The Little Peruvian Stone Owl, Strix lapidis peru, is an extremely small bird, roughly the size of a hummingbird, characterized by its pale grey color and its large yellow eyes. Its geographic range is not well known or documented (though the individual observed and pictured here does bear a cryptic pattern on the bottom of […]
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Three Warbler Week-end
It was a three warbler week-end here in Scappoose. This may not be particularly impressive to those living in areas of high warbler activity, but out here in the coastal rainforest of the Pacific Northwest, warblers are not exactly what could be called plentiful. So the sight of even one such species is generally a […]
What the Hail?
Basic facts about the maritime climate of northwest Oregon: 1. It rains 2. It rarely snows 3. It rains alot 4. If it gets close to freezing, we get ice, not snow (see #2) 5. Water falling from the sky is liquid 99% of the time 6. Regarding #5 – when it’s solid, it’s generally […]
Paying a Debt
This is not a post about birds, bird watching, or natural history of any sort. It is about a promise I made to someone I’ve never met – a promise to help bring a little more attention to a group of people trying to do something good for another group of people who have been […]