Leader: Dominic Valenti (503) 507-7008

A wide variety of bird species can be seen at this beautiful state park during the summer months, including Wood Duck, Band-tailed Pigeon, Hutton's Vireo, Purple Finch, Lazuli Bunting, and various swallows, flycatchers, and warblers. The Willamette River also makes this a great spot for Bald Eagle, Osprey, Belted Kingfisher, Spotted Sandpiper, and both Great Blue and Green Heron. We'll walk approximately 2.5 miles on both paved and dirt trails, and this field trip should take us about 3 hours to complete. It will likely be sunny and warm, so don't forget to bring water and sunscreen!

Meet in the Filbert Grove day-use area. A state park pass is required for this location. (Single day permits can also be purchased for $5 from the fee station near the park entrance.)

Directions: From Salem, take River Road N through Keizer to Wheatland Road NE, which is just past the entry to McNary Estates. Turn left on Wheatland Road NE to the entrance to Willamette Mission SP. An alternate way is to take I-5 north to the Brooks/Gervais exit (Brooklake Road NE), turn left, continue to Wheatland Road NE, turn right and continue to the park entrance. Hope to see you there!