Date: Sunday, 24 October 2021 Start/End: 9-11 AM As part of Birdability Week we are excited to bring you an accessible bird outing to Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Our mission is to share the joys of birding with people experiencing a disability and to ensure birding is accessible for everyone. Accessibility: There ... Read more
Start/End: Meet at 8:30 and plan around two hours for the walk (though it could go longer if things get interesting). Location: Meet at the Scatter Creek Wildlife Management Area 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. ... Read more
Leaders: Carla Miller and Jennifer DeSelle. Park in the first lot on the left when you enter at the main gate. A Discover Pass is required. (note the later starting time for winter).
Swantown map Date: Monday, 8 November 2021 Start/End: 9-11 AM. Plan around two hours for the walk (though it could go longer if things get interesting). Location: Meet at parking lot just past Swantown Marina boat launch on Marine Drive NE, Olympia. Look for people with scopes and binoculars. Description: The walk starts from the ... Read more
Birding at Woodard Bay Conservation Area Date: Saturday, 20 November 2021 Start/End: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 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. Be prepared to ... Read more
Birding at the Kennedy Creek Estuary DNR Interpretive Site Date: Sunday, 5 December Start/End: From 10:00 AM to noon. This will be a good tide level for shorebirds. Participants can arrive any time during the period. Observations are from a single, generously-sized location with plenty of room for social distancing. Location: Kennedy Creek Estuary DNR ... Read more
Bird Walk at Swantown and KGY Date: Thursday, 6 January 2022 Start/End: From 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Location: Meet at parking lot just past Swantown Marina boat launch on Marine Drive NE, Olympia. Look for people with scopes and binoculars. Description: The walk starts from the parking lot, then out the transient dock/boat launch, then ... Read more
January 8, 2022 8:00 Leader: Jennifer DeSelle. Marathon Park near Capitol Lake (1011 Deschutes Pkwy SW, Olympia 98501) at 8:00 a.m. (Note that this is the second Saturday of January.) . 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 ... Read more
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
