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Annual Hardcore Birders’ Field Trip to Kitsap and Jefferson Counties

Kitsap and Jefferson Counties. Meet at Martin Way Park & Ride in Olympia at 6:00 a.m. or the Sixth Avenue Park & Ride in Tacoma at 6:45 a.m. to carpool. WA, United States

  Attention hardcore birders! This trip is for you. Last year's trip featured excellent sightings of Harlequin Ducks and Long-Tailed Ducks, along with other birds and waterfowl totaling nearly 100 species. The weather has always cooperated for this field trip, too, so if you count yourself a hardcore, tireless birder, save this date. Crossing the ... Read more

Monthly Speaker Series – Enhancing Properties for Wildlife / Grant Gilmore

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

Washington State is at the forefront of environmental regulations for the country. Our permitting requirements take many things into consideration when private and public development projects take place. Navigating this process is complicated and ever changing due to a myriad of agencies involved with environmental protections. This talk will shed light on the various agencies ... Read more

Birding Hood Canal Aboard the Lady Alderbrook

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

This field trip promises to be a special treat. The plan is to board the Lady Alderbrook at the Alderbrook Resort and seek birds upon and above the waters of Hood Canal. We will have the services of two expert birders to help identify Hood Canal's avian denizens. The Lady Alderbrook has two decks, and ... Read more

Big Birds of Clark County / Bob Wadsworth

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

NOTE:  This field trip has been changed to November 19. Sandhill Cranes will be our “target” species, along with Great Egrets and herons, geese and other waterfowl. These “big birds” should be plentiful at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Woodland bottoms, and Vancouver lowlands. Other interesting but long-shot specialties include Red-Shouldered Hawk, American White Pelican, White-Breasted ... Read more

Birding by Shape

Bird shape is almost always a useful, and in some cases the best, tool to identify birds but is underused by many birders. This very interesting class helps you focus on bird shape by presenting a wide variety of examples and highlighting some local bird species groups where shape is a valuable identification tool. Dr. ... Read more

Black Hills Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC)/Bill Shelmerdine

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

Contact Bill Shelmerdine at georn1 at hotmail.com,  or call 360-866-9106 to participate, (either as a counter or a leader).  Everyone is welcome.  You don't have to stay in one spot all day, nor participate all day long.  Come with us. It's a lot of fun.  Join us for chili afterwards (5 p.m., Temple Beth Hatfiloh, 201 ... Read more

Downtown Ducks

Marathon Park Deschutes Parkway, Olympia, WA, United States

Join Burt Guttman for his annual quest for winter birds in downtown Olympia. This trip is especially oriented toward beginner birders, but all interested folks are welcome. There may be many kinds of ducks, geese, grebes, and the occasional swan or loon possible, as well as passerines in the trees and shrubs. Meet at Marathon ... Read more

Birds of Costa Rica/Sam Merrill

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

Birds of Costa Rica Costa Rica, with an area less than that of West Virginia, has approximately the same number of bird species as the United States.  With forests than range from dry to very wet and elevations from sea level on both the Pacific and the Atlantic to a central spine that rises to ... Read more

Exploring Mongolia’s Wildlife — Birds, Herds, and Conservation Challenges with Jean MacGregor

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

Mongolia, the most sparsely populated country in the world, is home to diverse ecosystems and wildlife, as well as a culture of nomadic herders with a deep connection to the land.  Longstanding Auduboner, Jean MacGregor, will share photos and stories of a 2015 Mongolian adventure that covered over 2000 miles off the beaten path. Jean ... Read more

Birds at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) / Nathanael Swecker

Nathanael Swecker spent 2015 birding the training areas of JBLM. Learning the rules and regulations for accessing the base turned out to be easy. What wasn't easy was understanding the complex environments and unique landscapes. But after a year of dedication and exploration Nathanael now has a basic understanding of bird life on the base. ... Read more

Port Susan Snow Goose and Birding Festival

Port Susan Festival HQ 27130 102nd Avenue N.W., Stanwood, WA, United States

The dates for the 12th Annual Port Susan Snow Goose and Birding Festival have not yet been set, but sign up for e-mail updates at their website: www.snowgoosefest.org. Organizers expect to have dates and more in early January.

Winter Wings Festival – Klamath Basin

Oregon Institute of Technology Student Union 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, OR, United States

One of the Pacific Northwest's biggest bird festivals, the Winter Wings Festival in Klamath Falls, Oregon will help you explore one of the Pacific Northwest's premier birding areas, the Klamath Basin. In addition to numerous guided field trips, there will be three exciting keynote speakers this year: Paul Bannick, Chaz Glatzer, and Scott Wiedensaul. See ... Read more

Birding 101 Course

Please join us for the popular BIRDING 101 class taught by Scott Mills. This course emphasizes improving bird-identification skills. Major topics covered in the class include a discussion of all the factors that can be used to identify birds; a review of birding tools, including binoculars and field guides; an introduction to birding terminology; some ... Read more

Annual Dinner and Sale

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

2017 Annual Black Hills Audubon Society Dinner and Sale Saturday, March 4, 4:30 to 9:00 pm  South Puget Sound Community College, Student Union Bldg. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Doors open at 4:30.  Come and peruse the items for sale.  It is not an auction this year, so all items have a fixed "buy ... Read more

Recurring

Bird Walk at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR

Join Phil Kelley to see native birds and annual migrants at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.  When winter settles in at the Refuge, waterfowl of all kinds come to visit, feed, and rest before spring comes round and they head back up north. In many ways, winter is the richest time at the Refuge. Bring water ... Read more

Wings Over Water

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

Port Angeles and the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Mud Bay Park and Ride Madrona Beach Rd, Olympia, WA, United States

This is an overnight trip leaving Olympia Saturday, March 18 and returning Sunday, March 19, 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

BHAS Treasurer to speak in Centralia

Chehalis River Basin Land Trust Office 612 S Tower Avenue, Centralia, WA, United States

Effects of Climate Change on Local Bird Populations Location: Chehalis River Basin Land Trust Office | 612 S Tower Ave, Centralia WA 98531 Local plants and animals are already feeling the effects of climate change in our region, but how do our local bird populations fare? Kim Adelson, a member of the Black Hills Audubon ... Read more

Recurring

Olympia Birds & Brew

Fish Tale Brewpub 515 Jefferson St. SE, Olympia, WA, United States

Gather with birders at the Fish Tale Brewpub on the third Monday of each month. People will share their “best birding spots in our area.” Come ready to share where and why you go birding in a particular spot. People new to our area will benefit from your knowledge.  We will gather at the couches ... Read more

E-bird class

Olympia City Hall 601 E. 4th Avenue, Olympia, wa

Stream Team has arranged for an E-bird class to be taught by Bill Tweit, a long-time WDFW. biologist who is well known as an expert birder. E-bird is an ideal repository for the collected data.  If you are interested, please contact me by email at RWADSRK@Gmail.com.   (from Mar/April 2017 Echo newsletter, by Bob Wadsworth)

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