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Lewis and Clark National Historical Park invites everyone to participate in the 25th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) February 18 through 21. In this citizen science opportunity, anyone in the world can count birds at any location on one or more days of the count 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.
From Friday, February 18, through Monday, February 21, visitors to Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop can join in the count by recording bird observations in the park and make plans to count birds in their own backyards. Binoculars will be available for loan within the park.
Along with the actual bird counting activities, 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 can be viewed in the visitor center most of February. 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.
Park hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Admission is $10 per adult and free for youth 15 years old and under. Interagency Passes to National Park Service sites are accepted.
For more information on the worldwide bird count event or to submit bird counts from your home, go to gbbc.birdcount.org. 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) 861-2471 or check out www.nps.gov/lewi or Lewis and Clark National Historical Park on Facebook.
Last updated: February 3, 2022