
Tag: Birds

Rainier Audubon’s May Birdathon
It’s “birding for dollars!”
It’s time for the May Birdathon! It’s fun and easy to participate. Simply count as many bird species in one day as you can! Choose any day in May. Have family, friends, and co-workers sponsor you, then go birding! Afterwards, send your sponsors a list of the birds you saw, and they will donate X amount for each species (i.e. $1 or another amount). Or they can donate a flat fee. 100% of the proceeds support Rainier Audubon activities in south King County. Continue Reading →

Green River College’s Long Term Birding Study
Come find out what we are doing at Green River College to help our students become more knowledgable about birds and better stewards for our lands. Using Birds, GPS, and Nature immersion in higher education. Continue Reading →

20 Years of Research on the White-headed Woodpecker
by Jeff Kozma March 20, 2023 Meeting Recording

Black River Riparian Forest Field Trip
If you’d like to see the nesting herons at Black River before the cottonwoods leaf out, this will be the time to do it. Once the trees are leafed out, the nests will be very difficult to see. Continue Reading →

Rainier Audubon Society’s 2nd Annual Nature Festival
No food service available. Bring your own picknic! Also, no drinkable water Continue Reading →

In Search of Meadowlarks: Birds, Farms, and Food in Harmony with the Land
As a wildlife scientist and birder, I think about our relationship with, and effects on, nature. As I
searched for meadowlarks and other open country birds among farms and ranches, I learned
how these species flee the plow and how many farmers adjust their actions to lessen this
exodus. Continue Reading →

Green Valley in Early Summer
Leader: Steve Johnson In June, the migrant birds should be singing on their Continue Reading →

Duwamish Waterway
Join Barbara for a morning exploration of birding spots near the Duwamish River. Continue Reading →
Planting Native Trees, Bushes and other Plants: the Best Way to Attract Birds
I am currently training to be a Master Gardener and am looking forward to being able to suggest to people who visit Master Gardener tables or demonstration gardens all the great native plants that will beautify their yards and gardens while attracting birds. Continue Reading →