CANCELLED: Olympic Peninsula Birdfest

When: April 1, 2022 – April 14, 2022 all-day
Where: Dungeness River Nature Center, 2151 W Hendrickson Road, Sequim, WA 98382

The Olympic Peninsula Bird Festival, three days of field trips and events held each April in Sequim, Washington, was recently canceled for 2022 because of covid-related concerns. The Dungeness River Nature Center and Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society will instead celebrate birds for the entire month of April. While planning gets…

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FULL: Yakima County Weekend with Leader Scott Downes

When: May 21, 2022 – May 22, 2022 all-day
Where: Yakima County

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 covering…

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Chelan County with Leader Dan Stephens

When: June 4, 2022 @ 6:00 am – 3:00 pm
Where: Easy Street Park & Ride, 101 Easy St, Wenatchee, WA 98801

Meet at the Easy Street Park & Ride in North Wenatchee at Easy Street and Highway SR 97/US 2. Target species are Lewis’s Woodpecker, Williamson’s Sapsucker, and Gray Flycatcher. We’ll be back in Wenatchee by 3 p.m. Contact Dan Stephens at 509-679-4706. Trip limited to 12 people (WOS members).

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Planting with a Purpose: To Bring Birds Back

When: January 3, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Online only

WOS’s January 3, 2022 Meeting: Planting with a Purpose: To Bring Birds Back How to Transform Our Yards into Bird-Friendly Habitat Recent headlines have highlighted serious declines in the numbers of birds and of insects, including insects that pollinate our food and insects that are primary food sources for many…

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WOS Okanogan Highlands/Waterville Plateau Winter Trip

When: February 19, 2022 – February 21, 2022 all-day

Join Shep Thorp and Scott Ramos for winter birding in the Okanogan Highlands and Waterville Plateau. We’ll be staying at the Omak Inn in Omak, Friday February 18th through Monday February 21st, birding our way home Monday February the 21st. Our trip will start Saturday morning 2/19 at 6:30 am…

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Spring Migration in Washtucna and other Migrant Traps with Leader Michael Woodruff

When: May 29, 2022 @ 6:00 am – 4:00 pm
Where: Bassett Park, Washtucna, WA

Spring Migration in Washtucna and other Migrant Traps May 29, 2021 (Sunday) Leader: Michael Woodruff Email: mkd.woodruff AT gmail.com – please email at any time to reserve your spot on the trip Phone: 509-496-7973 Maximum # of participants (flexible) is eight. Meet at 6 a.m. at Bassett Park in Washtucna,…

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Birding Grant County

When: November 13, 2021 @ 7:00 am – 4:15 pm
Where: Coulee City Community Park

This field trip is for WOS members. Participants must be fully vaccinated. Carpooling is available. Trip leader is Matt Yawney. Maximum number of registrants: 10. Contact Matt to sign up at 509 964 6594 (cell) or email: myawney@hotmail.com Plan: Drive to Northrup Canyon (25 mins)- hike into Northrup Canyon- 2-3…

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Special Two-Part Meeting

When: December 6, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Online only

WOS will hold its Annual Business and Awards Meeting and Dennis Paulson will speak on The Great Blue Heron –Wetlands Icon. This meeting will be held online only. Each part will last about 45 minutes. Information on how to listen and see the presentations using the GoToMeeting app will be…

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Kim Adelson on Birds and Dinosaurs

When: November 1, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Online only

Dr. Kim Adelson will be the featured speaker. Her subject will be The Birds who Lived with (Other) Dinosaurs: Part 2 of “The Dinosaurs Amongst Us” talk. This talk is a continuation of Kim’s presentation to WOS last February of “The Dinosaurs Amongst Us”. Kim promises you won’t get lost…

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Columbia Basin Migrant Traps

When: September 26, 2021 @ 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Starting at Bassett Park, Washtucna, Wa

Trip Title: Columbia Basin Migrant Traps Trip Leader: RJ Baltierra Contact me at Richard.baltierra@outlook.com with questions or to sign up. Day before or day of the trip call my cell at 509-540-5084 Date: Sunday September 26, 2021 Meeting time & place: Meet at 7 am at Bassett Park, Washtucna. Max…

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