Let's Talk About Hummingbirds: March 5 Presentation

Hummingbirds are often considered the jewels of the sky, and many gardeners delight in their brilliant colors and amazing antics in flight. Gardeners in the southern Willamette Valley have likely experienced both the Rufus and the Anna’s hummingbirds, the most common in the region. But did you know, besides being a delight to watch, hummingbirds are pollinators that also eat small bugs like aphids and gnats?

On Tuesday, March 5, the Cottage Grove Garden Club will host Barbara Linnett. In her presentation, Let’s Talk About Hummingbirds, Barbara will focus on general information about hummingbirds including demographics, local migrations, breeding behaviors, and fun facts. She will also discuss appropriate diet and how to create a natural environment to attract these pollinators to the garden.

Please join the Cottage Grove Garden Club on Tuesday, March 5 as we learn all about hummingbirds. We’ll share experiences and problem-solve concerns about these beautiful and very important pollinators that inhabit our gardens and yards.

Our speaker, Barbara Linnett, is a retired registered nurse who spent 8 years volunteering at the Wildlife Center of the North Coast in Astoria. Now she is retired from the Wildlife Center as well, but she assists in the rehabilitation of hummingbirds, and she has had several birds to care for over the last 3 years. In addition, she has focused on providing her own hummingbird refuge by creating a mostly native hummingbird garden, feeding nectar throughout the year, and keeping a warming station during very cold weather. Currently, Barbara speaks to groups about hummingbirds with the hopes that more families will offer assistance to these very special birds.

The Garden Club's informal business meeting begins at 6 PM and Barbara's presentation runs from 7 to 8 PM. All guests and visitors welcome. Light refreshments provided. We meet at the First Presbyterian Church, 216 South 3rd Street (the corner of 3rd and Adams), Cottage Grove, Oregon, enter off the garden on Adams Street.

Also, mark your calendars for these upcoming programs:
April 2, 2019: Indoor Succulents & Cacti with Marcia Peeters of Pierce Street Gardens
May 7, 2019: Firewise Gardening with Keep Oregon Green
June 4, 2019: Keeping your Garden Healthy with Christina Bixel
July 2, 2019: Summer Social/ Garden Hop