Past Activity

EMX To Wetlands

Start date: 03/15/2018
Start time: 12:00 AM
End date: 03/15/2018
End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Trip Description: We will meet at 8:15 on the NW corner of 11th Ave. & Willamette St. across the from the Chase Bank. Be prompt or you will miss the trip. We will get off at the Sam Reynolds Station in west Eugene and take the wetlands bike trail to the corner of Royal Avenue and Greenhill Road. You will need $3.50 for a day pass or a senior LTD pass plus $1 trip fee. Some of the the hike will be along narrow side-trails near the Bertelsen overpass. With luck, we will see some interesting birds in the wetlands.

Event Leader: Tom Rundle
Event Leader Phone: 541-653-0741
Event Leader Email: vivadancero@gmail.com
Assistant Leader:
Event category: Trips
Area Type: Urban
Departure Location: See Trip Description
Rating: Moderate
Roundtrip total drive miles:
Season: 2018
Permits Required:
Event Status: Passed
Supplies and Equipment Required: Equipment needed: Water, snack, attire appropriate for weather.
participant prerequisites:
Conditions:
Total Distance: 5.8
Member Fees: 1
Elevation Gain: 40
Non-Member Fees: 2
Committee: Trips
Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Started from Sam Reynolds EMX station. Perfect day for birding. Long sun breaks through high cirrus clouds, light warm breeze. Saw several hundred common waterfowl and other urban species. There were scores of redwing black birds establishing their territories. Interesting sightings included a blue heron that flew about 30 feet in front of me, a western meadow lark, an unidentified raptor in flight, two likely feral cats and three bats hanging upside down from a power line. I returned by way of the new foot bridge across Willow Creek located behind the Target store of W 11th.