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IN THE NEWS:

LOCAL
Thursday, May 10th, 5:30pm ~ Audubon Society of Lincoln City (ASLC) Meeting, Aces Grill at the Chinook Winds Golf Resort. Because location can change, call 541-992-0440 for latest update on location. Open to the public.

Saturday, May 12, 9am - 1pm ~ Dawn Grafe, USFWS, is the guide to Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint. Panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and Three Arch Rocks, along with Oregon’s shortest lighthouse, will provide participants with opportunities to view the many birds in the area. A walk along the old-growth forest trails will provide a chance to see birds that live there year-round. No prior birding experience is required for this ASLC event. Binoculars and guidebooks will be provided. Dress for the weather. From Lincoln City go north on Highway 101 to Pacific City and meet in Cape Kiwanda parking lot at 9am to caravan to Cape Meares.

You can read the latest news from the Devils Lake Water Improvement District here . . .

REGIONAL
2012 Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Photo Contest for International Migratory Bird Day (May 4th deadline). Participate in the first Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex photographic competition, in observation of International Migratory Bird Day on May 12, 2012. The contest is sponsored by the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex consisting of Oregon Islands, Three Arch Rocks, Cape Meares, Nestucca Bay, Siletz Bay, and Bandon Marsh NWRs.
Download more information on how to particiate.

NATIONAL:
The Department of the Interior took an important step toward bird-friendly wind development by releasing new federal guidelines for minimizing bird and wildlife impacts from land-based wind development in the United States. The guidelines were developed with the assistance of a 22-member Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee, which included experts from National Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, Massachusetts Audubon and Bat Conservation International as well as representatives from the wind industry and state fish and wildlife agencies. Read more from the Audubon press release. . .

Interested in the results of the 15th Great Backyard Bird Count of Feb 17-20? Click here.

 

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Injured birds, dead mammals, poaching, call:
State Police: 800-452-7888

Injured Bird and Mammal Rehab Centers:
 Chintimini Wildlife Center (Corvallis) 541-745-5324
Wildlife Care Center (Portland) 503-292-0304
Turtle Ridge Wildlife Center (Salem) 503-540-8664

 

ASLC Volunteers Get Kids
"Wild About Birds" at
Tillamook's East Elementary School

wild about birds

For the second year in a row ASLC volunteers, Caren Willoughby, Patty Sorensen, and Laura Doyle, brought two hours of classroom instruction and activities to each of the five 5th-grade classes at East Elementary School in Tillamook.  On March 5-6, students learned about bird anatomy and adaptations.  On March 19-20, students learned how to use field guides and binoculars to observe and identify birds.  Audubon Society of Lincoln City has donated Stokes Field Guides and Birding for Dummies to each classroom and will be bringing Karen Hoyt’s Live Raptor demonstration, “Hunters of the Sky”, for a fifth-grade assembly on April 5. Thanks to the enthusiasm and support of the East Elementary School administration, 5th grade teachers, and the 5th grade students, everyone had fun and learned a lot about birds!