Portland Audubon is hosting three Big Sits on May 13, this year’s World Migratory Bird Day, throughout important migratory habitats in Oregon: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon, Jackson Bottom Wetlands in Hillsboro, and Nehalem on the northern Oregon coast.
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The Wild Arts Festival was a big winner for Portland Audubon, raising more than $190,000 to help us protect Oregon’s wildlife and wild places. The purchases made at the Festival also support the work of more than 80 local artists and authors.
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When Portland Audubon and the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon (FCCO) present the Catio Tour in mid-September it will mark the tenth anniversary of this event and more than a quarter century of successful collaboration between our two groups.
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The Bird Days of Summer is a series of beginner-friendly programs for anyone curious about birds and nature. We combine community-building, exploration, and fun to create safe spaces for people to get to know each other, as well as the birds.
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In 2022, Portland Audubon has a diversity of programs for engaging with Malheur and the Harney Basin. These multiday events are for folks who want to get their hands dirty. Join Portland Audubon and local partners in restoring wildlife habitat in Harney County (and of course doing some great bird watching!).
Read PostWild Arts Festival 2021 is on! We look forward to seeing friends, authors, and artists in person again and plans are now underway for the 2021 Festival to take place November 20-21.
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We had 77 reports submitted in the tenth week of the Backyard BioBlitz. We have summarized the data so that you can see what other folks are seeing.
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We had 72 reports submitted in the ninth week of the Backyard BioBlitz. We have summarized the data from the first nine weeks below so that you can see what other folks are seeing.
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We had 70 reports submitted in the sixth week of the Backyard BioBlitz. We have summarized the data from the first eight weeks below so that you can see what other folks are seeing. This week we had 84 participants.
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This is the Woodpecker edition of the BioBlitz! Note how many people are seeing Northern Flickers and Downy Woodpeckers this week. Many of our urban woodpeckers are at the peak of nesting right now and their young are starting to leave the nest.
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