Join in the Fun! The Great Backyard Bird Count on Presidents’ Day Weekend Feb. 18-21 Looking for a way to enjoy the great outdoors this February? Join millions of bird watchers across North America and the world in a free, fun event that involves all ages. Count birds in your backyard or anywhere to help ... Read more
To be on the safe side, we will not have our in-person gathering in February. We hope March will bring better conditions so we can once again meet at the Fish Tale Pub. We will have a Zoom meeting this month for February 21st at 4:30 pm. Please register for this at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtceCqpjgtEtG5PdMkJQz5YvYlDmS4bfk8 This is ... Read more
Do you want to know what the bird is that you keep seeing in your yard or neighborhood? What it eats? Where it goes in the winter? We at the Black Hills Audubon Society (BHAS) offer you an opportunity to learn about the birds you are most likely to see in western Washington. Dr. Kim ... 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
BHAS Program via ZOOM Thursday, March 10th 7 PM Speaker: Martha Jordan, NW Swan Conservation Association Registration Required MARTHA JORDAN, a well-known swan biologist, will talk aboutTrumpeter and Tundra swans in the Pacific Northwest. You will learn about their life history and biology, and see some excellent photos that show the field marks of each ... 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
On Vancouver Island, British Columbia, the 2022 Brant Wildlife Festival is a mix of outdoor, indoor, and self-directed events during March and April. Covid protocols will be followed at all events. The Brant Wildlife Festival celebrates nature, particularly Brant geese as they rest and feed on the shores of mid-Vancouver Island before continuing their migration ... Read more
Organizers anticipate in-person activities and events at the 2022 Wings Over Water Birding Festival. Keep checking for updates at https://www.wingsoverwaterbirdingfestival.com.
March will once again bring a Zoom gathering for people interested in spending some time discussing all things bird. Please keep your fingers crossed that April will be safe for an in-person, indoor gathering. If that doesn’t happen, we will train our sights on an outdoor gathering in May in Boston Harbor. Please register for ... Read more
Currently, the 2022 Othello Sandhill Crane Festival will be virtual. To register for the online festival, go to https://www.othellosandhillcranefestival.org/contact. However, if the state allows for in-person events and the Othello School District allows the Festival to hold its event at their facilities, organizers will adjust plans.
This year's Tundra Swan Festival is filled with presentations by the Northwest Swan Conservatory, Washington State Fish and Wildlife, and live Birds of Prey. After a bus ride to a nearby lake to view the swans, we will also enjoy a hot, buffet lunch. Get your tickets now. Seats are limited.
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
Black Hills Audubon is a co-sponsor of this rally and march. This is an historic opportunity to save salmon and orca with the comprehensive plan being developed by Gov. Inslee and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray to replace the services of the lower Snake River dams. Now we must demonstrate to Inslee and Murray that there ... Read more
BHAS Program via ZOOM Thursday, April 14th 7 PM Speaker: Mike Scuderi Registration Required Citizen scientists with the Cascades Butterfly Project are helping us understand how climate is changing subalpine ecosystems in North Cascades and Mount Rainier National Parks. Each week, during the summer, volunteers record butterfly abundances and flowering patterns in nine subalpine meadows. Join ... 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
Are you looking for a way to contribute your special skills to our chapter work? The Nominations Committee (Bruce Jacobs, Elizabeth Rodrick, and Bob Wadsworth) is soliciting candidates for the board of directors. We will present a slate of officers and at-large board members in the May Echo for election at the May 12th program ... Read more
We are taking the plunge! Our April Birds & Brew will be held in person at the Fish Tale Pub, 515 Jefferson St SE, Olympia. We plan to have the separate room reserved so ask where we are when you enter the pub. It will be good to see one another without a screen involved. ... Read more
Washington State Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Mason County Fire Hall District #4, 2970 SE Arcadia Road Shelton, WA 98584. An informational session will begin at 6 pm and the public hearing will begin no earlier than 6:30 pm. The department will present a boundary ... Read more
