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2018 Membership Drive
Dear KBO Friends and Supporters, Please Contribute to our 2018 Membership Drive. Thank you KBO Community, for your sustained financial support of KBO. We recognize and appreciate the choice you make by donating to Klamath Bird Observatory — your contributions encourage and inspire us. As a non-profit, KBO relies heavily on federal and state funding, however […]
Ecology of the Birds of Crater Lake National Park Program Series Announced
Crater Lake National Park and Klamath Bird Observatory will present a bird ecology program series this summer and into the fall. These park ranger-led programs will feature a visit to KBO’s bird monitoring station within Crater Lake National Park. The programs will be on Thursdays, but not every Thursday—please check the Crater Lake bird banding visit […]
2018 BioBlitz! Citizen Scientist Bird Count in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
“More than 85 people fanned out across the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument early Saturday May 26 on a mission to count birds. In small groups, birding experts and citizen-scientists began at daybreak surveying 11 different sites within the monument. A total of 112 bird species were identified during this BioBlitz, including both resident and migrating species. […]
Only Two Spots Left For Our Malheur Birding Expedition!
MALHEUR BIRDING EXPEDITION—led by Harry Fuller Our always popular Malheur birding trip is scheduled for June 2nd-5th, 2018! This five-day and four-night eastern Oregon birding expedition will begin with birding from Ashland to Summer Lake, exploring surrounding wildlife areas, and stay at the Summer Lake Lodge. On the second day we will arrive at the […]
Year of the Bird in May – It’s a Global Big Day!
It’s May in the Year of the Bird and our call to action is Global Big Day! Saturday May 5th is the day people all over the world will be watching birds and putting them on the world map via eBird. What to do: Look for birds and report what you find at eBird.org in […]
Big News for World Migratory Bird Day!
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) in the Year of the Bird is May 12, 2018—a day to celebrate the amazing annual migrations of the birds who know no borders. The day is also for raising awareness of conservation challenges that these world travelers face and what we can do to help. This WMBD (formerly known […]
MALHEUR IN JUNE BIRDING EXPEDITION—led by Harry Fuller
Announcing our always popular Malheur birding trip scheduled for June 2nd-5th, 2018! This five-day and four-night eastern Oregon birding expedition will begin with birding from Ashland to Summer Lake, explore surrounding wildlife areas, and stay at the Summer Lake Lodge. On the second day we will arrive at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge—birding this special […]
BIRDING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST with Harry Fuller and Shannon Rio March 2—6, 2018
This birding adventure will focus on wintering birds of the Pacific Northwest that spend the summer in nesting territories further north. We will bird in and around Puget Sound, including Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, then travel along the Hood Canal and north to the upper tip of the Olympic Peninsula. A ferry will […]
NOVEMBER TALK AND WALK: ADVENTURES IN BIRDING THE KLAMATH BASIN
It is hard to say what I enjoyed more. Was it the photographs Mel Clements showed us depicting the seasons of the Klamath Basin accompanied to music at the evening talk? Was it being in the Butte Valley with master birding guide Frank Lospalluto pointing out the 10 or so Golden Eagles? Or was it […]
KBO’s 2017 Conservation Stamp Set
Klamath Bird Observatory’s 2017 Conservation Science Stamp features the Oregon Vesper Sparrow. We feature this sparrow to raise awareness about its peril while also showcasing steps we are making for its conservation. The Oregon Vesper Sparrow is a subspecies that occurs to the west of the Vesper Sparrow’s core continental breeding range. To learn more […]
