Meeting Calendar

Here is the list of upcoming and past meetings of the Cape Arago Audubon Society. Meetings are sometimes announced on fairly short notice, so check back here frequently!

Bird Migration GPS Tracking 12/9/25

Our program will be “To California, Brazil, and back: First GPS-tracking of Oregon Vesper Sparrow and Western Purple Martin migration” with Sarah Rockwell of the Klamath Bird Observatory. The program will be at the Coos Bay Library starting at 7 PM with doors opening at 6:30. One of the biggest challenges in identifying ways to…
What Is Birding About and How Can We Help Each Other Enjoy the Experience? 10/28/25

Paul Sullivan will present a program for beginning birders at 7 PM on Tuesday, October 28, in the Sprague Room at the Bandon Library. The annual business meeting for CAAS members will be held at 6:30 PM, preceding the program. Sullivan, a long-time birder from McMinnville, Oregon, has led numerous field trips for what is…
Ram Papish Presentations 5/13 and 5/14

Our programs return in May and will feature the multi-talented professional wildlife enthusiast Ram Papish. Ram will present not one but two back-to-back programs next month as we try to accommodate members throughout the county. On Tuesday, May 13, Ram will present “The Bear Necessities” at the Coos Bay Library. The following evening, May 14,…
Bird Box Workshop 2/18/25

Save the Date! Joe Metzler and Diane Follansbee will be giving a bird box (mostly for swallows and chickadees) making workshop at the Coos Bay Library on Tuesday, February 18th from 6:30 – 8:30 PM. The class size is limited to 20, and it will be shared to members only initially. Please RSVP to dianenighthawk@gmail.com so that…
Meeting Minutes for 5/14/24

May 14, 2024 Cape Arago Audubon Society meeting minutes Board members present: Harv Schubothe, president and Diane Follansbee, treasurer absent: Barbara Taylor, secretary and Bruce Follansbee, vice president 33 other guests in attendance Harv welcomed the group at 7:00 PM at the Bandon Library meeting room. He announced that this is our last program until…
Meeting in Bandon Tuesday 5/14/2024

Cape Arago Audubon Society’s next program brings back by popular demand former Refuge Manager of the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Roy Lowe. Join us on Tuesday, May 14 at the Bandon Public Library, 1204 11th St. SW, Bandon OR 97411. Roy’s program, “The Spectacular Birds of the Colombian Andes”, will begin at 7…
Meeting In Coos Bay 3/12/24

Cape Arago Audubon Members and Friends, It is time to flip your calendar over to March although the weather outside does not look springlike. Our monthly program will feature Mike Graybill, addressing “Is Floating Offshore Wind a Good Option for the Pacific Northwest?’. He will be presenting an overview of the technology and challenges associated…
Meeting In Bandon On 1/9/24

Cape Arago Audubon Society kicks off its 2024 programming with “Birds and Mammals of Brazil” on Tuesday January 9 at the Bandon Public Library in the Sprague Room at 7 PM featuring Roy Lowe. In the fall of 2022, Roy Lowe traveled to Brazil for birding and photography. On the first leg of the trip,…