Birding 101 with Scott Mills will be offered for 5 consecutive Saturdays, 9-11 AM, from October 19th to November 16th, 2024 at the Visitor Center at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Scott Mills, a professional ornithologist, will be the instructor. The class will introduce birding with an emphasis on developing identification skills. Other topics will include ... Read more
When: Sunday, 3 November 9:30-11:30 AM Leader: Grace Thornton Description: Perhaps the single most overlooked gem in Lewis County, this state park is a tremendous masterpiece that spans 56 miles from Chehalis in Lewis County out to South Bend in Pacific County. It is a long trail that was once a railroad, so it is ... Read more
In all seasons of the year, the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has something to see. We are lucky to have this treasured preserve in Thurston County. An important stop on the Pacific migratory route north and south, waterfowl stop and may congregate in great numbers here. A mix of habitats - mixed ... Read more
Birding 101 with Scott Mills will be offered for 5 consecutive Saturdays, 9-11 AM, from October 19th to November 16th, 2024 at the Visitor Center at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Scott Mills, a professional ornithologist, will be the instructor. The class will introduce birding with an emphasis on developing identification skills. Other topics will include ... Read more
Date: Saturday, 9 November 2024, 9-11 AM Trip leader: Jason Zolle Location: Meet on the beach at Tolmie State Park. Look for people with spotting scopes and binoculars. Tolmie State Park is in NE Thurston County. A Discover Pass is required at Tolmie State Park. Description: This outing involves scanning the waters at Tolmie State ... Read more
Join Capitol Land Trust (CLT) and Puget Sound Estuarium to witness one of nature’s most extraordinary displays of migration and resilience. Every fall thousands of chum salmon return from the Pacific Ocean to Johns Creek at our Bayshore Preserve where their lives began. Here they spawn, marking the transition of one generation of salmon to the next. Salmon docents ... Read more
In all seasons of the year, the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has something to see. We are lucky to have this treasured preserve in Thurston County. An important stop on the Pacific migratory route north and south, waterfowl stop and may congregate in great numbers here. A mix of habitats - mixed ... Read more
November Speaker Program Focus on Raptors – Exploring Form and Function With Alina Blankenship, Perch Wildlife Education featuring Live Birds! Thursday, November 14th at Temple Beth Hatfiloh The meeting will start at 6:30 pm with the talk starting at around 7:00 NOTE: There will be NO Zoom presentation of this event. Please join us for ... Read more
Birding 101 with Scott Mills will be offered for 5 consecutive Saturdays, 9-11 AM, from October 19th to November 16th, 2024 at the Visitor Center at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Scott Mills, a professional ornithologist, will be the instructor. The class will introduce birding with an emphasis on developing identification skills. Other topics will include ... Read more
BIRDS AND BREW MONDAY NOVEMBER 18TH 4:30 – 6:00ish EQUAL LATIN RESTAURANT & BAR 2752 PACIFIC AVE SE OLYMPIA Birds and Brew is a social time for folks to gather and talk about birds and birding. This is open to Black Hills members and non-members alike. Although it starts at 4:30 pm, it is ... Read more
Next Book and Meeting Details Tuesday, November 19th at 5:30 PM RSVP for Meeting Location With both a pizza dinner and an amazing journal of art, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, behind us, it is now time to move ahead and dive into our next book: Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering ... Read more
In all seasons of the year, the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has something to see. We are lucky to have this treasured preserve in Thurston County. An important stop on the Pacific migratory route north and south, waterfowl stop and may congregate in great numbers here. A mix of habitats - mixed ... Read more
Do You Have a Teen in Your Life? Here is an opportunity to introduce them to birding.
In all seasons of the year, the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has something to see. We are lucky to have this treasured preserve in Thurston County. An important stop on the Pacific migratory route north and south, waterfowl stop and may congregate in great numbers here. A mix of habitats - mixed ... Read more
In all seasons of the year, the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has something to see. We are lucky to have this treasured preserve in Thurston County. An important stop on the Pacific migratory route north and south, waterfowl stop and may congregate in great numbers here. A mix of habitats - mixed ... Read more
Date: Saturday, December 7 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Leader: Bob Wadsworth Description: Birding with Breakfast at Black Lake Meadows. One mile gravel walkway (old road) with shrub/wetland habitat. Area managed by Olympia Parks, Arts, and Recreation. Birding with Breakfast walks are especially appropriate for beginning and intermediate birders. Breakfast location TBD. Meeting ... Read more
In all seasons of the year, the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has something to see. We are lucky to have this treasured preserve in Thurston County. An important stop on the Pacific migratory route north and south, waterfowl stop and may congregate in great numbers here. A mix of habitats - mixed ... Read more
With Thomas Bancroft - biologist, author, science policy advisor and exceptional photographer. The speaker will be with us in person at Temple Beth Hatfiloh. Social time starts at 6:30 with the program beginning at 7:00. The program will also be available via Zoom, which requires registration. To register for the Zoom presentation, click this link: ... Read more
Birding at the Kennedy Creek Estuary DNR Interpretive Site Date: Saturday, December 14th. Start/End: From 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. 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 at the end of a 100-yard path. Location: Kennedy Creek ... Read more
It’s fun, it’s important, and this year it is 125 years old. It’s the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. The CBC has become a happy tradition for volunteers in over 20 countries in the western Hemisphere. Each year it is conducted between December 14 and January 5, and last year 83,000 volunteers counted 40 ... Read more
