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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2026
By Shealy Thompson
I’ve never seen one, but I hear about them more and more as they get harder to find....
Kathleen Snyder
As I reported last month, we had a problem with adult swallows dying inside nest boxes...
Kathleen Snyder
We’ve all seen the posters tacked up to utility poles with photos of adorable, but...
South Sound Bird Alliance is a premier environmental organization in Thurston, Mason, and Lewis counties. ...
By Kathleen Snyder
Did you know that conservation and agricultural production can work hand in hand?...
GROW BIRD-FRIENDLY SPACES WITH
“LESS LAWN, MORE LIFE”
Less Lawn More Life is a free, nationwide,...
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Salmon Center celebrated the reopening of the...
Where we are with the petition
SSBA’s petition asking the Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) to...
South Sound Bird Alliance will again offer bareroot tree seedlings at no cost for those in Lewis, Mason,...
South Sound Bird Alliance welcomes Allan Holland as our new Director-at-Large Board member. Allan...
By Janis Snoey
Silly fun can make for a profoundly pleasurable morning. That’s what some South...
Wildfires have become more frequent and bigger in the western United States. In 2025, 24 of the 40 largest...
By Stella Barringer, Jen DeSelle, Deb Nickerson
How often do you begin a morning hearing, “Where are...
July 18th 2-4pm
We have four seats left in this workshop where you learn how to make...
Kathleen Snyder, Chair
South Sound Bird Alliance has an outstanding committee of dedicated volunteers...
Kathleen Snyder
Our nest box volunteers have been hard at work over the last three months. Starting...
Six SSBA volunteers spent Friday, May 1st installing 21 nest boxes on three sites in Mason County. ...
By Janine Bogar
If we want to travel from the Cascade mountains to the Olympics, we have many roads...
Education Committee Members/Volunteers Needed to work with Youth
Our fearless leader of the Education...
By Shealy Thompson
Four cats stare at me somberly as I walk from my car to my courtyard apartment....