Birds of the Coast
This class will introduce you to coastal specialties, from puffins to shorebirds to scoters. We will also explore some of the best birding sites on the north coast and learn tips for safe and successful coast birding.
See DetailsThis class will introduce you to coastal specialties, from puffins to shorebirds to scoters. We will also explore some of the best birding sites on the north coast and learn tips for safe and successful coast birding.
See DetailsJoin us for part two of our three-part series, focused on the “how” of learning birdsong.
See DetailsBlack Oystercatchers are a striking and easily recognizable bird in which we share our coast. Learn more about this amazing bird and are interested in helping with Bird Alliance of Oregon’s community science effort to monitor oystercatchers on the coast, consider attending this training. The training will cover Black Oystercatcher life history, conservation challenges they face, and instructions on how to participate in our abundance and nest monitoring program.
See DetailsLearn to bird by ear with Brodie Cass Talbott!
See DetailsIn this virtual class, we’ll focus on grassland and desert bird vocalizations, building upon skills and techniques covered in the Beginning Birding by Ear series.
See DetailsJoin local arborist, ecologist and birder Ryan Gilpin on a series of classes designed to help birders explore the plant world. Every month, Ryan will focus on a particular characteristic of trees (such as leaves or bark) and use that character to understand more about the plant. This session will focus on flowers. Through coupled classroom and field sessions Ryan will help you increase your ability to describe that plant and connect to the natural world around you.
See DetailsMt Tabor is the most frequently birded park in Portland and has some great trees. If the birds are out and active, we will bird the park and practice using as specific of language as possible to describe where we are seeing the birds and how they are interacting with the plants around them. If the birds are quiet, we will find flowering trees and dig into the details of how we can differentiate between their flowers. Flowers are often not around for very long and the timing is very important when identifying trees by their flowers.
See DetailsWith long legs, long necks, and long bills, herons and ibises are stately denizens of wetlands and meadows. This class will help you find and identify all the species that call Oregon home.
See DetailsGain a deeper relationship with our very own Willamette Valley ecoregion during this three-week intensive with Dan van den Broek and Candace Larson. From geology to lepidoptery with plenty of birding and botanizing along the way, we’ll take a deep dive into the natural and cultural history of the place we call home
See DetailsIn this class, we’ll discuss not only how to identify Oregon’s butterflies but also what time of year they emerge and what plants they like to associate with.
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