You’re invited to attend a celebration of birds, blooms, and bugs and the beauty of spring in eastern Washington. The annual Wenas Campout will take place May 30-June 2, 2025 at the Hazel Wolf Bird Sanctuary at the Wenas Creek (Cascade) Campground (SW of Ellensburg). 2025 marks the 60th Wenas…
May 5, 2025 Monthly Meeting: Chris Anderson on Common Loon Management in Washington State. Factoid: Washington may be the only state in which Common Loons are known to overwinter on both salt and fresh water. The Common Loon (Gavia immer) was known to be a fairly common breeding species both…
Kim Marie Thorburn on Biodiversity Conservation and the Endangered Species Act” At 50 years+, the Endangered Species Act is considered one of our most successful conservation policies. More than 200 species’ extinctions have been prevented to date: which is 99% of all species listed as endangered. Yet, as the earth…
Healthy seabird populations are an indicator of a healthy ocean. Unfortunately, many of our seabird populations are imperiled and in need of conservation action. Among those monitoring seabird species and assessing population trends is the Puget Sound Seabird Survey (PSSS). However, the collection of data is only the first step…
Cowlitz/Clark County Friday, March 7 – Sunday, March 9, 2025 Leaders: Randy Hill, Russ Koppendrayer, Tom Tinsley, Cindy McCormack, and Jim Danzenbaker We’ll meet around noon on Friday March 7th for Woodland Bottoms, with an early arrival option to meet in Kalama at 10am. Saturday March 8th is the primary…
Sarah Sloane on DNA, Kinship and Competition: Unraveling the Complex Social Web of Bushtits” The Bushtit is a common nonmigratory species known for its cooperative breeding and intricate social dynamics. In this talk, Sarah Sloane will share insights, showcasing a range of fascinating behaviors. These include how young from the…
WOS Monthly Meeting Monday, January 6, 2024 (Online only via Zoom) Josh Morris will speak on THUD: What birders need to know (and do) about window collisions Globally, billions of birds are killed each year after colliding with windows. Seattle’s built environment contributes to the carnage, killing up to 80,000…
WOS Monthly Meeting December 2, 2024 online only via Zoom Tom Bancroft on Raptors: Pondering their Evolution and Adaptations Today, we think of raptors as carnivorous birds with hooked beaks and talons, but that definition has changed in the last 50 years. And not all birds we call raptors fit…
Loma Pendergraft on “Clever, Curious, and Charismatic Crows” The antics of crows, ravens, and other Corvids—have captivated our imaginations throughout history. Many of our myths, legends and stories revolve around the astonishing brainpower these birds possess. But what is fact and what is fiction? Join us while we discuss fun…