By Russ Koppendrayer
We had a productive last three months of 2025. In addition to picking up a few of our missing annual species, we managed to locate White-winged Scoter, Eared Grebe and Swamp Sparrow, all of which are less than annual in Cowlitz County.
But the stars of the period were a pair of Black Scoters that graced the Columbia River at the Woodland Bottoms for a few days in mid November. A first ever record for the county, the male and female were together and seen by many observers. This was the second new addition to our county's bird list in 2025, with the other being the Parasitic Jaeger found in September.
We are now off and running with a new year of birding. Here's to a great 2026.
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