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Field Trip: Beginning Birding by Ear at Mt. Tabor with Brodie Cass Talbott *2 spots left*

Early Spring is the time to start honing your ear for birdsong! In this beginner’s field trip, we’ll practice identifying our common local songsters by song and call at Mt. Tabor, one of Portland’s most beloved birding hotspots. Timed for early spring, before most migrants have returned, we’ll listen for Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, and Dark-eyed Junco, giving us a great foundation for the arrival of our migrating songbirds in the months to come. While attendance in the Beginning Birding By Ear class series is not required, we will draw heavily from the information covered in those classes. 

We will meet at the parking lot next to the visitor’s center. Your trip leader will send out more information in the week leading up to the trip. 

Limited to 10 participants.

Masks are optional on this outdoor program.

Accessibility

Pacing: Slow, with frequent stops to view and listen for birds.
Amenities: Two bathrooms along the route; large parking lot with ADA parking spaces
Public Transit: Served most closely by Tri-met  #15 to 69th and Yamhill (.25 miles)
Rest Stops: One or two benches are available along the route

Distance: Varies, generally 1.5 to 2 miles
Elevation Changes: 300 feet (total up and down)
Trail Tread and Width: Mostly paved road; some paved trail; some single track packed dirt/gravel trails; some stairs

Dark-eyed Junco, photo by Mick Thompson

Learn to bird by ear!

The companion field trip to the three-part Beginning Birding by Ear class series, this trip to Mt. Tabor aims to put theory into practice in identifying birds.

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Field Trip Details

  • Date: March 25, 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
  • Class fee: $45 members / $65 non-members
Trip Leader

Brodie Cass Talbott

Brodie works as an educator with Bird Alliance of Oregon. After many years of wildland firefighting and leading river tours, he spent six years living and teaching across Asia, where his interest in birds became his passion. He has birded across five continents, and uses his experience in education and ecotourism to share his love of the outdoors with people from all ages, backgrounds, and abilities, with an eye towards increasing access to wild spaces for people from diverse communities.

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Details

Date:
March 25, 2022
Time:
7:30 am - 10:30 am
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Venue

OR United States
Website:
https://birdallianceoregon.org/venue/3749/
Cost:
$45 – $65

Venue

OR United States
Website:
https://birdallianceoregon.org/venue/3749/
Cost:
$45 – $65

Organizer

Tara Lemezis
Email:
tlemezis@birdallianceoregon.org

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