If you can identify most of this region’s birds by sound, the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) would be grateful for just a couple days of your time this year, between late May and early July. There are 2 routes within…
How many have viewed the electronic version of The Quail newsletter? If you have not, please click on the link above.The striking difference is the eye-catching photos and high-contrast text with different colored print. It is always easy to find.…
The Audubon in the Schools program has blossomed over the last year. In 2018, the volunteer team visited 12 schools, and taught 722 students! So far in 2019 AITS has visited 7 other schools, with more requests for each month…
Thanks to all the Lane County Audubon Society members who helped make the 14th annual Good Earth Home, Garden & Living Show, held January 18-20, such a success. This year’s show turned out to be one of our best shows…
The Lane Audubon phone receives many calls from residents who ask that question. We also receive similar questions from our website contact page asking about usual backyard birds that are missing from their feeders.Possible reasons for the lack of birds…
Oakshire Brewery Hosts LCAS Fundraiser February 6Lane County Audubon Society is delighted to announce it will be part of Oakshire Brewery’s Inspires community fundraising program on Wednesday, February 6. The brewery will donate $1 to LCAS for each pint of…
Regardless of the 2018 election results (I am writing this on November 5!), I realize my message will be the same…As Audubon members who value nature and wildlife, we need to increase our efforts to connect, inform and educate our…
by Maeve SowlesIf you are looking for a children’s book to help engage youth in nature, check out Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature, by Margriet Ruurs, with art by Robert Bateman.Celebrated artist Robert Bateman is renowned internationally for…
Thanks to Matt Parker for Website Help–Audubon in the Schools Update–Mt. Pisgah Mushroom Festival Brings Out the Shroomers–and More…On Sunday, October 28, thousands of attendees came to see the incredible mushroom display at the Mushroom Festival at Mt. Pisgah. Hundreds…
My travels this summer took me to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology near Ithaca, New York, where I was able to bird in renowned Sapsucker Woods near the lab. I also took a behind-the-scenes tour of the research facility itself,…