The 3 of us took a quick trip to Colombia, netting 388 species of birds, Mountain Tapir, 20+ species of butterflies, many orchids and a few more things. Read the trip report here.
Colombia – The Coffee Region (Oct 12-24, 2022)
Some recent birds
This juvie Emperor Goose was mixed in with a flock of cacklers
A tame Red-throated Loon was in the channel in Newport
Red-throated Loon at South Jetty
A Common Tern at Hagg Lake has been around for several days now
Mt. Salmo White-winged Crossbills
Sage Grouse! (Huntington area, OR, 04/01/21)
I made the long trek last week to see Greater Sage-Grouse on an Oregon lek on more time. The central Oregon leks are mostly defunct now, but the Huntington lek is far out and the sage hasn’t burnt, so the birds are safe for one more lekking season. Never know about next year …
How did I get this close??? At the actual lek, the birds were 100yds+ away. I ran into this single displaying cock along the road, miles from the lek. This was shot out of the car. I was able to leave without bothering him.
Catherine Creek wildflowers (3/27/21 and 3/28/21)
This is what Joey Santore would call the bangers. Follow him at the Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t YouTube channel. .
The first butterflies of the season (Jones/Gert Canyon of the Deschutes River, 3/27/21)
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