Ya’ just have to admit, those Harlequin drakes are a showpiece. They look like they were posing for Roy Low when he found them all ganged up on the rocks on the Southern Oregon Coast, enjoying the crashing surf. Harlequin ducks can be found all winter hanging out along the Oregon Coast, on the western […]
birding oregon
Natural World: All Whiteโ but Not Quite
It’s tough enough to come up with the correct ID for the varied finches that gang up around my feeder every day, so when you have a leucistic one show up, the whole day gets disrupted. My pal Brent McGregor happened to run into one in his backyard the other day. The first thing that […]
Woodpeckers of North America
Present-day birders will certainly recall the name, Roger Tory Peterson, as the leader in nature field guides. It isn’t just birds that made up his list of interests, but subjects covering a wide area of natural history, from birds to edible plants. Today, the Peterson Field Guides continue to proliferate, and thanks to local birder, […]

