Top 19 of 2019
What a great birding year! I saw 183 life birds and had so many memorable experiences. Here are 19 highlights (mostly) in order of appearance: 19. Birding by bike with Tomas for a Multnomah County Harlequin Duck at Eagle Creek in the gorge. 18. That day it snowed at Whitaker Ponds. 17. 5MR birding! All…
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…
Panamania Day 8: Taboga Island, and Adios Panama
Our last day in Panama was the biggest challenge yet. Every day being in a foreign country is like a series of puzzles, and this day we planned to take a taxi to a ferry to an island and then reverse and make it back to our hotel without getting stranded along the way. All…