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Tag: Birds
Who are You Calling a Bird Brain?
For hundreds of years, birds have been considered stupid and incapable of advanced thought or learning; this is why the phrase “bird brain” is commonly used to denote persons who are dolts or simpletons. Continue Reading →
Bird Photography in the Land of The Morning Calm
Birding, let alone bird photography, in South Kore Korea is not a popular past time, which is unfortunate. Continue Reading →
Malheur NWR – 2023
Includes photos from the Migratory Bird Festival in April, a couple of weeks in June, and an evening with the Great Horned Owletts at Headquarters. Continue Reading →
Field Trip Suggestions Wanted
If there’s a local place that you like to go, let me know. If you’d like to, you could team up with family or friends. For the trip we’re thinking of, interest level is much more important than identification skill.. Some of our seasoned field trip leaders have indicated they would be willing to team up with folks who are interested. Continue Reading →
Native Plants as Bird Feeders – the Relationship of Birds, Bugs and Trees
July 2, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 11:30 am
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Green River College’s Long Term Birding Study
May 15, 2023 Membership Meeting Recording
Birdathon Field Trip to Eastern Washington
Gather your own Birdathon sponsors for this trip, OR sponsor Barbara by pledging 25 cents per species found on the trip (or any donation amount). Continue Reading →
Grays Harbor Shorebird and Nature Festival
Celebrating the natural world and the spring shorebird migration! Each spring, hundreds Continue Reading →
Spring Birding: Ask an Ornithologist
Have you ever wondered why birds look different throughout the year, or how you can spot breeding behavior? Join us for an open Q&A session with renowned ornithologist Dr. Kevin McGowan. Learn the answers to your questions and gain insights into the spring migration season! Submit questions in advance when you register or live during the webinar. 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. I birded and talked with farmers on their lands from Nebraska to California to Costa Rica. Here I bring news to you from these farms that show how some birds are extirpated while others evolve to live among the crops we need for our own sustenance. Continue Reading →