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SUMMARY:Madilyn Odiorne on  "Bird Use of a Prairie Restoration Site in Eastern Washington"
DESCRIPTION: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.\nPrairies and other grassland ecosystems are in decline worldwide due to factors such as agriculture\, climate change and fossil fuel extraction.  Among the organisms affected are avian grassland groups\, shown to have declined 50% since the 1960s.  As birds are widely recognized to be important indicators of ecosystem health\, this project aims to estimate baseline abundance and diversity of birds at two contrasting sites: an intact prairie remnant (Magnuson Butte) and a restoration site on the Eastern Washington University (EWU) campus.  It is hoped that results will inform future efforts and shed light on the benefits of restoring native grasslands locally and worldwide.
URL:https://wos.org/event/madilyn-odiorne-on-bird-use-of-a-prairie-restoration-site-in-eastern-washington/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings
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SUMMARY:WOS Okanogan Highlands/Waterville Plateau Winter Trip
DESCRIPTION:TRIP IS FULL. But email Shep if you wish to be placed on a waiting list. 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 16th through Monday February 19th\, birding our way home Monday February the 19th.  Our trip will start Saturday morning 2/17 at 6:30am at the Omak Inn Foyer and finish Monday afternoon 2/19 at 3:00pm in Waterville.  For those wanting to join us on our way over\, we can meet up Friday morning at a mutually agreed time and place.  We will be birding Fancher Road\, Siwash Creek Road\, Havillah Sno-Park\, Nealy Road Feeders\, Chesaw\, Mary Ann Creek/Fields/Davies Road\, Scotch Creek Wildlife Area\, Happy Hill Road\, Conconully\, Cameron Lake Road\, Washburn Island\, Bridgeport State Park\, Central Ferry Canyon\, Bridgeport Hill Rd-possible\, G and H Roads east of Mansfield\, Heritage Road to Atkins Lake\, Withrow\, the Lamoine wind break and F Road north.  Species we hope to see include Sharp-tailed Grouse\, Gray Partridge\, Chukar\, Canvasback\, Redhead\, Rough-legged Hawk\, Golden Eagle\, Northern Goshawk\, Snowy Owl\, Long-eared Owl\, Short-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.  Please contact Shep Thorp at shepthorp@gmail.com or call 253-370-3742.  There are currently 5 remaining spots. Participants must be COVID immunized and be symptom free or antigen test negative (at home kit) within the week prior to attending.  Facemasks May be recommended at some time.  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 WOS.org.
URL:https://wos.org/event/wos-okanogan-highlands-waterville-plateau-winter-trip-2/
CATEGORIES:Filled Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Nick Bayard of Bird Note
DESCRIPTION:Nick Bayard on “BirdNote at 18: How One Powerful Idea Grew into a Global Storytelling Phenomenon”\nBirdNote 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 challenges they face — and to take steps to protect the natural world.  \nToday BirdNote reaches millions of regular listeners with compelling stories via radio (more than 160 stations) and podcasts. \nNick will also share how BirdNote contributes to a more inclusive world for birding. Enjoy a “sneak preview” of BirdNote’s new strategic vision which aims to inspire more people to take action for bird conservation.  Learn more about BirdNote at www.birdnote.org\, and join us for this presentation
URL:https://wos.org/event/nick-bayard-of-bird-note/
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