life in oceanside, oregon
Cedar Wax Wing in Green Holly
Tillamook County is rich with bird life and Oceanside is no exception. I spotted these lovely birds at day’s end – Cedar Wax Wings with unmistakable crests and black masks – in the Holly Tree of neighbors Judy and Jerry. I wondered how many seasons I’d missed these gentle birds.
I’ve been on the road much of June; family, business, and pleasure taking me away from Oceanside. Throughout, I’ve been tracking the progress of the Ensberg’s study of the Peregrine Falcons nesting in the cove near Cape Meares Lighthouse. Three chicks hatched on Mothers Day, then fledged a week or so ago. I spent last Saturday morning with Delena and Bus and was treated to an early morning lesson in Peregrine spotting. For hours I watched two, then three fully grown young falcons preen and holler for food atop a
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Even the courting and nesting Swallows are pausing for thought…spring has not sprung in Oceanside. Harrumph.
An eagle took its time Sunday afternoon in a tree on Tillamook Avenue in Oceanside. It was a beautiful bird gracing a gray day, and giving neighbors a chance to linger and visit. A group of five eagles has been spotted by a number of locals. Sightings of the group over Three Arch Rocks and above 
Maxwell Mountain have occurred over the past week.
Last evening while the long rays of the sun burned through afternoon clouds gathering for the sunset, my neighbor’s Holly tree was visited by a small flock (or “museum”) of Cedar Waxwings. Beautiful and worth sharing here with you.
