Reports on monthly bird outings describing location, birds, weather conditions, etc.
Jesse Pline will lead our walk on Saturday, February 15. We will meet at 8:00AM in the large parking lot at Dorris Ranch (see this map pin location). Trails are mostly flat gravel. We will walk approximately a 2 mile loop…
Saturday January 18, 2025–Despite a freezing and foggy morning, 17 folks joined our guide, Tim Griffith, for a 3 hour walk in the South Eugene Meadows Natural Area off Blanton Road. Tim heard duetting Great horned owls before the group…
Our November Third Saturday outing on 11/16 led by Vjera Thompson began at the Mill Race Path-Booth Kelly Trailhead on a cold, cloudy morning. Our group of 23 crossed the small bridge where Mallards and Green-winged Teal floated in the…
John Sullivan led our walk on this perfect fall-like morning. Our group of 20, equipped with binoculars and cameras, met at Heron Playground in Springfield. Canada Geese flew in and landed on the lawn to help get our bird list…
We met at the so-called Walterville Ponds, which were essentially dry. Nevertheless, we had a nice morning under almost clear skies. At the outset we heard an Osprey calling. Soon we also heard Wrentits among the willows. A Black-throated Gray…