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SUMMARY:WOS Okanogan Highlands/Waterville Plateau Winter Trip
DESCRIPTION: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.\nOur trip will start Saturday morning 2/19 at 6:30 am at the Omak Inn Foyer and finish Monday afternoon 2/21 at 3:00 pm in Waterville.  For those wanting to join us on our way over\, we will meet up Friday morning around 6:00 am at the North Bend Park and Ride.   \nWe will be birding Fancher Road\, Siwash Creek Road\, Havillah Sno-Park\, Hungry-Hollow/Nealy Road Feeders\, Chesaw\, Mary Ann Creek/Fields/Davies Road\, Scotch Creek Wildlife Area\, Happy Hill Road\, Conconully\, Cameron Lake Road – possible\, Washburn Island\, Bridgeport State Park\, Central Ferry Canyon\, Bridgeport Hill Rd\, G and H Roads east of Mansfield\, Heritage Road to Atkins Lake\, Withrow\, the Lamoine wind break and F Road north. \nSpecies we hope to see include Sharp-tailed Grouse\, Gray Partridge\, Chukar\, Canvasback\, Redhead\, Eared Grebe\, Rough-legged Hawk\, Golden Eagle\, Northern Goshawk\, Snowy Owl\, Long-eared Owl\, Northern Saw-whet Owl\, Great Gray Owl\, American Three-toed Woodpecker\, Black-backed Woodpecker\, White-headed Woodpecker\, Prairie Falcon\, Gyrfalcon\, Bohemian Waxwing\, Townsend’s Solitaire\, American Tree Sparrow\, three varieties of Horned Lark\,  Lapland Longspur\, Snow Bunting\, Gray-crowned Rosy-finch\, Pine Grosbeak\, Red Crossbill\, White-winged Crossbill\, Common Redpoll\, Cassin’s Finch\, Mountain Chickadee\, Pygmy Nuthatch\, and White-breasted Nuthatch.   \nPlease contact Shep Thorp at shepthorp@gmail.com or call 253-370-3742.   \nParticipants must show proof of COVID immunization (and booster please) and be antigen test negative (at home kit) within the week prior to attending.  Facemasks will be required in venues requiring facemasks\, but while birding we will not require facemasks.  This will be a 12-person trip with the plan to carpool on trip days (Sat and Sun) where we will have approximately 4 persons per vehicle.  Attendees are required to have membership in the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS). Join or renew here: https://wos.org/membership/
URL:https://wos.org/event/wos-okanogan-highlands-waterville-plateau-winter-trip/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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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
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SUMMARY:Chelan County with Leader Dan Stephens
DESCRIPTION: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).
URL:https://wos.org/event/chelan-county-with-leader-dan-stephens/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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SUMMARY:FULL: Yakima County Weekend with Leader Scott Downes
DESCRIPTION: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 the Wenas Creek drainage before ending in Yakima. Sunday will have an early start to beat the heat and will head into the lower Yakima Valley covering areas like Toppenish NWR\, Sunnyside Wildlife Area and Fort Simcoe. The Lower Yakima Valley is often alive with birds of the marsh during May. The trip will end in early afternoon to allow time for people to travel home and beat at least some of the heat. The weekend trip should be a great exposure to the breeding birds of Yakima County and at least 120 species are expected over the weekend\, likely more.\nParticipants should be prepared with lunch\, water and snacks both days as we’ll be birding on the run. A scope will be helpful if you have it. Drivers should have the Discover Pass and ideally a Northwest Forest Pass. Weather can vary from needing layers at White Pass to bug spray and sunscreen in the Lower Valley. Expect to meet both days in Yakima at dawn or just before. Trip will be limited to 9 participants. For questions or to sign up\, contact Scott Downes at downess@charter.net.
URL:https://wos.org/event/full-yakima-county-weekend-with-leader-scott-downes/
CATEGORIES:Filled Field Trips
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Olympic Peninsula Birdfest
DESCRIPTION: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.\nThe Dungeness River Nature Center and Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society will instead celebrate birds for the entire month of April. \nWhile planning gets underway\, the following events\, originally scheduled to coincide with BirdFest\, are still on offer:  \n    • BirdFest BirdQuest is a game played in downtown Sequim for the entire month of April. Fifteen to 20 bird-art pieces created by Sequim High Schoolers are hidden in various businesses. Find them and vote for your favorite. Prizes! Sponsored by The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce https://olympicbirdfest.org/birdfest-birdquest/ \n    • 7 Cedars Resort Hotel\, newly open in 2021\, will offer special packages for visiting birders throughout April. The resort hotel\, is adjacent to the Olympic Discovery Trail at Blyn on the south end of Sequim Bay. Great birding here at low tide and in nearby woodlands. www.7cedars.com  \n    • Current information and schedules will be posted in the next few months on the following websites:\nwww.dungenessrivercenter.org\nwww.olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org\nwww.birdfest.org \nNext year’s BirdFest will be held Thurs.-Sun.\, April 13-16. Registration opens January 1\, 2023.
URL:https://wos.org/event/cancelled-olympic-peninsula-birdfest/
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