[Umpqua Birds] Re: Short Saturday Field Trip to Eastwood
- From: Kathryn Guentner <hollie_1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:57:37 -0800
First 2 tree swallows of
2014 spotted near
Elkton on Mehl Creek Rd
> On Feb 24, 2014, at 8:04 AM, "Toni M" <creekwood@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks. Eastwood sounds idylic.
> COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME THE LOCATION FOR THE FOURTH OUTING?? I think I'm
> done with the flu... for now... I hope.
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Jay Walters
> Date: 02/24/14 06:49:54
> To: umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Umpqua Birds] Short Saturday Field Trip to Eastwood
>
> The third installment of Matt’s Four-in-a-Row Short Saturday Field Trips this
> past Saturday morning included visits to Eastwood Park and the nature trail
> at Eastwood School. We saw (according to Matt’s great record-keeping) no
> less than 30 species, mostly along the very diverse trail at the school. The
> many highlights included 20 bushtits in a flurry of activity in a thicket, a
> merlin sitting high in an ash tree along Deer Creek, and a male Coopers hawk
> in display flight over the park as we were leaving. It was a great morning
> at a worthwhile birding venue minutes from downtown Roseburg!
>
> Here is Matt’s list of sightings from the outing:
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17145301
>
> If you’ve ever walked the half-mile long trail at Eastwood School, you’ve
> enjoyed its diversity of habitats from lowland Oregon ash to upland white and
> black oak, with stands of Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine along the way. The
> main stem of Deer Creek flows along a goodly stretch of the trail, too,
> adding another dimension to the variety of habitats and their winged
> inhabitants you’ll find at the school.
>
> The main trail roughly follows the perimeter of the 42-acre school campus.
> There are several side trails, too – check out the map on a large sign
> immediately to the right as you enter the school grounds off Waldon Avenue.
> The school campus may also be accessed from Eastwood Park via a footbridge
> across Deer Creek. The trail and grounds are best enjoyed in the evenings
> and weekends, and during the summer, when school is not in session.
>
> I’ve seen river otters, gray fox, beaver, birds aplenty…and signs of bear
> along the Eastwood trail. You never know what you’re going to find out
> there!
>
> Jay Walters
> Roseburg, Oregon
>
>
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