February 22 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Hawks and Hot Chocolate
Join us for a day of winter birding on Sauvie Island in partnership with Topaz Farm and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife! We’ll keep you warm with free hot chocolate and coffee (while supplies last), plus sweet farm-baked goods for purchase.
Bring your crew, your family, or come solo for a cool and casual day road-tripping through Sauvie Island’s birding hotspots. We’ll get outside together in search of the fiercest birds, the Fantastic Four of raptors: Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, and Bald Eagle. At each spot, check out birds through spotting scopes and ask your curious questions to our stationed naturalists.
This is a family-friendly event, and you can come and go anytime during event hours.
Birding at Topaz Farm, photo by Tara Lemezis
Hawks and Hot Chocolate at Topaz Farm, photo by Tara Lemezis
Birding at Raccoon Point on Sauvie Island, photo by Tara Lemezis
American Kestrel, photo by Mick Thompson
Birding at Topaz Farm, photo by Tara Lemezis
Drone view of Topaz Farm, photo provided by Topaz Farm
Red-tailed Hawk, photo by Mick Thompson
Event Details
- Bring your own reusable mug to help us reduce waste!
- When: February 22, 2025
- Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Location: Meet at Topaz Farm for check-in and map. After you’re checked-in, explore various locations on the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area.
- Parking Permits: Parking permits are required on the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area ($10 per car). Permits can be purchased day of at Topaz Farm, online or in-person and instructions for each are below:
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- No registration required to attend, but please do check-in at Topaz Farm before you begin. You can also pick up your parking permit the day of the event here.
- To purchase your permit online, click here. Scroll to the bottom of the page to the “General” Category and select ‘View All’. Select the Daily Wildlife Area Parking Permit to purchase.
- To purchase your permit in-person, visit any of the following locations:
-Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife – 18330 NW Sauvie Island Road – 503.621.3488
-The Cracker Barrel Store – 15005 NW Sauvie Island Road
-Reeder Beach RV Country Store – 26048 NW Reeder Road
-7-11 Convenience Store – 11310 NW St Helens Rd (off Island)
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Questions?
Email Camelia Zollars, Public Partnerships and Program Specialist at czollars@birdallianceoregon.org.
