Hello, everyone! I’m happy to see you come back again to read about what’s been going in Newport. I’m sorry to say that this is my final farewell! I am writing this post from Anaheim, CA, my own hometown. My time with Yaquina Head and the folks of Oregon State Read more…
Greetings, everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. Me, personally? I’m doing great, thanks! We are now over the hump for the month of August, which means my time as intern for the Environment for the Americas is coming close to an end! It makes me feel a little sad Read more…
This week has been a special one for me. First, this has been my last week with the Seabird Oceanography Lab! It’s bittersweet, knowing that I wont be seeing many of my fellow lab members any longer. The bright side of this departure is that I spend more time with Read more…
I can recall the first time seeing the common murres at Yaquina Head. I remember going on my way to the porch of the lighthouse, wondering what that loud noise was. What was all the ruckus? I never would’ve imagined seeing thousands of seabirds… an entire colony of them out Read more…
Summer is in full swing. The blue sky, bright sun and ocean breeze brings out hundreds of guests to Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. The guests, aren’t the only ones that are enjoying the natural area… the birds are as well! In these past couple of days, we’ve had some Read more…
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another awesome week in Newport! This week I’ve had the opportunity to conduct a bird walk for some students in the Eugene area. A couple weeks before, John Deluca had sent me an email about a school group that would visit the bird banding station Read more…
Good morning, everyone! Welcome back to another episode in the birdy life of Christian Cortez. To all fellow interns I want to give them another warm welcome. This last weekend I was given the honor of talking about my own site: Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. I recall my biggest Read more…
Welcome again to another episode in the life of Christian Cortez! I’m your host: Christian Cortez. New faces have appeared at Yaquina Head these past couple of days, and no I’m not just talking about the guests either! Summer is in full swing; school is out, the sun is shining, Read more…