Tag: Canada Goose

Birding by Bike

As I sit listening to the thunder, rain, and hail outside, I’m thankful it was sunny-ish last weekend because I went birding by bike! There are fewer joys greater than pedaling around Portland on a spring day. It’s taken me an embarrassingly long time to hop on the saddle to go birding, but this day I…

By Audrey April 1, 2015 0

West Hayden Island

Since it was sunny and mid-50s this afternoon in Portland, I decided to stop by West Hayden Island, a noted birding spot. But when I got there it was more like foggy island. West Hayden Island is part of a channel bar on the Columbia River manipulated over years by diking and dredge disposal. There…

By Audrey February 1, 2015 0