Oregon has the first ‘Bird City’ on the Pacific Coast. Here’s what that means

Visitors to Oregon’s small coastal city of Yachats will soon be greeted by signs on U.S. 101 announcing they are entering a Bird City, an officially recognized bird conservation area. Yachats is the ...
KLCC

Yachats hopes to further its environmental goals with new Bird City designation

Yachats will officially be deemed a Bird City on Sunday. The town hopes the designation will sharpen the community’s environmental focus.
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Oregon officials warn public to avoid sick or dead birds as avian flu spreads statewide

People across Oregon are being urged to avoid contact with sick or dead birds as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to impact wild and domestic bird populations across the state. There ...
East Oregonian

Volunteers flock to NE Oregon for winter bird census

Flocks of robins so dense they blot out the sun. Individual birds that are only brief visitors to Northeastern Oregon and rarely seen. A snowy owl. A gyrfalcon. A gray-crowned rosy finch. Birds with ...
The Bulletin

A new guide to the birds of Eastern Oregon and Washington

Many sing the praises of Oregon’s natural beauty found between the coastline and Central Oregon. Meanwhile, the allure of eastern portion of the state, home to the deep canyons of the Owyhee River, ...
Statesman Journal

Oregon officials urge public to avoid sick birds as avian flu spreads

Oregon officials said people should avoid contact with birds that seem sick or are dead to avoid spreading a highly contagious strain of bird flu. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said the ...