The title says it all. Here's some of what I've seen since I've been back...
Western Scrub-Jay, Force Lake
Chipmunk, Mount Hood NF
Williamson's Sapsucker, Mount Hood NF
Lazuli Bunting, Mount Hood NF
White pollen skyrocket, Mount Hood NF
Alfred West, 1910-1986, Mount Hood NF
Hairy Woodpecker, Mount Hood NF
Name that fish! Columbia River, Portland
Battery Russell, Fort Stevens SP
Turkey Vultures, Fort Stevens SP
Caspian Tern, Fort Stevens SP
And lastly, this terrible shot of a steady stream of cormorants:
Why am I including this stupid photo? Because these cormorants are most likely coming from or going to a major Double-crested Cormorant nesting site on nearby East Sand Island. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to slaughter thousands and thousands of these cormorants because of the fish these birds are thriving on. The local Audubon Society of Portland has posted an Action alert about this issue on their website here. Check it out. Write an email if you feel inclined. There's a public meeting about it on July 10th at the Dishman Community Center.
Good times!
Western Scrub-Jay, Force Lake
Chipmunk, Mount Hood NF
Williamson's Sapsucker, Mount Hood NF
Lazuli Bunting, Mount Hood NF
White pollen skyrocket, Mount Hood NF
Alfred West, 1910-1986, Mount Hood NF
Hairy Woodpecker, Mount Hood NF
Name that fish! Columbia River, Portland
Battery Russell, Fort Stevens SP
Turkey Vultures, Fort Stevens SP
Caspian Tern, Fort Stevens SP
And lastly, this terrible shot of a steady stream of cormorants:
Why am I including this stupid photo? Because these cormorants are most likely coming from or going to a major Double-crested Cormorant nesting site on nearby East Sand Island. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to slaughter thousands and thousands of these cormorants because of the fish these birds are thriving on. The local Audubon Society of Portland has posted an Action alert about this issue on their website here. Check it out. Write an email if you feel inclined. There's a public meeting about it on July 10th at the Dishman Community Center.
Good times!
omg thats awful...about the cormorants...great shot of the sapsucker all spread out.
ReplyDeleteNice tern photo! I hope to get up to the Mt. Hood area and the coast soon for some day trips. It's nice to get out of the county now and then ;)
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that the Osprey caught a largescale sucker. Nice work, Osprey!
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