California- Farallon Islands
After such a successful pelagic the day before I was calmer the following morning. This trip departed from Sausalito so we got to ride underneath the Golden Gate Bridge. It started foggy, but things cleared up once a breeze kicked in. It was much easier to appreciate colorful Tufted Puffins. And see the Shearwaters. As…
Curry County
I’d survived a pelagic trip and a night in the dorms. I was five hours from home and ready for my next adventure. It was the perfect time to visit Curry County, one of the counties in Oregon I’d never previously birded in. This is my favorite kind of birding. New county, all new birds, no…
Puffins to Owls w/ Dad
Last week my dad visited from Florida to check out some apartments on the Oregon coast. He’s considering trading his eastern birds for western. Crazy, but true. We spent three nights between Newport and Seaside. My dad likes birds and packed his binoculars so our agenda was set. We started at Beaver Creek Natural Area,…