Audubon Outreach welcomes new members, creates opportunities to bird and socialize together, assists with chapter projects and events, and organizes educational experiences for Thurston, Lewis, and Mason counties. By volunteering alongside others we get to know each other better. 1) Come to First Saturday Birding and Breakfast and answer questions about Black Hills Audubon 2) ... Read more
Each spring, hundreds of thousands of shorebirds stop to rest and feed in Grays Harbor estuary on their migration northward. Coming from as far south as Argentina, these Arctic-bound shorebirds are among the world's greatest migrants. Some birds travel over 15,000 miles round trip! Tens of thousands of shorebirds feed on the open mudflats in ... Read more
Join us to hear Rosalind Philips, photographer. According to her website Rosalind "..... has pursued her love of the outdoors through photography. Inspiration started early in childhood from reading Gerald Durrell's animal travelogues, Ernest Shackleton's journal about the Endurance, and Charles Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle; and from the exploration of nature during family picnics and at summer ... Read more
The Ladd Marsh Bird Festival is scheduled at the height of spring migration and nesting in the Grande Ronde Valley and to commemorate International Migratory Bird Day. Few, if any, places in Union County have a more diverse bird population than can be found at the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area. Over 200 species of birds ... Read more
Every Memorial Day weekend, members of Washington's Audubon chapters and their families and friends gather at the primitive, yet free!, Wenas Creek Campground in the Wenas Valley, on the east side of the Cascades between Ellensburg and Yakima, to enjoy the natural surroundings, abundant bird life, and each other's company. There are campfire programs every ... Read more
On May 28th from 9 a.m. to noon, Kevin Head will lead another "Ivy-Pulling Party" to further remove English Ivy from Priest Point Park. Meet by the playground. Please bring any clippers or loppers and remember your work gloves. No prior paperwork for individuals over 18 is required. Sign in when you arrive. All youth ... Read more
Organized by the East Cascades Audubon Society, the Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival sees 11 species of woodpeckers and over 200 species of birds in total every year. Led by experienced birders, the festival is timed to see young woodpeckers leaving their nests. For full information and details, go to www.ecaudubon.org. As long as you are ... Read more
A September date has not yet been scheduled for the Monroe Swift Night Out. Check the website regularly for updates: www.monroeswifts.org. Monroe Swift Night Out celebrates the arrival of one of the largest congregations of Vaux's Swifts in North America. Thousands of these small birds squeeze themselves into a 31-foot fall, four-foot square chimney at ... Read more
After tracking down and evaluating all the Washington State waterfalls that could be safely approached, Larry Schwitters turned his attention to the smaller, more urban Vaux's Swift, and their communal migratory roost sites. Vaux's Swift was a little studied species, for which there was, outside of Portland, a surprising lack of awareness of their evening ... Read more
Audubon Outreach welcomes new members, creates opportunities to bird and socialize together, assists with chapter projects and events, and organizes educational experiences for Thurston, Lewis, and Mason counties. By volunteering alongside others we get to know each other better. 1) Come to First Saturday Birding and Breakfast and answer questions about Black Hills Audubon 2) ... Read more
ACOW 2016 – Wenatchee, WA Register now for the 2016 annual meeting of the Audubon Council of Washington (ACOW), hosted by North Central Washington Audubon Society and the Eastern Washington Chapters. ACOW is our annual state-wide meeting where members from all Audubon Chapters in Washington gather together for a weekend of information sharing, action ... Read more
Dave Peeler is the President of DERT, The Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team, which advocates restoring the Deschutes estuary by removing Olympia's 5th Avenue dam and reconnecting the Deschutes river to South Puget Sound. He will begin the evening by showing DERT's new 20 minute video, then providing a brief presentation including an update on the ... Read more
Washington State is at the forefront of environmental regulations for the country. Our permitting requirements take many things into consideration when private and public development projects take place. Navigating this process is complicated and ever changing due to a myriad of agencies involved with environmental protections. This talk will shed light on the various agencies ... Read more
Mongolia, the most sparsely populated country in the world, is home to diverse ecosystems and wildlife, as well as a culture of nomadic herders with a deep connection to the land. Longstanding Auduboner, Jean MacGregor, will share photos and stories of a 2015 Mongolian adventure that covered over 2000 miles off the beaten path. Jean ... Read more
Nathanael Swecker spent 2015 birding the training areas of JBLM. Learning the rules and regulations for accessing the base turned out to be easy. What wasn't easy was understanding the complex environments and unique landscapes. But after a year of dedication and exploration Nathanael now has a basic understanding of bird life on the base. ... Read more
Effects of Climate Change on Local Bird Populations Location: Chehalis River Basin Land Trust Office | 612 S Tower Ave, Centralia WA 98531 Local plants and animals are already feeling the effects of climate change in our region, but how do our local bird populations fare? Kim Adelson, a member of the Black Hills Audubon ... Read more
Emerging from the nooks and crannies of your yard this spring are thousands of six-legged furry beasts. They can be the size of a flea or as big as a peanut. They can range in color from cardinal red to rich metallic green. They will make sure you have cucumbers to eat and there are ... Read more
Good environmental stewardship begins in our own backyards. A bald eagle soars over a high bluff surveying the waters below. A red-tailed hawk with outstretched wings drifts effortlessly over a forest and open field. Hummingbirds zip by your window on their way to the flower garden. The morning dew highlights fragile spider webs at the ... Read more
Costa Rica, with an area less than that of West Virginia, has approximately the same number of bird species as the United States. With forests that range from dry to very wet and elevations from sea level on both the Pacific and the Atlantic to a central spine that rises to over 12,000 feet, and ... Read more
Come join us for an evening with Sally Vogel, birder, author, artist, and photographer. Tonight Sally will talk about her adventures in Brazil. “A dual interest in art and photography has led me to specialize in design in nature. I was the advent of the digital darkroom which allowed me to combine these two passions ... Read more
