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Birdwatching at Dunn Ranch with the Klamath Bird Observatory (July 8th)

July 5, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Partners, Trips & Events

Klamath Bird Observatory is excited about our new partnership with the Dunn Ranch Center for Food and Agriculture. At Dunn Ranch they choose nature and demonstrate regenerative farming and a […]

REMINDER: YOBIRD, a KBO summer FUNdraiser

July 1, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Trips & Events

On July 11th, join Lisa Michelbrink and other KBO Board members at Grizzly Peak Winery for this KBO FUNDraiser event. We will start with a gentle yoga session under the oak trees, led by Board President and yoga teacher, Shannon Rio. We will then take a bird walk on the winery grounds. To finish the morning, we will share light refreshments and conversation.

A KBO FUNdraiser: “History Walk into the Past” through Ashland’s Historic Core

June 28, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Trips & Events

On July 25th, and then again on August 8th, we invite KBO supporters to join us for a “history walk into the past” through Ashland’s historic core. Our newest Board member, Jeff LaLande, is an archaeologist and historian. Jeff will take participants on a FUNdraising trip into Ashland’s past — from the Shasta Indians’ village where the Plaza is now and on through changes of recent decades.

YOBIRD, a KBO summer FUNdraiser

June 24, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Trips & Events

On July 11th, join Lisa Michelbrink and other KBO Board members at Grizzly Peak Winery for this KBO FUNdrasing event. We will start with a gentle yoga session under the oak trees, led by Board President and yoga teacher, Shannon Rio. We will then take a bird walk on the winery grounds. To finish the morning we will share light refreshments and conversation.

KBO’s 2021-2022 FUNdraising Campaign Begins!

June 23, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Trips & Events

Klamath Bird Observatory’s fundraising effort has a new, exciting format this year: with no fundraising Gala in 2020 or 2021, KBO’s Board members are stepping up, as individuals, to offer you a variety of smaller group events. These are events that we think many of you will enjoy. Board members will be hosting nearly a dozen recreational and educational gatherings with different themes. Think of these not so much as events but more as “parties.”

Thursday June 24th — Family Birding Adventure at the Dunn Ranch Center for Food and Agriculture

June 22, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, KBO Partners, Trips & Events

Thursday, June 24th (9:00 AM to Noon) — All ages welcome! Klamath Bird Observatory (KBO) is teaming up with Dunn Ranch to offer a family friendly birding adventure. Join Sooney […]

REMINDER: “Birding Beyond Borders” and “Baby Birds and Nests” — A free 2-part presentation with Shannon Rio

June 18, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Press Room, Trips & Events

Join us Tuesday, June 22nd for an evening presentation. BIRDING BEYOND BORDERS celebrates the international work of KBO and how it has brought people from all over the globe as interns to study bird banding, science and how to protect migratory birds. BABY BIRDS AND NESTS is all about how birds mate, how eggs become baby birds and how babies learn to fly and sing. This event is free. Click to learn more.

New two-part presentation: “Birding Beyond Borders” and “Baby Birds and Nests” with Shannon Rio

May 27, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Press Room, Trips & Events

KBO Community Education with Shannon Rio: Understanding Bird Migration at the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge

February 18, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Trips & Events

On February 22nd, Shannon Rio will tell stories about some of the birds that migrate through Lower Klamath and Tulelake National Wildlife Refuges, where she and her husband Kirk are regular visitors. In this virtual presentation you’ll see beautiful photographs, hear fun facts, and gain a sense of what birds you might see there any month of the year. Shannon will also share how you can get to her favorite areas of the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, and where to explore when you arrive. Click through to register for this FREE event.

Shannon Rio Presents KBO’s Community Education Winter Series (2021)

January 1, 2020 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Press Room, Trips & Events

Cozy up and have fun this winter connecting with the birds! Shannon Rio will present four unique, interactive virtual events about our feathered friends via Zoom in January and February, 2021. At each event someone in the audience will win a gift certificate to a local Ashland business! You can choose to sign up for one or more of the events in the series. No previous bird knowledge is necessary and all are welcome!