October 14, 2023 Ford’s Pond Monthly Bird Field Trip Report
October 14, 2023 Ford’s Pond Monthly Bird Field Trip Report Overall we had an exciting day! All nine participants were new to doing a bird field trip with us, and […]
Steve Denney’s June 10th Bird Fieldtrip
Report by Stacy Burleigh On June 10th, 2023, Umpqua Valley Audubon accepted the invitation of Steve Denney and his family to participate in a bird field trip on their 100 […]
Green Heron Nest Survey/Family Friendly Pub Crawl! – Wednesday, May 24 (and update)
Roughly 20 people enjoyed a lovely evening surveying downtown Roseburg for Green Heron nests. Compared with the more frequently seen Great Blue Heron, Green Herons are short and stocky. They […]
Oak Woodlands in Western Oregon – May 3, 2023
On May 3, with the Roseburg Public Library as a cosponsor, we heard from Steve Denny of the Umpqua Oak Partnership on the importance and role of oak habitats. After […]
Song and Life of the Purple Martin in the Umpqua Valley – April 12, 2023
Elizabeth (‘Liz”) Gayner, is a Wildlife Biologist with the USDI Bureau of Land Management in Roseburg and specializes in birds. She has been involved in a Western Purple Martin banding project […]
March 8, 2023 Dr. Jamie Cornelius
Jamie Margaret Cornelius Associate Professor of Integrative Biology at OSU and a National Geographic Explorer. Dr. Cornelius is an ecophysiologist interested in the mechanisms wild animals use to cope with […]
Christmas Bird Count 2022 Preliminary Summary
Almost 40 bird counters enjoyed a record day for the Roseburg-Sutherlin CBC on December 17, 2022. The morning began with finger-biting cold, but fortunately remained rainless […]
October 12, 2022 – Pepper Trail, retired Ornithologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service Forensic Lab, “Fighting Crime with Feathers: The Casebook of a Forensic Ornithologist”.
Dr. Trail’s fascinating program showed the work done by the dedicated forensic ornithologists at the US Fish and Wildlife Service crime lab. Each year wildlife and customs officials send evidence […]
September 14, 2022 – Ford’s Pond and “The Chinstrap Penguins of Elephant Island” with Noah Strycker
On the morning of September 14, Noah Strycker led a group of 35 to observe and learn about wildlife at Ford’s Pond. In the course of several stops around […]
Ford’s Pond Field Trip 8/13/22 – led by Abraham Finlay
We had a great field trip out at Fords Pond yesterday morning with perfect weather! As soon as we got out of our car in the Fords Pond parking lot […]