The town of Jackson, Wyoming, by Jackson Hole, the lovely valley in the shadow of the mountains, is the gateway to the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, and to great birding. Within walking distance of many motels and restaurants in this resort area is a lovely pond, nestled between the mountains, where a parade …
Perhaps not yet on most birders’ maps, Fir Island Farms State Fish and Wildlife Reserve, a unit of Skagit Wildlife Area in northwest Washington State’s Skagit Basin, is one to watch. Its claim to fame is its celebrated winter visitors: tens of thousands of snow geese. Here, these 5- to 6-pound snow-white geese, with recognizable …
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With a herd of cows and half-dozen Mexican vaqueros, Peter French arrived in southeast Oregon in 1872 on building a cattle empire. He was wildly successful and equally unpopular, paying with his life when an angry competitor shot him off his horse. With a pair of binoculars, a spotting scope, and a Canon camera with …
Birding Oregon Along its rocky coast you’ll find black oystercatchers year round. In the winter, rock sandpiper and surfbird. Head east into Mediterranean climate of the Willamette Valley, which boasts 420 bird species on its checklist. Farther east, climb the Cascades to find Lewis’s and white-headed woodpeckers, Clark’s nutcracker, Cassin’s finch and red crossbill. Look …
