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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230320T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230320T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012205Z CREATED:20260813T012205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012205Z UID:4682-1679270400-1679270400@wos.org SUMMARY:J.D. Bergeron on The Albatross of Midway Island DESCRIPTION: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.\nBergeron is the Executive Director of International Bird Rescue located in Fairfield\, CA. \nMidway Atoll is the site of the world’s largest albatross nesting colony\, over two million birds! Numerous other globally important species such as the federally endangered Hawaiian monk seal and Laysan duck are protected on these atolls\, too. Bergeron participated in the 2019 annual nesting albatross census on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. The work conducted by the nesting albatross census team\, or “Bird Counters” on Midway Atoll provides vital information to researchers\, managers\, conservation groups and the global community interested in preserving and protecting oceanic seabirds and their nesting habitats. \n(The organization Bergeron heads\, the International Bird Rescue\, researches best practices at its crisis response hospitals in California and Alaska and shares them worldwide. You can learn more at www.birdrescue.org.) \nTHIS PROGRAM WILL NOT BE RECORDED OR AVAILABLE AT THE WOS YOUTUBE CHANNEL LATER SO PLEASE JOIN US ON APRIL 3. \nThe meeting will be conducted via Zoom. Please go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/ for instructions on participation and to get the Zoom link. Sign-in will begin at 7:15 pm. \nWOS invites everyone in the wider birding community to attend. \nIf you are not yet a member\, please consider becoming one at http://wos.org/about-wos/membership/. URL:https://wos.org/event/j-d-bergeron-on-the-albatross-of-midway-island/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230214T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230214T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012205Z CREATED:20260813T012205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012205Z UID:4681-1676332800-1676332800@wos.org SUMMARY:George Divoky: “The Birdwatcher Who Saw the Future Looks Back on Half a Century of Arctic Change” DESCRIPTION:George Divoky will speak on “The Birdwatcher Who Saw the Future Looks Back onHalf a Century of Arctic Change”\n 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: \n • In-person\, at the UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture at 3501 NE 41st St. in Seattle. Those who have previously attended know the large size of the meeting space. Ventilation will be enhanced and seating will be spaced. The proper wearing of facial masks when indoors will be required\, as a protective measure for all of us. The doors will open at 6:30 pm. \n • Via Zoom. If you would like to attend remotely\, see attached instructions on participation and the Zoom link . Sign-in will begin at 7:15 pm. The meeting will begin at 7:30 PM. URL:https://wos.org/event/george-divoky-the-birdwatcher-who-saw-the-future-looks-back-on-half-a-century-of-arctic-change/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230112T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230112T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012205Z CREATED:20260813T012205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012205Z UID:4679-1673481600-1673481600@wos.org SUMMARY:Jason Fidorra will present ”Washington's Ferruginous Hawks: Status and Ecology” DESCRIPTION:Jason Fidorra will present ”Washington’s Ferruginous Hawks: Status and Ecology” Online only via Zoom.\nThe 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 raptor: based upon their state-wide surveys\, the Ferruginous Hawk was up-listed in 2021 to an endangered species in Washington. In this talk\, Jason Fidorra will discuss the ecology\, threats\, survey results\, and future of the Ferruginous Hawk in Washington. \nJason has worked on bird research and conservation projects across North America and enjoys birding and guiding in tropical countries. He is a Wildlife Biologist for the WDFW in the Tri-Cities working on the front lines of shrub-steppe conservation which is critical habitat for many of Washington’s species of greatest concern. He surveys a variety of wildlife from elk to monarchs and contributes to research on Burrowing Owls\, raptors and game birds. URL:https://wos.org/event/jason-fidorra-will-present-washingtons-ferruginous-hawks-status-and-ecology/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221211T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221211T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012203Z CREATED:20260813T012203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012203Z UID:4678-1670716800-1670716800@wos.org SUMMARY:Cindy Easterson: “Conversations with Secretive Birds and What We’ve Learned” DESCRIPTION: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 under-detected\, wetland species: American Bittern\, Sora\, Virginia Rail\, Green Heron and Pied-billed Grebe.\nOur presenter\, Cindy Easterson\, manages PSBO’s Regional Wetland Secretive Bird Monitoring project\, in addition to providing oversight for a wide variety of other avian monitoring projects. She will explain how you can participate in this work. \nShe holds an integrated Bachelor of Arts and Science Degree with a focus on Wetland Science from the University of Washington and has served on the Board of PSBO since 2010. \nThe meeting will be conducted via Zoom. Please go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/ for instructions on participation and to get the Zoom link. Sign-in will begin at 7:15 pm. \nThis meeting is open to all as WOS invites everyone in the wider birding community to attend. \nIf you are not yet a member\, I hope you will consider becoming one at http://wos.org/about-wos/membership/. \nPlease join us! \nVicki King\nWOS Program Coordinator URL:https://wos.org/event/cindy-easterson-conversations-with-secretive-birds-and-what-weve-learned/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221122T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221122T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012203Z CREATED:20260813T012203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012203Z UID:4677-1669075200-1669075200@wos.org SUMMARY:Kim Adelson on The Origins of Modern Bird Orders DESCRIPTION: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” and “The Birds Who Lived with (Other) Dinosaurs”\, available at WOS’ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC657f_RhriAUIwS_P1m5_nQ. URL:https://wos.org/event/kim-adelson-on-the-origins-of-modern-bird-orders/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220929T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220929T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012151Z CREATED:20260813T012151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012151Z UID:4670-1664409600-1664409600@wos.org SUMMARY:Peter Hodum on Of puffins and people: Conserving seabirds of the Salish Sea and Outer Coast of Washington DESCRIPTION:For the first time in more than two years\, WOS will hold both an online (Zoom) monthly meeting and an in-person meeting at the old time and place: University of Washington Urban Horticulture Center at 3501 NE 41st St\, Seattle\, WA 98105. Those who have previously attended know the large size of the meeting space. Ventilation will be enhanced and seating will be spaced. The proper wearing of facial masks when indoors will be required\, as a protective measure for all of us. No refreshments will be served. The doors will open at 6:30 pm. The presentation by Peter Hodum entitled: Of puffins and people: Conserving seabirds of the Salish Sea and Outer Coast of Washington begins at 7:30 p.m. See the Monthly Meetings page for more details. URL:https://wos.org/event/peter-hodum-on-of-puffins-and-people-conserving-seabirds-of-the-salish-sea-and-outer-coast-of-washington/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220902T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220902T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012147Z CREATED:20260813T012147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012147Z UID:4668-1662076800-1662076800@wos.org SUMMARY:Unexpected Population Trends in Panamanian Rainforest Birds: Complex Webs by Prof. James R. Karr DESCRIPTION:The October 3\, 2022 meeting will be conducted by Zoom (no in-person meeting this month). Please stay tuned for further announcements from the Board about future meetings\, which will be posted on the Monthly Meetings page.\nWOS Monthly Meeting October 3\, 2022\nUW Professor Emeritus James Karr on “Unexpected Population Trends in Panamanian Rainforest Birds: Complex Webs”\nProf. Karr will present the results of a long-term study he initiated 55 years ago as a Ph.D. student in a large\, protected area of central Panama. His talk will also feature photos of the many furtive understory birds captured with ground-level mist nets over the course of the study. \nParticipant sign-in on Zoom begins at 7:15 PM Pacific Time. The meeting will begin at 7:30 PM.\nZoom login\, passcode and URLs will be provided here when they are available. URL:https://wos.org/event/unexpected-population-trends-in-panamanian-rainforest-birds-complex-webs-by-prof-james-r-karr/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220507T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220507T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012147Z CREATED:20260813T012147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012147Z UID:4665-1651881600-1651881600@wos.org SUMMARY:Member Photo Night DESCRIPTION:Our final WOS Monthly Meeting of the season will be “Member Photo Night\,” when favorite and new birding sites and insights are shared. This program illuminates the diverse and entertaining birding experiences of our members and serves as a catalyst for learning about new places and birding opportunities. Thanks to Year Three of COVID-19\, this will once again be a “virtual” birding experience for the audience\, joining from our respective ‘evening roosting spots.’\nPhotographer Members\, thank you in advance for sharing your skills and talents as storytellers! Please do some birding on your hard drive\, and step up to share some of your favorite bird photos: we would love to learn about your encounters and anecdotes! \nGuidelines: if you would like to participate –\n – send an email by May 29 to Elaine elc@uw.edu with WOS Member Photo Night in the subject line\nplease include your full name and the location of your photos (just a clue for planning)\n – on the evening of June 6\, we will take turns via Zoom using “share screen”\n – please plan to limit your presentation to 8 minutes (to include show and tell of photos) \nIdeally\, each presenter will present their own photos and have a microphone and camera. But absent these\, don’t let that stop you from participating! URL:https://wos.org/event/member-photo-night-2/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220410T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220410T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012145Z CREATED:20260813T012145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012145Z UID:4663-1649548800-1649548800@wos.org SUMMARY:Seattle’s Expanding Cooper’s Hawk Population DESCRIPTION:WOS Monthly Meeting\, May 2\, Monday\, 7:30 pm\, Ed Deal to present a 10-Year Retrospective on Seattle’s Expanding Urban Cooper’s Hawk Population\nThe Washington Ornithological Society is delighted to invite you to our May Monthly Meeting when Ed Deal will share what he and a group of volunteers in the Seattle Cooper’s Hawk Project have learned about these common but elusive raptors through 10 years of monitoring them in Seattle. \nThirty years ago Cooper’s Hawks began colonizing urban and suburban landscapes throughout the US\, developing a tolerance for living in proximity to humans. The Seattle Cooper’s Hawk Project is one of several studies in large US cities and the only all-volunteer\, community science project. Since 2012 the group has monitored the local Cooper’s Hawk population nesting density and annual nest productivity. \nIn 1991 Ed was introduced to the fascinating world of raptors when he signed up for a Hawk ID class with Bud Anderson. It proved to be a mid-life-changing event\, leading to hawk banding in WA state and beyond; 17 years of volunteering on the Falcon Research Group’s study of nesting Peregrine Falcons in the San Juan Islands; 28 years of monitoring & banding nesting Peregrines in the Seattle area; and\, of course\, his work monitoring Seattle’s Cooper’s Hawks. \nWhen? Monday\, May 2\, 7:30 pm (sign-in begins at 7:15 pm) \nWOS Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online.\n \nFor login information\, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/.  While there\, if you are not yet a member of WOS\, I hope you will consider becoming one.\n \nPlease join us! \nVicki King\nWOS Program Coordinator URL:https://wos.org/event/seattles-expanding-coopers-hawk-population/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220323T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220323T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012145Z CREATED:20260813T012145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012145Z UID:4661-1647993600-1647993600@wos.org SUMMARY:Jeff Antonelis-Lapp on Special Birds of Mt. Rainier DESCRIPTION:The Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) invites you to join us on April 4 when Evergreen State College Emeritus Professor Jeff Antonelis-Lapp will present Special Birds of Mt. Rainier. \nTo most birders\, Mount Rainier National Park is a mecca for subalpine and alpine birds that include Canada (Gray) Jay\,\nClark’s Nutcracker\, Mountain Bluebird\, and highly sought-after specialties that include Boreal Owl\, White-tailed Ptarmigan\,\nand Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch. But did you know that it and its neighboring watersheds host Northern Spotted Owl\, Marbled\nMurrelet\, and Streaked Horned Lark\, all protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act? Jeff will share the status of\nthese key species based on Tahoma and Its People\, the natural history of Mount Rainier that he wrote and the Washington\nState University Press published. \nJeff’s connection to Mt. Rainier is long and deep. In addition to extensive research he conducted for his book\, Jeff worked\ntwo summers at “the Mountain” after graduating from college. He has summited it\, hiked all of its mapped trails\, and\ncompleted the 93-mile Wonderland Trail five times. \nWhen? Monday\, April 4\, 7:30 pm via Zoom (Sign-in begins at 7:15 pm)\, \nWOS Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online. \nFor login information\, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/. While there\, if you are not yet a member of\nWOS\, I hope you will consider becoming one. \nPlease join us! \nVicki King\nWOS Program Coordinator URL:https://wos.org/event/jeff-antonelis-lapp-on-special-birds-of-mt-rainier/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220130T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220130T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012145Z CREATED:20260813T012145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012145Z UID:4660-1643500800-1643500800@wos.org SUMMARY:The Secret Life of the Deserts of the Pacific Northwest with Mike Denny and Daniel Biggs DESCRIPTION:The Washington Ornithological Society is delighted to invite you to join our March 7 Monthly Meeting when our program will feature The Secret Life of the Deserts of the Pacific Northwest. \nThis presentation will introduce us to a unique series that covers the desert regions of Oregon and Washington. During the\nlast three years of filming\, over 450 species (plants\, animals\, and fish) were recorded\, revealing the many treasures\, the\nincredible beauty\, and the secrets of this vast area. This educational production consists of eighteen episodes. It is narrated\nby Mike Denny who brings to the series not only a lifetime of natural history knowledge but also a message of conservation\nand relationships. Daniel Biggs of Blue Mountain Television filmed and edited the series. Their presentation will include one\n28-minute episode in the series that will be released to the public in 2022. \nWhen? On Monday\, February 7\, 7:30 pm via Zoom (Sign-in begins at 7:15 pm). \nWOS Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online. \nFor login information\, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/. While there\, if you are not yet a member of\nWOS\, I hope you will consider becoming one. URL:https://wos.org/event/the-secret-life-of-the-deserts-of-the-pacific-northwest-with-mike-denny-and-daniel-biggs/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220128T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220128T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012145Z CREATED:20260813T012145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012145Z UID:4659-1643328000-1643328000@wos.org SUMMARY:Cornell Lab’s Birds of the World and the Birder's Dashboard for Washington DESCRIPTION:The Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) warmly invites you to join us on Feb. 7 when we’ll learn about two powerful online birding resources: Cornell Lab’s Birds of the World and the Birder’s Dashboard for Washington.\nWashington Ornithological Society members now enjoy free access to Birds of the World\, the world’s most comprehensive\nornithology resource. Laura Kammermeier\, our guest speaker from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology\, will show how this\nauthoritative but accessible resource can help deepen our understanding of birds’ life histories\, learn families and\nsubspecies\, examine songs\, calls and identification features\, and find updated range maps. Laura will give us a tour of this\nimpressively dynamic resource and demonstrate some of its lesser-known features. \nOur second speaker will be WOS member and Zella M. Schultz Award recipient\, Randy Robinson. Randy created the\nBirder’s Dashboard for Washington that went live in 2015. It is based on sightings submitted to eBird from anywhere in Washington\nState and it makes those sightings available within a few hours. The sightings can also be searched using a variety of useful\nfilters. Please join us and learn how to take full advantage of this wonderful\, user-friendly resource. \nWhat: Cornell Lab’s Birds of the World and the Washington Dashboard\nWhen: Monday\, February 7\, 7:00 pm via Zoom (Sign-in begins at 6:45 pm) \nWOS Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online. \nFor login information\, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/. While there\, if you are not yet a member of\nWOS\, I hope you will consider becoming one. URL:https://wos.org/event/cornell-labs-birds-of-the-world-and-the-birders-dashboard-for-washington/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211208T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211208T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012142Z CREATED:20260813T012142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012142Z UID:4655-1638921600-1638921600@wos.org SUMMARY:Planting with a Purpose: To Bring Birds Back DESCRIPTION:WOS’s January 3\, 2022 Meeting: Planting with a Purpose: To Bring Birds Back\nHow to Transform Our Yards into Bird-Friendly Habitat \nRecent 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 birds. However\, as our presenters at WOS’ Jan. 3 Monthly Meeting program will show\, we are not doomed to stand by\, helplessly\, and watch these worrisome trends continue. We can take actions to turn them around. \nOur first speaker will be Professor Doug Tallamy\, an entomologist and author of the NY Times best-seller\, Nature’s Best Hope\, a New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard (2019). Speaking in a recorded video\, Tallamy will describe specific steps we can take to create habitats in our yards where birds\, insects and other wildlife thrive. Chief among these steps is planting native plants\, particularly native “keystone plants” because the latter support 90% of the caterpillar species\, mostly moths\, that enable our terrestrial birds to reproduce. \nFollowing Tallamy’s presentation will be moth enthusiast\, David Droppers\, who will explain why moths are key\, not those pretty butterflies! He will address important questions such as 1) what are the keystone plants in Washington; 2) what are the challenges to selecting plants in the Pacific Northwest; and 3) how should we go about choosing plants. David will guide us through these plant choices while also sharing the natural history of moths. \nOur third presenter will be WOS member Neil Zimmerman who will show photos of the beautiful\, wildlife-friendly garden that he and his wife Carleen have created and he will share the principles that have guided them in creating and maintaining their garden. URL:https://wos.org/event/planting-with-a-purpose-to-bring-birds-back/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211016T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211016T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012134Z CREATED:20260813T012134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012134Z UID:4651-1634342400-1634342400@wos.org SUMMARY:Special Two-Part Meeting DESCRIPTION: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.\nInformation on how to listen and see the presentations using the GoToMeeting app will be provided at least a week before the talk on the Monthly Meetings page: https://wos.org/monthly-meetings/ \nPlease make sure your video and microphone are turned off before you enter the session on GoToMeeting. URL:https://wos.org/event/special-two-part-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211015T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211015T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012134Z CREATED:20260813T012134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012134Z UID:4650-1634256000-1634256000@wos.org SUMMARY:Kim Adelson on Birds and Dinosaurs DESCRIPTION: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.\nThis talk is a continuation of Kim’s presentation to WOS last February of “The Dinosaurs Amongst Us”. Kim promises you\nwon’t get lost if you missed the first talk. (However\, note that a recording of that talk is available on the WOS YouTube\nchannel.) \nThe focus of this talk will be on the birds who lived during the age of dinosaurs. Although most people imagine that birds\nfirst appeared as the “classic” dinosaurs were dying off\, this is not true. Birds – true birds\, but significantly different from\ntoday’s species – first appeared about 160 million years ago and co-existed with non-avian dinosaurs for almost 100 million\nyears. Kim will discuss the features that characterized the very first birds and talk about the three main types of birds that\ndominated the landscape in the latter half of the dinosaur era. She will also try to give us a sense of the diversity of early\nbirds and the breadth of the ecological niches they filled. Finally\, she will talk about which modern\, extant orders of birds\nwere alive back then\, walking alongside other dinosaurs. You won’t want to miss this talk. \nThis presentation will be online only. Information about how to watch the talk using the GoToMeeting app will be provided at least one week before the meeting at https://wos.org/monthly-meetings/ \nThe meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. but you are invited to sign on ahead of time beginning at 7:15 p.m. And please always mute your microphone and turn your camera off before you enter a meeting. URL:https://wos.org/event/kim-adelson-on-birds-and-dinosaurs/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210914T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210914T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012126Z CREATED:20260813T012126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012126Z UID:4648-1631577600-1631577600@wos.org SUMMARY:Jack Nisbet on "The Last Wild Condors in the PNW" DESCRIPTION:WOS’s monthly meetings resume October 4\, 2021 with an online presentation by author\, naturalist and teach Jack Nisbet on “The Last Wild Condors in the Pacific Northwest.”\nHis presentation will explore written and oral records of wild California condors in the Columbia River drainage\, with particular attention to late 19th and early 20th century birds in the Interior. He will also discuss the prospects for future release of captive birds intended to re-establish the condor’s\npresence in our region. \nMr. Nisbet has written several books about the human and natural history of the Intermountain West as well as award-winning biographies of fur agent David Thompson and naturalist David Douglas. He is also a life-long bird enthusiast. \nCheck the Monthly Meetings page for details on joining the presentation using GoToMeeting. URL:https://wos.org/event/jack-nisbet-on-the-last-wild-condors-in-the-pnw/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210518T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210518T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012126Z CREATED:20260813T012126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012126Z UID:4645-1621296000-1621296000@wos.org SUMMARY:Member Photo Night DESCRIPTION:The next Monthly Meeting\, on June 7\, will feature photos taken by WOS members. Elaine Chuang is organizing this virtual presentation. URL:https://wos.org/event/member-photo-night/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210324T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210324T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012109Z CREATED:20260813T012109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012109Z UID:4641-1616544000-1616544000@wos.org SUMMARY:Five Decades of Counting Seabirds and Marine Mammals off Westport\, with Bill Tweit\, WDFW\, and Cara Borre\, Westport Seabirds Spotter. DESCRIPTION:Five Decades of Counting Seabirds and Marine Mammals off Westport\, with Video Representation of Two Pelagic Trips.\nThis month we will have two presenters: Bill Tweit\, who has been counting seabirds and mammals off Westport since the early 1970s\, and Cara Borre\, a spotter on pelagic trips off Westport for five years and a talented videographer who will share highlights from two trips. URL:https://wos.org/event/five-decades-of-counting-seabirds-and-marine-mammals-off-westport-with-bill-tweit-wdfw-and-cara-borre-westport-seabirds-spotter/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210301T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210301T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012109Z CREATED:20260813T012109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012109Z UID:4639-1614556800-1614556800@wos.org SUMMARY:Matt Bartels on Washington's Vagrants: Where and When. DESCRIPTION:Matt Bartels\, Secretary of WOS’s Washington Bird Records Committee\, will speak on Washington’s Vagrants.\nWhere do Washington vagrants come from\, why do they show up and are there strategies to look for them? Join Matt Bartels\, Secretary of the Washington Bird Records Committee (WBRC)\, in a discussion of the rare birds that have made their way to Washington. Do different species show up at different times? And where might you go to increase your odds of finding rare birds? We’ll make use of the WBRC records to look for patterns. URL:https://wos.org/event/matt-bartels-on-washingtons-vagrants-where-and-when/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210204T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210204T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012053Z CREATED:20260813T012053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012053Z UID:4638-1612396800-1612396800@wos.org SUMMARY:Jeff Kozma on Gray Flycatcher Nest Ecology DESCRIPTION:Our presenter will be Jeff Kozma\, TFW (Timber\, Fish\, and Wildlife) Wildlife Biologist for the Yakama Tribe.\n The Gray Flycatcher (with the down-dipping tail) ranges over our Western states and is the subject of one of Jeff Kozma’s research efforts. In this presentation\, Jeff will expound upon relatively unknown aspects of the Gray Flycatcher’s breeding biology in Ponderosa Pine forests\, with all-you-ever-wanted-to-know on the GRFL’s basic life history\, characteristics of nest sites and favored plant species\, nest mortality\, and the effect of habitat variables on the survival of fledglings. URL:https://wos.org/event/jeff-kozma-on-gray-flycatcher-nest-ecology/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210111T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210111T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012053Z CREATED:20260813T012053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012053Z UID:4637-1610323200-1610323200@wos.org SUMMARY:Kim Adelson: Dinosaurs Amongst Us DESCRIPTION:Virtually all paleontologists agree that birds evolved from dinosaurs\, and most even go so far as to claim that birds are\, in fact\, living dinosaurs. Come learn about the remarkable similarities between birds and the creatures they evolved from. We guarantee that you will not only be surprised as to how dinosaur-like birds are\, but also how very bird-like dinosaurs were. You will never think about T. rex in the same way again! \nKim Adelson was a professor of psychology for almost 30 years. Before she switched fields so as to better study behavioral evolution\, she earned a master’s degree in evolutionary biology. Paleontology has been one of her avocations since she was a child. She is on the Board of the Black Hills Audubon Society and frequently gives presentations for that group. URL:https://wos.org/event/kim-adelson-dinosaurs-amongst-us/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201210T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201210T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012053Z CREATED:20260813T012053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012053Z UID:4636-1607558400-1607558400@wos.org SUMMARY:Paul Bannick: Snowy Owl: A Visual Natural History DESCRIPTION:A stunningly beautiful Snowy Owl took up residence on Seattle’s Queen Anne Hill as of November 14. Since then hundreds of delighted birders\, photographers and local residents\, eager to see this charismatic bird from the far north\, have flocked to see it. If you would like to learn more about this iconic species\, I hope you will attend WOS’ January 4 Monthly Meeting when owl-expert and award-winning photographer and author Paul Bannick will present images and fascinating information about Snowies from his recently-published book: Snowy Owl: A Visual Natural History.\nThis presentation will be online only. For information on how to view it\, see the Monthly Meetings page on this website at: https://wos.org/monthly-meetings/ The GoToMeeting access code will be published a week or so before the meeting. \nNote: Member Photo Night\, originally scheduled for Jan. 4\, 2021\, attracted very few volunteers. The next Member Photo Night will be on June 7\, 2021. URL:https://wos.org/event/paul-bannick-snowy-owl-a-visual-natural-history/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200920T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200920T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012053Z CREATED:20260813T012053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012053Z UID:4635-1600560000-1600560000@wos.org SUMMARY:Olivia Sanderfoot on "Fire\, Smoke and Song" DESCRIPTION:Olivia Sanderfoot will give a talk entitled “Fire\, Smoke and Song: Effects of Particulate Pollution on Bird Observation and Acoustic Activity” Check the Monthly Meetings Page as the date approaches for more information and details about how to join the talk using the GoToMeeting app. URL:https://wos.org/event/olivia-sanderfoot-on-fire-smoke-and-song/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200920T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200920T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012053Z CREATED:20260813T012053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012053Z UID:4634-1600560000-1600560000@wos.org SUMMARY:Dennis Paulson "Birding in Southeast Oregon" (Rescheduled) DESCRIPTION:Check the Monthly Meetings Page as the date approaches for more information as well as details about how to join the online talk using the GoToMeeting app. URL:https://wos.org/event/dennis-paulson-birding-in-southeast-oregon-rescheduled/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200819T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200819T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012051Z CREATED:20260813T012051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012051Z UID:4633-1597795200-1597795200@wos.org SUMMARY:Dr. J. Drew Lanham on "Coloring the Conservation Conversation" DESCRIPTION:J. Drew Lanham will be the keynote speaker for a joint virtual annual meeting of the Oregon Birding Association and Washington Ornithological Society in September. We are fortunate to have engaged master teacher\, birder and writer Dr. J. Drew Lanham\, Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Clemson University. His research focuses on songbird ecology\, as well as the African-American role in natural resources conservation.\nDr. Lanham will speak virtually at 5 p.m. PDT on September 12\, 2020 and the title of his talk is “Coloring the Conservation Conversation.” \nThere will be no charge. Information on how to join the meeting will be sent to OBA and WOS members. Now is the time to join or to renew your membership\, so you will not miss the chance to hear J. Drew Lanham speak! URL:https://wos.org/event/dr-j-drew-lanham-on-coloring-the-conservation-conversation/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200701T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200701T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012051Z CREATED:20260813T012051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012051Z UID:4630-1593561600-1593561600@wos.org SUMMARY:Dr Kaeli Swift: How climate might be impacting Canada Jays DESCRIPTION:Whether you know them as Whisky Jacks\, Camp Robbers\, Gray Jays\, or Canada Jays\, these hardy birds are some of the most charismatic residents of the boreal forest. Join us July 6th\, when avian ecologist Dr. Kaeli Swift will be talking about what she’s learned about the foraging ecology of jays by following them through Denali National Park. URL:https://wos.org/event/dr-kaeli-swift-how-climate-might-be-impacting-canada-jays/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200701T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200701T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012051Z CREATED:20260813T012051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012051Z UID:4631-1593561600-1593561600@wos.org SUMMARY:Dennis Paulson on "Adventures in Southern Oregon" DESCRIPTION:Online meeting only. Get details on the Monthly Meetings page. URL:https://wos.org/event/dennis-paulson-on-adventures-in-southern-oregon/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200701T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200701T000000 DTSTAMP:20260813T012051Z CREATED:20260813T012051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T012051Z UID:4632-1593561600-1593561600@wos.org SUMMARY:David Fraser. "Things I learned birding for 31 years with Tom Briggs: a man I never met" DESCRIPTION:Meeting online only. Get details on the Monthly Meetings page.\nDavid Fraser is a biologist\, birder and sketcher who\, 30 years ago\, set off on a journey when an unknown birder’s notes came into his possession. These near daily bird observations which commenced in 1959 have proved to be key mileposts to recognizing changes in the avifauna of Vancouver Island where breeding records of Horned Larks\, nesting locations for Western Bluebirds and records of other species are now rare or no longer found. In his presentation\, Fraser demonstrates how entry of historic data such as these into eBird\, can document significant changes in birdlife. URL:https://wos.org/event/david-fraser-things-i-learned-birding-for-31-years-with-tom-briggs-a-man-i-never-met/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191118T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191118T210000 DTSTAMP:20191115T054238Z CREATED:20191115T051157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T054238Z UID:39-1574062200-1574110800@wos.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION:Dennis Paulson URL:https://wos.org/event/monthly-meeting/ LOCATION:Center for Urban Horticulture CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR