Cascade Ramblings

This is a Lark Sparrow that I spotted and photographed on Friday. It was a surprise to find this bird here in Elkton as it is normall...

After surviving our perilous journey from Powers we settled into a peaceful overnight stay and some birding at Wild Mare Horse Camp .  L...

Jeanette is shown birding at the huge pond in Powers County Park yesterday afternoon.  We had pleasant memories of camping here years ag...

Purple Martins have returned to the Northwest from their wintering grounds in South America.  I took this photo yesterday at the boat d...

This morning Jeanette and I went to Roseburg to bird with the Umpqua Valley Audubon Society at the Stewart Wildlife Ponds.  One of the h...

This is a historical marker at Ork Rock, a Douglas County Park, one of several places we stopped yesterday afternoon while birding at Wi...

This is a Horned Grebe in the process of changing into its breeding plumage.  I took this photograph yesterday afternoon at Winchester ...