BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Washington Ornithological Society - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Washington Ornithological Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wos.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Washington Ornithological Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210528T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210528T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012126Z CREATED:20260813T012126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012126Z UID:4646-1622160000-1622160000@wos.org SUMMARY:POSTPONED: South end of Lake Coeur d'Alene\, Benewah County\, Idaho DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED: South end of Lake Coeur d’Alene\, Benewah County\, IdahoTrip Leader: Charles Swift\nMeet: 7:00 AM\, Heyburn State Park Headquarters east of Plummer\, Idaho \nNOTE: This trip has been postponed\, likely until September. Contact Charles Swift at chaetura@gmail.com or 208-301-8173 if you are interested. \nWe will cover Heyburn State Park from Chatcolet to Benewah Lake\, continuing east to St. Maries and time permitting north to Harrison. From Harrison participants can complete the loop around Lake Coeur d’Alene and return west via I-90 or backtrack the way we came. \nHabitats covered include mixed conifer and riparian forest\, marsh\, and open water for a wide variety of regional resident and breeding species. We should expect to find close 100 species including some north Idaho specialities such as breeding Red-necked Grebes\, Northern Waterthrush\, American Redstart\, and with a good chance for Least Flycatcher\, and possibly breeding Black Terms if we get up to Harrison. \nFor questions contact the trip leader Charles Swift at chaetura@gmail.com or 208-301-8173. Lodging and camping options are available in the area. Trip limited to ~12 participants following WOS guidlines\, car pooling encouraged. \nWOS Guidelines: \nUntil further notice\, these mandatory COVID guidelines for COVID-safe field trips will be in place:\n— Stay home​ if you or a member in your household have any symptoms\, or if you have been in contact with anyone with these symptoms:\n• Fever or chills\n• Cough\n• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing\n• Fatigue\n• Muscle or body aches\n• Headache\n• New loss of taste or smell\n• Sore throat\n• Congestion or runny nose\n• Nausea or vomiting\n• Diarrhea\n— Drive on your own\, or with members of your household. At your own risk and discretion\, you may drive with others if all are vaccinated\, face masks are worn\, and it’s mutually agreed by the riders.\n— Wear a face covering at all times.\n— Remain at least 6 feet apart at all times.\n— Bring your own scope and avoid sharing. If sharing\, sanitize eye piece and maintain social distancing. URL:https://wos.org/event/postponed-south-end-of-lake-coeur-dalene-benewah-county-idaho/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210518T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210518T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012126Z CREATED:20260813T012126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012126Z UID:4644-1621296000-1621296000@wos.org SUMMARY:Little Pend Oreille NWR with David Kreft DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 26thLittle Pend Oreille NWR\nLeader: David Kreft\nLimit: 15 people. \nJUNE 14 NOTE from Dave: The June 26th WOS Field Trip still has 8 openings. Any spots not spoken for by June 20th by WOS members will be offered to local birders I know on a first come\, first served basis. So let’s get out there! \nMeet up at the Refuge headquarters at 7:00 a.m.. Tour by auto with short walks. Tour will end back Refuge HQ in late afternoon. \nWe will be investigating interior coniferous forest and associated wetland and riparian habitats. The Refuge has a very active forest restoration plan and we will see examples of multi-species and multi-story forest structure and prescribed fire habitat enhancement. We’ll have opportunities to debate Cordillerian v. Pacific-slope Flycatchers and Pacific v. Winter Wrens\, view numerous sapsuckers and woodpeckers (White-headed!) and much more. \n( See WOS COVID protocols at https://wos.org/field-trips/ ) \nhttps://www.fws.gov/refuge/Little_Pend_Oreille/about.html \nhttps://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/LocationMap(1).pdf \nhttps://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_1/NWRS/Zone_2/Inland_Northwest_Complex/Little_Pend_Oreille/Documents/Visitor%20Map.pdf \nMotel accommodations in nearby Colville and Kettle Falls. \nComfort Inn\nhttps://www.choicehotels.com/washington/colville/comfort-inn-hotels/wa717?mc=llyxyxpx \nBenny’s Colville Inn\nhttp://colvilleinn.com/ \nSelkirk Motel\nhttps://www.selkirkmotel.com/ \nGrandview Inn\nhttp://www.grandviewinnmotelandrvpark.com/ \nKettle Falls Inn\nhttps://kettlefallsinn.business.site/ \nIf you have questions or would like to sign up\, please contact Dave Kreft at\n(509) 675-9375 or dkreft@centurylink.net URL:https://wos.org/event/little-pend-oreille-nwr-with-david-kreft/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012109Z CREATED:20260813T012109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012109Z UID:4642-1619654400-1619654400@wos.org SUMMARY:McNary NWR and Nearby Areas with Mike Denny DESCRIPTION:COVID protections: Come and tour in your own cars unless everyone is vaccinated and agrees to carpool. Wear masks when near others. No mask required when outside and at least 8 feet apart.\nWe would spend the day on McNary National Wildlife Refuge\, the Walla Walla River Delta\, the Peninsula and Two Rivers Habitat Management Units\, and wrap up at the Millet Ponds in the afternoon. \nLimited to 10 folks who are WOS members. \nMeet at 7 a.m. at Madame Dorion Memorial Park (near Wallula Junction). \nContact Mike Denny with questions and to sign up. m.denny@charter.net URL:https://wos.org/event/mcnary-nwr-and-nearby-areas-with-mike-denny/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191208T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191208T090000 DTSTAMP:20191115T070617Z CREATED:20191115T070617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T070617Z UID:50-1575763200-1575795600@wos.org SUMMARY:Lummi Flats DESCRIPTION:Good for winter birds. \n  URL:https://wos.org/event/lummi-flats/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T170000 DTSTAMP:20191115T055650Z CREATED:20191115T054438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T055650Z UID:46-1574496000-1574528400@wos.org SUMMARY:Field Trip DESCRIPTION:Skagit flats URL:https://wos.org/event/46/ CATEGORIES:Field Trips END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR