Tag: Yellow-rumped Warbler

Mount Margaret Backcountry

In an attempt to escape the city for a weekend, my boyfriend and I headed to Mount Margaret Backcountry, a rugged and gorgeous setting north of Mt St Helens in the Blast Zone of the 1980 eruption. We hiked 6 miles in to Panhandle Lake. It was here at our campsite that I was spoiled with…

By Audrey July 26, 2015 0

Warblers and Flycatchers

Backyard Birding Birding Trips

Oh happy May migration! In honor of the new birds in town, I took Audubon’s Warblers and Flycatchers class, taught by John Rakestraw, accomplished birder and blogger, instructor, and author of Birding Oregon. I learned that Oregon has 41 species of wood-warblers and 23 species of tyrant flycatchers, and Portland regularly has 11 of each visit during…

By Audrey May 14, 2015 4

Commonwealth Lake Park and Cedar Mill Wetlands

Birding Trips

Aside from Moody’s bill, my trip to Commonwealth Lake Park last weekend was fantastic. Bird-word on the street is that Green Herons nest here, plus, this spot is close to Cedar Mill Wetlands where the BirdsEye app shows a Rufous Hummingbird visited two days prior (!!). The first bird I saw though, was a warbler! The uniform yellow-green color, sharp…

By Audrey April 27, 2015 0