Date: 1/6/26 7:07 pm From: <anneg......> <annegoff58...> Subject: [RV Birds] January Raptor Run
We ran the run back to back with the CBC so had two full days of birding. Good times! Run was completed by Bob Hunter, Janet Kelly and Anne Goff on January 4.
The Red-tailed Hawks made a comeback after a dismal December. Also, we got to add the Osprey, which is a first for me on a winter run (perhaps other runners got one in the past). A real highlight was once again seeing the beautiful partially leucistic Red-tailed Hawk on Agate Road (between Linn and Mountain View.) This time it was soaring with two other Red-Tails and a Golden Eagle. We also found the reliable Ferruginous Hawk on Ramsey Road, posing prettily on his preferred post. However, we were completely skunked on accipiters and the Burrowing Owl seems to have disappeared from Brophy Road. Perhaps he got rained out as the fields there were super soaked.
Final count: Red-tailed Hawk: 82 American Kestrel: 53 Northern Harrier: 7 Bald Eagle: 2 adults Golden Eagle: 2 Red-shouldered Hawk: 3 Ferruginous Hawk: 1 Merlin: 1 Peregrine Falcon: 1 Osprey: 1
Happy birding.
Anne
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Date: 1/6/26 3:14 pm From: Kent Patrick-Riley <kentpr675...> Subject: Re: [RV Birds] Huge numbers of robins on the Medford CBC, with a request
Ya,Pepper has the physique of Robin Hood, I more like Friar Tuck!
> On Jan 6, 2026, at 3:01 PM, Pepper Trail <pepper.trail...> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Kent. So it sounds like the birds you saw were mostly leaving from the trees along the river and heading away from you downriver - not flying overhead, but away to the west or northwest. Is that right? If so, that suggests that the dawn birds we saw passing overhead at Gold Ray were most likely from the same roost as the evening birds. That's great information.
>
> By the way, the spot we parked is a small (but safe) paved pullout on the left just after the Bear Creek bridge (coming from I-5). Very close to your ODFW spot (which is on the right), but perhaps offering a more open view of the sky.
>
> Thanks again,
> Pepper
>
> On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:12:16 AM UTC-8 Kent Patrick-Riley wrote:
>> Here is the satellite image as it was too big for the other email.
>>
>> On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:10:21 AM UTC-8 Kent Patrick-Riley wrote:
>>> I just returned from going to the spot on Bear Creek and Kirtland Road suggested by Pepper. I arrived later than I wanted -- about 7:25 AM - as the traffic was heavy on Kirtland & I had trouble finding the pull-out. I sat in my car for a few minutes looking around and only saw a few robins in the nearby trees and flying low. But when I got out and looked up, I saw a wide river of robins flying "downstream" about 100 feet above and 1/4 mile wide. There were too many robins to count. From 7:30-7:40 it was a continuous robin stream. Then the numbers started to dwindle and the robins began flying higher - around 200-300 feet. Small flocks began landing, resting, and then taking off, some flying within 25 feet. By 8:00 the flight was pretty much over. But while it lasted, it was as impressive as Pepper suggested - definitely worth seeing. Here's some directions to visit the spot where I was - coming north on I-5, take the Blackwell road exit and turn right and follow it for about 1.5 miles as it becomes Kirtland Road. You will pass a big industrial area on the left about 1/8 mile before the bridge over Bear Creek. Just after crossing the bridge, there is a quick turnout on the right -- an access parking point to Denham Wildlife area. I attached a general map and a satellite image to help locate it. I'm unsure if its the same spot as Pepper recommended, but it works.
>>>
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Date: 1/6/26 3:12 pm From: Kent Patrick-Riley <kentpr675...> Subject: [RV Birds] Re: Huge numbers of robins on the Medford CBC, with a request
Some were fairly low (<100 feet) that I could see were taking off from the
trees and gaining altitude. But lots were 150-200+ feet high and looked
like they were coming from far off and "headed for Dodge". And they were
all flying upstream East/Southeast, not downstream to the west. I saw the
spot on the opposite side of the road (its also evident in the photograph)
but at 7:25 am the traffic was heavy both behind me at and towards me I
didn't want to stop to make a left and hold up traffic while waiting for
opposing traffic to clear. I think that your spot, however, would be better
- I was tempted to go down a ways and turn around and come back to it.
On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 3:01:15 PM UTC-8 Pepper Trail wrote:
> Thanks, Kent. So it sounds like the birds you saw were mostly leaving
> from the trees along the river and heading away from you downriver - not
> flying overhead, but away to the west or northwest. Is that right? If so,
> that suggests that the dawn birds we saw passing overhead at Gold Ray were
> most likely from the same roost as the evening birds. That's great
> information.
>
> By the way, the spot we parked is a small (but safe) paved pullout on the
> left just after the Bear Creek bridge (coming from I-5). Very close to
> your ODFW spot (which is on the right), but perhaps offering a more open
> view of the sky.
>
> Thanks again,
> Pepper
>
> On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:12:16 AM UTC-8 Kent Patrick-Riley wrote:
>
>> Here is the satellite image as it was too big for the other email.
>>
>> On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:10:21 AM UTC-8 Kent Patrick-Riley wrote:
>>
>>> I just returned from going to the spot on Bear Creek and Kirtland Road
>>> suggested by Pepper. I arrived later than I wanted -- about 7:25 AM - as
>>> the traffic was heavy on Kirtland & I had trouble finding the pull-out. I
>>> sat in my car for a few minutes looking around and only saw a few robins in
>>> the nearby trees and flying low. But when I got out and looked up, I saw a
>>> wide river of robins flying "downstream" about 100 feet above and 1/4 mile
>>> wide. There were too many robins to count. From 7:30-7:40 it was a
>>> continuous robin stream. Then the numbers started to dwindle and the
>>> robins began flying higher - around 200-300 feet. Small flocks began
>>> landing, resting, and then taking off, some flying within 25 feet. By 8:00
>>> the flight was pretty much over. But while it lasted, it was as impressive
>>> as Pepper suggested - definitely worth seeing. Here's some directions to
>>> visit the spot where I was - coming north on I-5, take the Blackwell road
>>> exit and turn right and follow it for about 1.5 miles as it becomes
>>> Kirtland Road. You will pass a big industrial area on the left about 1/8
>>> mile before the bridge over Bear Creek. Just after crossing the bridge,
>>> there is a quick turnout on the right -- an access parking point to Denham
>>> Wildlife area. I attached a general map and a satellite image to help
>>> locate it. I'm unsure if its the same spot as Pepper recommended, but it
>>> works.
>>>
>>>
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Date: 1/6/26 3:01 pm From: Pepper Trail <pepper.trail...> Subject: [RV Birds] Re: Huge numbers of robins on the Medford CBC, with a request
Thanks, Kent. So it sounds like the birds you saw were mostly leaving from
the trees along the river and heading away from you downriver - not flying
overhead, but away to the west or northwest. Is that right? If so, that
suggests that the dawn birds we saw passing overhead at Gold Ray were most
likely from the same roost as the evening birds. That's great information.
By the way, the spot we parked is a small (but safe) paved pullout on the
left just after the Bear Creek bridge (coming from I-5). Very close to
your ODFW spot (which is on the right), but perhaps offering a more open
view of the sky.
Thanks again,
Pepper
On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:12:16 AM UTC-8 Kent Patrick-Riley wrote:
> Here is the satellite image as it was too big for the other email.
>
> On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:10:21 AM UTC-8 Kent Patrick-Riley wrote:
>
>> I just returned from going to the spot on Bear Creek and Kirtland Road
>> suggested by Pepper. I arrived later than I wanted -- about 7:25 AM - as
>> the traffic was heavy on Kirtland & I had trouble finding the pull-out. I
>> sat in my car for a few minutes looking around and only saw a few robins in
>> the nearby trees and flying low. But when I got out and looked up, I saw a
>> wide river of robins flying "downstream" about 100 feet above and 1/4 mile
>> wide. There were too many robins to count. From 7:30-7:40 it was a
>> continuous robin stream. Then the numbers started to dwindle and the
>> robins began flying higher - around 200-300 feet. Small flocks began
>> landing, resting, and then taking off, some flying within 25 feet. By 8:00
>> the flight was pretty much over. But while it lasted, it was as impressive
>> as Pepper suggested - definitely worth seeing. Here's some directions to
>> visit the spot where I was - coming north on I-5, take the Blackwell road
>> exit and turn right and follow it for about 1.5 miles as it becomes
>> Kirtland Road. You will pass a big industrial area on the left about 1/8
>> mile before the bridge over Bear Creek. Just after crossing the bridge,
>> there is a quick turnout on the right -- an access parking point to Denham
>> Wildlife area. I attached a general map and a satellite image to help
>> locate it. I'm unsure if its the same spot as Pepper recommended, but it
>> works.
>>
>>
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Date: 1/6/26 9:12 am From: Kent Patrick-Riley <kentpr675...> Subject: [RV Birds] Re: Huge numbers of robins on the Medford CBC, with a request
Here is the satellite image as it was too big for the other email.
On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:10:21 AM UTC-8 Kent Patrick-Riley wrote:
> I just returned from going to the spot on Bear Creek and Kirtland Road
> suggested by Pepper. I arrived later than I wanted -- about 7:25 AM - as
> the traffic was heavy on Kirtland & I had trouble finding the pull-out. I
> sat in my car for a few minutes looking around and only saw a few robins in
> the nearby trees and flying low. But when I got out and looked up, I saw a
> wide river of robins flying "downstream" about 100 feet above and 1/4 mile
> wide. There were too many robins to count. From 7:30-7:40 it was a
> continuous robin stream. Then the numbers started to dwindle and the
> robins began flying higher - around 200-300 feet. Small flocks began
> landing, resting, and then taking off, some flying within 25 feet. By 8:00
> the flight was pretty much over. But while it lasted, it was as impressive
> as Pepper suggested - definitely worth seeing. Here's some directions to
> visit the spot where I was - coming north on I-5, take the Blackwell road
> exit and turn right and follow it for about 1.5 miles as it becomes
> Kirtland Road. You will pass a big industrial area on the left about 1/8
> mile before the bridge over Bear Creek. Just after crossing the bridge,
> there is a quick turnout on the right -- an access parking point to Denham
> Wildlife area. I attached a general map and a satellite image to help
> locate it. I'm unsure if its the same spot as Pepper recommended, but it
> works.
>
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Date: 1/6/26 9:10 am From: Kent Patrick-Riley <kentpr675...> Subject: [RV Birds] Re: Huge numbers of robins on the Medford CBC, with a request
I just returned from going to the spot on Bear Creek and Kirtland Road suggested by Pepper. I arrived later than I wanted -- about 7:25 AM - as the traffic was heavy on Kirtland & I had trouble finding the pull-out. I sat in my car for a few minutes looking around and only saw a few robins in the nearby trees and flying low. But when I got out and looked up, I saw a wide river of robins flying "downstream" about 100 feet above and 1/4 mile wide. There were too many robins to count. From 7:30-7:40 it was a continuous robin stream. Then the numbers started to dwindle and the robins began flying higher - around 200-300 feet. Small flocks began landing, resting, and then taking off, some flying within 25 feet. By 8:00 the flight was pretty much over. But while it lasted, it was as impressive as Pepper suggested - definitely worth seeing. Here's some directions to visit the spot where I was - coming north on I-5, take the Blackwell road exit and turn right and follow it for about 1.5 miles as it becomes Kirtland Road. You will pass a big industrial area on the left about 1/8 mile before the bridge over Bear Creek. Just after crossing the bridge, there is a quick turnout on the right -- an access parking point to Denham Wildlife area. I attached a general map and a satellite image to help locate it. I'm unsure if its the same spot as Pepper recommended, but it works.
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Date: 1/4/26 9:55 am From: Pepper Trail <pepper.trail...> Subject: [RV Birds] Huge numbers of robins on the Medford CBC, with a request
Terrence Phillipe and I covered Area L on the Medford CBC on Saturday. As always, we began on Gold Ray Road near the river to see the morning fly-out of robins, which has often been dramatic. This year we estimated 15,000 from 7:30 to 8:15.
In the late afternoon, we went to the Kirtland Road crossing over Bear Creek for the evening fly-out. We did our best to keep track from 3:45-5:00 PM. Our best - and conservative - estimate was 65,000. This was based on an estimated 1000-1500/minute from 4:00-4:30, and 500-800/minute for the 3:45-4:00 and 4:30-5:00 periods. It was overwhelming.
There's no way to know how many, if any, of the dawn 15,000 were part of the evening 65,000. The dawn birds were mostly leaving to the northwest; the evening birds were mostly coming in from the southeast, suggesting that at least some of the birds were different.
So here is a request for any Medford birders who like to get up and about early. It would be great to have a morning fly-out count at the Kirtland Road/Bear Creek area, to compare with our Gold Ray dawn fly-out. There is a big safe pull-out just on the Medford side of the Bear Creek bridge on Kirtland Road, which we where we did our count. On Saturday, the robins started to fly out at Gold Ray in good numbers at around 7:30, with some movement beginning around 7:15. The main fly-out at Gold Ray was over by 8:15.
It really is an amazing spectacle, and well worth getting out early. We found the only way to try to tally the numbers was to try to estimate birds passing overhead per 30 seconds, and double that to get the numbers/minute.
If anyone takes this on, please post your results on Rogue Valley Birds. Thanks!
Pepper
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Date: 1/1/26 5:46 pm From: Howard Sands <howard3sands...> Subject: [RV Birds] Celebration of Life
For those who knew Norm this is a very sad time indeed. There will be a Celebration of Life in his honor on January 24 at 2388 Temple Drive in Medford from 2-4 pm. I'm sure Donna, his wife, would love to hear some of the stories that you'd like to share about Norm. So again: January 24, 2388 Temple Rd. Medford 2-4 pm. Sent from my iPhone
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I add my condolences to Norm's family, and my appreciation for his life. As
a member of the Falcons Birdathon team, I always looked forward to
competing (and trash-talking) with the Binosaurs -- though as a gentleman,
Norm was more given to self-deprecation than to trash-talk. One of my
favorite memories of Norm is hawk-watching at Modoc Point, where he always
brought his "marmot" - a toy stuffed mammal of indeterminate species raised
on a pole to attract strafing runs by migrating hawks. Like the "marmot,"
Norm was well-padded, tolerant, good-natured, and always welcome wherever
he went. He was a great member of our birding community, and will be sadly
missed.
Pepper
On Tue, Dec 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM <rv-birds...> wrote:
My condolences to Norm's family and the members of the Binosaurs. Norm was
extraordinarily twinkly, kind, fun, and a talented educator. I will never
forget watching him give a pub talk in Medford about dragonfly sex -
spectacular, and he nailed it, totally understood the audience and venue. A
big loss for our region, for the birds and wildlife he loved. I will miss
him very much.
On Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 2:42:26 PM UTC-8 <kent......> wrote:
> Shortly after moving to the area, Norm led a CBC group at my place and
> found 30 birds, including a Coopers, Sharp-shinned,, and Great-horned. I
> had no idea they were there. He was excited and kind in telling me about
> it. He exemplified everything good about birding -- exciting, sharing,
> knowledgeable, and welcoming. Its hard to imagine he's gone.
>
> On Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 11:59:24 AM UTC-8 Russ Namitz wrote:
>
>> Thank you, Frank, for passing along this sad news to the birding
>> community.
>>
>> As fate may have it, I was actually driving south through Jackson County
>> on Dec 26th and thinking of Norm. As we passed MedCo access to Lost
>> Creek Lake, I commented to my wife about a fond memory of Norm Barrett and
>> Mountain Quail.
>>
>> During my brief tenure in Medord about 10 years ago, I had the pleasure
>> of being an honorary member of the BINOSAURS, an annual Bird-A-Thon team
>> comprised of long-time Rogue Valley birders Norm Barrett, Howard Sands,
>> Gary Shaffer and Jim Livadaudais. We were leaving Lost Creek Lake, heading
>> to Ashland and we had missed Mountain Quail. Norm piped up that once he
>> had seen a flock of Mountain Quail fly across the highway and maybe we
>> would get lucky. That drew a few chuckles and smart aleck comments from the
>> group members, but in less than a minute, it happened; the one and only
>> sighting of MOUNTAIN QUAIL of the day with a pair flying across the
>> highway! We were all incredulous and grinning, like we had just thrown up
>> a Hail Mary half-court shot and heard the ball swish through the net.
>> Birding with this group was always a hoot; the side conversations, stories,
>> yarns and good-natured ribbing were almost as important as the
>> birdwatching...almost.
>>
>> Norman was kind and generous with a great sense of humor and was always a
>> pleasure to be around and bird with. His patience and vast knowledge of
>> various aspects of the natural world was much appreciated. He will be
>> missed.
>>
>> Good birding,
>> Russ Namitz
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>> frank lospalluto <fdlosp......>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, December 27, 2025 8:46 AM
>> *To:* Rogue Valley Birds <rv-b......>
>> *Subject:* [RV Birds] Norm Barrett
>>
>> Hey all,
>> Some sad news for our birding community : Norm Barrett passed
>> away yesterday 12/26.
>> Norm was a kind, knowledgeable, meticulous birder, naturalist, biologist
>> and just a great human being. He will be missed.
>>
>> frank
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Shortly after moving to the area, Norm led a CBC group at my place and
found 30 birds, including a Coopers, Sharp-shinned,, and Great-horned. I
had no idea they were there. He was excited and kind in telling me about
it. He exemplified everything good about birding -- exciting, sharing,
knowledgeable, and welcoming. Its hard to imagine he's gone.
On Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 11:59:24 AM UTC-8 Russ Namitz wrote:
> Thank you, Frank, for passing along this sad news to the birding
> community.
>
> As fate may have it, I was actually driving south through Jackson County
> on Dec 26th and thinking of Norm. As we passed MedCo access to Lost
> Creek Lake, I commented to my wife about a fond memory of Norm Barrett and
> Mountain Quail.
>
> During my brief tenure in Medord about 10 years ago, I had the pleasure of
> being an honorary member of the BINOSAURS, an annual Bird-A-Thon team
> comprised of long-time Rogue Valley birders Norm Barrett, Howard Sands,
> Gary Shaffer and Jim Livadaudais. We were leaving Lost Creek Lake, heading
> to Ashland and we had missed Mountain Quail. Norm piped up that once he
> had seen a flock of Mountain Quail fly across the highway and maybe we
> would get lucky. That drew a few chuckles and smart aleck comments from the
> group members, but in less than a minute, it happened; the one and only
> sighting of MOUNTAIN QUAIL of the day with a pair flying across the
> highway! We were all incredulous and grinning, like we had just thrown up
> a Hail Mary half-court shot and heard the ball swish through the net.
> Birding with this group was always a hoot; the side conversations, stories,
> yarns and good-natured ribbing were almost as important as the
> birdwatching...almost.
>
> Norman was kind and generous with a great sense of humor and was always a
> pleasure to be around and bird with. His patience and vast knowledge of
> various aspects of the natural world was much appreciated. He will be
> missed.
>
> Good birding,
> Russ Namitz
> ------------------------------
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> *Sent:* Saturday, December 27, 2025 8:46 AM
> *To:* Rogue Valley Birds <rv-b......>
> *Subject:* [RV Birds] Norm Barrett
>
> Hey all,
> Some sad news for our birding community : Norm Barrett passed
> away yesterday 12/26.
> Norm was a kind, knowledgeable, meticulous birder, naturalist, biologist
> and just a great human being. He will be missed.
>
> frank
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Thank you, Frank, for passing along this sad news to the birding community.
As fate may have it, I was actually driving south through Jackson County on Dec 26th and thinking of Norm. As we passed MedCo access to Lost Creek Lake, I commented to my wife about a fond memory of Norm Barrett and Mountain Quail.
During my brief tenure in Medord about 10 years ago, I had the pleasure of being an honorary member of the BINOSAURS, an annual Bird-A-Thon team comprised of long-time Rogue Valley birders Norm Barrett, Howard Sands, Gary Shaffer and Jim Livadaudais. We were leaving Lost Creek Lake, heading to Ashland and we had missed Mountain Quail. Norm piped up that once he had seen a flock of Mountain Quail fly across the highway and maybe we would get lucky. That drew a few chuckles and smart aleck comments from the group members, but in less than a minute, it happened; the one and only sighting of MOUNTAIN QUAIL of the day with a pair flying across the highway! We were all incredulous and grinning, like we had just thrown up a Hail Mary half-court shot and heard the ball swish through the net. Birding with this group was always a hoot; the side conversations, stories, yarns and good-natured ribbing were almost as important as the birdwatching...almost.
Norman was kind and generous with a great sense of humor and was always a pleasure to be around and bird with. His patience and vast knowledge of various aspects of the natural world was much appreciated. He will be missed.
Good birding,
Russ Namitz
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Hey all,
Some sad news for our birding community : Norm Barrett passed away yesterday 12/26.
Norm was a kind, knowledgeable, meticulous birder, naturalist, biologist and just a great human being. He will be missed.
frank
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Date: 12/27/25 8:47 am From: frank lospalluto <fdlospalluto...> Subject: [RV Birds] Norm Barrett
Hey all, Some sad news for our birding community : Norm Barrett passed away yesterday 12/26. Norm was a kind, knowledgeable, meticulous birder, naturalist, biologist and just a great human being. He will be missed.
frank
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Date: 12/23/25 3:45 pm From: Pepper Trail <pepper.trail...> Subject: [RV Birds] Re: FYI: Swinhoe's White-eye is on its way (maybe)
Thanks for this fascinating observation and the link to the article. I
hadn't heard about this invasion. The white-eyes are an impressively
adaptable group!
Pepper
On Monday, December 22, 2025 at 6:53:26 PM UTC-8 Joseph Viani wrote:
Date: 12/22/25 6:53 pm From: Joseph Viani <rvasphotos...> Subject: [RV Birds] FYI: Swinhoe's White-eye is on its way (maybe)
Greetings, All. Sooney and I just returned from SoCal and were introduced to a wonderful birding environment, the San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary. While there, we spotted a Swinhoe’s White-eye for the first time and, according to the linked article from the Audubon Society, it may just show up here. I’ve attached my photo of this non-native bird and a link to the article FYI.
TLDR: please break up your counts by each location you visit, and use hotspots where they exist!! Checklists that carry on for multiple miles or cross multiple habitat types will be thrown out! Please help make your data as valuable as it can be!
Date: 12/13/25 8:07 am From: 'Shannonrio' via Rogue Valley Birds <rv-birds...> Subject: Re: [RV Birds] community birding project at Rogue River Preserve
i will be there next tuesday and have jan 4th marked on my calendar, shannon
On Friday, December 12, 2025 at 05:44:55 PM PST, Kristi Mergenthaler <kristi...> wrote:
Please see below if you are interested in participating and/or being a lead birder, but cannot attend this meeting, please contact Myco.Â
The first practice visit will be on Jan 4th during Open Lands Day: https://www.landconserve.org/upcoming-entries/2026/1/4/january-open-lands-day-at-the-rogue-river-preserve -Kristi
Good Afternoon!
I hope you are all hearing birds through the fog!
Next Tuesday, December 16th we will gather at the SOLC office (84 4th st. in Ashland) from 4 to 6pm to learn more about the Volunteer Bird Surveyors Program.Â
Please spread the word if you know of any other birder who may be interested in joining a monthly surveying program at the Rogue River Preserve.Â
Date:Â Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
Time:Â 4 to 6pm
Location:Â The Headwaters Building (in the Community Room) located at 84 4th Street Ashland, OR 97520.Â
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Myco Schroeder (they/them)<myco...> and Engagement SpecialistSouthern Oregon Land Conservancywww.landconserve.org
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