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Learn the birds of Oregon

72 birds in 12 short units, from your backyard to the coast, Willamette Valley, the Cascades and high desert. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.

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The course

Each unit is a small group of birds, easiest first, with look-alikes kept apart. Meet them, learn them by sight, sound and story, then finish with a Field test. The units get harder as you go.

Oregon Essentials

  1. Unit 1: Gentle startAnna’s Hummingbird, California Scrub-Jay, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, Great Blue Heron and Western Gull
  2. Unit 2: Gentle startGreat Egret, American Crow, Mallard, Song Sparrow, Killdeer, Bald Eagle, American Kestrel and Black-capped Chickadee
  3. Unit 3: Gentle startCanada Goose, Northern Flicker, House Finch, Red-winged Blackbird, Spotted Towhee and Steller’s Jay
  4. Unit 4: Building upBufflehead, Red-tailed Hawk, White-crowned Sparrow, Wild Turkey and Lesser Goldfinch
  5. Unit 5: Building upTurkey Vulture, Osprey, Cedar Waxwing, Bushtit, Downy Woodpecker and Brewer’s Blackbird
  6. Unit 6: Building upAmerican Wigeon, House Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, European Starling and American Goldfinch

Beyond the Basics

  1. Unit 7: SteadyCalifornia Quail, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Mourning Dove, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Double-crested Cormorant and Common Merganser
  2. Unit 8: SteadyRed-breasted Sapsucker, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Barn Swallow, Western Bluebird, Wood Duck and Black-headed Grosbeak
  3. Unit 9: SteadyGadwall, Tree Swallow, Pine Siskin, Barred Owl, Belted Kingfisher and Eurasian Collared-Dove
  4. Unit 10: HardestNorthern Shoveler, Cooper’s Hawk, Chestnut-backed Chickadee and Northern Pintail
  5. Unit 11: HardestCommon Raven, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Harrier, Varied Thrush, Cackling Goose and Green-winged Teal
  6. Unit 12: HardestBewick’s Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, American White Pelican, Common Murre, Ring-necked Duck and Hooded Merganser
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