7/22/2026 – 6 pm – Birding In Costa Rica

Umpqua Bird Alliance and the Roseburg Public Library presents:

An Educational Program on

“Birding in Costa Rica”

By naturalist and photographer

Matt Felperin/Smithsonian Associates

6 p.m. Wednesday, July 22

It’s free to the Public

This program is only available in person and presented virtually on Zoom at the Roseburg Pubic Library, 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd.

Matt Felperin will lead a visual exploration of Costa Rica’s Caribbean lowlands, foothills and highland cloud forest, spanning the lush river corridors of Sarapiqui to the mist-laden peaks of the Talamanca Mountains. Traversing forest trails, river edges and moss-draped ridgelines, Felperin documents the remarkable avian variety of these globally significant biodiversity hotspots.

Along the way, encounter trogons, tanagers, hummingbirds and toucans; observe mixed-species feeding flocks and high-elevation natives; and gain insight into the elusive species that help define on of the richest bird habitats on Earth. Interwoven with field observations and narrative account from the rainforest, Felperin offers both a vivid visual record and an informed perspective on the ecological complexity of tropical bird communities.

For more information, contact Roseburg Public Library staff at 541-492-7050.

To learn more about Umpqua Bird Alliance, visit their website at www.umpquaaudubon.org.

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