May, June

If you know of any events, or have comments or species to add to a Watch List, contact us and we will add them to the calendar.
PictureWandering Tattlers -- Photo: Ken Chamberlain
May
Watch list:
  • Vaux's Swifts return to Tillamook Wilson School
  • Shorebird migrants along the bays and spits, at high tide check the WTPs
  • Migrant warblers and other passserines, Cascade Head, Nehalem Meadows and throughout the county
  • Caspian Terns are now feeding in bays and along the coast, and will remain throughout the summer
  • Flycatchers arrive early (Pacific Slope is the earliest, followed by Western Wood-pewee and Olive-sided Flycatcher). Willow and Hammond's arrive later in the month.


Events:
 International Migratory Bird Day
North American Migration Count (NAMC)
Tualatin River Bird Festival
PictureCommon Yellowthroat -- Photo: dawn villaescusa
June
Watch list:
  • Now is the time to look for nesting birds (birds carrying nesting material or food) and early fledglings
  • Estuaries and meadows will be full of the song of Marsh Wren and Common Yellowthroat

Events:
Bounty on the Bay
Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival