The Washington State Ornithological Society is delighted to invite you to our next Monthly Meeting when Jason Fidorra will present The Ferruginous Hawk: Status and Ecology. In this talk, Jason Fidorra

Dear Birders, This morning, as I watched the usual morning commotion at our feeders, I finally decided I'd ask this Group a philosophical / conservation question I've wrestled with for many years. Ove

Hi Bird Yakkers! Saw a mixed flock with hundreds (maybe more than 1000?) of Snow Geese at the Toppenish Refuge this morning. They were in the same cornfield north of Marion Drain Road, east of Hwy 97,

All are invited to the program on Madagascar biodiversity Thursday evening: Yakima Valley Audubon Society presents: Madagascar: Biodiversity in Peril Pitta-like Ground Roller photo by Eric Heisey Thur

The Washington State Ornithological Society is delighted to invite you to our next Monthly Meeting when Jason Fidorra will present The Ferruginous Hawk: Status and Ecology. The Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo

What is this? Couldn’t find it in Merlin. Rich Mathieu Sent from Mail for Windows

My mom reports that she saw two American White Pelicans fly by our house in Granger yesterday. They are common here in the spring and summer, but I have never seen them in January before. Eric

Just saw about a 100 Snow Geese mixed in with Canada Geese in a field north of Marion Drain east of 97. Stop at the corner where Marion Drain turns south and look to the north across the field. Sarah

I just saw 30+ Tundra Swans on Pumphouse Road at Mile Post 6. On Lateral C, there were a multitude of ducks, including pintail, mallard, and widgeons. I regretably spent several minutes observing a ma

On Saturday the 31st the Yakima CBC was held. Nineteen observers were in 10 teams plus 2 feeder watchers. The morning started out with a thick fog layer, especially along the Yakima River and lowlands

There were 13 Red-breasted Mergansers and a smattering of other waterfowl above priest rapids dam this afternoon. There was also a single female Red-breasted Merganser below the dam at Jackson Fish Ca

Hi all, A couple of days ago I birded the Sunnyside Wildlife Area and happened upon some interesting birds, including a Prairie Falcon, Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Shrike, Townsend’s Solitaire, Hermit

We will be meeting on Tuesday January 3rd at 7:00pm on Zoom to plan Yakima Audubon field trips and events for 2023. Here is the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89562001144?pwd=THMrdk9ObjFjWkxWeFBBbGk0

Observed one Northern Shrike today, perching high in a cottonwood tree along the ditch bank trail, near balanced rock. Infrequent visitor for sure. Stayed put during my entire riparian loop hike. Also

Secretive birds intrigue us, but their elusive nature makes them difficult to study, so there is remarkably little known about the biology of many wetland birds. Puget Sound Bird Observatory (PSBO) ha

Seasons Greetings - Just tacking on to Jeff's email - but with a Hummer question, please. We've been feeding a couple Annas for the past few months - on a very regular basis (continuously over the pas

Hello All & Happy Holidays! I do not try to feed Anna’s in the winter, however have at least one Anna’s every winter that regularly bathes and drinks on the bubble of the pond-less fountain. I also do

Hi Yakkers - to follow up on Ellen’s & Richard’s posts, here’s what Stan rigged up for our single male Anna’s Hummingbird, whom we are still seeing daily even with these terrible cold temps. This is a

Hummm, Had a cool moment at 7:30 yesterday morning that made my blood run cold. For the past five winters, we have hosted overwintering Anna's Hummingbirds. I slapped together a makeshift box mounted

Yesterday I spen time deeping th heated hummingbird feeders from freezing. Then, I crafted a blanket that included left-over “Warm Window” insulation and Velcro. It worked (without melting or burning