![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Same as the last book... copying down the frequently-appearing specific names of bird-watching spots, as they probably also make great summer hikes in nature :)
**Sauvie Island**
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wapato+Access+Greenway+State+Park/@45.6425315,-122.8053976,12z/data=!4m9!1m2!2m1!1ssauvie+island+bird+watching!3m5!1s0x0:0x1a637d583f2262a0!8m2!3d45.660161!4d-122.838803!15sChtzYXV2aWUgaXNsYW5kIGJpcmQgd2F0Y2hpbmdaLAoNYmlyZCB3YXRjaGluZyIbc2F1dmllIGlzbGFuZCBiaXJkIHdhdGNoaW5nkgEKc3RhdGVfcGFya5oBJENoZERTVWhOTUc5blMwVkpRMEZuU1VScExYSnRMV2xuUlJBQg
There are several areas on the island, but this seems to be the closest/most structured. 35 minute trip from the house, goes very close to a McMenamins I haven't been inside yet.
**Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge**
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ridgefield+National+Wildlife+Refuge/@45.7214175,-122.8544233,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x549452f408e66ae7:0x5104d9e0658ac9cc!8m2!3d45.8306093!4d-122.7473066
Almost all the way to Kalama. A hour's drive.
**Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge**
South of Salem. 1 hour 15 minute drive.
**Eastmoreland Gardens**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Eastmoreland+Garden,+2425+SE+Bybee+Blvd,+Portland,+OR+97202/@45.4894479,-122.7982751,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m18!1m7!3m6!1s0x0:0xd954b5c68a5735e4!2sEastmoreland+Garden!8m2!3d45.47409!4d-122.6360924!15sChFFYXN0bW9yZWxhbmQgcGFya5IBBHBhcms!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x54950b7fa57db91f:0xd954b5c68a5735e4!2m2!1d-122.6360924!2d45.47409!3e0
Pretty close to Crystal Springs in East Portland. 30 minutes drive.
**Westmoreland Park**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Westmoreland+Park+Nature+Playground,+7530+SE+22nd+Ave,+Portland,+OR+97202/@45.4894479,-122.8004172,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m18!1m7!3m6!1s0x54950ac7394fd8ab:0x922925f82a21f745!2sWestmoreland+Park+Nature+Playground!8m2!3d45.470639!4d-122.640966!15sChFFYXN0bW9yZWxhbmQgcGFya1oZCgRwYXJrIhFlYXN0bW9yZWxhbmQgcGFya5IBCnBsYXlncm91bmSaASRDaGREU1VoTk1HOW5TMFZKUTBGblNVTkJiVFl0TTNWUlJSQUI!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x54950ac7394fd8ab:0x922925f82a21f745!2m2!1d-122.640966!2d45.470639!3e0
Very close to Eastmoreland; should perhaps visit together. 30 minute drive.
**Commonwealth Park**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Commonwealth+Lake+Park,+SW+Butner+Rd+%26,+SW+Huntington+Ave,+Portland,+OR+97225/@45.4979085,-122.8335229,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m17!1m6!3m5!1s0x54950ecc04211c9b:0xca507fa9c19fc5e8!2sCommonwealth+Lake+Park!8m2!3d45.5108941!4d-122.8102405!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x54950ecc04211c9b:0xca507fa9c19fc5e8!2m2!1d-122.8102405!2d45.5108941!3e0
Just north of Cedar Hills! Less than a 10 minute drive.
**Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Jackson+Bottom+Wetlands+Preserve,+2600+SW+Hillsboro+Hwy,+Hillsboro,+OR+97123/@45.4748964,-122.9764486,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m17!1m6!3m5!1s0x5495107b29bdf067:0xebd69b347c009a5a!2sJackson+Bottom+Wetlands+Preserve!8m2!3d45.500709!4d-122.990295!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x5495107b29bdf067:0xebd69b347c009a5a!2m2!1d-122.990295!2d45.500709!3e0
Out in far Hillsboro. 30 minute drive.
**Fernhill Wetlands**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Fernhill+Wetlands,+97117,+1399+SW+Fern+Hill+Rd,+Forest+Grove,+OR+97116/@45.5135747,-123.0938691,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m17!1m6!3m5!1s0x549519881a55a751:0xfffc3a7faf6eedf1!2sFernhill+Wetlands!8m2!3d45.5091492!4d-123.0901443!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x549519881a55a751:0xfffc3a7faf6eedf1!2m2!1d-123.0901443!2d45.5091492!3e0
In Forest Grove, 30 minute drive. Could overlaps with another visit to the Forest Grove Masonic Lodge McMenamins.
**Killin Wetlands National Park**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Killin+Wetlands+Nature+Park,+46280+NW+Cedar+Canyon+Rd,+Banks,+OR+97106/@45.5533032,-123.1256193,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m17!1m6!3m5!1s0x54951d04e03c2855:0x7872818aa353386f!2sKillin+Wetlands+Nature+Park!8m2!3d45.6149062!4d-123.1551379!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x54951d04e03c2855:0x7872818aa353386f!2m2!1d-123.1551379!2d45.6149062!3e0
Out past Forest Grove, 30 minute drive.
**Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Baskett+Slough+National+Wildlife+Refuge,+10995+Oregon+22,+Dallas,+OR+97338/@45.2056956,-123.5748793,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m17!1m6!3m5!1s0x54eaa97c315fd265:0x8a3699305815aa5a!2sBaskett+Slough+National+Wildlife+Refuge!8m2!3d44.9714158!4d-123.2519704!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x54eaa97c315fd265:0x8a3699305815aa5a!2m2!1d-123.2519704!2d44.9714158!3e0
West of Salem. 1 hour 15 minute drive.
**Sandy River Delta**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Sandy+River+Delta,+Crown+Point+Hwy,+Troutdale,+OR+97060/@45.5059572,-122.7380637,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m17!1m6!3m5!1s0x5495bd7007ae26ad:0x5daf753db7bc09f0!2sSandy+River+Delta!8m2!3d45.5452449!4d-122.3755793!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x5495bd7007ae26ad:0x5daf753db7bc09f0!2m2!1d-122.3755793!2d45.5452449!3e0
Close to Edgefield McMenamins. 40 minute drive.
**Larch Mountain**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Larch+Mountain,+Oregon+97014/@45.4482219,-122.731111,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m18!1m7!3m6!1s0x5495ecb13efcbd6f:0x3050e276a6158b6!2sLarch+Mountain!3b1!8m2!3d45.5309522!4d-122.0903631!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x5495ecb13efcbd6f:0x3050e276a6158b6!2m2!1d-122.0903631!2d45.5309522!3e0
A hike on a mountain near the Columbia River Gorge. 1 hour 15 minute drive.
I did not include the farther-away locations in Southern Oregon. But... this is a pretty good list, no? I'll never want for something to do on a rainy day! :)
**Sauvie Island**
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wapato+Access+Greenway+State+Park/@45.6425315,-122.8053976,12z/data=!4m9!1m2!2m1!1ssauvie+island+bird+watching!3m5!1s0x0:0x1a637d583f2262a0!8m2!3d45.660161!4d-122.838803!15sChtzYXV2aWUgaXNsYW5kIGJpcmQgd2F0Y2hpbmdaLAoNYmlyZCB3YXRjaGluZyIbc2F1dmllIGlzbGFuZCBiaXJkIHdhdGNoaW5nkgEKc3RhdGVfcGFya5oBJENoZERTVWhOTUc5blMwVkpRMEZuU1VScExYSnRMV2xuUlJBQg
There are several areas on the island, but this seems to be the closest/most structured. 35 minute trip from the house, goes very close to a McMenamins I haven't been inside yet.
**Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge**
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ridgefield+National+Wildlife+Refuge/@45.7214175,-122.8544233,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x549452f408e66ae7:0x5104d9e0658ac9cc!8m2!3d45.8306093!4d-122.7473066
Almost all the way to Kalama. A hour's drive.
**Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge**
South of Salem. 1 hour 15 minute drive.
**Eastmoreland Gardens**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Eastmoreland+Garden,+2425+SE+Bybee+Blvd,+Portland,+OR+97202/@45.4894479,-122.7982751,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m18!1m7!3m6!1s0x0:0xd954b5c68a5735e4!2sEastmoreland+Garden!8m2!3d45.47409!4d-122.6360924!15sChFFYXN0bW9yZWxhbmQgcGFya5IBBHBhcms!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x54950b7fa57db91f:0xd954b5c68a5735e4!2m2!1d-122.6360924!2d45.47409!3e0
Pretty close to Crystal Springs in East Portland. 30 minutes drive.
**Westmoreland Park**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Westmoreland+Park+Nature+Playground,+7530+SE+22nd+Ave,+Portland,+OR+97202/@45.4894479,-122.8004172,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m18!1m7!3m6!1s0x54950ac7394fd8ab:0x922925f82a21f745!2sWestmoreland+Park+Nature+Playground!8m2!3d45.470639!4d-122.640966!15sChFFYXN0bW9yZWxhbmQgcGFya1oZCgRwYXJrIhFlYXN0bW9yZWxhbmQgcGFya5IBCnBsYXlncm91bmSaASRDaGREU1VoTk1HOW5TMFZKUTBGblNVTkJiVFl0TTNWUlJSQUI!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x54950ac7394fd8ab:0x922925f82a21f745!2m2!1d-122.640966!2d45.470639!3e0
Very close to Eastmoreland; should perhaps visit together. 30 minute drive.
**Commonwealth Park**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Commonwealth+Lake+Park,+SW+Butner+Rd+%26,+SW+Huntington+Ave,+Portland,+OR+97225/@45.4979085,-122.8335229,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m17!1m6!3m5!1s0x54950ecc04211c9b:0xca507fa9c19fc5e8!2sCommonwealth+Lake+Park!8m2!3d45.5108941!4d-122.8102405!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x54950ecc04211c9b:0xca507fa9c19fc5e8!2m2!1d-122.8102405!2d45.5108941!3e0
Just north of Cedar Hills! Less than a 10 minute drive.
**Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Jackson+Bottom+Wetlands+Preserve,+2600+SW+Hillsboro+Hwy,+Hillsboro,+OR+97123/@45.4748964,-122.9764486,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m17!1m6!3m5!1s0x5495107b29bdf067:0xebd69b347c009a5a!2sJackson+Bottom+Wetlands+Preserve!8m2!3d45.500709!4d-122.990295!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x5495107b29bdf067:0xebd69b347c009a5a!2m2!1d-122.990295!2d45.500709!3e0
Out in far Hillsboro. 30 minute drive.
**Fernhill Wetlands**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Fernhill+Wetlands,+97117,+1399+SW+Fern+Hill+Rd,+Forest+Grove,+OR+97116/@45.5135747,-123.0938691,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m17!1m6!3m5!1s0x549519881a55a751:0xfffc3a7faf6eedf1!2sFernhill+Wetlands!8m2!3d45.5091492!4d-123.0901443!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x549519881a55a751:0xfffc3a7faf6eedf1!2m2!1d-123.0901443!2d45.5091492!3e0
In Forest Grove, 30 minute drive. Could overlaps with another visit to the Forest Grove Masonic Lodge McMenamins.
**Killin Wetlands National Park**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Killin+Wetlands+Nature+Park,+46280+NW+Cedar+Canyon+Rd,+Banks,+OR+97106/@45.5533032,-123.1256193,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m17!1m6!3m5!1s0x54951d04e03c2855:0x7872818aa353386f!2sKillin+Wetlands+Nature+Park!8m2!3d45.6149062!4d-123.1551379!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x54951d04e03c2855:0x7872818aa353386f!2m2!1d-123.1551379!2d45.6149062!3e0
Out past Forest Grove, 30 minute drive.
**Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Baskett+Slough+National+Wildlife+Refuge,+10995+Oregon+22,+Dallas,+OR+97338/@45.2056956,-123.5748793,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m17!1m6!3m5!1s0x54eaa97c315fd265:0x8a3699305815aa5a!2sBaskett+Slough+National+Wildlife+Refuge!8m2!3d44.9714158!4d-123.2519704!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x54eaa97c315fd265:0x8a3699305815aa5a!2m2!1d-123.2519704!2d44.9714158!3e0
West of Salem. 1 hour 15 minute drive.
**Sandy River Delta**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Sandy+River+Delta,+Crown+Point+Hwy,+Troutdale,+OR+97060/@45.5059572,-122.7380637,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m17!1m6!3m5!1s0x5495bd7007ae26ad:0x5daf753db7bc09f0!2sSandy+River+Delta!8m2!3d45.5452449!4d-122.3755793!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x5495bd7007ae26ad:0x5daf753db7bc09f0!2m2!1d-122.3755793!2d45.5452449!3e0
Close to Edgefield McMenamins. 40 minute drive.
**Larch Mountain**
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.4849256,-122.8203772/Larch+Mountain,+Oregon+97014/@45.4482219,-122.731111,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m18!1m7!3m6!1s0x5495ecb13efcbd6f:0x3050e276a6158b6!2sLarch+Mountain!3b1!8m2!3d45.5309522!4d-122.0903631!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x5495ecb13efcbd6f:0x3050e276a6158b6!2m2!1d-122.0903631!2d45.5309522!3e0
A hike on a mountain near the Columbia River Gorge. 1 hour 15 minute drive.
I did not include the farther-away locations in Southern Oregon. But... this is a pretty good list, no? I'll never want for something to do on a rainy day! :)
