Last Wednesday I found myself with a day to spare, being in advance of the rest of the party. I knew from last year the poor returns to be expected from graptogyne-hunting without current local knowledge so I took myself off to the coast
down in the vicinity of what is now known to be Not-really-a-petrified-forest (unlike its namesake in Arizona. We do so like to imitate American words and phrases). I did a little snapping at Cape Nelson, south of Portland. Being aware some people like
to identify birds in other people’s photographs, I offer the below. Hints: The smaller bird bathing in a puddle beside the Cape Nelson lighthouse is on the ACT list. The grey seabird seen from the cliffs near the lighthouse is not on the ACT list.
