2026 Shorebird Survey Opportunities
Each year, we rely on volunteers to help with surveys. We accept volunteers of any skill level, pairing newer volunteers/bird identifiers with more experienced folks.
We have many plans for the coming year and are inviting you to help support them by contributing to our End of Year Fundraising goal of $20,000!
Planning to visit Malheur National Wildlife Refuge? Allow us to assist you! Learn more about the history and why it was created in the early 1900s.
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Each year, we rely on volunteers to help with surveys. We accept volunteers of any skill level, pairing newer volunteers/bird identifiers with more experienced folks.
These are admirable goals, but we must make sure that the review process hears from those many of us who care so deeply about places like Malheur.
This system uses antennas to listen for messages from special radio tags that have been attached to wildlife by researchers all over the world. Different size tags can be attached to...
How did you come to this job? Malheur has been a thread running through my whole career, starting with my first seasonal job on the Refuge as a teenager....
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Peter Pearsall If you’ve ever been in a grocery store parking lot and locked eyes with a glossy black bird strutting like it owns the place,...
These areas continue to provide good birding through mid April, but locating birds on a given day may take some scouting in order to find the concentration areas.
Here’s a trio of chilly cedar waxwings to brighten your Friday! 📸 by Dan Streiffert #cedarwaxwing #highdesert #oregondesert #malheurnationalwildliferefuge #friendsofmalheur
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Our team is small but MIGHTY and we are looking for the next member to join in the fun with us!
Benefits include:
- An excuse to watch and talk about birds way more than your typical job.
- The occasional fox or coyote sitting outside your office window.
- Regularly getting to play, What's that bird?, with visitors.
- The BEST colleagues including Refuge staff and incredible volunteers.
- An enviable commute no matter which direction you're coming in from.
- oh, and we'll pay you.
Working for the Friends of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge means being a part of a mission committed to the conservation and appreciation of Malheur Refuge. If this means something to you, please join us.
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