SAS Minto-Brown Island Park Bird Walk

Name: SAS Minto-Brown Island Park Bird Walk
Start: 2026-01-10T09:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-01-10T11:30:00-08:00
Location: Minto-Brown Island Park

Schedule

Sat Jan 10 2026 at 09:00 am to 11:30 am

UTC-08:00

Location

Minto-Brown Island Park | Salem, OR

Celebrate the New Year with our regular free walk! This park is highly accessible with 29 miles of trails – both paved and soft. Access to the habitat makes it a remarkable park for birders. Leaves are gone from shrubs and deciduous trees. Food, in berries, fallen apples, cherries, and grass seeds, is a main attraction, with hedges and woodland that provide cover for birds. Chickadee flocks with nuthatches and Brown Creeper, scavenge for insects in bark and lichen; thrushes, waxwings, and Yellow-rumped Warblers will be in the trees and fallen fruit. Increased winter raptor species, including falcons, will perch for hunting, providing good views and study. The oxbows and fields attract Dusky Canada Geese, Greater White-fronted Geese, and many other waterfowl, which acquire their best plumage in winter. Fields and waterway edges offer shorebirds such as Killdeer and Wilson's Snipe. We will always look for the unusual in this park, such as Western Bluebird, American Pipit, Red Crossbill, and Snow Goose.
Meet at 9:00 AM at Parking Lot #3 (the last parking lot in the park). Dress for the weather, bring water, snacks, and binoculars! Trails may be uneven, so wear appropriate footwear and plan for considerable walking. We plan to finish between 11:30 and noon. Loaner binoculars are available.