Guide: Frank Lospalluto
Focus: Birds & Rogue River
Description: Look for Lewis’s Woodpeckers, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Wood Ducks and Pygmy Owls during this private tour exploring vernal pools, oak woodlands, chaparral and the riparian forest along the Rogue River. Southern Oregon Land Conservancy is pursuing acquisition of this beautiful property.
Limit: 15
Meeting Location: Meet in White City to carpool to Preserve in Eagle Point. Meeting location will be emailed upon registration.
Difficulty: Moderately easy and flat at a slow birding pace walking on roads, trails, and off-trail.
Photo credit: Frank Lospalluto.
If you ever peer into a half-rotted log you might be so lucky to find a slippery pair of eyes staring back at you. If you’re extremely lucky those eyes could belong to a Pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus). Usually seen wriggling through woody debris or eating a mildly toxic banana slug, these marbled beauties are found throughout western Oregon.