Savannah Sparrow Survey Orientation
April 12 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am
Free
Above: A Savannah Sparrow resting on rock in Moraine Park! Photo credit to Rachel Ames, courtesy of National Parks Service webpage.
Calling all seasoned birders! JCWC, Conservation Insight and Portland Parks & Recreation to begin an exciting new project monitoring Savannah Sparrow and other prairie nesting birds at Powell Butte Nature Park. If you have intermediate or better bird identification skills and own your own binoculars, this is the project for you! Register at the link below before all the spots fill up…
You’re invited Friday, April 12th OR Saturday, April 13th from 7:30am-9:30am for a required orientation and training on the specific protocols. Meet at the Butte, bring your binoculars and we’ll provide everything else for you. We’ll do a test survey together, and the following surveys will take place every week from mid-April to June (10 weeks total). Survey date sign ups will be a part of orientation, so bring your calendars, please! Register HERE
For questions contact Daniel Newberry: [email protected], (503) 652-7477 ext. 103