Great Backyard Bird Count at Fort Clatsop, February 14-17

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park invites everyone to participate in the 28th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) February 14 through 17.  In this worldwide citizen science opportunity, anyone can count wild birds anywhere on one or more days and enter their sightings at birdcount.org. The information gathered by tens of thousands of individuals helps track bird population changes on a massive scale. The GBBC is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the National Audubon Society, Birds Canada, and Wild Birds Unlimited.

Along with the actual bird count, the park will be sharing other bird-related activities.  A “Great Pink Heron Scavenger Hunt” will be on-going using the Netul Trail along the Lewis and Clark River.   A “Birds of Fort Clatsop” display may be viewed in the visitor center.  A variety of bird field guides and bird-themed items are available for purchase at the Fort Clatsop Bookstore operated by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association, the park’s non-profit education partner.

The weekend’s birding events at Fort Clatsop are sponsored by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association and the National Park Service. For more information, call the park at (503) 861-4414 or check out www.nps.gov/lewi or lewisandclarknps on Instagram, or Lewis and Clark National Historical Park on Facebook.