The Klamath Bird Observatory is excited to introduce our new Community Outreach Assistant Maritza. You will be seeing her at our outreach events in the community helping to engage people in conservation and grow appreciation for birds. Read more about her journey to KBO in todays Call Note.
Hawk-watching season is approaching! Join KBO Board Members Amanda Alford and Dick Ashford for another season of informative—and fun—Hawk Talks and outings.
Whether you are just beginning to identify raptors or have years of birding experience, these events offer an opportunity to sharpen your identification skills, spend time with fellow bird enthusiasts, and enjoy winter birding in two exceptional landscapes.
This season’s schedule includes: November 21, January 16, February 6, February 27, March 13
Register today!
A new peer-reviewed paper, “Western forests data synthesis: birds, climate, forests, and water,” describes an analysis that Klamath Bird Observatory worked on with Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture and the Intermountain West Joint Venture. Migratory Bird Joint Ventures work to support habitat-focused conservation of landbirds, shorebirds, waterbirds, and game birds across North America and are well positioned to support Western forests and their surrounding communities. The analysis brings multiple sources of information together to help conservation partnerships identify where forest restoration could provide the greatest benefits for birds, forests, watersheds, and people. This paper was co-authored by the Klamath Bird Observatory and Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture.
As Jaime Stephens, KBO Director of Conservation, prepares to embark on this year’s journey to Brazil, we are excited to announce that registration is now open for our 2027 Brazil trip!
As we finish up another field season, we reflect upon 25 years of success with gratitude for your support. Looking back, we recognize that we truly couldn’t do this work […]
Looking for a memorable summer outing for the whole family? Join Klamath Bird Observatory for a unique, fun, and family-friendly visit to a bird banding station near beautiful Upper Klamath Lake! During this half-day field outing on August 21st, you will have the chance to learn about resident and migratory birds and see some of them up close. Participants will meet KBO scientists and bird banding interns, learn how bird banding supports conservation science, and get a behind-the-scenes look at field research in action. This is a free family friendly event.
Join Klamath Bird Observatory in Ashland, Oregon, September 24–28, 2026, for an immersive bird photography workshop featuring four guided field trips and five hands-on learning sessions. Participants will practice photographing perched birds and birds in flight, strengthen their camera and composition skills, and learn how to organize, edit, and prepare their images for sharing or printing. Whether you are an experienced photographer or hoping to build your bird photography skills, this workshop offers a supportive opportunity to learn in the field and alongside fellow bird enthusiasts.
Klamath Bird Observatory Senior Research Biologist Dr. Sarah Rockwell recently joined the Hannah and Erik Go Birding podcast to discuss the Oregon Vesper Sparrow and KBO’s efforts to better understand and conserve this imperiled bird. During the episode, Sarah introduces listeners to this modest-looking grassland sparrow and explains how its population can help us understand the health of the habitats it depends on throughout its annual cycle.
Join us on Tuesday, July 28 at 2:00 PM for a special eBird Northwest presentation exploring how the Oregon and Washington State Wildlife Action Plans, often called SWAPs, connect with bird data, community science, and on-the-ground conservation.
*NEW* Klamath Bird Observatory’s 2026–2027 Conservation Science Stamp celebrates the Rufous Hummingbird, one of the West’s most remarkable migratory pollinators and a powerful symbol of connected habitat conservation. Tiny but mighty, Rufous Hummingbirds weigh less than a nickel and can travel thousands of miles between breeding areas in the Pacific Northwest, Canada, and Alaska, and wintering areas in Mexico and the southeastern United States. Their annual journey depends on native flowers, insects, forests, meadows, riparian areas, post-fire landscapes, and safe migration stopovers across western North America. Your stamp purchase supports KBO’s mission to advance bird and habitat conservation through science, education, and partnerships.
