Black Hills Audubon is co-sponsoring a webinar, called the "Lorax Project" to be put on by the Thurston Climate Action Team (TCAT) on May 28 at 7 p.m. The program will discuss the protection of trees in Thurston County, in particular the updating of tree ordinances by the County and the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and ... Read more
THIS TRIP IS CANCELLED. This walk is designed primarily for beginning and intermediate birders. We will look and listen for woodland birds such as Swainson’s Thrushes, Wilson Warblers, Pacific Wrens, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Western Tanagers, and Pileated Woodpeckers as we walk through the deep forest of cedars and Douglas fir to reach Henderson Inlet where we ... Read more
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Billy Frank, Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, 7:30 a.m. at the Visitor Center (100 Brown Farm Rd. N.E., Olympia). Leader: Hank Henry. Federal refuge fee or pass required. Breakfast afterwards at Medicine Creek Cafe (formerly Norma’s) at the freeway interchange just outside the entrance to the Refuge. Beginning birders are welcome. Want ... Read more
THIS FIELD TRIP IS CANCELLED. Join us on this trip! Please register to join us and fill in necessary permission forms below. For more information and to register, contact Joe Zabransky at 360-438-5784 or joseph.zabransky@yahoo.com. Permission Form Notes: Field Trip Parent or Guardian Permission Form: You may download and print this Permission Form, or fill in ... Read more
Join naturalist and author Jeff Antonelis-Lapp for A Virtual Field Trip in the Nisqually Watershed. A Virtual Field Trip focuses on the natural history of the Nisqually watershed, beginning at the Nisqually Glacier’s terminus and covers 78 river miles to its runout at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
RENOWNED CROW AND RAVEN SPECIALIST TO KICK OFF ONLINE PUGET SOUND BIRD FEST Celebrate the 16th annual event online with speakers, photo exhibit, and virtual birding tours. Renowned crow and raven specialist Kaeli Swift has been selected as the Keynote Speaker for the 2020 Puget Sound Bird Fest, which will be held online September 12- ... Read more
Wings Over Willapa has been cancelled for this year. Look forward to September 23-26, 2021 for the next Wings Over Willapa, a festival connecting people with birds, art, and nature in celebration of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge. This annual celebration includes at least 35 tours, hikes, walks, classes, and presentations. On Friday September 25, the ... Read more
This talk is a continuation of one that I gave at a BHAS chapter meeting a few years ago. (No worries if you didn’t see the last one: I promise that you won’t get lost.) Its focus is on the birds that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous, the age of dinosaurs. Birds – true ... Read more
Scott’s presentation will focus on tufted puffin natural history, conservation status, ongoing conservation actions, and the latest information on population trends range-wide. He will also provide an overview of our ongoing research in Washington to help us better understand puffin diet, reproductive success and habitat use.
Zoom with other birders in the comfort of your home on the third Monday of each month.
December 10, 2020, 7:00 pm, Speaker Program Sue Thomas, Wildlife Biologist, USFWS Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex Between 1979-1995, the abundance of the Common Murre (Uria aalge) nesting in colonies along the outer coast of Washington declined by over 13% per year from 31,500 to as low as 530 birds. Our goal was to ... Read more
Journey into Sagebrush: After the 2016 election, Ashley Ahearn left her job at the NPR station in Seattle and moved to rural Washington sagebrush country. There, she fell in love with sage grouse and was inspired to make a podcast series. She'll talk about what these strange, troubled birds can teach us about ourselves, our ... Read more
Bears, by their solitary nature and the remote habitats they occupy, have long been challenging to study. Trail camera footage and genetic analysis of bear hair are providing fascinating windows into bear behavior and population status. Join Kate as she shares what she has discovered about grizzly bears and black bears in the Glacier National ... Read more
The class is structured so that you can take any or all of the parts: there will be no content overlap from week to week. Below is an approximate list of the birds we will discuss. The instructor is (Dr.) Kim Adelson. Large and Noisy: Doves & Pigeons Big Blue Birds: The Jays Thrushes Grosbeaks ... Read more
The class is structured so that you can take any or all of the parts: there will be no content overlap from week to week. Below is an approximate list of the birds we will discuss. The instructor is (Dr. ) Kim Adelson. The Tree Huggers: Woodpeckers, Brown Creepers and Nuthatch Our Two Chickadees Crow ... Read more
Dr. Gary Ivey will talk about the sandhill crane populations that breed and stage in Washington State and the broader Pacific Flyway. He will discuss the status, biology, life history, migration routes, wintering areas, and breeding areas of the three subspecies found in the state. Dr. Ivey works for the International Crane Foundation as a ... Read more
The class is structured so that you can take any or all of the parts: there will be no content overlap from week to week. Below is an approximate list of the birds we will discuss. The instructor is (Dr.) Kim Adelson. The most common LBBs: sparrows and finches Towhees and Juncos Little guys: Kinglets, ... Read more
Black Hills Audubon is launching a book discussion group in March via Zoom as another way for our members to gather, exchange ideas, and inspire our community. We will begin with the book featured last month in the Armchair Birding column, For the Good of the Order, that tells a little known part of the ... Read more
Jason Fidorra is a Wildlife Biologist working for the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife in Tri-Cities. Jason is working on the front lines of shrub-steep conservation which is critical habitat for many of Washington’s species of greatest concern.
This talk documents the risks that emperor penguins take at the ice edge while coming and going to sea in search of food for their chicks. This story starts after the ‘March of the Penguins’, when adults make an arduous journey from their nesting sites to find food. It focuses on how emperors avoid their ... Read more
