
Tracking at Plat I Reservoir near Sutherlin, Douglas County, Oregon, November 27, 2024
Featured Photo: Bald Eagle (green), River Otter (orange) and Greater Yellowlegs (yellow) tracks in mud and aquatic vegetation near an American White Pelican carcass at

How to Have Fun and Find Birds on Western Oregon Christmas Bird Counts
Featured Photo (by Connie Page): Birders scanning trees, pasture and fence lines along a country road. This post synthesizes two documents I created about 10

Sap on Tap 2
Featured Photo: A male Black-throated Blue Warbler forages in sapsucker wells in a Sequoia tree near Sutherlin, Douglas County, Oregon, January 1, 2023. Two years

Common Raccoon and Gray Fox Behaviors on a Down Oregon White Oak Tree, west-central Douglas County, Oregon
Featured Image: A Gray Fox surveys the surroundings after urine-marking this down log. An information request was posted on a Facebook animal tracking group, which prompted

Tracking at Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, Oregon, November 8, 2024
Featured Photo: An old front track of American Black Bear Conditions looked good for a couple days of animal tracking, so I planned an afternoon of

Tracking at River Forks Park, Douglas County, Oregon, November 7, 2024
Featured Image: Spotted Sandpiper and worm tracks in the mud. Conditions looked good for a couple days of animal tracking, so I planned an afternoon

Diamond Lake Boat Birding and Fall Colors, October 12, 2024
Featured Image: A Common Loon feeds on a young Tiger Trout and Vine Maple in vibrant fall color. Could it be done? A Diamond Lake

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nests and Young near Roseburg, Oregon
Featured Photo: One of two nests used in 2022 to produce at least six young Black-crowned Night-Herons in central Douglas County, Oregon. On November 29,

Roseburg-Sutherlin Christmas Bird Count–December 17, 2022
Featured Image: In the low light of dawn, in sub-freezing temperatures, a lone Snow Goose flies with a group of Cackling Geese at Ford’s Pond,