Tag: Oregon

Four people standing on the beach looking at a rock with cloudy skies behind them

Birding, Birds, Conservation, Mammals

Tufted Puffins on the Oregon Coast

June 18, 2024 by Hannah 2 Comments

Many imagine life on the Oregon Coast as idyllic. Wind-blown Shore Pines, sunny beaches, rugged rocky outcroppings, deep blue waters, and green hills often...

Birding, Trips

Birding Southeastern Washington (McNary NWR)

May 7, 2024 by Jason Crotty No Comments

Although many think of the Pacific Northwest as a rainy with lush green forests, the region east of the Cascade mountains is characterized by...

Birding

Golden-Crowned Kinglets are Trash Birds

April 9, 2024 by Jason Crotty 2 Comments

In Portland, Oregon, the Golden-Crowned Kinglet is fairly common in appropriate habitat, particularly during migration and in winter. The eBird bar chart for the...

Birding, Food, Reviews

The Eyrie Vineyards – Pinot Gris (2017)

May 28, 2021 by Tristan Lowery No Comments

Most casual wine drinkers know that pinot gris and pinot grigio are just two different names – one French and one Italian – for...

Birds, Food, Reviews

Ken Wright Cellars: Pinot Noir – Willamette Valley (2017)

October 9, 2020 by Tristan Lowery No Comments

One of the highlights of autumn for many birders in eastern North America is the annual release of the Winter Finch Forecast. Every September,...

Birding, Food, Reviews

Pelican Brewing Company: Brut India Pale Ale

August 16, 2019 by Tristan Lowery No Comments

The recent taxonomy of India Pale Ale – more popularly known these days by its initialism IPA – is as confusing and unstable as...

Archives, Conservation, Food, Reviews

“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

July 20, 2018 by Tristan Lowery 2 Comments

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) was among the first 75 species listed...