Category Birding
Bird Taxonomy and Diversity Class
Birding Klamath with Pepper Trail, PhD.
“Bird Taxonomy and Diversity”
Audubon’s Warbler photo by David Hodkinson
Dates: June 23rd and 24th, 2012, Tuition: $100
Location: Ashland, OR
Instructor: Pepper Trail
Description: Hone your identification skills and explore the relationships among groups of birds in this lab and field course. On Saturday, join Pepper Trail, Ph.D., for a day in the lab at SOU, where you’ll refresh your taxonomic know-how, look at identifying characteristics, and discuss their ecological significance.
On Sunday, the class will travel to the Klamath Basin, one of the richest birding sites in Oregon, to practice identifying species in the field.
Pepper Trail, PhD has studied bird behavior and conservation around the world with the support of the National Geographic Society, the Smithsonian Institution, and other groups. He works as the ornithologist at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Wildlife Forensics Lab in Ashland.
For more information go the Siskiyou Field Institute’s website.
International Migratory Bird Day, 5/12/12
International Migratory Bird Day-Ashland and Klamath Falls, OR
When: Saturday, May 12, 2012
Where: Ashland and Klamath Falls, OR
Siskiyou Field Institute: Seabirds & Marine Mammals of the Redwood Coast, 5/5/12
Steller Sealions
Date: May 5th, 2012
Location: near Crescent City, CA
Instructor: Keith Bensen
Tuition: $50
2 hikers, Naturalist Certificate
Description: The central portion of Redwood National and State Parks’ Coastal Trail runs along a spectacular unroaded section of California’s north coast. This field-based class follows the Coastal Trail; observing the state’s fourth largest seabird colony, watching foraging seabirds and migrating gray whales, and visiting a rookery for the threatened Steller’s sea lion and the mouth of the Klamath River, where three other species of pinniped often feed. Read More
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Ellen
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April 5th, 2012
Siskiyou Field Institute: Shorebirds of the Klamath Coast, 4/28/12
Date: April 28th, 2012
Location: Crescent City, CA Instructor: Gary Bloomfield
Tuition: $50 Naturalist Certificate, kids aged 12+
Description: This course begins with a field trip that visits Crescent City Harbor, moves along the rocky coast at low tide towards Point St. George, and finishes up at Lake Tolowa. We’ll seek out migrating and resident shorebirds: Black Oystercatcher, Black-bellied Plover, Wimbrel, Dunlin, Greater Yellowlegs, Black Turnstone, Surfbird, and more. After the field portion of the class, there will be a multimedia presentation focusing on the identification and biology of the shorebirds of the Klamath coast.
For more information on this Siskiyou Field Institute class …
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Ellen
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March 28th, 2012
Klamath Bird Observatory bird walk on Table Rock, 4/14/12
Klamath Bird Observatory bird walk on Lower Table Rock
American Kestrel, photo by Ellen
When: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Where: Lower Table Rock
Klamath Bird Observatory bird walk-biking on the Bear Creek Greenway, 4/7/12
Klamath Bird Observatory bird walk-biking on the Bear Creek Greenway
Orange-crowned Warbler
When: Saturday, Apr 7, 2012
Klamath Bird Observatory teaches Birding Basics, 5/2/12
Birding Basics, hosted by Klamath Bird Observatory
Female evening grosbeak, photo by Samantha Franks
When: Wed, May 2, 7pm – 9pm
Where: North Mountain Park Nature Center
Ever wanted to get involved with bird watching, but don’t know where to start? In this fun evening class we will review the basics of birding: where to go, when to go, and what to look for. We will discuss the basics of bird anatomy, bird ID and bird behavior, and will view photos of Ashland’s most common birds.
We will practice our ID skills with an interactive Power point presentation. Finally, we will provide an overview and recommendations for birding “equipment:” field guides, binoculars, and scopes. $10.
Register online at www.ashland.or.us/register or call the North Mountain Park Nature Center at 541–488-6606.
Klamath Bird Observatory bird walk in Touvelle & Denman, 3/10/12
Klamath Bird Observatory bird walk in Touvelle State Park and Denman WMA
Belted Kingfisher
When: Saturday, Mar 10, 2012
Where: Meet at 8:00 am at Wild Birds Unlimited in Medford
Join birding guide and KBO board member Harry Fuller for a trip to this diverse habitat along the Rogue River. We will look for Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Common Merganser, and Bald Eagle along the riparian corridor. We will also look for birds in the adjacent upland habitats, including Bewick’s Wren, Wrentit, Red-breasted Sapsucker, and California Quail.
Meet at 8:00 am at Wild Birds Unlimited in Medford. Limited to 15 participants. To register, call (541) 770‑1104.
Klamath Bird Observatory Bird Walk, 3/3/12
Klamath Bird Observatory guides bird walk at Emigrant Lake
Titmouse, photo by Ellen
When: Sat, March 3, 8am – 12pm
Join KBO contractor, volunteer and local bird expert Frank Lospalluto for an exploration of the habitats at Emigrant Lake. This popular local birding spot hosts wintering ducks and shorebirds, as well as Bald Eagle, Osprey, and, if we’re lucky, Golden Eagle. We’ll also look for woodpeckers, Oak Titmouse, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, many wintering sparrows, and other birds that inhabit the unique oak woodland and shrub habitats surrounding the lake.
Meet at 8:00 am at the Northwest Nature Shop in Ashland. Limited to 15 participants. To register, call 541–482-3241.
