This popular festival is back this year after the Covid hiatus. In its tenth year, the Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival provides opportunites to see Oregon high-desert birds we never see in Western Washington. Registration opened in April. This year, participants have a choice of fourteen guided tours in search of 11 different woodpecker species and ... Read more
FREE PRESENTATION THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Thursday, June 2, 12 pm to 1:30 pm Valerie Segrest is a nationally-known expert on food sovereignty, native nutrition, place-based foods, and health systems. Valerie is the co founder of Tahoma Peak Solutions, an organization focused on helping sovereign nations and organizations strategically communicate their stories, develop food ... 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
FREE PRESENTATION THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Tuesday, June 7, 12 pm to 1:30 pm Dr. Melodi Wynne is a researcher for the Spokane Tribal Network. The Spokane Tribal Network is a nonprofit organization that works to develop and nurture intergenerational wellbeing through youth empowerment and engagement, learning and sharing traditional knowledges and practices, and ... Read more
FREE PRESENTATION THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Thursday, June 9, 12 pm to 1:30 pm Dr. Stevan Harrell is a professor emeritus in the School of Anthropology and Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington. Dr. Harrell spent much of his career focusing on how social and earth scientists can effectively collaborate with ... 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
Date: Saturday June 18, 2022 Time: 8 am Directions: From Olympia take Highway 101 towards Shelton. Take a left onto the Old Olympic Highway about 5 miles from the junction. Go just past the Mason County line. There is plenty of parking along Old Olympic Highway near the orange gate at the head of the ... Read more
JUNE 20TH 4:30 – 6:00 PM LOCATION: BOSTON HARBOR MARINA 312 73RD AVE NE OLYMPIA Summer is almost here and we are heading to Boston Harbor Marina. It has a covered deck area with picnic tables that is lovely for gathering. This is open to Black Hills members and non-members alike. Although it starts at ... Read more
Rainier Audubon Society will offer many different activities for the whole family. Bring a picnic and enjoy the festival in one of Washington premier state parks.
WE ARE HAVING A PICNIC! The weather forecast looks great and the Covid numbers are reasonable so we are going ahead with our annual picnic plans. Please join us at Priest Point Park -now Squaxin Park - at the Rose Garden Shelter for a picnic on Sunday, June 26th. 3:30 pm - Optional bird walk ... Read more
JULY 18TH 4:30 – 6:00 PM LOCATION: BOSTON HARBOR MARINA 312 73RD AVE NE OLYMPIA We will once again meet at Boston Harbor Marina which is a lovely spot to gather and talk. It has a covered deck area with picnic tables. This is open to Black Hills members and non-members alike. Although it starts ... Read more
August 15TH 4:30 – 6:00 PM LOCATION: BOSTON HARBOR MARINA 312 73RD AVE NE OLYMPIA We will once again meet at Boston Harbor Marina which is a lovely spot to gather and talk. It has a covered deck area with picnic tables. This is open to Black Hills members and non-members alike. Although it starts ... Read more
After exploratory surveys at Chelan Ridge HawkWatch in 1997, Hawkwatch International, in partnership with the USFS Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, began annual standardized counts at the site in 1998 to monitor and learn more about raptors migrating through the east Cascades of Washington within the Pacific Coast Flyway. Counts typically range between 2,000-3,000 migrants of up ... Read more
All day trip to Tokeland, Westport, Bottle Beach, and the Hoquiam Sewage Treatment Ponds! Always save the best for last. This will be a great day for seeing the shorebird fall migration. Hundreds, if not thousands, of shorebirds will be in fall plumage. Spotting scopes will be available to help see the birds. WHEN: Monday, ... Read more
Birding without Breakfast, Saturday, September 3rd Birding without Breakfast continues. Especially appropriate for beginning and intermediate birders, Birding without Breakfast will be the first Saturday of each month, September through June. Starting time: 7:30 a.m. (except 8:00 a.m. for the winter months from November through February). Participants will need to follow current COVID-19 protocols ... Read more
Invitation to a Rally Opposing Clearcutting of Washington’s Legacy Forests You are invited to a rally in opposition to the clearcutting of Washington’s last remaining mature legacy forests (generally pre-1945, and older). This event will be on Tuesday, September 6, at 8:30 AM in front of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Olympia (1111 ... Read more
SEPTEMBER PROGRAM SPEAKER (VIA ZOOM) BIRDIE BIG YEAR: ELEVATING WOMEN BIRDERS With Tiffany Kersten, owner of Nature Ninja Birding Tours THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH, 7 PM REGISTER HERE: Tiffany Kersten is a Wisconsin native, turned Texan by way of New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Hawaii. She holds a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology from Northland College, and has ... Read more
The Puget Sound Bird Fest is a celebration of birds and nature that happens each fall in Edmonds, Washington. Typically, the weekend-long event offers presentations by local experts, field activities, exhibits, vendors, kid's activities, and workshops and demonstrations. Many Bird Fest activities are free , other activities require a nominal fee and advance registration. For ... Read more
Mason County Goes to the Birds NOTE: We are unable to accommodate Covid unvaccinated individuals. When: Saturday, September 17, 2022, 9-11 AM Leader: Kim Adelson Description: The Black Hills Audubon Society seeks to bring birders together in Mason County. Our first walk will be a walk listening and looking at the birds around neighborhoods in ... Read more
