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Fernhill Wetland
In the northwest Willamette Valley just south of the town of Forest Grove, Washington County. A wide variety of wetland and grassland bird species occur here, including large numbers of waterfowl and shorebirds.
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Fernhill Wetland
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In the northwest Willamette Valley just south of the town of Forest Grove, Washington County. A wide variety of wetland and grassland bird species occur here, including large numbers of waterfowl and shorebirds.
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Location: In the northwest Willamette Valley just south of the town of Forest Grove, in Washington County.
Description: This 243 acre site is composed largely of restored wetlands and moist soil habitats of now defunct sewage ponds. Fernhill is the focus of a proposed multi-million dollar project to continue the 150-200 acre restoration process and re-open the slough to the adjacent Tualatin River.
Ornithological Highlights: Waterfowl populations are daily in the thousands from November through March. Shorebirds occur (at least 17 species recorded thus far) in numbers frequently exceeding 100 birds in spring, fall, and sometimes in winter.For more information on Fernhill Wetlands, please see the Technical Site Report in the National IBA database.
Links:
• IBA of the month: Fernhill Wetlands
• Klamath Bird Observatory Important Aquatic Bird Site Description
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Location: In the northwest Willamette Valley just south of the town of Forest Grove, in Washington County.
Description: This 243 acre site is composed largely of restored wetlands and moist soil habitats of now defunct sewage ponds. Fernhill is the focus of a proposed multi-million dollar project to continue the 150-200 acre restoration process and re-open the slough to the adjacent Tualatin River.
Ornithological Highlights: Waterfowl populations are daily in the thousands from November through March. Shorebirds occur (at least 17 species recorded thus far) in numbers frequently exceeding 100 birds in spring, fall, and sometimes in winter.
For more information on Fernhill Wetlands, please see the Technical Site Report in the National IBA database.
Links:
• IBA of the month: Fernhill Wetlands
• Klamath Bird Observatory Important Aquatic Bird Site Description
