10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Our 5th wheel and truck are parked in just about as close to the middle of this central Oregon refuge as possible. In addition to the birds, we saw Mule Deer, Beaver, Muskrat , and Mink. That is exactly where Week 30 in our Little Big Year adventure found us. Right, smack dad in the middle of Summer Lake Wildlife Refuge.

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Blackbirds Mules Beavers Wildlife 120

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge : Open to migratory bird hunting (youth only). This is an Urban Refuge ! Why would you open it up to hunting?

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

This week’s beer is named for these remarkable vultures: Condor Kolsch from Rogue Ale & Spirits of Newport, Oregon. Rogue brewed Condor Kolsch to support California Condor conservation efforts in partnership with the Oregon Zoo of Portland, which became the fourth condor captive breeding program in the country in 2003.

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California Condor Oregon California Zoos 104

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This week’s beer is in the New England IPA style, brought to us by Pelican Brewing Company , a two-decades-old beachside pub and brewery on the Oregon coast in what should be staunchly West Coast IPA turf.

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Pelicans India Vermont San Diego 113