Tundra Swans Return to Mirror Lake Marks the Beginning of Winter For Me
The Tundra Swans arrive sometime in November. This year they arrived the week of November 13. At least that’s when we first spotted them in the Columbia River Gorge this season.November 11, 2018 | Mary Pellegrini
Visit Bonney Butte Hawk Watch
Visit Bonney Butte, now through October 31st. On Site educational interpreters will help you learn more about migration ecology, raptor identification, and the research efforts of HawkSeptember 13, 2018 | Mary Pellegrini
Spring and Summer Birds are returning to the Old Parkdale Inn Gardens
We have many birds that spend the winter with us here in the gardens of the Old Parkdale Inn. We keep the feeders available to satisfy the finches, juncos, chickadees andApril 20, 2018 | Mary Pellegrini
Birding near the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast
March brings the southward movement of many migratory land birds. The Oregon Cascades BirdingFebruary 17, 2018 | Mary Pellegrini
The Bald Eagles have landed in the Columbia River Gorge
A fellow birder reported seeing about 80 Bald Eagles near The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River. We took a ride up to see them for ourselves and although we didn’t see 80 we did count atJanuary 3, 2018 | Mary Pellegrini
Christmas Bird Count ~ 2012
On January 1st I participated in the 2012 Christmas Bird Count. Although this yearly event has been going on now for 111 years through the Audubon Society it is the 24th event in theJanuary 16, 2012 | Mary Pellegrini
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