Birding at Capitol Lake, North Pool Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022 Start/End: From 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Location: Meet at Marathon Park, Olympia. Look for people with scopes and binoculars. Description: The walk is around the North Pool of Capitol Lake focusing on waterfowl Trip leader: Kyle Leader COVID guidelines: Trips are limited to ... Read more
Field Trip to Olympia Waterfronts Date: Wednesday, January 26 Start/End: From 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Leader: Paul Hicks RSVP: by Monday, January 24, with cell number, to paulhicks7373@gmail.com Targets: saltwater and freshwater waterfowl. 15+ species are possible, more if you count loons, grebes and alcids. Start: KGY Point/North Point parking lot, below the radio ... Read more
February 5, 2022 8:00 Leader: Suzanne Wilson. Billy Frank, Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (100 Brown Farm Rd NE, Olympia 98516) . Participants will need to follow current COVID-19 protocols, sign a liability form relating to COVID-19, and divide into two groups if necessary, each with a leader, to facilitate birding and social distancing.
Saturday, February 12, 9 to 11am Leader:Mary Birchem Description and Targets: This will be a beginner-friendly outing. We will be looking for winter songbirds, woodpeckers, and anything else with feathers! Meeting place: Woodard Bay Conservation Area. Discovery Pass required. Look for people with binoculars. Trail information: This field trip is primarily for beginning and intermediate ... Read more
Birding at Woodard Bay Conservation Area Date: Friday, 25 February 2022 Start/End: From 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Leader: Miles McEvoy Location: Meet at Woodard Bay parking area. Discovery Pass required. Look for people with scopes and binoculars. Description: This field trip is primarily for beginning and intermediate birders. Dress warmly and for the day's weather. ... Read more
March 5, 2022 8:00 Leader: Sam Merrill . Meet at the Woodard Bay parking lot. Directions from Olympia: take Boston Harbor Road north, then right on Woodard Bay Road, crossing Libby Road; park on the left just before crossing the bridge over Woodard Bay (Discover Pass required); or drive across the bridge and up the hill ... Read more
Saturday, March 12, 2022, 9 to 11 am Leader: Kyle Leader Registration Required: kchuckles11@yahoo.com Description and Targets: This will be a beginner-friendly outing. We will be looking for winter songbirds and raptors. Meeting place: Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, 12315 Waddell Creek Rd SW, Thurston County. From southbound or northbound Interstate 5, take Exit 95 ... Read more
Saturday, March 26, 2022, 9 AM to noon Leader: Grace Thornton Description and Targets: This will be a beginner-friendly outing. We will be looking for winter songbirds and early spring migrants. Trail information: The walk is through a mix of prairie and woods with some riparian habitat along Scatter Creek. There is a pit toilet ... Read more
April 2, 7:30 Leader: TBD . Black Lake Meadows in SW Olympia for a walk for early spring migrants. Meet at small parking lot (no pass required) just before the railroad tracks going south on RW Johnson Blvd. SW between 21st Ave. and Mottman Rd. Participants will need to follow current COVID-19 protocols, sign a ... Read more
Description and Targets: This will be a beginner-friendly outing. We will be looking and listening for spring migrants. Trail information: Our walk will be about 2 miles, on park trails and neighborhood streets. Directions and parking: Meet at the San Francisco St. entrance. Street parking available. Other information: There are no restrooms onsite. This walk is ... Read more
Darlin Creek Preserve is a 312-acre preserve conserved by Capitol Land Trust in the Black River watershed near Capitol State Forest. This will be a beginner-friendly outing. We will be looking and listening for spring migrants. This outing is cohosted by Capitol Land Trust. Please sign up for this outing on their website: https://capitollandtrust.org/darlin-creek-preserve-bird-outing/ We ... Read more
DATE/TIME - FRIDAY MAY 6TH 8 AM - NOON LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS – REGISTRATION REQUIRED with ksnyder75@gmail.com ADDRESS – 15044 Mima Rd SW Olympia LEADERS - Mary McCallum and Kathleen Snyder Here is a chance to explore a beautifully restored prairie that is not open to the public. Thurston County owns this piece of ... Read more
May 7, 7:30 Leader: Jen DeSelle . McLane Nature Trail at 7:30 a.m., 5043 Delphi Road S.W., Olympia, for a walk near the height of migration. Discover Pass required. Participants will need to follow current COVID-19 protocols, sign a liability form relating to COVID-19, and divide into two groups if necessary, each with a leader, ... Read more
Saturday May 14th 7:30 to 10:00 am We will meet at the parking area (see directions below) at 7:30 AM. The walk runs to around 10 AM. The bird walk is a 2-3 mile walk through prairie and oak riparian woodland on gravel roads and dirt trails. You don’t need to sign up in ... Read more
Sunday May 15 2022 9 AM to 12 Led by Bob Wadsworth Learn about the birds in an urban forest – the LBA Woods. This is a good time to see recent migratory arrivals from the south. We should see warblers, flycatchers, finches, grosbeaks and Swainson’s thrushes as well as hawks and young birds emerging ... Read more
Saturday, May 21, 2022 Time: 8:30 am – 11:30 am Leaders: Mary Birchem and Anders Price Location: Inspiring Kids Preserve (Johnson Point Rd NE). Driving directions will be sent upon registration. This preserve is not yet normally open to the public, so the entrance is a simple yellow gate with no permanent signage. Look for a ... Read more
FRIDAY MAY 27TH 8 AM LEADERS: Denis DeSilvis and Kathleen Snyder Meet at 1000 Davis Place, DuPont. Park at the far end of the parking lot for the Cowlitz Tribe building. We will walk around the marsh which is about 3 miles of flat gravel and dirt paths with a short segment on DuPont sidewalk. ... Read more
Scatter Creek Recreation Area, June 4th and 6th, 6:30-10:30 Paul Hicks will lead two field trips that focus on “birding by ear”: recognizing birds by voice rather than identifying by appearance. “Birding by ear opens a whole new world of awareness and enjoyment of the birdlife that’s all around us,” says Paul. Whether you want ... Read more
Scatter Creek Recreation Area, June 4th and 6th, 6:30-10:30 Paul Hicks will lead two field trips that focus on “birding by ear”: recognizing birds by voice rather than identifying by appearance. “Birding by ear opens a whole new world of awareness and enjoyment of the birdlife that’s all around us,” says Paul. Whether you want ... Read more
Date: Saturday, 11 June 2022 Start/End: 8-11 AM Location: Meet at the Scatter Creek WMA at 180th SW and Guava St. SW Description: The walk is through a mix of prairie and woods with some riparian habitat along Scatter Creek. There is a pit toilet in the parking lot. Trip leader: Kyle Leader Notes: The ... Read more
