Across the Pacific Northwest, Klamath Bird Observatory scientists are using innovative tracking technology to uncover the hidden journeys of some of our most vulnerable and least-understood birds. Now, you can be part of that discovery.

We’re excited to launch Adopt-a-Tag, a new giving program that directly supports KBO’s bird movement research. By sponsoring a tag, you help put cutting-edge tools, GPS tags, Motus tags, and satellite transmitters into the field, where they reveal how birds move, where they stop, what habitats they depend on, and what challenges they face throughout the year.

Klamath Bird Observatory and Cal Poly Humboldt Applied Avian Ecology Lab have partnered up to study the response of oak-obligate breeding birds to oak restoration efforts in the Rogue Valley of Oregon, and to understand what drives local population trends. We have selected three species that require oak habitat, Oak Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch (Slender-billed subspecies), and Ash-throated Flycatcher, to study in the California black oak and Oregon white oak woodlands at Table Rocks Management Area. We will assess various demographic metrics (nesting density, nest success, and number of fledglings produced) and vegetation structure in relation to restoration in an effort to understand how birds are doing in restored vs. unrestored oak areas. This study will provide essential information on avian responses to restoration and help inform and improve future management efforts. Read more about this important study.