What exciting news to read!
Oregon Public Broadcasting reported a California condor flew into Oregon in May 2026, the first visit by a free-flying condor to Oregon since 1904.
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Photo of the Week: American Robin Egg
When I walked the neighborhood, a roundish pale blue shape stood out in the wood mulch pathway between an evergreen shrub and blackberry bush.
When I stopped, it looked like a small blue American robin egg. And it appeared to be fully intact.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: American Robin EggPhoto of the Week: Dunlin, Migrating Shorebird
Usually I have to travel to Lake Erie to see migrating shorebirds in spring and fall. But every so often they stop to forage in some of our nearby wetlands on their way to/from their breeding grounds on the tundra.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Dunlin, Migrating Shorebird