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Reason or Excuse??

Portal received more rain in the month of July than it does in most years, and August was a wet one also. 

What this means to us is we are behind in our yard work.  We started pulling weeds around the bird feeders and around the bird pond this weekend.  It looks a lot better around [...]

Winter is on Its Way

The sparrow and warbler migration is in full swing after arriving in the Portal area about two to three weeks early.  These welcome friends are keeping our bird feeders and water features humming with activity.  During the last two days we have had Chipping Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows, Lark Sparrows, Vesper Sparrows and Brewer’s Sparrows joining our [...]