Bird Ramblings - Mergansers

Last Thursday, May 28th, Jeanette and I went for a birdwalk at Riverview Park in Independence and were rewarded with this little family of Common Mergansers. If you look closely you can count six babies being led by their mother up the Willamette River. There is a nice concrete walkway that funs from the Independence City Hall to the Independence Hotel. We also enjoyed hearing and seeing Oprey and Bald Eagles. Here is the link to our Checklist.
 

Alder Island Revisited

We love the circling trail on Alder Island at the Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge near Lincoln City. Jeanette is shown here on the trail alongside of this towering Cow Parsnip plant, which is the largest member of the Carrot Family in North America at 10 feet in height. This birding Hot Spot was the highlight of our daytrip to the Oregon Coast yesterday which involved stops at five different Hot Spots. Here is the link to our Checklist at Alder Island.