NW Bird Blog

Just like last year, March is when the Marsh Wrens start singing.  Of course, a lot of birds start singing in March, it's just that i...

The Buteo genus of hawks can be a bit difficult to identify without experience.  One of the problems for me is that Red-tailed Hawks are ...

Another case where bringing my camera along to work worked to my advantage. I was just leaving Wilsonville on 110th Ave last Thursday whe...

As I drove the county roads around Enterprise and Joseph, Oregon in Wallowa County, I was struck by how few birds I was encountering. Whi...

I visited Wallowa County in northeast Oregon for the first time this past January 4th & 5th. It's well know as a hotspot for wint...

On the evening of Dec 21, my wife and I were enjoying an evening together at home when we heard an owl hooting outside.  I went out to in...

The Willamette Valley has been invaded by Mountain Chickadees this autumn. While more common at higher elevations, these chickadees are b...

I just completed three weeks of business travel. The first week to Tacoma, WA, the second to Atlanta, GA and this past week back to Leomi...

On Oct 28, Dave Irons submitted two posts to OBOL along with a link to BirdFellow where he reported some great birds on the Washington s...

  On the morning of Sept 8 I drove up to Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood. It's not great for the number or variety of birds, but I find ...

A couple of weeks from now I will make my fourth trip of the year to Leominster, MA. The company I work for is installing a new lightin...

  This past 4th of July, my wife and I vacationed in Bandon, OR.  We've done so for the past four years.  This year I decided to rent...

Taken way back on April 7th, this Great Horned Owl at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge decided to make its nest in the hollow of a bro...

  I took a drive during lunch this past Thursday to clear my head a bit. I do that once in a while if I feel I'm spinning my wheel...

This past Monday, I spent the morning at Fernhill Wetlands. It was a little slower than the previous week, but I did get some real nice...

Monday was Labor Day, making it a three day weekend, so I decided to take advantage of the extra free time and rented a lens. You ca...