Columnist and Salem birder Harry Fuller explains why the natural dark is important to everything from nesting swallows to amphibians.
Harry Fuller
COLUMN: It’s nesting season for Salem’s chickadees
Chickadees can lower their body temperatures up to 20 degrees at night to conserve energy. Columnist Harry Fuller walks you through Oregon’s population.
COLUMN: Meet the flamboyant, whistling varied thrush
Local birder and natural history author Harry Fuller shares what birds are up to in the Salem area in his “Some Fascinating Things About Birds” column.
COLUMN: New outdoor classroom coming to Ankeny refuge
A March 16 ribbon cutting at Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge will celebrate a new classroom that provides a space for hands-on learning about birds and other wildlife south of Salem.
COLUMN: The skinny on Salem’s roving wild turkeys
Salemites have chronicled at least two flocks of wild turkeys around the city. Columnist Harry Fuller explains what they’re up to.
COLUMN: This gray jay can be colorful
Local birder and natural history author Harry Fuller shares what birds are up to in the Salem area in his “Some Fascinating Things About Birds” column.
COLUMN: Trying to bar the barred owl
Salem bird expert Harry Fuller explains how the barred owl, often sighted in Salem, may be targeted for federal removal in parts of its range to save native spotted owl populations.
COLUMN: A chronicle of recent Salem owl sightings
Local bird expert Harry Fuller enlists some help from biologist David Craig to explain how to tell Salem’s barred and great horned owls apart.
COLUMN: Owl you need to know about Salem’s nesting owls
After recent report owl attacks near Bush’s Pasture Park, columnist Harry Fuller explains how great horned owls nest and hunt.
COLUMN: Salem man reports owl attack near Bush’s Pasture Park
The city of Salem has issued a warning after a man reported an owl attack over the weekend. Local bird expert Harry Fuller investigates.
