Questions about BOGS?
EMAIL: priscilla@blog.priscillanhk.com
MEETING LOCATION (live presentations):
WILLAMALANE ADULT ACTIVITY CENTER;
WILLAMALANE WEBSITE LINK
215 W. C St., Springfield OR 97477
Phone: 541-736-4444
BIRD WALKS:
Bird walks are 8-11 on 2nd and 4th THURSDAYS; until June. Beginning in June the Bird walks will
start at 8am and end at 11am. In September bird walks will return to 9-12Noon.
Membership is not required to go on bird walks; nor is there any fee.
Bird walk destinations and leaders are announced via our weekly Tuesday email to members.
This web page is not always kept current regarding upcoming bird walks partly because the bird walk leaders often do
inform me of their destination until 2 days before the walk; and also partly because of the time
it takes to duplicate the efforts of putting together he weekly email announcements in a format for this webpage.
We recommend you get on our email list by coming to a BOGS meeting or writing to
Priscilla at priscilla@blog.priscillanhk.com.
With regard to carpooling to bird-walk destinations, carpooling is your choice.
At this time we ask you to drive to the DESTINATION
for that day at the starting time to meet the bird walk leader and those participating.
PRESENTATION: May 16, 2024; 9-10:30 am
Speaker: Marli Miller
Topic: "OREGON GEOLOGY. WEST TO EAST and BACK"
BIO:
Marli Miller is the author of ROADSIDE GEOLOGY OF OREGON, 2nd edition.
She is a senior instructor and researcher at the University of Oregon.
She completed her BA in geology at Colorado College in 1982
and her MS and PhD in structural geology at the University of Washington in 1987 and 1992,
respectively. Marli teaches a variety of courses, including introductory geology,
structural geology, field geology, and geophotography.
She is the author of several books about Pacific Northwest geology,
including Roadside Geology of Oregon and Oregon Rocks!
a guide to 60 amazing geologic sites.
Her website: geologypics.com has more than 5000 searchable geologic photos for free download.
Bird Walk: Thursday, 9-Noon, May 23, 2024
LEADER: Donna A.
DESTINATION:
Oregon Country Fair site
This has always been a very popular locations for a bird walk.
It's fun to see the Fair booths before they are all re-tooled for the upcoming Fair in July.
The habitat is prime for local birds too!
Also May 23: COAST DAY TRIP Thursday, 7am - 4pm, May 23, 2024
A mini-bus trip via Willamalane bus.
LEADER: Priscilla.
DESTINATION: Eugene to Florence via Hwy 126, then North to Yachats,
with a number of birding stops, looking especially for "last wave" of migrating Shorebirds.
This trip is full,(capacity = 13), though we sometimes have people drop, so it may be worth
looking at the Willamalane website to see if there is an opening.
BIRD WALK: Thursday, May 30, 2024; 9-Noon,
LEADER: Jim H.
DESTINATION: To be arrranged
PRESENTATION: June 6; 9-11 am
Speaker: SPEAKER: Marina Richie
TOPIC: Flight of the Kingfisher
BIO:
Join author Marina Richie for stories and excerpts from her award-winning book,
Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher—illustrated by Newport artist Ram Papish
and published by Oregon State University Press in 2022.
Richie's narrative weaves natural history, myth, and memoir to illuminate
the jay-sized bird of the headfirst dive and rattling cry.
Ultimately, she reveals an inviting pathway for all seeking kinship with nature nearby.
This is the first book to feature North America's beloved Belted Kingfisher.
Marina Richie is a nature writer living in Bend, Oregon. Richie’s articles,
essays, and poetry appear in literary publications, popular magazines, blogs,
and in book collections. She is also the author of two children's books:
Bird Feats of Montana and Bug Feats of Montana.
Her education includes an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Montana
and a B.A. in Biology from the University of Oregon.
Richie has worked as a journalist, writer of interpretive signs,
wildlife viewing coordinator, and communications director for wildlife initiatives.
She serves on the board of the Greater Hells Canyon Council
and writes a bi-monthly blog of prose and poetry at www.marinarichie.com.
Her book just won the BURROUGHS medal:
https://www.johnburroughsassociation.org/component/zoo/item/halcyon-journey-wins-2024-burroughs-medal
BOGS SUMMER HOURS BEGIN
After the June 6th Presentation we will begin Summer Birding Hours;
8am to 11am for bird walks. This will continue until September.
BIRD WALK: Nesting Song Birds;Thursday, June 20, 2024; 9 a.m. to Noon
LEADER: Priscilla S.
DESTINATION: Mt Pisgah Arboretum
DETAILS:
This is our annual "nesting song birds" walk through the Arboretum at Mt Pisgah.
For anyone who is distance-challenged, much of the action on this walk,
is in the first patch of trees as one leaves the parking lot
and enters the Arboretum. We sometimes spend up to an hour right there.
After that we slowly move along the Coast Fork trail up to the large meadow.
LINK TO WINTER RAPTOR RUN PHOTOS
SLIDESHOW BOGS Winter 2023-24 FIVE Raptor Runs.
Here's a slideshow of all five of our Raptor Runs for Winter 2023-24
Along with the photos of RAPTORS, this slideshow has lots of very nice photos of the participants,
taken by our wonderful (Willamalane) bus driver SUE PHILIP.
OUR BOGS/WILLAMALANE COLLABORATION WAS A VERY SATISFYING SUCCESS,
especially considering it was a new venture.
https://priscillanhk.com/bogs-winter-2023-24-five-raptor-runs.html
WEBSITE TIP:
In the black navigation bar near the top of the website, the "INFO" button on the left end now will take you to the following page:
https://priscillanhk.com/info-page-links.html
That page has links to the CURRENT TERM CLENDAR as well as the Speaker list from the previous term (Fall 2022) you may have missed
some really great presentations; Also on the INFO links page: the list of BOGS volunteers;
and the History of BOGS. These pages have been updated to reflect the recent changes in our meeting location; the list of volunteers, and the addition of the Fall Term Speaker Calendar.
Each of those pages has a "HOME PAGE" link to bring you back to the home page, or you can just use the back button on your browser.
PHOTO-BLOG: PHOTOS BY MEMBERS:
Recent additions: The most recent have already been announced. Nothing new has been submitted,
so anyone wishing to have some of their photos added can send them to me!
Most recenty added were:
Donna A. sent in Calliope Hummingbird photos and Neena H.
tells an interesting story of vultures feeding on her property.
Ginny McVickar and Carolyn Nielsen sent in photos of Osprey, Wood Ducks, Band-tailed Pigeons,
and C. Geese chicks. Previously upoaded were two photos of newly arrived Evening Grosbeaks
taken by BOGS member Ginny McVickar of Pleasant Hill
to the photo-blog page, and Photos by Carolyn N, of Osprey, Wood Duck, Band-tailed Pigeon
and C. Geese with chicks.
(Click on photo-blog link below)
(In the future you can get to the photo-blog by going to the top of this page to the black menu bar
and clicking on "Blog(new)" at the right right end of the menu bar.
Send photos to priscilla@blog.priscillanhk.com or use my usual email address
and I will upload them to the Photo-Blog page.
Members Photo-Blog
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Below I have included a list compiled by both Doris and myself,
of all the places Steve Barron has taken us,
as well as a few additional places we have gone
only during previous Summers.
Here is a list of places BOGS has gone birding in the past
- Delta Ponds at the Valley River Center Bike Bridge
- North Delta Ponds area - with parking on Goodpasture Island Road.
- Fern Ridge Reservoir at the end of Royal Ave. (park on road unless you have a permit from Fish and Wildlife),
- Perkins Peninsula off West 11th, with the Cantrell Rd. addition
- Kirk Pond, at the base of Fern Ridge Dam and nearby park area.
- Mt. Pisgah arboretum, note parking permits very important here, day passes can be purchased at the parking area.
- Golden Gardens, take Barger Dr. off 99, then right at Golden Gardens St., (just past Beltline) to end of road.
- EWEB Wetlands, west side of EWEB building off Roosevelt, between Beltline and Bertelson.
- Millrace bicycle path in Springfield.
- Dorris Ranch
- Clearwater Landing
- Alton Baker Park - walking from Campbell Center.
- East Alton Baker Park, access by walking south on utility road east of Auzen Stadium and east of BMX track
- Skinner’s Butte - walking from Campbell Center.
- Heron Park, at Aspen and D street in Springfield
- Checkermallow Access to Meadowlark Prairie: (on Royal Ave, east of Greenhill Rd).
- Halsey Raptor run, a car tour through areas northeast of Eugene.
- Stewart Pond, off Bertelson on Stewart Rd.
- Hileman County Park, 2.5 miles north of Beltline turn right on E Beacon. At junction turn left on Hileman Ln
- Elijah Bristow State Park, off Hywy 58, between Trent and Dexter
- Zumwalt County Park, Vista Dr., Veneta
- Riverbend Hospital. The south end of the building has trails in a shady, very nice area for hot weather.
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Is that a (give bird name) that I hear singing?
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BIRD SONGS: Online Resources - listen to any bird's songs or calls
If you have a smartphone, there are numerous apps for birding which can play the songs and calls of birds,
but if you don't have one, you can go online and explore the songs and calls of any bird.
Here are two exceptionally good websites for this:
XENO-CANTO Bird recordings
Here is an example recording from xeno-canto.org. This is a recording of several Short-eared Owls harassing a Northern Harrier.
The owls are doing a lot of their "barking" calls. The Harrier can be heard at 0.55 seconds and there-after.
The McCaulay library includes not only recordings of songs and calls, but also has photographs and videos of birds, mammals, reptiles
and amphibians! Here is the "How to" page with instructions for using this website:
McCaulay Library
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ONLINE TUTORIALS
MOST RECENT SLIDESHOWS AND TRIP REPORTS ADDED TO WEBSITE:
In the list below,the most recently ADDED links are nearer to the top;
(This isn't always the same as the order in which the walks took place).
NOTE: For the most complete and Chronological listing of BOGS slideshows and trip reports
dating back to 2013, click on the "BOGS-LINKS" item on the black menu bar at top of this page.
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Willamalane Malheur Refuge
June 14, 2022
Ferruginous Hawks; photo by Don Laufer
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Willamalane Ankeny & Baskett Slough Refuges
May 17, 2022
Black headed Grosbeak photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Booth-Kelly Millrace Trailhead
May 13, 2022
Common Yellowthroat; photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Heron Park
April 29, 2022
Wilson's Warbler; photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Skinner Butte
April 22, 2022
Bald Eagle in Nest; photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Fern Ridge Royal
April 8, 2022
Lincoln's Sparrow; photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Dorris Ranch
Sept. 30, 2021
Acorn Woodpecker: photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Thurston Hills
Old Weyerhauser Rd
Sept. 23, 2021
Landscape View; photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Delta Ponds
Sept. 9, 2021
Mink running; photo by Priscilla
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TRIP REPORT:
BOGS Riverbend Trails
Aug 26, 2021
Cedar Waxwing photo by Priscilla Sokolowski
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Raptor Run #2, Winter, 2021-22
Dec. 16, 2021
Rough-legged Hawk-photo by Steve Kilpatrick
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Raptor Run #1, Winter, 2021-22
Nov. 6, 2021
Photo: American Bald Eagle by Don Delaufer
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Kirk Pond
July 22, 2021
Northern Flicker - photo by Priscilla
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Perkins Peninsula
July 8, 2021
Cedar Waxwing - photo by Don Laufer
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Delta Ponds (north)
June 24, 2021
Kingfisher - photo by Don Laufer
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Heron Park (east Alton Baker)
June 10, 2021
Great Blue Heron - photo by Priscilla
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Clearwater Landing
May 27, 2021
Cedar Waxwings in nest - photo by Chris Kilpatrick
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Mt Pisgah Arboretum
May 13, 2021
Western Tanager - photo by Priscilla
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Jasper Millrace Path
April 29, 2021
Green Heron - photo by Priscilla
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Fern Ridge Royal
April 22, 2021
Marsh Wren- photo by Don Laufer
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Great Horned Owl fledglings!
Mar.26, 2021
Young GHO Fledgling-photo by Priscilla
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NON-BOGS: SIX Winter Raptor Trips
Nov. 2020 - Mar. 2021
Burrowing Owl & Rough-legged Hawk
Linn County-photos by Priscilla
Birding trips were done from separate cars using two-way-radio communcations
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BOGS Raptor Run #4
Feb. 27, 2020
Burrowing Owl - photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Checkermallow
Jan 23, 2020
BOGS Group - photo by Priscilla
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BOGS Raptor Run #3
Jan. 16, 2020
Say's Phobe - photo by Priscilla
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Non-bogs Williamson's Sapsucker in Eugene
Jan 9, 2020
Williamson's Sapsucker - photo by Priscilla
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BOGS Stewart Pond
Jan 9, 2020
Western Meadowlark - photo by Priscilla
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Non-bogs Oakridge Christmas Bird Count
Jan 9, 2020
Great Gray Owl - photo by Don Laufer
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Raptor Run #2
Dec 19, 2019 - Linn County
Bald Eagle - photo by Priscilla
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Faptor Run #1,
Dec 12, 2019 - Linn County
American Kestrel - photo by Priscilla
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Three November Birding Trip SLIDESHOWS
Nov 7 (Finley); Nov 14 (Delta Ponds); Nov 21 (Hileman County Park);
Swan (Don Laufer); Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Priscilla Sokolowski); Red-breasted Sapsucker (Priscilla Sokolowski)
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Five OCTOBER BOGS bird walk slide shows
Oct 3; 10; 17; 24; 31, 2019
Western Bluebirds, (Don Laufer); Green Island Ferry remnants, (Priscilla Sokolowski); Fox Sparrow, (Don Laufer);
Anna's Hummingbird, (Greg Hyde); Townsend's Warbler, (Don Laufer)
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Four SEPTEMBER BOGS bird walk slide shows
Sept 5, 12, 19, 26, 2019
Yellow Warbler (Don Laufer); Western Tanager (Steve Barron); Flower (Don Laufer);
Chorus Frog (Priscilla Sokolowski)
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Five AUGUST BOGS bird walk slide shows
August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019
Western Kingbird; Greater Yellowlegs; California Quail;
Western Wood Pewee; Black-headed Grosbeak
- photos by Priscilla and Don
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Green Heron eating Lamprey larvae (ammocoetes)
July 2, 2019; 9am
Lamprey Larvae - photo by Priscilla Sokolowski
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Summer Annual Birding at Finley Wildlife Refuge
July 25, 2019
Acorn Woodpecker
Photo by Priscilla
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BOGS Summer Birding
Whilamut Area (east Alton Baker)
July 18, 2019
American Goldfinch
Photo by Don Laufer
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Rasor Park and Riverbend Trails
July 4 & July 11, 2019
Lesser Goldfinch
photo by Don Laufer
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Summer Birding: Fern Ridge Reservoir - Royal Ave
June 27, 2019
Western Bluebird
photo by Don Laufer
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BOG 32nd St. Millrace
First SUMMER BIRD WALK
June 13, 2019
Green Heron
photo by Priscilla_
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Delta Ponds along River - led by Steve Barron
May 30, 2019
Osprey
photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Mt. Pisgah Arboretum
May 23, 2019
Very young Robin
photo by Priscilla
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Birds of Eugene area; Swallow Pond; Fisher Unit & Skinner Butte
May 4-7, 2019
Raven with stolen egg
Photo by Priscilla
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BOBS Fern Ridge Royal, led by Floyd Weitzel
May 9, 2019
Marsh Wren Singing
photo by Priscilla
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BOGS Dorris Ranch
w/ arborist Alby Thoumsin
May 2, 2019
Heritage Big Leaf Maple Tree
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Fisher Unit, Perkins Peninsula, Warren Slough, Fern Ridge Royal
Spring Migration, April 27 & 28, 2019
 
Red-winged Blackbird & Yellow-headed Blackbird
- photos by Priscilla
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BOGS Golden Gardens Bird Walk led by Donna Albino
April 25, 2019
Warbling Vireo
photo by Priscilla
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Skinner Butte Warbler Migration
April 15 and April 19, 2019
Cassin's Vireo
photo by Priscilla
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BOGS Checkermallow (Meadowlark Prairie)
April 11, 2019
Barn Swallow
photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Skinner Butte,
Mar. 28, 2019
Red-breasted Nuthatch
photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Finley Wildlife Refuge,
Mar. 14, 2019
Western Bluebird
photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Alton Baker Park
Feb. 14, 2019
Great Blue Heron on nest
photo by Don Laufer
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Raptor Run #2
Jan. 31, 2019
Sub-adult Bald Eagle,
3rd year, 2nd basic plumage_
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BOGS Heron Park along millrace
Jan. 24, 2019
Red-winged Blackbird
Photo by Priscilla
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BOGS Delta Ponds along bike path
Jan 10, 2019_
Downy Woodpecker
Photo by Priscilla
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BOGS Meadowlark Prairie (Checkermallow) TRIP REPORT, Nov 8, 2018
Nov. 8, 2018_
Rough-legged Hawk
photo by Priscilla
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BOGS Meadowlark Prairie (Checkermallow) SLIDESHOW,
Date: Nov 8, 2018
Belted Kingfisher
photo by Don Laufer
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Kirk Pond - led by Floyd Weitzel_
Oct 25, 2018
Great Egret
photo by Don Laufer
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Clearwater Landing_
Oct 11, 2018
Spotted Towhee
photo by Don Laufer
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Fern Ridge (Royal)
Sept 27, 2018
American Pipit
photo by Priscilla
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BOGS first Fall bird walk. Delta Ponds along the river
Sept 13, 2018
Osprey
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ROAD SCHOLAR TRIP TO MAINE: "A Birder's Dream; Birding Down East Maine"
Aug 19-24, 2018
This first page is a slideshow to Monday's Machias Seal Island (10 miles out to Sea) where Atlantic Puffins were very approachable
Jody took some fantastic photographs there!
There are also links to the rest of our trip for Tues-Thurs. but you can access that page separately (see below).
Atlantic Puffin
photo by Jody Fairchild
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ROAD SCHOLAR TRIP TO MAINE: "A Birder's Dream; Birding Down East Maine" - PART 2
Aug 19-24, 2018
This webpage has everything else after the Puffin Boat trip we did on Monday.
It ends with another boat trip out to Head Harbor Passage where tides range 16 feet
and whales and gulls congregate to feed on shrimp and krill caught up in massive currents
and upwelling waters.
Minke Whale
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ANNUAL SLIDESHOW, Best Photos, Sept 2017 to Sept 2018
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Alton Baker Park,
Aug 30, 2018
MINK!-photo by Priscilla
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BOGS Zumwalt County Park
Aug 2, 2018
Western Grebe with babies riding on her back
photo by Priscilla
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BOGS Fern Ridge Royal
July 26, 2018
Juvenile Robin
photo by Priscilla
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Riverbend Hospital Trails
July 12, 2018
Baby Robin calling for food
photo by Priscilla
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Kirk Park (below Fern Ridge dam)
July 5, 2018
Violet Green Swallow - photo by Don Laufer
River Otter
photo by Priscilla
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East Alton Baker Park (Whilamut Natural Area)
June 28, 2018
Brown Creeper - photo by Priscilla
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Mt Pisgah Arboretum - First Summer 2018 Bird Walk. The action was HOT!!
June 14, 2018
Male Bullock's Oriole feeding young. Photo by Don Laufer
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LAKEVIEW 3-day Birding Trip
May 22-24, 2018
(TWO PHOTO SETS!! One by Priscilla and one by Don Laufer)
Black-crowned Night Heron, photo by Priscilla
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BOGS Perkins Peninsula
May 10, 2018
Acorn Wooddpecker - photo by Priscilla
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BOGS Golden Gardens; trip report and photos by Don Laufer
April 26, 2018
Killdeer; photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Skinner Butte
April 12, 2018
Black-throated Gray Warbler. Photo by Don Laufer
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BOGS Walterville Reservoir
Mar. 29, 2018
Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Photo by Don Laufer
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Red Foxes Slideshow!
March 15, 2018
Red Fox
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TRIP REPORT: BOGS Delta Ponds along river
Mar. 8, 2018
Anna's Hummingbird
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MAP: Steve's Hand Drawn Map
Route of Raptor Run we drove Jan 25, 2018
Thumbnail view of Map
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BOGS Heron Park bird walk
Feb 8, 2018
Mallard and Bufflehead
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Don Laufer: Ruff Park
Fox Sparrow & Pileated Woodpecker
Jan 19, 2018
Slideshow
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VIDEOS:
Fox Sparrow & Pileated Woodpecker
Fox Sparrow scratching for grubs
Pileated Woodpecker Slow-Motion
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Jennifer, Janet, LaRue and I visited D-Hill Owls
Feb 9, 2018
Short-eared Owl
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Don Laufer's Short-eared Owls at Diamond Hill_
Feb 5, 2018
Short-eared Owl
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Exploring locations for Short-eared Owls and revisiting Diamond Hill Wetlands
Feb 3, 2018
Short-eared Owl
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Short-eared Owls at Diamond Hill
Jan 27, 2018
Short-eared Owl
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Raptors: Belts and Diamond Hill area roads,
Jan 26, 2018
Red-tailed Hawk
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VIDEO: Dunlin Flock in flight
VIDEO: Second video Dunlin Flock in flight
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BOGS Raptor Run,
Jan 25, 2018
American Bald Eagle
Steve's hand drawn Raptor Run Route Map, (coming ...)
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Raptor Route Drive-Check with Steve
Jan 16, 2018
Juvenile Tundra Swan
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Raptor Route Research Trip
Jan 16, 2018
Short-eared Owl
Raptor Run Computer Drawn Maps
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BOGS Finley Refuge
Jan 11, 2018
American Kestrel
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THE LATEST BIRDS REPORTED to eBIRD in Lane County
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Back in February or April, the folks who do the computer programming at Cornell's eBird.org website, re-did much of the website.
While their work made improvements, especially in the ease of use by smartphones, one unfortunate result is that the widgets
by BirdTrax, which use eBird data, no longer function. This will probably be a permanent state of affairs, so I have removed the widgets
from the "Recent Sightings" page of this website. I still have a frame with working links from the eBird.org site,
so plenty of information can still be gleaned that way.
RECENT SIGHTINGS reported to eBIRD for Lane County
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ALL BOGS TRIP REPORTS & SLIDESHOWS
ALL Non-BOGS SLIDESHOWS from Trips, Festivals, Projects
WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE DO THINGS:
About the thumbnail photos:
The rows of thumbnail-sized photos adorning the home page
are some of my best photos or else some of my most interesting. Most of them were taken
on non-BOGS birding outings. If you click
on a thumbnail it will give you a full screen view of the image.
Use the back button/arrow on your browser to return to the home page.
