Umpqua Valley Audubon Society and the Roseburg Public Library jointly presented “Dark Skies” as a community Facebook Live event on April 14, 2022.  The focus of the event was the importance of darkness for nocturnal wildlife and migrating birds that use stars to...

Matt Hunter created an informative and entertaining report on this year's CBC. Both local and out-of-town birders put in an excellent effort this year for the Roseburg-Sutherlin CBC. Forecasts early in the week were for plenty of rain, but those gradually gave way to...

Twelve participants enjoyed a wonderful, sunny coastal day birding with Jimmy Billstine on Saturday, November 20th.  Everyone including beginners to more-seasoned birders gained a lot of experience from Jimmy’s wealth of information which included how to describe to...

After not having a bird field trip for a long time, due to concerns with Covid-19, Umpqua Valley Audubon was inspired by a recent successful Portland Audubon fieldtrip with safety protocols we could emulate for our own...

After being thwarted by COVID in 2020 and almost thwarted again in 2021, Umpqua Valley Audubon was finally able to recognize Elva and Dale Paulson for their 40 years of service to UVAS.  We’ve enjoyed their mesmerizing and educational programs combining amazing...

On March 3, 2021, I made my first boots-on-the-ground visit to the Archie Creek Burn area, east of Glide, Oregon. My goal for this and future visits is to observe, document, and share what physical and ecological processes I observe taking place, and in particular...

Approximately one-third of Oregon's Christmas Bird Count communities decided to forego the count this year, but Douglas County birders (and friends) were anxious to get out and participate in one of their favorite activities of the year! The enthusiasm was contagious!...

Thanks to all the UVAS board members who showed up at the Clay Place chimney Halloween afternoon to help clean out the chimney. Thanks also to the dozen or so folks who arrived with gloves, shovels, and buckets to haul away the more than 20 5-gallon buckets of...

Masked and self-distancing at Stewart Park with Vaux Swifts flying overhead, members of Umpqua Valley Audubon’s board invited the three musicians, Brigitte Chase, Cathy Vandendoel, and Cynthia Ferguson, (Artisan Winds) to join us so we could give our heartfelt thanks...

The Artisan Winds Flute Trio consisting of Brigitte Chase, Cathy Vandendoel, and Cynthia Ferguson graced us with an array of eleven beautiful bird-themed songs and bird-inspired artwork that consisted of watercolor birds on antique sheet music, handspun knitted birds,...