Changes in Winter Raptor Populations in our Tri-County Area, 1978 to 2019
By Kim Adelson This article is the second installment of my summary of the changes in winter bird populations found in and around Olympia, as determined by our annual Christmas
Bird of the 2020 Summer Season: Purple Martin (Progne subris arboricola)
By Sharon Moore Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundividae This beautiful, highly sociable swallow subspecies is a favorite for many of us. Migrating north in large flocks in spring, western Purple Martins establish
Bird of the Spring Nesting Season: Black-headed Grosbeak
By Sharon Moore Black-headed Grosbeak –Pheucticus melanocephalusFamily: Cardinalidae Order: Passeriformes These showy, vocal, gregarious birds are a joy to welcome back to the Pacific Northwest in late spring. After
Bird of the Spring Season
By Sharon Moore Townsend’s Warbler – Satophaga townsendi Family: ParulidaeOrder: Passeriformes The Townsend’s Warbler was “discovered” and named by American naturalist John Kirk Townsend in April of 1835, near the mouth
Changing Bird Populations in Olympia: Pigeons and Doves
By Kim Adelson Many of us are (rightly) concerned with the threat that climate change poses for birds in the future and this is a topic that I frequently write
BIrd of the Winter Season
By Sharon Moore Bushtit – Psaltriparus minimusOrder: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae Have you ever wandered through an urban neighborhood looking up into the tree canopy and down into the shrub understory