On Dec. 2nd, Matt Hunter offered a bird walk at Ford's Pond and I was the only initial participant with Mark Hamm arriving later. We had not gone far along the pond's southern edge from the parking lot, when Matt pointed out there was a 1st year male Bufflehead very...

We had a wet day, but I was amazed at the happy and smiling faces at our countdown dinner. Despite the rain people enjoyed the day and had fun experiences and stories to tell. And… it was nice to be in a dry, warm place with friends and yummy food after a big day....

A little over 30 people listened intently to bird sounds from Diana Wales's back deck as Matt Hunter wrote down the species we were hearing. After about 5-10 minutes, Matt began pointing out the more noticeable birds that all could hear. After about 30 minutes we had...

Dale and I were sure Saturday’s weather would cancel our annual Raptor Run, but so many hardy souls turned up full of energy we decided to give it a try.  I think we had 11 people, maybe more.  I never did pull out my clip board to get people’s names because...

This year we continued with a trend of new people joining the CBC: Thank-you Carol C, Cindy B, Marnie K,Angie W, Eric S, Maris W, Christine S, Jim H, Donna P, and John R. It's also great to see relatively new folks returning and strengthening the count coverage: Kelly...

During the spring and summer of 2018, Umpqua Valley Audubon Society partnered with Umpqua Wildlife Rescue to rescue, rehab and release urban nesting Green Herons.  First heron came in on 28 May 2018 and the last one on September 3 2018.  17 young green herons came...

An excited group of 2nd and 3rd grade students from Cobb Street School had an energy-filled time observing birds, their habitat and songs along the South Umpqua River in Roseburg. Their teachers had prepared them well; each child had studied a species and were anxious...

The UVAS Annual Meeting was held Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at Kawloons Restaurant.  There were 21 in attendance, with 16 indicating membership.  Agenda included Year in Review and Financial Reports, followed by the election of officers/board: President—Diana Wales...

Take a bunch of pine-cone and a few gallons of suet mix, add a couple of hundred kids and a few Audubon volunteers, and you have a fun day creating pine-cone bird feeders!  Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out, but particularly to Nancy and Bill Fuller for...

A dozen of us enjoyed a morning walk around the Eastwood Elementary Nature Trail on Saturday morning. We focused on calls and songs, but were able to get some nice looks at some birds too. Highlights for me have been shared by Amy and Steph with their awesome photos...