Fun Flock at the Forest Festival!
Silly fun can make for a profoundly pleasurable morning. That’s what some South Sound Bird Alliance members discovered on May 30th while marching as a motley flock of birds in Mason County’s Paul Bunyan Grand Parade. Well, not “marching” exactly, more like swooping and hopping and billing and flapping – you know, like birds.
People in Mason County LOVE this parade. Spectators in rows up to 5 and 6 deep lined the route stretching a dozen or so blocks in the heart of Shelton. Families and friends cheered on floats, marching bands, horses, and us – a happy contingent dressed as bluebirds, chickadees, ducks, peacocks, and Pigeon Guillemots, among other species. A towering woodpecker representing DarkSky Olympic Peninsula joined us and quickly became a crowd favorite. The other favorites were the fledglings (kids in costume) handing bird stickers to kids at the curbs. Two birders who declined to feather up – one pulling a wagon with a portable catio – completed the assemblage…
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South Sound Bird Alliance
(SSBA) is a chapter of the National Audubon Society (see NAS’ newly redesigned website). SSBA represents Lewis, Mason, and Thurston counties in the state of Washington. It is an all-volunteer-based, non-profit organization whose 1,300+ members share interests in birds and other wildlife, their habitats, and natural history. Our goals are to promote environmental education and recreation and to maintain and protect our ecosystems for future generations.
We also work with the state Audubon office (Audubon Washington).
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