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www.salemaudubon.org facebook.com/SalemAudubonSociety February 2018 Volume 51, No. 6
By the time you are reading this in February, the time for New Years resolutions is pretty well past, or at least frayed
around the edges. Nevertheless, I'm going to express thoughts about some accomplishments that mean a lot to me
personally and that we may see in 2018. We'll call them “New Years Intentions”.
Ankeny Hill Nature Center
A big, exciting one is Gehlar Hall, the primary building of the Ankeny Hill Nature Center. By the time you read this, we
will likely have selected a contractor to design and build the first phase building. If all goes as anticipated, it should be
completed late-ish in 2018. It should open to public acclaim in Spring 2019, after the Fish and Wildlife Service completes
roads, parking, signage, trails and other infrastructure. The exact timing of that development will depend on when the
Service actually receives its funding programmed for sometime in fiscal year 2019. Our 2018 contract will include
construction plans for the entire building, but we will not have funds to construct the second and third phases in 2018.
That will await a fund raising campaign, perhaps to be undertaken in 2020 or thereabouts.
Concurrent with building construction and road work, we expect to purchase prairie forb and native grass seed mixes,
bulbs, plugs, and other plant materials that will be applied in late Fall this year. Native wet- and upland-prairie plant
communities will be established on the nature center campus in all areas other those taken up by developments or
Peregrine Marsh. Two funding requests for this work were granted in January and a third is pending.
By year's end, we should also have polled our likely environmental education / interpretation partners regarding their
expected uses of the new facility. We will request information from school districts, non-profits, Soil and Water
Conservation Districts, and any others who may want to use the center in ways consistent with environmental
interpretation and conservation. In addition to giving us an inventory of partners to formally engage, the resultant
report will provide the tangible verification of community engagement that funding foundations want to see.
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President’s Message continued on page 2
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THE KESTREL | February 2018 Page 3 President’s Message And a couple of personal endeavors For a while now I've been looking into a Fish and Wildlife initiative called the Urban Bird Treaty City Program. There are 27 treaty cities in the country so far; Portland was an early enrollee. Seattle joined in early 2017. I've been talking to folks in several cities in the west and in the Service to make me smarter about the program and its potential benefits to treaty cities. Designation comes with grant funds and other help from the Service for bird conservation. I'm not far enough along to understand it adequately yet, but I'm intrigued by the question of whether Salem could be a contender in 2019 or 2020 and whether the timing might be fortuitous in some way for our nature center. The other scheme I have in mind is to raise money for a new table saw for Salem Audubon's wood shop. Table saws are very efficient devices for amputating fingers and hands, as well as for cutting wood. There is new technology that keeps the wood-cutting effectiveness and prevents the other. I bought such a saw a couple of years ago after seeing a friend inadvertently test the safety feature (a nearly instantaneous blade brake) on his saw. I concluded that I want to go into old age with all my fingers even if not with my memory. Stephanie and I intend to raise enough money to give our shop volunteers the same opportunity. Watch this space in March for the particulars. My email “door” is always open. If you have any comments on this topic or comments or questions about Salem Audubon, the Board of Directors, or any of our programs, please contact me at dg1065@gmail.com. I will answer you. 2018 Bird Identification Workshops In 2018, Salem Audubon Society (SAS) will be offering six workshops on identifying local birds and bird biology. Five of the six workshops will be on new topics while the most popular workshop on Raptor ID will be repeated. The workshops are held at on Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 12 Noon. The cost of each workshop is $10.00 per person with all proceeds going to SAS to support conservation and other related activities. Mike Unger is the instructor for the workshops. Check future Kestrels for further information on each workshop. 2018 workshops: February 3 – Raptor ID (see page 3) May 5 – Water Birds (Grebes, Loons, Herons, etc.) March 24 – The Evolution of Birds (see page 10) July 28 – Flight and Feathers April 14 – Hummingbirds of the U.S. October 6 – Owls of the Pacific Northwest SAS Membership Renewal Reminder – February 1 February 1 marks the annual renewal for your SAS membership. To renew your membership (or become a new member), complete the membership form on the back of this newsletter then mail or use a credit card or PayPal account on Salem Audubon Society’s website under the "Support Us" tab at salemaudubon.org. Also, please consider changing your membership to the E-Kestrel. It saves you some money, and, as a bonus, the E- Kestrel usually arrives a little earlier than the printed version of the monthly newsletter. It also includes full-color pictures. Please email Laurie Buswell at laurie@salemaudubon.org to request an E-Kestrel membership. For fun Murmuration of starlings – click here www.salemaudubon.org
THE KESTREL | February 2018 Page 4 Oregon Birds: See, Learn, and Share Exploring Raptors: Birds of Prey Saturday, February 3, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem Cost $10 per person. Reservations requested. Please call Salem Audubon at (503) 588-7340. Leave your name and telephone number and state that you wish to attend the workshop on raptors or email Salem Audubon at laurie@salemaudubon.org. For more information, call Mike Unger at (503) 930-8998. Salem Environmental Education Presents Wildlife of Oregon Wednesday, February 7, 2018 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM Straub Environmental Learning Center, 1320 A St. NE, Salem The Natural History of Oregon series of classes and field trips will cover geology and the identification and ecology of the plants and animals that we commonly find in the Willamette Valley. The class is primarily for beginner nature enthusiasts but all level of learners will benefit from these experiences. The wildlife in Oregon is extremely diverse, ranging in size from the field mouse to the black bear. This program, led by naturalist Ron Crouse, will use hides, furs and skulls to examine a variety of species that can be found in our state. We will work at learning how to identify animals and learn about their adaptations that help them to survive in the wild. On the following Saturday, we will travel to a local wildlife refuge to observe some resident and migratory wildlife and search for wildlife signs. Be sure to bring binoculars and cameras if you wish. This program is appropriate for middle school students and older. The class is held at the Straub Environmental Learning Center (1320 A. St. NE) from 7:00-8:30 PM with a field trip to be arranged for the following Saturday. Cost for the class is $5 and cost for the field trip is $10. For more information go online to salemee.org or contact Jon Yoder at joyoder@wildblue.net. Upcoming classes: • March 14 - Fish of Oregon • April 11 - Wildflowers of Oregon • May 9 - Insects of Oregon Supporting communities through environmental education The Marbled Murrelet and the Oregon Endangered Species Act Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Meeting – February 9, 2018 at 8:00AM Sheraton Hotel, Mt. Adams Room, 8235 NE Airport Way, Portland, Oregon 97220 Join the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission as they will be asked to decide whether or not to accept a recommendation to reclassify the Marbled Murrelet as endangered under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. For more information, visit the Commission’s agenda webpage. You may find additional background on the Marbled Murrelet petition on the ODFW’s Marbled Murrelet webpage. More information on meeting procedures and guidance on providing testimony are available at ODFW Commissions Meeting Prodcedures website. Written comments may be sent to the Commission at odfw.commission@state.or.us. www.salemaudubon.org
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Birder’s Night – Tuesday, February 13, 2018
The Carrier Room - First United Methodist Church, 600 State Street, Salem –6:30 PM
Meandering in Brazil’s Pantanal
– John Matthews
For our February Birder’s Night, we’ll experience the birds, the wildlife and the people of
Brazil’s Pantanal and learn about a unique tropical ecosystem. Judging from the beautiful
photos John Matthews shared with us, we’re in for a very special evening.
John Matthews, a SAS member since the 1990s, says helping present SAS’s Beginning Birding
Classes for 4-5 years was both challenging and rewarding. He always enjoyed his photography
and SAS field trips, but took a big leap when his daughter, Stacy, and her Brazilian husband,
Agnaldo invited him to meet the family in Brazil. Knowing his interest in birding and bird
photography, they not only arranged a family trip, but a birding expedition as well. John’s
presentation will focus on the Pantanal, an immense, ecologically unique alluvial plain critically
important to many of South America’s animal and plant species.
John Matthews enjoys a John grew up in Hawaii. His first career was as an oceanographic technician and diver for the
morning meander on the
US Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. In 1970, he moved to Oregon to study at OSU. However,
Rio Cuiabá, Pantanal
Photo by Stacy Matthews at the first Earth Day in April 1970, he became aware of the national focus on the environment
and, in Corvallis, began a recycling career lasting more than 40 years. He retired recently from
Garten Services as Recycling Coordinator.
Birder’s Night is held on the second Tuesday of the month from September through May in the
Carrier Room of the First Methodist Church, 600 State Street, Salem. The program begins
promptly at 6:30 PM. A sharing of bird sightings and discussion, for those who wish to
participate, will follow the formal program.
Birder’s Night is a monthly program presented by Salem Audubon Society on the second
Tuesday of each month from September through May. Meetings are free and open to the
public. Salem Audubon always appreciates donations to support its conservation, education
and stewardship programs. For more information, call the Audubon office at (503) 588-7340.
Hyacinth Macaw
Photo by John Matthews
Brazil
Sunrise on the Rio Cuiabá, Pantanal, Brazil
Photo by John Matthews
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Audubon Reserve Work Parties
Every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM
Attack invasives and help keep our Reserve looking great!
BYO work gloves; tools provided or bring your favorites.
Rain, snow, sleet or fair…
Lee Slattum is always there.
FREE! No background check required! On-the-job training!
Possibilities for advancement!
Coffee and conversation at McDonalds after.
Call Lee Slattum, (503) 364-9325, with any questions.
Bill McNamee and his Salem Audubon Nature Reserve
chainsaw rest after cutting Eola Drive, off Edgewater, in West Salem
large, invasive English holly
See: Salem Audubon's Nature Reserve
on the steep slopes of the
“canyon” Visit our Facebook Page
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2018’s featured bird is the
White-headed Woodpecker
More information on page 8 or
click here to visit the Festival’s
website
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Chapter Meeting – Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Salem Library, 585 Liberty Street SE, Salem – Loucks Auditorium – 7:00 PM
Birding the Border Country: Lake, Harney, Washoe & Humboldt Counties
– John Shewey, author of Birds of the Pacific Northwest
Among the remotest regions in the Western United States, Northwestern Nevada and
adjacent Southeast Oregon—the border country—offers outstanding and largely
unheralded birding opportunities. Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in Oregon is
a familiar hotspot to many Oregon birders, but Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in
Nevada is nearly twice as large and offers outstanding birding prospects. Plus, the lands
along the edges of Sheldon—along the Oregon/Nevada border—expand the
opportunities even further for people who love wild lands and wildlife.
Within this vast desert landscape, little-known gorges echo with the call of Canyon
Wrens, Sage Grouse swarm to hidden water holes, lacustrine marshes erupt with a
cacophony of myriad water birds, sage thrashers sing ebulliently throughout broad
scrubland basins, and Common Poorwills roost unobtrusively amid jumbled boulders and rugged rimrock-topped slopes
guarding vast high-elevation plateaus.
John Shewey is a longtime freelance writer and photographer, and coauthor of Birds of the Pacific Northwest. He has
spent decades exploring the border country. He’s left boot prints in places few people tread, changed flat tires on so-
called roads better walked than driven, and rejoiced in finding remote locations teeming with birds.
Tim Blount, the coauthor of Birds of the Pacific Northwest, has been an institution in Oregon birding for many years,
serving on the Oregon Birds Records Committee and working as the director of Friends of Malheur National Wildlife
Refuge. A few years ago, Tim set a Harney County big year record with 253 species. He has birded every corner of the
state.
At the very real risk of catching John’s infectious enthusiasm, join Salem Audubon for this special presentation
celebrating the diversity of the Northern Great Basin, and learn where, when, and how to explore this remarkable region.
Salem Audubon Society's Chapter Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month, September through May (no
meeting in December) with a hiatus June through August. Please join us each month at Loucks Auditorium, located at
the Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty SE. Doors open at 6:30 PM; the presentation begins at 7:00 PM.
Wilson’s Snipe Common Poorwill
Photos by John Shewey
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2017 Salem Christmas Bird Count
Tim Johnson, co-compiler, with Barbara Dolan
Another Salem Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is in the books. The “books” in this case is the National Audubon Society
Christmas Bird Count archive database. More than 2,500 counts took place in North America this Count year, the results
of which will continue to improve our understanding of our winter bird populations, which contributes to an assessment
of the overall health of our ecosystem. This data is available to anyone on the National CBC website.
This year, the Salem CBC total species count was 103, one fewer than last year, this despite
much better weather conditions and many more boots in the field. We had a record number
of 76 field participants, compared to 59 last year. The previous high number of field
participants was 69 in 2015, a year we found 111 species. The number of feeder counts was
44, about the same number as last year.
I'm very surprised the species count wasn't higher this year. However, we did see more birds
overall, 52,346 compared to 31,486 last year. We recorded one new species on the Count –
Wild Turkey. Wild Turkeys have been seen roaming the streets of Salem for a couple years.
Last year we saw a gang of them on Count Week. This year, we found them for the first time
on Count Day in three different sectors of the Circle! It appears that their numbers are
growing and the population is dispersing.
This year, we recorded eight species with record high counts for the Salem CBC:
• Cackling Goose: 29,742 (previous high was 26,325 in 2015-16). With the relatively recent split of the Canada
Goose into two species including the new Cackling Goose, it's not too surprising that we would see record highs
of this relatively new species.
• Great Egret: 12 (previous high was nine in 2004-05).
• Red-tailed Hawk: 146 (previous high was 145 in 1987-88).
• Wilson's Snipe: 100 (previous high was 44 in 2005-06).
• Anna's Hummingbird: 164 (previous high was 115 in 2016-17), a continuing remarkable growth in numbers of
this species in our area, possibly due to all those winter feeders.
• Downy Woodpecker: 89 (previous high was 70 in 2016-17).
• Hairy Woodpecker: 15 (previous high was 11 in 2004-05).
• Pacific Wren: 28 (previous high was 25 in 2016-17).
You will notice that the previous highs for some of these species are as recent as last year.
So, what does it all mean? Over the next few months, I'm going to look at the historical data of some of these highs to
see if there appears to be any obvious patterns. The Anna’s Hummingbird is a
prime candidate. Another possibility is to look at species with low counts, to see if
there is a pattern of decline. If you are interested in doing the same type of
research, please let me know and I can point you to the relevant data and some
tools to help with this kind of analysis.
Thanks to all who participated in this year’s Salem CBC. Special thanks to Rich and
Dell Ford for hosting another fabulous countdown gathering at their home. We all
had fun!
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Upcoming Field Trips
– compiled by Glen Lindeman
Salem Audubon field trips are open to the public, and we usually have a mixture of experienced and novice bird
watchers. These trips are a great way to become more familiar with the birds of Oregon, and you will find some great
new places to go birding and possibly meet some new friends. There is no fee for the trips, but we do encourage
carpooling to try to reduce our impact on the environment, with riders helping to cover the cost of driving. If you have a
suggestion for field trips or have any questions, contact Glen Lindeman at (503) 930-1492 or gdalindy@msn.com.
SAS-SHORTS are abbreviated versions of our popular field trips. These trips are in the local area, typically last one to one
and a half hours, and cover no more than a mile of walking. They are primarily designed for new birders, although
everyone is welcome. Due to the short duration of SAS-SHORTS, please arrive before the start time. The outings will
begin at precisely the advertised start time. Refer to the outing descriptions below for specifics.
Many of our field trips meet at the Airport Road Park and Ride because the parking lot we have used for years near the
now closed Kmart is no longer available. The park and ride is located on the east side of Airport Road, between Mission
and State Streets, next to the DMV Motor Pool and just south of the bridge over Mill Creek. To reach the park and ride
from the former lot, go east on Mission Street to Airport Road (the first stoplight east of 25th Street) and turn left. Follow
Airport Road north 1 block to the park and ride. Note that there are no restrooms at this site.
See below for the Field Trips schedule:
Thursday, February 1, 8:00 AM – Minto-Brown raptors have been establishing pair bonds for nesting
Island Park and we may see this behavior, and we will also work to
(Upcoming –Sunday, March 4, at 8:00 AM and Monday, April view as many woodpecker species as possible
2 at 7:00 AM) Meet at 8:00 AM at parking lot #3 (the last parking lot
Leaders: Mike Unger (503) 930-8998, Fred Stephens in the park). Dress for the weather, and bring snacks
(503) 378-1364, and Barbara Dolan (503) 982-3204 and water to keep energized. Wear appropriate
footwear and plan for considerable
February is a month when winter
walking. We will plan to finish by Noon.
migrants have joined the resident species,
and as well it is the month of the National Directions: From River Road South, turn
Audubon sponsored Great Backyard Bird west at the signal at Minto Island Road
Count (GBBC). Participation in this event and proceed to the last parking lot.
is free, check out Cornell Lab’s web site
(gbbc.birdcount.org) if you are interested. Thursday, February 15 thru Sunday,
The date for this February’s GBBC is
February 18 – 2018 Winter Wings
Friday the 16th through Sunday the 18th.
Festival, Klamath Falls
Get into the swing of counting in your Coordinator: Glen Lindeman (503) 930-
own yard by joining us and identifying the 1492
wide variety of birds on this winter walk
at Minto-Brown Park in Salem. Passerines The Winter Wings Birding Festival will be
that provide good looks through leafless held in Klamath Falls from Thursday,
trees and shrubs include Brown Creeper, Spotted February 15 through Sunday, February 18. The
Towhee, Song, Fox, Lincoln, Golden-crowned and speakers for the event are Steve Shunk, Moose
White-crowned Sparrow, Varied Thrush, Ruby and Peterson and Dr. Kevin McGowan. Registration for the
Golden-crowned Kinglet, White and Red-breasted festival is now open; register on the website or call
Nuthatch, Black-capped and Chestnut-backed (877) 541-2473 for more information. Visit
Chickadee, Townsend’s and Yellow-rumped Warbler, all winterwingsfest.org for more information.
sharpening our ears with their calls. We will also search
field ponds and the waterway and oxbow for ducks and
Field Trips continued on page 9
geese. Local
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Field Trips continued
The festival is located at the Oregon Institute of Thursday, April 5 thru Sunday, April 8 – Harney
Technology (Oregon Tech), 3201 Campus Drive in County Migratory Bird Festival (Burns)
Klamath Falls.
Coordinator: Glen Lindeman (503) 930-1492 or
Contact Glen for information on carpooling to the gdalindy@msn.com
festival.
The Harney County Migratory Bird
Sunday, February 25, 2018, 8:00 AM – Ankeny Festival is held in early April and
National Wildlife Refuge offers a variety of activities for bird
watching enthusiasts. Located in the
(Upcoming - Tuesday, March 20 at 8:00 AM and Sunday, April high desert of Southeast Oregon, the
22 at 7:00 AM) festival occurs during the height of Greater Sage-
Grouse at the
Leaders: Mike Unger (503) 930-8998, Fred Stephens the spring Sandhill crane, waterfowl Foster Flats lek
(503) 378-1364, and Barbara Dolan (503) 982-3204 and shorebird migrations along the
This is a good time for viewing waterfowl and Pacific Flyway. The Festival offers spectacular bird
shorebirds. Wintering raptors are widely seen with the watching opportunities. Over 100 species of birds can
residents who may be performing pair bond displays. be viewed during the festival.
The interior of the refuge remains closed until April 1, The 2018 featured speaker is David Moen, a
so we will make our winter loop around the refuge, conservation biologist working for the Nez Perce Tribe,
stopping at Eagle and Pintail Marshes, at road pullouts who is working in partnership with the Oregon Zoo, and
for field views, at the Willow tree, and at the corner of many others, to bring California condors back to
Buena Vista and Ankeny Hill for Acorn Woodpeckers Oregon. David's presentation will discuss the Tribe’s
(below), Red-breasted Sapsuckers, nuthatches, latest efforts toward returning condors to Hells Canyon
chickadees, and variety of sparrows. If time permits we with a focus on habitat evaluation and the threats to
will walk a boardwalk to look for more passerines, or their survival.
take the road to the Ferry and back.
Festival Registration
Meet at the Ankeny Hill Overlook at 8:00 AM. Dress If you have a Festival Membership, online registration
for the weather, bring snacks, water and plan to opens February 5, 2018, and for the general public,
carpool. We will plan to finish by Noon. Note this is the February 12, 2018. You may also register over the
only restroom site. phone after February 12 by calling the Harney County
If the Overlook’s parking lot is closed, follow Buena Chamber of Commerce at (541) 573-2636. You must
Vista Road a mile west from the Liberty-Ankeny Road register to participate in workshops and tours.
intersection to the Eagle Marsh parking area. Visit www.migratorybirdfestival.com for more
Directions: From Salem, take I-5 south to Ankeny Hill information or to register.
(Exit 243). Follow Ankeny Hill Road west and continue Contact Glen for information about lodging options and
right a couple of miles to the Overlook, parking on the carpooling to the festival.
left. Alternatively, take Liberty Road south to its
junction with Ankeny Hill Road, turning left and up the
hill ¼-mile to the Overlook on the right.
Acorn Woodpeckers
Photos courtesy of Jim Leonard
www.salemaudubon.orgTHE KESTREL | February 2018 Page 11 SAS SHORT Tuesday, February 22, 2018 from 9:00-10:30 AM – parking lot, and while the leaves are off the trees, we Minto-Brown Island Park will look for woodpeckers searching for insects, seeds Leader: Barbara Dolan (503) 982-3204 or (971) 338- and sap, raptors, and as many waterfowl as we can. 8817 We will set a goal to see and hear as much as possible in This will be a SHORT winter walk. We will choose a the planned 1-½ hour. reasonable loop from our winter February birding in the Meet at 9:00 AM in parking lot #3 (the last parking lot in park. Many paths are available unless there is flooding. the park). Dress for the weather and wear appropriate Parking lots are also like magnets for birds feeding at footwear for soft wet paths. We will finish by 10:30 to hedgerows and flyovers. Winter migrant and resident 11:00 AM. sparrows have been seen nicely in the park at the third Marion SWCD Native Plant Sale and Scholarship Fundraiser Saturday, March 10, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Bauman Farms 12989 Howell Prairie Rd, Gervais OR Marion SWCD Native Plant Sale supports the Stan Vistica Memorial Scholarship. Profits from the native plant sale help fund scholarships for two students from Marion County studying Natural Resources or Agriculture at an Oregon College or University. The scholarship was established in 2006 and is named after an outstanding friend, conservationist, and former Board Member, Stan Vistica. The scholarship is administered through the Office of Student Access and Completion, www.oregonstudentaid.gov. Worm Bin Raffle – Enter the raffle to win your very own worm bin! Sign up anytime during plant sale hours. You do not have to be present to win. Marion County Master Gardeners Information Booth – The Marion County Master Gardeners will have an information booth at our plant sale and will be available to answer all your gardening questions. Come early for the best selection. Prices range from $1.50 for bare root trees and shrubs, $3.50 for 4” pots, and $8.00 for specialty shrubs and plants in gallon pots. Native seed mix from Heritage Seedlings with 17 species of annual and perennial flowers will be available for $3.00 a packet. Also available for purchase are Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) and Narrow Leaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis) plants along with Showy Milkweed seed. Visit www.marionswcd.net for more information or contact Jenny Meisel at (503) 391-9927 via email, jenny.meisel@marionswcd.net. Oregon Birds: See, Learn, and Share – The Evolution of Birds Saturday, March 24, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem Birds have inhabited the planet for a long, long time. In this installment of the Bird Biology series, we explore the rich fossil history of birds. Did you know that the contemporary view of birds as the only animals with feathers gets very blurry as one examines the fossil record? We will also look at the two competing theories on the origin of birds and how these theories relate to the development of flight. Join us for a glimpse into the mists of time to see where modern birds originated. Cost $10 per person. Reservations requested. Please call Salem Audubon at (503) 588-7340. Leave your name and telephone number and state that you wish to attend the workshop on The Evolution of Birds or email Salem Audubon at laurie@salemaudubon.org. For more information, call Mike Unger at (503) 930-8998. www.salemaudubon.org
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Jim Leonard, while along on Livermore Road just north of Baskett Slough NWR, photographed a
Streaked Horned Lark (photos below), endemic to the Pacific Northwest. This female had two leg
bands on each leg.
After consulting with Joel Geier and receiving confirmation from Adrian Wolf of the Center for
Natural Lands Management (CNLM), the photos of these Streaked Horned Larks are from a
migratory population in Puget Sound, which were banded by the CNLM. Per Adrian, “She was
banded as a nestling on June 17, 2016, at Gary Army Airfield on Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM),
up here in the Puget lowlands of Pierce County, WA. She returned to JBLM in 2017 as a first year
breeding bird, but not to Gary Army; rather she bred at McChord Airfield, a case of natal dispersal.”
Adrian said that Jim’s photograph at Basket Slough will help CNLM with their current movement
analysis, specifically in understanding where these birds spend the winter.
To learn more about the Streaked Horned Lark and its threatened status, click here and here and
here.
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Immature Bald Eagle, photo taken south of the Baskett Butte trailhead at Baskett Slough NWR
– Jim Leonard
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Upcoming Events for 2018
SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY
April 5-8, 2018 June 2018
Board of Directors 37th Annual Harney County Dean Hale Woodpecker
2017-2018 Migratory Bird Festival Festival
Burns, OR Sisters, OR
Ray Temple, President
April 27-29, 2018 July 2018
Carolyn Homan, Secretary Grays Harbor Shorebird and Summer Lake field trip
Tim Johnson, Treasurer Nature Festival
Michael Babbitt Hoquiam WA
Judy Brunkal May 2018
Doug Spencer SAS Birdathon
Lowell Spring Malheur NWR field trip
Maureen Leong-Kee 40thAnnual Silver Falls Birding
and Wildflower Festival
Committees & Special Projects Chairs
Beginning Birding Class Conservation Visit Salem Audubon’s Facebook page
Wes Craven David Harrison for great photos and links to articles:
Birder’s Night Education Coordinator www.facebook.com/SalemAudubonSociety
Eugenia Becker Lowell Spring
Be sure to us!
Chapter Meetings Nature Reserve
Stephanie Hazen Lee Slattum Visit the Straub Environmental Center at
Field Trips SAS Woodshop http://straubenvironmentalcenter.org/ for information
Glen Lindeman Chet Zenone about their Environmental Lecture Series, Northwest
Naturalists Classes, and more!
Bluebird Project Birding Workshops
Pat Gallagher Mike Unger
Kestrel Editor May Birdathon
Melissa Young Tim Johnson
Christmas Bird Count
Tim Johnson and Barbara Dolan
Office Information
Laurie Buswell, Administrator
Office hours by appointment only
Monday-Thursday, 10:00A–3:00P
338 Hawthorne Ave NE
Salem, Oregon 97301
(503) 588-7340
email: laurie@salemaudubon.org
Website: www.salemaudubon.org
Bird & wildlife emergency contact:
Turtle Ridge Wildlife Center
(503) 540-8664
www.turtleridgewildlifecenter.org
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Saturday, February 3, 10:00 AM - 12:00 N Individual Membership
Raptors ID Workshop ☐ $43 Print Edition
ODFW, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem
☐ $35 E-Kestrel Edition
Wednesday, February 7, 7:00 to 8:30 PM Family Membership
Wildlife of Oregon Lecture
Straub Environmental Center 1320 A St. NE, Salem ☐ $58 Print Edition
☐ $50 E-Kestrel Edition
Birder’s Night, February 13
Mark your First United Methodist Church, 600 State Street, Annual memberships renew February 1
Salem – The Carrier Room - 6:30 PM *50% fee reduction for new members
calendar! joining on or after August 1*
Chapter Meeting, February 20
Salem Library, 585 Liberty Street SE, Salem – Loucks Mail to: Salem Audubon Society
Auditorium - 6:30 PM 338 Hawthorne Ave NE
Salem OR 97301You can also read
