Eleanor Pugh was also the person who discovered that the Marbled Murlette
nested up to 50 miles from the coast in old growth forests.
Beth Brown
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umpquabirds Digest Sun, 25 Sep 2016 Volume: 03 Issue: 154
In This Issue:
[Umpqua Birds] Two Southwest Oregon Birders Pass Away
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From: Matthew G Hunter <matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2016 20:41:20 -0700
Subject: [Umpqua Birds] Two Southwest Oregon Birders Pass Away
On the same day this week I was told about two wonderful people (who also
happen to be birders) who passed away this month.
RICK FOSTER
Rick passed away on Sept 14. He was 64. He was living in Myrtle Point. He
had back surgery at Riverbend Hospital in Eugene on Sept. 7, was discharged
on the 11th, and died suddenly, at home 3 days later. Rick was one of my
favorite people in the world; jolly and enjoying people, birds, and
adventures outdoors. One thing I know about Rick is that many years ago he
worked for a time at Diamond Lake in the eastern Douglas County Cascades.
Rick did quite a bit of birding in Coos County, and he would come join us
in Douglas County for many of our field trips. I will miss not being able
to get out again with Rick in person, but his memory will always be with me.
ELEANOR PUGH
Many of you probably know of Eleanor from her bird sound recordings that
Oregon Birding Association (formerly Oregon Field Ornithologists) sold for
many years.
(The following provided Eleanor's daughter)
Eleanor Pugh was a life-long conservationist, a birder and a member of
Umpqua Valley Audubon. She died recently at the age of 96 after having
several strokes.
Eleanor birded by ear and made many recordings of bird songs which she
donated to The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. She used her recordings to teach
others to bird by ear. She was also a member of the Xerces Society and an
avid photographer of butterflies, dragonflies and insects. She participated
in many Christmas and other bird counts and worked with other members of
the UVAS to do bird surveys for the Umpqua National Forest. Eleanor was a
gentle spirit, always willing to help others learn about and find enjoyment
in the natural world.
Her daughter, ELee Hadley, tells us that it was Eleanor's wish that, in
lieu of flowers, donations be made either to the UVAS (PO Box 381,
Roseburg, OR 97470) or Xerces Society.
She will be sorely missed.
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