JUNE 1, 2017 // 7
Watch birds for science
MANZANITA — Scientists
are calling on beach and bird
lovers to help collect data
on local nesting seabirds
along the Oregon Coast this
summer.
Local environmental
groups — the Audubon
Society of Portland, Friends
of Cape Falcon Marine
Reserve, Haystack Rock
Awareness Program and
others — will host oppor-
tunities to get involved in
researching the birds at
various sites on the North
Coast.
From early June through
August, participants must
commit to a minimum of
twice-monthly bird-watch-
ing sessions, each approx-
imately three to four hours
per visit. Organizers will
work with participants to
accommodate their sched-
ules. Scopes will be made
available.
A training — with free
snacks and beverages —
will be held 1 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 4, at Cannon
Beach City Hall (163 East
Gower St.). The event
includes a presentation cov-
ering seabirds, how the data
informs policy
makers, and how
people can get
involved.
For more
information,
visit the Friends
of Cape Falcon
Marine Reserve
Facebook page
(www.nehalem-
trust.org/capefal-
conmr), audu-
bonportland.org/
issues/citizen-science, www.
nehalemtrust.org/capefal-
conmr, and ci.cannon-beach.
or.us/hrap.
PHOTOS BY AMELIA O’CONNOR
Main photo: Young cormorants Insert: A cormorant
HRAP offers summer day camps for kids, adults Bird walk with
CANNON BEACH — This
summer, the Haystack Rock
Awareness Program (HRAP)
is offering educational oppor-
tunities for all ages.
For kids, there will be two
one-day camps — led by Lisa
Habecker, the program’s Edu-
cation and Volunteer Coordi-
nator — focusing on tide pool
creatures. The li’l learners will
have a chance to make an art
project to take home.
In addition, HRAP — in
partnership with the Friends of
Cape Falcon Marine Reserve
— is offering two week-long
day camps for children ages 6
through 12 for more “in-depth
opportunities to connect the land
to the sea,” organizers wrote.
For adults, there will be
two one-day camps, each two
hours long, where they will
learn about birds and tide pool
lifeforms — followed by a
drink at Public Coast Brewing
or The Wine Shack.
One-day classes are $35,
week-long classes $135.
Kids camps:
• “Just Jellin’”: 3 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 21: Learn
about the world of cnidarians
and make a felt jellyfish to take
home. All ages. $35.
• “Sea Stars” daily camp:
8 a.m. to noon Monday, June
‘Bird Notes’ author
FILE PHOTO
Tufted Puffins will play an im-
portant role in the Haystack
Rock Awareness Program’s adult
and kids camps this summer.
PHOTO BY ERICK BENGEL
In 2015, Genevieve “Gigi” Gardner, then 5 years old, breaks out
the binoculars to see tufted puffins nesting on Haystack Rock.
Kids and adults alike will find lots to see and do during the
Haystack Rock Awareness Program’s summer day camps.
26, through Friday, June 30:
Explore the land to the sea in
an entire,week-long ecosystem
adventure. Ages 6 through 12.
$135.
• “Egg Crate Sea Crea-
tures”: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 23: Learn
about Haystack Rock’s inter-
tidal animals. All ages. $35.
• “Puffins” daily camp: 8
a.m. to noon Monday, July 10,
through Friday, July 14: Ex-
plore the land to the sea at an
advanced level during a week-
long ecosystem adventure.
Ages 8 through 12. $135.
Adult camps:
• “Beach, Bird & Brew
Quest”: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, July 26: Discover
the beach and observe seabirds
in an entirely new way, and
end up at Public Coast Brew-
ing. Ages 21 and older. $35.
• “Puffin Stuffin’”: 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
9: Learn about this iconic sea
bird and make a fabric puffin,
then enjoy samples of Puffin
Wine from The Wine Shack.
Ages 21 and older. $35.
Participants should prepare
for all weather conditions and
to become immersed in the el-
ements, including the beaches
and forests of Cannon Beach,
organizers cautioned
For more information, or to
register, visit ci.cannon-beach.
or.us/hrap/page/camps, or con-
tact Habecker at Habecker@
ci.cannonbeach or 503-436-
8064.
CANNON BEACH — Susan
Peterson, a local birder and
author of the Cannon Beach
Gazette’s “Bird Notes,” will
lead a walk featuring Cannon
Beach birds and their diverse
habitats 9 a.m. to noon Sun-
day, June 4.
Participants will be
birding around the Loop:
Starting at the lagoons on
Second Street, walkers will
trek along Ecola Creek to the
ocean, up to Haystack Rock,
then back through neighbor-
hoods to end at the lagoons.
Walkers can be present for
the full event or only part of
it. Bring binoculars, and wear
appropriate clothing and sun
screen. All ages are welcome.
The event is sponsored by
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Susan Peterson
the Ecola Creek Awareness
Project.
For questions, call 503-
436-0143.
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