Celebrate Pride Month with FBC at Whitaker Ponds on June 17th! 

We welcome both members of the Queer community and friends of the rainbow for this event. We will meet at the pagoda next to the parking lot at 6:30pm before walking a gentle ½ mile loop around the pond through black cottonwood and restored native habitat. There will be an optional rainbow scavenger hunt activity where we will try to find a bird for each color of the rainbow. We are hoping to see kingfishers, ducklings, swifts, swallows, and so much more.

This event is all ages and as always, beginner birders are welcome and celebrated.

Address: 7040 NE 47th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97218 (map link)

What Will We See? Check out this bar graph from eBird for a sneak preview!

What to Bring: Sunscreen, water, and binoculars if you have them

What's Provided: FBC has 4-5 pairs of binoculars to loan and field guidesFree parking is available in the parking lot and nearby streets.

Transit: Trimet #75 bus line stops nearby; get off at the NE Columbia Blvd. and NE 47th stop and walk 6 minutes to the park.Restrooms will be available in the park.

Accessibility notes, as per Birdability Map:

Accessibility rating = 4/5. There is an accessible parking place, which does not have room for a ramp. Curb cuts are present to move from parking lot to trail or sidewalk. Parking surface is paved. Ramp slopes are perfect; for every inch the ramp rises, it extends out 12 inches (1:12 ratio).

Accessible portable restrooms are available. Trail surface is loose crushed stone/gravel.

Trail slopes are manageable; they follow the 1:20 ratio. There are no benches along the trail or on the dock, but there is seating in the pagoda.

For more information, find Whittaker ponds on this Birdability map

See you there!