Wildlife is Habitat
Widlife is Habitat
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About those Swifts! They're back and we'll be back September 1 - 30 with binocs and scope. Come on down! Besides the main event we are happy to offer two new opportunities for you to get Swift this season: 1st annual Swift Watch MIGRATION Migrate with us in a short stroll from Montgomery Park spiraling into the Chapman schoolyard Saturday, September 20. The walk will raise fun and funds for the Audubon Society of Portland. More... On the Wing ONE NIGHT ONLY! Oct 2, Cinema 21. The Chapman Swift phenomenon is celebrated in the documentary, On The Wing, by the city's own Real Earl Productions. This wonderful film will debut in a benefit for The Audubon Society of Portland. Reserve your seat. |
Swifts at Chapman© Vernon Di Pietro
Understand
Raptor Migration Class and Field Trip Learn to identify migrating raptors that pass through the Pacific
Northwest and enjoy a Saturday field trip to Bonney Butte. Register
Albatrosses of the North Pacific Ocean a very special weekend outing in collaboration with Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, OR. Register Tracking Bear Join Linda Hunter, author of Lonesome for Bears, for an evening lecture on the finer points of tracking bears, and a field outing the following day. Register |
Enjoy
Willamette Riverfest, Sternwheeler the Rose, Ross Island Cruise
Join Bob Sallinger from Portland Audubon Society and Mike Houck from the Urban Greenspaces Institute on a family-oriented two hour cruise around Ross Island. This is time for you and your family to get out on the river and see great blue herons, osprey and bald eagles nests.
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Swift Watch is Coming
Don't miss the spectacular aerial display of Vaux Swifts spiraling into the Chapman School chimney as they gather by the thousands before migrating south for the winter.
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Protect
Help groundtruth the sites that have been accepted for the Willamette
Valley Birding Trail. Besides birds, we'll also be on the lookout for
other unique aspects of
each site (history, geology, etc.), that will add to the experience of
visitors. More....
The July 9th Oregonian Home and Garden Section includes an article on Oregon's declining bird populations and how you can help. It features information from Audubon's "For the Birds" brochure for people interested in helping the birds in their backyards More....
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Wildlife Care Center
Ask the Expert
Do you have a question about Backyard Wildlife? Why does that Robin
keep attacking my window? Why am I seeing a hummingbird in the winter? Ask the wildlife expert here!
There is a Baby Bird in my Fireplace! Learn about the amazing Vaux's Swifts that nest in chimneys and see what you can do if you have one in your fireplace. What to do if you find a baby mammal
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Wild Arts Festival celebrates nature in the work of regionally and nationally known artists and writers. Now in its 28th year, the Festival has become the northwest’s premier show and sale of nature-related art and books. More...
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Where all the profits are for the birds!
The headquarters for naturalists in the Portland Metro Area. A great selection of books and essentials for the bird and nature lovers in all of us. Visit us... |
