Tag: Sanderling

Bonus Broughton

After all the driving on the coast the day before, I opted to stay close to home the following day. I got up early to check out Broughton Beach and found an intensely red sunrise. One plus to all the wildfires. There was another birder on the scene who nicely pointed out the Sanderling running…

By Audrey September 10, 2017 2

Chasing Bar-tailed

Birding Trips

There’s an undeniable intrigue when chasing rarities from across the globe. This time I was hoping for a shorebird off course from its typical New Zealand to Alaska migration called a Bar-tailed Godwit. Thanks to unusual weather patterns, a handful had shown up on the Oregon coast this spring. I timed my trip to arrive…

By Audrey July 4, 2017 2

Oahu Part 4 – James Campbell NWR

Birding Trips

The James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge is located in Oahu’s northernmost point of North Shore. Named after a Scots-Irish industrialist and wealthy landowner and once the site of a major sugar mill factory, the former sugar cane settling ponds are now comprised of 1100 acres of critical coastal wetlands, managed by the U.S. Fish &…

By Audrey December 27, 2016 4