Agate Lake First Wednesday Field Trip Reports
eBird checklists for 2017 April 5, 2017 March 1, 2017 Feb. 1, 2017
Volunteer for Sampson Creek Preserve bird surveys
Contact: Ellie Armstrong at eea@KlamathBird.org . Join the Klamath Bird Observatory’s citizen science project on the Sampson Creek Preserve. This project offers something for all birders from easy birding walks to adventurous off-trail hiking as well as guided owl surveys. Either way you will be surrounded by beautiful views and plenty of birds. We are [...]
May 23 – Annual picnic at TouVelle State Park
All members and guests are welcome. This annual picnic replaces our May chapter meeting. Come celebrate our valley birds. Event features a bird walk along the Rogue River and a fabulous potluck. Bird Walk 5 p.m. (sharp!) A guided bird walk will wind through the park and along the Rogue River. . Potluck dinner 6 [...]
Field Trip Report: Imperatrice Property
Saturday, February 25 About a dozen RVAS members led by Nate Trimble had a suc-cessful morning of raptor watching at the Imperatrice property in Ashland. Trip participants were treated to beautiful views of Ashland and the Rogue Valley and a large wide open parcel of habitat full of easily observable raptors. As we wandered the [...]
Swifting in the valley
Tuesday, April 25 at 7 p.m. Join wildlife biologist Karen Hussey at the April chapter meeting, for a glimpse into the amazing life of the Vaux’s Swift. Discover what makes swifts unique, how they are doing, what we still need to know, and how you can help locally! Karen will introduce a citizen science project [...]
Proposed Wyoming Bill Allowing Sage
Editor's Note: HB271 in Wyoming is headed back to the House after the Senate voted 24-6 to pass the bill on February 27, 2017. In the bill's current incarnation, a licensee could collect 250 Greater Sage-Grouse eggs per year from wild populations. The House will have to approve of the Senate changes to the bill, then [...]
Conservation Committee Report
By Pepper Trail This first conservation column (in The Chat) of the Trump Administration is all bad news—and I’m sorry to say that we’re going to have to get used to that. With anti-environmental forces in full control of Congress and the Presidency, it is going to be a very long four years of playing [...]
Galapagos Wildlife – A Sampling
Tuesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. Join George and Sally Peterson at the March chapter meeting to see their adventure trip of a lifetime—the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. Their vacation last May included hiking, kayaking, snorkeling and panga rides, all with the intent to view wildlife. Photos from these activities will be part of the [...]
Ashland Oregon: Rogue Valley Bird Day at North Mountain Park
Rogue Valley Bird Day is the local celebration of International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD), which celebrates one of the most important and spectacular events in the life of a migratory bird—its journey between wintering and breeding grounds. The event’s theme this year, “Spread Your Wings for Bird Conservation” will focus on how birds have inspired [...]
Statewide Hotspot Square Coverage for Birders in Oregon
Statewide Hotspot Square Coverage As part of our County Explorer Project, we established Hotspot Squares to provide more evenly distributed coverage of statewide bird data, and encourage participants to count birds in new areas. We ask all participants to enter their Hotspot bird data into eBird.org. This makes the count data available to researchers like [...]