Schedule
February 16 - The Magic of Borneo: Steve Shunk, Sisters Naturalist of Paradise Birding, will be speaking at the Borneo Bird Festival in October 2011 and will then spend some time birding there. On this Birders Night, Steve will share his amazing experiences from the world’s third largest island, with stories of pygmy elephants, proboscis monkeys, and the hundreds of birds and thousands of endemic plants inhabiting some of the most magnificent and pristine rainforests in the world.
http://www.paradisebirding.com/index.html and www.borneobirdfestival.com
March 15 - “Our own” Jake Schas returns again from a season researching in Antarctica. Many of us have seen his occasional posts from far away places and have marveled at his adventures and at the extremes he enjoys in nature near the poles. Jake will bring us photos and stories from Antarctica, as he returns in March 2012 from yet another adventure there.
April 19 - Matt Orr, a Biology instructor with UO in Bend, has been working with Deschutes Land Trust on forest restoration at Metolius Preserve for 5 years. A major focus has been on White-headed woodpeckers. The birds have now started moving into the habitat. This is exciting news for the birds and for the birding community so come find out what our the project is doing with these special woodpeckers, the current bird on the logo for our ECAS.
May 17th - Conservation committee or board is working on ( issues with wind power ) presentation for May.
June 21 – not scheduled yet
July 19th – The (annual potluck picnic) is July 19th, social and birding 5 to 6:30, meal 6:30, and location coming soon.
August 16th - program is Noah Stryker, Oregon birder and researcher, on (PENGUINS in Antarctica). Books for sale.
Sept 20 – not organized yet –
Oct 18– (Terry Steele photographs and stories). Cards for sale.
November 15 – (Elise Wolf of Grebe Acres on shorebirds and rehab), bird rehab in general.
December 20 – no birders night, GO DO CBCs!