Instructor: Paul Hicks Many birders find birding by ear particularly challenging, yet it opens up a whole new dimension of identifying and enjoying our avian friends. Paul hopes to introduce BBE to beginning birders as well as enhance the skills of more advanced birders. The class will focus on song recognition--not highly technical but homework ... Read more
Pull Ivy at Priest Point Park Join us on Saturday, October 17th from 10 am - 1 pm at Priest Point Park (2600 East Bay Dr NE) at Shelter #4. Exact location within the park for pulling ivy will be determined by the size of the group. Olympia Parks staff member will be on site ... Read more
DATE CHANGE!! Meet at Shelter #4 and with City of Olympia Parks staff, remove ivy from the park. Some equipment will be available, but please bring clippers or loppers you have. As usual, dress for the weather and wear gloves. No prior paperwork for individuals over 18 is required but sign in when you arrive. ... Read more
Event: Beginning Birding Class with Black Hills Audubon Society Date: Five Saturday Mornings February 13– March 12th Time: 9:00AM to 11:00AM Where: The Visitor Center at Nisqually Nat’l Wildlife Refuge in Olympia Cost: $60.00 includes two field trips. Some Scholarships are available. Contact Person: Mary Russell 357-6863, greenbird321@msn.com Black Hills Audubon Society, PO Box 2524, ... Read more
Black Hills Audubon Society (BHAS) is excited to again offer two scholarships for bird-banding training this coming spring. The six days of training will be presented at Glacial Heritage Preserve over two long week-ends, likely on May 27-30 and June 4-6, by the Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM). The cost for training each person ... Read more
Please join us for our Birding by Ear Class from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This will be a lecture/discussion, followed up with an early morning field trip on either June 4th, 11th (or possibly the 16th). The class is for beginning birders and for more advanced birders who wish to enhance their birding skills. The ... Read more
The picnic starts at 5 p.m., at LBA Park Shelter. It will focus on all we did For The Birds! Come celebrate our successes; share the things you did, and hear a compilation of our chapter's accomplishments. Together we do make a positive difference--enhancing lands for wildlife, conserving resources, eliminating toxic chemical use, and restoring ... Read more
Beachwalkers Wanted! Help make a difference for the environment by collecting data for the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST). COASST is a citizen science project dedicated to involving volunteers in the collection of high quality data. Our goal is to assist government agencies and other organizations in making informed management and conservation decisions, and to ... Read more
Bird shape is almost always a useful, and in some cases the best, tool to identify birds but is underused by many birders. This very interesting class helps you focus on bird shape by presenting a wide variety of examples and highlighting some local bird species groups where shape is a valuable identification tool. Dr. ... Read more
Please join us for the popular BIRDING 101 class taught by Scott Mills. This course emphasizes improving bird-identification skills. Major topics covered in the class include a discussion of all the factors that can be used to identify birds; a review of birding tools, including binoculars and field guides; an introduction to birding terminology; some ... Read more
Stream Team has arranged for an E-bird class to be taught by Bill Tweit, a long-time WDFW. biologist who is well known as an expert birder. E-bird is an ideal repository for the collected data. If you are interested, please contact me by email at RWADSRK@Gmail.com. (from Mar/April 2017 Echo newsletter, by Bob Wadsworth)
National Wildlife Federation and Veteran Conservation Corps are offering a specialized 24-hour training to teach you how help others to create and restore wildlife habitat in backyards, schoolyards, and other private and public areas. This program is engaging, fun and highly informative and you get to meet and interact with local conservation professionals and other ... Read more
What: March for Science Olympia When: Earth Day, April 22 at 11 a.m. Where: Washington State Capitol steps Options: Heritage Park at Noon for Education Tables and Rally Bring the kids, bring signs, and show where you stand on science! Our voices must be strong! The March for Science Olympia ... Read more
Birding by Ear – An Introduction Instructor: Paul Hicks Please join us for our Birding by Ear Class on Friday, June 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This will be a lecture/discussion, followed-up with an early morning field trip—a choice between the 3rd or 10th (or possibly 20th) of June. Our instructor is long-time birder ... Read more
Want to learn how to identify birds when you cannot view their coloration or hear their calls? There are ways to know birds by their shape, size, and location. On November 15th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Capitol Museum Coach House, Scott Mills, retired ornithologist, will once again teach this popular class, "Birding by ... Read more
Birding 101, a beginner birding class, will be offered for 5 consecutive Saturdays 9-11am from January 13th to February 10th, 2018 at the Visitor Center at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Scott Mills, a retired Biology professor and professional ornithologist, will be the instructor. The class will introduce birding with an emphasis on developing identification skills. ... Read more
Join us on this trip! Please register to join us and fill in necessary permission forms below. Permission Form Notes: Field Trip Parent or Guardian Permission Form: You may download and print this Permission Form, or fill in the RSVP questions below when you register. Photo Release Form: There will be times on OYAS field trips ... Read more
Join us on this trip! Please register to join us and fill in necessary permission forms below. Permission Form Notes: Field Trip Parent or Guardian Permission Form: You may download and print this Permission Form, or fill in the RSVP questions below when you register. Photo Release Form: There will be times on OYAS field trips ... Read more
