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,…
We are very excited to have a newly expanded team working on the Audubon in the Schools program now! Kathy Wilson, Barb Pope, Rose Britton, Marty Merrill, Janet Barnes, and Sue Markley have been organizing the lesson plans, specimens, and…
Volunteers are the “green energy” that drives the activities of the Lane Audubon chapter. The only way we keep our projects running is with folks who have some time, talent, and initiative to help. The work done by Lane Audubon…
By September, bird migration is in full swing. We can find shorebirds and ducks arriving at Fern Ridge and other waterways. We can see the Vaux’s Swifts at Agate Hall, as well as other chimneys around the area. A little…
Save the Date: December 30, 2018 Eugene Christmas Bird CountThe date for the 2018 Eugene Christmas Bird Count has been set for Sunday, December 30. It will be our 77th Christmas Bird Count. More information will be in the November Quail. But…
Spring was Event-Full for Lane Audubon, and I have several people to thank for their outreach and education efforts over the past two months!Between April 10th and May 18th, Barb Pope and Kathy Wilson taught 13 “Audubon in the Schools”…
This Lane Audubon program is in high demand by grade school teachers. Teachers and their students love this program!Our volunteer instructors and five new people brought the program to several classrooms this spring.We hope to continue to build our volunteer…
On World Migratory Bird Day, Saturday, May 12, Lane County Audubon Society and Nearby Nature co-sponsored a family-friendly event at Nearby Nature’s Learnscape in Alton Baker Park.Attendees young, old, and in between were treated to bird walks in the park,…
https://law.uoregon.edu/explore/osprey Check out the chicks!