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,
Infinity in a Vulture Vortex
Featured Photo: Over 70 Turkey Vultures, frozen in as many different positions, in flight over the South Umpqua River, southwest Roseburg, Oregon, October 7, 2022.