Shortly after moving to the area, Norm led a CBC group at my place and
found 30 birds, including a Coopers, Sharp-shinned,, and Great-horned. I
had no idea they were there. He was excited and kind in telling me about
it. He exemplified everything good about birding -- exciting, sharing,
knowledgeable, and welcoming. Its hard to imagine he's gone.
On Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 11:59:24 AM UTC-8 Russ Namitz wrote:
> Thank you, Frank, for passing along this sad news to the birding
> community.
>
> As fate may have it, I was actually driving south through Jackson County
> on Dec 26th and thinking of Norm. As we passed MedCo access to Lost
> Creek Lake, I commented to my wife about a fond memory of Norm Barrett and
> Mountain Quail.
>
> During my brief tenure in Medord about 10 years ago, I had the pleasure of
> being an honorary member of the BINOSAURS, an annual Bird-A-Thon team
> comprised of long-time Rogue Valley birders Norm Barrett, Howard Sands,
> Gary Shaffer and Jim Livadaudais. We were leaving Lost Creek Lake, heading
> to Ashland and we had missed Mountain Quail. Norm piped up that once he
> had seen a flock of Mountain Quail fly across the highway and maybe we
> would get lucky. That drew a few chuckles and smart aleck comments from the
> group members, but in less than a minute, it happened; the one and only
> sighting of MOUNTAIN QUAIL of the day with a pair flying across the
> highway! We were all incredulous and grinning, like we had just thrown up
> a Hail Mary half-court shot and heard the ball swish through the net.
> Birding with this group was always a hoot; the side conversations, stories,
> yarns and good-natured ribbing were almost as important as the
> birdwatching...almost.
>
> Norman was kind and generous with a great sense of humor and was always a
> pleasure to be around and bird with. His patience and vast knowledge of
> various aspects of the natural world was much appreciated. He will be
> missed.
>
> Good birding,
> Russ Namitz
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> *From:* <rv-b......> <rv-b......> on behalf of
> frank lospalluto <fdlosp......>
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 27, 2025 8:46 AM
> *To:* Rogue Valley Birds <rv-b......>
> *Subject:* [RV Birds] Norm Barrett
>
> Hey all,
> Some sad news for our birding community : Norm Barrett passed
> away yesterday 12/26.
> Norm was a kind, knowledgeable, meticulous birder, naturalist, biologist
> and just a great human being. He will be missed.
>
> frank
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