Camping Trip - Leadbetter and Cape Disappointment

We have headed for the coast. After all the dry weather, I couldn't resist singing songs of praise for the rain for most of the drive. From the car, we already saw Crows, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, Deer, a Rabbit, a Sheller's Jay, Starlings, Ravens, and maybe a Flicker.

Our first stop took us to the Leadbetter Unit of Willapa Bay National Wildlife Refuge and Leadbetter Point State Park. We walked through the refuge, eventually cutting over to the Pacific Ocean. We walked along the beach before heading back to the parking lot via the State Park's beach access trail. We saw a Song Sparrow and maybe some Savannah Sparrows. We could make out some Mallards in flight. We also spotted some ducks in the distance, but we never got a good enough look for identification. We caught some Brown Pelicans flying and landing on the North side of the refuge. More were seen flying over the ocean. One of the more unusual components of the walk was the Butterfly attacks. I had one land next to my face, and another practically flew into my eye. It was late in the year for flowers, but we still managed to find Asters/Daisies (like I know the difference), Thistles, Pearly Everlasting We also encountered Crows, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, a Hawk, a Douglas Squirrel, Caspian Terns, Gulls, Sandpipers, a Chipmunk, Chestnut-backed Chickadees, and a Dragonfly.

Our next stop was at Cape Disappointment State Park. For this particular walk, we were after the North Head Lighthouse. While we weren't trying too hard to find birds, we ran into some more Brown Pelicans. We also saw Cormorants, Gulls, a Crow, Surf Scoters, and a Dragonfly. Flowers included Dandelions, Daisies, and Thistle.

Before camp, we had to make one last stop. We couldn't go after one of the Cape Disappointment lighthouses and not get the other. There was more of a trail for the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse. We didn't see a whole lot (I should say identify since there were actually a lot of birds in the water). We saw some more Brown Pelicans and added some Vultures. Other critters include a Snail, a Crow, Dragonflies, a Caterpillar, Butterflies, a Cormorant, and Gulls.

Since reaching our campground (Twin Harbors State Park), we have added a Junco to our list.

Before I move on, I have an IOU that I need to deal with. The clouds have done an excellent job of keeping the evil fireball of death from pounding down on me. I have already thanked them, but they deserve more than that. I have a simple request for anyone reading. Praise the clouds for me.

NOTE: After looking through pictures, we can add Wigeons to the list of birds seen at Leadbetter.