On an average night in Multnomah County, about 60,000 birds fly over the state, making their way to nests and breeding grounds. On Wednesday, that number jumped to 700,000. All told, millions of birds ...

National Go Birding Day is Saturday, April 26, and since it’s spring and birds are busy singing and building nests, Oregonians who enjoy observing and identifying wild birds will mostly likely be ...

Flocks of robins so dense they blot out the sun. Individual birds that are only brief visitors to Northeastern Oregon and rarely seen. A snowy owl. A gyrfalcon. A gray-crowned rosy finch. Birds with ...

“Northern mockingbirds seem to enjoy sitting on this euonymus shrub. I always look for them in fall. When I took this photo, the striking backdrop was a crimson and orange maple tree. All the season’s ...

Sean Gardner / AP As Oregonians share meals and gifts this holiday season, small groups are braving the winter conditions to count birds in the state’s rural corners. They’re part of the National ...

Many sing the praises of Oregon’s natural beauty found between the coastline and Central Oregon. Meanwhile, the allure of eastern portion of the state, home to the deep canyons of the Owyhee River, ...

Bird watchers don’t stop. They’re always on alert, following a flutter in the air, pondering a feather that fell to the ground and talking about a frenzy at backyard feeders. They traverse mountains, ...