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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! :)
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Honestly not feeling up to doing the full and proper review right now, but I want to copy down a very important list of native flora and fauna of the area from the book Lewis and Clark Meet Oregon's Forests (by Gail Wells and Dawn Anzinger). These are plants, especially, that I should learn by sight and by heart to complete my Druid candidacy.

BIRDS AND MAMMALS

Beaver
Deer (Odocoileus)
Elk
Marbled Murrelet

FISH

Chinook (king) salmon
Coho salmon
Cutthroat trout, coastal
Steelhead

TREES AND SHRUBS

Alder, red
Bigleaf maple
Blackberry (Rubus)
Chinkapin, golden
Coastal redwood
Cottonwood
Crabapple, wild
Douglas fir
Elderberry
Grand fir
Hawthorn
Hazel, California
Huckleberry
Indian plum
Madrone, Pacific
Manzanita
Maple, vine
Mountain hemlock
Noble fir
Oak, Oregon white
Oceanspray
Oregon ash
Oregon grape
Pine, lodge pole
Pine, ponderosa
Pine, western white
Poison oak, Pacific
Port-Ordford-cedar
Rhododendron, Pacific
Sagebrush
Salal
Salmonberry
Sedges
Serviceberry
Silver fir
Sitka spruce
Subalpine fir
Thimbleberry
Western hemlock
Western redcedar
Willow
Yew, Pacific

GRASSES AND FORBS (new word of the day there...)

Brackenfern
Camas
Fescue
Reed canarygrass
Swordfern, western
Vetch, American
Wapato

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