Bird Sits
Rebecca Waterman, Lane Co Audubon Bird Walk Coordinator, has plans in the works to start a regularly scheduled Birding Sit (an hour or so) for birders who have mobility challenges. If you’re interested, or know someone who might be, email…
September 2021 First Saturday Bird Walk Report
Ten folks observed 3 dozen species at Mt Pisgah during September’s First Saturday Bird Walk. It was very smoky. Several warblers seen, plus a vocalizing Dusky Flycatcher! Full list below. Cheers and good birding —Rebecca Waterman (she/her) 4 Canada Goose…
Patient and Visitor Numbers Up at Cascades Raptor Center
What a busy year this has been for the Raptor Center… record-breaking patient numbers (more than 500, including over 80 barn owl orphans), multiple raptor rescues and renestings, plus an increase in visitors and the return of education programs. Cascades…
Volunteer Needed: Administrative Assistant
Lane Audubon would like a volunteer who could serve as an administrative assistant for Board and Chapter responsibilities. Requisite skills include use of typical word processing, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint. Since we do not have a physical office, working from…
Wind Energy Safety
The American Bird Conservancy, a non-profit national organization, is dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas and has been working for years on efforts to reduce threats to bird populations. One of their project areas has…
Welcome new Audubon Adventures Coordinator Cecelia Hagen
We are grateful that Cecelia has joined our volunteer group to lead the Audubon Adventures project this school year! Cecelia Hagen grew up in Norfolk, Virginia, and now lives in Eugene. She first started to study birds with her older…
The Grebes Are Coming
If you’ve ever watched (or wanted to watch) grebes enjoying their mating dance in Klamath Falls, you’ll appreciate this news. The Klamath Basin Audubon Society has commissioned Stefan Savides, a world-class local sculptor, to create a bronze sculpture for installation…
Art in Birds at Green Island
In the spring of 2021, local artists and bird enthusiasts Dennis Arendt and Shel Neal brought a little extra life to Tree Swallow bird boxes out at Green Island. Building on a decade long project to provide nesting habitat for…
Volunteer Needed! Audubon in the Schools Program Coordinator
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…
Audubon Adventures: Sharing Our World with Birds
By Joyce Trawle The National Audubon Society’s signature annual curriculum for elementary-age students, Audubon Adventures, is celebrating its 30th year of publication. This excellent resource helps teachers bring the natural world into their classrooms and connect kids to the environment.…