Tree Swallow Hunting, Sauvie Island, Multnomah County, Oregon

Tree Swallow Hunting, Sauvie Island, Multnomah County, Oregon

Sauvie Island, situated ten miles north of Portland, Oregon, is an essential part of the wetland system along the Columbia River that’s used by thousands of migratory birds each year. While kayaking Sturgeon Lake, which occupies the center of the island, I observed Tree Swallows hunting the lake’s surface at dusk, their long, sweeping runs interrupted by abrupt rolls and dives as they chased their insect prey.

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