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AUDUBON SOCIETY of PORTLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY of PORTLAND JANUARY 2008 Volume 72 Number 1 Warbler Urban Ecology and Join Our Master Sauvie Island In this issue... Conservation Symposium Birder Program Raptor Road Trip! See page 5 See page 7 See page 3 Varied Thrush © Jim Cruce Short-eared Owl © Jim Cruce Willow Flycatcher © Michael McDowell New National Audubon Society WatchList Identifies 11% of the Birds Found in Oregon as At Risk or Critically Imperiled by Bob Sallinger, Conservation Director n the past six months, the National Audubon Society Some Oregon species included in the WatchList, such as Her survival may entirely depend on whether she can find has released two important reports that tell us that the Northern Spotted Owl, Marbled Murrelet, Snowy a safe place to feed and rest in your neighborhood. With a Imany bird species in Oregon and across the United Plover, and Sage Grouse, are already well-known “at-risk” little extra effort, you may even be able to create a place for States are in trouble. These reports speak to the urgency of species. Others such as the Tricolored Blackbird (listed her to stop and nest. many of the Audubon efforts already underway in Oregon as one of the 20 most imperiled species in the United and will help us define new priorities in the coming years. States), Willow Flycatcher, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Audubon’s Bird Agenda: Short-eared Owl, and Varied Thrush can still be found Protecting Birds in the Backyard In June 2007, National Audubon released a report entitled at various times of the year in and around Portland, but are and Beyond Common Birds in Decline. It analyzed 40 years of Bird at risk of disappearing from the face of the earth forever. Survey data and discovered that many of Oregon’s most One species on the list, the Lewis’s Woodpecker, should The Audubon Society of Portland’s efforts to protect native common bird species are experiencing steep long-term be a very familiar species to residents of the Portland birds span the entire Oregon landscape. During 2008 our declines. Species experiencing greater than 50% population area — in the 1940s it was described as “abundant” in the bird conservation priorities include the following: declines over the past 40 years include the American Willamette Valley. A combination of loss of oak woodlands • Protecting nature close to home: Portland Audubon Goldfinch, Barn Swallow, Killdeer, Mourning Dove, and competition for nest cavities by invasive European is working to ensure that every resident in the Portland Rufous Hummingbird, and even our own state bird, Starlings, however, has reduced its statewide population by Metropolitan region has a natural area within a quarter the Western Meadowlark. While these species are not 75% and eliminated breeding populations entirely from the mile of their home. currently at risk of extinction, we cannot afford to let Willamette Valley. these downward trends continue unchecked — or within • Protecting Important Bird Areas statewide: Portland our lifetimes these species will rapidly move toward the The two reports tell us that there are species at risk and Audubon and a team of bird experts have identified 104 imperiled list. identifiable threats across all of Oregon’s different habitat areas across Oregon that are critical for bird migration types, ranging from our oceans to our mountains to our and nesting. We are working to ensure that all of these In November 2007, National Audubon and the American deserts and to our own backyards. The reports serve as a “IBAs” are adequately protected and managed to promote Bird Conservancy released the National Bird WatchList. reminder that when we think about protecting migratory bird conservation. Described as the most scientifically rigorous WatchList ever birds, we need to think at multiple scales: we need to • Promoting a system of Marine Protected Areas: produced, this report identifies bird species that are either protect the most important bird areas across our state and Many of our most imperiled species are found along the critically imperiled or at immediate risk of becoming critically our nation, but we also need to protect birds in our own Oregon Coast. Audubon is working to ensure that the imperiled. Unlike the species listed in Common Birds in backyards and neighborhoods. The Rufous Hummingbird State establishes permanent protections for our fragile Decline, birds on the WatchList are at imminent risk of buzzing about your feeder may very well be on a journey of marine environment. extinction if action is not taken. The WatchList includes one thousands of miles from her wintering ground in central out of every four species in the United States and includes 54 Mexico to her nesting ground in southern Alaska. • Recovering endangered bird species: Portland of the 487 species (11%) of birds found in Oregon. Audubon will continue working to protect and recover our most imperiled species and the ecosystems on which they depend, including the Northern Spotted Owl, Thank You, Audubon Volunteers! Marbled Murrelet, Snowy Plover, and Sage Grouse. by Deanna Sawtelle, Volunteer Coordinator • Increasing penalties at both the State and Federal levels for illegal killing of birds: Portland Audubon The Audubon Society of Portland would like to thank all the volunteers who have contributed their valuable time and is working to update decades-old bird protection laws talent during 2007 so we could fulfill our mission to inspire people to love and protect nature. We are deeply indebted to the to make it a felony to intentionally harm a protected bird individuals who have given graciously of their energy in order to ensure that people and native wildlife flourish together. species. We would not be able to accomplish the work we do without their help. continued on page 10 continued on page 4 Inside this issue Volunteering: Fun for the Whole Family! See page 9 Page 2 ......................From the Director ...................................... Free Trips Audubon Society of Portland Page 3 ......................Calendar of Events 5151 NW Cornell Road Page 4 & 5 ............................... Conservation Portland, Oregon 97210 Page 6 & 7 ..............Trips & Tours & Camps Page 8 ......Nature Store & Sanctuaries Page 9 ...................................Field Notes .....................................Volunteers Page 10 ........................Birding Weekends Page 11 ....................... Bird of the Month Page 12 ................. Map/Hours/Sponsors Field Trips From the Executive Director Carpooling is encouraged for conservation From Red to Green and sociability. For information, call us at 503-292-6855 ext.119. don’t know about you, but when We have proof of how that can work. Two months ago I saw that the new National we passed Measure 49, just one year after winning a January 12 (Saturday), 9am–1pm I Audubon 2007 Avian WatchList bond measure worth over 200 million dollars for land Ridgefield NWR Walk was color coded in a similar manner acquisition, watershed health, and access to nature. We as our government’s Homeland captured a portion of Ross Island as natural parkland for and Auto Tour Security threat levels, I took notice. herons, osprey, and eagles; moved forward legislation to Join leaders Bob Lockett and Adrienne Wolf-Lockett Meryl Redisch National Audubon is calling attention increase penalties for harming migratory birds; and are (503-775-5303) at the Carty Unit of the refuge for a to threats we have in front of us, and it’s more than just building the case for establishing wildlife and habitat morning of exploring the Oaks to Wetlands Trail. Meet the decline of birds in our backyards. It’s unfortunate that reserves in Oregon’s territorial waters. leaders at 9am at the parking lot. Take I-5 North to it takes something this dramatic to wake us up to the hard the Ridgefield, WA exit and turn left (west). Continue truth of how vulnerable our common birds have become, I don’t know about you, but I find it troubling that the through the town and turn right at the stop sign at the T and how what we do impacts the survival of entire species. Department of Homeland Security’s budget runs more intersection. Follow this road to the parking lot on the left. What is fortunate is that there is still time to make changes than 20 pages long with line items in the billions of A $3 entrance fee admits occupants of one vehicle or up to so that our kids and grandkids can see a Varied Thrush dollars, while in Oregon and around the country, funding four adults. If time and weather allow, a trip to the River S in its woodland habitat or an Evening Grosbeak in their for conservation programs remains flat or loses ground. unit auto tour will be included. backyards. Healthy watersheds, biodiversity, and ecosystem resiliency should be in our national interest and funded adequately January 19 (Saturday), 8am–11am Audubon members have been standing together for over to reflect its impact on people. I don’t know if the office of Smith & Bybee Lakes a century and calling attention to the plight of birds Homeland Security will ever move their color-coded threat Join us on our third Saturday walk co-sponsored by regardless of whether they are listed or not. Our members down to green, but as a nation that cares about birds and Audubon Society of Portland and Backyard Bird Shop. around the country have participated in citizen monitoring what they need to thrive, we must do what is necessary This North Portland wetland is home to many species programs such as the Christmas Bird Count for just this to get bird species removed from the red and yellow of waterfowl, raptors, and songbirds, and can be a very reason, as a call to action. Opportunities abound for each classifications on the WatchList. productive winter birding spot.
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