Enjoy the late spring in beautiful Central Oregon looking for local specialties! The weather should be sunny and warm, but there can still be the odd rainy or cool day. We will be working the different habitats of the area including sagebrush, shrub steppe, pine woodlands and wetlands in search of White-headed, Three-toed and Black-backed Woodpecker, Williamson’s Sapsucker, and more!
The many lakes and wetlands of Southeastern Oregon are host to some of the most amazing congregations of nesting waterbirds in the state. During the breeding season, thousands of waterbirds depend on these lakes, in this otherwise dry region, to raise their young.
This three-day coastal adventure will meet all of your birding and exploration desires! Join Stefan in searching for the endangered Western Snowy Plover, White-tailed Kite, Wrentit, and much more.
On this three-day, two-night adventure we will explore beautiful landscapes, from the basalt columns of Columbia National Wildlife Refuge to the gorgeous vistas of Saddle Mountain. We’ll have good chances of seeing Long-billed Curlew, Tricolored Blackbird, Loggerhead Shrike, Chukar, Sagebrush and Vesper Sparrow, and Sage Thrasher, and of course thousands of Sandhill Crane!
Heading east from the Cascade crest, starkly different ecoregions present a fantastic array of habitats and wildlife. On this three-day, van-based tour, we’ll explore the avifauna and natural history of the East Cascades, Columbia Plateau, and Blue Mountain ecoregions, searching for Williamson’s Sapsucker in conifer-dominated forests, Lewis’s Woodpecker and Ash-throated Flycatcher in open oak scrub, and Sage Thrasher and Vesper Sparrow in the sagebrush steppe.
Explore the natural and cultural history of the Columbia River while we investigate its complicated past, from bountiful fishery to major shipping channel and renewable energy hub. On this four day, van-based trip, we’ll visit the dams and National Wildlife Refuges that have shaped the river’s recent history, while enjoying the arrival of wintering birds along its lower 350 miles.
Let’s explore the Klamath Basin, home to six national wildlife refuges and one of the most important wetland ecosystems in the west! Our visit is timed to see the spectacular spring migration of geese, along with a great diversity of waterfowl and plenty of raptors too.