September 2019
Float and Bird on the Tualatin River
Join Mark Fitzsimons and Tualatin Riverkeepers as we paddle along the Tualatin River to view and hear the returning neotropical migrant birds. Listen for the…
Find out more »Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve Bird Walk
Jackson Bottom's 635 acres of open waters, wetland areas, upland forests and meadow provide habitat for more than 130 bird species that reside and migrate…
Find out more »Sauvie Island Bird Walk (Sandhill Cranes)
Explore Sauvie Island on a free expert-guided walk with naturalist Elaine Murphy. Situated between Sturgeon and Steelman Lakes on Sauvie Island, this grassy peninsula…
Find out more »October 2019
Greenway Trail Bird Walk
This expert-guided bird walk along Vancouver's Greenway Trail is a great way to learn how to recognize our local birds and learn a bit…
Find out more »Powell Butte Nature Park Bird Walk
Join naturalist Elaine Murphy and the hosting Backyard Bird Shop in West Linn Central Village for a free tour of this unique Portland natural…
Find out more »Attracting Birds to Your Backyard
Join us in our Portland shop from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. to hear naturalist and educator Elaine Murphy speak about how to brighten your yard with winter visitors!…
Find out more »Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Class (P)
Join staffer Mark Fitzsimons for his Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Class. Bring your mason bee tubes, reeds, or bee blocks that are designed to…
Find out more »Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Class (LO)
Join staffer Mark Fitzsimons for his Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Class. Bring your mason bee tubes, reeds, or bee blocks that are designed to…
Find out more »Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Class (WL)
Join staffer Mark Fitzsimons for his Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Class. Bring your mason bee tubes, reeds, or bee blocks that are designed to…
Find out more »Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Class (WL)
Join staffer Mark Fitzsimons for his Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Class. Bring your mason bee tubes, reeds, or bee blocks that are designed to…
Find out more »November 2019
Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge Bird Walk
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is one of only a handful of urban national wildlife refuges in the country. Located in Sherwood, on a floodplain…
Find out more »Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Class (B)
Join staffer Mark Fitzsimons for his Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Class. Bring your mason bee tubes, reeds, or bee blocks that are designed to…
Find out more »Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Class (B)
Join staffer Mark Fitzsimons for his Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Class. Bring your mason bee tubes, reeds, or bee blocks that are designed to…
Find out more »Fernhill Wetlands Bird Walk
Join naturalist and educator Elaine Murphy for a free educational bird walk around Fernhill Wetlands! This local treasure has undergone a large-scale wetland restoration…
Find out more »Mary S. Young Bird Walk
Join naturalist Elaine Murphy and the hosting Backyard Bird Shop in West Linn Central Village for a free tour of this Oregon State Park.…
Find out more »Attracting Birds to Your Backyard
Join us in our Beaverton shop from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. to hear naturalist and educator Elaine Murphy speak about how to brighten your yard with winter visitors!…
Find out more »December 2019
Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge Bird Walk
Enjoy the sights and sounds of migrating geese, ducks and other birds on this free expert-guided bird walk at the gateway to the Columbia…
Find out more »Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden Bird Walk
Amidst the thousands of rhododendrons on the seven-acre Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, a jewel of a lake hosts wintering waterfowl. Take a free expert-guided…
Find out more »January 2020
Graham Oaks Nature Park Bird Walk
Discover the many treasures of this 250-acre, Metro-owned, natural area on a free expert-guided bird walk with Elaine Murphy. Metro staff and volunteers have…
Find out more »Koll Creekside Marsh Bird Walk
Escape the winter doldrums with a Westside birding adventure to Koll Creekside Marsh! Join naturalist Elaine Murphy and the hosting Backyard Bird Shop of…
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