Birding the Pacific Northwest: Inland Valleys & Lowland Forests
In Part III of our Pacific Northwest adventure, we'll explore the lush, green lowlands between the rugged coast of the Pacific Northwest and the mighty, snow-clad Cascades. From prairies and wetlands to riparian and coniferous forests, the Pacific Northwest staggers the mind with its endless kaleidoscope of shades of living green! Is there anything more lovely than the sun filtering through a lime green leafy canopy of delicate vine maples? Or a meadow of grasses and daisies shining brightly in a forest clearing? Or fog-drenched forests clothed in mosses and carpeted with ferns? I think not! Part I: Seabird Colony at Haystack Rock Part II: Birding the Pacific Northwest Coast Part IV: Olympic National Park Part V: North Cascades National Park Part VI: Mount Rainier National Park Part VII: Crater Lake National Park Male Lazuli Bunting at William L. Finley NWR Traveling from place to place in a state of awe, we visited the Willamette Valley's William L. Finley Nationa