![Western Meadowlark](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/fddb0ebe-064d-4880-a848-f4913ed212e4_rw_1920.jpg?h=31518ab39ba3a478e3b821f112d4f8c0)
Western Meadowlark
![Mountain Chickadee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/e95e0370-5c51-4a34-89f1-a7a38508b84f_rw_1920.jpg?h=a65d263540994947ff2f4e724006fe13)
Mountain Chickadee
![Orange-crowned Warbler](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/b180fd94-cab8-4250-97ed-aa92204769bc_rw_1920.jpg?h=1dae388ccd9a1e0a1a575ef8de4fad2c)
Orange-crowned Warbler
![House Finch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/933bffa6-a14a-44b7-8b90-38c8b4e40118_rw_1200.jpg?h=bcb494f82cbc1a9cc3d657e4b7788e4f)
House Finch
![Western Meadowlark](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/39bf2229-2015-4528-a7cc-5c3a269cefc2_rw_1920.jpg?h=d0aedc0b90e0894079e0041f06865dc9)
Western Meadowlark
![White-breasted Nuthatch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/55e5f429-d371-433f-801f-eeca7efb1484_rw_1920.jpg?h=8907c3aef6c331c9a03ed772b87bef0f)
White-breasted Nuthatch
![Mountain Bluebird](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/c8df09e7-4c43-419e-bd47-11a4118ef267_rw_1920.jpg?h=8329b19717fe3fc9055bdee9ef772023)
Mountain Bluebird
![Western Wood Pewee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/c652baea-35f7-480e-9d80-70c371da7b3a_rw_1920.jpg?h=6757311b257ada8d69486d8afb088db7)
Western Wood Pewee
![Horned Lark](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/af842ad7-bef5-4246-8a03-d283f882da1d_rw_1920.jpg?h=89037d4f2dec02c49cce7908d5065b7d)
Horned Lark
![White-crowned Sparrow](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/efbfaa09-1a71-4457-b0a4-276afbac0136_rw_1920.jpg?h=e2fcaad7c94b754ecc3538bcbc840bb0)
Many songbirds are more often found in the drylands east of the Cascades. I travel through the Columbia Gorge, visit the Yakama and Klickitat areas near Mt. Adams, and in one trip, the Owens Valley of California. All offer new birds!