Our monthly Bird Walk is held on the third Saturday of each month. All levels of birders are welcome, from novice to expert.
Locations and leaders are determined monthly. Those wishing to carpool should meet at the usual South Eugene High School parking lot at 8 o’clock.
Details to be determined. Check the LCAS website and/or Facebook page closer to the date.
FMI or to sign up for any of the walks, please email Bex at rebecca.waterman@gmail.com. No interested birders will be excluded and new birders are always welcome.
Our newish First Saturday bird walks are a celebration of the recently adopted Lane Audubon Inclusivity and Diversity Statement. We encourage women, members of the BIPOC and LGBTQIA communities (and their allies) to join these, particularly anyone who has felt intimidated at the thought of joining previously existing walks.
Maeve and I had planned to have the four-decades historical Birding-by-Canoe field trip to Fern Ridge Lake this coming July. However, when I checked out the launch site on Coyote Creek south of the Lake, I saw that the water is already too low to safely navigate the creek and the boat dock is gone. The Lake is only expected to get lower as the summer progresses, so we are not going to schedule this very popular birding trip this year.
We have cancelled this trip in the past due to low water at Fern Ridge (2005, 2013 and 2020). In 2005 and 2013 we went to Gold Lake instead. It is off Highway 58 near Willamette Pass. It is a fun lake to canoe (no motors allowed) and a good place to bird watch, so we are considering going there in July. We won’t make that decision until late June. If we decide to do this, we will advertise on the LCAS website, Facebook and Instagram.
—Dick Lamster
Self-guided StoryWalk May 21 - June 20 - Enjoy a children’s picture book posted page by page surrounded by the wildflowers and pollinators of the Whilamut Natural Area. This StoryWalk features “Honeybee: the Busy Life of Apis Mellifera” by the award-winning team of writer Candace Fleming and illustrator Eric Rohmann. In Alton Baker Park near the Community Gardens and Native Plant Nursery on Day Island Road. May 21 – June 20.
Family Storytime Online - Join library staff for bee-themed stories and songs on Facebook Live (no account or log in needed). Watch live on Tuesday, May 18, 11 a.m., or enjoy later.
This walk will be led by Joshua Little, who is currently doing an Oregon Big Year! Participation has been increased to about 15 folks. Masks and distancing are still required throughout. Folks still need to email Bex to get onto the list, and spots fill up fast. If Bex is free, she enjoys leading walks at other times. New birders always welcome. FMI or to sign up for a walk, please email Bex at rebecca.waterman@gmail.com.
Our new First Saturday bird walks are a celebration of the recently adopted Lane Audubon Inclusivity and Diversity Statement. We are encouraging women, BIPOC, queer birders, and their allies to join these, particularly anyone who has felt intimidated at the thought of joining previously existing walks. New birders are always welcome.
FMI or to sign up for a walk, please email Bex at rebecca.waterman@gmail.com.
Details to be determined. Check the LCAS website and/or Facebook page closer to the date.
FMI or to sign up for a walk, please email Bex at rebecca.waterman@gmail.com.
The Vaux's Swifts use the chimney at Agate Hall to roost for the night as they gather to feed and recover after migration from the south.
Please join us before sunset on Friday April 9th and April 16th at Agate Hall on the UO campus. We will be at the parking area at 17th and Agate—look for the Audubon banner!
FMI: Lane Audubon Facebook page or web site, or call the Lane Audubon phone at 541.485.2473. You can also check out the Vaux’s Happening website for more information about Vaux’s Swifts: vauxhappening.org
This month’s bird walk is a celebration of the recently adopted Lane Audubon Inclusivity and Diversity Statement. We are reaching out to women, BIPOC, queer birders, and their allies.
The 2020 Eugene Christmas Bird Count (ECBC) will happen, but it will be different! Our 79th Count will occur on Sunday, January 3, 2021.