Audubon Birding Days and Field Trips

Go Birding!

Join Portland Audubon instructors on affordable full-day, half-day, or multi-day Pacific Northwest Trips, local Field Trips, and Audubon Birding Days to natural areas within a day’s drive of Portland. Expert guiding and camaraderie provided!

All experience levels and new birders are always welcome.

 

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Audubon Birding Days

Join us for a full day in the field birding with our expert naturalists, within a day’s drive from Portland.

Wildflowers at Catherine Creek & Deschutes River

April 5, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. *4 spots left*

Hiking and Sunset at Mount St. Helens

April 21, 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Deschutes River State Recreation Area and Celilo State Park

April 23, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Broughton Beach & West Delta Park Wetlands

May 3, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Birds of the Oregon Coast

May 6, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Oak Island Exploration

May 20, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

 Willamette Birding: Baskett Slough NWR to Willamette Mission State Park

June 4, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Willamette Birding: Baskett Slough NWR to Willamette Mission State Park

June 18, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Tufted Puffin
Tufted Puffin by Scott Carpenter

Field Trips

Join us for a few hours in the field birding with our expert naturalists at a local birding hotspot.

Crown Zellerbach Trail

April 2, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

The Birds of Mt. Tabor in April

April 8, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Henry Hagg Lake

April 9, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The Birds of Mt. Tabor in April

April 17, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Accessible Outing at Orenco Woods Nature Park

April 22, 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Why Birds? Beginning Explorations

April 26, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Powell Butte Nature Park

April 30, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area

May 13, 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Virginia Lake in June

June 9, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Woodpeckers of Portland at Sandy River Delta

June 16, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Wood Duck, photo by Mick Thompson

Pacific Northwest Trips

Explore the Pacific Northwest with local experts and guides from one of Oregon’s oldest conservation organizations. These multi-day trips are open to people of all skill levels, with a focus on comfortable travel and pacing, broad natural history, and attention to the conservation issues of the region.

Burrowing Owl, photo by Mick Thompson

Currently Full Events

To be added to the waitlist, please click on the event and hit the register button to fill out the inquiry form. Once you have submitted your inquiry for the waitlist, you will only be contacted if a space becomes available. Thank you!

Accessible Outing at Whitaker Ponds March 25, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Welcome back, Puffins! April 21, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Hiking and Sunset at Mount St. Helens April 29, 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Hiking and Sunset at Mount St. Helens May 12, 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Bird Song of the Coast Range May 21, 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Klickitat River Butterflies & Birds May 29, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

 

 

Anna's Hummingbirds, photo by Mick Thompson