering

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Red-tailed Hawk near Bottle Beach

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Red-tailed Hawk near Bottle Beach

Bird Photos from Oct 2, 2011 trip to Nisqually and Westport, WA

Ed Newbold and I went birding at Westport with brief stops at Nisqually and Mud Bay on Oct 2, 2011. We hoped to find the reported Bar-tailed Godwits but narrowly missed them - until I looked at my photos and found them among the Marbled Godwits. Decent birding, good photo opportunities and great company. All photos taken with Nikon D300 using 200-400 f4 lens, ISO 320-640.

Red-tailed Hawk near Bottle Beach