Tag: House Sparrow

Last weekend

The birds and beers were so good in Astoria the weekend before, I thought for my last trip before surgery, why not go back? Tomas agreed as he’d missed out, and this time he could go on a mountain biking trip while I birded. We left early Saturday morning and after stocking up at a…

By Audrey February 21, 2018 0

Snowy goose chase

I was most thankful for hand warmers, an ice-scraper, and new snow tires this past weekend when I drove to eastern Washington in hopes of seeing a Snowy Owl. The backroads were frozen, covered in ice but I barely noticed until I got out of the car (hooray snow tires!). Worth every penny. I passed flocks of Horned Larks…

By Audrey January 2, 2018 4

Birding by Bike

As I sit listening to the thunder, rain, and hail outside, I’m thankful it was sunny-ish last weekend because I went birding by bike! There are fewer joys greater than pedaling around Portland on a spring day. It’s taken me an embarrassingly long time to hop on the saddle to go birding, but this day I…

By Audrey April 1, 2015 0