Backyard Birds: A Two-Hour Course Designed for Beginners

Shelton Timberland Library 710 W Alder St, Shelton, WA, United States

Kim Adelson, a BHAS board member and retired college professor, who frequently lectures on backyard birds, climate change, and other topics involving bird life, returns with her popular Backyard Birds course.  Class participants will learn to recognize and identify about 25 bird species commonly found in yards throughout our area. The birds' behavior, preferred habitats, ... Read more

2020 Annual Fundraising Dinner

SPSCC - Student Union Building 2011 Mottman Rd SW, Olympia, WA, United States

You are invited to our Annual Fundraising Dinner, with Guest Speaker Steven Hawley!

Jeff Antonelis-Lapp – A Virtual Tour of the Nisqually Watershed

Join naturalist and author Jeff Antonelis-Lapp for A Virtual Field Trip in the Nisqually Watershed. A Virtual Field Trip focuses on the natural history of the Nisqually watershed, beginning at the Nisqually Glacier’s terminus and covers 78 river miles to its runout at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.

The Birds that Lived with Other Dinosaurs – Part 2

This talk is a continuation of one that I gave at a BHAS chapter meeting a few years ago. (No worries if you didn’t see the last one: I promise that you won’t get lost.) Its focus is on the birds that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous, the age of dinosaurs. Birds – true ... Read more

Tufted Puffins of the NW Coast

Scott’s presentation will focus on tufted puffin natural history, conservation status, ongoing conservation actions, and the latest information on population trends range-wide. He will also provide an overview of our ongoing research in Washington to help us better understand puffin diet, reproductive success and habitat use.

Ashley Ahearn – The Status of Sage Grouse in the West and Washington

Journey into Sagebrush: After the 2016 election, Ashley Ahearn left her job at the NPR station in Seattle and moved to rural Washington sagebrush country. There, she fell in love with sage grouse and was inspired to make a podcast series. She'll talk about what these strange, troubled birds can teach us about ourselves, our ... Read more

BHAS Book Club Launch

Black Hills Audubon is launching a book discussion group in March via Zoom as another way for our members to gather, exchange ideas, and inspire our community. We will begin with the book featured last month in the Armchair Birding column, For the Good of the Order, that tells a little known part of the ... Read more

Wings Over Willapa

Long Beach, Washington Long Beach, Washington, WA, United States

Wings Over Willapa is a celebration of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge's many species and diverse habitats.  The festival will offer an amazing array of tours, workshops, and other events  around the Long Beach Peninsula and Willapa Bay.  Events and field trips this year include beach walks to identify shorebirds, kayaking, sunset birding walks, night ... Read more