Tag: Tundra Swan

Ending 2019 5MR on a high note

Happy December! It’s the final stretch of this year’s 5-mile radius birding. I’m not going to lie, the last couple of months have been tough. Of course, that’s expected after putting so much energy into the year, but I’m all about follow-through to the end. A Pacific Loon and Surf Scoter brought my total to…

By Audrey December 10, 2019 1

Backseat Birding

Oof. Ankle surgery has happened. It’s been rough, but it’s getting better. The things that make it less rough are reading about birds, looking at birds outside the window, and thinking about birds. The yard birds have been okay, the best being a Barred Owl calling outside the week before surgery. Other than that, besides a…

By Audrey March 6, 2018 6

An excellent week of birds

It started when I left work early one day to find a rare Snowy Egret in the Vancouver Lake Lowlands that was associating with a Great Egret and Mallard decoy. Also present were Greater Yellowlegs, a couple of hardy Tree and Barn Swallows, and Purple Finch, a year bird I was happy to see lower…

By Audrey January 20, 2018 0