Third Saturday Bird Walk-July 21st, 7:30 am
Posted on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018NOTE: Meet at 7:30 am
Land-based Bird Walk
Our monthly Bird Walk is held on the third Saturday of each month. All levels of birders are welcome, from novice to expert.
Locations and leaders are determined monthly. Those wishing to carpool should meet at the usual South Eugene High School parking lot at 8 o’clock.
NOTE: Meet at 7:30 am
Land-based Bird Walk
Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve/Protected Area
Session 1 - July 19/20, 2018
Our June walk leader is John DeLuca. The location of the walk will be determined by interesting bird sightings posted to OBOL, along with other pertinent information available before the walk date. Details will be posted on the LCAS Facebook page: facebook.com/pages/Lane-County-Audubon-Society/330177413824, and on our website: laneaudubon.org.
We can expect the Vaux’s Swifts to arrive with a warm wind from the south sometime between early April and early May. The timing of the migration has varied recently, with the birds coming through earlier. This makes it hard for humans to know when to celebrate their arrival!
Birds
Dan Gleason is retiring as the Species Coordinator, and Vjera Thompson will be taking over those tasks. She will accept the bird checklists from the Team Leaders at the end of the count, hopefully at the chili feed. She will review rare and unusual bird sightings and then submit all the results to NAS. Vjera will also work with Dick to prepare the post-count narrative.
Home Counters
If you cannot participate on a count team but would like to count the birds that visit your yard, please call Herb Wisner at 541-344-3634. Herb is in charge of the Home Counters and will assist you in recording the birds you see and including them in the official count.
Thomas Meinzen will lead this walk. The walk site will be determined by interesting bird sightings posted to OBOL and other pertinent information available before the day of the walk. Details will be posted on the LCAS Facebook page: facebook.com/pages/Lane-County-Audubon-Society/330177413824, and on the website: laneaudubon.org.
All ages and skill levels are welcome. Bring binoculars, if you have them. To carpool, meet at 8 a.m. at the South Eugene High School parking lot, corner of 19th and Patterson. We plan to return by noon. Remember that it’s not a good idea to leave valuables or your vehicle registration in your car if you leave it at the lot. A $3 donation is appreciated to help support Lane County Audubon’s activities.
FMI: Rebecca Waterman at 541.653.3354 or Rebecca.waterman@gmail.com.
Please join us this Saturday morning for our monthly 3rd Saturday bird walk! This month's walk will be led by John Sullivan at Mt. Pisgah. Meet in the South Eugene High School parking lot (near 19th and Patterson) at 8am to carpool, or meet at the main parking lot at Pisgah around 8:20. There is a parking fee, $4 for the day, there is a pay box. See Mt Pisgah website for details. Feel free to call or text Rebecca at (541)653-3354 with any questions.
This will be the 76th ECBCand the 118th National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count. Dick Lamster is the Coordinator again this year, supported by the Steering Committee of Allison Mickel, Herb Wisner, Dan Gleason, Vjera Thompson, and Barbara Gleason.