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Away From it All: The North Cascades

10,000 Birds

I was fortunate enough to stay in a cabin with extensive and thoughtful landscaping, so merely sitting on the porch with my coffee in the morning netted birds like Rufous and Calliope Hummingbird , Western Tanager , and even a conveniently calling Pacific Slope Flycatcher in the distance. Now, none of these are great rarities.

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Our Best Birds of 2020

10,000 Birds

In this post, we’ll share the most positive of the positives, at least for those who write for 10,000 Birds who decided to share. Of all the birds that make the list for a given year one of those birds must be the Best Bird of the Year. We are always content bird-watching around Broome anyway!

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