Lunch walk, tricked by a warbler, and Oaks Bottom
I had a pleasant walk during my lunch break yesterday. First, I spent some quality time in the parking lot with this charming White-crowned Sparrow. In my Little Brown Bird class, I learned these sparrows are common in flocks in the winter, and they frequent parking lots in summer. Rather peculiar. I checked up on the Bushtit…
Lloyd Lunch Walk II
Bingo. That, my friends, is a red tail. I found the nest! One advantage to working super early on the 10th floor, I’m up with the birds. Later in the day, I found a better vantage point of the nest. But no one was home. I’ll check back another day. Earlier this same week there…
Lloyd Lunch Walks
Since I work a day job to support my birding habit, the majority of my week is spent indoors. But! That doesn’t mean I can’t go outside for breaks. There are a surprising number of feathered friends co-existing within the Portland urban paradise known as the Lloyd District. This past week, during just two 30 minute walks, I…