ASLC holds Board Meetings on the second Tuesday of each month starting 5pm at Chinook Winds Golf Resort Aces Bar & Grill unless otherwise noted. All are welcome to attend. For more information, call 541-992-9720.   OCT Saturday, October 14, 9-11am ~ Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint to Devil’s Punchbowl State Natural Area. Excellent offshore seabird watching.  Possible Marbled and Ancient Murrelet, Rhinoceros Auklet, Sooty Shearwater and Western Grebe.  In Depoe Bay we may find Black Turnstone, Black Oystercatcher and Surfbird. Devil’s Punchbowl may reveal Harlequin Duck, Surf Scoter and Peregrine Falcon.  We will meet in the parking lot at Boiler Bay.         NOV Tuesdays & Thursdays, November 7,9,14,16, 1:30-3pm ~ "Birding Basics" at Oregon Coast Community College in Lincoln City. ASLC instructors Laura Doyle and Caren Willoughby, along with Mark Elliott, focus on birds of the Oregon coast during this 4-session class. Bird identification, adaptations and habitat will be introduced. Participants will learn how birds behave so it will be easier to find, watch and identify the type you are seeing. Students will have access to bird guides and binoculars and will learn how to use them. For more information and/or to register through Oregon Coast Community College call 541-996-6222 or going to their website. Cost: $40, plus $10 supply fee.           Saturday, November 11, 9-11 am ~ Cascade Head Scenic Area at the River House. We will meet at the River House where Jack Doyle (and others) will discuss photographing the birds on and around the beautiful Salmon River (bring your camera!).  We will look for wintering birds in woodlands, marsh and along the river.  North of Lincoln City, at the junction of Hwy 101 and Three Rocks Road North, travel west toward the ocean for 2.3 miles.  At the “Y’ in the road, turn right on to Savage Road and follow it to the end.  It will bring you down to the mouth of the Salmon River and the Cascade Ranch River House.         DEC Christmas Bird Count - date(s) and details will be announced in November.