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Apartment Biology: May 2009

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Natural history and other activities in the Pacific Northwest. Sunday, May 31, 2009. Beach Creatures and Dinner. During the previous two weekends, we came across many interesting invertebrates along the beaches near Pacific City. Here are a few examples. These volcano-shaped barnacles have been stained by the iron deposits in the rocks at Cape Kiawanda. Before leaving Hillsboro on Friday, we packed our cooler with big bags of greens recently harvested from our garden and CSA farm. We made chard and b...

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Apartment Biology: January 2010

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Natural history and other activities in the Pacific Northwest. Sunday, January 31, 2010. One week ago, Sarah and I closed on our new house and moved out of our apartment. This weekend, we moved into our new house with a lot of help from family and friends. This is therefore the last Apartment Biology post, but I will describe the plants and animals encountered in our new neighborhood in my new blog, Village Biophilia. Sunday, January 17, 2010. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.

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Apartment Biology: June 2009

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Natural history and other activities in the Pacific Northwest. Monday, June 29, 2009. After an exhausting week in Portland, Sarah and I enjoyed another relaxing weekend at Pacific City with no work, television, or computers involved. Haystack rock has been whitewashed by the uric acid of thousands of seabirds. While surveying Bob Straub State Park for beached seabirds, we observed an American Crow employed in a grisly foraging tactic. Friday, June 26, 2009. I added olive oil, vinegar, and Dijon mustard,.

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Apartment Biology: March 2009

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Natural history and other activities in the Pacific Northwest. Monday, March 30, 2009. We spent last weekend at the beach and enjoyed some wild weather, much like the rest of the northern U.S. Pacific City was socked in on Saturday. Sarah and I are used to rain, but we felt a bit claustrophobic because visibility was so limited. We could barely make out Haystack Rock in the distance, but the ocean was invisible from the house most of the day. Thursday, March 26, 2009. Spring Break Camp on the Island.

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Apartment Biology: September 2009

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Natural history and other activities in the Pacific Northwest. Wednesday, September 30, 2009. The Wait is Over. Fall has finally arrived! Several chilly rainstorms have come through, putting an end to our unseasonably warm weather, at least for now. Some of the trees are losing their leaves and wintering birds such as cackling geese and glaucous-winged gulls have arrived in the metro area, further indicating a change in seasons. I need to put in an order for woolly gloves. Sunday, September 27, 2009.

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Apartment Biology: October 2009

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Natural history and other activities in the Pacific Northwest. Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Rainy Days and Pumpkins. After a particularly dry summer and early fall, western Oregon is finally getting the rain it needs. The ornamental trees in the neighborhood are reaching their peak of brightness, as are the well-manicured lawns. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Some larch branches had recently blown down. This branch had landed on top of another engraved by beetles. We could have hiked around the lake all day, b...

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Apartment Biology: August 2009

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Natural history and other activities in the Pacific Northwest. Sunday, August 30, 2009. Back to New Mexico. Last week I visited to New Mexico for a small amount of field work. I flew into Albuquerque Monday afternoon and picked up my rental vehicle, which was much larger than I had requested. From there I drove four hours to Silver City, the most isolated college town I have ever visited. I spent the next two days visiting field sites in the beautiful Cliff-Gila Valley. Numerous monsoon thunderstorms mov...

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Apartment Biology: Foggy Holidays

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Natural history and other activities in the Pacific Northwest. Thursday, December 24, 2009. Western Oregon won't have the white Christmas it did last year, but recent days have had a nice winter feel thanks to the freezing fog. Late last night, ice crystals were falling from the air and catching the glow of street lights on their way to ground. When I woke this morning, everything was dusted with fog powder. I have added a few ornaments to our tree this year, including a Harlequin Duck.

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Apartment Biology: Distractions

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Natural history and other activities in the Pacific Northwest. Sunday, December 6, 2009. During the last few weeks, a few distractions have made it difficult to focus on work. The first is the Oregon Duck football team, which won the PAC 10 championship on Thursday night. The other distraction began when Sarah and I started the process of buying a house. Nothing is official yet, but we have set our sights on a small home in a great neighborhood. I have managed to get some work done during the last month,...