Echo is the newsletter of the South Sound Bird Alliance (SSBA). The Echo contains information about birds and wildlife, conservation efforts, upcoming programs and presentations, contact information, and a calendar of field trips and other events.
In May 2019, the Echo changed to an electronic monthly newsletter that is sent to a subscriber’s email. Explore a copy of the current Echo below, or access printable versions and previous copies of the Echo from the links provided.
Please contact the Communications Chair for information about submitting articles to the Echo. For information about subscribing to the Echo, contact our Membership Chair.
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2025
2 PART CLASS
Thursday April 23rd @ 6:30pm – 8:30pmandThursday April 30th @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Every...
ALISON STYRING, PhD
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2026
Social time at 6:30 pm, Program at 7 pm
Or...
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, why not give your loved one something with purpose and passion?...
By Jacob Barringer
What’s the best way to celebrate Spring? With a BioBlitz of course. ...
With considerable sadness, we pass along the news that Scott Mills passed away recently. Scott...
South Sound Bird Alliance is expanding our activity level in Mason County. The Mason County Forest...
What’s hiding in the cattails? The Puget Sound Bird Observatory (PSBO) invites you to step into the quiet...
South Sound Bird Alliance is starting a Cats Indoors campaign and a big part of that will be to showcase...
Betsy Norton by Kyle Krakow & Charlotte Persons by Bruce Jacobs
As was explained in the January...
Every February, for four days, the world comes together to celebrate birds, and to help scientists better...
~ Anne Kilgannon, with Thanks to whomever offered this book for the taking at our monthly Chapter meeting.
Settle...
The Nominating Committee is soliciting candidates for the BHAS Board of Directors. We will present...
March Meeting time/date TBD
Following our last book of long-distance migratory shorebirds, we move...
Birding & Breakfast, December 6, 2025 By Bruce Jacobs
Trip leaders were Bruce Jacobs and Jean Spinazola.
On...
SSBA Book Club January: Flight of the Godwit, by Bruce M. BeehlerMeeting via ZoomTuesday, January 27th...
TO CALIFORNIA, BRAZIL, AND BACK:GPS-tracking of Oregon Vesper Sparrow and Western Purple Martin
Sarah...
Climate Watch 2026
Climate change is impacting animals, and for some the impact will be devastating....
Sam Merrill, Conservation Committee Chair, and Kathleen Snyder, SSBA President
Photo by Stevie Morr...
NEWS FROM AUBUBON WASHINGTON
At Audubon Washington, protecting birds means protecting the earth through...
2026 Annual Dinner – March 7th!
Flight Paths author Rebecca Heisman to speak
On March 7th, 2026...