Hawk Watch at Nestor Peak
A mile hike to the peak
09/28/14
Sponsored by Friends fo the Gorge


trail we followed





Owl used to attract the hawks.
Owls hunt hawk nests at night.
Hawks attack owls in the day



It was hazy but we could see Mt Adams from the viewpoint





We cold see Mt. Hood even though it was hazy







It was hazy, but we could see the Columbia River

group arrives at the trailhead

This fellow came on the trip







We saw this berry

Sharon says:
that is a cluster of berries on a common northwest shrub, the Blue Elderberry. There is also a similar Red Elderberry, (red berries instead of blue) usually seen on the coast or in the coastal range.

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