Sauvie Island Summer
I met the coolest bird on this trip. I arose early. Before sunrise, I went to Oak Road on Sauvie Island in the hopes of finding summer birds. I also wanted to take advantage of “the golden hour.” It was more like “the golden hour of the cow.” Savannah Sparrows showed me their good sides. And I…
Sundial Beach Loop Hike
I had super-fun at a former Superfund clean-up site a couple of weeks ago! A place now called the “Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park” that just so happens to include the Sundial Beach Loop Hike. It’s not much of a hike since most of the trail is a paved levee road that is part of Portland’s 40-mile…
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…