Month: June 2016

Bird Eat Bird World

I originally scheduled the day after my Birdathon trip as a rest day. But the promising weather and my large cup of coffee made me to drive 3 hours southwest to Yaquina Head Lighthouse on the Oregon coast instead. There were recent reports of an active Peregrine Falcon nest and it was just too tempting to resist. I arrived…

By Audrey June 28, 2016 4

Painted Hills II

Tomas and I left the Ochoco National Forest and continued our exploration of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument area. Successfully spooking deer and herds of pronghorn along the way. Along HWY 19 we pulled over to check out Cathedral Rock. While admiring the magnificent colors of the cliff walls, we heard harsh croaking monster screams and looked…

By Audrey June 14, 2016 3