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| Rogue Valley Audubon Society PO Box 8597 Medford, OR 97501 roguevalleyaudubon.org 541-535-5138 |
| Something to ponder: "The last word of ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What good is it?' If the land mechanism as a whole is good, then every part is good, whether we understand it or not. If the biota, in the course of aeons, has built something we like, but do not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering." Aldo Leopold, The Sand County Almanac |
| Birdathon |
By Harry Fuller
It’s time to start scouting for the 2010 RVAS Birdathon. Where
are the Great Horned Owls nesting this year? Are the Barn Owl
back in that particular barn? Which bridge harbors a Dipper
nest? Which stand of Doug fir has a resident population of
Chestnut-backed Chickadees?
This is an important fundraiser for Rogue Valley Audubon. If
you’re not going to be in the field on April 24, it’s definitely time
to back your favorite birding team. Other rules are simple: get
your friends and fellow birders to pledge so much per species or
make a flat donation in your team’s name.
The team members can number up to four and the group must
bird together. At least two team members must Id any bird for it
to count. Birdathon time period this year: 6pm April 23 until 6pm
April 24. The count dinner will once again be at the Standing
Stone Brewpub on Oak Street, Ashland.
Last year’s birding teams included:
Dr. Pepper Trail and Dr. Stewart Janes with their Falcons.
Norm Barrett’s Old Coots.
Bob Hunter’s team.
A fledgling team of John Bullock, Harry Fuller, Donna Gould and
Steve Runnels. The OLLI Warblers.
And, of course, our champion fundraiser: Susan Rust and her
birding friends.
It’s time to start scouting for the 2010 RVAS Birdathon. Where
are the Great Horned Owls nesting this year? Are the Barn Owl
back in that particular barn? Which bridge harbors a Dipper
nest? Which stand of Doug fir has a resident population of
Chestnut-backed Chickadees?
This is an important fundraiser for Rogue Valley Audubon. If
you’re not going to be in the field on April 24, it’s definitely time
to back your favorite birding team. Other rules are simple: get
your friends and fellow birders to pledge so much per species or
make a flat donation in your team’s name.
The team members can number up to four and the group must
bird together. At least two team members must Id any bird for it
to count. Birdathon time period this year: 6pm April 23 until 6pm
April 24. The count dinner will once again be at the Standing
Stone Brewpub on Oak Street, Ashland.
Last year’s birding teams included:
Dr. Pepper Trail and Dr. Stewart Janes with their Falcons.
Norm Barrett’s Old Coots.
Bob Hunter’s team.
A fledgling team of John Bullock, Harry Fuller, Donna Gould and
Steve Runnels. The OLLI Warblers.
And, of course, our champion fundraiser: Susan Rust and her
birding friends.
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Results of the 2009 Birdathon are in the Summer, 2009 “Chat.”
The Falcons beat the their competitors again last year: 144 species. The Old Coots were second
with 138. The 2009 Birdathon was in May and several wintering species had already flown the
coop. The record set earlier by the Falcons: 152 species in one day. But you don’t need to beat
the record to have a great deal of fun and see some wonderful Oregon birds.
This year’s April date should give us a chance to see more species than last year.
Organizing the event: Harry Fuller. Email: Anzatowhee@yahoo.com. He’ll be eager to help you
organize a new team for the 2010 Birdathon. It would especially interesting to have somebody
put together a team of young birders: students, scouts, a 4-H group perhaps.
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Harry Fuller
www.towhee.net
for birding Oregon & Northern California
bird updates at : http://atowhee.wordpress.com/
Partnership for International Birding: PIBirding.wordpress.com
The Falcons beat the their competitors again last year: 144 species. The Old Coots were second
with 138. The 2009 Birdathon was in May and several wintering species had already flown the
coop. The record set earlier by the Falcons: 152 species in one day. But you don’t need to beat
the record to have a great deal of fun and see some wonderful Oregon birds.
This year’s April date should give us a chance to see more species than last year.
Organizing the event: Harry Fuller. Email: Anzatowhee@yahoo.com. He’ll be eager to help you
organize a new team for the 2010 Birdathon. It would especially interesting to have somebody
put together a team of young birders: students, scouts, a 4-H group perhaps.
-----------------------------
Harry Fuller
www.towhee.net
for birding Oregon & Northern California
bird updates at : http://atowhee.wordpress.com/
Partnership for International Birding: PIBirding.wordpress.com