Category Archives: Wildlife

phalacrocorax (from phalakros, bald, and corus, raven) pelagicus (of the sea) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 9:40 am Cannon Beach, Oregon — Pacific Ocean — Haystack Rock This was a bird I expected to see on this trip. What I … Continue reading →

uria (diving bird) aalge (from Danish for auk) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 9:37 am Cannon Beach, Oregon — Pacific Ocean — Haystack Rock This was cool. So far, my lifers had been simply species that I had never seen … Continue reading →

larus (gull) glaucescens (blue-gray) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 7:29 pm Skamania County, Washington — Drano Lake We were heading west along the Columbia River through the Gorge when we happened upon Drano Lake. I don’t recall why I pulled … Continue reading →

poecile (many-colored) rufescens (reddish) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 5:36 pm Hood River County, Oregon — Tucker County Park We drove through the town of Hood River and up into the apple-growing region in the foothills beneath Mount Hood. We … Continue reading →

sciurus griseus Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 6:10 pm Hood River County, Oregon — Lost Lake Road My sister and I drove south from Hood River and headed for Lost Lake, which was supposed to be a good place to … Continue reading →