Books to Watch for in 2023–Birds and Climate
A Wing and a Prayer: The Race to Save Our Vanishing Birds – April 2023, by Anders Gyllenhaal Birdgirl: Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future Hardcover – March, 28, 2023, by Mya-Rose Craig …
Thank You! Birds Flying Through Creators
Lane Audubon is thankful to A-Squared Productions founders Anice Thigpen and Andrea Halliday, who created and produced the Birds Flying Through production and held it as a benefit for Lane Audubon and Cascades Raptor Center in October 2022. Prior to…
Pollinator Paradise License Plates Coming Soon
Oregon’s gardens, agricultural lands, high deserts, natural areas, and forests are home to roughly 600 species of bees, so it’s not surprising that Oregon is a national leader in bee research. Special license plates honoring and supporting bees and pollinator…
Midwinter Eagle Counts at Dorena and Cottage Grove Reservoirs in 2023
Midwinter eagle counts have taken place continuously at Dorena Reservoir and Cottage Grove Reservoir over the past 30-plus years. For the last decade, a dedicated group of volunteers from the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council has conducted the counts. This…
Community Event–BOGS Birding Activities
BOGS (Birds of Oregon and General Science) (Not Lane County Audubon) has birding activities every Thursday morning alternating talks and walks Our friends at BOGS are hosting two of our longtime members, Alan Contreras and Noah Strycker. For schedule and…
Artistic Bird Houses Exhibit
At New Zone Gallery, “Art in Birds” is a project of the McKenzie River Trust on Green Island, where the Willamette and the McKenzie Rivers meet. This collection of artistically painted bird nest boxes will be exhibited at the New…
Interested in Sharing Nature with Children?
Sara Spoden, the new Education Manager at Mount Pisgah Arboretum, is reaching out to see if any LCAS members would be interested in Nature Guide volunteering this coming spring and summer. Volunteer Nature Guides will be trained in local ecology,…
Thanks … And It’s Not Too Late
In the November issue of The Quail, we made our annual request for a tax-deductible donation in support of Lane County Audubon Society. If you’ve already responded, thank you for supporting our education and conservation programs. We report on these…
Jan 23rd 7pm–Borneo: Vignettes of a Vanishing World
In person at the Campbell Ctr or to join Zoom Meeting: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/94432564392?pwd=Y3RpMENDTFBaNzZtV1g4WUx6TUlLZz09 Meeting ID: 944 3256 4392 Passcode: 546217 In April of 2023, Magnus Persmark and his wife, Rosie Hammond, joined a small group led by a local guide, that…
A History of Oregon Ornithology
A History of Oregon Ornithology: From Territorial Days to the Rise of Birding Edited by Alan L. Contreras, Vjera E. Thompson, and Nolan M. Clements Published in November of 2022 by the Oregon State University Press, A History of Ornithology…