Eagle-eyed volunteers turn out for Portland’s 100th annual winter bird count, charting avian highs and lows for posterity

A cluster of 10 bird observers stood near the large pond in Southeast Portland’s Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, ...
Oregonian

Portland birders know it’s time to look in the sky over Sauvie Island

Wide-eyed bird appreciators raised their binoculars to the sky on Portland’s Sauvie Island Sunday morning to catch ever-changing scenes of wintering birds and early spring migration. Leading them to ...
OPB

Where did the birds go? Why Oregon’s spring was quieter than usual

Every spring, Oregon birders break out their binoculars to catch glimpses of colorful migrating birds. But this year, something was off. The trees and skies were unusually empty. “They just weren’t ...
Oregonian

Oregon ranks among the best states to go birdwatching. Here’s why

National Go Birding Day is Saturday, April 26, and since it’s spring and birds are busy singing and building nests, Oregonians who enjoy observing and identifying wild birds will mostly likely be ...
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See wildlife across Oregon with the Bird Alliance’s free laidback adventures

Who says birdwatching has to be work? Sometimes the best way to learn about wildlife is to just sit and enjoy nature. That’s the approach the Bird Alliance of Oregon is taking with its free laidback ...
The Bulletin

Where’s a good place to go birdwatching in Oregon?

On an average night in Multnomah County, about 60,000 birds fly over the state, making their way to nests and breeding grounds. On Wednesday, that number jumped to 700,000. All told, millions of birds ...