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Classes and Field Trips

Bird Alliance of Oregon offers online and outdoors classes, field trips and birding days that spark curiosity, foster a deeper understanding of the natural world, and inspire people to protect native wildlife and their habitat. Our programs are open to people of all skill levels and abilities, with a focus on natural history, regional conservation issues, the intersection of art and the environment, and of course, birds and wildlife. When you take a class with Bird Alliance of Oregon, you are supporting our work to protect wildlife, wild places, and humans alike.

All experience levels and new birders are always welcome.

 

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July 23 @ 5:30 pm

The Bird Days of Summer: Intro to Dragonflies w/ Columbia Slough Watershed Council *FULL*
Snowly Plover sitting in the sand at sunset.
July 24 @ 8:00 am

Snowy Plover Interpretive Walk – Netarts Spit (RSVP required)
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A group of people are watching birds, holding up binoculars and facing the camera.
July 24 @ 5:15 pm

The Bird Days of Summer: Birds & Bevvies at Topaz Farm *FULL*
A photo of Great-horned Owl perched on a branch in early spring. The leaves on the tree are just starting to unfurl.
July 26 @ 8:00 am

The Bird Days of Summer: Birding P-Ranch (Harney County)
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A group of people on bikes are looking through binoculars.
July 27 @ 8:00 am

The Bird Days of Summer: Bike & Bird – Slough Run with FBC.PDX *FULL*
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A Clark's Nutcracker perched on a branch with green moss against a blue sky.
July 27 @ 8:30 am

Birding Day: Timberline Lodge *FULL*
August 3 @ 10:00 am

Fly Crafts: Bird Journals: Birds & Their Habitats with Jude Siegel
A Tree Swallow is perched on a mossy branch, with a green background.
August 7 @ 6:30 pm

The Bird Days of Summer: Accessible Dusk Birding
A Redhead duck is floating on water.
August 8 @ 5:00 pm

The Bird Days of Summer: Birds and Bevvies: Burns/Hines Nature Trail (Harney County)
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Hermit Thrush perched on a branch with its feathers all fluffed up.
August 10 @ 8:00 am

The Bird Days of Summer: Create & Bird – Poet Birds *FULL*
A Calliope Hummingbird perches on the tip of a delicate branch.
August 13 @ 6:00 pm

Hummingbirds of Oregon
Full
August 17 @ 10:00 am

The Bird Days of Summer: Drawing Native Plants! *FULL*
A photo of Balch Creek surrounded by trees and mossy stones.
August 17 @ 10:30 am

Forest Therapy at Bird Alliance of Oregon Wildlife Sanctuary
A Sanderling searches through the sand for food.
August 20 @ 6:00 pm

Identifying Shorebirds
August 23 @ 7:00 am

The Bird Days of Summer: Conservation Adventure at Forest Park
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A Ruddy Turnstone is walking along a sandy beach.
August 24 @ 8:30 am

Birding Day: Shorebird ID on the Coast *FULL*
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A Ruddy Turnstone is walking along a sandy beach.
August 25 @ 8:30 am

Birding Day: Shorebird ID on the Coast *FULL*
Snowly Plover sitting in the sand at sunset.
August 25 @ 9:00 am

Birding on the Bay – Netarts Bay (RSVP required)
A photo of a Hoatzin perched on a branch.
August 27 @ 6:00 pm

Amazon River Cruise Informational Session (Free)
Image is of a shorebird, a Least Sandpiper, a stocky brown streaky bird, with a long bill is foraging on green water.
August 28 @ 6:00 pm

Intermediate Birding by Ear: Shorebirds!
Image is of a shorebird, a Least Sandpiper, a stocky brown streaky bird, with a long bill is foraging on green water.
August 29 @ 8:00 am

Field Trip: Birding by Ear – Shorebirds at Fernhill Wetlands
A photo of a Great Horned Owl, its body hidden by the needles of a pine tree.
August 31 @ 7:00 pm

The Bird Days of Summer: Malheur After Dark (Harney County)
Vaux's Swifts gather above the chimney at Chapman Elementary School against a purple sky.
September 3 @ 6:00 pm

The Swifts Return!
A flock of at least a hundred Dunlin take off from the water.
September 4 @ 6:00 pm

Experiencing Migration
A photo looking up at the tree canopy with the sun filtering through the trees.
September 5 @ 6:00 pm

Botany for Birders: Leaves
September 6 @ 8:00 am

Birding Day: Experiencing Migration at the North Coast
A photo looking up at the tree canopy with the sun filtering through the trees.
September 7 @ 8:00 am

Field Trip: Botany for Birders – Leaves at Laurelhurst Park
A watercolor painting of Barn Owls.
September 7 @ 10:30 am

Fly Crafts: Bird Journals: Simplifying Details
A photo of Balch Creek surrounded by trees and mossy stones.
September 8 @ 10:30 am

Forest Therapy at Bird Alliance of Oregon Wildlife Sanctuary
American Robin on bush with red berries
September 11 @ 6:00 pm

Things YOU Can do to Help Birds
Lenticular cloud over Mt. Hood.
September 12 @ 6:00 pm

500 Million Years in Oregon
Lazuli Bunting perched on a
September 18 @ 6:00 pm

Birding Oregon Hotspots: The Best of the Portland Metro Area
September 19 @ 6:00 pm

Let’s Hear it for the Girls: Demystifying Female Birds
A Western Bluebird perches on top of a slender stick.
September 21 @ 8:00 am

Birding Day: Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge
A watercolor painting of a Mourning Dove.
September 21 @ 10:30 am

Fly Crafts: Watercolor Painting In-Person with Ronna: The Mourning Dove
A Rough-legged Hawk is ambushing prey with their wings in the air.
September 24 @ 6:00 pm

Birds in Flight Photography
September 25 @ 6:00 pm

Fly Crafts: Watercolor Painting with Ronna: The Bohemian Waxwing
A White-breasted Nuthatch clings to the side of a snag.
September 27 @ 7:30 am

Birding Day: Migration at Oak Island
View of Mount St. Helens from Johnston Ridge Observatory
September 28 @ 3:00 pm

Birding Day: Birding at Mount St. Helens Hummocks & Coldwater Lake
A macro photography portrait of a Katydid.
September 30 @ 6:00 pm

Macro Photography
A Common Raven standing on a log vocalizing with its beak open.
October 1 @ 6:00 pm

Ravens, Crows, Magpies, and Jays of Oregon
A Rough-legged Hawk flies through the air over a grassy field.
October 2 @ 6:00 pm

Raptors in Flight
Two Pigeon Guillemots standing on a rock, one with a fish in its mouth and the other with its beak open.
October 5 @ 7:30 am

Birding Day: Clatsop Coast
A painting on a little card of a Dark-eyed Junco
October 5 @ 10:30 am

Fly Crafts: Bird Journals: Getting the Gist
A photo of Balch Creek surrounded by trees and mossy stones.
October 6 @ 10:30 am

Forest Therapy at Bird Alliance of Oregon Wildlife Sanctuary
A watercolor painting of a Barn Owl.
October 7 @ 6:00 pm

OWLtober Fly Crafts: Online Watercolor Painting with Ronna: The Barn Owl
A Western Screech-Owl is sticking out of a tree cavity.
October 9 @ 6:00 pm

OWLtober: Understanding Owls
A Song Sparrow is perched on a Vine Maple that is changing into it's fall colors.
October 10 @ 6:00 pm

10 Birds to Know
A male Purple Finch is perched on a thick branch facing left.
October 14 @ 6:00 pm

How to Identify Birds
A Cedar Waxwing is perched on a Cascara tree branch eating on of the tree's fruits.
October 15 @ 6:00 pm

Botany for Birders: Fruit
A Northern Pygmy-Owl is perched atop a small confier branch
October 16 @ 6:00 pm

OWLtober: Owls of Portland
A Cedar Waxwing is perched on a Cascara tree branch eating on of the tree's fruits.
October 19 @ 8:00 am

Field Trip: Botany for Birders – Fruit at Oaks Bottom
A Ring-billed Gull stands upright on a rock with a gray sky.
October 22 @ 6:00 pm

Fifty Shades of Gray: Oregon Gulls
Great Gray Owl portrait with yellow lichen covered branches behind it.
October 23 @ 6:00 pm

OWLtober: Owls of Oregon
Snowly Plover sitting in the sand at sunset.
October 26 @ 7:45 am

Birding Day: From Seabirds to Songbirds, a Day in Newport
A watercolor painting of a Snowy Owl.
October 26 @ 10:30 am

OWLtober Fly Crafts: Watercolor Painting In-Person with Ronna: The Snowy Owl
A Ring-billed Gull stands upright on a rock with a gray sky.
October 27 @ 8:30 am

Birding Day: Gulls on the Coast
A Ruby-crowned Kinglet is perched on a branch facing right.
October 30 @ 6:00 pm

Intermediate Birding by Ear: Winter Migrants
Varied Thrush perched on a mossy branch in Bird Alliance of Oregon's Nature Sanctuary.
October 31 @ 8:00 am

Field Trip: Birding by Ear – Winter Migrants at Oaks Bottom
A photo of Balch Creek surrounded by trees and mossy stones.
November 2 @ 10:30 am

Forest Therapy at Bird Alliance of Oregon Wildlife Sanctuary
A Northern Spotted Owl perches on a mossy branch, while looking up towards the upper tree canopy.
November 4 @ 6:00 pm

Threatened and Endangered Animals in Oregon
November 5 @ 6:00 pm

Birding with Kindness
Image is of a pond, with a pile of brush in the foreground. They sky is wintry blue and pink.
November 6 @ 6:00 pm

Botany for Birders: Winter Tree ID
Image is of a pond, with a pile of brush in the foreground. They sky is wintry blue and pink.
November 9 @ 8:00 am

Field Trip: Botany for Birders – Winter ID at Whitaker Ponds
November 9 @ 10:30 am

Fly Crafts: Watercolor Painting In-Person with Ronna: The Wild Turkey
Common Loon on water
November 11 @ 8:30 am

Birding Day: Upstream on the Columbia River
Summer blooms at Mount St. Helens
November 12 @ 6:00 pm

Observation Point: Birding at the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
A watercolor painting of chickadees.
November 13 @ 6:00 pm

Fly Crafts: Watercolor Painting Online Class with Ronna: Holiday Gift Cards – Chickadees!
An American White Pelican landing on the water.
November 14 @ 6:00 pm

Four Seasons of Birding
Black Turnstone walks in shallow water.
December 12 @ 6:00 pm

PNW Coastal Birds in Winter
A Bald Eagle is perched on a log on a sandy beach.
February 28, 2025

Pacific Northwest Trip: Skagit Valley Birding
A photo of a Snowy Plover family, two babies and one adult on the beach.
April 4, 2025

Pacific Northwest Trip: Newport to Florence

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