The state bird of Oregon is the western meadowlark, and the choice is easy to understand. They have one of the most beautiful songs — strong and filled with cle...
In late July I made a short visit to Emigrant Lake to see if any water might remain to encourage shorebirds from the tundra to drop in for a short visit before ...
I was leaning far back in my camp chair with my binoculars glued to my eyes trying to follow a migrating hawk that was little more than a speck in the ether.
A...
It’s that time of year again. As birds wrap up parental duties, they go shopping for new clothes.
Mid-June into early September is the time to molt for most sm...
Forest and field are filled with a great variety of avian sounds this time of year.
Meadowlarks remind us why they were selected to represent the state of Oreg...
The tide at The Capes in Port Orford was receding on a sunny day. From my vantage point high above the ocean I could look down upon the rocks now beginning to r...
If you haven’t canoed on Upper Klamath Lake, you are missing a treat. Don’t wait until June and July when mosquitoes rule the marsh, but in early spring the out...
