Bluebird Trail LbNA #1313

In this park is an ambitious bluebird trail, a series of nestboxes placed in the hope that Western Bluebirds will call them home. Several generations have been raised here. Every year in mid June members of The Prescott Bluebird Recovery Project sponsor an event where visitors can make bluebird boxes, feed adult bluebirds and even see babies in the nest. Come see these brilliant little birds any time and sign into the letterbox dedicated to their successful comeback.

To the trailhead: From Portland go South on I-5 to exit 278. Follow the signs west to the park. A small day use fee is charged.

To the Letterbox: Park at the Visitor's Center where you can get a map of the park. Take the trail that heads downhill to the left of the Visitor's Center. Across the road and behind the information kiosk go left on the paved bike path. Watch for bluebirds along the fenceline. When you reach Montcalm, salute Napoleon and then go due North until you reach a riverside trail. Head downstream until you are invited to rest in front of a huge V-shaped tree. From this point, go eighteen steps at 230 degrees magnetic. The letterbox rests at your feet beneath a wooden roof, a shard in a fork as its neighbor. If you continue east on the trail, through the oak grove, it will form a loop back to the parking lot.

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