Middle/High School Birding Event
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 100 Brown Farm Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United StatesDo You Have a Teen in Your Life? Here is an opportunity to introduce them to birding.
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Birding with Breakfast
Black Lake Meadows Reserve Black Lake Meadows Reserve, Olympia, WA, United StatesDate: Saturday, December 7 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Leader: Bob Wadsworth Description: Birding with Breakfast at Black Lake Meadows. One mile gravel walkway (old road) with shrub/wetland habitat. Area managed by Olympia Parks, Arts, and Recreation. Birding with Breakfast walks are especially appropriate for beginning and intermediate birders. Breakfast location TBD. Meeting ... Read more
December Speaker Program
Temple Beth Hatfiloh 201 8th Avenue SE, Olympia, WA, United States +1 moreWith Thomas Bancroft - biologist, author, science policy advisor and exceptional photographer. The speaker will be with us in person at Temple Beth Hatfiloh. Social time starts at 6:30 with the program beginning at 7:00. The program will also be available via Zoom, which requires registration. To register for the Zoom presentation, click this link: ... Read more
Birding at Kennedy Creek
Kennedy Creek Estuary 1350 SE Old Olympic Highway, Shelton, WA, United StatesBirding at the Kennedy Creek Estuary DNR Interpretive Site Date: Saturday, December 14th. Start/End: From 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This will be a good tide level for shorebirds. Participants can arrive any time during the period. Observations are from a single, generously sized location at the end of a 100-yard path. Location: Kennedy Creek ... Read more
Olympia CBC 2024
It’s fun, it’s important, and this year it is 125 years old. It’s the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. The CBC has become a happy tradition for volunteers in over 20 countries in the western Hemisphere. Each year it is conducted between December 14 and January 5, and last year 83,000 volunteers counted 40 ... Read more
Birds & Brew
Equal Latin Restaurant & Bar 2752 PACIFIC AVE SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesBIRDS AND BREW MONDAY DECEMBER 16TH 4:30 – 6:00ish EQUAL LATIN RESTAURANT & BAR 2752 PACIFIC AVE SE OLYMPIA Birds and Brew is a social time for folks to gather and talk about birds and birding. This is open to Black Hills members and non-members alike. Although it starts at 4:30 pm, it is ... Read more
Lewis County CBC 2024
It’s fun, it’s important, and this year it is 125 years old. It’s the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. The CBC has become a happy tradition for volunteers in over 20 countries in the western Hemisphere. Each year it is conducted between December 14 and January 5, and last year 83,000 volunteers counted 40 ... Read more
Skagit Eagle Festival
Concrete Chamber of Commerce 45700A Main Street, Concrete, WA, United StatesSkagit Eagle Festival is a month-long celebration during the eagle-watching season in eastern Skagit County. Activities take place in Concrete, Rockport, and Marblemount in January. Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center The Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center at Howard Miller Steelhead Park, Rockport, WA, offers opportunities to better understand the Skagit River ecosystem with an emphasis ... Read more
Birding With Breakfast
Marathon Park 1000 Deschutes Parkway , Olympia, WA, United StatesBirding With Breakfast Date: Saturday, January 4 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Leader: Jennifer DeSelle Description: Birding with Breakfast starting at Marathon Park near Capitol Lake. Participants will view birds on the water on both the North and South Pools, and related areas. Birding with Breakfast walks are especially appropriate for beginning and intermediate ... Read more
January 2025 Speaker Program
Temple Beth Hatfiloh 201 8th Avenue SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesThursday, January 9, 2025 at Temple Beth Hatfiloh and via Zoom (register below) Beautiful, Remarkable Bird Songs Kim Adelson Throughout the ages, bird song has inspired poets, essayists, and composers. During this talk, you’ll get to hear examples of some of the world’s most beautiful bird songs as well as snippets of some ... Read more
Birding at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Natl. Wildlife Refuge
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 100 Brown Farm Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United StatesIn all seasons of the year, the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has something to see. We are lucky to have this treasured preserve in Thurston County. An important stop on the Pacific migratory route north and south, waterfowl stop and may congregate in great numbers here. A mix of habitats - mixed ... Read more
Identifying Northwest Gulls
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 100 Brown Farm Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United StatesLecture and Field Study: 2 class sessions and 2 field study sessions with Scott Mills, Bill Shelmerdine and Bill Tweit Living in the region where gulls hybridize can make the identification of some of them rather difficult. However, we have several species of gull that have marks which help key them out more easily. ... Read more
Artist talk via Zoom with Chris Maynard: SOAR
Craft in America Center 8415 West Third Street, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesArtist Chris Maynard, featured on the latest Craft in America PBS episode, SCIENCE, carves sustainably gathered feathers into intricate shapes and arranges them into elegant compositions that speak of bird life. His delicate artwork highlights the natural beauty in the patterns and colors of the feathers themselves and speaks of flight and transformation. Additional information in the press release: https://conta.cc/3BkR8Rp ... Read more
Field Trip to Capitol Lake
Marathon Park 1000 Deschutes Parkway , Olympia, WA, United StatesBirding at Capitol Lake, North Pool Date: Sunday, 19 January 2025 Start/End: Meet at 9 AM and plan around two hours for the walk. Trip Leader: Kyle Leader Description: The walk is around the North Pool of Capitol Lake, focusing on waterfowl. Location: Meet at Marathon Park, Olympia. Look for people with scopes and binoculars. ... Read more
Birds & Brew
Equal Latin Restaurant & Bar 2752 PACIFIC AVE SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesBIRDS AND BREW MONDAY JANUARY 20TH 4:30 – 6:00ish EQUAL LATIN RESTAURANT & BAR 2752 PACIFIC AVE SE OLYMPIA Birds and Brew is a social time for folks to gather and talk about birds and birding. This is open to Black Hills members and non-members alike. Although it starts at 4:30 pm, it is ... Read more
TAHUYA FIELD TRIP
TUESDAY - JANUARY 21 - 7:30 am One of the most beautiful places in Mason County is the Tahuya area which is the east side of the Hood Canal. If you haven’t been there, we invite you to join a field trip this January. If you have been there, you know you want to go ... Read more
Birding at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Natl. Wildlife Refuge
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 100 Brown Farm Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United StatesIn all seasons of the year, the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has something to see. We are lucky to have this treasured preserve in Thurston County. An important stop on the Pacific migratory route north and south, waterfowl stop and may congregate in great numbers here. A mix of habitats - mixed ... Read more
Identifying Northwest Gulls
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 100 Brown Farm Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United StatesLecture and Field Study: 2 class sessions and 2 field study sessions with Scott Mills, Bill Shelmerdine and Bill Tweit Living in the region where gulls hybridize can make the identification of some of them rather difficult. However, we have several species of gull that have marks which help key them out more easily. ... Read more
Birding at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Natl. Wildlife Refuge
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 100 Brown Farm Rd NE, Olympia, WA, United StatesIn all seasons of the year, the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has something to see. We are lucky to have this treasured preserve in Thurston County. An important stop on the Pacific migratory route north and south, waterfowl stop and may congregate in great numbers here. A mix of habitats - mixed ... Read more
Forage Fish Walk and Talk at Sound View Camp
Sound View Camp and Retreat Center on Key Peninsula 8515 Key Peninsula Highway, Longbranch, WA, United StatesThe Nisqually Land Trust is excited to offer nature events this winter on their Conservation Easement at Sound View Camp. This site on Key Peninsula includes protected upland forest, freshwater wetland, and marine shoreline habitat. Join them this January and February to learn about forage fish, an important food source for Northwest salmon. We will ... Read more