NWe will meet on September 12, both in person and via zoom.
August 2026 President’s Message
By Dan Pitney
Our annual show and sale are getting close. The date is Saturday, October 24, 2026 at the Oregon State Fair in Salem. A schedule is on our Annual Show page. We will begin setting up and registering birds on Friday and continue registrations on Saturday morning before the show begins. Laura Watkins from Spokane, Washington will be judging Finches, Softbills, and Small Hookbills. Henry Vela from Texas will be our Colorbred and Type Canary judge. I hope you are selecting birds you will be showing. It is fun to show and get a judge’s opinion of your birds.
We still have need for some volunteer positions to be filled. We need someone to pick up Henry Vela from the Portland airport on Friday evening and drive him to Salem. We also need help on Saturday organizing the silent auction. There are usually some last minute details that come up the day of the show, so if you can help as a volunteer, please let me know.
Also, if you would like to receive entry forms and show cage tags prior to the show so that you can fill them out ahead of time, contact me and I will send them to you.
Bird Sale tables should be reserved ahead of time. The cost $75 for an 8 foot table. Randi Smith is organizing the sales tables. Attached to this email you will find a registration form and information on how to make your reservation.
Early in October, we will email out to you the show classifications so that you know the information needed to register your show birds. We will also include copies of the show rules. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact Wayne Smith of myself.
We are having a club meeting on Saturday, September 12 at 2:00 pm. It will be at the Clackamas Community Club and you are invited to attend in person or via zoom. The zoom link will be emailed to club members a few days prior to the meeting.
I look forward to seeing you at the October 24 show!
Dan Pitney
Columbia Canary Club President
Event Calendar
Meeting Calendar 2026
Columbia Canary Club
Meetings will be held before the event begins.
For example, the meeting at a sale will be held at 9 am
and the sale begins at 10 am.
January 10 – Organizing meeting
(in person and via zoom)
February 14 – Bird Sale & Meeting
March – No meeting
April – No meeting
May 30 – Bird Sale & Meeting
June – No meeting
July 11 – Picnic & meeting
August – No meeting
September 12 – Meeting (in person and via Zoom)
October 24 – Bird Show & Meeting
November – No meeting
December 12 – Christmas Party & Meeting
Meetings and Events
In 2025, we adapted our meeting schedule.
We began holding MEETINGS AT OUR EVENTS, such as our Bird Sales, Annual Show, and at our July Picnic and December Christmas Party.
In 2026, there will be one IN-PERSON MEETING at the Clackamas Community Clubhouse, located at 15711 SE 90th Avenue, Clackamas, Oregon, on the second Saturday of JANUARY. We will have a Zoom option at this meeting. Zoom instructions will be emailed to all members prior.
Directions to Clackamas Community Club:
From the South: I-205 North to exit 12 for OR-212 E toward OR-224 E/Damascus/Estacada. Use middle lane to turn right onto OR-212E. Turn left at the 1st cross street onto SE 82nd Drive. Turn left onto SE St. Helens Street. Turn left onto SE 90th Avenue. Destination will be on the left after a right hand curve. Smaller of the two buildings (was once a residence).
From the North: I-205 South. Take exit 12A to merge onto OR-212 E toward Damascus. Merge onto OR-212. Turn left onto SE St. Helens Street. Turn left on SE 90th Avenue. Destination will be on the left after a right hand curve. Smaller of the two buildings (was once a residence).