The next Eugene Birders Night (SWOC) meeting will be held Monday, March
18th, 2018 at 7 pm at the McNail-Riley house, 601 W 13th Ave, Eugene. The
McNail-Riley House is the restored historic house at the NW corner of W.
13th Ave. and Jefferson St. The parking area, located immediately west of
the McNail-Riley House, can be accessed from 13th St, by turning left
(north) shortly before Jefferson St. It may also be accessed by Jefferson
St. via the driveway located immediately north of the M-R House. We are
allowed to park only in the 5 spaces closest to the M-R house. If these
spaces are full, you can take the west exit from the M-R parking lot on to
13 Ave, then go directly across 13th to enter and park in the Fairgrounds
parking lot.
After initial introductions, we’ll share recent sightings and discuss
birding connected topics. Then Ellen Cantor will discuss and show photos
of her 2018 Fall Migration trip to Boise State University’s Intermountain
Bird Observatory (IBO) at Lucky Peak, near Boise, Idaho. Ellen spent 3 days
camping at the research site and therefore was able to immerse herself in
the full range of this project. From their website: IBO's multifaceted
long-term capturing, data collection, and banding study "is a fall
migration project located on the Boise Ridge (Lucky Peak). The Boise Ridge
is one of only a few known locations in the western U.S. where great
numbers of diurnal raptors, songbirds, and forest owls concentrate during
fall migration due to the site’s unique geography and habitat mosaic".
No entrance fees! All are welcome!
Contact ellencantor@xxxxxxxxx for further information
