western meadowlark

7 min read 2021-03-22 21:07:00

Sherman County

Yesterday I went out to Sherman County east of the Cascades to do some hiking and birding. My first stop was Deschutes River State Park which is

10 min read 2021-01-01 19:00:33

As uncertain as the future may be, I’m sure we’re all ready to bid farewell to the year 2020. And while we’re all looking forward to 2021 with

6 min read 2020-11-11 05:41:00

Look at these birds!They are not just Long-billed Dowitchers. They are GAME CHANGERS. Long-billed Dowitcher was my 193rd 5MR bird for our

14 min read 2020-10-23 21:11:00

Last week I joined Jacob for a few days of birding around Klamath and Siskyou Counties in southern Oregon and northern California. He had to work

3 min read 2020-05-31 01:36:54

Did you know that the Western Meadowlark is the Oregon bird! School children in Oregon actually voted to make the Western Meadowlark the state bird

6 min read 2019-12-20 05:20:00

Let's start with the most popular Washington bird recently, the Rustic Bunting at Cape Disappointment State Park. In the past Rustic Bunting

6 min read 2019-04-19 07:19:11

Different Habitats Fit Different Birds Dr. James J. S. Johnson I know all the fowls [i.e., birds] of the mountains; and the wild beasts of the field

8 min read 2019-03-14 04:14:00

Hey, an uncropped photo! Mourning Dove with a rainbow for a backdrop...MODOBOW. Photographed at the legendary and singular Rancho de Bastardos.Aside

7 min read 2019-02-08 21:32:00

I learned an important lesson in December of 2012. It was my third winter of chasing reports of a Tufted Duck hiding in the massive scaup flocks

1 min read 2017-02-27 10:34:12

“Let’s walk over and look at the refuge sign,” I beckoned to the participants in each of the two OASIS classes I taught at the Valle de Oro NWR