Island Audubon Bird Walk Saturday, May 10, 8-10 am
Ober Park’n’Ride lot
The Vashon-Maury Island Audubon Society offers a monthly second Saturday guided field trip to the current birding hot spots. All levels of birders are welcome.
We meet at 8 am to carpool. Bring binoculars and scope if you have them.
Audubon Needs Your Skills There are several volunteer opportunities available for Vashon-Maury Island Audbon members.
PLease consider contributing your time and skills
The Enjoyment of Bird Song Class This is a course for beginners that will focus on the most beautiful and more easily learned songs of the commonly seen and heard birds. The course will consist of 3 parts: one evening class session and two field trips.
Chautauqua fourth-grade student holds a Barred Owl Kathryn True photo
Audubon Brings Birds Into the Classroom By Kathryn True
How old is the bald eagle when his or her head turns white? Which bird will distract you from its eggs by pretending it has a broken wing? Which one has been called the “cowboy of the sea?” Which bird hovers like a helicopter before diving for its underwater prey? What two sea birds are named for the color of their eyes?
During the Vashon-Maury Audubon sponsored beginning birding program, every Chautauqua fourth grader has a chance to learn the answers to these questions and hold local birds, quite literally, in their hands. More
Join today to enjoy more of what our wonderful islands have to offer.
