Come join us for an evening of enjoyment with Cindy Easterson. Cindy Easterson has served on the Board of Puget Sound Bird Observatory since 2010, and is currently filling the roles of Secretary and Treasurer. She is a member of the Pilchuck Audubon chapter. She is an advocate for engaging citizen scientists in projects to support the […]
Gather with birders at the Fish Tale Brewpub on the third Monday of each month. Get to know other birders from our chapter while sipping and snacking on the couches at back of the Fish Tail Pub. Come with questions, stories or concerns about our beloved birds. All are welcome. No experience necessary.
Millersylvania State Park (12245 Tilley Rd South) at 8:00 a.m. (note the later starting time for winter). Leader: Carla Miller. Park in the first lot on the left when you enter at the main gate. A Discover Pass is required. Breakfast at the River’s Edge Restaurant at the Tumwater Valley Golf Club (4611 Tumwater Valley […]
Come join us for an evening of enjoyment with Ed Deal. Twenty-five years ago Cooper’s Hawks began colonizing urban and suburban landscapes throughout the US, developing a tolerance for living in proximity to humans. Ed Deal, from Seattle’s Urban Raptor Conservancy, will provide insights into these common but elusive raptors. The Seattle Cooper’s Hawk Project […]
Kim Adelson, a BHAS board member and retired college professor, who frequently lectures on backyard birds, climate change, and other topics involving bird life, returns with her popular Backyard Birds course. Class participants will learn to recognize and identify about 25 bird species commonly found in yards throughout our area. The birds' behavior, preferred habitats, […]
Mud Bay Park and Ride (510 Madrona Beach Road, Olympia) at 8:00 a.m. (note the later starting time for winter). Leader: Bob Wadsworth. Breakfast at the Shipwreck Restaurant after birding. Beginning birders are welcome. Want to get a head start on your weekend? Join us for Birding and Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. (or 8:00 a.m. […]
Come join us for an evening of enjoyment with Terence Lee. Terence Lee works at the Nisqually Reach Nature Center near Olympia. He co-leads a long-term project that monitors breeding and nesting success of pigeon guillemots in Puget Sound. He’ll present the results of previous years studies, and preliminary information collected in the summer of […]
Marathon Park near Capitol Lake (1011 Deschutes Pkwy SW, Olympia 98501) at 8:00 a.m. (Note the later than usual time during winter.) Leader: Jennifer DeSelle. Breakfast at Traditions (300 5th Ave SW, Olympia 98501) after birding. Beginning birders are welcome. Want to get a head start on your weekend? Join us for Birding and Breakfast […]
Come join us for an evening of enjoyment with Marc Hays. Marc Hayes is a specialist in the ecology of reptiles and amphibians, and leads the Aquatic Research Section at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, where current research focuses on forestry practices effects on stream-breeding amphibians in headwater (non-fish-bearing) stream landscapes and proposed […]
Start 2020 off by committing to learn more about birdlife in the great northwest! This course emphasizes improving bird identification skills. Major topics include: factors used to identify birds, birding tools (optics and guides), birding terminology, bird biology and taxonomy and classification as it relates to identification. This class is appropriate for all those who […]
Come join us for an evening of enjoyment with Matt Bartels. Matt Bartels is the current secretary of the Washington Bird Records Committee, Washington Ornithological Society. Where do Washington vagrants come from and are there patterns that can be uncovered in the strategies that bring them here? Matt Bartels will discuss the processes that lead […]
Woodard Bay, meet at the parking lot at 7:30 a.m. Leader: Bob Wadsworth. Directions from Olympia: take Boston Harbor Road north, then right on Woodard Bay Road, crossing Libby Road; park on the left just before crossing the bridge over Woodard Bay (Discover Pass required); or drive across the bridge and up the hill to […]
Kim Adelson, a BHAS Board member and retired college professor who frequently lectures on backyard birds, will teach participants to recognize and identify about 20 bird species commonly found in yards in our area. The birds’ behaviors, preferred habitats, and idiosyncrasies will also be discussed, along with their feeder preferences and the best ways to […]
Come join us for an evening of enjoyment with Sue Thomas, Wildlife Biologist, USFWS Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Between 1979-1995, the abundance of the Common Murre (Uria aalge) nesting in colonies along the outer coast of Washington declined by over 13% per year from 31,500 to as low as 530 birds. Our goal […]
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Black Lake Meadows in SW Olympia at 7:30 a.m. for a walk for early spring migrants led by Sam Merrill. Meet at small parking lot (no pass required) just before the railroad tracks going south on RW Johnson Blvd. SW between 21st Ave. and Mottman Rd. Breakfast afterward at a location […]
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. McLane Nature Trail at 7:30 a.m., 5043 Delphi Road S.W., Olympia, for a walk led by Jennifer DeSelle. Discover Pass required. Breakfast after birding at Blue Heron Bakery. Beginning birders are welcome. Want to get a head start on your weekend? Join us for Birding and Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. (or […]
Black Hills Audubon is a co-sponsor of this rally and march. This is an historic opportunity to save salmon and orca with the comprehensive plan being developed by Gov. Inslee and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray to replace the services of the lower Snake River dams. Now we must demonstrate to Inslee and Murray that there […]
The Black Hills Audubon Society will be holding a vote to determine whether or not it should change its name. You can find out more by reviewing the Voters' Guide.
In 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 […]
In 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 […]
