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Happy anniversary to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, a vital bird sanctuary in southeast Oregon!
On this date in 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt established the Lake Malheur Reservation thanks to the prodding of well-known naturalist and Oregon Audubon Society founder William L. Finley.
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Morning Birdwatching Walk with Leica Store Bellevue at Magnuson Park
Join Leica Birding Specialist, Whitney Lanfranco, Wildlife Researcher, Mike Lanzone, and Leica Store Bellevue for an early morning Birdwatching Walk in Warren G. Magnuson Park on Saturday, August 27th, 2022, from 8:00 – 11:00 am. The walk will meet at 7:30 for check-in at the northern corner of Parking Lot E4 (47.681100, -122.248143), which is the parking lot near the bathrooms and Swim Area at the Northeast end of Lakeshore Drive NE. Continue Reading →
Birdwatching Talk with Mike Lanzone at Leica Store Bellevue
Join us at the Leica Store Bellevue on Friday, August 26th at 7:00 pm for the discussion, “Connecting Networks, Wings & Wildlife For Conservation” with wildlife researcher, Mike Lanzone. The evening will feature an in-depth conversation that focuses on the Internet of Wildlife- connecting technology and wildlife to answer the big conservation questions of today and tomorrow. Continue Reading →
Fall Color and Fall Birds
Sign up early for this popular annual trip with Steve. Visit picturesque parks and beaches in King County and Pierce County during a great time of year to look for returning fall birds. We will travel to local parks and beaches along Puget Sound, searching for many species of sea birds and forest birds. This is a good time of year to encounter scenic views and fall color. Expect to walk short distances from the cars. People who wish to leave early may do so. Continue Reading →
SEATTLE’S ADAPTABLE URBAN COOPER’S HAWKS
Thirty years ago, Cooper’s Hawks began colonizing urban and suburban landscapes throughout the US, developing a tolerance for living in proximity to humans. Continue Reading →
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in June
I have been going to Malheur NWR for about 15 years now and still think it has the best birding in the Pacific Northwest. Continue Reading →
Madagascar, a place like nowhere else.
Madagascar is the world’s fourth-largest island, situated off East Africa in the Indian Ocean. Isolated since it drifted away from India 88 million years ago, a very large percentage of its plants and animals are endemic, occurring nowhere else—95% of reptiles, 92% of mammals, 89% of plants, and 41% of birds. Dennis Paulson spent 18 days there in January 2016 and will share some of his wonderful experiences. Continue Reading →
Avian Ad Libs
Perhaps you’re one of those who consider science and humor to belong in two separate camps which, due to language differences, are committed to never speaking to each other. But cartoonist Gary Larson went a long way in disproving that myth. Through his rather warped sense of humor he allowed us not only to appreciate the contributions of science but also enabled us to better understand ourselves by bringing down our defenses so we could laugh at ourselves as seen through the eyes of cows, insects, dragons, and yes, even birds. Continue Reading →
On the Frontlines of Extinction: Saving the Rarest Hummingbirds
Found only in the Americas, hummingbirds surprise and delight us — yet many of these feisty birds are on the verge of disappearing forever, including 39 that are globally threatened. Habitat loss is the biggest threat they face – particularly loss of forests and mountain shrublands. Continue Reading →
Audubon Conference of Washington (ACOW)
Audubon Washington and the chapters of the Northwest II region are pleased to welcome back chapter leaders from across Washington State for an in-person weekend of community and conservation. We’ll meet in the newly-renovated Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim, a partnership between the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society. Continue Reading →