Washington Birds – Washington Ornithological Society

The Washington Ornithological Society publishes a scholarly periodic journal, Washington Birds, now available online only. The purpose of Washington Birds is to publish information on birds of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest.

Submissions
While the focus of the journal is birds of Washington state, papers of general interest independent of geographic region will also be considered. Subject matter may include, but is not limited to: geographic and ecological distribution; seasonal status and migration; breeding biology and general natural history, conservation, identification, faunal lists, site guides, field techniques, and reports on current research. Potential contributors of articles or photos should contact the editor by email at wabirds@wos.org or to:
The Editor
Washington Birds
12345 Lake City Way NE, #215 Seattle, WA 98125

For more information about Washington Birds, contact the editor by email at wabirds@wos.org

April 2021 Washington Birds (Volume 13) Published

The latest issue of Washington Birds, Volume 13, published in April 2021, is now available online only. (Click on the cover image.)

Volume 13 of Washington Birds packs a lot of information about birds and birding in Washington State in 183 pages. It includes:

Four general interest articles covering diversity and inclusion in birding, habitat change, and birding highlights from all 39 Washington counties.
Seven articles with updates, analysis, and expanded knowledge on regularly occurring species covering topics such as the end of the Northwestern Crow as a distinct species and the “Western Flycatcher” problem in Washington.
Eleven articles providing species accounts for fourteen species new to the Washington State list since 2005, when the latest Birds of Washington State by Wahl et al. came out.
The Eleventh Report of the Washington Bird Records Committee (WBRC), previously printed in Western Birds.