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Wrap Up Your Birding Year At Whitaker Ponds
Event by: Bird Alliance of Oregon Outings
Location: Whitaker Ponds Nature Park, Northeast 47th Avenue 7040, Portland
About event
Like any respectable Portland birding hotspot, Whitaker Ponds was once a dump. In 1995 volunteers cleaned it up and planted natives and now it has one of the biggest metro bird lists for anything its size. And it really shines in winter due to the water.
Whitaker is one of the best spots to easily and consistently see 7 or more species of ducks, not including Pied-billed Grebe (which isn’t a duck), pictured above. Black Phoebe is found on most trips. The deciduous and conifer woods multiply the chickadee and kinglet contingent. And Golden-crowned and sometimes Lincoln’s Sparrows are seen in the field and edge habitat.
Join me and fellow birders to see what’s going on there this Saturday! Everyone is welcome! I’ve an extra pair of binoculars if you don’t have them.
We’ll meet in the gazebo next to the parking lot.
**Distance:** 1 mile round trip
**Trail:** paved, dirt, gravel
**Elevation:** flat
**Pacing:** slow, frequent stops
**Restrooms:** There is an ADA-accessible porta potty by the parking lot
**Public Transit:** TriMet Bus #75. Bike racks are located inside the entrance near the west pond