I was planning on spending a quiet day at home, curled up on the couch drinking coffee and watching mountain bike racing. Then I heard that a Blue Rock-Thrush was spotted at Broughton Beach. These are Eurasian birds so this guy was a long way from home. It'
August was challenging. There are things that have/were a huge part of my identity that I've had to let go of. I'm usually really good at letting go of things but this time it wasn't so easy for some reason. Maybe because there
I don't know where the time has gone except that it's summer and I tend to spend a lot of time outside. The wildfires are raging across Oregon and the bad air quality has finally hit Portland so I'm stuck inside for a few
May managed to be even more hectic than April. I headed back out to central Oregon to work on another ONDA project. This one felt incredibly special since it was the very first phase of a new project on a place called Twelve Mile Creek. We built a brand new
Well, I've been working on a longer post about the restoration work I did in April but it's slow going so here's what else I was up to last month. Mostly what I've been up to besides the boring stuff is, maybe
The months just keep flying by spring has certainly arrived. I'm excited for the arrival of returning birds that will nest here and those that are passing through on their way north or to higher elevations. With our abnormally dry and warm winter, many are arriving well ahead
I kinda didn't realize it was already March. February was truly busier than I would have liked and just flew by. I cannot believe the rate at which things to be deteriorating in the world of politics, civil rights, healthcare etc(really everything) and I am thankful to
Writing this a bit late because, like everyone else, I'm already exhausted and this January was officially the longest month on record. I'm pretty sure everyone is just doing whatever they can to get by. A fine balance of doom scrolling with doing the things needed
We made it to the shortest day of the year. Like a lot of other days in 2025, I spent part of it looking at birds. Today I went out to Raccoon Point on Sauvie Island. I watched a massive flock of Snow Geese hang out on the water and
It's been warm for November. There are nasturtiums and calendula blooming in the yard and I've been weeding out borage and California poppy that are trying to sprout. I know this is the new normal, which is really just everything being abnormal. It has also meant
Fall kinda sorta arrived in October though there were a lot of super warm days and not nearly enough rain. John and I celebrated our 17th anniversary(!!) by spending 5 days staying at the Malheur Field Station in the Malheir Wildlife Refuge just south of Burns. The Field Station is
September was a little quieter - like many people in the PNW I love summer but it also feels so short - we've got these few months of sun and lots of daylight and it feels like you've got to cram in all the fun things that you
birding
Have you ever heard about someone and just know you need to meet them? Earlier this year I heard that a Portland birder named Thomas was doing what is known as a birding Big Year by bike. I do most of my birding by bike and have really only met
nature
For the second year in a row I took the last two weeks of August off. I hope I can continue to make this an annual tradition since we all deserve meaningful time off from work. I've been wanting to go to the Wallowas/Eagle Cap Wilderness for
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