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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Join Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Eastern Oregon Biologist, Teresa ‘Bird’ Wicks on a guided bird walk to the stretch of the Blitzen River that extends north from P-Ranch and is a popular stop for many visitors to Malheur NWR. The mix of habitats along the river create abundant opportunities for observing birds and the occasional beaver or other mammal.
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Join Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Eastern Oregon Biologist, Teresa ‘Bird’ Wicks on this family-friendly bird walk will start at Malheur National Wildlife Headquarters at 8:00 from the parking lot. Children of all ages, and families of all kinds, are invited to come for a casual walk around Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters. There should be baby hawks and owls for viewing.
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Join Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Eastern Oregon Biologist, Teresa ‘Bird’ Wicks for a guided bird walk starting at the Benson Pond Trailhead. We will travel along the northern edge of Benson Pond, through the stand of homestead era trees and back to the parking area. The diversity of aquatic habitat, emergent marsh, sagebrush/shrubland, and deciduous trees provides for a diverse assortment of bird species. This walk provides a great opportunity for observing ducks in non-breeding plumage and practicing duck ID.
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Join Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Eastern Oregon Biologist, Teresa ‘Bird’ Wicks on a guided bird walk to the stretch of the Blitzen River that extends north from P-Ranch and is a popular stop for many visitors to Malheur NWR. The mix of habitats along the river create abundant opportunities for observing birds and the occasional beaver or other mammal.
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Join Bird Alliance of Oregon and the Burns Paiute Tribe’s Natural Resources Department to plant native vegetation in the uplands of the Tribe’s property along the Malheur River (and of course doing some great bird watching!).
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Join Bird Alliance of Oregon and the Burns Paiute Tribe’s Natural Resources Department to plant Oregon’s rarest grass, and one of the rarest grasses in the U.S. at the Tribe’s Logan Valley property (and of course doing some great bird watching!).
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