The new year is a great time to try something new! In this beginner-focused trip, we’ll visit Sauvie Island, the Portland area’s most storied birding location, and learn how to find and identify birds of prey, cranes, geese, songbirds and more.
Fernhill Wetlands in winter is the perfect place to learn the basics of identifying ducks, geese, and swans.
Explore the many beautiful habitats of Tillamook County as we work on identifying the more challenging waterfowl species, including Scaup, Scoters, and Mergansers.
Hoyt Arboretum is the premier park in Portland to experience all that conifers offer and probably not very many birds. While we likely will get distracted by a few birds and non-conifer trees, we will focus on the breadth of conifers that can grow in the Portland area, and how to differentiate between them. Most conifers can be identified any time of year, so it is a good group to focus on in late winter/early spring while we wait for other trees to get easier to identify.
