Bird Walk at Nisqually NWR

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

Phil Kelley leads a Birding Walk at Nisqually NWR. Meet at the Nisqually Visitor Center.

Annual Black Hills Audubon Society Picnic

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

The picnic starts at 5 p.m., at LBA Park Shelter. It will focus on all we did For The Birds!  Come celebrate our successes; share the things you did, and hear a compilation of our chapter's accomplishments.  Together we do make a positive difference--enhancing lands for wildlife, conserving resources, eliminating toxic chemical use, and restoring ... Read more

Wolf Haven and Mima Mounds with Grays Harbor Audubon

Wolf Haven 3111 Offut Lake Road Southeast, Tenino, WA, United States

Grays Harbor Audubon proposes a field trip to Wolf Haven that will include a docent-guided tour of Wolf Haven. Black Hills Audubon members are invited to join them. The tour requires a minimum of 10 persons, and the tour costs $12 per person ($10 for seniors). The preliminary plan is to tour Wolf Haven in ... Read more

$12

Pioneer Park for Children and Families with Mary Russell

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

This trip is specifically designed for children and their families. Pioneer Park in Tumwater boasts meadows, woods, Deschutes River, marsh, soccer and baseball fields, and playgrounds. In spring there are many different bird species active, busy, and visible at Pioneer. We will explore Pioneer's paths and bird with a heightened awareness of young people's attention ... Read more

Bird Walk at Nisqually NWR

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

Phil Kelley leads a Birding Walk at Nisqually NWR. Meet at the Nisqually Visitor Center.

Mima Mounds and Scatter Creek Preserves with Bob Wadsworth and Craig Merkel

Mima Mounds and Scatter Creek Preserves South Thurston County, WA, United States

This field trip has a little bit of everything: birds, botany, butterflies, as well as two knowledgeable and energetic leaders. Explore the birds and plants at two choice South Sound prairie sites near Olympia: Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve and Scatter Creek Wildlife Area. At both sites we should see, prairie flowers, prairie birds, and ... Read more

Mt. Rainier Wildflowers with Jan Sharkey and Tracey Scalici

Mt. Rainier National Park - Paradise WA, United States

Join us for a Mt. Rainier wildflowers trip – on a Thursday, so we can avoid the weekend crowds. Please note: the date for this trip may change depending on snow and flower conditions at Paradise. We will go for a relatively easy and slow hike and enjoy the views, the flowers, and any birds ... Read more

Training for Beach Surveys

McMurray Middle School 9329 SW Cemetary Rd, Vashon, WA, United States

Beachwalkers Wanted!  Help make a difference for the environment by collecting data for the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST). COASST is a citizen science project dedicated to involving volunteers in the collection of high quality data. Our goal is to assist government agencies and other organizations in making informed management and conservation decisions, and to ... Read more

Monroe Bird Festival – Swift Night Out

Wagner Center 639 William Street, Monroe, WA, United States

A September date has not yet been scheduled for the Monroe Swift Night Out. Check the website regularly for updates: www.monroeswifts.org. Monroe Swift Night Out celebrates the arrival of one of the largest congregations of Vaux's Swifts in North America. Thousands of these small birds squeeze themselves into a 31-foot fall, four-foot square chimney at ... Read more

Monroe Swift Night Out

Wagner Center 639 William Street, Monroe, WA, United States

A September date has not yet been scheduled for the Monroe Swift Night Out. Check the website regularly for updates: www.monroeswifts.org. Monroe Swift Night Out celebrates the arrival of one of the largest congregations of Vaux's Swifts in North America. Thousands of these small birds squeeze themselves into a 31-foot fall, four-foot square chimney at ... Read more

Birding and Breakfast – Port Peninsula /Deb Nickerson

Port of Olympia NorthPoint (Anthony's Hearthfire Grill) 1675 Marine Dr NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Meet at East Side of Port of Olympia Property (Northpoint Parking lot by Anthony's Hearthfire Restaurant,  1675 Marine Dr. NE, Olympia, 98501).  Breakfast at McMenamin's Spar Cafe 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.  Bird with us, then enjoy ... Read more

Vaux Swifts / Larry Schwitters – BHAS Speaker Series

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

After tracking down and evaluating all the Washington State waterfalls that could be safely approached, Larry Schwitters turned his attention to the smaller, more urban Vaux's Swift, and their communal migratory roost sites. Vaux's Swift was a little studied species, for which there was, outside of Portland, a surprising lack of awareness of their evening ... Read more

Puget Sound Birdfest

Frances Anderson Center 700 Main Street, Edmonds, WA, United States

Puget Sound Bird Fest in Edmonds, Washington is a yearly celebration of birds and nature found on the beautiful shores of Puget Sound. It is listed as one of Seattle's best events on events12.com. The three-day event includes speakers, guided walks, land and water-based field trips, exhibits, and educational activities for children and adults. Plan ... Read more

Puget Sound Bird Fest – Edmonds

Frances Anderson Center 700 Main Street, Edmonds, WA, United States

Puget Sound Bird Fest in Edmonds, Washington is a yearly celebration of birds and nature found on the beautiful shores of Puget Sound. It is listed as one of Seattle's best events on events12.com. The three-day event includes speakers, guided walks, land and water-based field trips, exhibits, and educational activities for children and adults. Plan ... Read more

Swifts at The Chapman School in Portland

The Chapman School 1445 N.W. 26th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Join BHAS in Portland to view the spectacular evening roosting of Vaux’s Swifts at their well known stopover, The Chapman School, in Portland, Oregon. We will meet in the school yard at 5:00 p.m. Look for a BHAS sign on the west side of the school. It will be crowded but I will have a ... Read more

Chelan Ridge Hawk Migration Festival

Memorial Park Pateros, WA, United States

The city of Pateros is excited to host the sixth annual Chelan Ridge Hawk Migration Festival on September 17. The US Forest Service, HawkWatch International, North Central Washington Audubon Society and many others will be sharing the joy of raptors, their awesome biology, their migration tales and the on-going research in our back yard. This ... Read more

Audubon Outreach

Call for Location WA, United States

Audubon Outreach welcomes new members, creates opportunities to bird and socialize together, assists with chapter projects and events, and organizes educational experiences for Thurston, Lewis, and Mason counties. By volunteering alongside others we get to know each other better. 1) Come to First Saturday Birding and Breakfast and answer questions about Black Hills Audubon 2) ... Read more

Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass Celebration

Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge 1071 S Hillhurst Rd,, Ridgefield, WA, United States

  Events for the annual Ridgefield Birdfest and Bluegrass Celebration will be posted on the website in August. Go to www.ridgefieldfriends.org.

Birding and Breakfast – Capitol Lake / Merrill & Lynam

Bayview Grocery 516 4th Ave W, Olympia, WA , WA, United States

Meet us at Bayview Grocery parking lot (516 4th Ave W, Olympia, WA 98502 ) at 7:30 a.m. for birding followed by breakfast at Bayview Grocery. 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 ... Read more

Audubon Council of Washington

ACOW 2016 – Wenatchee, WA     Register now for the 2016 annual meeting of the Audubon Council of Washington (ACOW), hosted by North Central Washington Audubon Society and the Eastern Washington Chapters. ACOW is our annual state-wide meeting where members from all Audubon Chapters in Washington gather together for a weekend of information sharing, action ... Read more