January 2020

Dear Reader,

Last month my husband and I had a family visit to my daughter-in-law's hometown in Cape Town South Africa. Cape Town has become one of our favorite places and our time with family flew by! On the way there, we enjoyed a brief stay in London and another stop in Munich to enjoy the Christmas markets on the way home. Of course, I had to catch a bug as soon as we got home, so while we actually returned on Christmas Eve, I'm just now starting to get caught up on emails!

So, hopefully this is better late than never!
Thanks to Explore Lincoln City and Lincoln City Parks & Recreation, we have two bird walks in January!

Bird Watching Clinic birdwalk at Siletz Bay:
Friday, January 10th from 9-11am.
Come enjoy the wintering waterfowl and learn why eel grass is so important to them.

Second Saturday Bird Walk at Yaquina Bay:
Saturday, January 11th from 9-11am.
Come join us as we walk along the nature trail at Hatfield Marine Science Center! Camden Bruner will lead this walk.

WILLAMETTE VALLEY BIRD SYMPOSIUM
Saturday February 25, Corvallist, OR
The Willamette Valley Bird Symposium is a day long bringing together professionals, students, and amateurs to celebrate birds. Registration closes in two days - you won't want to miss it!

Learn more: https://willamettevalleybirds.org/ I'll be sending you another email in a week or so to update you on our activities and needs for the new year. In the meantime, let's keep working together for birds and nature!

dawn villaescusa, President Audubon Society of Lincoln City dawnv@birdlover.com