 Western Screech Owl Click to enlarge |
Please come and join us,
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When: Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010 7PM
Where: Nadaka Nature Park
175th & NE Pacific St
Gresham, OR
Get Map!
Releases are weather dependent!
Back to the wild
Both of these Western Screech Owls came into Portland Audubon's Wildlife Care Center as fledglings. Unfortunately they had signs of head injury, probably from being hit by cars while learning to fly. After recovering from the initial injuries, the owls have been in a flight cage building up strength and learning to hunt. They are ready to be wild once more!
The Portland Audubon Society Wildlife Care Center is Oregon's oldest and busiest wildlife rehabilitation facility. Each year the center treats over 3,000 injured wild animals. The center is run by the equivalent of three full-time staff and over 75 volunteers and is almost completely donation funded.
Portland Audubon Society website.
About Nadaka
Nadaka Nature Park is a 12-acre natural area located along Glisan just west of 181st and north of Rockwood neighborhood in the heart of West Gresham. Nadaka ('Na-Da-Ka' or 'Nature Day Kamp') is in the Columbia Slough Watershed and has a mix of mature Douglas fir and open meadow habitats amidst single family homes and apartment complexes.
Directions
Directions to Nadaka Nature park: From Glisan and 181st go west on Glisan and then north two blocks on NE 172nd. Turn east on NE Pacific St. and go three blocks. The park entrance is on the right. Get Map! Follow the paths through the Nature Park to the release site located in the meadow on the south side of the park.
Public transit: Bus 25 from Gateway Transit Center out NE Glisan to Rockwood. Get schedule & route map!
