The Washington Ornithological Society was chartered in 1988 to increase knowledge of the birds of Washington and to enhance communication among those interested
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Great benefit to WOS membership. Now you have free access to Cornell's Birds of the World. It's the place to find out nearly everything about every bird in the world. It's now included with your WOS membership. What a deal! wos.org/birding-resources/bi…
WOS membership is adding value to membership effective Oct 1. WOS members will get access to Cornell Labs fabulous Birds of the World. Great value. WOS = $25./ year vs. $6./month for BOW subscription alone. Join now. Please retweet and act now.
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Exciting new things coming back to the Burke 🦖🦴⛏
Can anyone guess what Fossil Prep Lab Manager Kelsie Abrams and her talented crew have been up to in Montana??
Stay tuned for updates coming soon 🥳🥳🥳
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Bird Identification for 2032 Brisbane Olympics. 400m is a one way walk through a forest, 800m is out and back. Score is determined by number of species correctly identified in least amount of time.
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My favorite press coverage of our paper on wildfire-suppressed ornamentation quotes me, a PhD student from "Jordan State University" saying insightful things about "Red-backed Fairy Tales" like:
"Females prefer to mate with the cleaner male Fairy Ren"
Wash up, Fairy Tales!
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Hear David Waters of @bustardgroup , and the heaviest flying bird in the world to England, by the man behind their return, David Waters on the Bird Banter Podcast. #greatbustard podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Hear the story of the hosts of the excellent new You Tube channel "The Birder's Show" on the latest Bird Banter Podcast episode. @thebirdersshow #birding #birdingpodcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Be sure to sign up for the WOS conference and choose your field trips. It is a joint conference with the Oregon folks this year.
wos.org/annual-conference/cu…
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Read about why bird fossils are rare and more on a cool article on The Ornithologist blog by Dr. Roger Lederer. #birdfossils #fossils #birding ornithology.com/bird-fossils…
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Hear from R. Bruce Richardson, entertainer, birder and now author about his Year of Australian Birding, on the road with his wife, a camper van and the birds in Australia. #birding #birdingpodcast #australianbirding podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Volume 13 iw Washington Birds is available now online free on the WOS site. Many thanks to Ed Swan ane all contributors. wos.org/publications/washing…
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Home from Costa Rica and put up a podcast episode about the trip, balancing birding and family time, and more. Enjoy. birdbanter.com/index.php/202…
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@NeilPaprocki is my guest on The Bird Banter Podcast and we talk all things #raptors Think #californiacondors @hawkwatchint and winter hawk movements. Enjoy #hawks #raptormigration #roughleggedhawk
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Well, at least there was sooooome good news in the #invasive #greencrab world in 2020. Check out this @SequimGazette article for more about catch rates and the incredible management efforts happening in the region. sequimgazette.com/news/invas…
Want to find more rare birds in WA? Where and when to look, how to improve your chances, and more from Matt Bartels at next Monday's WOS meeting. Watch on Go-To-Meeting. Get the link on the WOS site. #findingrarebirds wos.org/monthly-meetings/
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Hear Eric Heisey on the latest Bird Banter Podcast episode. Savannah Sparrow research, Methow Valley in winter, more. Enjoy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Rachel Carson described Sanderlings as running "with a twinkle of black feet." Learn more on today’s BirdNote: birdnote.org/show/sanderling…
Photo © Mick Thompson
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Our migratorty hummingbirds will be returning soon. Get in the spirit listening to Cyndi Routledge on the latest Bird Banter Podcast episode. #hummingbirds #birdmigration podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…