Kennedy Creek and Kennedy Creek Estuary are magnets for many species of wintering birds. Raptors feed on chum carcasses. Peregrines feed on Dunlin, peeps and other little shorebirds. Gulls and shorebirds feed on krill and other niblets left by falling tides. There is a viewing area overlooking the preserve and Oyster Bay. You will be ... Read more
Join us on this trip! Please register to join us and fill in necessary permission forms below. 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 you register. Photo Release Form: There will be times on OYAS field trips ... Read more
Here is a chance to explore some birding hotspots in Lewis County near Centralia, an area that generally our field trips neglect. We'll travel to Goodrich Rd, Borst Park, Airport Rd, Hillburger Pond and Alexander Park to find waterfowl and winter forest birds. Meet at the Centralia Safeway, 1129 Harrison in Centralia at 8am to ... Read more
Gather with birders at the Fish Tale Brewpub on the third Monday of each month. Get to know other birders from our chapter while sipping and snacking on the couches at back of the Fish Tail Pub. Come with questions, stories or concerns about our beloved birds. All are welcome. No experience necessary.
Olympia class: Olympia High School Library, January 23, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost per class is $25.00. Registration is required; contact Deb Nickerson at debranick@gmail.com or 360-481-7446 to register. Kim Adelson, a BHAS Board member and retired college professor who frequently lectures on backyard birds, will teach participants to recognize and identify about 25 bird ... Read more
Meet at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center parking lot (100 Brown Farm Road NE, Olympia, WA 98516) at 8:00 a.m. ( $3.00 fee for 4 adults or Federal Park Pass required; children under 16 free). Breakfast at Panera Bread at Hawks Prairie after birding. Want to get a head start on your weekend? Join us for Birding and Breakfast on the first Saturday of ... Read more
Celebrate the 40th (!) annual Winter Wings Birdfest and enjoy over 50 guided birding and photography field trips, workshops, receptions, keynotes, and more throughout the Klamath Basin in Oregon and California. Featured speakers will be Pepper Trail, George Lepp, and Julie Zickefoose. To learn more visit www.WinterWingsFest.org. Registration opened December 15th. Register as early as ... Read more
Come join us for an evening of enjoyment with Cori Halverson. Cori, a member of Black Hills Audubon, will show photos from her May 2018 birding trip to South Africa where she visited Kruger National Park and Kgalagadi Trans-frontier Park. Cori’s photos were taken with a D40 Nikon camera with a Tamron lens. She is ... Read more
Join us on this trip! Please register to join us and fill in necessary permission forms below. 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 you register. Photo Release Form: There will be times on OYAS field trips ... Read more
The North Puget Sound is a wonderful place to watch birds of all kinds and the Port Susan Snow Goose and Birding Festival facilitates your exploration. The festival typically offers several classes about wildlife and tours of favorite places to watch the birds that winter here. Winter residents include Great Blue Heron, Eagles, Hawks, and ... Read more
Meet at Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area at 7:30. Discover Pass required. Bring your own breakfast. Want to get a head start on your weekend? Join us for Birding and Breakfast on the first Saturday of each month. Beginning birders are welcome. Share what you know, connect, enjoy. For more information, contact Black Hills Audubon Society at 360-352-7299.
This course is taught by retired professor of ornithology Scott Mills. Five Saturday Mornings: March 2 - March 30 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Where: Visitor Center Hall at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Cost: $75.00 Register by contacting Ken Brown at kenbrownpls@comcast.net Black Hills Audubon Society, PO Box 2524, Olympia, WA ... Read more
Come to Dinner! An Invitation to Gather with guest speakers Diane Yorgason-Quinn and Rachel Hudson at the South Puget Sound Community College Student Union Building 4:30 PM: Social time, cash bar and sale/raffle perusal* 5:30 Catered dinner begins *All proceeds from raffle ticket sales and experience sign-ups help support BHAS education and conservation programs. Dinner Each ... Read more
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, Cedar and Big Leaf Maple), ... Read more
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 wildlife speakers and more. For full details, including places and ... Read more
This is an overnight trip leaving Olympia Saturday, March 16 and returning Sunday, March 17, with Saturday night in Port Angeles. The focus is on seabirds at several locations on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The trip is especially suitable for beginning and intermediate birders, but is open to birders of all skill levels ... Read more
Join us on this trip! Please register to join us and fill in necessary permission forms below. 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 you register. Photo Release Form: There will be times on OYAS field trips ... Read more
The 2019 theme of the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival is “Elegant Travelers on a Journey.” Kurt Braunwart, co-chair of the festival, says, “I have been involved with the festival for almost 20 years and it always amazes me how every year there is something fresh and new about nature and the local area. Even as ... Read more
Still Waters Farm is a 48-acre tree farm 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 wetland and to enhance the wetland ... Read more
We are excited to announce the date of the Rescheduled Backyard Birds Class in Shelton at the Reed Library. It will be on April 3rd from 1pm to 3pm. Cost per class is $25.00. Registration is required; contact Deb Nickerson at debranick@gmail.com or 360-481-7446 to register. Kim Adelson, a BHAS Board member and retired college ... Read more
