While the massive flocks of waterfowl often steal the show, Fernhill Wetlands is the winter home to a myriad of other species. This walk will explore the open water, marshlands, woods, and brushy patches that make this site such a birding hotspot.
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Now that we have all the pieces (conifers, flowers, leaves, fruit), we can practice putting it all together while birding both the upper urban area around the parking lot and the lower natural area. We should be able to describe which tree we are seeing a good bird in to our fellow students and identify most trees to be able to learn more about them. We will scout for fruit, and prepare for the much more intimidating season rapidly approaching, winter tree identification.
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Join Bird Alliance of Oregon for an accessible birding outing at Whitaker Ponds! This birding hotspot Portland boasts a wide variety of songbirds and waterfowl.
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Join Bird Alliance of Oregon for an accessible birding outing at Whitaker Ponds! This birding hotspot Portland boasts a wide variety of songbirds and waterfowl.
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Learn how to use various resources to figure out what your specific piece of land used to look like and what specific plants would likely have grown there in pre-settlement times. Use this information to diversify your plantings and attract a wider range of species.
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Join Greg & Ricky for three Sunday winter morning explorations at one of Oregon’s most accessible Important Bird Areas, Sauvie Island Wildlife Area.
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Join Bird Alliance of Oregon for an accessible birding outing at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden! This birding hotspot in SE Portland boasts a wide variety of songbirds and waterfowl as well as ADA compliant trails and bathrooms.
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Mark your calendar for Lights Out Portland, a one-night event in which residential households and commercial buildings dim their lighting in order to raise awareness about the impact of light pollution on migrating birds, about wasted energy in the form of light thrown up into the sky, and about preserving our ability to see stars from the city.
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Join Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Education and Conservation Team for The Bird Days of Summer, a series of free, super beginner-friendly programs for anyone curious about birds in nature. We’re combining community-building, exploration, and fun to create safe spaces for people to get to know each other as well as the birds. Binoculars will be provided, and we’ll begin each program with a short “how-to” to help you get started.
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Whitaker Ponds has the best collection of native plants in North Portland. Now that we are comfortable identifying and describing trees in easy mode (spring to fall), it is time to prepare for winter. We will look closer at form, buds, twigs, and bark than in previous classes, and decide whether we are up for the challenge of trying to identify some trees in the next few months.
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