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Cedar Waxwing - photo by Rachel Hudson
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We are delighted you have joined the National Audubon Society, your membership also enrolls you in the local chapter.
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As a new member, you can sign up to receive our newsletter, the ECHO. It is a monthly electronic publication with information about local birds and wildlife, conservation efforts, upcoming programs and presentations, and a calendar of local field trips and events.
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Please click on the link below if you would like to sign up to receive it.
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If you prefer not to receive emails from us, you can just check out our website for current information: southsoundbirds.org.
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We look forward to your participation in our chapter.
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Margery Beeler, BHAS Membership Chair
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Excerpts from the Latest ECHO:
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The Future of our Streaked Horned Lark
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By Shealy Thompson I’ve never seen one, but I hear about them more and more as they get harder to find. I had never even heard of them before I moved here from North Carolina a year ago and joined the SSBA. Now I’m curious about them, but have to wonder if I’ll ever get the chance to see one. …
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Prairie Nest Boxes have Mixed Results
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Kathleen Snyder As I reported last month, we had a problem with adult swallows dying inside nest boxes at Glacial Heritage Preserve. We sent in the carcasses of an adult Tree Swallow and four chicks to the WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife lab in Spokane. Unfortunately, the specimens were too old to be useful for testing. On July 9th, …
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SPREADING THE WORD
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South Sound Bird Alliance is a premier environmental organization in Thurston, Mason, and Lewis counties. These areas are growing in population so the SSBA Board designated a Membership Campaign as a priority in 2026. Since January, two committees have been working on that priority. In Mason County, the committee is comprised of Janis Snoey, Kristin McCarty, Anthony Freiss, Elizabeth Berndt, …
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Conservation-Forward Farm Bill
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By Kathleen Snyder Did you know that conservation and agricultural production can work hand in hand? America’s farmers and ranchers are critical stewards of roughly a billion acres of land. When supported with on-the-ground technical assistance, they can make for extremely impactful conservationists and land managers. Join me in supporting a bipartisan, conservation-forward Farm Bill that would help producers convert …
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THELER WETLANDS NATURE CENTER OPENS
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Salmon Center celebrated the reopening of the Theler Wetlands Nature Center on Thursday, July 30, at 22803 Highway 33 in Belfair.The Center, which was closed for over 12 years, is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and is staffed by Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (HCSEG) …
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Meetup
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Join the group “South Sound Birders” on Meetup to be reminded of field trips and correspond with members about birding.
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