Recap of 3/22/25 Ken Pitts VAS guided bird walk at Champoeg SP co-led by Cheri Gavin and Beth Marlin Lichter: 

Photo credit: Don Rose taken March 22,2025 at Champoeg SP

20 participants on a beautiful early spring morning. Don Rose ID’d a Red-necked Grebe and a splendid male Rufous Hummingbird came to the flowering red currant bushes near the visitor center. Plus, the Western Bluebirds are defending their nesting boxes against the Tree Swallows. 

We identified 49 species eBird Checklist for Champoeg  

A short drive from the main parking lot, takes you down to the Oak Grove parking area where we spent a good deal of time observing a very active colony of Acorn Woodpeckers.  

Happy spring birding and cheers from Beth