TWO WAYS TO DONATE THROUGH YOUR IRA
By Kathleen Snyder It’s “that time of year”, and people are thinking about making donations to support their favorite causes. If BHAS is on your list, there are several ways […]
Bird of the Season: Surf Scoters
By Sharon Moore Melanitta perspicillataOrder: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae During a lovely November walk at Woodard Bay recently we spotted a flock of Surf Scoters food-foraging near the shore in their unique […]
NEW NEED TO PROTECT THURSTON COUNTY DRINKING WATER
By Sue Danver Even before COVID-19, warehouses and applications for mega-warehouses along I-5 were creeping into Lacey, Tumwater, and Thurston County. Since the COVID-19 pandemic the plans for warehouses have […]
WASHINGTON’S SAGE-GROUSE: ON THE BRINK
By Elizabeth Rodrick This article summarizes the natural history and population status of the sage-grouse as background reading before the BHAS January Program by Ashley Ahearn. Ms. Ahearn produced “Grouse” […]
SPEAKER PROGRAM RECORDINGS
If you missed the wonderful presentation that Scott Pearson offered on Tufted Puffins, you can now access the recordings on our website at: https://southsoundbirds.org/speaker-series/ There is some dead time at […]
Current DIY Field Trips
We have three new DIY field trip reports for November and more to come in December. Our scouts are doing an amazing job of compiling all the information you need […]
Board Meeting Review
November 5, 2020 via Zoom Mark McKechnie joined the Board meeting as a possible new Board member. The Crafts, Coffee and Cookies event brought in over $1000 with the sale […]
Volunteer Opportunities December 2020
All chapter work is done by volunteers for whom we are very grateful. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, our volunteer opportunities will be limited for some time. The following are […]
Status of the Common Murre on National Wildlife Refuges off the Pacific Coast of Washington
December 10, 2020 Speaker Program 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 […]
Armchair Birding: Gifts for the Season
By Anne Kilgannon The early darkness and steady rain, not to mention that unwelcome life form known as COVID-19, has many of us sheltering inside more during this season, but […]