Join the fun at the River Celebration at and around Rasor Park. River Road Community Organization is sponsoring a day of celebration on the bike trail and Ready NW Eugene will have an information table there. Please come by and say hello! ReadyNW will be located in the Stultz Ave/McClure portion of the event.
Final reminder for tonight’s meeting. Attend in person or via Zoom.
Reed Dunbar from the City of Eugene will be updating us on the construction at River Road and Hunsaker as well as future plans for the West Bank Bike Path.
Fall and winter changes in wild birds and how the changes impact which foods you should offer.
Birds in the Fall and Winter
Presented by Dan Gleason
With the arrival of Fall, we begin to see changes in the birds that visit your feeders. Some birds, like Black-capped Chickadees are present throughout the year, but in Fall and Winter, they become more prominent and easily-seen at your feeders.
Dark-eyed Juncos also become more obviously visible to people, as well.
But, there are also many birds that do not breed in the Willamette Valley, so are not here in Spring and Summer, but make this their home for the winter.
We will help you look at some of the birds found here in Fall and Winter and we will look at why some changes occur within birds and how that affects their actions at your feeders. Many birds change their diet, and these changes affect what you will see. Such changes also have an impact on what foods you might best offer birds and who will likely come to your feeders.
Join us as we focus on our cooler weather bird neighbors!
Monthly Santa Clara Community Organization Meeting
Thursday, September 7
7:00 PM
3280 River Road (Messiah Lutheran Church)
Also available on Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85250815718?pwd=cWY1azZYdzFhdHdxYmVJWG92MTFrUT09
Meeting ID: 852 5081 5718
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Initial occupancy expected sometime in December this year. SquareOne Villages are finalizing Seventy (70) units of permanently affordable housing on River Rd. in Santa Clara. Interested in learning more about applying to live there? Be sure to check out the Membership Information Packet to see if you are eligible and interested in this housing opportunity at www.squareonevillages.org/peace
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September 13th 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM ET / 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM PT
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) During and After Disasters
September 20th 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM ET / 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PT
Expanding Mitigation: Making the Connection to Older Adults
September 27th 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
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Reed Dunbar from the City of Eugene will be updating us on the construction at River Road and Hunsaker as well as future plans for the West Bank Bike Path.
One of the most entertaining speakers in the state will be presenting information about the changes in birds in the fall
Birds in the Fall and Winter
Presented by Dan Gleason
With the arrival of Fall, we begin to see changes in the birds that visit your feeders. Some birds, like Black-capped Chickadees are present throughout the year, but in Fall and Winter, they become more prominent and easily-seen at your feeders.
Dark-eyed Juncos also become more obviously visible to people, as well.
But, there are also many birds that do not breed in the Willamette Valley, so are not here in Spring and Summer, but make this their home for the winter.
We will help you look at some of the birds found here in Fall and Winter and we will look at why some changes occur within birds and how that affects their actions at your feeders. Many birds change their diet, and these changes affect what you will see. Such changes also have an impact on what foods you might best offer birds and who will likely come to your feeders.
Join us as we focus on our cooler weather bird neighbors!
Dan Gleason, Bio 2023
Dan Gleason and his wife, Barbara, own the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Eugene. He held a faculty position in the University of Oregon Biology Department for over 30 years, retiring in 2004, and taught Field Ornithology each summer during his UO tenure and for a number of years thereafter. Dan is the author of two books about birds, completed after he retired.
His column, Backyard Habitats ran monthly for over 10 years in the Register Guard until an ownership change in 2018. He has been an invited guest speaker at schools, clubs and organizations for many years. The Gleasons now lead bird outings through the McKenzie River Trust, specializing in their trips for folks with various types of challenges, from mobility to vision or others. They also hold bird outings and lectures through their stores, as well.
Dan and Barbara were long-time board members of several bird-related Oregon organizations and they were long-time volunteers at Cascades Raptor Center in Eugene.
Dan’s speaking engagements and store bird walks took a hiatus in 2019 as he fought AML leukemia. He is still with us, although his vision and balance suffered permanent changes. His sense of humor and hearing still work fine, however.
Monthly Santa Clara Community Organization Meeting
Thursday, September 7
7:00 PM
3280 River Road (Messiah Lutheran Church)
Also available on Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85250815718?pwd=cWY1azZYdzFhdHdxYmVJWG92MTFrUT09
Meeting ID: 852 5081 5718
Passcode: 185269
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