Category Archives: Wildlife

aechmophorus (from aikhme, spear, and phero, bearing) occidentalis (to fall, as the sun in the west, hence, western) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 4:49 pm Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, Oregon — Pacific Ocean The day was winding down. We’d gotten … Continue reading →

eumetopias jubatus Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 4:41 pm Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, Oregon — Three Arch Rocks — Pacific Ocean So it was like this. The lighthouse was tiny and we had to split into two groups to … Continue reading →

phalacrocorax (from phalakros, bald, and corus, raven) penicillatus (brush, for the tufts of feathers on its head) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 12:40 pm Ecola State Park, Oregon — Tillamook Head- Pacific Ocean I expected to see these and was … Continue reading →

spermophilus beecheyi Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 12:50 pm Ecola State Park, Oregon — Tillamook Head In addition to my 18 new birds on this trip, I saw five new animals. A California Ground Squirrel was sitting on the roof … Continue reading →

arenaria (pertaining to a sandy place) melanocephala (from melas, black, and kephale, head) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 12:21 pm Ecola State Park, Oregon — Tillamook Point — Pacific Ocean I didn’t see any sea lions on the Sea Lion … Continue reading →