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The Quail: July-August 2024

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Volunteers at the Mt Pisgah Wildflower Festival booth

Welcome to Jan Rising, who is our new Board Recording Secretary! Jan moved to Eugene from Bend, Oregon, where she was deeply involved with East Cascades Audubon Society for many years. We are grateful that she has stepped up,…

Conservation Column

birders with binoculars BIPOC

A recent study, “Birdwatching linked to increased psychological well-being on college campuses: A pilot-scale experimental study,” published in June, adds to the growing body of evidence that being outside is good for you. Nature-based experiences, and birdwatching in particular, were…

News

birders with scope
Third Saturday Bird Outing July 20
July 10, 2024

The 3rd Saturday Bird Outing on July 20 will be at Clearwater Park in Springfield…

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Habitat garden
Habitat Haven Update
July 1, 2024

Our Habitat Haven volunteers have begun site visits and been enthusiastically received. At the start…

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Evelyn Sherr with Ponderosa Pines
Volunteer Spotlight: Evelyn Sherr
July 1, 2024

Meet our new Habitat Haven volunteer. Evelyn Sherr has joined Lane Audubon’s Habitat Haven Backyard…

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birder feeder-screen
The Evolution of Bird Feeders
June 30, 2024

I’ve always been interested in the evolution of birds from their ancestral line of feathered…

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Birders in spring rain
Golden Gardens Bird Trip in May
June 30, 2024

Fifteen Eugene and Springfield students and community members joined us on a rainy morning at…

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group of BIPOC birders
First Saturday Bird Outing July 6
June 15, 2024

Our First Saturday Bird Outings, created as part of our commitment to the Lane Audubon…

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Great Blue Heron
June 15 Third Saturday Birding Report
June 5, 2024

Our group of 13 met on this cool, damp morning with Katie McInnis as our…

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First Saturday Birding June 1st BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Women
May 31, 2024

June 1st @ 8:30am. Mt Pisgah parking pass required. FMI or to sign up, contact…

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