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Bird Walk at Billy Frank, Jr. National Wildlife Refuge

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 100 Brown Farm Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Join Phil Kelley to see native birds and migrants at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Each year, the refuge continues its natural slow but steady recovery after the removal of the dikes. Vegetation grows lusher every year. Visit to see what birds and other creatures are there to take advantage of restored estaurine habitat. Be prepared ... Read more

Understanding Birds in Your Backyard

Olympia Center 222 Columbia St., Olympia, WA, United States

Kim Adelson, a BHAS Board member and retired college professor who frequently lectures on backyard birds, will teach participants to recognize and identify about 20 bird species commonly found in yards in our area. The birds’ behaviors, preferred habitats, and idiosyncrasies will also be discussed, along with their feeder preferences and the best ways to ... Read more

Still Waters Farm: Wood Ducks, Trees, and Restoration Ecology

Still Waters Farm Webb Hill Road, Shelton, WA, United States

Still Waters Farm is a 48-acre tree farm with a 20-acre peat wetland system, certified sustainable by the American Tree Farm System (ATFS) and the Forest Stewardship Council( FSC). The farm has a 20-acre peat wetland system that has been disturbed at least twice in its history; much work has been done to restore this ... Read more

OYAS Field Trip – Harmony Farm

Shrikes

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 the RSVP questions below when ... Read more

Othello Sandhill Crane Festival

Othello, Washington Othello, WA, United States

The Othello Sandhill Crane Festival announced the 2020 theme as “The Sounds of Spring.”  The 23rd annual festival will be held March 20, 21, and 22, 2020 in Othello, Washington.  With the celebration of the spring migration of the Sandhill cranes, the festival offers a variety of events for the whole family to enjoy and ... Read more

Wings Over Water Birding Festival

Blaine, Washington WA, United States

THIS FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS A PRECAUTION AGAINST CORONAVIRUS. This annual birding festival celebrates the incredible variety of migratory birds that visit Blaine, Semiahmoo, Birch Bay, and Drayton Harbor, located on the Pacific Flyway in the Northwest corner of Washington State, with field trips, nature cruises, wildlife demonstrations, arts & crafts, kid's activities, expert ... Read more

Brant Wildlife Festival, British Columbia

Parksville, British Colunbia British Columbia, Canada

The 2020 Brant Wildlife Festival theme is Sea, Stream & Forest, and runs from March 21 – April 19, 2020. The festival celebrates nature, particularly Brant geese as they rest and feed on the shores of Parksville and Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.  For a full schedule of events during the month, see ... Read more

Millersylvania State Park

Millersylvania State Park 12245 Tilley Rd South, Olympia, WA , United States

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Black Hills Audubon Society has not hosted a field trip to Millersylvania in several years.  It's time to return!  The park, 903 acres in area, has miles of paths through old-growth conifer forest.  Look for native woodland birds and perhaps some early migrants.  Deep Lake may host diverse waterfowl. The ... Read more

Bird Walk at Billy Frank, Jr. National Wildlife Refuge

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 100 Brown Farm Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United States

THIS WALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Join Phil Kelley to see native birds and migrants at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Each year, the refuge continues its natural slow but steady recovery after the removal of the dikes. Vegetation grows lusher every year. Visit to see what birds and other creatures are there to take advantage of ... Read more

Bird Walk at Billy Frank, Jr. National Wildlife Refuge

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 100 Brown Farm Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United States

THIS WALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Join Phil Kelley to see native birds and migrants at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Each year, the refuge continues its natural slow but steady recovery after the removal of the dikes. Vegetation grows lusher every year. Visit to see what birds and other creatures are there to take advantage of ... Read more

Sue Thomas – Decline of the Common Murre- Cancelled

Temple Beth Hatfiloh 201 8th Avenue SE, Olympia, WA, United States

Come join us for an evening of enjoyment with 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 ... Read more

Birding and Breakfast – Black Lake Meadows

Black Lake Meadows Reserve Black Lake Meadows Reserve, Olympia, WA, United States

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Black Lake Meadows in SW Olympia at 7:30 a.m. for a walk for early spring migrants led by Sam Merrill.  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.  Breakfast afterward at a location ... Read more

Bird Walk at Billy Frank, Jr. National Wildlife Refuge

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 100 Brown Farm Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United States

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Join Phil Kelley to see native birds and migrants at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Each year, the refuge continues its natural slow but steady recovery after the removal of the dikes. Vegetation grows lusher every year. Visit to see what birds and other creatures are there to take advantage of ... Read more

Taylor Wetlands

Home Depot parking lot 1325 Fones Road S.E., Olympia, WA, United States

THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Taylor Wetlands is an unassuming bit of property on the Olympia-Lacy border, a bit south of the I-5 freeway, owned by the City of Olympia. Easily accessible and just off the Olympia Woodland Trail at mile 3 1/2, it has a varied habitat, including swamps, brush, mature trees (Douglas Fir, ... Read more

Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival 2020

Arcata Community Center 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Parkway, Arcata, CA, United States

Come celebrate the Marbled Godwit and explore the lush Redwood Coast. Observe many bird species and other wildlife through the festival's selection of field trips, lectures, and workshops led by experienced local guides. Tour the expansive mudflats, the wild river valleys and the rocky ocean coast of this sector of the Klamath bioregion in northwest ... Read more

Bird Walk at Billy Frank, Jr. National Wildlife Refuge

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 100 Brown Farm Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United States

THIS WALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Join Phil Kelley to see native birds and migrants at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Each year, the refuge continues its natural slow but steady recovery after the removal of the dikes. Vegetation grows lusher every year. Visit to see what birds and other creatures are there to take advantage of ... Read more

Learning to Bird by Ear at McLane Creek Nature Trail

McLane Creek Nature Trail 5043 Delphi Road Southwest, Olympia, WA, United States

THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED. This will be an introductory walk of several walks at McLane Creek Nature Trail this spring focusing on learning vocalizations of the common - and occasionally not so common - birds who frequent our local forests, thickets, and ponds.  Come once or several times to practice birding by ear  and ... Read more

Olympic Peninsula Birdfest

Dungeness River Nature Center 1943 West Hendrickson Raod, Sequim, WA, United States

This festival provides participants the opportunity to view a wide variety of birds normally seen on the Olympic Peninsula. Field trips are planned for Sequim Bay, Port Angeles Harbor, Ediz Hook, Dungeness Spit, the Elwha River and at Neah Bay, as well as trips through wooded areas to view songbirds and locate owls in the evening. Boat trips to Protection Island are ... Read more

Learning to Bird by Ear at McLane Creek Nature Trail

McLane Creek Nature Trail 5043 Delphi Road Southwest, Olympia, WA, United States

THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED. This will be the second introductory walk of several walks at McLane Creek Nature Trail this spring, focusing on learning vocalizations of the common - and not so common - birds who frequent our local forests, thickets, and ponds.  Come once or several times to practice birding by ear and ... Read more

OYAS Field Trip – LBA Woods

LBA Woods 3333 Morse-Merryman Rd SE, Olympia, WA, United States

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 the RSVP questions below when ... Read more

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