September, October
Due to COVID-19 Many normal activities have been canceled or will be virtual only this year.
If you know of any events, or have comments or species to add to a Watch List, contact us and we will add them to the calendar; or use the "Message board" below to share your input.
If you know of any events, or have comments or species to add to a Watch List, contact us and we will add them to the calendar; or use the "Message board" below to share your input.
Wrentit -- Photo: Ken Chamberlain
September
Watch list:
Events:
September 26, 2020
Fall Birding on the Bay: An Introduction to Birding on Netarts Bay
Get an introduction to birding on the Oregon Coast with biologist Ram Papish, Sponsored by Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS. Register for this free event here.
September 12, 2020
J. Drew Lanham to Give OBA Annual Meeting Keynote
Oregon Birding Association (OBA) and Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) are sponsoring a speaker for a joint virtual 2020 annual meeting. Dr. J. Drew Lanham, Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Clemson University. The keynote talk and the OBA annual business meeting will take place virtually on the evening of September 12, 2020. No charge. Information on time and how to join the meeting will be sent to OBA and WOS members. For more information on joining or renewing, contact OBA https://oregonbirding.org/ or WOS at https://wos.org/
Watch list:
- Waterfowl arriving at multiple locations - check bays and water treatment plants for Ring-necked and Ruddy Ducks and others
- Check out wooded and brushy areas at Barview Jetty, Whalen Island, Fenk Road and Bayocean Spit (and many other locations) for migrant passerines
- Good time to see Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons roosting together in trees - a tree full of Great Egrets is a beautiful sight!
- Greater White-fronted Goose, Snow Goose and Cackling Goose (Nehalem Meadows), Cackling Goose at Nestucca NWR
- Merlins start showing up late in the month
Events:
September 26, 2020
Fall Birding on the Bay: An Introduction to Birding on Netarts Bay
Get an introduction to birding on the Oregon Coast with biologist Ram Papish, Sponsored by Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS. Register for this free event here.
September 12, 2020
J. Drew Lanham to Give OBA Annual Meeting Keynote
Oregon Birding Association (OBA) and Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) are sponsoring a speaker for a joint virtual 2020 annual meeting. Dr. J. Drew Lanham, Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Clemson University. The keynote talk and the OBA annual business meeting will take place virtually on the evening of September 12, 2020. No charge. Information on time and how to join the meeting will be sent to OBA and WOS members. For more information on joining or renewing, contact OBA https://oregonbirding.org/ or WOS at https://wos.org/
- North American Migration Count (NAMC)
- Description: Annual fall event to gather migratory bird counts
- More information: East Cascades Audubon Society (ECAS) or use this website to contact the county NAMC coordinator
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -- Photo: dawn villaescusa
October
Watch list:
Events:
Mysterious Mushrooms of the Tillamook State Forest
Watch list:
- Bufflehead arrive to winter in the bays
- Lesser and Greater Scaup, Canvasback, American Coots, Common, and occasional Barrow's, Goldeneye
Events:
Mysterious Mushrooms of the Tillamook State Forest
- Description: "...discover the important role fungi play in forest health."
- More information: Tillamook Forest Center