Adult Programs
A wide variety of trips and classes and local field trips both fee-based and Free!
Trips vary in geographic destinations and provide an opportunity to get close to nature while exploring and learning about new habitats. Your travel dollar supports our education programs while you do some excellent bird watching and wildlife viewing.
Domestic Birding Trips
Explore exciting destinations in the U.S. while supporting our education programs. We travel by 15 passenger van from our starting location and explore the best birding and natural areas.
Exploritas (Elderhostel) Birding
Audubon Society of Portland provided the very first birding Elderhostel in 1989. Our programs are advertised in the Exploritas catalog and on their website: www.exploritas.org. We do three programs a year in May, June or July, and September.
Birding Weekends
Aim to bring birders together from around the state to enjoy birds, see new locations, and maybe add to their lists. Paul Sullivan has been leading these monthly trips for 13 years and in 2010 he is taking a year off. We hope he'll be back to lead more trips when he is ready.
Birding Classes
Classes are offered several times a month and taught by experienced birders and teachers. We have class/field trip combinations that focus on Raptors to Sparrows and Beginning Birding to Birding by Ear, as well as classes consisting just of an audio-visual presentation focused on a particular group of birds.
Natural History Classes
Even birders need to be well-rounded naturalists! Throughout the year look for classes focused on plants, animal tracking, wildflowers, butterflies, and dragonflies among other subjects.
Free Local Field Trips led by our Volunteers!
People with all levels of experience, from beginning to expert, are welcome on our free field trips. Generally no pre-registration is required. Just show up at the time and place indicated.
Bring your binoculars and dress for the weather!
Magpies Field Trips
Magpies field trips are free and led by our volunteers who love to go birding during the weekdays. The Magpies motto: "We start a little later, go a little slower, and try to keep a restroom in sight."
From beginners to advanced birders, anyone who is fascinated by the sounds of birds should take advantage of these FREE guided walks to the metro area’s prime spring migration hot-spots. Four different sites in the Metro area are used and walks are offered Tuesday - Friday from April 1-June 6 each year.
Wild in the City Field Trips
Cycle, Paddle and Walk to the region’s parks, trails, and natural areas. Connecting Green is all about access to nature in the city. Connecting Green field trips will introduce you to some of the region’s most scenic and wildlife rich natural areas and parks and get to know the ever growing regional trails network.
