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Birding and Breakfast – Woodard Bay/ Bob Wadsworth

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

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 at 7:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month, except July and August.  Bird with us, then enjoy breakfast at a local restaurant.  Beginning birders are welcome.  ... Read more

Hood Canal Aboard the Lady Alderbrook

Alderbrook Resort 10 East Alderbrook Drive, Union, WA, United States

The success of our Lady Alderbrook birding cruises spread, and this time Tahoma Audubon will partner with us to offer a birding cruise aboard the Lady Alderbrook. We will board the Lady Alderbrook at the Alderbrook Resort at noon and seek birds upon and above the waters of Hood Canal. The Lady Alderbrook has two ... Read more

$25

2018 Annual Fundraising Dinner

SPSCC 2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia, WA, United States

The Black Hills Audubon Society invites you to our 2018 Annual Fundraising Dinner With guest John Marzluff, PhD, University of Washington Welcome to Subirdia How birds respond to development John Marzluff studies how humans affect birds through habitat fragmentation and increased urbanization, as well as the challenges of conserving birds on islands. He focuses primarily ... Read more

$35
Recurring

Birding Eagle’s Pride Golf Course

Eagle's Pride Golf Course Exit 116 (Mounts Road), WA, United States

During the spring and summer, and Eagle Pride Golf Course's ponds, thick, diverse habitat, and location only one-half mile from Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge make it a great place to spot many bird species, especially in these busiest months of the birding year. Each spring five swallow species abound and nest at the course, for ... Read more

Wings Over Water Bird Festival

Blaine, Washington WA, United States

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

LBA Woods

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

Doubtless you remember and, perhaps, were active in, the grassroots campaign to save the LBA Woods. A last remaining sizeable stand of woodland in southeast Olympia, it is habitat for native plants and myriad birds, both natives and migrants.  On this trip, in partnership with Stream Team, expect to hear luxurious spring birdsong and catch ... Read more

Othello Crane Festival

Othello, Washington Othello, WA, United States

THE 2020 OTHELLO CRANE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED. The thousands of Sandhill Cranes that congregate in Othello in the early spring are heart-stirring, yet there is much more at this annual, well-organized festival to see, do, and learn. The festival helps you explore the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge and Potholes Reservoir region, very different ecosystems ... Read more

Cranberry Lake in Mason County

Cranberry Lake 10 East Tintagel Place, Shelton, WA, United States

Cranberry Lake Tree Farm is 440+ acres of working multi-age forest surrounding a pristine 200+ acre lake. This is a working tree farm and has a new boardwalk, shelter, and toilet facilities. These hundreds of acres of wood and water are home to eagles, loons, bears, trumpeter swans, osprey, heron, beavers, cougars, and more! Expect ... Read more

Birding and Breakfast – Black Lake Meadows/Sam Merrill

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

Meet Sam Merrill for early spring migrants at Black Lake Meadows in SW Olympia.  Meet in the small parking lot just before the railroad tracks going south on RW Johnson Blvd. SW between 21st Ave. and Mottman Rd.  Breakfast afterward at a location to be determined. Want to get a head start on your weekend? ... Read more

Washington Bird Year / Jennifer McKeirnan

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

Come meet Jen McKeirnan who recently completed a Washington Bird Year.  The following is from Jen's website.  "My name is Jen McKeirnan.  I am a birder and amateur photographer.   In 2014/2015, I took the Seattle Audubon Society’s Master Birder class taught by Dennis Paulson. We studied 346 bird species within the state of Washington. ... 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, Salt Creek and at Neah Bay, as well as trips through wooded areas to view songbirds and locate owls ... Read more

Birding by Ear at Priest Point Park

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

Sure, this field trip requires you to get up early, but bear in mind that spring early mornings can be magical. 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 listen for migrants who have come ... Read more

Birding and Blues Festival – Pacific City, Oregon

Pacific City Pacific City, OR, United States

Check the 14th annual Pacific City Birding and Blues Festival website at www.birdingandblues.org to see schedule updates, or e-mail birdingandblues@gmail.com. Oregon's Tillamook Coast has much to offer, not least free cheese and ice cream samples at the Tillamook Cheese Factory!

Pioneer Park for Beginners of all Ages

Pioneer Park 5801 Henderson Road S.E., Tumwater, WA, United States

Pioneer Park on Henderson Road in Tumwater is an under-appreciated birding site gem. Driving past it, one thinks the park consists solely of baseball and soccer fields. Less easily seen is the Deschutes River flowing through the park, the wide wetlands behind the baseball fields, and the mown paths that meander through riparian woods and ... Read more

Darlin Creek

Darlin Creek Preserve 8910 Lake Lucinda Drive S.W., Olympia, WA, United States

This beautiful property was conserved by Capitol Land Trust in 2016 and is comprised of 312 acres, protecting hundreds of acres of healthy forest, 70 acres of diverse wetland habitat, Lake Lucinda, and two miles of streams. Expect to spend at least a couple of hours at the preserve. As always, dress for the weather; ... Read more

Birding by Ear at Priest Point Park

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

Sure, this field trip requires you to get up early, but bear in mind that spring early mornings can be magical. 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 listen for migrants who have come ... Read more

Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival

Hoquiam Middle School 200 North Spencer Street, Hoquiam, WA, United States

Each spring, hundreds of thousands of shorebirds stop to rest and feed in Grays Harbor estuary on their migration northward. Coming from as far south as Argentina, these Arctic-bound shorebirds are among the world's greatest migrants. Some birds travel over 15,000 miles round trip! Tens of thousands of shorebirds feed on the open mudflats in ... Read more

Protection Island Spring Bird Migration Cruise

Protection Island is an amazing National Wildlife Refuge located just outside Port Townsend. Nearly 70 percent of the nesting seabird population of Puget Sound and the Straits nest on the island. This includes one of the largest colonies of Rhinoceros Auklets in the USA. Although the refuge is closed to the public, visitors can view ... Read more

Birding by Ear at Priest Point Park

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

Sure, this field trip requires you to get up early, but bear in mind that spring early mornings can be magical. 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 listen for migrants who have come ... Read more

Birding and Breakfast – McLane Nature Trail/Jennifer DeSelle

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

Meet at McLane Nature Trail on May 5th, the first Saturday of May, at 7:30 a.m.  Discover Pass required.  Breakfast at Blue Heron Bakery after birding. Want to get a head start on your weekend? Join us for Birding and Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month, except July and August.  Bird with us, then enjoy ... Read more

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