|
Day |
Start
At |
Primary
Habitats |
Locations |
End
Day At |
Miles |
| Monday
June 7
Day 1 |
Home
6:30 am flight
to Portland (via Midway) arriving in Portland at 10:50 am
|
Wetlands |
(Travel day
plus birding around Portland)
Pacific University
campus,
Killin
Wetlands,
Fernhill Wetlands
|
|
39
miles from airport (48 minutes) |
| Tuesday
June 8
Day 2 |
|
Lake,
Mountain |
Haag
Lake,
Timber Area-Cochran Road (Reeher Forest Camp)
(Move
to Seaside)
|
|
81
direct miles (about 1 hour 50 minutes) |
| Wednesday
June 9
Day 3 |
Seaside
|
Coast |
Ecola State
Park,
Haystack Rock,
Oswald viewpoint,
Tideland Road,
Barview Jetty
(Move to Titamook)
|
|
47
direct miles (about 1 hour 15 minutes |
| Thursday
June 10
Day 4 |
Tillamook
|
Coast |
Cape Meares,
Cape Lookout State Park,
Lincoln City,
Fogerty Creek State Park,
Boiler Bay,
Devil's Punchbowl, Yaquina Head
(Move to Corvallis)
|
|
91
direct miles (about 2 hours 30 minutes) |
| Friday
June 11
Day 5 |
|
Mountain,
|
Mary's Peak
(the highest point in the Coast Range); then to Finley NWR,
Foster Reservoir,
Green Peter Lake
(Move to Sisters)
|
Best
Western Ponderosa Lodge
505 Highway 20
West Sisters OR 97759
1-541-549-1234
1-888-549-4321
(This is a great place and is a must stay). "Be sure to stay
at Best Western Ponderosa Lodge in Sisters despite its higher
price; it's beautiful and they have feeders that host Pinyon Jay,
White-headed Woodpecker, Red Crossbill, Pygmy Nuthatch and many
others." - Don Jones
|
106
direct miles (about 2 hours 40 minutes) |
| Saturday
June 12
Day 6 |
Sisters |
. |
Lost Lake,
Calliope Crossing,
Indian Ford Campground
(Bird Sisters
area)
|
Same as night
5
(Best Western Ponderosa Lodge)
|
0 |
| Sunday
June 13
Day 7 |
Sisters |
. |
Buckhorn/Barr
Road,
Smith Rocks State Park,
Barnes Butte Lake,
Crooked River Recreation Area,
Hotchkiss Road and 205 to butte
(Move to Hines
area)
|
|
150
direct miles (about 3 hours 50 minutes) |
| Monday
June 14
Day 8 |
Hines |
. |
Krumbo Reservoir,
Malheur NWR,
Dinner at
Frenchglen
(Bird the
Malhuer NWR area)
|
Same as night
7
(Best Western Rory & Ryan Inns)
|
0 |
| Tuesday
June 15
Day 9 |
Hines |
. |
Starr Campground,
Powder River Near Sumpter,
(Move to La
Grande)
|
|
195
direct miles (about 4 hours 40 minutes) |
| Wednesday
June 16
Day 10 |
La
Grande |
. |
Spring
Creek Road
Moss Creek Road,
Anthony Lake Ski Area
(Bird the
La Grande area)
|
Same as night
9
(Best Western Rama Inn & Suites)
|
|
| Thursday
June 17
Day 11 |
|
. |
12
noon flight from Portland (via Las Vegas) to Philadelphia arriving
at 10:55 pm |
Home |
260
miles to airport
(about 4 hours
11 minutes)
Will need
to leave motel about 6:30 am
|