Date: Saturday, January 6 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 Leader: Jennifer DeSelle Description: Birding with Breakfast starting at Marathon Park near Capitol Lake. Participants will view birds on the water on both the North and South Pools, and related areas. Birding with Breakfast walks are especially appropriate for beginning and intermediate birders. Breakfast location TBD. ... Read more
CANCELLED Will be rescheduled for February or March - Stay tuned! Birding at Woodard Bay Conservation Area Date: Saturday, 13 January 2024 Start/End: 8:00 - 11:00 AM Trip leader: Bonnie Woods Meeting Place: Meet at Woodard Bay parking area. Discovery Pass required. Look for people with binoculars. Description: This field trip is primarily for beginning ... Read more
Birding at the Kennedy Creek Estuary DNR Interpretive Site Date: Sunday, 14 January 2024 Start/End: From 12:00 until 2:00. This will be a good tide level for shorebirds. Participants can arrive any time during the period. Observations are from a single, generously-sized area. Location: Kennedy Creek Estuary DNR interpretive site, 1350 SE Old Olympic Highway, ... Read more
Burt Guttman Memorial Walk On Monday, January 15th there will be a Burt Guttman Memorial walk around Capitol Lake from 9am to noon. Burt was a longtime professor at TESC and volunteered for Black Hills Audubon for many years, teaching classes, leading field trips, writing articles and editing the Echo. Capitol Lake was a favorite ... Read more
BIRDS AND BREW MONDAY JANUARY 15TH 4:30 – 6:30 PM EQUAL LATIN RESTAURANT & BAR 2752 PACIFIC AVE SE OLYMPIA ***NEW LOCATION – SAME RESTAURANT*** Birds and Brew is a social time for folks to gather and talk all things avian. This is open to Black Hills members and non-members alike. Although it starts ... Read more
Frye Cove County Park is 86 acres with 2 miles of wooded trails and 1400 feet of saltwater beach along the west side of Eld Inlet. There is a magnificent view of Mt. Rainier. The walk will be leisurely along the well-maintained hiking trails that are hilly in some spots. There is one short steep ... Read more
Date: Saturday, February 3 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Leaders: Suzanne Wilson & Kay Lennartson Description: Meet at Nisqually National Wildlife refuge at 8:00 a.m. for a walk through freshwater wetlands and woods, and along the estuary. Birding with Breakfast walks are especially appropriate for beginning and intermediate birders. Meeting location: Meet at 8:00 ... Read more
