Audubon Adventure

Looking for Beavers on Balch Creek

We went to the Audubon Society of Portland this morning. We went on a hike. We didn't actually see a real beaver, but there was a stuffed one in the store. We read a sign that said "keep out- erosion". You don't step there so plants can grow and the dirt doesn't go into the water and down to the ocean.







We saw a vulture named Ruby and there were some hawks there and a store. They were in cages because they broke one of their bones or were hit by a car. The workers were helping fix them up so they could get better and be released into the wild. We saw the hospital, and there was a window we could look in and see the veterinarians helping the birds. They put towels over the birds so they wouldn't get used to people and so they can hunt for food after they are released.

 

There was a big map at the store with white buttons you could press and it would show all the different things in the area like streams and trails. To learn more about the Audubon Society, go to /http://audubonportland.org/