Armchair Birding: Sounds Wild and Broken
Armchair Birding: Sounds Wild and Broken, by David George Haskell ~ Anne Kilgannon My favorite place to read is sitting in our old Adirondak chair on the front porch, its […]
OUR CATS INDOORS CAMPAIGN IS REACHING OUT
Kathleen Snyder, Chair South Sound Bird Alliance has an outstanding committee of dedicated volunteers who are getting the message out, “CATS AND BIRDS DON’T MIX”. The goal of the Cats […]
Floral Workshop at Capitol Florist
July 18th 2-4pm We have four seats left in this workshop where you learn how to make a beautiful floral composition using plant materials supplied by the owner of Capitol […]
What a Time at the Wenas Weekend!
By Stella Barringer, Jen DeSelle, Deb Nickerson How often do you begin a morning hearing, “Where are my binoculars? Wait, where are my pants?” The Black-backed Woodpecker appeared in our […]
Project Phoenix 2026
Wildfires have become more frequent and bigger in the western United States. In 2025, 24 of the 40 largest wildfires in the US were in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain […]
Fun Flock at the Forest Festival
By Janis Snoey Silly fun can make for a profoundly pleasurable morning. That’s what some South Sound Bird Alliance members discovered on May 30th while marching as a motley flock […]
MEET OUR NEWEST SSBA BOARD MEMBER
South Sound Bird Alliance welcomes Allan Holland as our new Director-at-Large Board member. Allan comes to us from Scotland where he was born in Glasgow. He emigrated from Scotland to […]
UPDATE ON PRAIRIE NEST BOX PROJECT
Kathleen Snyder Our nest box volunteers have been hard at work over the last three months. Starting at the beginning of April, teams of volunteers have been visiting five of […]
Print Echo July 2026
THREE NEW NEST BOX LOCATIONS IN MASON COUNTY
Six SSBA volunteers spent Friday, May 1st installing 21 nest boxes on three sites in Mason County. All of these sites were chosen by Melinda Wood, SSBA Avian Science Chair, […]