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April 2024 – special meeting about name change, Uganda program, Earth Day, Migratory Bird Day, bird walks, habitat restoration

March 2024 – Connie Sidles gulls program

February 2024 – bird walks, work parties, and a new name for our chapter

January 2024 – communication skills talk, Ospreys and fire department, new name

Special issue: Time for a new name?

December 2023 – Christmas bird count, bird walks, native plant work parties, calendars and book for gifts, re-naming birds

November 2023 – tribute to Ed Swan, 2024 calendar, program about conserving birds in Chile, seabird surveys, bird watches and work parties

September 2023 – Up-coming bird walks, work party, Outstanding In Its Field Gallery

July 2023 – Annual report with Annie Brule

June 2023 – Low Tide Celebration, Puget Sound Seabird Survey

May 2023 – Auklets, Puffins and People program, swallow nesting boxes, legislation passed

April 2023 – Spring cleaning of bird boxes, 4th grade bird program

March 2023 – Birds in Flight program with Peter Cavanagh, Judd Creek work parties, March 24 showing of bird video with bird names in Spanish

February 2023 – Backyard bird count, legislation, why we improve Judd Creek Preserve

January 2023 – Tufted Puffins program, news briefs

November 2022 – New video, 2023 calendar, passing of Ed Swan, news shorts, bird walks

September-October 2022 – Kim Edelson program, climate act, Judd Creek work parties

July 2022 – Annual report, Sue Hardy art

April 2022 – Pigeon Guillemots program, legislative wrap, Climate Watch

March 2022 – Heritage Museum mini-exhibit, Ed Swan and Rayna Holtz program

February 2022 – Climate change program, 4th-grade bird program, lesiglation

December 2021 – First Friday bird show, advocacy day, State of the Sound report

November 2021 – Paul Bannick program, 2022 calendar, new study group

October 2021 – John Marzluff program, Adria Magrath article, field trip news

September 2021 – Hummingbird program, Judd Creek work parties

June 2021 – Fern Cove show, annual report, board election, Habitat Garden, mural, work party

April 2021 – George Divoky talk, Clean Fuel Standard legislation

March 2021 – Make your garden a bird haven, legislative update

February 2021 – Heron Meadow program, board recruitment, legislative update

December 2020 – top accomplishments in 2020, upcoming programs

November 2020 – 2021 calendar, upcoming class, Judd Creek Preserve habitat improvements

October 2020 – Partnership with Land Trust, mural update, upcoming legislation, 2021 calendar, search for treasurer

September 2020 – two shows at Night Light Drive in

June 2020 – news briefs, board election, Annual Report 2019-2020

April 2020 – tips for enjoying birds while you’re hunkering down

January 2020 – native plants classes, lobby day

November 2019 – 2019 calendar event, National Audubon climate report, Marbled Murrelet comments needed, Christmas Bird Count program

September 2019 – Search for Salmon program, John Friars passing

May 2019 – 30th anniversary celebration and 2018-2019 annual report

March 2019 – Birds and Climate Change program, advocacy in Olympia, 4th-grade birding program

December 2018 – Owls of North America program, Christmas Bird Count, Vashon Audubon calendar, advocacy

November 2018 – First Friday and native plant landscaping programs, Marbled Murrelet conservation plan update

September 2018 – Native plants for birds program, Puget Sound seabird survey, Marbled Murrelet conservation plan

June 2018 – Merlins program, 2018 annual report, vote for board members

April 2018 – mountain caribou program, volunteer opportunities

March 2018 – sealife rehab program, climate action advocacy in Olympia, support for Migratory Bird Treaty Act

February 2018 – birding the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge program

Duckling photo by Sarah Driggs