Tag: Yellow-rumped Warbler

Deschutes Birding

A short while ago on a sunny day before the rains came back, Tomas and I decided to play hooky from work and head east. He to bike the Deschutes River Railbed Trail and me to work on some county birding. I had exactly 7 species in Wasco, and 2 in neighboring Sherman County just…

By Audrey May 10, 2018 1

Owls, owls, owls, owls, owls.

Birding Trips

The Snowy Owl I’d missed a few weeks prior was still being sighted out in eastern Washington. I felt inspired to try again. Luckily, so did Jen, Jacob, and the rest of their pack. We left our respective homes at 3am to meet in Kennewick by 8am. By that time I was buzzing from lack…

By Audrey February 8, 2018 1

Whitaker Ponds Nature Park

Birding Trips Why Bird

One of my favorite parks is Whitaker Ponds Nature Park. Ever since my first time there I knew it was a special place. It’s a small (but productive) park at 24 acres with a 1/2-mile flat loop trail. Completely surrounded by urban land, it is a mini-oasis for birds. And for myself. Here I saw my first Common Merganser, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Goldeneye,…

By Audrey January 26, 2018 2