The Campbell Center is located at 2nd and High Street, Eugene, OR, right near Skinner Butte Park, very near to the Willamette River, Click here for a map showing location of Celeste Campbell Center

BOGS PRESENTATIONS:
We have presentations by speakers on 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. The presentations cover a wide range of science-related topics. These ususally run from 9-11am at Celeste Campbell Center.
*(The one exception to the 9am starting time on presentation days, (ie 1st and 3rd Thursdays), is the end-of-term Potluck,which begins at 10am)

Bird Walks
Our bird walks are led by Steve Barron. We meet before 9am to arrange car-pooling and drive to our destinations. Once there, we usually walk for 1-1/2 to 2 hours, and get back to Campbell Center around 11:30. Some destinations are further away, such as Finley Refuge and Elijah Bristow Park, so our return might be Noon or even as late as 1:00pm. Usually at least some people want to get back earlier so they arrange to ride together in one car. Trips with later return times are always announced as such ahead of time.

SUMMER BIRDING

Our Summer birding program is informal and less structured.
Doris announced that we will go birding on 2nd, 4th and 5th Thursdays as we do the rest of the year. Anyone interested in birding should meet at 8am at the Campbell Center parking lot and the group members will then decide amongst themselves where to go birding that day. I will usually be up to date with what birds have been recently reported at various local sites, so we can use that information to help us make a choice. Doris has sent out by email, a composite list of all the places Steve Barron has taken us, as well as additional places we have gone in previous Summers. Her list can be seen further down.

While I (Priscilla) will probably be there most Thursdays, I am not promising to be there EVERY Thursday. Jody will attend some of the bird walks, but also will not always be there. When neither Jody nor I are there, the group can choose a place to go from the list of BOGS birding locations provided by Doris (by email).

What about birding EVERY Thursday?
I have an idea. During our bird walks, we can check in with each other to see if there is enough interest to have a bird walk the following week (on a 1st or 3rd Thursday). If several people are interested I will post that on this page so others can find out too.
For the June 21 Thursday it looks like it is going to be pretty hot so I didn't ask folks about going out that day.

1. Delta Ponds at the Valley River Center Bike Bridge
2. North Delta Ponds area - with parking on Goodpasture Island Road.
3. Fern Ridge Reservoir at the end of Royal Ave. (park on road unless you have a permit from Fish and Wildlife),
4. Perkins Peninsula off West 11th, with the Cantrell Rd. addition
5. Kirk Pond, at the base of Fern Ridge Dam and nearby park area.
6. Mt. Pisgah arboretum, note parking permits very important here, day passes can be purchased at the parking area.
7. Golden Gardens, take Barger Dr. off 99, then right at Golden Gardens St., (just past Beltline) to end of road.
8. EWEB Wetlands, west side of EWEB building off Roosevelt, between Beltline and Bertelson.
9. Millrace bicycle path in Springfield.
10. Dorris Ranch
11. Clearwater Landing
12. Alton Baker Park - walking from Campbell Center.
13. East Alton Baker Park, access by walking south on utility road east of Auzen Stadium and east of BMX track
14. Skinner’s Butte - walking from Campbell Center.
15. Heron Park, at Aspen and D street in Springfield
16. Checkermallow Access to Meadowlark Prairie: (on Royal Ave, east of Greenhill Rd).
17. Halsey Raptor run, a car tour through areas northeast of Eugene.
18. Stewart Pond, off Bertelson on Stewart Rd.
19. Hileman County Park, 2.5 miles north of Beltline turn right on E Beacon. At junction turn left on Hileman Ln
20. Elijah Bristow State Park, off Hywy 58, between Trent and Dexter
21. Zumwalt County Park, Vista Dr., Veneta
22. Riverbend Hospital. The south end of the building has trails in a shady, very nice area for hot weather.