Connect with Nature!
Connect with Nature!
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Mt Talbert is one of the largest undeveloped volcanic buttes in the Metro area. Explore this extinct volcano on a free, expert-guided bird walk with expert naturalist, Elaine Murphy. Amid two rare habitat types: oak savanna and wet prairie meadow you may see Pileated and Downey Woodpeckers, nuthatches, deer, and more.
Meet at the Clackamas Backyard Bird Shop 8 a.m. on February 12, and carpool to the site. The walk will last 2 - 3 hours. Advance reservations are required—we limit the number of participants to ensure that everyone has an enjoyable and educational experience. Some of our walks do fill up, so phone the shop (503-496-0908) to reserve your spot as soon as you can! Please, come prepared for the weather. And please no pets!
Expect to see grassland, upland, and riparian species, and some early fall migrants on a free expert-guided bird walk on Sauvie Island. Wildlife expert, Elaine Murphy leads this tour of the birding hotspots on this rural island just a quick hop from Portland. Open grasslands, cottonwood galleries, and its towering oaks offer stellar birding opportunities.
We’ll meet at the Northeast Portland Backyard Bird Shop (1419 N.E. Fremont Ave.) at 8:00 a.m. on Feb 18, and then carpool to the start of the walk. The walk will last 2 - 3 hours. Advance reservations are required—we limit the number of participants to ensure that everyone has an enjoyable and educational experience. Some of our walks do fill up, so phone the shop (503-445-2699) to reserve your spot as soon as you can! Dress for the weather! And, please, no pets!
Join wildlife expert, Elaine Murphy, for a free morning jaunt to Fernhill Wetland's. Viewing stands and trails at this birding hotspot are ideal for watching the thousands of migratory and wintering birds that use this wetland near the confluence of Gales Creek and the Tualatin River.
Trumpeter Swan, Greater Scaup, Eurasian Widgeon are some of the winter waterfowl you may see but watch for shorebirds on the mudflats and waders in the rushes and reeds too
We’ll meet at the Beaverton Backyard Bird Shop (11429 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Beaverton) at 8:00 a.m., and then carpool to the start of the walk. The walk will last 2 - 3 hours. Advance reservations are required—we limit the number of participants to ensure that everyone has an enjoyable and educational experience. Some of our walks do fill up, so phone the shop (503-626-0949) to reserve your spot as soon as you can! Dress for the weather! And, please, no pets!
Join wildlife expert, Elaine Murphy, for a free morning jaunt to Graham Oaks Nature Park. Metro staff and volunteers have planted over 150,000 trees and 100 million grass and flower seeds, to enhance existing oak savanna and Douglas fir forests. The result is an area rich in wildlife and fauna.
Look for blue birds, nuthatches, even kingfishers on the 3 miles of trails that meander through the park. We’ll meet at the Lower Boones Ferry Backyard Bird Shop (16949 SW 65th Ave, Lake Oswego) at 8:00 a.m., and then carpool to the start of the walk. The walk will last 2 - 3 hours. Advance reservations are required—we limit the number of participants to ensure that everyone has an enjoyable and educational experience. Some of our walks do fill up, so phone the shop (503-635-2044) to reserve your spot as soon as you can! Dress for the weather! And, please, no pets!
Enjoy the sights and sounds of migrating and wintering geese, ducks and other birds on this free expert-guided bird walk at the gateway to the Columbia Gorge Scenic Area.
An easy 10-mile drive from Vancouver, Steigerwald Lake offers historic riverine flood plain habitat, semi-permanent wetlands, cottonwood-dominated riparian corridors, pastures, and stands of Oregon white oak, as well as great views of the Columbia River.
We’ll meet at the Vancouver Backyard Bird Shop (8101 NE Parkway Dr., Vancouver) at 8 a.m. Advance reservations are required—we limit the number of participants to ensure that everyone has an enjoyable and educational experience. Some of our walks do fill up, so phone the shop (360-253-5771) to reserve your spot as soon as you can! Dress for the weather! And, please, no pets!
Discover Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge on a free expert-guided bird walk. This gem of a refuge on the Tualatin River floodplain offers wetland, riparian and upland habitat. Trails and viewing platforms offer prime bird watching opportunities.
Learn about the birds and wildlife of this diverse refuge from naturalist and educator, Elaine Murphy. The refuge’s location on the Pacific Flyway make this refuge an important stop over for migrating waterfowl, songbirds, and shorebirds. Throughout the year 200 species that call this refuge home.
We’ll meet at the Lower Boones Ferry Backyard Bird Shop (16949 SW 65th Ave, Lake Oswego) at 8 a.m. Advance reservations are required—we limit the number of participants to ensure that everyone has an enjoyable and educational experience. Some of our walks do fill up, so phone the shop (503-620-7454) to reserve your spot as soon as you can! Dress for the weather! And, please, no pets!
Child educator and naturalist Elaine Murphy introduces kids to the plants and animals that live in the Pacific Northwest on a free nature walk.
Visit Mary S Young Park and take a close look at the wildlife discovered using bug boxes, magnifiers, a field microscope, and a bird spotting scope. See natural artifacts like skulls, and animal evidence like pellets and chews. Appropriate for ages 4-12 but, all children must be registered with, and accompanied by, an adult. Dress for the weather! Children must be registered with an adult. Meet at the site.
Advance registration required; location specifcs provided with registration.
To register, call the Lower Boones Ferry Backyard Bird Shop (503) 620-7454, http://www.backyardbirdshop.com for more info. Dress for the weather! And, please, no pets.
Child educator and naturalist Elaine Murphy introduces kids to the plants and animals that live in the Pacific Northwest on a free nature walk.
Visit Mt Talbert Nature Park and take a close look at the wildlife discovered using bug boxes, magnifiers, a field microscope, and a bird spotting scope. See natural artifacts like skulls, and animal evidence like pellets and chews. Appropriate for ages 4-12 but, all children must be registered with, and accompanied by, an adult. Dress for the weather! Children must be registered with an adult. Meet at the site.
Advance registration required; location specifcs provided with registration.
Call Clackamas Backyard Bird Shop to register - 503-496-0908. Dress for the weather! And, please, no pets.
This free expert-guided walk along the trails and boardwalks of Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area is a great opportunity to learn about wetland wildlife such as Osprey, Bald Eagles and Western painted turtles.
Smith and Bybee Wetland is the largest protected urban wetland within any American city and offers a variety of wetland and deciduous forest habitats ideal for bird and wildlife watching. Naturalist and educator, Elaine Murphy, will acquaint you with this rich habitat, its birds, mammals, and reptiles.
We’ll meet at the Northeast Portland Backyard Bird Shop (1419 N.E. Fremont Ave.) at 8:00 a.m., and then carpool to the start of the walk. The walk will last 2 - 3 hours. Advance reservations are required—we limit the number of participants to ensure that everyone has an enjoyable and educational experience. Some of our walks do fill up, so phone the shop (503-445-2699) to reserve your spot as soon as you can! Dress for the weather! And, please, no pets!
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