BIRDS AND BREW MONDAY DECEMBER 16TH 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
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
Skagit Eagle Festival is a month-long celebration during the eagle-watching season in eastern Skagit County. Activities take place in Concrete, Rockport, and Marblemount in January. Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center The Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center at Howard Miller Steelhead Park, Rockport, WA, offers opportunities to better understand the Skagit River ecosystem with an emphasis ... Read more
Birding With Breakfast Date: Saturday, January 4 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Leader: Jennifer DeSelle Description: Birding with Breakfast starting at Marathon Park near Capitol Lake. Participants will view birds on the water on both the North and South Pools, and related areas. Birding with Breakfast walks are especially appropriate for beginning and intermediate ... Read more
Thursday, January 9, 2025 at Temple Beth Hatfiloh and via Zoom (register below) Beautiful, Remarkable Bird Songs Kim Adelson Throughout the ages, bird song has inspired poets, essayists, and composers. During this talk, you’ll get to hear examples of some of the world’s most beautiful bird songs as well as snippets of some ... 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
Lecture and Field Study: 2 class sessions and 2 field study sessions with Scott Mills, Bill Shelmerdine and Bill Tweit Living in the region where gulls hybridize can make the identification of some of them rather difficult. However, we have several species of gull that have marks which help key them out more easily. ... Read more
Artist Chris Maynard, featured on the latest Craft in America PBS episode, SCIENCE, carves sustainably gathered feathers into intricate shapes and arranges them into elegant compositions that speak of bird life. His delicate artwork highlights the natural beauty in the patterns and colors of the feathers themselves and speaks of flight and transformation. Additional information in the press release: https://conta.cc/3BkR8Rp ... Read more
Birding at Capitol Lake, North Pool Date: Sunday, 19 January 2025 Start/End: Meet at 9 AM and plan around two hours for the walk. Trip Leader: Kyle Leader Description: The walk is around the North Pool of Capitol Lake, focusing on waterfowl. Location: Meet at Marathon Park, Olympia. Look for people with scopes and binoculars. ... Read more
BIRDS AND BREW MONDAY JANUARY 20TH 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
TUESDAY - JANUARY 21 - 7:30 am One of the most beautiful places in Mason County is the Tahuya area which is the east side of the Hood Canal. If you haven’t been there, we invite you to join a field trip this January. If you have been there, you know you want to go ... 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
Lecture and Field Study: 2 class sessions and 2 field study sessions with Scott Mills, Bill Shelmerdine and Bill Tweit Living in the region where gulls hybridize can make the identification of some of them rather difficult. However, we have several species of gull that have marks which help key them out more easily. ... 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
The Nisqually Land Trust is excited to offer nature events this winter on their Conservation Easement at Sound View Camp. This site on Key Peninsula includes protected upland forest, freshwater wetland, and marine shoreline habitat. Join them this January and February to learn about forage fish, an important food source for Northwest salmon. We will ... Read more
Date: Saturday, February 1 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 Leader: Deb Nickerson Description: Meet at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge at 8:00 a.m. for a walk through freshwater wetlands and woods, and along the estuary. Birding with Breakfast walks are especially appropriate for beginning and intermediate birders. Meeting location: Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the ... Read more
Join forester Theodore Thomas and biologist Marian Bailey to learn the secrets for identifying our native trees and shrubs in Winter. This popular field class will increase your appreciation of the beautiful intricacies of bare twigs and beauty of the LBA Woods before leaves appear. This is a great class for the beginning botanist, the ... 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
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
Photographer and author Peter Cavanagh Thursday, February 13th, 2025 7:00 p.m. via Zoom (Register Below) Social gathering and viewing at Temple Beth Hatfiloh 6:30 Peter Cavanagh is a Pacific Northwest wildlife photographer and author who can usually be found pointing his lens towards flying birds. He has been taking photographs since he was a boy ... Read more
