[obol] Audubon Birding Weekends 2008

[Paul T. Sullivan]

OBOL:

The schedule for Audubon Birding Weekends (sponsored by the Audubon Society 
of Portland),  has been set for 2008.  You can find it at

http://www.audubonportland.org/trips_classes_camps/adult_programs/birding_weekendsfolder/index_html

or you can read the text below...

Audubon Birding Weekends 2008
---- A portal to birding Oregon



This popular program will continue for another year.  As before, it aims to 
bring birders together from around the state to enjoy birds, see new 
locations, and maybe add to their lists.  We aim to help everyone see most 
of the birds.  The pace is moderate.  Corny jokes may happen from time to 
time.



I will again be organizing and leading these trips.  It continues to be a 
joy to share birding in Oregon with others.

                                                -- Paul T. Sullivan



What you can expect:

About 10 days before each trip, I will provide a letter to registered 
participants.  This letter will give motel options, schedule, possible 
birds, and the meeting place.  I will also help with arranging carpooling. 
We meet for Saturday breakfast and carpool from there.  Participants are 
responsible for their own transportation, food, and lodging.  Participants 
are also responsible for their own comfort: snacks, warm clothing, rain 
gear, insect repellant, sunscreen, etc.  Participants should get gas and 
lunches ahead of time.



Registration for Audubon Birding Weekends is $35 per person for each 
weekend.
Separate checks are preferred.  Please make your check payable to the
                                     Audubon Society of Portland.


You must register by the Tuesday before the weekend you plan to attend.  The 
following registration information is needed for each weekend you wish to 
attend:

·        Your name

·        address

·        phone

·        email

·        trip you wish to join

·        number of attendees

·        amount enclosed.



Please send the registration to:
Paul T. Sullivan, 4470 SW Murray Blvd. #26, Beaverton OR  97005



Questions? Call (503) 646-7889 or email Paul at ptsulliv at spiritone.com







Schedule: AUDUBON BIRDING WEEKENDS - 2008


19-21 January -- Union county

We will look for the winter specialties of this beautiful corner of Oregon: 
Bohemian Waxwings, Rosy Finches, Redpolls, Snow Buntings, as well as the 
Gray Partridge, raptors, and waterfowl.  The Grande Ronde valley is 
beautiful at this time of year.  Base: LaGrande.



9-10 February -- Interior Valley Refuges

We will look for raptors, waterfowl, and wintering passerines from the 
Tualatin River NWR, to Baskett Slough, Ankeny, and Finley NWRs, with E.E. 
Wilson Wildlife Area thrown in.  Base: Salem.



 8-9 March -- Summer Lake

We will visit this staging area for large numbers of Snow Geese and other 
waterfowl on their northward migration.  Base: Summer Lake.



26-27 April -- Jackson County

As spring comes to southern Oregon, we will visit this area to catch the 
early migrants.  Specialties of the area include Oak Titmouse, Mockingbird, 
California Towhee, and Black Phoebe. Base: Ashland.



24-26 May- Grant County

We will look for spring migrants, especially the Upland Sandpiper, and enjoy 
the beauty of the Strawberry Mountains. Base: John Day.



14-15 June -- Klamath County

We will visit this county to look for Yellow Rails, White Pelicans, 
Red-necked and Clark's Grebes, Forster's and Black Terns, plus shorebirds, 
raptors, and waterfowl on Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes, as well as forest 
species.  Base: Klamath Falls



4-6 July -- Wallowa County

We will look for nesting songbirds, migrant shorebirds, and the raptors of 
the Zumwalt prairie.  We will enjoy the beauty of the Wallowas. Base: 
Enterprise.



9-10 August -- Lake County

We will visit southern Lake County: Lake Abert, Hart Mountain NWR, and the 
Warner Valley to see the diverse array of migrant shorebirds, as well as 
waterfowl, and forest birds.  We may find the Juniper Titmouse.  Base: 
Lakeview.



September (no trip)

This month is already full with the Oregon Shorebird Festival, the North 
American Migration Count, and the Oregon Field Ornithologists annual 
meeting.





11-12 October - Crook County

We will visit the reservoirs and woods of this central Oregon county to find 
migrant waterfowl and shorebirds.  Base: Prineville



8-9 November -- Central Cascades

We will spend our days at Haystack Reservoir, Hatfield Lake, Wickiup 
Reservoir and other high lakes of the Cascades, looking for fall waterfowl. 
We will also look for Black-backed and Three-toed Woodpeckers in burns near 
Bend.  Base: Bend.



Paul T. Sullivan
Audubon Birding Weekends
(503) 646-7889
http://www.audubonportland.org/trips_classes_camps/adult_programs/birding_weekendsfolder/index_html