portland audubon society

After the purse episode the day before I was ready to have a much better day. We slept in that morning and by the time we were checked out of the hotel it was lunch time so we ate lunch for breakfast. We decided to go to our favorite local fast food restaurant Burgerville. Let me just say that is the best "fast food" place ever. They are a local chain that believes local sustainable and environmental practices. The quality of their food is amazing the their selection is not too shabby either. We had fresh strawberry shakes there that were awesome! After breakfast we headed to Portland where we stopped at the audubon society center. The center was really neat it had education birds (unreleasable birds used for educational purposes) nature trails, and a great gift shop. Bay really enjoyed looking at all the stuffed birds and walking along the nature trails. One of the volunteers and an education bird (a peregrine falcon).
Daddy and Bay walking across a bridge on one of their beautiful nature trails
Jeff took this picture of me carrying Bay along the nature trails
Beautiful pavilion nestled in a pond. The pond was full of yellow bellied salamanders. We spend about a hour or two at the center before driving to Salem. I would highly recommend checking this place out if you ever get a chance! A big thank you to my sister in law and brother for recommending it to us!