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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

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

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 walk continues our endeavors at McLane Creek Nature Trail focusing on learning vocalizations of the common - and occasionally not so common - birds who frequent our local forests, thickets, and ponds.  More and more migratory birds will be arriving and establishing nesting territory by now.  Come on one ... Read more

Birding and Breakfast – McLane Nature Trail

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

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. McLane Nature Trail at 7:30 a.m., 5043 Delphi Road S.W., Olympia, for a walk led by Jennifer DeSelle.  Discover Pass required.  Breakfast after birding at Blue Heron Bakery.  Beginning birders are welcome. Want to get a head start on your weekend? Join us for Birding and Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. (or ... 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 EVENT IS CANCELLED. This walk continues our endeavors at McLane Creek Nature Trail to learn vocalizations of the common - and not so common - birds who frequent our forests, thickets, and ponds.  More and more migratory birds will be arriving and establishing nesting territory by now.  Come on one or more days to ... Read more

Swifts at Cascade Elementary School in Chehalis

Cascade Elementary School 89 Southwest 3rd Street, Chehalis, WA, United States

John Fernstrom reports that swifts are nesting at Cascade Elementary School in Chehalis.  They begin congregating about 6:30 p.m. and finish by about 7:30. Although Black Hills Audubon Society cannot yet lead birding walks or field trips, you are welcome to explore by yourself or with family members.  Luckily, the weather has been kind.  Enjoy!

Birding by Ear at Priest Point Park

Priest Point Park 2600 East Bay Drive S.W., Olympia, WA, United States

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Although this field trip requires you to get up early, bear in mind that early mornings can be magical, especially spring's early mornings. Meet at the Flora Vista entrance to Priest Point Park bright and early to hear birdsongs at their freshest. Learn the songs of common natives as well as ... Read more

Glacial Heritage Preserve

Glacial Heritage Preserve 15044 Miima Rd SW, Olympia, WA, United States

THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Conservationists, biologists, and many others have worked hard to restore and maintain stretches of the ancient South Sound prairie, and Glacial Heritage Preserve is one epitome of those efforts. I remember helping The Nature Conservancy pull Scotch Broom there when I first moved to Olympia, and to see the preserve's ... Read more

Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest

Helen McCabe State Park 23942-24398 Canyon Road, Ellensburg, WA, United States

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. The Yakima River Canyon is an Audubon Important Bird Area (IBA) with some of the highest densities of passerines and birds of prey in the State. The Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest offers expert-led field trips, vendors, extended field trips, keynote speaker, social events, and a plethora of bird watching during ... Read more

Prairie Appreciation Day Bird Walk

Glacial Heritage Preserve 15044 Miima Rd SW, Olympia, WA, United States

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Come celebrate the 24th annual Prairie Appreciation Day at Glacial Heritage Preserve. Learn about and experience one of the rarest plant communities (and its inhabitants) in the South Puget Sound region located right here in Thurston County. The celebration is full of activities for all ages, including wildflower walks, tractor rides, ... Read more

Leavenworth Spring Birdfest

Bird Fest Central-Wenatchee River Institute at Barn Beach Reserve Leavenworth, WA, United States

The Leavenworth area features spectacular habitats ranging from snow-capped mountains to sunny ponderosa pine forests, lush riparian zones to shrub-steppe. The festival is sponsored by the Wenatchee River Institute and North-Central Washington Audubon, and all field trips during this festival are led by experts and professionals in their field. Learn about the wide variety of ... Read more

OYAS Field Trip – Scatter Creek

Scatter Creek North Unit

THIS EVENT 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 the ... Read more

WENAS

Wenas Creek Campground See website for directions, WA, United States

Every Memorial Day weekend, members of Washington's Audubon chapters and their families and friends gather at the primitive, yet free!, Wenas Creek Campground in the Wenas Valley, on the east side of the Cascades between Ellensburg and Yakima, to enjoy the natural surroundings, abundant bird life, and each other's company. There are campfire programs every ... Read more

Woodard Bay for Beginners and Others

Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area 7000 Whitham Rd Ne, Olympia, WA, United States

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

Birding and Breakfast/Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge

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

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

OYAS FIELD TRIP – GLACIAL HERITAGE PRAIRIE

Glacial Heritage Preserve 15044 Miima Rd SW, Olympia, WA, United States

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

Jeff Antonelis-Lapp – A Virtual Tour of the Nisqually Watershed

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.

Virtual Puget Sound Birdfest

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

Willapa Bay National Wildlife Refuge 3888 U.S. 101, Ilwaco, WA, United States

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

The Birds that Lived with Other Dinosaurs – Part 2

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

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