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Finley Wildlife Refuge

  • Start date: 05/05/2024

  • Start time: 9:00 AM

Description:

The back trails at Finley are open this time of year so we may do a shuttle and see areas that are new. Either way plan on wet trails, and tall grass. This is primarily a hike but we stop at one blind to check out the birds. For those interested in the headquarters gift shop they should be open.

  • Event Leader: Hackett Jane

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Coastal

  • Departure Location: Eugene Target, W11th, parking lot closest to W11th

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 72

  • Season: 2024

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Dress for weather. I recommend boots as trails can be muddy this time of the year. Snacks and water

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 5

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 100

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We were lucky. We missed the rain that came later in the day. Although it was a little misty no real rain. What we had was a lot of mud. The other thing we had was a lot of poison oak in the trail. The ice storm put vines, small trees full of poison oak into the trail. To off set this at headquarters we saw a pair of wood ducks, the male in full breeding plumage, in the pond behind headquarters. Also at headquarters we had a pair of killdeer preforming the broken wing dance. They had layed 4 eggs right along the sidewalk where everyone walks. We visited the blind off Bruce Road. No birds with the exception of swallows and 1 osprey look for a snack. We completed Mill Pond loop plus a stop at the gift shop. Then back to Herman Campbell boardwalk. The back trails are open now so we were able to hike along the dike. We did a loop back to our cars. I found a covered viewing area off this trail. That was new for me. The wildflowers were well on their way.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 10
  • Number of spots available: 7
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Hackett, Jane 541-953-7046 N —
2 Signed-Up Lange, Kate 541-431-7000 N —
3 Signed-Up Lange, Jeff 541-431-7000 N —