Walk and talk at Cape Lookout

Northern flicker • Photo by Ruth Shelly

Feather your nest of bird knowledge when Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea Board President Michael Krall leads a Walk and Talk on the Birds of Tillamook County this Saturday, Sept. 20.

Starting with an optional two-hour, slow and easy bird walk, participants will scope out some Northwest feathered friends along inland trails and coastal shores. After the walk, the group will meet for an informative indoor presentation.

Krall will share his photographs, some tips on where and when to bird in Tillamook County and talk about some of the birds that can be seen in these diverse habitats.

Krall birds and photographs extensively in Tillamook County, around Oregon and beyond.  He caught the birding bug starting with a golden eagle banding in Central Oregon with his eighth-grade science teacher roughly 60 years ago.

However, he has always been partial to woodpeckers and in 2017, he made a book of photographs featuring all 22 woodpecker species found in the United States and Canada. Now he is working on the 50 or more American warbler species and has just a few to go.

Saturday’s bird walk begins at 7:30 am at the Cape Lookout day-use area. The presentation begins at 10:30 am at the OSU Extension office at 4506 3rd Street in Tillamook. Registration is required. For more information, registration and to arrange for mobility assistance, go to netartsbaywebs.org/events.