Urban Bird Walks
Join us for free bird walks in the Portland Metro area!
Whether you are an avid birder or a complete beginner, we welcome you to join us for one of our monthly urban bird walks. We will be exploring different locations in the Portland Metro area to discover the amazing diversity of birds living around us! Walks will be 1-2 hours (usually) depending on weather and the group's enthusiasm. Bring binoculars if you have them, or we can lend you a pair. Light rain won't stop us so always bring raingear and footwear that you don't mind getting muddy.
Click on this link to see our bird lists:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iM3vf8tsv6E2U41zL5_dcpG0UvHcdOVA?usp=sharing
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2023 ~ Bird Walks Are Returning
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
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We have something new in store for you in 2023! We're starting our free bird walks again, but this time there's a twist. We will be talking about Birding for Health while we enjoy finding birds in the Portland Metro area. Keep an eye on our website for scheduled walks coming soon.
Past Bird Walks
Date: 05/11/2019
Taralon Neighborhood
Date: 04/07/2019
Powell Butte Nature Park
Date: 03/17/2019
Taralon Neighborhood
Date: 12/01/2018
Powell Butte Nature Park
Date: 10/20/2018
Scouter's Mountain Nature Park
Date: 09/22/2018
Taralon Neighborhood
Date: 06/02/2018
Happy Valley Park
Nice looks at a lot of our resident breeders. 32 Species. Highlights: Downy Woodpecker, Bushtit, Bewick's Wren, Swainson's Thrush, American Goldfinch, Wilson's Warbler.
Date: 05/19/2018
Powell Butte Nature Park
Spring has arrived! 41 Species. Highlights: Lazuli Bunting, Savannah Sparrow, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-breasted Sapsucker.
Date: 04/28/2018
Happy Valley Park
Migrants are finally starting to return to the Willamette Valley. 25 Species. Highlights: Warblers (!) including Nashville, Orange-crowned, Yellow-rumped, Common Yellowthroat.
Date: 04/14/2018
Taralon Neighborhood
A slow day at Taralon, but some migrants starting to return. 21 Species. Highlights: Pileated Woodpecker, Rufous Hummingbird, Violet-green Swallow, White-breasted Nuthatch.
Date: 03/03/2018
Sauvie Island - Wapato Access Trail
Fun day at one of our favorite birding locations. 46 Species. Highlights: Lots of ducks (!), Common Goldeneye, Golden-crowned Kinglet, White-breasted Nuthatch.
Date: 12/30/2017
Taralon Neighborhood
We decided to stay right where the birds were for this walk since there was so much activity at our meeting place! 29 Species. Highlights: American Dipper, White-breasted Nuthatch.
Date: 11/19/2017
Powell Butte Nature Park
Our first bird walk at Powell Butte - we say "first" for this walk because we plan to implement a citizen science program to record bird diversity and abundance at Powell Butte Nature Park in 2018.
17 Species. Highlights: Vesper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow.
Date: 10/21/2017
Taralon Neighborhood
Our inaugural bird walk in Happy Valley (and hopefully our coldest and wettest)! Despite the weather we walked the trails in the neighborhood and ventured down to Rock Creek. 20 Species. Highlights: Cooper's Hawk, Bushtit.