Saturdays: Beginning Birding and Sauvie Island Exploration *FULL*
Join Greg and Ricky for a three-part Saturday morning exploration at one of Oregon’s most accessible Important Bird Areas: Sauvie Island Wildlife Area.
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Beginning Birding and Sauvie Island Exploration (Sundays) *FULL*
Join Greg & Ricky for three Sunday morning explorations at one of Oregon’s most accessible Important Bird Areas, Sauvie Island Wildlife Area.
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Tropical Texas: Birding the Rio Grande Valley *FULL*
Winter is the perfect time travel to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, with its mild tropical weather, and outstanding bird diversity. Join us as we explore the entirety of the lower valley in search of the tropical specialties that can be found nowhere else in the country.
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Accessible Birding Outing at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden *FULL*
Join Portland Audubon for an accessible birding outing at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden! This birding hotspot in SE Portland boasts a wide variety of songbirds and waterfowl as well as ADA compliant trails and bathrooms.
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Birding with Kindness with Faraaz Abdool
Join author Faraaz Abdool to consider how to observe birds with consideration and kindness.
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Watercolor Painting with Ronna: The Northern Flicker
Join this live, online class to paint the Northern Flicker alongside Ronna Fujisawa, an experienced watercolor painter, art educator, and bird enthusiast. The class is held via Zoom Meetings to allow participants to use their videos and create a more interactive class. Appropriate for intermediate and ambitious beginners.
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Birding Costa Rica *FULL*
Join naturalists from the Portland Audubon on an incredible trip through the lush lowland rainforests, volcanoes, mountains, and coastal wetlands of Costa Rica. More than 800 species of birds have been seen within the borders of this small country. To conserve this diversity, almost 30% of Costa Rica is contained in National Parks and Reserves, ensuring that it will be protected for many generations to come.
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What’s up at Whitaker? Free Standing Outing
Join Portland Audubon for What’s up at Whitaker?, a series of free and exciting standing birding outings. Outing registration is lottery-based. Please fill out our inquiry waitlist form to be considered.
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Watercolor Painting In-Person: The Wood Duck
Introducing in-person watercolor classes with Ronna Fujisawa, an experienced watercolor painter, art educator, and bird enthusiast. This class is appropriate for intermediate and ambitious beginners.
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Little Brown Birds: The Sparrows
Bewildered by those Little Brown Birds? Learn how to sort through our many sparrows with John Rakestraw!
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Little Brown Birds: Wrens, Finches, and Blackbirds
This class will show you how to identify LBBs (wrens, finches, and blackbirds) that live in the Portland area.
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Saturdays: Beginning Birding and Sauvie Island Exploration *FULL*
Join Greg and Ricky for a three-part Saturday morning exploration at one of Oregon’s most accessible Important Bird Areas: Sauvie Island Wildlife Area.
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Beginning Birding and Sauvie Island Exploration (Sundays) *FULL*
Join Greg & Ricky for three Sunday morning explorations at one of Oregon’s most accessible Important Bird Areas, Sauvie Island Wildlife Area.
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San Diego and the Imperial Valley *FULL*
Visit the “birdiest county in the U.S.” with Portland Audubon to search for desert specialties and enjoy large numbers of wintering songbirds, shorebirds, raptors, and waterfowl in southern California’s subtropical Mediterranean climate.
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Watercolor Painting with Ronna: The Barn Swallow
Join this live, online class to paint the Barn Swallow alongside Ronna Fujisawa, an experienced watercolor painter, art educator, and bird enthusiast. The class is held via Zoom Meetings to allow participants to use their videos and create a more interactive class. Appropriate for intermediate and ambitious beginners.
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Introduction to Herping: Amphibians and Reptiles of the Portland Area
Join us to learn about the amphibians and reptiles of the Portland area.
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Exciting Spring Migrants with Brodie Cass Talbott
This class aims to prime you for the best three months of birding by explaining where and how to find and identify birds like Nashville Warbler, Cassin’s Vireo, Say’s Phoebe, and Mountain Bluebird.
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Field Trip: Exciting Spring Migrants Powell Butte with Brodie Cass Talbott *FULL*
Join Brodie for a trip to Powell Butte, welcoming back spring migratory birds!
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Birding Oregon Hotspots: Portland Metro Area
This class will introduce you to some of the best birding sites around Portland. We will show you how to get there and what species you can expect at different seasons.
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Pacific Northwest Trip: Newport to Florence
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.
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Watercolor Painting In-Person: The Pileated Woodpecker
Introducing in-person watercolor classes with Ronna Fujisawa, an experienced watercolor painter, art educator, and bird enthusiast. This class is appropriate for intermediate and ambitious beginners.
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Birding Oregon Hotspots: Washington County Wetlands
Join local author and guide John Rakestraw to find out where to bird in Washington County.
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Pacific Northwest Trip: The Sandhill Cranes of Othello *FULL*
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!
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Saturdays: Beginning Birding and Sauvie Island Exploration *FULL*
Join Greg and Ricky for a three-part Saturday morning exploration at one of Oregon’s most accessible Important Bird Areas: Sauvie Island Wildlife Area.
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Beginning Birding and Sauvie Island Exploration (Sundays) *FULL*
Join Greg & Ricky for three Sunday morning explorations at one of Oregon’s most accessible Important Bird Areas, Sauvie Island Wildlife Area.
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Watercolor Painting with Ronna: The Osprey
Join this live, online class to paint the Osprey alongside Ronna Fujisawa, an experienced watercolor painter, art educator, and bird enthusiast. The class is held via Zoom Meetings to allow participants to use their videos and create a more interactive class. Appropriate for intermediate and ambitious beginners.
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Beginning Birding by Ear: Birdsong Basics with Brodie Cass Talbott
Learn to bird by ear with Brodie Cass Talbott!
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Beginning Birding by Ear: Tips & Tricks
Join us for part two of our three-part series, focused on the “how” of learning birdsong.
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Beginning Birding by Ear: Backyard Favorites
Learn to bird by ear with Brodie Cass Talbott!
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The New School of Birding, Module 3: The Wonders of Migration
Join Candace and Dan to learn about the wonders of bird migration through digital classes and field days! In this module, we hope to raise your awareness of the subtle cues of nature, and bring you into closer understanding of the lives of our feathered neighbors. We’ll explore how and why birds migrate, delving into the mysteries of how birds stay on course, how scientists measure migration, the amazing journeys of long-distance migrants, and much more. Along the way, we’ll practice our birding skills in the field, with a focus on the diversity and abundance of spring migrants in our region.
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Watercolor Painting In-Person: Our Yellow Warblers
Introducing in-person watercolor classes with Ronna Fujisawa, an experienced watercolor painter, art educator, and bird enthusiast. This class is appropriate for intermediate and ambitious beginners.
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Audubon Birding Day: Hiking and Sunset at Mount St. Helens with Gina Roberti & Erin Law *FULL*
Join Gina and Erin to hike, learn about the habitats created by the eruption, and enjoy the dusk bird activity on the north side of Mount St. Helens.
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Springtime in Cape May *FULL*
Beloved by beachcombers and birders alike, the quaint seashore town of Cape May is a must-visit birding destination, from forests to salt marshes. It may surprise some to discover Cape May is one of the best places in the country to watch the miracle of bird migration.
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Audubon Birding Day: Hiking and Sunset at Mount St. Helens with Gina Roberti *FULL*
Join Gina and Erin to hike, learn about the habitats created by the eruption, and enjoy the dusk bird activity on the north side of Mount St. Helens.
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Pacific Northwest Trip: Malheur Foray *FULL*
Explore remote and beautiful southeastern Oregon and visit a world-class birder’s paradise, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, during peak migration. We’ll focus on both birds and the natural history of the vast refuge and surrounding areas, including Steens Mountain and the Alvord Desert.
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Mongolia
Join Portland Audubon on a trip of a lifetime! Mongolia is a place of staggering beauty with extraordinary birds and mammals. Enjoy traditional Mongolian food in a communal setting and experience first-hand the unique Mongolian life by staying in ger camps. We will explore its varied habitats, which include the Siberian Taiga in the north, the Mongolian Steppe and the Gobi Desert, and Gobi Altai Mountains in the south. Wildlife high points include Demoiselle Crane, Lammergeier, Wallcreeper, and Przewalski’s Wild Horse.
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Pacific Northwest Trip: Birds, Plants, and Bugs of Mt. Adams with Stefan Schlick
This is the time to go to Mt. Adams! While bird song is winding down, there should still be lots of singers out and about. Butterflies and dragonflies will not be ignored on this trip!
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The Wonders of Oaxaca
Travel with Portland Audubon to a cultural and biodiversity hotspot of our southern neighbor. On this 11-day trip, we’ll travel with our local guide through mountain scrub to tropical deciduous forests. We’ll visit cultural sites, search for endemic species, and enjoy a boat ride to see the pelagic birds of the Pacific Ocean.
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Birding in Cuba *FULL*
Join us in February 2024 for an incredible adventure in Cuba! We’ll visit the most productive birding regions in the Caribbean’s largest and most ecologically diverse island nation, where more than 400 bird species have been recorded, including 27 island endemics and 18 considered globally threatened. We’ll also learn about Cuban history, culture, arts, and lifestyle as we travel through this fascinating and beautiful country.
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Spain: Extremadura, Doñana, and Sierra de Gredos
Join Stefan and Randy to explore Europe’s birding hotspot: Spain! The timing is perfect to witness the trailing end of migration and Spain’s birds in their breeding glory. Combine fabulous birding with excellent food, fantastic scenery, and ease of logistics, and you have an amazing trip that you wouldn’t want to miss! We generally expect pleasant weather, with no sweltering days just yet, and there should not be issues with pesky bugs.
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