July 22, 2005: Portland, Oregon (Zoo, Washington Park, Audubon Center)

We started out the morning in Portland. We spent a lot of time in the Washington Park area of the city, which is very nice. One of the sights to see here is the Portland Rose Garden, one of the largest such gardens in the world. The garden also affords a nice view of downtown Portland, and Mount Hood, when conditions are clear enough.

Also in Washington Park, Portland's Oregon Zoo was our next stop. This is a nice zoo, and it is large, so we spent quite some time visiting here. We got quite a few good photos, which are displayed below.

Our next stop, also in the scenic Washington Park area, was the Portland Audubon Society, on Cornell Road. This is another cool place to visit, as they have a nice visitor center, with a library, bird mounts, a few educational raptors, and a very active birdfeeder! (Pictures will be featured below)

For dinner, we ate at Rock Bottom in downtown Portland, and each had a delicious Fish Fry, but with Salmon! We headed in the evening north into Washington, and west to Westport, where we would get a very early start the next morning on a pelagic bird trip!

PORTLAND ROSE GARDEN PHOTOS:

Downtown Portland from the Rose Garden (too cloudy for Mt. Hood)

OREGON ZOO PHOTOS:

Unidentified ibis speciesWhite-Faced IbisStork with mouseCattle EgretTuracoInca TernUnidentified VultureCommon GoldeneyeWhite-Faced Whistling DuckBuffleheadWood Duck (eclipse)Ruddy DuckBald Eagle Kimodo DragonElkSea life at the zoo Penguins at the zoo

BIRD PHOTOS:

Spotted Towhee (Portland Oregon Zoo)

BIRD PHOTOS-Portland Audubon Society Birdfeeder:

Dark-Eyed Junco (Oregon Race)

House Finch

Hairy Woodpecker

Above 3: Chestnut-Backed Chickadee

Above 2: Black-Headed Grosbeak