10,000 Birds
APRIL 12, 2022
So armed with some knowledge from the “ Access Considerations for Birding Locations ” page on the Birdability website and some research, I twice visited the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge near Portland, Oregon with accessibility in mind. The Tualatin River NWR is an urban refuge just a few miles from downtown Portland.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Here in Portland, Oregon, it is more frequently too rainy rather than too cold to go birding, at least comfortably. I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. I am a westerner who has lived in San Francisco and Portland my entire birding life. 10, Mountain Quail at No.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2017
If your CBC experience is anything like mine here in eastern New York, you’ll be counting an awful lot of crows. But this week’s beer by the Allagash Brewing Company of Portland, Maine is called Uncommon Crow, and I offer this review in the spirit of wishful CBC thinking and drinking.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2012
The water this Northern Pintail is in has human poo in it, which completely ruins the experience of seeing this bird. Portland, Oregon. I know part of the experience of birding is taking in the beauty of the outdoors, but (call me crazy) I’m actually in it for the birds. Oh wait, it doesn’t.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 29, 2014
Flycatcher Jen of I Used To Hate Birds has amassed close to 160 species in the last two years just walking and biking around Portland, Oregon, which is a number that deserves a toast if you ask me. Also, don’t underestimate the value ecotourism has for wildlife in many places. Bird with your friends.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Just yesterday the FBI was able to complete its evidence gathering and clearing of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, returning the refuge back to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and freeing the seventeen refuge employees to go back to work. So far the cost of the Malheur NWR occupation is estimated at over $3.3
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