American Three-toed Woodpecker in a recent forest fire burn area. Crow Hill, Entiat Mountains, Washington.

American Three-toed Woodpecker in a recent forest fire burn area. Crow Hill, Entiat Mountains, Washington.

American Three-toed Woodpecker pulls a grub from dead bark in a recent forest fire burn area. Crow Hill, Entiat Mountains, Washington.

Fall migrating Dunlin resting/sleeping on the beach. Case Inlet-Puget Sound, Washington.

Fall migrating Dunlin foraging on the beach. Case Inlet-Puget Sound, Washington.

Female "Sooty" Blue Grouse in early spring. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

Female "Sooty" Blue Grouse in early spring. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

Female "Sooty" Blue Grouse in early spring. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

Male Blue Grouse in spring mating display. Icicle Ridge, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington.

Male Blue Grouse in spring mating display. Icicle Ridge, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington.

Male Blue Grouse in spring mating display. Icicle Ridge, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington.

Sandhill Crane trio flying into Lower Crab Creek Coulee by Saddle Mountain near Othellow, Washington.

Rare sighting of a Sandhill Crane in a field in the Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Rare sighting of a Sandhill Crane in a field in the Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Rare sighting of a Sandhill Crane in a field in the Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Uncommon sight of a Black-backed Woodpecker on dead spruce trees. Mount Adams Wilderness, Washington.

Blue Grouse ("Sooty Grouse" sub-species) along the shores of Eunice Lake. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

Blue Grouse ("Sooty Grouse" sub-species) along the shores of Eunice Lake. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

American Dipper feeding in the Snoqualmie River. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

American Dipper resting on a rock in Quartz Creek. Quartz Creek Roadless Area, Washington.

Great-blue Heron roosting atop a cedar tree. Theler Wetlands Nature Preserve, Washington.

Pileated Woodpecker enjoying late over-ripe fall apples in a tree. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Pileated Woodpecker enjoying late over-ripe fall apples in a tree. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Flying duo of a pair of Belted Kingfishers over the waters of Case Inlet, Puget Sound-Washington.

Great Egret in a slough hunting for dinner. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington.

Great Egret in a slough hunting for dinner. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington.

Great-blue heron hunting an irrigation canal. Skagit Valley, Washington.

Great-blue heron hunting an irrigation canal. Skagit Valley, Washington.

Great-blue heron in Rutherford Slough. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Killdeer nest in gravel, built primarily of broken sea shells. Case Inlet, Washington.

Huge flock of Dunlin flying in formation and reflected in the waters of Padilla Bay, Washington.

Mourning dove pausing on wire fence. Lower Crab Creek Coulee, Washington.

Mourning dove pausing on wire fence. Lower Crab Creek Coulee, Washington.

Mourning dove hiding in a tree. Maricopa County, Arizona.

Pileated woodpecker drilling hole, markings, and shavings. Diamond Lake, Washington.

Red-breasted Sapsucker checking sap holes in a cherry tree trunk. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Dunlin stretching its wings at rest on the beach. Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon.

Dunlin flock lift-off from beach during spring migration. Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon.

Dunlin flock lift-off from beach during spring migration. Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon.

Dunlin resting on the beach during spring migration. Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon.

Dunlin resting on the beach during spring migration. Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon.

Great-blue Heron landing on beach at sunset. Case Inlet, Washington.

Great-blue Heron flying at sunset. Case Inlet, Washington.

Great-blue Heron flying at sunset. Case Inlet, Washington.

Great-blue Heron flying at sunset. Case Inlet, Washington.

Female Gamble's Quail walking in the desert. Sonoran Desert, Arizona.

Male Gamble's Quail in the desert. Sonoran Desert, Arizona.

Grackle resting on an Agave plant. Sonoran Desert Botanical Garden, Arizona.