WOS Event Calendar
Monthly Meetings
Events
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Kim Adelson on The Origins of Modern Bird Orders
Kim Adelson, Emerita Professor of Psychology with a passion for paleontology, will present, The Origins of Modern Bird Orders. Kim has had a passionate interest in paleontology since childhood and holds a Master’s Degree in Evolutionary Biology. She has given two previous presentations to WOS – “The Dinosaurs Amongst Us”...
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Cindy Easterson: “Conversations with Secretive Birds and What We’ve Learned”
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...
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Jason Fidorra will present ”Washington’s Ferruginous Hawks: Status and Ecology”
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...
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George Divoky: “The Birdwatcher Who Saw the Future Looks Back on Half a Century of Arctic Change”
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...
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J.D. Bergeron on The Albatross of Midway Island
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...
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Steve Hampton on Birds and Climate Change with a Special Focus on the Pacific Northwest
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 &...
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Member Photo Night
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,...
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Wild Stories from the History of Bird Migration Research with Speaker Rebecca Heisman
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...
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Madilyn Odiorne on “Bird Use of a Prairie Restoration Site in Eastern Washington”
Speaker Madilyn Odiorne will present on the topic of "Bird Use of a Prairie Restoration Site in Eastern Washington." This is an online-only event over Zoom. For details on connecting to the meeting, visit the Monthly Meetings page a week or two before the meeting. Prairies and other grassland ecosystems...
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Nick Bayard of Bird Note
Nick Bayard on "BirdNote at 18: How One Powerful Idea Grew into a Global Storytelling Phenomenon” BirdNote Executive Director Nick Bayard will offer a brief history and glimpse behind the scenes at BirdNote, our sensational PNW-born public radio program that seeks to inspire people to care about birds and the...