By Zoom Only. We’ve all heard amazing facts about bird migration—the long distances traveled, the ways they navigate, etc. But did you ever wonder how this has all been figured out? Our speaker, Rebecca Heisman, became fascinated with the varied and creative techniques that have been used to investigate bird…
The Ballard Locks presents Bird Lovers’ Day. Learn about Birds from the Experts! Sponsored by the Washington Ornithological Society, Heron Habitat Helpers, King County Master Gardeners, Secret Garden Books, and the Seattle District of the US Corps of Engineers. Saturday, August 12, 2023 9 am to 2 pm. The Ballard…
WOS Field Trip and Picnic Saturday Sept 9, 2023 Location: Dune Peninsula Park, Tacoma, WA Join Ed Pullen, Jody Hess and hopefully lots of WOS members at Dune Peninsula Park on the Tacoma waterfront Saturday September 9th. This is different from most field trips in that we will set up…
Share Your Photos: Member Photo Night! (“virtual” monthly meeting via Zoom) Monday, June 5, 2023 Our final WOS Monthly Meeting of the season will be “Member Photo Night,” when favorite and new birding sites and insights are shared via the diverse and entertaining birding experiences of our members. Photographer Members,…
Steve Hampton will share the results of his recently published research on birds and climate change – changes that are already happening – with a special focus on the Pacific Northwest. Hampton has been birding since he was seven years old. He worked for the California Department of Fish &…
The Washington Ornithological Society is delighted to invite you to travel to Midway Atoll in the company of J.D. Bergeron to witness how volunteers conduct a census of albatrosses found there. Bergeron is the Executive Director of International Bird Rescue located in Fairfield, CA. Midway Atoll is the site of…
George Divoky will speak on “The Birdwatcher Who Saw the Future Looks Back onHalf a Century of Arctic Change” WOS is excited to announce that the March 6 Monthly Meeting will be conducted as a hybrid event. You may attend the meeting in either of two ways: • In-person, at…
[FULL: This trip is full.] The birding will start on Saturday at White Pass and spend the rest of Saturday covering the varied habitats of the east slope of the Cascades, where an amazing variety of birds, including up to 10 species of woodpecker can be encountered! We’ll finish Saturday…
Jason Fidorra will present ”Washington’s Ferruginous Hawks: Status and Ecology” Online only via Zoom. The Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis, is North America’s largest hawk, with populations in decline over most of its range. Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Staff and volunteers monitor over 275 historic breeding sites of this…
Secretive birds intrigue us, but their elusive nature makes them difficult to study, so there is remarkably little known about the biology of many wetland birds. Puget Sound Bird Observatory (PSBO) has been studying birds across our regional wetlands for the past six years to assess population trends of five…