Join Urban Conservation Director Micah Meskel and a rotation of local partners to explore Spring Park and Elk Rock Island. Nestled next to the Willamette River, Spring Park Natural Area […]
Start your day with a spring Birdsong walk at Pittock Mansion! This location overlooks the Portland skyline from 1,000 ft up and can host many suprise migrant birds flying through. […]
Birds are incredible and have adapted to survive in dynamic & changing environments. Every species has unique traits and sometimes quite specialized strategies. Using the backdrop of seasonal changes at […]
Bird Alliance of Oregon is excited to introduce the future home of our new Wildlife Care Center to community members who have not yet birded this location, and explore it […]
Come escape into the riparian woodland of Whitaker Ponds and learn Spring bird songs with us! We’ll pause often and pay attention to the words of birds like Song Sparrows, […]
Join members of our Conservation and Adult Education Teams at Wilkes Creek! This new location is the epicenter of Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Greening Wilkes Initiative. In collaboration with Friends of Trees, Verde, Columbia Slough Watershed Council, and Portland Parks and Recreation, we’re working with the community surrounding the Wilkes Creek Headwaters in outer East […]
Join us for a lowkey birdsong walk at Commonwealth Lake Park in Beaverton! Though this park is just a quicky hop from highway 26, it feels like a secluded little hideaway once you’re there! The lake hosts many species of ducks, geese, and herons. The surrounding trees and shrubs are perfect habitat for songbirds that […]
Join Urban Conservation Director Micah Meskel and a rotation of local partners to explore Spring Park and Elk Rock Island. Nestled next to the Willamette River, Spring Park Natural Area is a hidden gem in a quiet residential neighborhood in Milwaukie. A path of compacted crushed rock, boardwalk and overlook area provide visitors access to […]
Start your day with a spring Birdsong walk at Pittock Mansion! This location overlooks the Portland skyline from 1,000 ft up and can host many suprise migrant birds flying through. Stay for the whole time or leave when you need to. We’ll listen for spring migrants and resident birds. Be prepared for birding on some […]
Join Park Ranger, Rhett, for a morning of gentle hiking and bird identification. Walks start at 8:15am and last up to two hours. Some routes and trails will involve hiking on moderately steep and muddy terrain. Bring your hot coffee and binocular, and plan to dive into the quiet intricacies of birding in the forest. […]
Birds are incredible and have adapted to survive in dynamic & changing environments. Every species has unique traits and sometimes quite specialized strategies. Using the backdrop of seasonal changes at Hoyt Arboretum, Dr. Kiki Sanford will facilitate discovery of the many ways it is connected to its avian inhabitants. Winter classes will center on adaptations […]
Join Queer Flockers, Columbia Slough Watershed Council and Bird Alliance to bird in canoes/kayaks on the Columbia Slough for a Portland Pride event. Everyone welcome, but focus is for folks that identify as LGBTQ+. We will have a BYO lunch after at Whitaker Ponds. All birder levels are welcome to join! Bird Guides: Jeff Buckingham […]
Join Columbia Slough Watershed Council and FBC.PDX leaders Amanda and Hazel for a day of biking and birding! This event is a space for BIPOC, queer, neurodivergent participants and their allies to gather, ride, and bird together in community. The group will bike ~8 miles from Vanport to Smith and Bybee and back, exploring some […]
Join local nature educator Gladys Ruiz on a journey to explore the ways we have forged relationships with birds. We will utilize our natural abilities as we challenge conventional notions of birding and share stories of birds, migration and community. Cost: free Ages: all ages. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Difficulty: easy Space is […]
Join local nature educator Gladys Ruiz on a journey to explore the ways we have forged relationships with birds. We will utilize our natural abilities as we challenge conventional notions of birding and share stories of birds, migration and community. Cost: free Ages: all ages. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Difficulty: easy Space is […]